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Bo McMillin, [Price Curbs | Indiana’s Great Rocked as Ex-Coach, Dies Wilson Quits

Chief Mobilizer, By FRANK ANDERSON

Truman Clash \ Times Sports Writer . By United Press BLOOMINGTON, Mar. 31—Alvin N. (Bo) McMillin’s| i

pots : J WASHINGTON, Mar. 31— long fight against cancer is over. One of football's greatest p, wage-price stabilization

figures, Bo died in his home here today at 57. program was rocked to its he long battle for life en :30 a. m. for the ime t . an hii disra Nate. ded at 2:30 a. m. for the foundations today by Defense sty and Philadelphia Eagles Bo McMillin’s Life Story, Page 12 Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson's coach, He died peacefully, his [stormy departure from the govfamily gathered around his bed. ernment. The quietness of his passing was The former General president, who held Bie} second

in sharp contrast. to the blazing E had performed in over Soeay 10 Dag ad most powerful post in the administration, resigned in angry pro-

30 years as player and coach. For months the sports world test against President Truman's handling of the steel dispute. |

had known cancer was one foe Bo couldn't beat. But the firebrand » th - | a wis 8 rag. Although steel union and man-/ fierceness ‘he had displayed as a |2germent Tepresentatives Sued ule new argaining ‘talks in Brest Suastorback and foach, New York today, government Cancer Primary Cause hopes for averting a nationwide; strike on Apr. 8 plummeted almost to zero.

The first announcement of Mr. Senate action on a one-year ex-|

Electric

McMillin’s death gave the cause of death as a heart attack. But

a check with his family and his tension of the controls law, physician, Dr. James Topolgus, scheduled for a committee vote confirmed cancer as the primary today, was called off to permit| cause.

senatorial tempers to cool.

Some Republicans demanded] that the legislation be put on ice

Services will be at 10 a. m. Thursday ‘in St. Charles Catholic

Church here, with burial in Hi by 8 Lynd Johnso (D.| until the steel crisis is settled PY Sen. Lyndon Johnson : Be OR as ny BO McMILLIN , . , the end |and Mr. Wilson's successor 4 oe Bb I chosen. SL Age . friends may call up to Wednesday of tha road, Mr. Truman said Presidential IP8 waste and inefficiency in the

night. It will be taken to Mr. McMillin’s home, where he lived with his wife and four of their five children, for about two hours Thursday morning until time for the funeral. Football coach at Indiana from 1934 until 1947, Mr. McMillin served as the school’s athletic director in 1946 and 1947. In 1948 he accepted a. $30,000-a-year contract to coach the profession] Detroit Lions. He said at the time it was the “hardest decision I ever made.” After three seasons as Lions’

in 1948 he turned his back on 28| Assistant John R. Steelman will years of collegiate coaching. Even as a professional mentor his heart was always with his “pore little boys” at Indiana: Bo became ill last November. The Eagles refused to name a new head coach and appointed Assistant Wayne Millner to fill the gap until Bo’s return. Mr. Millner was named head coach

serve as acting director of de-|

fense mobilization for the time being. Blazing Letters

Mr. Wilson planned to get out at the close of business today. His office said he “might” hold a news conference before he left, but that it would be confined to a review of the rearmament job

for the 1952 season when it ap- A yD President nied ed Mr. McMillin would not e President appo Pear him in December, 1950.

recover sufficiently to resume full- | Mr. Truman and the 65-year-

time duties. Probably the peak of his coach-|old industrialist parted company with a blazing exchange of let-

ing career was reached in 1945

coach he signed to lead the Eagles of the! National Football League. Last fall he took a leave of absence from the Eagles because of ill health. He returned to Bloomington to recuperate. Recently, doctors said he seemed to be improving. Started at Center .. A legend in football, Mr. McMillin’s career started at Centre College in Danville, Ky. There he won lasting fame as the quarterback of the storied “Pray-| in’ Colonels,” upsetters of mighty Harvard and other big teams in the early 1920's. The white-haired McMillin had gained a place on Walter Camp’s All-America team in 1919. As a coach he was the inspiration of many other men who gained AllAmerica honors. The recent scandals in sport shocked Bo, who exemplified the

when he was named ScrippsHoward “Coach of the Year” after his “pore little boys” won Indiana’s first Big Ten crown. He was a shrewd strategist and master of all the game's fine points. But’ he would have achieved greatness on his pregame locker room speeches alone. Many Indiana players spoke of his talks as “things of beauty.” “We would have died for Bo.” said Billy Hillenbrand, one of his greatest halfbacks at Indiana.

Produced Many Stars

The speedy Hillenbrand was only one of a long line of outstanding backs Mr. McMillin produced at Indiana. Others included Pete Pihos, Lou Saban, Bob (Hunchy) Hoernschemeyer, Frank Filchok and Corby Davis. Most went on to stardom in the professional game.

best in collegiate sport. He rarely fielded a world-beater on the gridiron, but he always

enjoyed his work, As he would say at Indiana: “We didn’t win 'em all, but my didn’t we have fun.”

To Him It Was a Game |

Fun with the game he loved was Bo’s only desire. To hin

football was a game and should]

be played as such. : Mr. McMillin was responsible giving Centre College the nickname “Praying Colonels.” Dur-| ing games he would lead the play-! ers in prayer for victory. Still] devout as a college coach, he said] the Rosary every night before an Indiana game. A lover of the clean life, he never swore or! drank. | Bo McMillin was soft-spoken. “Oh, my side and body” and] “May the saints save us,” were the harshest words he ever spoke.| When he signed with the Lions

Jersey Joe Signs To Fight Charles

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 31 (UP) — Heavyweight Champion Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard

Charles, the man he dethroned] The increase was blocked, he for the title last July, today said, after i signed for a 15-round cham-|federal agency, the builders’ as-

pionship bout to be held June sociation and representatives of day). however, yo

5 at the Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia.

Water Main Limit Assailed

By JOE ALLISON

Indianapolis’ ban on new water main construction is posing

county, and may cause stagnation of the city’s growth. John Bauer, president of th

Marion County Residential Build- evitably” : ers, told the Works Board today demands from workers in othe ‘the entire housing industry in In- industries.

dianapolis is periled by the ban and its continuation may mean a new effort to bring public housing to the city. Mr. Bauer said the federal Housing and Home Finance !Agency only last week submitted

plans for the increases in defnse-|

programmed housing here.

1000 Already Set He said 1000 units already have been allocated for Indianjapolis and the {planned to increase that by an |additional 10Q0.

the Chamber of Commerce.

| Key to the issue before the

federal agency N8

ters which the White House made | public late yesterday. Mr. Wilson charged that Mr. Truman reneged on an agreement made at Key West, Fla., last week to give the steel industry price relief if Philip Murray's 650,000 CIO United Steelworkers get a pay raise roi

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McGrath Hints He'll Balk At Peek Into Pocketbook

Officer's Wife The Man Who Came to Dinner

Gives Herself Million Airs

AF Neighbors Lived Too Close

By CHESTER POTTER Scripps-Howard Staff Writer

o WASHINGTON, Mar. 31— This is the story of how the wife of an Army ‘lieutenant

colonel had a housing project redesigned so that she wouldn't have to live close to other officer’s wives. The cost of her privacy ran into millions. Testimony to the Senate preparedness sub-committee, headed

building of North African air bases. This originally was estimated to cost $300 million. Now the estimate is $450 million. Downey Rice, sub-committee counsel, developed the story in questioning William J, Cassidy of the Army Audit Agency.

It Was in Morocco

The story's locale is a place in Morocco called Nausseur. Army engineers are supervising construction of the air bases and many officers are assigned to the project. At first quarters were not available. Officers and their wives lived at hotels in Casablanca and other cities. Meanwhile, plans for housing projects were drawn and prefab houses ordered. The dwelling for the colonel's| lady was the first one put together. Inside. this was no ordinary prefab house. For instance,

{$2100 waa. .spent for floor cover-|

The President retorted that no final decision was made at Key West on the price issue. And he

said Mr. Wilson was all wrong | in his contention that the steel

pay raises of 26 cents an hour recommended by the Wage Stabilization Board were “unstabilizing.” Mr. Wilson's resignation hit the White House shortly before midnight Friday, a few hours after the Defense Mobilizer learned that Mr. Truman had refused to go along with his plan for settling the steel dispute by raising both wages and prices.

Tip the Scales

ing. Supposedly, this -parti¢ular covering was being tested—but no such experiment had heen authorized, according to Mr. Cassidy. The house was erected on a lot 65 feet wide. A 30,000-gallon water tank was bifff—later to be used by the entire project. But when| the colonel’s house was the only one there, water was hauled eight miles and then pumped into the tank. An $8000 generator was installed to provide lights, and another $8000 generator was put up as a standby. By this time, the colonel and his lady were the envy of the other officers and their wives. Some began to complain.

Price Controller Ellis Arnall and Economic Stabilizer Roger! L. Putnam tipped the scales against Mr, Wilson at a White House meeting. In his letter of resignation, Mr.

| a Wilson recalled that he had told {threat to the homebuilders of the the President at Key West that]

a steel wage increase might be

would lead to similar r He added

that Mr. Truman

agreed - with him on “the pos-!

sible necessity” of a steel price rise and told him to go ahead with a compromise plan aimed at holding increases in both wages and prices “to the absolute minimum.”

“In my talks with the steel icompany officials, following my return from Key West, and in {conformity with our understand- "” he told the President, “I indicated a willingness on the ‘part of the government to meet some part of the cost arising

discussion between the from the wage increase.

“At our meeting today (Friu changed the ‘plan we agreed upon.” Mr. Wilson said the course of

The fourth title meeting be-|Works Board today is a mount... 4..ided upon by Mr. Tru-

tween the two boxers will find the bout under the promotion of

{ing city water bill. The city pays more than $47

Herman Taylor in association 000 a year for water mains and and disregards the principles of

with the International Boxing

Athletic League. ! Each boxer will receive 30 per cent of the gross,

Ifire hydrants.

new housing, the bill goes up. The Works Board.

which the funds and running two months promoters optimistically set at!behind “in paying, the water bill, to a

control program was

short of based.”

“Further.’t he said, “it amounts serious threat to the sta-

$400,000. PAL will cut in on 5/three weeks ago ordered all new bilization of our nation’s economy

per cent of all receipts, including whatever movie and possible television rights are sold.

|water main

{until the money pro |solved.

construction halted which blem was and to the maintenance of defense state in which something is.)

involves every American

production.”

Boys’ Feudin’ Over Girls Nipped

Five Indianapolis teen-agers, defending the right to love the County town

The boys in

rested early yesterday, following|by the city slickers.

a highway battle near Fortville.

that Hancock Fortville and banged cars, threw didn’t like to see rocks and made the general mo- himself, he is “hopping” down to girls of their choice, were ar-|their hometown beauties ursurped tions of a good feud. The Indian- the State Hospital for the Insane |apolis boys, who claim they were at Manteno, Ill, for an ingpection.

outnumbered, gave up the fight

long |

» ht : Although State Trooper Fred, So Saturday ug a it hed on and retreated. Lee still doesn’t have all the de-|t"0 YOURS lovers and thelr 7althy Arrested Two tail§, here's the way he thinks it ful chauffeur pulled into Fort- | Trooper Lee intercepted them happened. | ville, a carload of Fortville boys ,4 Gaklandon at 3 a.-m., arrested Didn't Like It _'were waiting tb chase them away. {yg 19.year-olds for carrying conAbout two weeks ago, two In- And they did.

and 16, took a yen for a couple Indianapolis. picked up two more here. . of Fortville girls, both about 13. boys, a shotgun, three knives, a!

rooper Lee said. The contenders met

them, the boys began pilgrimages T : to Fortville,

agaly near,

distance romance.

. cealed weapons, and sent the trio dianapolis high school boys, 15| The local lads raced back to of juveniles to Juvenile Center

As for the two Fottville girls, With a 19-year-old friend to drive club, a tire iron and a hammer, they were home in bed. unaware of the consequences of their long- Charters Restaurant,

Too Close

Mr. Rice verified all this about the colonel’s house, and added: “It was a fact that it (the house) stood around for a while] and when the crew went on the

{job to erect further housing. they

were proceeding on a.plan where there would be a 653-foot front

more disastrous to the national to the houses.

e economy than a strike, and “in-! changed as many as

“We got testimony that they 27 houses. Houses were put on a 120-foot | frontage which resulted in al'most doubling the necessary roadways, the electrical distribu-

ing.” | |

Stevenson Won't Toady Even to Toad

| CHICAGO, Mar. 31 (UP) —Gov. |Adlai Stevenson of Illinois ‘boomed as a Democratic preai'dential possibility, said today that Illinois “looks even better” to him after his visit to Washington. He arrived here by plane from Washington and read to newsmen who met him a statement he had written in longhand while en

0.- man “violates my sense of justice route,

His statement indicated lack of

With each addi- equity on which I understood our enthusiasm for the presidential ; , ” Club and the Philadelphia Police tional water main built to service, Sharolyn Jane Parks. Lovely

boom. . but avoided saying he would not accept the nomination. “My status ig quo as my quo is status,” Stevenson said. (Literally translated, status quo is “the state in which.” or the “Of course, the news from Arizona is very significant. ‘Stev-

|enson’ hopped to a decisive victory! over Taft, Truman apd Eisenhow-|

er State College Mr. Stevenson

in a toad derby

at Arizona said that: for

“I hope the doctors don’t suggest that I prolong my trip to

* Manteno,” he said.

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Downs Thumb! On Morris as Cleanup Man |

| ‘Can't Keep Up | | With Statements’ |

Bry United Press 1

WASHINGTON, Mar, 31— « [Attorney General J. Howard McGrath told House investi gators today he may refuse

ga \ to answer Newbold Morris’ ques« [tionnaire about his personal fie nances, : | Mr. McGrath sald that if the idecision had to be made again he {would oppose the appointment of {Mr. Morris to be government cor« {ruption clean-up chief. President Truman appointed Mr. Morris. | Mr, McGrath testified before a special House jud subcome mittee investigating the Justice Department. He said he is holding up the financial questionnaires which Mr. Morris has requested top government officials to fill out as a first step in the cleanup campaign. Mr, McGrath said that Mr. More ris had never discussed the gues tion of questionnaires with him and indicated that he went ahead with it as his own idea. Still Not Filled Out Rep. Kenneth B. Keating (R, N. Y.) asked Mr. McGrath if he

had~filled out his questionnaire in view of the fact Mr. Morris had

set an Apr. T deadline.

Mr. McGrath replied that he

had not filled it out and, “I am not sure whether 1 am (going to), or not.” Mr. McGrath told the commits tee that if the questionnaires are filled out he will refuse to turn them over to the sub-committes and that the committee's only appeal would be to President, True

Mr. McGrath insisted

Today's NewsLonghorn War Games Look Like® a Rehash

In The Times

National Page Times Staff Writer i

Gov. Stevenson of Illinois says | { FT. HOOD, Tex., Mar. 31—Ex-|

the heat’s on for him to run for president .............. 2lercise Longhorn, the big show of Hot spot for Army engineers 1952, hit the end of the first cur-| runs from Greenland to [tain here today leaving observers, Tripoli . 8 with the feeling they'd seen the| Kefauver-Kerr battle watched [same old performance before. | As the dust-caked GIs knocked]

in Wisconsin ......c0000000 loff for 48 hours to clean up and

By ED KENNEDY

Lécal get paid, veteran soldiers and re-| Page porters could pause and look Favors insurance plan to re- back to Louisiana just about 10 ward safe drivers ....... . 2 years ago. They could find many County Democratic organiza- similarities. tion will stay neutral in As four divisions played war

games here. just a few more were

party's scramble among canin the deadly serious business of

didates for the presidential

nomination ........ reas y real war in Korea. But the men Ex-policeman’s home looted at Longhorn rated as -much or by burglars ....... Cierens more front page press last week . . than did the fellows fighting the Editorials gooks. Page A veteran of heavy Korean

fighting wiped the sweat from his

Young Halleck is a new ensign

brow and looked down a long Dea Boss . , . by Dan line of old but heavy vehicles “Well my wounds are all moving between two files ‘of healed” , , , by Frederick C. "04" Back Othman . 10 Saaly is Bas nhs a a “Cripes, what we could have

The Great Decision and The Great Throwdown , , . editorfals on the Truman ad-

yooks if we'd had ear at

done to the ( these. guys with us last y

the Yaiu.” miniscration ...... sere ‘ The men were good—despite Congress roundup ts 9 0 Dy spotty basic training caused by Charles Egger ....essvseee 10 negyy drafts on the training di- | ‘visions to fill Korean replace- | Sports . ‘ment needs. Page Many veterans of World War

[Review of Bo McMillin’s life, 11 ean look back to the Louizana

pictures ......... esess anes ~ campaign and recall it was there {News from the Indians’ spring the word SNAFU was coined training camp .......e0..¢ 12 Young soldiers are learning about Joe WHliams .....vis Seas + 12. it here Kansas favored over LaSalle In that hot summer a Cross IONIBNRL ..oievisvssnnencnnes 12 roads with a coke zfand became

the objective of a battalion at18 tack when the water ran out and 18 would change hands as many as

Indianapolis from ABC lead .. Training camp briefg...ee0..

sere sssen

y four times in the course of an Women's ° afternoon. Page Bome guys won't eat potato

«alad to tHis day they well re4 member the stuff served in picnic surroundings crawling with bugs

4 after being in the sun so long the

Lady of Tomorrow Home pressures affect youngsters

sess Eras tases

Heed dry skin warnings...... 4 oil separated in the dressing. Classifications for Times Sew- Short on Equipment ing contest. ........ ceees 5 A noisy general named Patton

raided civilian gas. stations of their stock to run hig tanks

“Charge it to me.’ he said.

Other Features:

DISETEINS i ro Considering that in the IinCOTHCE .iceisiiiorss 13.19 the interim we had assembled Crossword ..c.:... .... 19 and destroyed the greatest.army Editorials .......c...s "> jp the world has ever seen, the story Harold Hartley «sevs0.s 11 i Texas last week was simply a ’ : : rehash. In HOMYWOOR vavsven: 2 Unita had only 50 per cent of Robert. RUATK +ivevees . q . their necessary vehicles. To get BA SoVOIR ccovvvrenes gq Six guns to fire a salute to visitSPOILS (...cinririiieas 12.12 Ng generals two armored artilEar] Wilson .oenesn. . q lery batteries had to be merged. WOMEN'S .oiivasnnrens 4: 5 Vehicles were scarce. For the

most part the equipment used In Texas iz of the same type used in Korea—worn out junk. Eggs After Pork Chops

General Dies in Crash OMAHA, Mar. 31 (UP)- Brig Gen. Jesse D. Auton, 47, Demossville. Ky., deputy director of op- Back bone of the First Armored erations for -fighters of the Division is the old style half Strategic Air Command was track personal carrier. A better killed today when the B-25 light one was off the drawing boards bomber he was flying crashed at the end of World War 11. near Offutt Air Force Base, Their tank battalions ate train-

put the Te |are used, in the same confidential classification as Income tax ree turns. Mr, Keating asked Mr. Mc Grath whether he would follow Mr, Morris’ promise to seek the dischagge of any government ems ployee who refuses to answer the questionnaire. “Morris has made a lot of ans nouncement” Mr, McGrath said in obvious irritation. “I haven't been able to keep up with them." Mr. McGrath sald he has made no effort to “control” Morris in his clean-up job. He said he has been in consultation with Mr, Morris only “once, or twice,” Mr. McGrath said that when he decided on Mr, Morris “it never occurred to me to question his character.” He said that he had known Mr, Morris only three days before it was decided to give his name to President Truman who then approved the choice, Abrupt Slap Hix abrupt slap at Mr. Morris today made Mr, McGrath the first an odd assortment of old planes.|government official to balk publics F-80 fighters are in fair supply IY at the questionnaire. He said in the jet field—the F-80 that Mr. Morris did not consult him can't stay in the same county in advance about them and that with a MIG in Korea. Also, as in they were apparently Morris’ own Korea, F-51's are being used for dea. : close support work. And for the Rep. Patrick J. Hillings (R. maneuver. the Air Force even has C3l-} asked: Mr. McGrath, if he dragged out the old F-47, dusted decided not to answer Mr. Mors off the cobwebs and called it a Is questionnaire, would it have combat type aircraft. any influence” on other departs ment® heads. Although real worn out tanks “It undoubtedly would,” Mr. Mes were used rather than simulated Grath said. “It eould have tha 'ones, this maneuver did have & effect.” new wrinkle, The Justice Department was

Caught in Bad Spot made Mr, Morris’ first target.

‘The opening air drop caught Julietta Will Get

the 47th Division in a bad spot ‘New Sewage Plant

80 they nailed the ‘“Aggressors’ with two genuine simulated tacti- Construction of a long-needed cal atomic artillery hombs. The sewage treatment plant at Julie bulk of the troopers were ruled ett will start within 18 days.

lout of action. Contract for the county home

ing hard with Sherman tanks— long obsolete, A scene in a mess tent was typical. Rations had been issued for 400 men. But 600 showed up to eat. When the pork chops ran out the mess sergeant started serving eggs. As the last man was handed his two over easy the furious sergeant whipped off his jacket and banged it to the ground. “Well that takes care of that, but now what will I give them for breakfast,” he exclaimed, As dark fell, three KP's were seen leaving the area with ropes in the direction of some beef reported grazing nearby,

Buzzing out of the skies came

| Buch maneuvers a: thiz are, project was awarded by County according to Army plan, to bring Commissioners today to H. D, divisions up to combat pitch. For Tousley Co. Indianapolis. which these divisions the result will be submitted the low bid of £78,800, different. - _-_ _—_— —_— The ranks of the unitz taking . * part are filled with men who Still Time for Lit either have little time left to

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Ike Boom Reaches Japan ‘YOKOHAMA. Japan, Mar. 31

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