Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 April 1949 — Page 17

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"orders from the Kremlin

“No. 2 Bolgarian Red : ~ Clipped of All Powers: "In Party and State

Reported Under House Arrest Ai Part of Vast Communist Purge LONDON, Apr. 5 (UP)—Bulgaria disclosed

ousted Vice Premier

In 8 growing Communist Party purge of members who refuse to take

guts MOSCOW, voll. 35 be

that standard “600 Airflyte” sedan now

The clash was the third within last three months at the same

tensity on the border recently.

Greece ‘

THOUSAND Commu- ;

THREE nist-led Greek guerrillas were reported on the offensive today in the central Grammos Mountain area. A Greek general staff communique charged that a considerable number of the guerrillas had entered Greek territory from Albania,

Romania ROMANIA hurled a charge of peace treaty violations right back at the United States today. The Romanian ronment announced it sent the United States a note Thursday accusing it of violating the Romanian peace treaty by preventing the return of property looted by the Germans during World War IIL Last Saturday, the United States disclosed that it had joined Britain and Canada in charging Romania with violations of the “human rights” clause of its peace treaty. Similar notes were handed Bulgaria and Hungary.

Soviet Union CO! Youth was told

S512 Today

passenger dicars from $20 to $120 today, leav-

Fogaria disclosed today Communist,

arraying Communists faithful to

Nash Cuts Price

Reduction Follows

- Action by Ford DETROIT, Apr. 5 (UP)—Nash Motors cut prices. on

Chrysler Motors the only major automobile producer which has not reduced its prices. : Nash, the fifth producer to join the deflationary spiral, announced its price reductions within a day

$10 to $120 from its price tags.: Ford Motor Co. of Canada, Ltd., swung into line last night with cuts of $30 to $114 on cars and $16 to $42 on trucks. Ford was the first Canadian producer to lower its prices. Chrysler has taken no action on prices since it announced a 6.7 per cent increase on all models last Feb. 24, a day before General Motors started the price-slashing trend. Willys-Overiand, - Kaiser Frazer and Ford ‘followed GM's lead. Kaiser-Frazer made the iy reduction of $198 to $333 on

Nash reduced the price of all staridard models by $20 and special models by $30. Its four-door

costs $1603. The luxury “Ambassador Airfiyte” sedan was repriced at $2054, a reduction of $120,

Rites Tomorrow For Chat Holman

Services for Chat Andrew Holman, who died Sunday in his} home, 2631 Ethel St., will be held at 1 Pe m. tomorrow in the

New Crown

Cemetery. A native of

Mr. Holman had lived in Indian-|

and was a member of the Seecond Baptist)® Mr. Holman Shugeh He was|

a, aie rue daughters, Mrs, Ida. Grant, Shorts: and Mrs.

Indianapolis; Johnson, Port Huron, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. Ida Oliver, Indian-| apolis, and Mrs. Mary King, Bessemer, Ala.; a brother, Wallace Holman, Indianapolis; five grandsons, three nieces and two nephews, Harold Hodgin

Funeral and burial for ‘Harold| Hodgin, native of Indianapolis, who died’ yesterday in the Cleveland Clinic Hospital, will take place at Cleveland tomorrow. He was 42.

after the Ford Motor Co. chopped |

Pratt City, Ala.

apolis 38 years NE

: a stepson, Herman cal Corp.

ment similar to a Zither.

NEW YORK, Apr} 5 (UP)—A the first time today.

B-50 bomber develops 3500 horse-, power. The new “power plant” was developed by the Curtiss-Wright Corp., and already has been test: ed in _iight. Several months ago, it successfully kept a B-17 bomber on level flight after the bomber's four regular engines had been stopped; thus; it was doing the work of four engines. _ Known as ‘Typhoon’ The new éngine, combining the use of compressed air and burnfuel, such as gasoline, to manufacture energy, is about six Jeet in diameter and 13 feet in length, It uses a propeller with a length of 17 to 19 feet. Technically, it is known as Wright “Typhoon,” first of several turbine-type power plants designed by the Wright AeronautiIt reduces greatly the number of moving parts, such as connecting rods, pistons, ete. One spark plug can be used to ignite the fuel. Combustion continues on after the single spark plug is

turned off. Kept Secret : The engine, it was said, will enable large planes to approach {the speed of sound, which is 750 miles an hour at ground atmosphere. It's big advantage, how ever, will. be its adaptability to} the gigantic planes of the future,

"Verne Pulling, a sophomore, at Purdue University. and a resident of amateurs who will be heard on the ABC radio network tomorrow night from the Coliseum when Ted ves Mack presents his Old Gold Original Amateur Hour. He plays an Autoharp, a rere string instru.

New Curtiss-Wright Engine May Propel A-Bomb Planes

Most Details Kept as Military Secret; Develops 5000 Horsepower; B-50 Has 3500

new type of aircraft engine—one

that may be used to propel atom-bomb carrying planes to any part of the world and back without stopping—was shown publicly for

The engine, while most of its details are a military secret, is known to develop “more than 5000” " horsepower. An engine in the the

Death Car Driver

Put on Probation

* Suspended Sentence,

$1000 Fine Imposed "7

Orla Battles, 38, of 806 N. Delaware St, today faced two years of probation, in addition to a $1000 fine, in connection with the auto death of an Indianapolis railroad crossing repairman on April 18, 1046, Battles was sentenced in Crimi nal Court, Division 1 yesterday when he pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless homicide. Victim of the accident was Oliver Loy, Sr. 68, of 218 8. Walcott St, who died after he was struck by Battles’ car at the W Michigan St. Big Four crossing. Battles also had been charged with manslaughter and driving while under the influence of liquor. During the trial he admitted he drank three bottles of beer just before his car struck Mr. Loy. In addition to the fine, Special Judge Edward McEifresh im{posed ‘a prison term of 1 to §

‘|strike’ was continuing and that

Lafayette, is one of the

UMW Members Aid NY Cabbies Protect Picket Lines for John L.

NEW YORK, Apr. § (UP)— John L. Lewis’ newly organized taxi union intensified efforts today to halt every taxi in the city by using nearly 500 imported United Mine Workers organizers to police picket lines.

for union recognition and higheriwi wages, issued a call last night for

organizers to help the 100 already

The call came as police reported that more than one-fourth of the city’s 10,510 cabs, the greatest number since the strike began, operated yesterday. Protection for Strikers The added organizers were brought here, Mr. Lewis sald, “to protect strikers from unwar-

In ae Active Trade

«JE

{sold strong to 50 cents higher in

more than 350 additional UMWijiight butcher bulls brought as

Sell 25 to 50 Cents

g 2 & 5 5 5 3 8

group sold at $10.75 to

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brought ‘518 to $19 and some head averaging near 270 pounds sold at $19.25. Heavier Weights Scarce Heavier weights were scarce in the trading. Light weights, 100160 pounds, sold steady at $19 and down. Most sows. sold in the range

y. weights eligible to sell at $15 to $1525. Stags moved mostly at $12.50 to $13.50. Lightweight steers and heifers

a cattle market more active than yesterday. Weights above 1000 pounds sold at Rally 1 steady prices. The bulk of on steers 1000 and down moved at $23.50

mostly at $19 to $23. Cow prices held fully steady. A few good beef cows sold at $18.50 to $20, Common to medium brought mostly $16.25 to $1850. Canners and cutters sold at $13.50 to $16. Prices

buils bringing $19 to $20.50. Best

high as $32. Good heavy bulls cle mostly in the range, $18 to 19. Most calves sold at steady session, mostly at $30 to $31. However, | later sales of good to choice were: made at prices fully $1 higher. The iate session practical

Businessman Frank Hoke . . . Hnduriey wants Daylight Saving Time." 4

Councilman Porter J, Seiden: sticker . . « Urged fast time,

Pledged’ To Turn Clocks Ahead

Factories and stores in Indian-

apolis prepared today to Daylight Saving Time Apr.

lagiaiatage, . into action by a Counc tant time time recommenda

business and labor ofthe lead in announcing they would turn clocks one hour ahead during the summer months, Frank Hoke, president of the Indianapolis Chamber of

their clocks one hour brought to a climax a heated state-wide con-

ter Seidensticker Introduced the motion urging city residents.to adopt DST, It was approved unanimously. Counciimen Guy O. Ross and Donald Jameson were absent,

Council's action followed short

top price for this grade was $32,

ranted molestation by police and

Common to medium grades

from. attacks by scabs and eom pany goons." Both sides made widely divergent claims as to the number of cabs on the street, The companies said “the strike is broken.” But the union contended the

company strike-breaking efforts were a failure, Local Show Dog

Wins Top Honors

Spooks of Jet-O, U. D. 4%-year-old male Schipperke owned by L. F. Newlin, 1110 N. Euclid

brought $20 to $29 and culls at 521 to $19. Native lambs sold steady in relation to yesterday in a ac tive sheep market. Good to’ head brought $20.50 to $31. Small lots of common to good moved at $23.50 to $29 and culls sold mostly at $20 10 $22. —" anh ofr Two haw | f mostly ood fed Western Th lambs with No. 2 and 3 pelts, averaging 93 pounds, sold weak to mostly 50 cents low or at $28, Blaughter ewes were rather scarce in the market. Good and choice head were eligible to sell

Councilman Joseph A. Wicker Council must take the

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Get M-Day Duties

Thirty-five reserve omicers of

Held for Passing

Bogus Checks Indianapolis

now on the drawing boards. |vears. The jail sentence, how-|Ave. wen top honors in his breed at $9 to $13 and common to me-i¢y, oth Atr Force Headquarters

dium at $6 to $8.50.

CK FOR es from

. V. Ww.

today to be atheist and fight religion. : T. I. Yershova, secretary of the Central Committee of the Komsomiol (Communist Youth), urged members in a speech at the organization’s youth tongress to educate school children “in the atheist spirit of struggle with prejudices and superstition.” -

France

A PARIS heart specialist was Randall, Indianapolis resident 48 reported today to have advised years, who died here Saturday, “the government that the health of were to be held at 1 p. m. today Henri Philippe Petain, wartime|in Hisey & Titus mortuary. Burial chief of state at Vichy, did not/was to be follow in Greenfield. his release from the Y island prison off the west coast. of Greenfield. A graduate of the

Petain will be 93 this OND. he Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, -military pricon-on

require

sina of Yeu. Se

Canada

BAM OARR, alleged Commu-imorence R. Baker, Indianapolis,

nist spy chief who was seized recently in New York, will go on and a los: Mrs. Hazel Hunter,

trial in county court today on charges of conspiring with Soviet officials to obtain a false passport to the United States for a Russian agent. ‘

Services for Mervin John Starn,!

Mr. Hodgin moved to Cleveland from: Indianapolis 12 years ago to become an employee of the General Motors Corp. Diesel Division there. He was a member of the! East Tenth Street Methodist Ch

are his wife, Jean; a sister, Mrs. Perry Wefler; Indian apolis, and two nieces.

Miss Pearl Randall

Services for Miss Pearl M.

Miss Randall, 68, was a native

she was a member of Matinee Musicale, Riley Cheer Guild and the First Presbyterian Church. - Surviving: are a sister, Mrs.

Present day engines do have the horsepower to get such planes safely off the ground or; {propel them at great Spesds = ithat of approaching 600 to miles an hour, it was pointed out. | The weight of the new enginel and its exact horsepower are military secrets.

$160,000 Gas Station Planned on College

Plans to construct a $160,000 service station at the southwest edrner of 46th St. and College Ave. were filed today with the City Zoning Board. Ralph F. Betz, 1751 Boulevard Place, requested 'st variance in existing zoning laws to permit| the construction. Hé also filed a petition to permit construction of a funeral home on the remainder

sf the property tract at the corner. :

not | ¢Yer. was suspended. Battles was

placed on probation for two years and his operator's license was revoked for 90 days.

Dailey to Study

Segregation Plan Prosecutor George 8. Dailey said today he would continue to study a plan to segregate cases involving guilty pleas, which would eliminate necessity of police officers appearing in court. The plan was discussed yester-

prosecutor, Chief of Police Rouls {and Municipal Judges Alex M. Clark and Joseph M. Howard. “The idea,” Mr. Dalley said, “would be tried in drunkenness cases first, before being attempted | in other misdemeanors. Applica tions of the proposed plan will not include felonies.”

day at a meeting attended by the!

recently at the annual” all-breed f° “4° dog show of the International’ Kennel Club in: Chicago. The winner of the Belgian barge dog species placed first. in a field of 34 to carry, off a cash. award and a

oa 01

Tankt

dlanapolis Stockyards were hogs,

medal. The dog

is familiarly known as “Jackie.” a

Civil Service

Tests Scheduled

messenger positions with federal

open until all vacancies are filled,” civil service officials said today.

The competitive exams, which

agencies located within a 35-mile; Rook radius of Indianapolis will be

Civil setvice examinations for|perd

In almost 75 per cent of drunk- pay from $2920 to $2350 per year, =;

BOTH; cattle; 1325; calves, 425; and]

lenness cases, the judges told Mr, are offered to veterans only. iDatley; the persons so charged iplead guilty at arraignment, mak~

ficers to testify. aminers, 36 8. Pennsylvania. Bt.

In Bird Appeal to Royall

‘Dangerous Precedent’ Set by Army's

Seizure of Hoosier, Lawyer Declares’

FRANKFURT, Apr. 5 (UP)—Defense Attorney Joseph E inson today asked

trial here on black market ¢

waka, Ind, to face selling stolen -Army "supplies the black market. But Mr. Robinson, a New lawyer,

on ‘portedly by tommercial plane. Army

E [used “Nazi tactics” to return Mr. |

Army without a warrant was a Teady had been lodged

Application forms are to be filed with the Executive Secretary! ing it unnecessary for police ot-| Board of U. 8. Civil Service Ex-

"Gestapo Tactics’ Charged A

0 . Rob- Onion Title Co Becretary of Army Kenneth Royall to order the! immediate return to the United States of a former Army post ex-| Amores change employee allegedly “shanghaied” by the Army for possible’ Bagier

harges, {Ch The man involved is Russell G. Bird, Bus oi wes pts = Ee OREO

officials here said wm EE

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many from his home in Misha-"""2 - charges but Mr. Bird fled to the U, 8, re-

H Hemiltow Mig Cory J

{Bird and that his seizure by the from justice” because charges net

met last night at Ft. Benjamin

_ Livestock receipts at the In-ir...eon to receive their Mobill-

zation Day assignments,

dressed by Brig. Gen H. A. Johnson, deputy commander of

— {the 10th. The officers, who came

from as far as New Albany, were briefed on their duties In the [event of a national emergency.

olice Check 444

Police announced today they checked 444 cars in the first day

lof their crack-down on unsafe

automobiles. Of the total, 12 tatled to pass the police safety test and were repaired and returned for a re-

.. check,

The drive against unsafe and junker automobiles opened yesterday and will continue through May. Three of the cars found dedeficient yesterday had faulty headlights, seven had faulty ay Re

"lights and on another the horn

would net blow, The twelfth car had improper brakes, no tail light

12 land the license plates were not at- lor

[tached correctly. T

{ Windsor Greets Guests

LONDON, Apfé. 5 (UP)-—~The Duke of Windsor received a num-

“ber of visitors today at Marl

borough House, where he is stay-

" ing with. his mother Queen Mary.

Ele L S. ‘Statement

WASHINOTON, Apr

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“The two hour meeting was ad-|ts

Cars in Crackdown nd

last night by State Polee Detective Jack Hester on a warrant charging forgery. Cooper is accused of passing about 50 bogus checks in the vicinity of Indianapolis.

Detective Hester sald

. Cooper received $5.20 in change and told employees he would call for the feed later, according to the detective. Bate Police szid they sought Cooper since January, Cooper's bond was set. at $3000 in the hearing before Judge Clark in Municipal Court 4 today.

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