Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 January 1952 — Page 2

PAGE. ye - — Second ‘Casualty’ —

Trooper uits To Join Smith Furniture Co.

=. Indi iad state police today lest its second 'top- notch” officer to .a new paper furniture industry : Latest to resign was Lt. Robert H. Shields. pared as one of the department's outstanding’ officers. charge of its Indianapolis post. Lt. Shiejd resigns a: 12-year career in the department to join the new industry founded by a ‘fellow state police lieutenant, Earl Dallas Smith, who also resigned to dewote full time to .the manufacture of his now nationally. acclaimed- furniture.

Maj. Robert A. O'Neal, state police executive officer, said the ’ department regretted the departure of both officers — “very: good’ men.” Lt. Shields .will become manager of the manufacturing and

sales office of Dallas Smith Corp. 118 8S. Pennsylvania St., of which Lt. Smith is president.

Patented Idea

Lt. Smith hit upon an idea for making inexpensive and. sturdy “cardboard” furniture about two years ago and recently paténted his idea to go into production of the fiber board, foam rubber chairs and couches. His idea was publicized in Life Magazine, and many of the nation’s leading de- ¥ partment stores.and hotel chains havé begun stocking the new furniture line Lt. Shields, 34, joined the state police in 1938 and became commanding officer of the Indianap..0lis post.in 1949 after ‘moving up through thé ranks. He has figured in most of the department's im-’ portant investigations and was one of the men credited with helping solve the notorious Robert Austin Watts murder case. The 32-year-old Lt. 8mith also figured in the Watts investigation .. and both men turned in “praiseworthy jobs as policemen” in such outstanding cases ag the Howard Pollard murder trial and the slaying of two Hammond policemen in 1947.

‘Served 10 Years

Lt. 8mith served on the police force 10 years, returning after three vears in the Air Force to ..head the “department's aviation division as the department's chief pilot.

Symington Lt. 8mith lives at 2110 E. 61st To Resign Pl. with his wife, a daughter and twit x d Lt. Shield ide twin sons. and Lt. Shields resides Plate I oy mh

with his wife, a son and daughter.

Wee Hour Auto Crash Rate Blamed On Sleepy Eyes

CHICAGO, Jan. 4 (CDN) — Drowsiness can make you see Corporation. double, says Dr. Nathaniel Kleit- (The Indianapolis Times reman, professor of physiology at ported exclusively yesterday, bethe University of Chicago. fore the President's announce-

Lt. Robert H. Shields

Lt. Earl Dallas Smith

Editorial, Page 18

| WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UP) — President Truman announced yesterday that W, Stuart Symington, his number one handy-man, will resign this month as administrator of the Reconstruction Finance

and five women kept awake ‘dur- "resign. ) ing a 30-hour period. The President told his news conThose who began getting drow- ference that Mr. Symington has sy had difficult seeing properly, wanted to leave governmeny servWriting in the French publica-/ice for the last 18 months and tion,” “L’'anee Psychologique,” Dr, that he will accept his resignaKleitman said drowsiness of vi- tion sometime this month. gion may help accéunt for the rel. ' Disclosure of - Mr. Symington's atively high rate of auto accidents plans to resign came as no surin early morning hours. prise to official Washington. - It The midnight to 4 a. m. period-has_hegn_known for some time 8 ; ’ AAngeron our-rthat-he-wished totake an extendhour period in the 24, even though'ed vacation after six straight traffic ig relatively light, iyears in high-pressure government. The physiologist advised drivers Jobs. to pull off the réad in the early morning hours and resume driv-| ing later -in the morning when the muscular balance of the eyes returns,

No Successor Named

There was no_ hint as to who: would succeed Mr: Symington as {RFC administrator, He took the post for tne ex(press purpose of reorganizing the huge government lending agency land rebuilding public confidencein it. He himself enjoyed ‘he full confidence not only of Mr. Truman but: of Congress as well. When he accepted the post last May, he sald he would stay no longer than necessary to perform the cleanup and reorganization job that Mr. Truman had assigned him. : : Mr. Symington. inherited ‘the RFC from a five-man board of directors that was castigated by a

In Princeton It's 2 Guys For Each Job

Br United Press PRINCETON, Ind, Jan. 4— «Duplicate Republican and Democratic employees of this gity's 37 jobs raced each other to work t)*ay while awaiting a court de-

cision on; who controls the pa- Senate banking subcommittee *. tronage. , headed by Sen. J. Willlam FulBoth Democratic Mayor M. bright (D. Ark.) for their mah-

Vernor Woodruff and. his: GOP agement of the agency. « «ity council appointed workers to

each of the jobs. In most cases Linked to Favoritism

the man who showed up for work Three of the directors were earliest did the work and. the accused of belongihgito a “fav: other loafed. oritism and influence” web that

But the council said -it- would not recognize claims for payment of merchandise ‘sold - to or ordered by” the Democratic holdovers. It said it would recognize claims only of council-appointed persons

Files Injunction Suit

had strings into the White House {tself, E: Merl Young, a ‘key, figure in the congressional inquiry, was indicted by a federal grand jury Dec. 19 on charges of lying about accepting “influence” fees. Three other persons whose names fig-

He was in

Mayor Woodruff filed an injunction “suit in Gibson Circuit Court askiAg that the council not interfere with his appointed workers, The suit also =ought to enjoin City Clerk-Treasurer William Davideon from paying the council-appointed workers. . Both parties said the dispute centers. on membership of a fifth class city’s board of public Works Mayor Woodruff believed should be composed of the mayor, his city attorney-—a Democrat and a councilmian. But the council said it sholild: be two council2 men and the mayor, , Mayor Woodruff's suit accused _ the council of trying to take over the executive as well as the legislative authority of the city. It cannot come up in court until Jan. 14; when the next session starts, and even then, Judge A. ~. Dale Eby is expected to dis BYalty - “himself. ~

is Will Visit Formosa

TAIPEH, Formosa, Jan. 4 | (UP)—Francis Cardingl Spell‘man: will pay his first visit to Horio | day. He is ex-

ured in the testithony also- were indicted. Mr. Young is a former RFC employee, His mink-coated wife was a White House stenographer until she quit the post to help her husband operate their newly- pur chased Florida motel,

Offers $400 Reward “In Death of Teacher

RALEIGH, N. C,, Jan, 4 (UP)— Gov. Kerr Scott offered a $400 reward yesterday to anyone furnishIng evidence leading to arrest and conviction of ‘the person who wired d¥namite under the seaf of a pickup truck to kill a GI farm training supervisor at Mt, Airy. “William Homer Cochrane Jr. of Burry County, was brutally miirdersd while he ‘was attempt/ing to start his truck in: the performance of his duties as a voca‘tional agriculture teacher,” the

‘governor said in’ 3 ‘proclamation :

announ the reward.” .

‘The 24-year-whd teacher died 13

hours dfter thé blast Dee. 31

oo hurled parts of his truck atop the | '- fg Rustad 10. t Generalissimo and _ Mrs. Chishg Kai-shek. Were be Lil. fle

four-story a partment

The member Services seven to 10 per cent fnerease in the pay of men in iiniform. He St, raised “gradua tsa F#y increase might give larger boosts to lower ranks ‘and rates, ¢

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"Senator Predicts “In Servicemen's Pay WASHINGTQN, Jan. 4 (UP)—. Sen. Liester C. Hunt predicted tod€y that: Congress will give seryicemen ‘a pay hoost. : Wyoming Democrat, ra

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THE RDIANAPOLIS. TIMES

Six Arrested in Rash of Break: Ins Here pe

morning - break-ins here and arrest of six- persons kept perched, police found ‘a burlap Indtanapolis police busy ‘today.

-hour period, they were reported by the Cotton

Juliug O'Neil, 33, 6f 213 W. 13th was arrested at 4 a. m. for

from a window gill at the Cotton Police fired two’ shots to capture Q'Neill who pretended to

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Founders Day Fete C7 Times State Servies | "TERRE. HAUTE, Jan. Inds

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‘us. Dr. Isaae K. Beckes, 35 grad- ° uate of. Indiana State and now -

president of Vincennes University, will be’ guest speaker. James Géorge, senlor class president, and Dale Jamison, representing the alumni, association, will conduct the traditional book

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FRIDAY, - Scandals

"WAS public wil election, The F Harding a even yet. As Pi common, friends cc crony.” Below and of the

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IN 1923 Pr was. just green; oilman wrote f tary Fall had

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California: - He implied tional defenseand Washingto the prospect of he said, privat: were draining : A governm danger was tri committee lear paid up 10 yea ranch. He al and improving

FALL wrot to think this w tion with ggar rowed $100,000, rich Washingt: ing’s. But Mr. Mc in checks and Then Edwa: Hills lease, can $100,000 on a p old prospector: only what $25 man. The Senate was the perso Walsh (R. Mo greatest invest

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. had hired dete " served a conte

Senate questi was proved e European trip In the late a bribe and $100,000. And there v Thomas W, erty Custodian $50,000 in cont ican Metals C Swiss corporat mitted spendir ‘back.

HARRY M. ing’s attorney him, was indic conspiracy. He property. A- ju acquitted him, whatshappened went into a “ Ohio bank. The accoun Daugherty’s. NM office in the Daugherty’s a Shirl of the arding admi Daugherty’s a President. Another sh ident Harding’ counsel to’ the out of town ai head. After M head of the V fraud. Bribes

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