Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 June 1951 — Page 2

‘Chamberlin they will not remove ‘prisoners from County in

The prosecutor and sheriff

Jransferred a confessed slayer, Ethridge bbs, 34 - year - old Bloomington stoneworker, with‘out a court order from Marion County Jail to Bloomington.

Slain By Sheriff

by. Monrose County Sheriff Fred Davis after, he said, the prisoner attempted to slash his wife's throat in the ngton jail. Following a closed 35-minute session with Mr. Fairchild and Mr. Smith yesterday, Judge Chamberlin issued the following statement, | ‘We all agreed that In the ‘future they will seek a court order .before any prisoner is taken out of the county.” Judge Chamberlin called jn the two officials for “ a very serious talk” after he had asserted earlier their actions in the incident werg “not proper.” 2) ‘Not Contrary to Law’ But the judge said following the | conference he “found that they Are of the definite opinion that their act was not contrary to law.” “They felt strongly that they acted in the furtherance of justice,” he added. “And I think they thought they were acting honestly and sincerely.”

lieved the Grubbs’ removal was legal, Judge Chamberlin said: “No comment.” The judge concluded: ; “As far as I'm concerned, it's a closed case. There's nothing for me to do.” Both Prosecutor Fairchild and Sheriff Smith refused to comment on the conference. “Any statements will have to come from Judge Chamberlin,” they said.

Oldest Member To Help Church Mark 30th Year

Samuel A. Hylton, who has been a member of tha First - Ohurch of the Brethren for 48 of its 50 years, will take part in its golden anniversary service tomorrow at 10:45 a. m. Mr. Hylton has belonged to the celebrating church longer than any other member. gin y . ‘Dr. V. F. Schwalm, president of Manchester College, will speak on *The Church in the City." ~ Another t part of the program will be the recitation of the “Act of Rededication” led by Mr. Hylton. / Be The leaflet for tomorrow econ- | stitutes a printed record of the church from its beginning 50

years ago. : The First Church of the BrethTen was organized as a small mission at 57 Germania Ave. In . 1924, the congregation moved to its present location, 3201 N, Capitol Ave. The building was the former Grace Presbyterian ‘Church, Daniel M. Long is the minister, He came here from Hagerstown, Md., two: years ago.

‘Machine Gun’ Kelly

“Sent fo Leavenworth

LEAVENWORTH, Kas, June

'2 (UP)—George “Machine Gun” Kelly became “just another prisoner” at Leavenworth federal prison today after spending 17 ‘years at Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay. Kelly, one of the nation’s most notorious outlaws, is serving ‘a life sentence for kidnaping millionaite Charles F. Urschel in

He was transferred here yesterday because of “good behavdor,” Warden Walter A. Hunter

$175 Watch Snatched Bertha: Southern, 54, of 744 Fletcher Ave. reported a $175 wrist watch was snatched from her early today by a man as she walked on West St. south of + Washington St.

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CASUALTIES (152 Days) : : 1951 1950 . Awcidents ..... 3201 3381 Injured ....... 1876 1202 Killed ......... 21 29

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Grubbs later was shot to death |

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Continued From Page One States will not consider “any

iform of surrender of Formosa

to the Reds.” Sen, leverett Saltonstall (R. Mass), asked Mr. Acheson If

there are any differences between the State and Defense Departments on Korean War policy. Mr, Acheson said. he knew of none, adding that there had been a difference in the past.

Differed on Bombing Base

That difference. he disclosed, arose over Btate's belief that bombing of Rashin--Red supply center near the Soviet Siberian border—would be “very dangerous” and should not be attempted. The military, however, twice ordered Rashin bombed, and one attack actually was launched. Sen. Saltonstall asked whether there are any differences between this country and Britain and France regarding ' Korea... Mr. Acheson said there were none so far as operations were concerned. But he said the United States wishes to “go further” than the

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Traffic Violators Fined and Jailed

nicipal Court of traffic violations,

Raymond LaMaster, 15, N. Arsenal Ave, was fined $50 and sentenced to 10 days in jail for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor. Judgment was withheld on charges of intoxication and reckless driving, but his operator's license was suspended for one year. James Burton, 2210 8. Haines Ave. was fined $17 and sentenced to 10 days in jail for driving without an operator's license. Judgment was withheld on failure to

ing was dismissed. William E. Parker, 33 N. Hard-

for 60 days.

A June Story—

Reed Howard, 29-year-old-bar-ber at Circle Tower Barber Shop, was in low spirits this morning,

day. The $100, five-diamond wedding

To Save Formosa, Acheson

se 'Force'

other two countries are prepared to go on economic sanctions against Red China.

Mr. Acheson also said he is under “direct instructions” from President Truman not to disclose confidential White House conversations preceding Gen. MacArthur's dismissal, But he talked freely about matters discussed and decisions reached at the meetings.

Quick Thinking By Woman Saves | Invalid Father

Quick thinking by an Indianapolis woman today saved her invalid father from a possible fiery death. Mrs. Mary 1. Reiner, 2215 W. 16th St, used a garden hose to battle a flash fire in the basement of the house until firemen arrived. |

In the room directly above the {flames was Dr. Henry Lohrmann,

|a year ago.

Firemen and police carried him nacle, was addressed by Dr. Herto the porch as the flames were man L. Shibler, superintendent of

being smothered. Mrs. Reiner said she was carry{ing & small can of gasoline out of the basement. As she passed the

ithe can suddenly flared, starting ithe fire, { | She was treated for slight burns jon her left hand,

Soviet Notables Die

| MOSCOW, June 2 (UP)—The

display auto license plates, and a Academy of Sciences announced 5 preliminary charge of vehicle tak-|today the death of academician (trailer were scattered over the ending the Korean War by nego- |

{Vladimir Mitkevich, a Stalin prize {winner and noted authority on

ing St, was fined $30 and sen-| electronics, The death of Stepan;Wrecked. tenced to 10 days for reckless Niaga, prominent Moldavian com-| “ driving. His license was suspended | poser and member of the Supreme Mr. and Mrs. Willard Gain, had been in progress “over a long

| Soviet, also was announced.

Thieves Take Wedding Ring, westinghouse But They Can't Steal Love

{ring he intended to place on the

{finger of Miss Alice Porter, 28, of

although this was his wedding | "0% W. 28th St. his bride-to-be,

{was stolen last night from his |apartment at 2235 Kenwood Ave.

951 Traffic Toll Rises

- To 27 as Woman Dies

stood at 27 today, only two fatalities short of the 29 persons killed

| within the same period last year.|Postholiday traffic mishaps rose. man promptly offered to lend

Sparks,

eral hii 54-year-old who lived at 759 Shortridge , was critically injured |

in a two-car collision Thursday night at the intersection of Arlington Ave, and 16th t courted three feet insid v4 I} e cy Sparks was a passenger in car driven by her husband,

the other car, Robert

1951 trafic death toll]

{leans St., |drtven by

Who was slightly 10-1224 St. hurt by the car driven

Four more children were injured on city streets yesterday, as

They were: | Jerry Wilkinson, 11, of 1838 Orinjured by the car Victor Houdeék, 28, of

~_: 12030 E. LeGrande St. ’ » the: acel-| Caroll Vest, 5, of 870 Fletcher

Ave, who, ran into the path of the car operated by Frances M. Knox, 48, of 1012 E. Palmer St. Reginald : Sneed, 2, of 814 BE.

by Richard Beaver, 21, -of 2366,

Columbia Ave.

George Knox, 7, of 435 Douglas Bt. crossing a street when in-

by the car operated by| : Williams, 33, of 303 Ag-| : ot

Kept in a strongbox containing Iss, the ring, money and box disjappeared while Mr. Howard was {absent from his room for a few minutes. ‘ | «But things perked up consider{ably when the man who had sold | Mr. Howard the ring, a long-time {patron of the barber shop, came lin and heard of his plight. The the

‘wietim, Mrs. Flora None were seriously hurt, po- barber another wedding band so Jeerday in Gen- lice said, and were released arter|the ceremony would ba complete. {treatment for injuries.

In the month of June, the marriage must go on. And it will— | thanks to a soft-hearted gem salesman,

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Seniors Urged

that service one of the greatest] : . {privileges of your lives.” | Epo [ a | Mrs, Bruc : t : Judge Alex Clark today levied lying helplessly in a fracture bed! 4 Jo Sruck addtessed the group) i three fine-and-jail sentences to which he had been confinediat the athletic field.

againét drivers convicted in Mu-|Since he suffered a fractured hip. The Crispus Attucks graduat-

‘Ohio Couple Uninjured

hot water heater the gasoline in|

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{rowly escaped injury today when

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lon Youn Victim of Wreck, Is Still Critical.

|“ David Giotte, 18-year-old Ham-! ‘mond High School athléte, today (was the only remaining hospital-| ized victim of. an automobile | wreck ‘last Saturday, which in- : jured four ahd killed a Hfth. | Young Giotte, a 440-yard run-, ner, was listed as still in critical condition, but slightly improved. | Richard Helmer, 17, was sent. {back to Hammond yesterday in an ambulance, having recuperated enough from severe head cuts to 4 {make the trip. | Kenneth Gasaway, 18, was re{leased last Sunday, and Raymond ‘Kuzos, 18, driver of the car, was Sitreated for minor injuries and re|leased folowing the crash. Robert Z|Davis, 16, died before he could Sireach the hospital. The five, all Hammond Higno s/trackmen, were entering Indianfapolis on U. 8. 52 when their scar skidded on the wet highway sat 82d St. scraped a tree and Sicareened off a telephone pole. 2|They were en route to Technical High's athletic field to watch Hoosier high school track finals.

BIBBING UP-—Fran puts a bib on Kukla while Burr and Ollie smile their approval. To the uninitiated, they're the cast of video's popular "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" show which is making three local appearances today in the L. S. Ayres Auditorium. Left to right, their full names are Fran Al. lison, Kukla, Burr Tillstrom, creator of the show, and Oliver J. Dragon. Fran and the two puppets appear on stage, while Burr does the back stage manipulating.

RFC-B&0 Files

Turned Over to Justice Dept. |

By United Press WASHINGTON, June 2 (UP)— The Justice Department has received the Senate Banking Committee’s complete files on dealings between the Reconstruction Finance Corp. and the Baltimore {& Ohio Railroad, it was disclosed today. The committee acted after it/treated for.slight injuries. made public a 1947 report pro-

16th Bt. Midget Speedway.

Another policeman, sitting beside the first when the accident occurred, was reported in fair con-

(R. N. H.), who headed an in-|fractured pelvis and internal and vestigation of RFC loans totaling head injuries at the W. 16th St. $87 million to the B. & O. {track last night when a hardtop "Also being made available to racing car was flipped into the the Justice Department was Sen. stand. Tobey’'s proposed T74-page report] which ‘never was adopted by the investigating sub - committee Inisr of 1725 Cottage Ave., suffered I a committee Since), broken right leg and lung inSen. Tobey’s" long - unpublished ’' ** : recommendations. disclosed he Treated at. Methodist Hospital wanted the Justice Department to for minor injuries were Mrs. Anna enter the B. & O. investigation West, 58, of 3514 Prospect St; in 1947. \ {Mrs. Mary. Medlock, 47, of 706 He said minutes of B. & 0. Cleveland St, sister of Mrs, West;

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Suffers Broken Leg Patrolman Gordon D. Hartley,

Face Challenge 0f World Crisis,

The most important persons In| the world today are the youngiis6ard meetings. were people, a graduating class of 6191p omit language the directors Ketcham St.; Clyde Zimmerman, pupils was told last night at'qiq not want to appear in the|23, of 254 N. Dorman St. and E. Technical High School. court records, and that the sub>\F- Vonburg, 57, of 1658 Brookside | Mrs. Louis Bruck, vice president [committee hearings were marked Ave. of the School Board, in her address told the senior class: “You have as great a challenge 48 any generation has ever been called on to meet. These times, however unstable and unsure, are as important as the world has ever known." She declared it was her observation that “your generation sees clearly, and that you are realistic in your approach, not only to your own problems but to the larger {issues that affect us all”

faith” by B. & O. witnesses. ton St, driver of the stock racer, | He said Russell M. Snodgrass, was uninjured. i a B. & O. official and former RFC| His vehicle locked wheels with attorney, was ‘evasive or worse” | another car. on the southeast in his answers. curve. It was. catapulted over a “The Implications of a collusive gi, foot steel guardrail and a fivebankruptcy to be drawn . .. califoot wire fence and hit the front

not be dismissed in the easy way rows of the grandstand broadside urged by” attorneys for the B. & put upright. :

0., Sen. Tobey said. . The report also criticized Fed- a two off-duty pelicemen, ere sitting in the fifth row up eral District Judge W. Calvin in a aparsiev- led 1 Chesnutt, who participated in the parsiey-peopled area. 1944 B. & O. reorganization pro- Stand Gives Way ceedings, for ruling privately oni A lower section of the wooden one point in the trial before/stand, in which not moré than hearing the issues. Sen. Tobey|150 persons were sitting, gave y said Judge Chesnutt informally way under impact of the car. Touching on the unsettled world|ruled on the matter in a telephone | Police said injuries undoubtedly situation and possible armed serv-/conversation with a railroad of-! would fr

ice, she said: [ficial * f ‘Just Like Big Boys—

Cites World Crisis

She urged that they be willing to bear a proportionate share of responsibility.

“I hope that vou will consider |

uring commencement ceremonies

Heads New Korea Spreads to Su

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War Peace Effort obs on

LONDON, June 2 (UP)—Brit- on Long Island slashed prices an-| a fon - duane! with the United novnetng hey would nt ba under-| ates, the Commonweal coun- so. y ep. ent stores. tries and other interested governnients in the “possibility” of ajenough supplies on hand to handle] truce in Korea, authoritative the rush of bargain hunters. | quarters said today. i Their bigger brothers in Man-| These sources sald that Foreign hattan, ‘R. H. Macy & Co. and house trailer at 7700 W. Washing- [Secretary Herbert Morrison has Gimbels, were running out of am-| ton St. . |made a new approach to inter- munition in the face of recordPolice said contents of the ested governments with a view to breaking crowds of shoppers.

ath Boycotted by Firms was. de- tiation.

ulling §t| A foreign office spokesman ads! Macy's also had been boycotted p 8 I mitted there had been such moves [by two angry manufacturers. -{Eversharp, Inc., manufacturers of |

Neither occupant of the car, |He told a news conference they ons and razors, curtly told the!

Columbus, O., was injured. The Period.” jompany ey on Whig ] truck driver, Raymond Stewart, But diplomatic quarters said| or failure to maintain fair-trade Hopedale, O., also escaped unin-| they believed Britain had taken) |

!minimum prices. |jured. initiative In & new effort for\ Earlier, the Goodall Fabrics

Co. said they wouldn't sell Macy's! One London newspaper claimed! today that Mr. Morrison had |22Y. more Palm Beach suits. urged the interested United Na-| tions countries to be prepared for quick action. The ' report said he had suggested that machinery

{ing class, meeting in Cadle Tabes-

By United Press YORK, “June 2--The

. NEW schools. There was 287 pupils in the class, :

| An Ohio maf and his wife nar-

a heavy tractor-trailer truck crashed into the back of their

(highway. The trailer {molished and the car

Strike Hinges on OPS Move

| PITTSBURGH, June 2 (UP)-- | Whether a strike: by more than {51,000 production workers of the be set up as soon as possible to | Westinghouse Electric Corp. will attempt to end the war by

because they “acted defensively.”

after the Supreme Court ruled that stores which had not signed

Patrolman Paul F. Crooke, 30, ; posed by Sen. Charles W. Tobey of 1847 Barth Ave. suffered a § =

have been much greateriaid to injured.

city’s price war spread to the sub- minimum prices.

{Macy's stubbornly refused to give

up the fight. The small stores sald they had). "+" the company, declared]

{his store definitely committed to!

Other participants in the price ican Christian Palestine Commitiwar would be supplied they sald, |

Macy's started the price war blatt is spiritual leader of the

dition, and five other persons were &

Paul Crooke

“doctored” Mrs. Mildred Clark, 27, of 766 Si

by “at least” six acts of “bad| Don Dewey, 28 of 1302 Law- iif

Gordon Hartley

had the grandstand been filled to its limit of 900. Racing continued after the damaged stand was cleared.

Mr. Vonburg, an ambulance at-

Race Car Hits Stand, 20th Century-Fox Officer Hurt Critically To Get Out of

A young Indianapolis policeman ges lay in a coma at Methodist Hos- i§ pital today, critically injured by § a hurtling race car which vaulted 3 into the grandstand at the West #

B Theater Business

WASHINGTON, June 2 (UP)—

| The Justice Department moved a

step closer today to completing a 13-year drive to force eight major

the theater business.

The department announced late yesterday that it had reached an agreement with the 20th CenturyFox Film Corp. under which the company will get out of the exhibition end of the business and

t (confine itself to production and

distribution of films.

the company giving up its gvholly-

iowned theater operating subsidijary, National Theaters Corp. Na-

tional, which now operates 450 theaters, would have to give up about 100 theaters to restore competition in areas where they are located. The agreement is subject to approval of the New York federal court and Fox stockholders. It

day. If the court and stockholders approve, Fox and National would be controlled and managed Independently of each other. The Justice Department made

i previous similar .agreements with

RKO Picturés, Paramount and

| Warner Brothers.

Red Cross to Open

New 3'2-Week Course

Techniques in caring for bedridden patients in the home will be taught in a 3%-week course on “Home Care of the Sick and Injured,” for which registrations

tendant, was cut on the forehead while climbing a fence to give|

N. Y. Stores’ Price Battle

burban Areas

laws did not have to honor the!

Continued Fight In the face of the boycotts,

Richard Weil, pres-

Setting its own prices.

Yesterday frenzied crowds exhausted the stocks of some of the biggest bargains since prewar days, forcing the stores to spread their price-cutting to new items. Around the nation, some pricecutting was reported in New Orleans; Lead, 8. D.; Albuquerque, N. M,, and Oklahoma City.

Rabbi to Speak

Rabbi Maurice Goldblatt will speak on “The History of the Jews during the Diaspora” at the luncheon meeting of the Amer-

tee Wednesday at 12:15 p. m. in {the Columbia Club. Rabbi Gold-

{Indianapolis Hebrew congrega- | tion.

are being taken at the Red Cross Chapter house, 1126 N. Meridian St.

Scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. each Tuesday and Friday, the class will begin Tuesday.

Wilma Franklin Wins 1951" Sorority Award

Wilma Franklin, a June graduate of Crispus Attucks High

agreements under the fair trade school, has won the 1951 award

of the Indiana Alpha Association

16f Phi Beta Kappa.

Given to only one graduating senfor in each oF Indianapolis’ college preparatory schools, the awards are -designed to encourage scholarship in the liberal arts field.

{be averted or merely delayed negotiation. irested today with the Office off There was no indication 45 to Price Stabilization. what channels would be used for A wage agreement reached last an approach to the Communist [night between the company and government at Peiping, China.

Injured by Plaster

{the . CIO-International Union of Robert Baxter, 3, son of Mrs.

| Electrical Workers was contingent on OPS permitting WestiugFrances Baxter, 128 E, 33d St. was treated for head cuts at St.

house to include the added labor costs in computing new ceiling Vincent's Hospital yesterday after loose plaster from the

prices for electrical products. If the request is turned down, kitchen ceiling fell on him during supper.

the firm will not grant a 9-cent-an-hour pay boost specified in the agreement and the union will be free to strike or open new. wage negotiations.

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Banque

A banquet in the Hawthc mark the 25th the Arsenal C Association. For Miss Dix

be the firat lap career, The named her winn $50 college schols on the Cannon, ” dent newspaper. Speaker at the will be Wiss Ell director of publi and permanent and faculty advil ciation.

Arrangements Miss Charlotte man of arrang Miller will be tos Special invitati Dr. Herman Shit ent of schools, a H. H. Anderson, | “and Mrs. Anders E+" Miller; Mr. and M David Ryker ar members, The Dinnerette tion for the dinn Miss Florence Marilyn Hotz, b Butler Universit ‘White, associatio: Serving on committee are Hanger Haversti Ritter and Mrs. Rexroth. Mr. and Mrs. take charge of

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