Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 April 1950 — Page 1
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along with their ticks? That little elongings of the you can get into each item to be
with a friend. If with you. Dad or is a good family to go to the end walk. Decide on
wn food. Include vax paper, fruit, you are a Scout | crackers. Don’t our belt. Fasten shoe string, and
Van Buren
—By Turner
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HARRIS ASKS DELAY
Expert Favors Broader Base For State Tax |
C. of C. Discusses — Financial Problems “At French Lick
By HAROLD HARTLEY Times Business Editor
FRENCH LICK, Apr. 15— Tall business stood on its toes down here today and peeked over these forsythiabuttered hills at the tax schemes which are due tol break shell in the 1951 Legisla-| ture. } i The board of the Indiana State; Chamber of Commerce heard the) experts, digested what other! states have done, then examined; the state’s money mountain which| is melting at the rate of $12 mil-| lion a year. Dr. John Sly, director of Prince-|: ton Surveys and professor of politics at Princeton University, had] measured Indiana's tax problems along with similar states in the| Midwest, anda few in the East. The state Chamber's John V.| Barnett, researcher, told the] board the Legislature would be|
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asked for an additional $80 mil-| | «+ Jlon next year for local schools, |
state and welfare institutions and’ state expansion. { Two Methods Open H Dr. two ways in which Indiana could! increase its tax income under the!
i existing. tax setup.
One way would be to increase the allocation. The other would be to increase the rate. He re-| cited the present gross income tax! rates and with the bonus add-on! seemed to think they were high! enough, | While he was not specific in|
corr Fins Game Dog Fights for Life President Vetoes After Battle With Burglar
through the privilege and the use| tax which means the taxing of | goods sold of of state and the goods made out of the state and sold here. The problem of local taxes was discussed by Arnold Edmonds, manager of research for the state Chamber of Commerce. Result in Pennsylvania He pointed out that sincé Pennsylvania had granted the t of taxation to local cities that] some 3600 had adopted individual! ways or running their own taxing systems, They hit everything juke boxes to payrolls, cost of state assistance to the schools continued to climb. What he was pointing out was
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1 taxing privilege family has that the loca 8 P 8! they have been, victims 10 or 13}
Because of | Plays,
didn’t help much vania.
in..Pennsyl- i
Sly said there are only| ,
| | tod:
imes of Mr. Johnson noted that no mat- the numerous break-ins,
and youngsters of the Lutheran
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FORECAST: Fgir and warmer today and tomorrow. Low tonight 30.
SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 1950 .
Photo by Bill Oates. Times Staff Photographer
Lickin' good . . . and that's just what the ice cream was that some 100 Girl Scout Brownies
hildren's Home had yesterday in a tour of the Union Station. An
educational-fun junket ended with the treat. Here Judy Slof, 7, helps little sister Donna, 3, with
her portion. They live on R. R. 10.
Intruder Batters Dalmatian, Then
Puts Him Into Deep Freezer atDrivesn oy... | I on are
There's a game Dalmatian named Pepper fighting for his life
ay. He's battling to live because he lost another fight defending property. be to the parents of the young owner, Robert Yan- the Kerr bill to exempt tis, 2154 N. Harding St.
And if Pepper could talk today, this would be his story. ; 1
It was early Saturday morning. Pepper nosed around inside the trom| Dwarf House, 1601 W. 16th St. but the He had a right to be there. He was on guard for Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Yantis, proprietors.
| glass meant an unwelcome visitor was entering the little restaurant. But then he was face to face with the intruder. Pepper must
In the eight years the Yantis have growled and charged.
had the
burglars.
ter how it is done, the paying/ance had been canceled.
and collection of taxes falls) largely today to business. George 8S. Olive, leading Indianapolis aecountant, ° acted “speaker ‘of the house” with Mr. Barnett as “chairman of the ways and means committee” and the board members as “legislators.” Tha. was the ingenious way of | Clarence Jackson, executive vice president of the State C. of C. to get the tax story over to the|
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' Women drinkers
And so Pepper became four-
legged insurance. r ; Pepper probably didn't realize stooped and scooped the still
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find need for Alcoholics Anonymous
board. They liked it. He had pre-/m; oc WISH Talent Hunt
sented them with an eleventh
finalists chosen ..........
hour problem. Said he, “imagine ~p;oa go grandfather, 60, to
this is Feb. 25, 1951, and you, as| legislators have the tax problem in your lap.” ( Estimates $5 to $6 Million Mr. Olive pointed out the state might squeeze a little more out of the existing tax cracking down on gross income, tax evaders. One way this could be done would be by making gross
sponge ' by Charity Classic . . .
wed Austrian, 27 . . . other news About. People General news and features,
Pages 1-16.) Section 2
news of the spring horse show . . . Katy Atkins, Louise Fletch- ) er's Counter-Spy
friconte “tax a “payroll deduction, (Society, women's news, fash-"
an unwanted bookkeeping burden to business but a sure.way of the state getting it. It was estimated that there are] about $5 to $6 million extra tax
ions, home-making, teentalk, home furnishings, gardening, Pages 17-32.)
Section 3
dollars which could be collected It's play ball Tuesday . . .
im this way. The chamber also made a vig-| orous bid for more interest on the| part of business men and business organizations in the May primary. So
Judge Norval K. Haris of Sulli-!
pictures of American Association, American and National Lieague managers . . « details of Indians. victory over the Reds
(Eddie Ash, Press Box, base-
ball, track, race results, ‘bowling, “other “sports, Pages 33-36.)
van, accused of being in contempt Edwin Ci Heinke interviews
of the Indiana State. Supreme
the Landlord of the Point 4
Court, formally asked today that | (Editorials, politics, Our Fair
a hearing on the charges be de-) layed from Apr. 19 to Apr. 24.
This Home Can Be Seen Today
OPIN TODAY, 3 TO 5
39 KINGSLEY DRIVE CAN BE BOUGHT ON CONTRACT e
Cal a y FIEBER & MA-2318 ‘124 N. DELAWARE ® The WANT AD above was chosen at random from the hundreds of attractive homes for sale in the classified columns .of today’s REAL ESTATE SECTION (Section Four) — that are OPEN FOR INSPECTION today. Take your family out to see some of these homes today. You'll find OVER ONE THOU- 3 |
SAND homes for sale in ‘the Real Estate Section of today's Times! . . . it's the home-shopping center of Indianapolis.
.. Gardening
City, world report, Inside Indianapolis, Robert Ruark,
| Fred Othman, Pages 44:48.) - | (yp) Crowds of eager customers o'clock bill offered by the Variety Club of Indianapolis to raise
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© |Sewers limit good sites for
building . . . Harold Hartley's “The Week in Business”
(Larry Stillerman’s real es-
tate news, building, Pages 49-51; Classified Advertising, including your Market for Homes, Pages 52-62; radio, Page 63.) Amusements .....:....38, 39 Automobiles «...eeesasss 37 Eddie Ash ..ccvececeese.34 Bridge ...seevssecseeneess29 Churches ..eeeeeesss..11, 16 CHubDS ...ce0uveeseess.19, 26 Crossword s.oeseesseessa:39 Editorials fesunviviseriens il
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drive-in, |
6 loss by theft.
17
33 through, but he will carry
with murder in his heart. ! The burglar dropped his weapon, a crowbar. Then he
form in his arms. He wasn’t going to chance the game dog recovering his senses and charging again. Nearby stood the deep freeze, long and low like a coffin. Yesterday morning Mr. Yantis opend the Dwarf House. He had become used to a burglarized
* restaurant, but he became frantic
when he couldn't find Pepper. Finally he conceded Pepper had irun-away after taking a beating. {So he began to take stock of his Several times meat had been stolen. He opend the deep freeze. Nearly Frozen There lay Pepper, conscious but nearly frozen by the zero cold. | “Pepper looked up at me with ‘those big; red-sad eyes. He was | bleeding but game,” Mr. Yantis | said. : Mr. Yantis rescuéd the battered animal from the cold cof-| | fin.
| Dr. Paul T. White, veterinarian, | 1227 N. Capitol Ave. today is put-| -
Iting all his skill to test to keep {the breath of life in the plucky dog. Pepper probably will pull the scars of battle all his life. He's |going to lose his left eye —the
Soon the-interior was spattered national with blood and toppled food dis-/him to reject the measure on the and Pepper lay motionless Sround that signing it would give insur-|at the feet of a cold-blooded thief Republicans campaign ammuni- ! tion for accusing him of knuck-
Kerr's Gas Bill
«gt Backer, ' Holds Off Comment
GTON, Apr. 15 (UP)
denrit natural gas federal regulation and said he’ did so because the measure
terest.” The President had been under intense pressure from friends and foes of the bill. Strategists of the Democratic committee had urged
ling under to a ‘vested interest.” Rayburn Silent But powerful figures like Speaker 8am Rayburn (D. Tex.) on whom the President must rely for piloting administration legislation in the House, strongly favored- the bill. Foes said the bill would jack up gas prices to consumers by $200 million to $500 million a year. Speaker Rayburn retorted it would not boost costs “one red tn (At his home in Bonham, Tex., Mr. Rayburn said: “I don't think. I'll comment on the President's. action until I see him.” He said he will see the President in Washington on Tuesday.) The ‘bill passed both Houses by close votes, a fact which appeared to destroy -any hope of its proponents for overriding the President's veto. Chairman Edwin. C. Johnson,. {D. Colo.) of the Senate Commerce Committee. agreed with this appraisal. Asked if there was any chance of overriding the veto, Sen. Johnson, a supporter of the bill, snapped: “Of course
Talking Mule,
Rally Behind Tony in Fight
Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoff
Indianapolis, Indians. Issued Daily
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PRICE TEN CENTS
Extend Time On Census in Large Cities
National Check Runs 11 Per Cent Ahead of Schedule
By United Press The census deadline for
metropolitan areas was ex-
tended indefinitely today as enumerators nursed dog bites, bruises, bumps on the; thead;~broken-limbs-and sore’
feet, Rural enumerators took to rowboats, marsh buggies. and
horses to make sure that every
nose was counted. They traveled”
nearly 8 million miles to seek answers to nearly 300 questions about. each of 1,823,000 farms. In Washington, cehsus spokesmen said the count will be twothirds completed by Monday night, according to reports from 450 field offices. The metropolitan
‘target date had been two weeks!
from the start. The rural deadne for the 17th decennial human inventory is April 29. Ahead of Schedule Areas as a whole were 11 per cent ahead of schedule, Washing-| ton officials said. Census officials told the United Press that some metropolitan checks had lagged considerably. Many will take
—Presidént Truman today vetoed S¢Ven to 14 days longer than had
been hoped, according to area
Census Director Roy V. Peel said in, Washington that dust
the sound of cracking window “would not be in the national in- Storms in the South and Middie
West hampered progress early in the month. Ice in the Middle West
and Mississippi made matfers even worse, Mr. Peel said. Fifty per cent of New York
City's population had “been ac-|
counted for.
"1 Solemnly Swear..."
William E. Steckler . . . sworn as judge.
Steckler Assumes Office As Youngest U. S. Judge
Sworn In Before Judiciary and Bar
Succeeding Judge Robert C. Baltzell
The judicial robes of a federal judgeship rest on the shoulders of William: E. Steckler, youngest United States district judge in the
United States.
The 36-year-old former counselor for the State Public Servic Commission was sworn in at 3:40 yesterday. He succeeded retiring Judge Robert C. Baltzell as federal judge in the Southern District of
Indiana.
; In a flower bedecfed courtroom, » the youthful jurist took the oath] om
of office from Judge h
Swaim, of the Seven States Circuit Court of Appe:
in Chicago. Other Jurists Present
Others on the bench were Judge and North and floods in the Ohio J- Earl Major, senior judge of the River valleys Chicago court; Judge Luther M. { 8. district judge of the Northern District of Indiana,
Swygert, U.
and Judge Baltzell.
4c et
* Injured
Hundreds “crowded “the Federal tal today with injuries sustained Denver's count will|courtroom on the second floor of in an auto crash at Rd. 100 and
be finished a week late because the Federal Building to witness College Ave. yesterday.
of a shortage of 340 enumerators. 3,150,000 in Chicago New Orleans, La., residents who
live, on dry land had been listed. -
but * enumerators had to rent marsh buggies and boats to reach persons who live in swamplands
director, said that 3,150,000 per-
sons had been counted in Chi- and his two young sons and a
cago. San Francisco's
the ceremony.
Another story, more Judge Steckler . .
inner-circle included ler’'s. family.
: Will H. Steckler of Mt. Vernon, George Seward; Chicago area his father was seated in the front
Those within
the —— Brendonwood, widow of Walter] photos of Marmon, founder of the Marmon | .'Page 43 Motor Co., is in shock. Her condi- Pure. Fla., who piloted the plane
Judge Steck-
tion is fair.
Mrs. Annie B. Marmon, 80, of |
iA Clues Found Ss Time |
From Latvia
Cutter Dispatched
To Scene Near Swedish Base COPENHAGEN, Apr. 15 (UP)—-A search plane toe night reported sighting two loil slicks and ‘what appeared to be a life raft in.the Baltic thunt for 10 ‘missing crews {members of a U., S. Navy patrol { bomber. “ +— Search officers said it was" the { “hottest lead yet.” : | The crew of the last search plane to Jand at Kastrup Aire dome tonight reported the find, after Air Force authorities ane nounced they would abandon the search at dusk tomorrow unless some important clue turned up, A Danish cutter immediately was dispatched to the spot, 48 miles northeast of Bornholm Island and 23 miles southeast of
‘the 8wedish naval base of Fe
kron.
The location given by crew members was just about an hour's flying time from the point over Russian-held Latvia where the sald the missing Navy teer and a Soviet fighter {exchanged fire last Saturday. The crewmen said they spotted the slicks a yellow and blige object which they all insisted was a life raft at about suk, as the : ‘fm to
search, Blue Underneath They said they circled over the
Mrs. Annie Marmon, object. until dusk closed in and Mrs. J. F. Rainier Hurt
Two prominent Indianapolis] women are in St. Vincent's hospi- | became visible when a wave lifted
shut off visibility. They said it {was yellow on top and blue une |derneath. The bottom, they said,
the raft. Crew members of plane said “there was no visible sign of life on or around the raft.”
Lt. W. E. Dahlen, of St. Peters.
said there was ‘excellent visie
Mrs. J. F. Rainier, 72, of 2716 DPility” at the time: He said he
Sutherland Ave., was treated for Made two low passes over the
row. His brother, Grover Steckler, ghe is considered critical.
head of the
a broken left arm. fractured ribs, liferaft. before returning to Kase a deep scalp wound. and shock. trup Airport,
Lt. Dahlen said he had not re-
Mrs. Rainier is the mother of ported his find until he landed census gjster and brother-in-law, Mr. and [ouis O. Rainier,
because it was already too dark
was 33 per cent complete. With Mrs, Harry Alling of Loudenville, Rainier Furniture Co..and candi- for planes to go out again.
about 300,000 counted. Los Angeles Area Supervisor Harry L. Nolder said the census in hig district was three-fourths completé in cities and half in rural areas.
Firemen Lose 2-Hour Battle Against Flames
Firemen last night lost a two hour battle to save a frame warehouse belonging to .the Polar. Ice and Fuel Co., 2000 Northwestern Ave. . Oscar W. Nester, secretarytreasurer, said the building was a total loss and that damage would run into “several thousands of dollars.”
City Slickers
“price of being mais best friend More Than 2000 ) Attend Variety Club's Midnight Show for Leukemia Victim
3 Bread Goes Free In Hot Price War
CHEROKEE, Iowa, Apr. 15
A mule talked and a gang of
city slickérs huffed and puffed. in
the post-midnight hours today—all to help a little boy fight his bit-
ter battle against death.
Entertainment fans poured into the Indiana Theater for the 12
{jammed E. L. Swanson’s grocery funds for Tony Diggin’s fight with leukemia.
|today to get free bread. Mr, Swanson announced he would ‘give away ‘between 5000
|a month-long price war. i Meanwhile, his competitor, a {new super-market, put up a sign |reading, “free bread to our regu~ {lar customers.” . | The price war began about a {month ago when thé new super{market cut the price from 17 to] 15 cents a loaf. Residents of this town of 8000 {watched gleefully as the price! |skidded. Mr. Swanson promptly {cut “his price to 15 cents and |from there it dropped to 10. Finally, both stores were selling two loaves for 15 cents before Mr. Swanson made his offer of | free bread to anyone.
Slightly more conservative, Bill Variety Club's heart fund, estj- Show a success.
| Beckwith, 22, manager of the inew super-market, restricted free bread to regular customers. | Housewives left both stores, {with bread in their shopping bags {and smiles on their faces. | “It's the nicest thing that's] {happened in our town in a long
'time,” one woman said.
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The talking mule was “Francis,” hero of a sprightly comedy starring Donald O'Connor and
49 and 10,000 loaves today to climax the Army's famed beast of bur-
den who masterminded the war in Burma. The huffing and puffing was done by Spike Jones’ Junior City Slickers in a gay and giddy stage revue, ree | As “a "spotlikht scoured the! midnight sky, more than :2000| fans crowded into the theater to| enjoy themselves and do their bit! for Tony. : 1 Among them was Tony's pal. Jerry Dunway, and his family. Jerry also is afflicted with leukemia, but New York doctors arrested his case with the wonder drug, ACTH. * B. N, Peterson, chairman of the
mated the show would “provide upwards of $3000 to help Tony. Everything Donated Everything was donated. The theater, the picture and the services of the entertainers all were: placed at the club's disposal with-! out charge. Tony himself couldn't be there.
He was in St. Vincent's hospital, facing another crisis. The 11-year-old boy was given a blood. transfusion yesterday, after a turn for the worse caused him to spend a night in an oxygen tent, The transfusion made him feel better, according ‘to his father, Thomas Diggin, who said Tony was brighter than he had been for several days, Mark Wolf, first assistant chief barker of Variety Club International, served as master of ceremonies. He presented six disc jockeys. who played records thanking
everyone who had helped T. O./
McCleaster, chief barker ofthe Indianapolis club, in making the The dise jockeys “were Jim Lowe, WIRE; Easy WIBC; Mike Dunn, WXLW; Bill
Faulkner, WISH; Paul Roberts, WFBM, and Bert Sherwood, WIBC.
Al Lopez, Indianapolis Indians’
manager, added his word of
thanks. |
Gwynn, |
O., were also present.
date for the Republican nomina-| His former law partner, Sheldon tion for county treasurer. She is| Klinger said “this
Search director Capt. D. Jack’ is the most
Key, and Mrs. Key, Frank. Mc- the. widow. of the Rev...John F.| encouraging report -we have yet
Hale, Indiana National cratic Committeeman, McDuff, County Chairman, were
honored guests. Judge
among Alex M.
Street
Methodist
Demo- Rainier, who was pastor of the received.” and Paul Hall Place Methodist Church, now| Democratic the Meridian the Church. Mrs. Marmon, alone in her car, recovery of the missing plane, and
Hope Abandoned
Earlier today, the Air Force had officially abandoned hope for
Clark of Municipal Court 4 was Was driving north on College haq announced it would call off
also present. Services Impressive
Actual ceremonies were simple
“and impressive. Attorney Charles
president of the Indianauolis Bar | Association acted as master o introduced TelNew —~Albany State
"ceremonies and ford B. Orbison, president of the Indiana Bar Association.
Judge Paul G. Jasper, chief justice of thé Indiana Supreme Court, joined Mr. Baker and Mr. Orbison in extending congratulaLarge bouquets were pre«sented to both Judge Baltzell and, Judge Steckler by- Judge Hezzie B. Pike on behalf of Sigma Delta
tions,
Kappa legal fraternity.
The oath of office was administered by Judge Swaim and Judge Steckler accepted with a brief
Ave., when her car crashed with jig
Mrs. Rainier’s,
f jured. Mrs.
promise of fair
winds,
0O..- R. * Sumner, passenger in the Rainier car, sustained minor, injuries.
Mrs. Rainier’s chauffeur. Mose ¢,.nq Dunlop, 50, -of 2728 .N. Capitol.
C. Baker. Ave., and her daughter, Mrs. Karl tonight whether that order has T. Nessler, Seymour, were unin-
another
Another General Frost Covers State night were in the same vicinity
Hoosier farmers took it on the Where another search plane rechin again last night as a gen- Ported seeing two flares early eral frost blanketed tive- state «A JASL. Sunday. MOrRInG. wor: and warmer weather for-today and tomorrow | Jobn Dwyer, of Walters, Okla., may help ease the four-day chill.| Lt. John Campbell, of Center, Mo,, ‘Only cites, which were protect- and T/Sgt. Walter Everett, Cans ed by industrial smoke and low| ton, O. f and a few protected areas)
search at sundown Sunday ‘unless -some startling clue was
Atr Force “officers aid not say
been rescinded, but mechanics {will work through the night to get all the U. S. planes here ready to leave at dawn for a minute |search of the part of the choppy Baltic where the find was ree i ported. ’
The oil slicks mentioned to-
Lt. Dahlén’s crew included Lt.
“We were on our way home
talk pledging himself to carry out|,, to <Guthern part of the state| from an area further east,” Lt. the duties of the office and asking escaped last night's “freeze out.”| Dahlen said, “when we saw this
the indulgence and -co-operation of fellow members of the bar.
ies the crowds surged forward to congratulate the new judge and - shake hands with retiring Judge gp IN DISTRESS Baltzell who is leaving the bench
after a quarter of a céntury.
MRS. FORD HONORED
Temperatures hit a low of 26! Yellow object floating on the surg-
! ! to 32 degrees in northern Indiana ing sea. We made a pass around Following the formal ceremon- 1,4 night while 30 to 34 was the, it to see what it could be, ale
(UP)—The
rule in the southern section
Canadian
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.,, Apr. dioed an SOS8 that it is in dis-
15 (UP)—-Mrs. Henry Ford, 84- tress off the Nova Scotia coast, year-old widow of the automobile the Coast Guard reported today.
pioneer, was named Michigan The ship reported it was unable
mother of 1950 today.
Times to Publish ‘Seeds of Treason
do make steam.
Inside Hiss-Chambers Story
in next Sunday's Times.
“Sepds of Treason” has been purchased hy The Times. The first installment of this sensational new book . . . the“inside of the Alger Hiss affair . . . starts (UP)—Latvian
{though we knew the same area {had been covered many times. | Raft Could Surface
NEW YORK, Sunday, Apr. 16|. -We were surprised to find that 2861-tor freighter Federal Trader has ra-|
it was a rubber lift raft, but we | don’t think we could have been mistaken because all of us iden~ tified it as the same thing from as low as I dared to go in that light and with the weather acting up. We were only a couple of hundred | feet over it.” ] © “It's 2 pity we couldn't have (found it half an hour earlier, | hen the light was good,’ he added.
Latvian Blasts U. §. For ‘Frontier Violation®
LONDON, Sunday, Apr. 18 supreme
Soviet «deputy Janis Zuimach blasted the
United States today for not apolo-
“Seeds of Treason™ tells about Whittaker ‘Chambers . . .igizing to Russia for a “violation about the spy tridls . .. \
government. : “Seeds of Treason”
willbe presented in 14 installments, reported. daily ‘and Sunday, starting Apr. 23, exclusively in The Times.
about the Communist menace to Our of the Latvian frontier by
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an American plane,” radio
Moscow
the search
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