Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 May 1949 — Page 1

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This ‘delegation from Connersville was ready for the race in

outside the track on W. 16th St. While Bob Morgan (left) and Bob Ridge read the newspaper, Bob Simpson rustles out the frying pan for supper and Richerd Johnson takes a pull from the cider jug.

At 6 p. m. the boys had only 36 hours to wait.

Relief Costs Mount In County Seven-Fold

Increases Traced to Food Prices; State C. of C. Raps Township System

Relief costs have increased seven fold in Marion County| rvaNSVITLE" May since the end of the war and have trebled in Center Town- beautiful Evansville College co-ed

ship alone since 1946, a survey showed today. ;

‘The ‘survey, made by The Times in co-operation .with front of the mirror in the home , rived in Igng, flashy automo:

'ONE-—Cost of relief in Marion County's nine township

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FORECAST: Fair and warmer today. Highest temperature, 75. Showers or thundershowers tonight or tomorrow; partly cloudy tomorrow.

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Fastest 500-Mile Field Averages 128.057 M.P.H.

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Duel of Speed Forecast With Novis And Blue Crowns Selting Pace By LOUIS ARMSTRONG Thirty-three lightning fast race cars, probably the speediest group ever to assemble anywhere, are ready to roar away in the flying take-off of the 33d 500-Mile Ra tomorrow morning. In the usual rough and tumble windup of qualifications yesterday five cars were replaced in the original full start ing lineup by faster ma- : chines.

Ines. sent fag on Predict Showers . was the classiest field in the history of the Memorial Day For Race Day

competition. The average speed] Thundershowers were fore of the 33 was 128.057 miles an oqut tonight and tomorrow © hour. Fastest speed was that of py the U. 8. Weather station - 5 Duke Nalon, who qualified a Novii. ot Weir Cook Airport at a I Movin Special at 132.939 miles an 1414 hour last night. West 16th St. became the site of a country carnival as hamburg stands bloomed amidst ‘the hour to win the pole position. | porecasters said they did : + x abit The slowest speed of the field! weeds. This one is right next door to Hitler's armored cer. In the foreground a couple of youngsters

was turned in by Manuel Ayulo, | think they might find a dime between them to buy a memento from a sidewalk souvenir hawker near who qualified the Sheffler Offen-! the 500-Mile trad. hauser Special No, 52 at 125.799 SET TT just as the time trials ended yes-| terday. His speed barely squeesed| out the fifth vietim Ralph Pratt | who had qualified a Belanger: Special several days ago at 1125.765, Levrett Newcomer { Leading the five qualifiers yes.

4 terday was a West Coast new- : Work of Hospital comer to the track, Bayliss Study of weather trends P Levrett, who tooled his Often. ¢0UId not pinpoint them.

Doctors Praised " o user Special around the 214 oo : Quick work by physicians at mile oval for four laps at an Rockit oe orn in

i ed of 120.238 miles Rn : Most of the fans were already here—that is the ones from far Methodist Hospital was lauded average spe Ji Mauro ‘and Tony Bettenwas shot to death with seven away. The ones from near are due today and early tomorrow. \ast night for giving George A. an hour. DauseR ir ‘Alpha Romeo Speal, Henry Banks yin the Federal ela

Times Photos by Bill Oates. the line of parked cars and trucks

would last or what time of the day tomorrow to expect them. They had no reports on wind velocities for tomorrow, Temperatures, however, were expected to reach 75 today, Tt will be mild and cool tomorrow under cloudy skies. It is possible that the showers will be localized.

Carnival Air Rules Here Metzler Given As Throngs Gather for '500" cg ep Chance

Early Arrivals Fill Hotels, Night Spots And Long Line of Cars at Speedway Gates

Our Fair City was in its glory last night, It heaved and | throbbed with an exuberant cross-section of America which likes, 28 — A | races.

Evansville Co-ed Shot to Death

Ex-Husband Held in Beauty Queen's Death

bullets tonight as she stood in| ‘ " . Some Metzler 8 50-50 chance to recover] It was the fastest time turned igh The “immigration quotas” at downtown hotels were filled, 8 es fiom eritienl injuries received nin . : Jails his yout. lave of her parents, dressing to go to beari xotic the first starting bomb. He will his Speedway crash. comple s driver's earlier, a danee. kL eras places licanse Dinter do this as soon as the dawn mist . The 38-year-old Indianapolis this month, ’ g| The dead woman was Mrs. | : : lifts enough for Mr. Quinn to see driver was hurt when his Gless-' Others to qualify

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war record. There were persons on the rolls that!

month. The cost was seven times

the Amount spent fn August, 19 45, | Tustees whose political leverag

there were 800 on the rolls.

TWO—In Center Township, little to do. which consists of most of metro-

year totaled $208,566.55. This is average for Indiana is $29.44.

y St-1ot the mounty's nine townships Who was. beauty queen of - the B22 bear 90 per cent of the relief cost. Evansville College sophomore This proposal has been consist- class last year. ently defeated by the township

rests on relief office patronage. . when the war ended and when Stripped of the function of pro- Juoted by Mrs. Merle's sister, ,¢ the gates of the Motor Speed: | viding relief, trustees would have Miss Barbara Myrick, as saying way grew longer hour by hour

Average monthly relief grant J _itrucks drove up-and parked. politan Indianapolis, relief costs'in the county is Ay a at her. Later: police s&i4_he con

in the first four months of this to the Chamber's statistics. The

Helen Merle, 25, an €x-Marine, Fived BY SIORPIRG off Hie 1 ima ee the tunnel of the southwest turn, ner Bpecial spun on the south. | Were Bill Canton, Kennea® et Hh of the SEA AR from the Pagoda. : { west curve and crashed headon IRC Musarati Afabash- ar Accommodations varied from! All the drivers are Meeting fo- Inte he et Ire | > “Bpeed — neup a i ay Hi , 1 » A i Be 1 - Police were holding her es- suites at the town’s bulging hotels Sy a Anal an tone in I oh. Metzler's home 13 at 32 8. Hy a . gn, Qualify] o|tranged husband, Richard Merle, [to (quiet, restful benches in the u,4 cent away to get A good Dearborn St, . news, see Aports Mectiom, [to ify in an earlier attempt, 26, an ex-Army pilot. He was parks, The line of cars and trucks/piohi's sleep. Dr. Rogers Smith. head of the *==..i ek SY inte the ; Speedway medical staff, reported 007: Emil Andres, Tuffty's 0 ks 1 that Metzler “looked like he was Special, 126.042, and Ayulo' at the Federal Enginesring stone dead” when he arrived at|125.798. but none wan sucessful the hospital. Doctors brought! While yesterday was a welcome;

i > * he shot his wife because he Joved automobiles, motorcycles ana Crash Injuries

her and could not live hoat | | ; fessed. Night Spots Busy Fatal to Motorist | emergency room. iHneup it was a disappoin ng ror the race. Thus both Federal Shot Seven Times Police Chief Rouls' boys in blue, Russell Burkhardt, 45, of 3815 Head Also Hurt one for many others. At least tip gineering Specials wers out of

ful. On the ast attempt engine trouble devélsigns of life to Metzler in the G87 for the five new cars in the ,,.4 which could not be corrected

an increase of $68,474.23 from the same period in 1948 when costs were $148,092.32 and nearly triple

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| The Vanderburgh County Cor- instructions still ringing in their w. Washington St, died in the He was taken to surgery where! fyhe Chamber interpreted the oner sald Mrs. Merle was shot ears, were so polite they nearly... o werd of General Hos. his crushed chest py and Dut failed for. one reason rise In relief costs as symptomatic| seven times with a 25 caliber re-'tel) ‘over each other helping ei- 8 : | anoth

. or, {of a general leveling off of high. yoiver, Three of the bullets derly visitors across streets apd Pital ast night, of injuries re. P04 plasma administered. The| =~ “gowey Real Fast Out

" ‘injured driver then began to raliy.! post-war employment. ripped through the back of her giving directions in solicitous ceived in a collision at State Rd. . head Injury Fin 18 being

“It reflects the national trend head and the other four ranged tones, 67 and Lyndhurst Drive. ‘watched “closely by the hospital, Of former years, the

dozen cars attempted to Justify’ the race.

New Record Forecast With the fastest field: in: his-

One of the principal contenders tory taking off for the four-hour Beal run to

wit was generally

THREE Since 1946, the firstitowarq a more stabilized econ- Kk to the base : : full year of peace, Center Town- omy " said Carl R. Dortch, Conn oovawatd in her back to the base wy. {owns night spots were ares Said Me. Burkhard: was nay Baring Complications from ship relief costs rose from $166. per research director. “The pic-| Police said the weapon of for- doing the kind of business the! ‘ ee Lrcadside Dy ID e hea injury, e driver was 2 : owners predicted when they went Ne was struck broadside by the given his "50-50" chance for re295.73 for a 12-month period {0 tyre in Indianapolis is brighter | h p $247,086.27 in 1947 and to $436,- , [eign make had been given to the i, tne bank to get loans. car being driven south in Lynd- covery, 685.99 last year. "|than in many comparable cities,” husband by his wife to PAWN. | mhe south side of W. 16th St. hurst Drive by David Wiggs, 31,1 The Speedway medical head See Ree od P War Year Consensus of relief experts was| The Merles had been estrarged |, 10d jike a country carnival, of the Hoyt-Moore trailer court, also said blood plasma would be 5 ; 0 : os - sre hat it has leo oy to tel] three ontLs. 2st Myrick, the There were doll racks, hamburger 8. Lyndhurst Drive. Mr. Wiggs re- kept at the Speedway hospital to ince the early months o Biwhether Lhe Pellel 13X rae wou c S'sier, 5a rs. Merie Was pul- stands, stands selling model rac- ceived minor injuries. be administered to any driver year show a trend toward the rise next year, although they saiditing on her blue formal gown to ing cars, hot dog stands, basket-| Investigators sald Mr. Burk- needing it en route to a city hosloads of 1940-41, consensus of the experience of the first four attend a dance when Richard ng) pitching pitches, more ham- hardt was thrown from his car pital, Although the Speedway governmental experts here is that months points to a tax increase. Merle came to the house and de- purg stands and an assortment as the vehicle crashed into a resi- hospital is. equipped ‘to treat inthis will be a record postwar), Center and Jayne Township manded io ee his wite. . a lof shell games and three card dence yard after the collision. & juries; drivers seriously injured year. . : ’ {taxpayers pay five Limes the poor ss Myrick sald when she monte contests. struck a tree, then re-crossed the are take ral ftals. Number of relief recipients has relief rate paid by residents of answered the door, Merle asked if Quinn to Fire Bomb ‘highway for 100 feet and stopped en to loca hospitals risen, too, although not propor- the other seven townships. he could see Helen. ‘at a ditch. tionately with costs, because of - Sh ‘I Love Her Too Much’ | Today the lines beside thei". '. ° __. Ge;cesal Hom. increases in food budgets in 1948. | . She stayed downstairs thinking Speedway gates will grow longer. pital, where he died in the receiv. From 1206 in 1946, the case load Happy Marriage Merle wanted to be alone with Hundreds are expected to be in Ing office. His chest-was crushed rose to 1719 in 1947 and to 233 L Her D his wife for a reconciliation. Then He how dawn Samorrow morning i , — . last year. errers she heard the shots and ran up- aWwaitin signal to make the . In the first four months of this! " ye stairs. thunderous dash through the Ford Strike Settled year, the load was 17,364. It was | “I said Richard, what have track tunnels to favorite spots in 7818 in the same period last year. | \you done?” . the Infield, of huiidreds of aut - ——- The Chamber of Commerce! He said, ‘I shot her. n of auto-/q 4 spokesmen said today that the $3600 RING STOLEN ree “Why,” I asked. {mobiles at the first light of dawn Theft of a $3600 platinum rin pointed out that post-war relief “ ‘ fy on race day, will be .a sort of Ford Motor Co. strike has been Pp g : He said, ‘I couldn't live with- Y, settled. Official announcements of #et with diamonds from his Claycosts were approaching those of| > rn h out her, I love her too much. {mechanized re-enactment of the 1 Hotel room wa rted to the prewar years. The figures Oklah the end of the 24-day-old walkout POO 8 repo , | Merle is a sophomore at the Oklahoma land rush. \were being prepared. {detectives last night by John Dushow that 1949 looks more like] It will start h 8 Pp | - 1941 than any year in between when Speedway a——— {mont of Greenfield, Mass. here The. Chainher of Commerce alto] Safety Director Joe Quinn fires (Earlier Details, Page 2) - for the 500-Mile Race. a of C . — ie — : - : rnc

took occasion to assail the town-| ship method of distributing poor] relief—a 16th century aligoves | from poor laws of Elizabethan England { riage won't end in the di- » i” ” Wea Divide 1.983 | aun A ROAD MAP, th hild d $5. The Chamber has proposed! ® Mail it to: Happy Mar | , three ¢ ren and $5. : that relief be rl ou a riage Contest, Indianapolis | These were the possessions of Mrs. Anna Cleary, 32, when she countywide basis to equalize the] Times, 214 W. Maryland St, | started a hitch-hiking trip from Essex, Mo. to Berrien Springs, tax load, pointing out that two by midnight tonight. | Mich., to join her husband.

The trip started Friday morning. Yesterday, the $5 were gone. ° On the Inside

They were used in Paris, Ill, for lodging and food. Hoosier Farmers Hope for Bumper Corn Crop ....

TRUMAN MAY GO TO PARLEY WASHINGTON, May 28 (UP)

cratic National Committee sald [tonight that President Truman {may attend a Midwestern Democratic party conference at Des DETROIT, May 29 (UP)—Com- Moines next month, {pany and CIO United Auto Work-

® Here is your last chance to ‘become eligible for the “honeymoon” week-end at French Lick Springs Hotel +. + + in The Times Happy Marriage Contest. Ww W-—ge it - em ey college. The Merles have a 2-! outlining what you think to |Y®2r-old son, Darrell. be the formula for a happy marriage. In a letter of not more than 100 words complete the phrase: “My mar-

Travelers Aid Comes to Rescue, Bil Pravides Shelter, Food, Bus Fare ;

When police stopped Mrs. Cleary |” land her sons, Richard, 9; Billy, the fall they will return to Mis5, and Roy, 3, they were trying sourl where they have left a Ito get a ride out of Indianapolis fourth child, Sarah Ann, five Page 9 on another stage of their journey. months old, in the care of rela-

58 » ti o THE, MOTHER explajned that (General news and features, Pages 2 to 10) Ihr husband, Enoch, was in Ber-| th Read i Tam 8 diets {rien Springs working as a straw-| W M-1 V Speedway guests arrive Times sponsors I He a ay raw y

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week, but Mrs. Cleary had decreases Page 11 Gidea to join him and supple-|

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i a iment the family income. She! p 11x, . (Society, fashions, home-making, gardening, Pages 11 to 33) could pick 200 quarts of berries) - 850 1%, Sports Soulion. oe Aunt Mary and Will Pyle are doing fine . .. a re- a day, she said. She would earn| The technical staff of WFBM-|

five cents per quart. |TV yesterday made a “dummy port from Dana ......ccoviiinirnsiininanis Page 24) Mr. Cleary follows the harvestirun” of its first television pro-| : {seasons for employment, the gram which will go on the air| (Editorials, politics, business, classified advertising, Pages 25-32) | mother said. Some weeks ago he from the Speedway tomorrow. |

. : left Missouri where he worked| Harry Bitner Jr., owner-opera-| Indians lose, 8to 6. . . other sports and souvenir in’ Cotton Tields; and went north. itor of the station. sald. every. news on the 500 - Mile Race... fourth

The family was to go later, thing is in readiness for the tele-| a. n 8 jcast and that nearly 3000 sets’ section Sl da sd dis enyivas ed JPoge8 1x to 12x| TRAVELERS AID, In Union win be tuned in on HA inaugural. | a» an. {Btation, fed the mother and her! The three cameras will go into! » ; lchildren last night in the cafe-laction at the trace ot 10 a. m. : [teria there, and arranged for with a program sponsored by Other Features on Inside Pages ee a ged for with 2 rogram ‘Afensored by! Amusements 8.» Fashfons ....18 Mrs. Manners 10 Ruark ......10 transportation to Berrien Springs eras will swing over to arriving i: Beauty eevee +18 Food eess:19,20| Movies .....8 9 8chools ..... 5 will get them to their destination crowds, race preparations and Bridge ......14 Forum ......24| Othman .....10 Society ..... 14 by noon today. Travelers Aid has opening ceremonies, he said. Business ....26 Gardening ..19 | Parimty Law 14'Sports ++1%-12X arranged for Mr. Cleary to meet! In the evening the station will Cap. Capers..15Hollywood /. 8 Pattern .....18 Teen Prob. ..15 nis family there. {present a program for those who Classified 27-31/Home Dec. ..19| Politics ....,25 Earl Wilson . 9| Mrs. Cleary said they will pick attended the race and missed the Crossword ... 9 Inside Indpls. 10| Radio .,..... 6 Women's .11-22\raspberries later this year and thrill of the first day of teleBditorials ...24 Dan Kidney..24 | Records ..... 7/World Report 25 will gather apples after that. In|visiop in Indians.

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Fast entry, will not be‘on hand believed ti race would set a new {Monduy to duel with the fast record. The lead-footed drivers, Novi Mobil, Bitie Crown and Kur- weather permitting, were expected tis-Kraft Specials around the to batter down every former {dangerous curves and down the mark in the book. ; burning stretches. The cars’ first burst of speed { Mel Hansen - finally had to! tor the southwest turn after the wheel the big Bowes car No. 44 proe car pulls to the pit apron

off the track yesterday without i little sh sens ia qualifying attempt, The car nad] BEomase . Arutont of ;

been overhauled since noon Fri] Nalon on ‘the pole

will ‘he day when Hansen spun’ the special’ on the southeast turn. Al | nankea by Rapid Rex Mays in the

[though he did not hit the wall, | Sner Novi Mobil Epecial No. 8. rock was picked up in the super! h a get to the turn first onl charger air scoop and ruined the e start will tell. A ¢ blower, {Although it was generally { Hansen took to the track twice conceded the two Novis would {yesterday after a "hasty repair #et out in front and run there, job but each effort to get up to the field is packed with hot-shots qualifying speed failed. The cari Who could make a race out of is the one which Rex Mays drove horseless carriages. {in pole position last year. Mauri After Third Straight | A total of 17 cars made an af-| Mauri Rose, three-time win fort to qualify in the scramble for And only former winner in positions yesterday, but only the field, will start from the first five were successful. Those who Position in the fourth row. His made the attempt but failed in- Blue Crown Special will carry cluded: Nd HT Ie re? Ih » vic w. Chet Miller in the Rounds "gs. ut’ behind the front row * {wil be Rose's teammate, Bill Join Mushand Holland, who finished second in ‘1947 and 1948. Holland is noted for his fast starts and will likely iJockey himself immediately into | position with the front runners. Other front runners back in the pack who are most likely to shake themselves out of the jam were Johnnie Parsons in the Kure tis-Kraft who turned in the sec ond fastest qualifying time of the {fleld, Myron Fohr who is the top {ranking AAA driver in present ‘competition, Jimmy Jackson ‘whose sleek Howard Keck cial is pictured on this year's race tickets, Mack Hellings and Les Wallard. The track will be closed today for last minute grooming. Drivers ‘and crews will meet at 1 p.m. at the Pagoda for final instructions {and to hear the rules explained by AAA officials. Drivers will be warned to get a good night's sleep tonight.

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