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EATUBDAY Ma ot Hvis sora PRICE FIVE CENTS 634 YEAR--NUMBER 68 % SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1952 neti inthe aued Da" tox sus :

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McGrath, Hanks Witt 3 Killed in Head-on rirst to Qualify i kena; 70-MPH Crash Here

Haymaker Ousted |

BULLETINS ® : Frank McHale was ousted as national committee- | 4

| man from Indiana by the Democrats today. He was defeated by Paul Butler,

South Bend, vio wa Huge Blaze Woman Fights Engines Driven Badly | _ puneSnatcher, Occupants Slammed Snuffed Out at Rb

forces. . The new Democratic state Knocks Him Down

° ® ® committee today elected PEs MOINES, lows. May 17 A t WwW d h Id Charles Skillen, Winamae, as : » . (UP)—Mary E. Anderson, 23, gains in 5 1 » the new Democratic State . < i dared a purse-snatcher to “come, ne I Us MS | back and fight, you coward.” | I aL oa Hgheapeed He succeeds Ira Haymaker, | He accepted the challenge. In! “ Three persons were killed today in a high-s » head. who withdrew at the last the scufe she knocked him down. op oglligion in the 2600 block of W. Washington St.

moment. ite Wi [Two witnesses held him until Mr. Skillen, an ardent foe of | Foamite Wins police arrived. He was jailed Speedometer on one car was “frozen” at 70 mph; the Democratic National Commit- | Long Battle |without charges, pending an in- other at 28 mph. » teeman Frank McHale, was | min Sn NT ARR ne

elected by acclamation. | By United Press : Pre had. just received. my. vay.’ | r —————— i —_— “Mr Raby Wars; Greentown; -—~CORPUS "CHRISTI, “TEX. Miss Anderson told police. “And| THe qenny Patterson, 3615 W.| ; -pro-McHale state vio “Mu (May 17—A multimillion-dol- | couldn't let him get away with wait ar : man; also withdrew and Mrs. | 'my money.” i Ashing Nis Elizabeth’ Pate] Lawrence Arnsman, Lebanon, |lar petroleum tank farm fire) ea iis, Wil8, . | was elected vice chairman. which threatened the entire | | »

. | Elmo Ballard, 27, of 1531 Wil-| H | HP BY IRVING LEIBOWITZ {port of Corpus Christi was finally lke Kefauver {cox St. | | on : {snuffed out by a new supply of | Witnesses sald the Ballard car ® | Top Democrats predicted =." 1." after raging un-'§1VVy \suddenly careened to the wrong ’ {Frank McHale would icontrolled for more than 17 side of the street and crashed

. . ousted today as boss of ‘the hours will Swee 3 Ore on into the slower-moving Patterson Movie Set Fire “Democratic Party in Indiana.| The precious Are-fighting chem 2 \ \ By United

; Engines of both cars were po teadily into the heart But he was equally confident reg gris ASL farm, an 80.- {driven back by the impact, and

Press . | ‘he would remain Democratic Na- gn. parrel tank of kerosene, which + [all three occupants of the cars! BURBANK, Cal, May 17 ~ {tional Committeeman. lanot fuel as high as 2000 feet into rimary 0 p or slammed against the wind-| Movie stars and studio officials |

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There were no survivors, }

Four district chairmen, mem-|4p, ,ir in two shattering ex- janIelat. ng posts and dash boaids °f Warner Bros. today poked

{bers of the Democratic State! iplosions. { By United Press i (Committee, sald they would end "rng thirg huge explosion #ince| WASHINGTON May 17— Gen. Of Doth cars were twisted ana through the still - smoldering

the portly politicians 15-year|yns fire broke out about 3:30 p. m. Dwi oD. Elsenhowss ana Sen. | TiAshed by the hurtling bodles.|rubble of eight acres of movie

i ’ .] { The broad thor reign of power at today's re-| (Indianapolis Time) yesterday|Estes Kefauver came through as, rowed a al a a sets where they had made some

jorganization. |rocked the tank farm in the pre-expected today, winning sweep- : ’ hen suddenly, accor t .1of the best motion pictures in the | They were: dawn hours today, feeding NeW ing victories in the Oregon Pri- neases, ig ny 5s I world.

| David M. Lewis, Marion Coun- |p oe Sp Fo 0 | ty and 11th District Chairman, | oy men who had thought they males, crash, then a glant mushroom off Kathryn Grayson, Burt Lane

. | ! lan ardent foe of Mr. McHale. were winning the battle againat| Gen. Eisenhower swamped four dust. Shoppers in the nearby busi- caster, Cordon Macrae, Steve CoPaul Butler, South Bend, slated (po inferno 3 back helplessly as LoJoT contenders in the Repub- ness center and motorists con- chran Ray Bolger, Virginia Mayo

i : to become National Committee tpoir sunply of foamite ran out. lican contest, getting more than verged on the crash scene. and others who helped 1500 fire- ® | man it Mr. McHale is ousted. pply [twice their total votes. Gov. Earl|

2 : State Sen. Leo Stemle, Jasper, 17 Are Injured Warren ou. California, his closest | Scattered in Street Tes atts Te 1S million Blaje CLOCKING HER RACE CAR—Mrs. Bessie Lee Paoli, Springfield, Ill, clocks the speed of her (Who successtully fought the Mc-| Seventeen persons were injured SomPetitor, conceded to Gén.| The Pattersons, westbound, ap- (YL EHCSY, EAIUEret in ETOHRe

hower short! race car, the Springfield Welding & Smith Spl. at the 500-Mile track. Mrs. Paoli, a wreck-estimator (Hale forces in the Bghth Distniet. in the battle. Three were listed a. oIHY. wr im Er Tan Rome niscing on the films that had been for insurance companies and operator of a body and trim shop in Springfield, is the only woman o SHifith JBu ’ Dat Chair- 28 critical. All but two were) Incomplete returns from 1133 chases were scattered throughout Made in the famous sets. : entrant ‘in this year's race. Chuck Stevenson will drive her car. man y has voiced anti-McHale burned in the predawn blast. of the 2260 precincts gave the|the car and into the street. The actors and actresses, along 3 ; | sentiments in the past. Five big trucks carrying the |General 53,112 votes to 12,150) A medium-sized brown dog in|With their boss, Jack Warner, BULLETIN be wiki d J : for Gov. Warren. {Mr. Ballard’s car survived the|joined shoulder to shoulder with ars nme Andy Linden, driving the Miracle Power Special No. | McHale Confident {needed ‘chemicg) roared with PO"! Sen, Kefauver won 37,408 votes impact of the crash, but died en firemen and studio. employees to 9, established four-lap qualifyi rd | Through one of his political lice escort at Jo mile-an-hour to far ogtdistance Supreme Court route to the dog pound. “““Itight the inferno. : 1% of a new lour-lap q ying record today spokesmen, John Hurt, Demo- Speeds from Houston. {Justice William O. Douglas and| Included in the huge crowd do Up In Smokes | with an average speed of 137.002. The speed broke the [cratic Party secretary. Mr. Me-| Firefighters directed by Cor. COV: Adlai Stevenson of Illinois gathered at the scens were chil- Pp noe or 0C S record of 136.872 set last year by Walt Faulkner. Fastest [Hale expressed confidence he pus Christi Firé Chief John Carl- oe pactiocatic Ballot, ied dren on thelr way #0 a nearby] Mr. Warner himself peeled off lap for the 29-year-old Linden was the second at 137.112, Would be re-elected. iste and Jéan Britton, fire chier|, Tr. NEES FAO Was entered church to take communion serv-|the coat of his Business suit and SUT" | Mr. McHale needs 12 votes forat the Corpus Christi Naval Air against his will and ice instructions. jhelped man a fire hose that

The car, which was new last year, failed to qualify in re-election. Twelve votes also

Station, were pouring thé foamite| DO asked voters to ignore his| A’flling station attendant, Rus- played a siream on the flames for | 1951. ‘will kick him out. |

name, got 7700 votes and Steven- sell Bertram, 34, of 814 8. Reisinto the biggest blazing tank “Hi¥ son who ran under the same con- ner St, came to the scene to Dearly three hours.

Big Crowd Out for Qualifying Runs

{ Forces opposing Mr. McHale morning.

5582 The fire started in a perma- : By BILL EGGERT |clatm they have 13 votes and €x-| , pig pipe extending 40 fest; 0ONS, got 5523, identify the Pattersons. He saidinent New York street set, climbed W. 16th St. was jammed Jack McGrath, 32-year-old veteran of four 500-Mile Pct to wind up with 15. Mr. ines the air was hooked over thei - Four Convéntions Mr. Patterson was semi-retired, on the back of a wind and rode

: b : ce. McHale claims he has 12 votes. [prim of the big burning kero-! - but ran a small auto seatcover|to the asphalt and paper roof of with two lanes of bumper- Races, today piled up the second fastest four-lap qualifying| séne tank by ang hese Wei us ae naciegates business at his home address. sound stage 21, the largest of the

to-bumper traffic for 49 average ever driven at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway : through slush and foam six inches| Vermont, Republican's pi studio’s stages. The flames deblocks today as race-happyito become the first qualifier for the May 30 classic. Four Children to a foot deep to within a few delegates, -_ ans; i sen. | Possible Strange Sub’ stroyed the huge -320-foot-long

£ Tq : : : | “ feet of the fiery mass of molten Robert A. Taft of Ohio conced- istructure, then hit adjacent sets. Stee oh neo Sr. © enn Hurt in Mishaps mild’ semis Tu” "ing Vist or con Biniower ahora, Hee yp, 0 Bar hh an hor th qualifications. for the four laps and became the ated they may try to qualify are) Four Indianapolis children had The fire-fighters were being as- Delaware Republicans those SX rhe Navy said toe ssible the acoirolied. .- rba i, The traffic quickly jammed favorite to ride in the pole posi- Duke Nalon and Chet Miller inlay rough day yesterday. |sisteq by Augie Saxe, fire chiefdelegates. On thé Democratic . wap" . Tos A eT

: | - from the Speedway back as far tion at the start of the race Me-'the Novi’ Pure Oil Specials: Joe Steven Holland, 3, of 835 w, and tank expert for Magnolia side, 22 delegates were elected In|tinidentifitd SmANNS Was sight Sisndsle, Las Angeles aud studio as Delaware St. when the Speed. morial Day. : Ninth St. was hit above the eve Petroleum Co. at Beaumont, and Washington and eight in Hawaii. ®? ¥ fire departments turned the course way gates were closed to roth Sam Hanks was the second to, >Mes in the Bardahl Special; Na-|yii "on arrow shot by his ticle Frank Reneau, assistant super-| Sen. Taft did not enter the! The Navy sald its radio stationjof the blaze and confined it with race Bros some last-minute qualify, averaging 135.736, in the/tlon Race Driving Champlonogie Trotter, 12, same address, |intendent of the Taylor Refining Oregon primary, but got some inser Harbor, Me. Teporttdin the sight dere ates.

)f Houston, both flown in|write-in votes. Gen. Douglas| What was. thought to be a subpractice. Bardahl Special. {Tony Bettenhausen and Duane who was playing Indians. Steven Co. o an cA Sen yn rse marine” had ‘been sighted 500 5 ; Sheriff's Lt. William Owen | A wind of between 15 and 20(Carter in the Belanger Specials; Was treated in General Hospital. from Houston by their companies MacAvehus, rm Wa ne Mo ot yards offshore about seven miles: BOY'S Body Is Found ported trafic began running Miles per hour, coming from thefp ~~... oo Taylor in the|,, Steve Bartenback, 9, of 2035 Tast signt. BE ae or pmet Sov. Haro southeast of Bar Harbor, Me Hanging in Washroom southwest, bothered the drivers Medford Ave. e r » Me, 10 vere) again when Gates 1and|jontly. After finishing the four|Blue Crown Spark Plug Specialleye with a EB ar hh rons ns Tr Use Up Foams Gov. Warren in that order. Fianes from tis navi) bage si

10 tum, Mass,, tr investi- , Pa., : Were Teoptned qualifying laps, Hanks said helentered by Charlie Maraat; sole near his home, 2035 Med- The Corpus. Christi supply of Bquantum, Mass led to tnvest SCRANTON. Pa. May 17 (UB)

He said traffic also had been . : gate the report, the Navy sald, —A 14-year-old boy was found backed up on Georgetown Rd. probably could have gone et | George Connor in a Federal En- ford Ave. The boy was treated foamite ' was exhausted about Rods Told Truce but were forced to return because hanged in a railroad station

north of W. 30th St. and east on /peen for the wind. |gineering Detroit Special; Troy|> pine family SO. 3. of 43f ND. SEE NEN Ait ured | 1d of a “heavy fog.” washroom last night only a few 30th to Tibbs Ave. The first lap was his best as hei Ruttman in the Agajanian Spe-'w. Raymond St., got a bottle cap iy hat gal nN az Dobe Hinges on POWs 'D . i R bli A arrived at the Rolls Down Bank sped around the two and a half gia, and Paul Russo in the Lutes|stuck on one of her fingers. It I an oN . Shes ot PANMUNJOM, Korea, May 17 ominican Republican ia a A oh 8 Jownger Bnthug | ecial. | sc ax at “gre urnin ’ v se ys Only one traffic accident in-|™le Oval With a speed of 137.132./0ffy Specia |was removed in General Hospital. grea 8! (UP)—The United Nations told Elects Trujillo Dr. T. E. Kubasko, Lackawa ie

{The record for the four laps of Little Walt Faulkner wasn’t Paul Bell, 12, of 619 Locke St., mess.”

volving Speedway fans was Te qualifying was set ‘last year by around to defend his Ss qualifying was gashed on the scalp with a Corpus Christi Police Chief Ray — ” ported. No one was injured in the walt Faulkner with a speed of record today, but the car that!tin can wielded hy a playmate. |, refused 10 “even guess” how be he munice in Xora Horton 3 ne a Te n Hers Indies Hons of Jou play i crash. 136.872. holds the records (one lap at The family physician treated him. | y P : : would not elaborate.

It happened when Mrs. James| Hanks also turned in his fast- 138199 and four laps at 136.872) |many persons have been evacu- terms for an exchange of war|elected president of the Domini-| The body of Ronald Wetzel of

the Communists today there can) CIUDAD TRUJILLO, Domini- na County coroner, said there

. x i i can Republi¢ for a five-year term. Elmh W. Dawson, 24, South Bend, lost est lap on the first when he was a4 here with giant-size Ruttman Gusts Up to 100 MPH [ated ftom their homed. But there PriWe have made our final ne- Ar ty 1,000,000 voters Deathy by a ot found sus control of her car on a sharp|clocked at 136.405. ready to apply his 250 pounds Hit N h {were at least 100, authorities esti- gotlatory effort in the interest of [Went to the polls throughout the attached to a coat hook, accord: turn at 38th St. and White River| Traffic Jammed the foot throttle. 1m orthern Utah |mated. ( an early armistice,” Chief United OUNtry yesterday to vote foriing to detectives. : Pkwy. The wrecked auto rolled , ....0 ted crowd of 50,000 Faulkner will be a late Speed-, SALT LAKE CITY, May 16] There was no way of telling| Nations Delegate Vice Adm, C. Trujillo, who was unopposed. Authorities said the youth and six feet down the river's sloping! sed such a traffic jam at the WAY arrival with the new Sid (UP)—Northern Utah, still re-lhow many tanks on the farm Turner Joy said. “We will not 'e. J 2 his brother and sister were to east bank. : [Saude 2} "Street Motor Special. covering from the worst flood in|Went up in flames after a gasoline consider any further concessions IU Students Warned accompany their father home Algo in the car were Mrs. Daw- 11 a, m. starting time that open-, ; {the state's history, was hit today| storage tank exploded from un-|or counterproposals.” Times State Service from work. The father is a son's husband, 30; Miss Mary ing of the track for qualifications Railbirds Guess 'by strong winds that included Known causes and started the fire Adm. Joy never had been more BLOOMINGTON, May 17—In- driver for a taxi company with

Ellen Spinnikin, 22, Valparaiso, was delayed more than 30, Nalon has the opportunity to gusts up to 100 mph . % y f : ents, . and Robert Shorter, 29, Ply-| =... become the third driver in Speed. Damage was heavy to orchards, ["Sulfed an entire section of the on the sole remaining issue block- font JSAvmond L oi Sein ake, mous, a | th took to the w sighboards, airplanes and other|{Ar™ as flames rode on a 20-mileling a truce—the right of Commu-| oo") DS uleny nas The Dawsons told The Times Two other cars 0 the way history to. win the pole posi-| erty Box Elder County northeasterly wind from tank tolnist war prisoners to refuse [TONt Page message in the campus Local Man Sentenced they are perennial commuters to track after the starting time, but tion three times. He did it in 1949 ; a a|tank, with successive explosions. |repatriation. Some observers be. N®WSPaper that those who par- In Helen Mallett Killing i

yesterday afternoon. The fire|positive in his refusal to budge 3272 University's dean of stu headquarters in the building,

|Sheriff Warren Hyde estimated | the Speedway time trials, They|failed to make the qualifying run.|;n4 15st. year in a Novi. The only Jepatiiation. Some Ir ot a Tovere 0 pat. had planned, before the wreck, Jim Rathmann, driving the Gran- griver to win more inside-front. [Mat the 108s in his county alone,| . shadow Be ght Alle | raids on women's residence halls| MARTINSVILLE, Ind. May 17 . to drive back to South Bend to- cor Wynn Oil Special, took two| positions was Rex Mays in Particularly to cherry trees, would | A New, Easier move face immediate dismissal from (UP)—Edmond James Cody. 29 night and return here tomorrow. laps and was called in by his pit] gag "1945" 1040 and 1948. ‘exceed $1 million, . : ’ | achool. Indianapolis, was to be sentenced to Jest becaune Mr, Datos second Jap, 153381 and the own: Listing of Homes [Allied Raiders ‘Go West'—Now Wha? Morgan Circuit Court today atte Race itself because Mr. Dawson| gab " ost oy at? f mans rs jer of the car, Anthony Granatelli, o a has a heart condition, they said. St 7 "eC CoS enough to allow You will find it is very easy |Kill 27 Reds EDMONTON, Alta. May 17h Was found gullty ay. afiet

to choose several interesting SEOUL, Korea. Ma — the 1850 slaying of Helen E. . , May 17 (UP)—|(UP)—A job-hunter ran the fol- g 0 en ‘Mal. hoiney Jor oy SAM Japestion A bayonet-swinging Allfed raid- [lowing advertisement in the clas- lett, 35, Indianapolis. Boe over the many HUNDREDS ing party struck Communist out- sified section of a local newspaper|, Mallet was shot to death of Homes-For-Sale ads in |POSts northeast of ‘the truce vil- yesterday: “Back East they say! es NT . — hear Indianapthe real estate columns of |!A8® of Panmunjom before dawn ‘go West young man.’ Well, I'm wound in his ey: shit The Indianapolis Times. Only |t0day. here, Now what?” en, was found

ads separated by the number |Wounded 13 and blasted 20 troops | . ‘ i i of bedrooms as well as by [bunkers before pulling back to! Views on the News— ns perdist, Saying 2 240 ot .

' location. See for yourself how [their own lines. | easy it is. y | Allied fighter-bombers and| Dan Kidney Sirued by the jury after deltbare.

: I him to continue. th si McGrath was in the same car Donates Tonsi ectomy today that he qualified at a speed CUMBERLAND, R. I, May 17/0f 136.872. He started the race (UP)—Donations for the annual|in the outside position of the first b auction here July 19/row. ° ; Lions CHib 2 from Dr. vara Most of the drivers and owners §

__olappeared to be waiting for the: R. Thompson of Pawtucket a|aPPE to die, but the weatherma

tonsilectomy. reported only an increase was | sight. Showers also were ex LOCAL TEMPERATURES pected before the 6 p. m. qualifi

6a m..5 10a m.. 59 Cation closing mg 2 {American Shore jets battled ag-| ig Maven — oes « mM... 59 re Indianapolis Motor Spee 0 room. one-year-old ranch gressive Communist MIG-15s| Tam. 50 10am. 08 | i000 Ct is acres opened | Td SEE, wei ive “litte |during a series of powerful] C O 8 T-OF-LIVING-IN-WASH- How to Wi ; 8 a.m... 583 12 (Noon) pi lits gates at 8 a. m. for a racing | Poriation at deer ner house. Trans- | yipikes against Communist rails, INGTON tax deductions for Con- h n Ld 9a m.. 60 1 pe Me... 6 crowd. WADE REALTY CO. supply centers and troops. gressmen reverses “taxation with- Ball § G i ; is rem | 115 E. Fall Creek Parkway, S. De resnatesmdleceniripmnmspnit out representation.” It tends to- ames i Latest humidity ...... 65% Drivers Get Cautious TA-3363 ; ! Fi Kill od Cc ward representation without tax- Connie Mack i Times Index | - Although only four pole-posi- | The home shown here is ve as ars ation. rE | —has definite ideas of what it 2 Page [tion winners in the past 35 races, 3 | Just one of the WIDE SELEC- Crash Near Detroit | Under the House's new tax- ' takes to win big league base8 . ; 7 (also have won the 500-Mile test. TION being advertised For -e exemption plan, Congressmen | ball games. Sam Se 4 Amusements c.eoeeieninns y 5 : Sale this week end in The | DETROIT, May 17 (UP) —Five, will be considered the same as | As 3 BITE a Bridge ...cseeessesaeesess 9 [there are a dozen car owners, who Jack McGrath Sam Manks TIMES, Indiana's Largest |young persons were killed and businessmen on a visit 10 Washe: You'll learn the forr in JB Comics «veeeveennsesesd2, 13 | would feel more at ease if their. © 2 Real Estate Newspaper. To three others injured critically ington. Voters who don't lke a new series by Ernie nm Churches. «.eseeessensened, 8 high-priced racing equipment wee ‘ (Hinkle Spl.) (Bardahl Spl.) order your Sunday TIMES |when their cars crashed head-on 3 1 L : ; } 1 Lap MPH , the deal can shorten their stay experienced | Crossword ....seeescssss ‘up near the front in the 33-car vy me PH Lap Time MPH conveniently delivered to (during a wild midnight joyride.| ,. co 'November. | easter : i Bditorlals ...sscsusreein 3 ictarting field May 30. But, firgt kr crreesenns loess 131.132 1 ........... 10598 136405 your doorstep PHONE [police reported today. CR | starting Mi The 1 3 Hoosfer Profile »:**+*3'*** 3 they wanted to know what it a ~¢'''ccrrr 10537 © 136841 2 .........., 10647 135.399 PL aca 3351 by midnight to- | The Wayne County road patrol SOME CONGRESSMEN: claim) got a, stand sea Radlo, Television .....u.. 13 .Iwould take to. avold being 3 teseensees 1:05.90 136.571 3 sivvvvnenes 1:06.43 135481 night. Start shopping . for said the speeding cars collided they had to give themselves a pay, dd : : Sports serneasiesrdiaenes 14 rl at ot. Oe ae 0 esescnases 1:06.12 136.116 4 ...peiiee.. 1:06.34 135.665 your more suitable home to- with a “terrific’ impact” on airaise by the tax-exemption ruse] KE] v WOmMeN's +osnerecrseeeses 3 | Other drivers, who have indi AL S— : Sm——— ae. day through The TIMES. Subve 7 niles Zroin the (ty Nmitsibecause tiey couldn't stand their] = BA z L bd y n a Total sens 4:23.42 136.664 Total tenes 4:25.22 y 135.736 - i i “ - - | shortly before midnigh! Fa = own demagoging. a Fr a t ¥ . i ‘ ho ; i il : 4 J X “ - j nyo u