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(somes “wowarol 61st YEAR—NUMBER 347

5000 Bucks Going Crowds Fill Perney Store Up in Foam At Open House on Circle

Schricker, Bayt Head List of Notables; Beer-TV-Basketball Founder Quits Sick Bed to Greet Throng War Is Overflowing

By HAROLD H. HARTLEY, Times Business Editor By ED KENNEDY | The new Penney Store held open house today in its $6 million With forces at the front ih the home. : beer-TV-basketball battle. i Long before the 9:30 a. m. opening hour the west side of the a Cire Hie. hanted ho! f achievement, the completion of a WFBM-TV—Ken Murray show i8 | was an enchan ur o " out for- Saturday oi yn x e passing from the old to the new. “Gov. Schricker was there without beer ads. “intoned his homey, Hoosier - prime ple watching basketbal a to buy tickets anyway... | But Mayor Bayt arrived too IHSAA—Show without COffiner-(late, and hal to work his way cials is OK with them. through the tightly-packed crowd) BASKETBALL — Interest high, to offer his apology to the head) but 2100 books of sectional of the chain, with his speech still, tickets remain unsold. Face in his pocket. ! value of, tickets $5250. Ifj J (C., Penney, founder of the tickets remain unsold A $5000 1600-store chain, who has been guarantee is expended. |confined to his room in the CoBEER—Still popular with some, lumbia Club with influenza, stood condemned by others. | just inside the door. With him was : A solid front was established Vv, M. Fay, district manager,| A $9 million increase in the today as WFBM-TV announced shaking thousands of hands. !state’s bienniel budget was voted to callers that the Ken Murray, Ted Allen, manager of Penney's by the House of Representatives show would not be shown Satur-! finest store who engineered the today. day night. move, had the store at its gleam-| “ » few minutes before the allThe program would be viewed ing best. time high state budget of $530 by: kineseope recording later next Stocked With Goods 'million was handed down to the

rd Budget Voted by House School Aid Hike Of $9 Million OK'd

By NOBLE REED

week. . | The store has been stocked floor for passage the Ways and No. Question 'with factory-fresh merchandise, Means Committee slapped in an The Times story yesterday, .,.. ing under the finest lighting amendment adding $9 million

was correct and we have no question about it,” Harry Bitner Jr., manager of the station, said today. William Kiley, sales , manager for the station, said that only| 25 calls had been recorded by that station on the subject and he had no breakdown as to those being St Store. pro or con on the subject of All day long the crowds pressed Ban dropping the Murray Revue, jin. At the noon hour people were _ _, Yesterday the Times reported 50 crowded in the aisles it was Hits that the Anheuser-Busch Brewing almost impossible to move. And Co. had offered to withdraw all the new whisper-quiet escalators commercials in this market so M24 2 man or woman on every ha that the program could be run. step. | BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 22 It had been canceled by station Air Kept Fresh | (CDN)—A banker's life may not to comply with an Indiana High! The store has about $2.5 million always be a busy one, but it is

more for additional state aid to

and air conditioning. e schools.

th Through the crowds you could hear _ story. There ho noth. Five minutes later the budget

, raising the state's spending ing “but an almost reverent Pills ra praise and the steady, relentless Program to a total of $539 mil-

push to shake the hand of the o .tinned on Pagé 2—Col. 2) man who gave the town its new- Be

k Inspector ‘Jackpot’ in Check on Books

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1951

Big Road Fund Push Predicted In Counties

Presstre on State Seen Following Bad Weather Spell

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6a m.. 32 10 a. m... 32 7a m.. 32 11 a. m... 32 8 a. m.. 31 12 (Noon) 35 9a m.. 82

Humidity at 11:80 a. m.—81%

A movement by counties to press the state for more, money to rebuild their roads, was predicted today by| Claude Hodson, executive secretary of the County Commissioners Association. |

He said that several of the counties had already started. “They are just putting up barricades and heading for Indian{apolis,” he said. “Some of these counties are

from bad spots and conditions had improved some they said.

just flat broke and unless they get help will never be able to get their roads back in shape after this bad spell,” he added. A spokesman in his office said that Floyd County was the first {to start the move and predicted {that more would follow. i

| Gravel Ground Down

{ “The cars that go through the barricades are doing more to de|stroy the county roads than anything,” Mr. Hodson stated. “They ,just grind the gravel down so deep that it will all have to be ireplaced in many places,” he said. } © Around the state floods were adding to the grief of mired: roads. | Officials hoped that both would! have a brief respite from further damage by the let up in the rain {yesterday and today.

| Weather ' Bureau spokesman

1said the respite froth the rains possibly would continue until tomorrow night when some is expected.

The break gave county road ‘workers over the state an oppor[tunity to get to work on their roads which were 75 per cent im{passable yesterday and not in ‘much better shape today. | Much Work Needed | Road officials said, however, that it would take more than a few days to répair the damage which was estimated at $9 million. | High water continued to crest and move down the Wabash and {White Rivers. Reports of families lbeing evacuated from critical areas were reported at Lafayette. The White River here was expected to hit 2.2 feet over flood stage today. ‘Anything Could Happen’

PRICE FIVE CENTS

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postofice ; Indianapolis, Indiana, Issued Daily,

Marine Fliers Help Pace ‘Killer’ Push For 12-Mile Advanc

‘Barreling’ Through the Senate Expect Clash : np ~< Any Time With 75,000 Reds

Yanks Capture Hill They Lost

Only Week Ago

By EARNEST HOBERECHT United Press Staff Correspondent

The Hoosier Motor Club TOKYO, Friday, Feb. 23— 1 : a 1 tow 4 ’ y, ¥en. . ae gio Tho » yesterday’ —_ Five po werful Allied tank and that things were back to mor- § infantry columns ripped up to y h today. . : mal wity thei ok A BWiY | 12 miles deep into Communist

territory along a 60-mile front in central Korea Thurs. day. : It was the second day of a new “killer offensive” designed to ins flict heavy casualties, fu U. 8. Marine planes returnéd to the battle, joining with Air Force # (planes and artillery to lay a curs | [tain of fire ahead of the troops. The blazing attack was aime at chopping up an estimated

~Times Photo by Liovd B. Walton

Stripped by taxes . . . that's the message George Tipps and his barrel conveyed in state Senate this morning.

“ Three other Solumns knifed n e Reds @ craggy castcentral mountains north of the Chuchon-Chechon-Yongwol area. One column advanced 12 miles to Todon, a small village three miles

Republican, arose to introduce him as a “distinguished guest, the American Taxpayer, who has been supporting on his shoulders federal bureaucracy and debt for 18 years.”

Even the Democrats laughed. The gag was a GOP effort to impress their opposition to soar ing federal taxes. The “model” was George Tipps, Plainfield.

With apologies to Gypsy Rose Lee, a man ‘clad” only in a barrel walked through the state Senate chamber today. While Republicans cheered, Sen. Harold Handley, La Porte

Officials said there was little] chance that the present flood! would come near to the mark set last year, but that under present {circumstances “anything could] happen.” | | They pointed out that at Vin-| cennes the levee cracked last! year, was never repaired and, should be considered a hazard. | Police there said the water was!

The Times Ice-O-Rama Gets/ntercity Busses Under Way in Coliseum

fouth of the Pyongchang road ub. "3 Troops in this area reported the battered North Korean 5th Corps had sown the roads with mines and retreated hastily with.

Praised for Safety

Laxity Denied at Senate PSC Hearing

Approximately 1500 Choice Seafs Will Be Available When Box Office Opens at 6:30

By ART WRIGHT

The Times Ice-O-Rama, heralded as America’s outstanding Seoul. Seas of mud created by re-

School Athletic Association re- worth of merchandise, complete 8 happy one at the Queensland threatening them, but was still quest that “no beer ad be next with wearing apparel for the country town of Chatsworth. to high school sport broadcasts.” whole family, a bakery, a luggage, An inspector who visited the When the sponsor offered to department, a watch repair de- bank and found it open but de- ( withdraw the advertising here, partment and a swank shoe re- serted cam testify to that. After the ITHSAA told The Times that pair salon. |checking the books, he looked out the show would under that condi- And the air is changed five the back window and spotted the = tion not be in violation of their'times an hour, kept fresh as a Manager, teller, accountant, and Anks ban. |spring meadow under lighting Meanwhile, the sectional started which is as bright but kinder the landing. last night and the WFBM-TV re-/than the sun. Hoping to mote crew delivered a top notch| The opening is a magnificent telecast of the event. However, milestone, the passing from the 2100 books of sectional tickets re-|gld to the new, a fresh foothold mained unsold. The tickets were jn the architecture and the merworth $5250. 'chandising of the future. To get TV rights to the games, ¢ 8 8 $5000 was put up by the tele-! : 44 y vision dealers association to! ay Lal

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guarantee that receipts this year, would not fall below those of last, year. | Nearly Sold Out { The games nearly were sold out | last year and it appeared today, that the guarantee, which was to cover all the games, would be expended and fall short of the difference in receipts between | this season and last, : Announcers covering the game last night for the station suggested that even though people were viewing at home it would still be a good idea to buy tickets

to support the event.

The announcers said that look-| ing at the television was worth] the price of admission anyway. | “We have had many calls from people asking us to accept money for viewing the games on television,” Mr. Kiley said. “Any money sent to the station] will be used to buy tickets for|

servicemen,” he said.

Bops Be-Bop LOKALAHTI, Finland, Feb. 22 (UP) — Lauri Ke- |= kalainen’s love for music : cost him a $15 court fine. He tried to beat out some rhythm on the local church ‘bells at midnight.

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home-town skating show, holds the spotlights at the Fair Grounds By CARL HENN

pouring into wide open areas

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Coliseum tonight.

The fast-moving show starts at 8 p. m.

Net proceeds from the low Infantile Paralysis Fund.

Some 1500 choice reserved buildings seats still will be available when ledgerk r playin oker on closed today for a legal holiday the Coliseum box office opens at Sigeikeeyer paying » in honor of George Washington §:30 p. m. Doors will open at 7:15 scare the erring Who was born 219 years ago to- p, m.

day. Except for a few offices, no quartet, the inspector rang the, 1,! business was conducted in the downtown

Tickets until 4:30 p. m. at the

StateMarott Shoe Store, 18 E. Washthe street hurried across with| house or Federal Building. Also

Indianapolis

ington St. Every seat is reserved. Prices are’) Box and parquet chairs, $1.20; north and south side mezzanine, 85 cents; east end mezzanine, 60 cents. Prices include tax.

Skaters of All Ages

For two hours some 500 skaters will present 15 colorful skating “acts.” The program includes production numbers with as many as 100 skaters on the ice at one time, precision skating in solo and pair numbers and even “thrill acts” that include high jumps over steel swords and skating on 18-inch-high stilt skates.

admission prices will go to the

Scores in Today's Sectional Play

In early games piayed today in

were to be on sale ,. state high .chool sectional than anything else.”

basketball competition, the scores

At South Bend Walkerton 64, South Bend Catholic 44. Riley 67, North Liberty 44. At Wabash

South Whitley 65, Lin'awn 24.

The Senate Public Safety Corr - mittee last night heard unanimous praise of safety programs and mechanical upkeep practiced by intercity bus lines operating in Indiana. A Operators and representatives {of all bus carriers operating out {of Indianapolis declared they ‘were “more interested in safety

“We can’t afford to have acci|dents,” was an oft-repeated statement, “If. we do, our insurance) rates go up.” Owners, managers, shop foremen, two drivers and a safety

cent downpours slowed infanfry, tanks and trucks. a. Han River in Flood The raing also flooded the Han River and raised it to a level where it could not be forded. On this front Red artillery emplaced in caves in the hills of Seonl dueled with U. S. artillery on the south bank of the Han. Sk The 8th Army's field commander Lt. Gen. Matthew B. way, told his troops to kill or rout the enemy. 2 “I hope we get a good bag” he told newsmen at a confidential press briefing. “I believe we will “I am not looking for spectacu-

director testified during an opened hearing called by the committee! to determine whether need exist!

lar geographic victories that make good headlines. Terrain as such is of no value except to facilitate

North Manchester 70, Lafontaine ror a state-wide investigation of Military operations.

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safety practices of bus lines. | Committee members began an!

“The basic thinking behind all this is the destruction of hostile

linquiry after The Times laid be-|fOrces and the conservation of our

Here It |s=— fore them a series of complaints O%D-"

The Big Used Car

Event of the Year

It's the big “Mid-Winter |

it had received on practices of at! least four suburban bus com-| panies. | Laxness of supervision over bus operation was blamed by the comy |

How Would You Like It?

® How would you like to live in a one-room tar-

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