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The Indianapolis Times

FORECAST: Clearing late today. Fair and cooler tonight. Fair and pleasant tomorrow. Low tonight, 55. High tomorrow, 82,

MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1952

Entered as Seco! Indianapolis,

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PRICE FIVE CENTS |

Strike Closes Atkins Saw Works Here

700 Steelworkers Demand Pay Hike

By EMERSON TORREY A strike of 700 CIO steel-

workers and office employees shut down the E. C. Atkins

Co. saw works, 402 S. Illinois today.

E. C. Atkins, company president, said the plant, which employs 808 persons, was closing down.

About 50 AFL sawsmiths, as well as supervisory employees, crossed the picket line that was thrown up around the two-block-square plant. made to stop them. “There won't be much them to do without our men to fabricate the steel,” said Sam Macer, District 30 representative of the United Steel Workers of America.

Ended Strike in March The sawsmiths in March ended

a 5-month strike of their own] over wages,

eames U, §, Cuts Cash Down On All New Housing

‘New Payment Schedule

WASHINGTON, June 8 (UP)—Following are the old and requiréments on one-to-four-family homes

Steelworkers Local 1543. THey are demanding 12l;-cent hourly increases now, with 5 more cents to be added in the next year.

Several hundred of the steel workers . reported at the plant this - morning and lined up on South 8t.- across from the em-| ployment office, ~~ le Last-minute. negotiations in an effort to avert the strike were conducted over the week end, Mr.!| Macer explained, and there had| not been time to notify the union members the talks had broken

The steelworkers stood by for instructions. Sorhe were assigned to picket duty. The others returned home. :

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6a m.. 67 10a m.. 78 Ta. m.. 67 1r a m.. 78 8a m.. 7 12 (Noon) 75 9a m.. 74 I'p m.. 76

Latest humidity ...... 79%

Convenience-Plus

A BETTER HOME ... a more convenient home for Your family during these coming years will greatly increase the feeling of family security and unity in these times of uncertainty. BUY THE HOME YOU NEED Now.

1313 CIRCLE TOWER

HIGHLAND COUNTRY CLUB AREA 1300 WEST 56TH STREET Pirst offering of this lovely home.

Three bedrooms, 1% baths, located one block south of Kessler Blvd, just

carpeting on main floor, attached

2-car garage, full basement with au- /Indicated that some modification

No attempt was

for

the

ply to all

ON STRIKE—Betty Polston, Shelbyville, an E. C. Atkins Co.

sales department employee.

‘néw down payment ini various price ranges for veterans and nonveterans: of ’

New Down Payment , Veteran N onveteran Vetéran

Value

63d YEAR—NUMBER 89

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State GOP Fears Split In November

Craig and Jenner Don't Think Alike |

| By IRVING LEIBOWITZ «BN Indiana's Republican Party was bitterly divided today,

‘even as GOP workers jubilantly hoisted the banners of

{George Craig for Governor and {William E. Jenner for Senator. | High party officials feared the split could hurt Republican [chances in the November election. Party harmony disintegrated * Saturday when the Republican ‘state convention nominated Mr. | Craig, 43-year-old former na-

tional commander of the Ameri-! : can Legion. This produced the {following results: : | ONE—The Taft- Eisenhower fight was renewed although the, convention instructed Indiana's) 32 delegates to support Sen. Robert A. Taft (R. 0.) for President.

. $7,000 and under Nothing 9,000 480 10,000 580 12,000 : 900 15,000 2550 16,000 3100 17,000 3670 18,000 4240 20,000 5380 , 22,000 : 6650

25,000 and up

35%

(Mr. Craig is regarded as anj Eisenhower backer. He could swing considerable weight among the delegates to turn against, Sen. Taft. : TWO — Strangely, the conven-| tion adopted a platform that opposes Universal Military Training.| Mr. Craig is an outspoken advo-i cate of it. : * THREE—Although Sen. Jenner, and Mr. Craig head the GOP ticket, their views clash on for~ eign affairs. Sen: Jenner regards himself as a “nationalist”—others| say isolationist — while Mr.

old Down Payment 2 | Craig's viewpoints put him with

BLE—Ralph Herbe

United Press Telephoto,

rt Cowgill, 12, tells De Sheriff Walter Moore at San Mateo, Cal., how he hitch- | hiked from his home in Southfield, Mith., with only $5 in his pocket.

Company

By TED

Public Counselor Walter

cut $4 million a year.

This would save nearly "users, according , |éstimates, Mr. Jones told the Public Service’ Commission, which today! opened an investigation of Indi-| ana Bell rates and operations! recent adjustments in costs save| the utility about $4 million an-| nually.

And he pointed out

{

Marion!

S County Circuit Judge Lloyd D.

Claycombe did not figure these adjustments when he granted {Bell $7 million in annual rate boosts since last June.

Took: 4 Setbacks .

The telephone firm, serving {about 600,000 subscribers in 81 {Indiana cities, lost four prelim{imary skirmishes as today’s new {legal battled opened before the { PSC. | | The PSC overruled four mo{tions made by Indiana Bell at{rorney Patrick J, Smith.

| |

x07 or Nuliveteran the internationalists, | CEE aS A% 10% | For example, Sen. Jenner op-| ne 3350 $150 Slo poses the United Nations and the HITCH-HIKING TROU 1300 310 1,350 North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-| 1450 00 1,500 tion. Mr. Craig favors both. 2350 260 2,400 ; 3700 3450 4,200 FOUR — Marion County's tWo|. Hg js being held at a juvenile home. 4250 4200 5,000 Eisenhower delegates to the Re- . 4800 4950 5,800 publican national convention — 5350 5700 6,600 Eugene Pulliam and William 6450 7200 8,200 Hutcheson — do not please the 7150 8900 10.000 . local Eisenhower forces.

409%, 45% 50%, In fact, the Eisenhower back-|

Challenge to a Thief

{ ® 3 ° {ers here protested their selec KH i, sy k , k WASHINGTON, June 9 — The higher-priced homes, the limit is| tion. Mr. Pulliam, local publisher- r ing oy S i e QC

initial payment

make any down payment

for

{government today lowered down 20 years, except that veterans politician, payment requirements for _pur- may get an extension in hard- former AFI Carpenters Union

chase of all new housing, effec-

: . tive Wednesday. | Buy ot Home With Under the new credit terms, | Who had been clamoring for by Mayor Clark and James Bradveterans will not be required to months for relaxation of the on down payment requirements, said homes costing $7000 or less, and the change would boont business/cans have called for the resignanon- in low-priced veterans’ housing.

and Mr. Hutcheson,

ship cases. : Spokesmen for the National gates in a “deal” with the Repub{Association of Home Builders, lican county organization headed “If the person ‘who

ford, former liquor dealer,

ination of Mr. Craig. However, |Victim- and who gave him the

The changes were annoinced non-veterans and for all higher-|ar Holder recently was elected treasured “bike.”

The two agencies

made

jointly by the Housing and Home Priced housing were “a vast dis-/ror two years and intends tol Finance Administration and the appointment.” They said the new |gtiok it out. : Federal Reserve Board. They ap- requirements still are “far too types of residential large ay housing from one-family homes! to apartment units.

no [change in credit terms affecting off Grandview Drive. Complete with {non-residential building, but they

There was one outward sign of below where

{harmony—top Taft-for-President| = iyo. Mrs. Lucille BoltingMit multi-unit housing for more joaqers in Indiana were reported house, reside at 214814 ane it an Tous families, the new down ready to meet Gen. Dwight D. Ave., went to General Hospital to DLs nig ium 0 Dep elt Eisenhower next week end in De-|yisit him. per cent = for $25,000-and-over| rot: However, Taft forces said| “He didn’t want to get well,

: {they merely wanted to get “first housing. The present requirements hand” the General's position on a

run from 17 to 50 per cent. T ¥ N : . rete. | | | f ay. Bas br Sonia Sur [5 JMe7 consideration ln that Tl ——— No |mmner'or mes or'me iar © IT QElQY"S NOWS information i . * pR.a8E field, too. ; HUQ 8. Romaine BR-SM3 | The down payment require-- Views on the News—

Frederick B. Cline, Realtors

many hundreds of homes you | will find advertised today in the Real Estate Pages of The Indianapolis Times.

ranged according to the number of bedrooms. Among this wide variety you are sure to find several interesting homes that you will want to inspect right away.

{price scale,

[time limit {mortgages.

{ments are set under the so-called Regulation X, which is adminis-! i FR-314 tered by the Federal Above is a sample of the Board. At the top end of the home|

{ ® = . | INDIANA Republicans voted to Detroit In the down paymentiput “I Like Ike” buttons in the

{requirements were cut from 50 same class with wooden nickels And, jto 40 per cent for non-veteransias far as the banks of the Wathey are conveniently ar- |and from 45 to 35 per cent for |veterans on homes costing $25,{000 or more. { No change was made in the! th set on payment of| On properties valued |

Reserve]

lat $12,000 or less, the mortgage | /must be paid off in 25 years.

| on jclaim to be the veterans’ cham-

hooting |selling between $15,000 nd $20-|30, of 3TI0 N. Meridian St was at

In The Times

Local and State

Dan Kidney Homer Denies

i Youth faces lie test in girl's death plunge ........... oe 3

Sen. Homer E. Capehart today Whole street entered in chuck-

{vigorously denied ‘he would at- “ er tend an Eisenhower meeting in © lice 3ifest Hsuspect wear- 3 MOVIE. STARS : | Detroit Saturday. { ng Edito il sesssnesnnns < ] 4 S IusSt envy | An ardent supporter of Sen.| Editoria Page © Popularity of dn Ineo. Robert Taft for President, the! 9 g ted convention delegate. Hoosier Senator said: | 5 a» “ A curb is needed .,, an edi- | I am not going to Detroit. fOrIAL .iuvunsses in tases ans 10 French Duclos trial may bare

bash are concerned.

OTHER STATESMEN may|I'm for Taft-—period.” The Indianapolis News

in a

bicycle could come here and look at that boy's face and still want {lit up,” Mrs. Schneider recalled. records and books, Bell FIVE: A number of Republi-|the bicycle, he's welcome to it.” |“He looked up at me and said:|this action shows the PBC is The challenge comes from Mrs. |‘Bicycle—boy, I'm glad I got sick.’| ‘biased and prejudiced. tion of State Chairman Cale J.|A. J. Schneider, the woman who {Imagine that—wanting it So much| THREE—The PSC has no jurveterans will be slashed from 10{ . But they protested bitterly that Holder since he opposed the nom- befriended the 14-year-old polio he was glad hé got polio. | to 5 per cent in that price range. [the changes in credit terms for

Mrs. Schneider kept her prom-

ise. When Bobby ¢ame home a Bobby became fll with polio few days before Christmas there C2 Tent investigation should have

last September. Mrs. Schneider, was his brand new red and cream{ Pe? more specific, who operates a business place “bike,” the treasure that made

jable,

| Bobby is still wearing braces {and he hasn't ridden too often. {week ago he rode to a park ne i 'his home and left his bike by the Public creek, When he returned it was|Utllity of furnishing data only

gone, Since

{to advertise, not been returned.

then {spent money needed in the home| motives with that kind of at-| But the bicycle has|titude,” Mr. Jones asserted. Bobby re-|

“I'll never forget how his face

Bobby and his'having infantile paralysis bear- Jacob 8. Miller, assigned - by!

his mother

Si: from the park that da

crying and the slight, thin boy!

|" Today it got to be too muchi “ » She called] Burglars took $100 worth of Sunday “premium pay.

for Mrs.

Schneider.

Page has cried every day since.

{| Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith ex4 changed biting words when the

has

| Mr. Jones accused the firm of, {“stalling tactics.” | ,| The PSC ruled against Bell no | tons that: { ONE — The present investiga-| |tive hearing should be postponed | because” an “identical” action is pending.

TWO--The PSC has no right

If the thief who stole little Mrs. Schneider recounted today.| leader, were named national dele- Bobby Boltinghousé's bicycl ®“I told him: ‘Honey, you fight! reads this, here's a Shallenge: ; that

{isdiction in this action. | FOUR—The PSC order for the

Participating in the battle is

{Mayor Clark to protect telephone users in Indianapolis.

Counselor accused the

junder continual protest.

to preliminary -

Counselor Hits Bell Rates as Excessive, $4 Million

ing to Stall

In Hearing Before PSC

KNAP Jones today said Bell Telee

phone Co. rates are “excessive” in Indiana and should be

$1 a month for private line

U. S. Predicts

End of Steel Strike Today

, BULLETIN. WASHINGTON, June 9 (UP) —The Senate today off ace tion until tomorrow on ecomnoe mic’ controls and proposals to deal with the steel strike after President Truman warned that

interference might prevent a strike settlement.

By United Press WASHINGTON, June 9-—Toj government officials predicted the steel strike would be settled today, apparently on terms close ta those recommended by the Wage Stabilization Board. Optimism for quick settlement was dramatized when President Truman asked the Senate to with. {hold any legislative action on the | steel dispute. Mr. Truman Wrote Vice Presi

and get well and I'm gonna get '0 employ two outside experts|dent Alben W. Barkley that any ou that new bicycle you want. James M, Honaker and G. G. vention in the dispute SYCle YOu Wall. ASReNDn. to" Sot ota Trois "Hui “might be very hatmful” at this

Senate intervention in the

stage. The President said there is 's “reasonable hope” contract negotiations will be successful. Informed sources said negotise tors for the major steel companies would present a wrap-up offer when they meet representatives of the CIO steelworkers union at 2 p. m. (Indianapolis Time), for the fifth straight day. Both sides were reported to have agreed on a two-year cone tract term, as compared with 18 months recommended by the Wage Stabilization Board,

21-22¢ Expected

“It's hard to understand your)

Y Burglars Here Get |

Drugs Worth $100

|The Times to fling her challenge|narcotics from the Todd Phar-

{little boy of his one joy.

“I'd buy him another one if I|Collins

By comparison with the WSK's

|wage recommendations of a 26.1

cent hourly package raise it appeared the final “package” would be closer to 21 or 22 cents. Sources close to the negotiae

[tions said the wage issue was still

open on the question of In an effort to avoid *tragic*

hole derby ............... 2 at the thief who robbed a sick/macy, 801 W. 30th St. last night, Interference in the negotiations

Slash

! Is Accused Of Attempti

——

RE AN

{They jimmied open a door of the P¢ing conducted at the White =

barbershop next door, House, the President wrote Vice

could afford it,” Mrs. Schneider/then cut through a 12-inch thick| President Barkley asking the

said.

{more than

“I don’t know who got his bi-|22d St.

I could take.

“But I saw him limp outibrick wall to the drugstore, police| Page of home today and it just was|said. {

Senate to bide its time,

“The parties to the dispute are

Robert Todd, 36, of 3624 Ww. | now negotiating for a settlement

owner of the drugstore, | of the dispute,” Mr. Truman said,

jcycle. But if they would come by reported the thieves took 100 i| NO one can be sure of the oute

Housing Here.

months and I still am,” Sen. Cape-|

“I have been for Taft for Milk of hungry mother can’t

| . come of these negotiations, ed rl lot. . . Little (here and take one look at him|grain morphine tablets; 100 pow- eg! 8 (pion, but President Truman has|political story today attempted to | Red wo q Br R. H. Shack- |and still want it they're welco he 1% op % oz. tablets Pow “However, the parties on both proved again that he is the cham- link the senior Indiana Senator | ford sre: Te 10/to it.” v |% oz cocain in powder, > sides appear to be earnestly seeks {pion veteran. with a party going to Detroit for aaa Fi ree LL TTY Sma rene ing a settlement, and there is at an Eisenhower rally and confer- National {least a reasonable hope that they ence with the retired five-star] will be successful—unless some general. Page

(thing is done on the outside to

upset the present bargaining site uation.”

keep baby alive ........ «« 1

§ higher priced homes. TLL TR | Don phymanis on these Baler ee ers agreed, have been To6 High.”

{despite today's relaxation of Reg-|"“., ’ : {ulation X, a survey of leading sn i, My not Indianapolis lending institutions Although "all delegates Were in[Roe yn president of the Structed, Eugene Pulliam, pub(Federal Home Loan Bank said | lisher of the Indianapolis Starithe effect -of relaxed down pay- News, has announced he does not ments would be felt the most piPisn to abide by the convention

Tony retiring, *fcDowell dead 12 Indians win two games...... 12 District golf begins .......... 12 + Hastings in no-hitter ....... 12

Women's

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even in the housing boom years About Qur Hospitality :

immediately after World War H| [First of a diet series to gain |

—fell pretty flat here,” said Mr.| Quincy Troupe, catcher for the| Deeded weight ............ 3 Green. A |Indianapolis Indians who came to Other Features: The only possibility for no-'town just two weeks ago, found Bridge dann anveninidl) down-payment homes would be Hoosier hospitality isn't all it’s COMIC «<esoeessar.. 18 19 for large project houses Which|.racked up to be, CrOSWORA. «sos carrrnses 10 have the nancial backing off" wiieves took three hubcaps last] SIOSIWOIS. +svvivesr::ers 18 larger lending institutions, such night from his car parked in In Hollywood ......c.eec 6

or insurance company,” he front of his home at 2851 Indian- Radio, Television ....... 17 ¢ Ba Bovola ....... cs... 9

: lapolis Ave., he told police. BPOrts «.easansensnn.12, 13 eral Savings & Loan Association Two Local Men co-operate “as far as possible.” | Resigns ND Post ers, termed the move “a token 38th St. and Central Ave. today. Indianapolis, has resigned as dimarket, at Methodist Hospital. The driver \

Noble Hilgenberg, vice presi-| dent of the Rallroadmen's Fed-| Earl Wilson +.evcivsnes. 9 ~~ the leading local mortgage \ Women’s +iiavsvsvereie 4, 5 maker—reported the firm would Injured in Crash RCN John Bauer, president of the! Two men suffered chest inMarion County Residential Build- juries in a head-on collision at mond J. Donovan, native of. gesture. : Chauncey K. Miller, 62, of 1207 rector of public information at | “It will have very little effect Leland St. was in fair condition the University of Notre Dame to on the low-price home | ! but may aid the builder of homes of the other car, George E. Estes, South Bend Notre Dame

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Apt due to be peleasedfrofy

tion. But the detectives will

Slaying Suspect Due In City Soon

Indianapolis police officers will

Breedlove, indicted in the

In antl “Thurs

Police today said Breedlove

day or Friday and that a detainer ds filed against him.

But Indianapolis Detectives

Spurgeon Davenport and James {Rogers will leave Wednesday to be sure they arrive early enough to clamp Indiana handcuffs on as Kentucky closes its prison

Soar behind the 32-year-old cons ct. :

Waived Extradition Breedlove has waived extradie