Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 March 1950 — Page 1
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3r yorhood groups, ts every spring, Lin _flving Kites, | ntest-where the nge to even & inst others. en dads can be choose an open ind have a puba contest with inounce that in poned one week. kites judged on es of material. Classes should rreatest number DAY—A Wren
Jerry Dunaway's chubby cheeks. draw Mrs. Ruby Dunaway.
jerry Will Take ‘More Treatment
Continues Gains As Does Diggin Boy
NEW ‘YORK, Ma¥ } Jerry Dunaway. had -chubby-gheeks to i show the doctors whe ‘examined him in Bellevue Medical Center| "today. But they wouldn't Mt him pack for the trip back to Indianapolis, Jerry is the 7-year-old leukemia victim flown to New York by The ..+ndlanapolis Times six weeks ago ‘for treatment with ACTH. The doctors—who finished Jer-| ry's second bone marrow test! today were to confer .on| future treatment for the dark-| eyed victim of “cancér of the blood.” z ; Tentative ‘judgment was to} $e continue ACTH treatments, while, decreasing dosages to about half! the previous quantity. Same’'as Last Week | The results of the test showed! Jerry's condition to be about the g fame as last week. Doctors said the results were encouraging, but] fot quite satisfactory. Manus facture of the cancer cells was still going on inside Jerry's bones. | Jerry, although disappointed, had future hope. to cling to. The doctors’ promised him he could leave ‘New : York : for’ home - the next day after a test reveals him| to be normal. In University Hospital, the sec-| ond Indianapolis leukemia vie-| “tim, 11-year-old Tyrone (Tony) | Diggin, also is making encourag-| “ing progress. His mercy flight to New York was sponsored “by the Variety Club of Indianapolis a few days after Jerry's trip. ‘Mothers Visit Daily
smiles from his mother,
Van Buren
SURE. HE AND SABE McCALES NCH I HOPE TO-§ HEY'RE BOTH OLD LORS, EASY!
Tony Diggin is pleased with his cowboy hat’ and construction set.
Now They're Looping the Loop—
‘Men From Mars Clutter
a. —The mothers of both “ans Up Ski “in Califor ier } living-in N York and visit + CLEA THY thems avery aay. Tony ana eres) OP. les in Cali ornia il
O CLEAN THE ; . were bedmates in St. Vincent's| Hospital , in Indianapolis for a| time when it first was Siscrered) they had leukemia. “Jerry’s mother, Mrs. Ruby Dun-| away, said ‘her son has gained _ 12'pounds, and looks “better than ¢ ever has since he got sick.’ He was scheduled for another] test next week to determine whether ACTH, the “wonder hor-| mone,” was working final destruc-|
tion on the cancerous blood cells.
Flying Saucers Performing Queer Feats
Reported; Eyewitnesses Describe Them
SALINAS, Cal, Mar. 11—(UP)—The .little men from Mars! {were cluttering up the northern California skies here tonight. More than a score of persons reported seeing a flying saucer in —nrthe-Salinas-area The vartous-reports-had the SAUCEF AIVIAE Oh a0 automobile, looping the loop, and/or speeding across the horizon
at a low altitude. The sheriff's office reported a {“lot of calls” shortly after 3 Airliner, Engine Out, pm by people claiming to ave Brings -22-in From Sed raias seen the phenomenag Simultane-| SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 11 ously, a number of calls Were Ie- (p)_'A Honolulu-botind North: ceived by the Salinas newspaper. west Airlines stratocruiser with he sheriff's office said the first 5; persons aboard landed safely] call came from Mrs. Sam pere tonight after being forced to| Raguindin of nearby Chualar, | tyr back to the mainland with] Cal., who said the saucer “sweeped| no of its four engines out. down” over her automobile as| she and her mother and two chil-| The big plane, which took
DEWEY AT PRESS FROLIC NEW YORK, March 11 (UP)— Gov. Thomas E, Dewey, his right arm in a ‘sling, left his hospital bed to attend tonight's 50th annual stunt show of the Albany Legislative Correspondents’ As- * sociation. He responded to the
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dren ;i from Seattle at 12,45 p, m., turned usual toast but a not aye hia ae Se Sriving. 200th 0} ‘back from a point approximately! traditional speec 1 She said she 11000 miles west of San Francisco. at first thought the, Escorted by two B-17 rescue
object was a falling star but! changed her mind when it Planes, ‘one a Coast Guard air-| swooped down toward the car. | craft and the other from Hamil“It looked like two dinner plates ton Air Force Base, landed at San placed together,” she said. “It/Francisco airport at 9:29 p. m. came down to- abeut: 2000 feet| Ine airliner carried 15 passenand as it came hi it gave off| | gers and seven crew members, a strong bluish-white light.that!
hurt our eyes like a welders Qldest Honor Medal
torch.” She said it seemed to “loop the ‘Winner Dead at 98 LEAD, 8. D. ‘Mar, 11 (UP)-=
{loop” and then sped away .in a: {southerly direction at a great rate The last known Indian fighter of ‘the famed 1876 battle of the
. Easter Fashions... The Times Easter Fashion Prevue everyone has been talking about is in a. complete section of its own in the Woman's Department . from Page 33 to Page 48. Also . . . many other “features of interest to women . . . Page 26 to ’ 32, "Louise Fletcher, Times Woman's Editor. and fashion - authority, presents in stories and pic-
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.ldin said. “I hope I never see any-| {age of 98. thing lke that again.” °
The saucer was next reported holder of the Congressional Medal
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He said it appeared bright in front: wounded during the battle in and had a long fiery tail. It was which Gen. George A. Custer and
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73 — game they” TORE = ports enteriainment Comes ¥ TE ai play. Wednesday night at the Butler! oe Sieg a ——r Bloomington is not a wide open] { Fieldhouse. |Winslow, 52-36.
-feerned —with- persistent rumors
minister, speaking. She was talk-!
line of Bloomington women if it Vincent's Hospital. She was 80.
|organizing Bloomington women| - 3 3 J |against gambling and vice in the Ex State Legion Chief ing director . of physical educa- a city, Mrs. McFall replied: | i ~af Bloomington | Husband. Died in 1884 gunning for his fourth state title, PR
T— lone tonight.”
“I'm stili scared.” Mts. Raguin- Little Big Horn died today at the|
Charles A. ‘'Windolph, oldest
tures the newest ideas py Hiran Don, a Chinese market! of Honor ih the nation, died after L y Tr for your Easter wardrobe. [by who said he saw it in the! a week's illness. He won the 3 __ Indianapolis’ leading {sky as he left his market to fake. country’s highest military award.
some groceries to his automobile. for. completing a mission while! >
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Madison New — oe Marion, Jeff of Lafay ette
Move to Nip Gambling in Bloomington
Minister's Wife Favors Crusade Like That in Gary
By CLIFFORD THURMAN | Times Staff Writer | BLOOMINGTON, Mar. 11 |—Is there any gambling or {vice in Bloomington? Some will tell you yes, some no. There are about as many
{answers to that question as {there are students on the cam{pus at Indiana University. The correct answer is yes, but ; Imost folk haven't bothered about. = {it ‘much. It may be time, however, for] la tip. to the smart-money boys! {that the chips are stacked against] them. They may find themselves!
What the Shooting’ s About Souvih: Bend Central | Bl Upset by 2 Points; BR Window Five Toppled
Cubs Move Into Finals by Defeating Rushville, 64 to 49, at Fieldhouse By FRANK ANDERSON Many (766) were called but few 'e chosen. That's the story of the Indiana high school basketball {tournament to date. J Last night's semifinal play in Indianapolis, Muncie, Lafayette and Bloomington cut the field to this final four— Madison, Jefferson of Lafayette, New Albany and Marion,
Zero hour is Saturday. in Bi I d Tik | {Butler Fieldhouse when Ig [OW ; ely Marion squares off against : Madison and New Albany ene At All Star Game gages Lafayette Jeff. {ture of one people's choice team, Plenty of Seats Jeff provided the upset when the Left for Wednesday {men of Coach Marion Crawley he biggest bargain of the year hipped over ‘South Bend: Central,
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It is a story punctuated by one 5-53,
{eity., In fact, there is very little! | gambling, vice and other sorts lof erime here in comparison withi {many other American communi-| | ties. {
That's when The Times pre-| Two ‘Expert’ Choices
{sents its charity fund basketball | Otherwise the tourney ran true | game between the Indianapolisito form. College All-Stars and the Indian-| Madison's powerful Cubs came apolis Olympians. |back from their conquest of Tech The advance sale of reservedin the afternoon here to down seat tickets indicates that every-' Rushville, 64-49. The Cubs,
body's going to be there. But |coached by Ray Eday, are one of there are still plenty of good seats
to take ‘care of the last- mirc {rush which starts tomorrow. i Final Pairings—
These- tickets can-be purchased; over the counter at Marott's Shoe| ay ed ly
| tore, 18 E. Washington St. or | urday in Butler Fieldhouse:
the Union building, Butler Uni / versity... Mail. orders. sent. by to} - Marion vs. Madison atlipm, tyre morrow still will be filled. New Albany vs. Jeff of LaSend orders, with stamped ad: fayette at 2:15 p.m. ae envelope and remittinee, Winners of the afternoon “Indiana All-Star Game,” games will meet at 8:15 p. m. Toket Office, Butler University. for the championship. Make Sheska or money orders
Seek to Seal Lid But there are those here who {believe the lid can be clamped on {much tighter, There is a definite {movement afoot to seal! that lid. |. Bloomington folk are con-|
that evil influences are affecting the lives of the hundreds of students on the IU ~ampus. These same people don't believe game} Dlers should gain a foothold here § feven if Bloomington wasn't a col-/ lege town. | “Perhaps we need in Blooming-! ton a group of citizens to crusade for law enforcement, justice and!
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Photo by John Spicklemire. Times Staff Photographer. ‘This is what they'll be shooting at next Saturday night at ihe. Fieldhouse. Orie of Greensburg's prettiest, Mis Rachel Maddus,
honesty, and to do for our town poses with the IHSAA trophy to be awarded the winner of the payakle « “Indiana All- Star [two “experts’ ” cholces still in the what fearless vigilant citizens of 1950 High- School Basketball Tournament; Game.™ {runriing. New Albany is the other,
Mrs. Frances B. Metzger, Widow of Banker, Dies
First- Woman Physical Education
Willing 1o: Picket Instructor in Public Schools Here Mrs. - McFall, a leader in the! Mrs. Frances -Brant Metzger. first avoman physical education civic and church life of Blooming- director of Indianapolis public schools and widow of Albert E, {ton, said she would join a picket Metzger, former Fletcher Trust Co. official, died last night in St.
Al Seats Reserved Marion continued on the title "All seats. are reserved, Prices, trail by upending Sheridan, 61{including tax) are: First floor, $2;/45, in Muncie. Sheridan was cone {1st balcony, $1.50; 2d balcony, $1./sidered a rank outsider, and sure | The action starts at 7 p. m, prised the fans by getting into when the Ace Electric Co. of In-/the Sweet 16. dianapolis plays the Danville Le-| So the Sweet 16 was cut to four "Bion post in the preliminary tilt. |feams—the “Fatal Four.” The- All-Star feature game, pre-| There's a 50-50 chance that senting outstanding players’ of Hoosierland's highest high school Indiana's ‘top colleges against the|honor will go to a team never betough professional Olympians, fore honored. Two of the “Fatal will ‘start at 8:30 o'clock. TE |. .At half-time of the feature, theiComplete results of semifinal Butler University band, directed, games, tourney photos, box by Charles Henzfe, and Butler co-! scores, Pages 17-20. .
Gary have done.” It was Mrs. Merrill B. McFall, wife of a prominent Bloomington!
“pe
ing about the housewives and mothers who recently ‘closed the town” by picketing Gary gambling establishments and bawdy houses.
Services for Mrs. Metzger will be held at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday in
would -curb gambling and vice in g ng | Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary. Burial will be in Crown Hill.
the city.
“TI think action like they took Mrs. Metzger was ill for three eds will present a fast-moving in Gary took courage,” Mrs. Mc- years. She lived -in 2637 Cold show, “Calendar Girl.” [Four,” New Albany and Madison [Fall sald." “T do not think a - William FE Brown. -{Sering Lane: 1 The fieldhouse doors will open have never entered the winner's
At the time of her death Mrs.jat 6 p.m. Metzger was president of Delta . For Jim Smith's story of the! {Psi ‘Kappa, national physical big charity game turn to the ieducation. sorority... From 1889: Sports Section -2- ... Page 18. until” 1892 “she “was on the" In-| dianapolis school staff as a sor]
picket line of one or two wo would do any good. I believe a a mass movement would accomplish something 0 When asked if she’ contemplated
circle. Jeff and Marion arg former champs. Seek ‘Fourth Title’ “The Broncos: took the crown in 11916 and 1948. Marion swept the
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| He guided the Washington Hatch ets to two straight crowns in 1941 and 1942. | © The upset of South Bend Cet “.f{tral Teft the experts gasping. The ~~ ipowerful Bears had been favored to go all the way. But Jeff, an .in
| id [field in 1931 under Pete Jolly. nsi e | Jeff's Coach. Crawley will be William E. (Billy) Brown, for- Ld |mer Indiana commander of ths 1931, was founder and pe
Highlights "| American Legion, was in critical'of the German-American Trust 1
“Gambling is at a minimum in|condition last night in Blooming- Ge. Yueh Merged i" 1912 with First Section | Bloomington now,” Col. Raymond! ton Hos ital. e arion Trus o. to form |L. Shoemaker, dean of students p Sex Crimes . .
| ferent in another month. We are! | having meetings all the time , ,
Fletcher Trust Co. He later was . First of a
{at Indiana University said, “but| Mr. Brown suffered a cerebral jice.president and director of Series . . . By “Andrew ‘yng out team, all season, rose to -~ i 't always been thus. Two hemorrhage Friday evening in his Fletcher Trust rrr Page grand style [years ago and beyond it was|farm home near Bloomington. He! Active in charitable institu leas News: Features. N x The Broacos finished regular {much worse. (had not fully recovered concious-, tions, "Mrs. Metzger was a founder tio nal and Internati a Iplay with a record of eight wins | “At present, however, I cannotiness following - the stroke, a and supporter of the Indianapolis WE S--inierna na and 10 defeats. [say that I bélieve the situation is| lire) PEWS cir:.sierisns F ages 2-10)
{brother Paul ‘Brown, Blooming- Symphony Orchestra and a {a menace to students of the uni-|ton, said: member of John Herron Art Inversity. Of course,” there is’ Tne 54-year-old Legionnaire jg | Stitute. gambling. There is any place of \yiqely.known throughout the She was a member of All Souls’ this size, but I have seen it much|giate He served .as state Legion Unitarian Church, National Auworse in Bloomington than it isi.,nmander from-1944-16-1945. He dubon. Society Boys —Towh-—and. now /is a member of the Indiana World Fletcher Trust Co. Women’s Club. » Four Raids cna Ie dl {War Memorial Commission and Came Here. in 1889 FE ae Sioaned past. president of the Ford Deal: Bory in New Ulm, Minn., Mrs. a ie ‘ers’ % Asocation of Indiana. Metzger moved to Indianapolis in| “American . Guard,” orraids ‘were ordered by Mayor] Mf Brown retired from busi- 1889. She was fond of travel, and “ganized to fight socialThomas L. Lemon, elected on x ness Jang October to devote his several times toured around the| . s , time to breeding cattle on his world with her husband. 'Other| SM Page 2 y reform ticket two years ago. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Mayor Lemon said the places 2000-acre farm. Formerly, he had trips were made to Africa, Egypt, News -of interest to wom- nar 11 (UP)—Roy W. How managed and owned the Graham gouth America and the Scandina- Pages 26-32. y ard, Motor Sales in Bloomington 10r! yian countries. £ president of The Indianapolis | Times arrived here tonight by air {from Santiago, Chile. Before he
So Saturday 762 teams will be |looking to Butler Fieldhouse to see. what the “Fatal Four" had that they lacked. Long live the THSAA xidg for
nament news . . =trainimg-basebait " riese- ~—yehoever—he is destined 0
Pages 17- 21 Story of Madison County's. Roy W. Howard In Buenos Aires
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raided were “cased” by Indiana! [state lice detectives before he po a number of years. Mrs. Metzger is “survived by Third Section Formerly president of thetwo daughters, Mrs. George Pp i fash revue o ash-
{ordered Police “Chief Ray J. % Hinkle to st: the raids. | age Bloomington Rotary Club, he is a Kuhn and Mrs. Fred D. Norris; Easter
Some citizens saw the raids as|
lef anti " N lindicative that Mayor Lemon ex- member of the Burton Woolery two sons, Alex and Norman, all, jons......... ". Pages 33-48 Howat WAG os antl ago hoo {pected to clamp down tighter on Legion Post in Bloomington, ¢he of Indianapelis; six grandchil- Katv Atkins in Ft. Lauder- gues {gambling and vice throughout the Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rite. dren, and five great-grandchil- y U. 8. Ambassador Claude G. Bowe lcity. They credited the mayor 8a dren. . dale .............Page 48 efs. A dozen prominent Amerie
|with “cleaning up” the city short- The family has requested no {cans and Chileans attended.
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ly after his election but frankly flowers be sent. | Mr. Howard was the guest of stated + ‘things had been slipping | : peal Estate News .. . EX- |cpiean President Gabriel Gone y. Dempster, Uranium | clusive Times real estate’ 'gu1ez Videla yesterday at La . = ‘Discoverer, Dies at 63 | advertising ..Pages 49-61 Moneda Palace in a private Home Shopping | STUART, Fla. Mar. 11 (UP)— Amusements ....Page 62-63 luncheon party attended by 14. Center of | Arthur J. Dempster, University of Radio ............. Page 64|" uy ana Mrs. Howard are on : : $3 {Chicago professor and discoverer| - mi———— c— Indianapolis of rani 235 an atomic hom About People 1-1 gu of Sou Amatcy sega is 54 -imetal, died today in the Martin] Bridge .....l ....cvvvven. 2 widow of the New York Colum ® Folks, the REAL ES- {County Hospital of a heart con-| Business .......heuesses 41-43 st. ~Odd MacIntyre. - - They are! © TATE SECTION (Sec- 5 ‘dition. He was 63. | “Capital Capers .......ove. 2 |} heduled to | £ tionr Four) of today's Mr. Dempéter was stricken in a. Crossword............ son 283 he e “this 0 ey or Buenos Times is the home shop- .seculded beach cottage at Jensen,| Food ..... sevaeriaanaie «+30 res this evening ping center of Indianapo- . five miles north of here, where he, Forum .....iiciviviees. 24 (Mr. Bowers is a Hoosier and . lis! That's , because it | was vacationing with his wife, |- Editorials ...............24¢ |a graduate of Shortridge _ brings you the LARG- Fl ee Hollywood ..........s..+.63 Schodl. He was editor of : ESTSELECTION of IBEVACUATION SHIP TO SAIL Inside Indianapolis an ihe Word . homes, lots, sfarms and MANILA, B.1.M UP Mrs; Manners sissiseasss18 [before investment properties for BF. 31 tUP)-= OInmBn ovvievsscrnrsees r The American liner Gordon Gray polities o...veervesassnss will sail for Shanghal soon bd Radio Nh hisses seats ’ evacuate he 500- Americans re-| : oo maining in that Communist-held | i William E. Brown ely, 3 Wa discloved aay.
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