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Taverns Warned They Can’t Hike Beer 5c Bottle
Once beer cost only a nickel.
Then it went by jumps
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to 20 and 25 cents a bottle.
But today, tavern owners have been toying with the idea of charging an extra nickel for each bottle of beer.
Some have done so. But Wncle Sam says you can’t do that.” The B5-cent price boost idea popped up after the new federal tax Increase went into" effect Nov. 1. Uncle Sam's jacket experts,
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price - straighthowever, immediately ‘stepped into the picture. They sald the tavern oWner could only boost hig price by the
actual amount of additional tax levied by the new law, An Awkward Fraction That amounts to 3/10th of a
cent a bottle, an awkward figure in today’s pricing trend of charging “round figures” for every item sold. In the case of “carry-out’” beer however, the dealer can add 7 cents a, case or 1 cent for three bottles to the previous price without first getting OPS sanction. But temporarily, at least, the cost of over-the-bar beer will stay the same ®
Later, after going through com-
plicated price control procedures, the tavern owners may get an Increase possibly even that whole extra nickel. But thev will have to prove their costs have been hiked accordingly.
J Bandits Get $92 000 In Haul
United Press
By MILWAUKEE, Wis., Nov. T - Three men armed with rifles and shotguns robbed a branch office of the First Wisconsin National Bank today of $92.000.in currency. The bandits fled during a swirHng snow storm after holding up the office at 4716 Lisbon St. in an outlying section of the city, Police said the men entered the bank, menaced emploves and customers with their guns, scooped the money into a bed sheet and escaped in a late model dark sedan, The men did not wear masks. They were described as between 30 and 35. One of them wore gold rimmed glasses and another had a two and one-half inch scar from his cheek to his left ear. Witnesses told police the sedan bore Wisconsin license number R-6804 Robert L. Murphy, FBI agent at Milwaukee, estimated the loss at $92,000. Milwaukee police said it might be even more. Bank officials informed police they were posting a $10,000 cash reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the bandits
Cathedral-Spartan Game Friday
The Cathedral-Sacred Heart football game scheduled for: tonight has been postponed until Friday
And just in case vou would like to see who Jimmie Angelopolous picks in thir all-important game. turn to Page 20
Blame Weather For 2d Death
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
6 a. m... 31 10 a. m... 32 Ta. m.. 33 il a. m... 32 8a m.. 33 12 (Noon) 32 9a m.. 32 1 p.m... 33 Latest humidity ...... 93%
A second death was attributed bad weather in Indianapolis today as the weatherman promised an end to snow. Sherlock, 71, died at 1057 Tremont St. this morning after shoveling snow and slush from the sidewlak. Deputy Coroner Dr. Robert Rohn pronounced it heart attack.
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is in serious condition in General Hospital with a broken hip suffered Oct. 9.
Warmer Weather Due
Weatherman Fred Maher said
skies will be cloudy tonight, overcast tomorrow and clear Friday. In fact, he said the outlook for Friday was “fair and warmer.” He forecast a chilly 22-degree
low tonight and a high of 40 de-
grees tomorrow, Two deaths were blamed on weather causes, one in Indianapolis and one on the highway. Icy streets also accounted for two
- injuries here.
Killed in Car Skid
Mrs. Minnie (the Moocher) Gayton, 82, was found dead of exposure in the rear of 753 Indiana Ave. where she had ex-
pected to spend the night sleeping in a hallway. Minnie, who had no home, existed by begging food scraps from downtown grocers and produce dealers on Commission Row.
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Hayden. 66.
Springfield. Mass, was killed when her car skidded on ice near Warsaw Edward Priegnitz. 70. of 1112 Spann Ave. here, wax reported in fair condition in General Hospital after he slipped and fell while crossing Illinois 8t. at Jackson Place. Also in fair condition at General Hospital was Louis Kinard, 46, of 3122 Roosevelt Ave.. whose car skidded in the 2000 block Roosevelt and hit a utility pole. The weather cut into a favorite Hoosier pastime in Henry County when a basketball game between New Lisbon and Mt. Summit High Schools was postponed because of bad roads.
Highways Slick
Snow was still falling over most of the at daybreak today whitening slush and ice and making roads more slippery than ever.
state
State police reported highwavs slick and hazardous in the Ligonier, Pendleton, Putnamville and Dunes Park districts. Lafayette and Marion County districts were slushy, and roads ir southern Indiana ranged from wet to snowy to slick ;
On the Inside
Indiana University officials say they have no one in mind to re-
place Clyde Smith
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Sympathy Doesn't Buy a Place to Live—
Kind Hearts Could Warm Burned Out
By DONNA MIKELS
What would you do if house burned down today? If you're a mother, how would you feel if flames drove you and your youngsters into the bitter cold, with only the clothes on vour backs?
What would vou do after the hungry flames had consumed the fruits of vears of work and saving, with nothing left to start anew? If you can't reactions, ask a knows how it feels. She's Mrs, Bernadine Knox. eft homeless with her husband and three tiny children by fire which destroyed their five-room frame house at 511’ 8, Lemon St. earlier this week. When flames seemed to leap from the very walls as she started to dress 4-year-old Mary and 2-year-old Sandra Monday morning, Mrs. Knox had time only to grab the little girls and carry them to safety. # She tried to run back in to save family belongings. But In a few seconds the flames from an overheated coal stove had spread through the house. All firemen, who arrived 20 minutes later. could do was-to pour, water on the gutted shell, Nft out a charred Bible: which was the only
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GOP Victory Here Is Jolt For Truman, McKinney
NEW FIRST FAMILY. Margaret; Sandra, 18 months;
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Indiana Farm Bureau delegates with a warning that the cost of
Indiana's government will continue to rise. That will be true until there is a reversal in the national trend of higher costs, the Governor said. However, he said. there are not many state government functions that could be eliminated He pointed out many state boards
were self-supporting or produced revenue. Another 500 delegates on their way to the Farm Bureau's
were
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Victory ‘By No Means Opens Parley A Personal One: Clark
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City Guesses On Clark Aids
Speculation on Mayor-elect Alex both appeared fresh as the oro- Clark's City Hall appointments of party Judge Alex Clark. a young man Verbial dai a weather-thinned crowd of 500 With relatively few cares in the toasted”EY fot one, but tw
when he takes office Jan.
world, today inherited a bushelful celebrations in the Claypool Hotel. bilities today.
of headaches sewers, streets and smoke control for Indianapolis. It was strictly a case of a guy giving himself th® headaches, though, far Judge. Clark wanted to betome Mavor for a long time. He reached his when a youthful, lusty Republican organization powered: the drive that elected him Mayor over Democrat Phillip I. Bayt. Although mindful of the new duties, chores and problems he automatically . assumes Jan. 1, when he moves into City Hall, Judge Clark and his charming wife, Margaret. weren't a bit worried this morning. Thev were en route to ville for a vacation Last night, as hundreds of well wigshers mobbed the Mavor-Elect, Mrs. Clark sighed happily and exclaimed
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“I'm numb, tired and excited all at once Toaget of Town Mrs. Clark put in almost as
much time politickin’ ‘as her husband. Both showed the strain of an arduous campaign. although
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As one disinterested—and obviously annoyed-—hotel guest observed: “There's more people here than voted for him.” Every faction of Marion County’'s Grand Old Party was repre-
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Orville G. Price's customer didn't wait. And the salesman is in stitches over it. Mr. Price was the only employee in the North Side Furniture Co. 1957 College Ave., when a slim voung man entered last night. The salesman asked him to wait while he waited on customers in another room, The young man wanted a sewing machine. He took one, valued at $119.50. But he was in too much of ‘a hurry to pay for it, Mr. Price ruefully told police,
Although Mr. Clark has tion with possible appointments. his associates began talking some candidates.
At least four have been mentioned for consideration for chief of police. They are Capt. How-
ard Sanders. Sgt. Joseph Stutesman, James Langsford, a defeat- J. Wesley Brown and Joseph E.
ed GOP candidate for sheriff last Bright as GOP majority members vear who retired from the Police of the new City Council.
Department. and Charles Russell
investigator in. Prosecutor Fair- members of the Council..on the Votes over Mrs. child's office. If the merit system basis uf unofficial returns, will Democrat, who polled 1039.
is followed strictly, only Capt Sanders would be eligible.
Mentioned for Fire Chief
ia ei . . Republicans elected to the First talk about possible fire Other Democratic Council candi- Beech Grove City Council were ; 3 tes - - y chief candidates has centersd dates. Walter T. Kendall, Morton 8S.
around Capt. Harlan Reno of the
Broad Ripple station. Several have been mentioned for city controller, the No. 2 City Hall post K. Hunter headed the financing division of Mr. Clark's campaign: John Barney and P. K. Ward, both lawyers
Some Clark associates
mentioned Sherwood Blue, former Mayor Bayt, who ran about 1300
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not swept other Indiana cities. mentioned any names in connac-
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Clark’s 17-Ward Sweep Slices Into Normally Democratic Sections
By NOBLE REED The Republican victory here that dealt a severe blow to the Truman administration and Hoosier Banker Frank E. McKinney's prestige as new national Democratic chairman, swept 17 of the city's 26 wards. Mayor-elect Alex M. Clark’s GOP majorities in the 17 wards upset some of the normally Democratic strongholds on the North nd East Sides.
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Election News On Inside Pages
Mayor Bayt, Democrat, who Page carried only nine, wards, lost six GOP sweeps most of Indiana 2 that had been giving Democrats 2 majorities in the past. Photos of city clerk and city They were the 16th (Southeast council members ......... 2 Side); 11 and 8th (near North Unofficial ret § Mar Side); 6th and Tth (Northwest “noticial returns. irom Marion Side) and the 9th (East Side). County election board ... 2 Majority is 13,600 Republicans show gains Otherwise, the results, giving throughout U.S... Le Mr. Clark a majority of 13,600
votes, followed close to the usual pattern, Mr. Clark
Election sketch by Gene Feingold ...iihuvrniiinien.. 18 carried by heavy majorities all the regular GOP areas on the North and East Sides and Mayor Bayt basically held the South and West Sides. Mayor Bayt piled up the biggest majority in his home area, the 19th ward, (West Side) where the Democratic lead was 4028 to 2126. Mr. Clark’s biggest majority was in his home district, the 21st ward (far North Side) where the GOP led three to one, 4606 to 1559. The smashing victory for Mr. Clark resulted from a solid GOP protest against the Washington regime and failure of thousands of regular Democrats to vote. Mr. Clark's majority was about 5000 more than even the most optimistic Republican leaders had predicted before the election. ‘cent of the votes in the Straw Most Decisive in 15 Years Vote. In the actual election he The decisive GOP sweep of In- drew 55.6 per cent of the ballots. dianapolis was the heaviest mu- Mayor Bayt was aT in the nicipal election majority in more Straw vote to take 43.5 per cent than 15 years. of the ballots. He took 44.4 per Chairman McKinney had rushed cent. > to Indianapolis last Saturday ‘in Republican and Democratic peldesperate attempt to revitalize jticians had high praise for the the sagging Democratic machine ysually accurate Straw Vote but here and save his home town 4s were amazed at this year's nearthe first step for personal prestige perfect count. 3 as national party boss. In the first tabulation of the But hi: expért maneuvering Straw Vote. Mayor Bayt took the machinery to get out theijead. but after the third tally
Straw Vote Just Short of 100% Right
THE TIMES Straw Vote for Mayor came within 9 of 1 per cent in pegging the turn of yesterday’'s election. For the 20th time in 21 electoral races The Times poll has proved to be one of Indianapolis’ most accurate pre-election tabula-
tions. Judge Clark was given 56.5 per
Democratic cause came too late. Kept it.
The same Republican march! The Straw Vote was begun in 1944.
Republicans Win In Beech Grove
Entire Ticket Wins The Republican majorities swept. into office the entire GOP ticket ‘tunning with Judge Clark. They were: Mrs. Grace Tanner. City Clerk: All John A. Secnumaker, Carter Elt-%he Be zroth, Glen Radel, Charles Ehlers,
Republican candidates In ech Grove municipal election were swept into office by substantial majorities in yesterday's balloting. *E. Allen Hunter, former Repubminority. lican mayor. was elected by 1519 Alice Stratton,
. Three Democratic
Mrs. Frances Hein, Republican, was elected clerk-treasurer over Mrs. Pauline Hunley, Democrat.
- be Guy O. Ross, Joseph A. Wicker, and Christian J. Emhardt, having received more votes than the three
Mr. Wicker. nosed out Joseph Haynes, Charles W. Collins, UrWallace for the Democratic mi- ban L. ‘Merl Jr. and Dodge N. nority seat on the Council by only Davis. two votes in unofficial tabulations, —
on profits that they would be
and elect Mr. Wallace. Hall Bayt Ahead of Party “I'm really going to lower the Judge Clark polled an unof- 200m on thosé guys.” the Mayor-
Most of the original campaign votes ahead of his ticket strategy and GOP maneuverings Judge Clark's total was about that started Mr. Clark on his way
2000 below the highest GOP © the mayoralty was engineered Score on the ticket, 70.471 reg- by H. Dale Brown. county clerk. istered. for John A. Schumacher and key party leader here for the
for first district City Councilman last 10 years. The total vote cast was 123.700. Rainier, Innis Helped almost 10.000 votes below the Working with Mr. Brown when turnout for the last citv election the majority of the GOP swung n 1947 when the late Al Feeney to the Clark candidacy last spring was elected mayor by 8300 ma- Was Louis O. Rainier, County jority Treasurer and County Chairman A survev of registration lists John Innis, todav indicated
about 6000 to Also spearheading the Clark: S000 regular Democrats who have drive beginning as early as a fo: been cominT out in all elections Year ago was the hard-hitting failed to vote, Republican Veterars of World
Even if they had. the Demo- War II, headed by James Birr, cratic total would have fallen Auto dealer. Others were Fred C. short of victory Tucker Jr.. real estate man; P, K. He warned what he termed Ward, attorney: William McMur-‘two-bit politicians” and other trie and Attornevs John R. Bar-
Party workers planning to “chisel ney and James Stewdrt.
Our New- Mayor . . . An Editorial
Congratulations to Alex Clark. His victory in yesterdav's election was a sweeping / one, made even more impressive by the high caliber of the candidate he defeated. In the year since he was thrown into the city’s highest office Phil Bayt has run a city administration as fine as Indianapolis ever had. The confidence of a majority of the city's voters that Judge Clark will go on from there is a very great tribute to this able young man, and a very great opportunity for him. : : He takes office pledged to a sound progressive program, We believe he can, and will, carry it through. of In it we wish him the most complete success, and to ‘that end we promise him the full support that every good citizen ought to ‘give to good government. A
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