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IN PAIN—Newspaper veridor John ‘Stephens, 72, swabs his

Two Grocers 'Three-Day Deer Shoot Expected to Net 2100

shot in Morgan-Monroe state] Under the former regulation, breath had Hoosiers shiver- 7 a Mr. Hageiskamp said, an inde-

Robbed of $472

BULLETIN A man answering the description of the bandit who robbed two Indiamapolis grocers held up a third this after noon. It was George Kafoure's market, 324 E. 17th St.

Somebody tipped off the deer our Jim was coming ...Page 38 More than 15000 Hoosier hunters -criss-crossed 17 southern counties today in the middle of a three-day shooting spree which

State conservation officials believed the total prize would near

Two Indianapolis grocers were reported robbed of $472 at gun- : ‘ more than 50 years. point this morning and late yes-' "op" ¢ 1pe biggest deer reportterday. Police believed that both ed so far was bagged by Gerald

jobs could have been, the work O. Prather of Beech Grove. It *was a 31§-pound, 16-point bucle

season closes tomorrow. It fis Indiana's first season on deer in

of the same lone bandit, Four other robberies brought

thugs' loot to 0 h $600 ; thugs’ loot to more than $60 Boyt Wihittles Heaviest loser was John Moore Opponent’s Lead In Straw Vote

57, operator of a grocery at 4426 Mayor Phillip Bayt came up

FE. Washington 8t., where a small gunman in his early 20s got $400 early today. According to police, the bandit asked Mr. Moore for a pack of cigarets. When the grocer turned his back, the youth drew a pistol and-ordered him “into the rear room. The bandit and $400 from the till were gone when Mr. Moore emerged a few minutes later, the victim reported.

Similar Stickup

A stickup man of similar description got $72.20 from a grocery at 2358 N, Alabama St. yes-

the - 15th tabulation of The Times Straw Vote for Mayor. Judge Clark's percentage of “ali votes counted slipped slightly for the second day in a row. It now is 56.7 per cent of all votes tallied.

Page Campaign stories.......... 3 “. «+ « we believe Phil Bayt should be elected Mayor of Indianapolis next Tuesday

2 terday afternoon in the same gv an uditorial Soba ’ way, police said. His count yesterday was 56.9 per The gunman asked the pro- cont Mayor Bayt's tally today

prietor, Wilbur Stuckwish, 55, of 5860 W, Vermont St., for a box of matches. When the grocer turned again to face the ‘customer,” he was menaced with a

was 43.3 per cent over his yesterday's count of 43.1 per cent. Here is a percentage camparison of all votes tabulated:

Ww T 1t Previous pictol and ordered into the rear % Dae” Tab room. For Judge Clark, Besides the $72.20, the bandit Republican «77 56.7% 56.97% got Mr. Stuckwish's empty bill- For Mayor Bayt, fold. . . Democrat ...... 43.3% 43.1% Other robberies reported to Straight Repubpolice: . : ican vos ..... 28.97% 28.97% A gunman robbed Willard Straight Dem Jones, 34, operator of a trackless cratic votes ....-18.67% 18.8% trolley, of his money box, changer Republicans for v and oilifold, containing an un- Democrat Bayt.11.6% 11.4% determined amount, last night, Democrats for The robber got off at Pennsyl- Republican Clark 86% 886% vania ‘and Georgia Sts. and NO Party Pref jeorg 47 erence Indicated 322% 32.47%

escaped, Two women passengers also were on the trolley.

Toddle House Robbed

Two men robbed the Toddle House, 907 N. Pennsylvania St. of $40 early today. Miss Lucy Simpson, 17, a waitress, said one held his hand in his pocket as if he had a gun. Two Camp Atterbury soldiérs . were robbed last night. Four men 1{-you receive a Times Straw who strongarmed Pfe. William Vote for Mayor card in the mail, Wert got his billfold and g29, All it In just like you will vote Three hours later a man snatched neXt Tuesday, then send it imme-

, {diately to The Times. Pfe. Christian Neybig's billfold, Inia containing $40. The Times Straw Vote for

{Mayor is not a forecast of the election Nov. 6. It is presented to’ {the public so they may draw their (UP)—Fire OWN conclusions as to local politi- : cal trends, from the results of, the Straw Vote. ? Names of persons receiving

Hefe is the tally of votes received in _one day: For Judge Clark, 429 per «cent: For Mayor Bayt, 57.1 per cent; Straight Republican votes, 28.6 per cent; No Straight Democratic Votes; Republicans -for Mayor Bayt, 28.6 per cent; Democrats for Clark, 14.3 per cent; No Party Preference Indicated, 28.6 per cent,

Fire in Houston

HOUSTON, Nov. 2 whipped on by a brisk north wind today destroyed the 430-foot. main car repair shop.in the Southern mymes Straw Vote Cards are sePacific Rallroad yards and about jected in a pattern from the Cify 80 freight cars. Damage was esti- Directory to include all sections

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bleeding nose after being hit by & fruck at Maryland /and linais Sts. Police Sgt Harold Morton bends solicitously over the aged newsie. Mr. Stephens was fredted af General Hospital for slight injuries: Eg

already has netted some 700 deer.!

2100 when the abbreviated open]

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forest,

{a meeting with Michael “V, { Salle, OPS director. to clarify the Hoosier situation. If OPS officials refuse to alter |their interpretation of the amend{ment voted by Congress, grocers and butchers thfdughout the state will be allewed to add the gross tax of five-eighths of 1 per cent to the total of each customer’'s purchase,

income

| Sterling, sioner.

shock to customers, want to pay the retailers’ and to grocers and butchers, who want to pass the tax to the cus{tomer but not to figtre it in front of him on individual purchases.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1951

Grocers, OPS Dispute Over Ruling on Tax

Indiana grocers and butchers held off charging custo-| mers state gross income taxes) [today, hoping the Office of {Price Stabilization will take them {off the hook. Schricker has asked for Di-

Gov.

But customers won't

Up to Purchasers “It's up to the

said. ‘Under

will anyone

Mr. Lustgarten

The interpretation came as a who don't tax,

Seek Higher Margins

Harvey C. Hagelskamp, execu(tive secretary of the Hoosier as{sociation, said the intent of the ‘amendment, was to secure from OPS higher profit margins on some items in Indiana. This, in jeffect, would allow grocery re-| {tellers to figure the

Conservation official Bob Hoo: Pendent grocer who netted a ver, who toured the hunting area Profit of $5000 for the year on yesterday, said the wooded sec- 8T08s receipts of $100,000 had to

tions are “packed.” He roads around woods are

said Pay $606.25 in state gross income lined taX. A salaried person who earns

with what appear to be “stalled $5000 annual wage owes only $50

cars.” The department earlier sold about 15,000 deer-hunging licens and sent hundreds more today t five counties where all supplies

(gross income tax.

Says Interpretation Wrong

“The present OPS interpretation Ys wrong,” Mr. Hagelskamp

i : charged. “It’s hard to figure how were sold. The counties are Mor- they came up with such a decigan, Monroe, Brown, Lawrence, sion and Jackson. However, Mr. Lustgarten said

Mr, Hoover said incomplete reports ‘show 200 deer shot in the Harrison County state forest area, near Corydon, -and 100 near Scottsburg. He said present -re-

the interpretation was based on “legislative history,” at after three months of conferences between OPS officials and

and arrived

poris indicate hunters are bagging COngressional committees.

some 700 deer each day and will exceed the 1500 which conservation officials expected to be taken. Today's cold weather discour-

said. The hunters are required to report success or failure in the

field—if they -ever want another:

“This he said. “We're only here to administrate it.” Mr. Lustgarten pointed out-the with added support today to cut aged no hunters from the 1,120,000 tax, added to a grocery bill, is down’ Judge Alex Clark's lead in.acres being hunted, Mr. Hoover considered part of the gross receipts, and is itself taxable as gross. income.

is not our amendment.”

deer license—and an official report on their hunting thereby will be available.

Korea Rotation WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UP)— During the four months ended Wednesday, 112.000 Army enlisted men and 7300 officers were returned to this country from Korea.

Glory Be to St. Patrick

CORK, Irelarid, Nov. 22 (UP)—Inflation note: The charge for kissing the.blarney stone was raised today from one shilling (14 cents) to one shilling six pence (21 .cents),

have to pay the tax, according to Conn J. state revenue commis-

! purchaser whether he wants to pay it,” Mr. Sterling law, it's not mandatory.” In the district OPS office here, counsel Paul Lustgarten said government officials action against fuses to pay the retailers’ gross income tax.

Indiana

not take, who re-

said - OPS in Washington fought the amendment introduced by Rep. Charles] Halleck (R. Ind.) at the request] {af the Indiana Retail Grocers and| {Meat Dealers Association. When! (it passed and became effective {Aug. 1 this year, OPS was re{quired to interpret it.

gross income! {tax as an operating expense, a practice which most other ater 3 retailers follow, 3 ; . rs Oo "1 { “We aren't seeking someone to (pay our taxés,” Mr. Hegennans 1 O Dip to 23 Tonight sald. “We only want to bring our! : retailers in line with retailers in , other states.”

Ing yesterday and were down to {29 at § a. m.

/tion, Indiana will have 31 snows

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"GOOD MORNING" —This harbinger of things to come greeted Indianapolis drivers this morning. We'd like to remind the weatherman this is only Nov, 2, winter doesn’t start until Dec. 22, and

we could sure use some Indian summer around here.

ercury Expected

Old man winter's hoary] LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6 a. m...31 10 a. m...29 . . i m...30 11 a; m...29 ing today, and there "was, 8 a. m...29 12 (noon) 29 little relief in sight. 9a m..28 1p m..29 Snaw flurries and temperatures) y ioqt humidity ........ 61%

around freezing continued throughout the day, and a low of 23 is predicted for tonight and a high of 36 tomorrow. Last year's record high of 82 on Nov. 1 was a far cry from the cold air mass which clamped icy fingers on Indiana yesterday and today.. Early snow melted as soon as it hit the warm earth. but with tem-

Woman Accused Of Writing Four ‘Rubber’ Checks

trouble, don’t retrace your steps. Mrs. Lissa® Hanson, 335, gave her address as 138 8. Summit St., repeated Wednesday's ac-

peratures a 29 throughout the tivities yesterday and landed in day, later snow was expected to Jail | “stick i Mrs. Hanson, who is held on a eT : preliminary charge of issuing ” + 1 - It won't be enough’ for snOW- rr, qylent checks, wrote two

balls, but hunters in the southern part of the state may get help in stalking elusive deer with tracks

in the snow. : Temperatures began slid-

at the Wm. H. Block Co. Yesterday, she returned and wrote two more totaling $100. But. Mrs. Thelma Laker, in charge of the check desk at Block's was waiting for her. Mrs. Hanson, using the name Mrs. Jack Lester, wrote . the checks on a Louisville bank. She was registered at a downtown hotel under that name.

Atom Blast Blamed

The cold air mass moved in from the south and southwest, and snow was expected to be heavier in thé southern part of Indiana. According to the old supersti-

because the first snow fell on the

With a Pause for Prayer—

Lilibet and

Other stories, 15. 32. By ELIZABETH TOOMEY

United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Nov. 2—Princess Elizabeth and Philip wound up their two-day visit today with a pause for prayers and a whirl-

photos, Pages 8,

Capitol and other points of interest on. every tourist's “must” list.

Then there were the formal farewells to President and Mrs, Truman, and off to the airport and Montreal.

Driving through a raw drizzle that shrouded the glories of a fading Washington autumn, they packed in all the sights possible before leaving on their feturn to Canada. ’ A high point _was their visit to the Library of Congress where théy looked at the glass-protected — original of the Decmration of Independence. Although they were permitted to see this document which proclaimed the new world's independence of Great Britain, the royal visitors were discreetly maneuvered at the Capitol building so they would not see heroic paintings depicting such events of British discomfiture as Cornwallis’ surrender to Gen. George Washington 170 years ago at Yorktown. The final official act on the Princess’ schedule was the pre-

sentation of - an .‘“overmantel” .

l Continued on Page 12—Col. 1 fore leaving Washington,

Phil Go Sightseeing |

t n LAST LOOK—Princess Elizabeth and ° ) from her féther, King George VI, |oave Blair House this morning for their final sightseeing tour be-.

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31st. ice i It looks like a white winter. For Missing Pigeons PHOENIX, Ariz. Nov. 2 (UP) —The « Phoenix Pigeon Racing Club -is missing 23 birds, and

members think atomic scientists are to blame. : The homing pigeons failed to come home from the Grand Cagyon air races yesterday. and the” club believes the atom bomb

3 blast near Las Vegas, Nev, may have thrown -them off their course, zr

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Again Victim 0f Scandal

| Olymps Receive Vote of Confidefice, Page 34

The Indianapolis Olympians {today again found themselves ‘the victims of the basketball

“fix” scandal. | Sol Levy, a referee for the Na{tional Basketball Association, was arrested last night in New York City: on charges of taking $3000 In bribes involving three pro basketball games. One of the games he “is ace cused of officiating in such a manner as to shave the point spread,” was the Olympian-Boston Celtics game of Nov. 11, 1950, at Boston. Informed of Levy's arrest, J. R. { (Babe) Kimbrough, general man{ager of the Olympians, said: ‘Levy's arrest in connection with gambling comes as a sur(prise, but the fact that the offi(ciating was poor is no surprise. I saw that game and remarked at {the time that I thought the of- + |ficiating was extremely bad and {that the Olymps were getting the “worst of the bargain. I did not, (however, think about the gam‘bling angle.

Whistle Starts Blowing

Times photo by Dean Timmerman.

pened, the game was over and we By United Press {involved in any fix attempts. “It accompanied by sub-zero tem- to the official. And with that

| “As I recall the game, we were y . {leading in the closing minutes Vers mee the whistle started blows ling all over the place and befors — I HI. h - we had lost.” AS far as he knows, . The nation bundled up today is possible,” he said, “that the agaist a bone-chillMg freeze gamblers tried to get to some of peratures and blizzard conditions. whistle it would be an easy matAt least six deaths were at-|/ter for him to fix any game.”

rs quite realized what had hapIn Icy Blasts Kimbronen said, pro players haven't been which blew down from Canada the players and having failed, got tributed to the weather. The arrest of Levy will serve

| “The unseasonable cold weather|to recall to a number of sports {stretched from the Pacific North- writers and sports fans the fact |west eastward to the Atlantic/that Kimbrough during the past {Seaboard and as far south as the two years has bitterly complained

| Gulf of Mexico. to Maurice Podoloff, president of Laramie, Wyo., with a frigid the NBA, about the officiating. reading of 10 degrees below zero, However, nothing was ever done took the prize for the coldest spot about the complaints,

in the nation. Denver was sec- i Complains to Podoloff

ond with 6 below. Six inches of/ snow also fell in the mile-high! Since Levy was the first official city. lof either the college or pro sport Howl Down Slopes (to be arrested, that, too, marked Near-galé winds of 50 miles an 2 Sudden new turn in the investi.

hour howled down the eastern/ E2708 of “Axegd. basketball slopes of the Rocky Mountains, Hi , piling up snow in heavy drifts. { Levy, 41, was a resied his And snow was general through moriing after all-night us ~ Coloradojportions of Kansas, the INS at the district attorney's of« Texas Palhandle, Southern Mis- fice. ; 'souri and Prts of Kentucky. Levy was charged with regulat. Just 72 houwg ago a record high! In the game so as to limit the temperature 0M 90 degrees was Winning margin of one team, established at Dallas. (holding it below the margin preIt started to snow in Dallas dicted in wagering odds.

early today and the temperature All in Pro League

dropped to 33 degrees to set anew ,, three games were played in all-time record low for Nov. 2. . . the National Basketball AssociaAnother reco.d was established - " at Chicago where a low reading tion, the “major league” of the of 22.6 degrees established for Professional court spert. . Nov. 2 in 1911 was shattereq District Attorney Frank Hogan ‘when the mercury crept down to named the Nov. 11, 1850 game, 22 degrees. ! in which the Boston Celtics de- ; Forfeit Grid G feated the Washington Capitals, : ig. ame 78 to 77 at Washington, as the At Valley City, N.D., the

first gama for which Le acWahpeton School of Science for- g fd

feited a football game to Valley City State College. “Only polar bears would play in. weather like this,” said assistant Coach Gordon Patterson. Canada and Alaska, which spawned, the cold air mass, enjoyed relatively mild weather after the icy front moved south to chill the United States

Continued on Page 12—Col.’ 4 UAW Asks 8000 To End Strike

DETROIT, Nov. 2 (UP)—The CIO United Auto Workers’ union today recommended that S000 striking Borg-Warner Co. employees return to their jobs in 10. Midwest plants. { The 12-man union policy eomsimittee bowed to government pleas to end the three-week walkout, ~The strike, which eut off auto industry sipplies of gears, clutches, universal joints and other key parts, already has forced Nash Motors to close its Kenosha and Milwaukee, Wis. plants for a week, idling 13,000 workers, Plants in Detroit: Kalamazoo, Mich.: Rockford, Ill; Chicago; Memphis, Tenn.; Cleveland and Newcastle, Ind.,, were shut down iby the strike. :

Strike Fails to Halt

Part Plant's Output

DETROIT, Nov. 2. (UP)-—A strike of 300 salaried engineers, {members of the CIO United Auto Workers Union, failed today to {disrupt production at the Briggs Manufacturing Co. because of an absence of pickets. The union-authorized: walkout started . yesterday in a dispute over different pay rates for the same jobs. Briggs makes auto bodies .and parts for tha auto industry.

On the Inside =

: age The United Nations truce negotiators have offered fo make another concession to the Communists ......0cconeivnns 3 Princess: Elizabeth shook a lot of hands in Washington but the, guests had more fun drinking 800 bottles of champagne .. 9

Six impartial Gls have rated Illinois girls prettier than Indiana's. 18 :

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