Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 August 1952 — Page 1
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, Schricker Seeks U.S. Ai ” For Parched State Are
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1952
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3.33 Party Reins [ECHEEEEEES. = Urges Truman to Put B= * Handed Back 21 Indiana Counties on uw Drought Disaster List mn To McHale | a. Gov. Schricker today formally urged President Truman
to declare as “disaster areas” 21 Southern Indiana counties stricken by the farm drought. The Governor's plea is the first step in obtaining ——— ——— 0Mergency. federal aid for the
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| McKinney Bank's Aid Quits as Chairman
By IRVING LEIBOWITZ David M. Lewis unexpectedly resigned today as Marion
The state has been investigats
A y jing the farm drought problem for ‘ t 4 y p Pa h 73 RY ; 2 3
: intl two weeks. Gov. Schricker per- , : y : County and 11th District § . lsonally inspected the sun-dried STRUTTING—Heads back and toes out, thrge advanced students in the Butler University one. Democratic Chairman. he {arms Ee Spencer an week baton twirling school show it takes more than nimble fingers to be an attractive baton twirler. ~~ He handed the county party | "He said then: a machine back to his old political sa en:
Left to right in this eye.catching ensemble are Vicki Dean and Mary Jane Browning, both 16 and students at Evansville Bosse High School, and Anne Mandeville, also 16, of Evansville Reitz High School.
cronies, Frank McHale and Frank McKinney Before resigning, however, Mr. Lewis appointed Municipal Judge
M ° S J f | Phillip Bayt as district chairman. . { The judge, who is not a McHale ermon . ovie to tart un : | supporter, will serve. only as
| | | “This drought is devastating, Get Drubbed We must get the farmers some
For Seventh Day Tp
Discussed Problem He had state officials meet with
By United Press farm authorities to discuss the
® SAIGON, Indo-China, Aug. 13 problem. He then decided to ask BS |—Wave after wave of American-|for federal assistance $ McHale group wants | { ; long as the group French bombers have poured de-| The Governor sent identical
Seoccavesacee
| x a. telegrams today to Secretary of struction on Viet Minh Commu-| 4 riculture Charles 'F. Da nists for seven straight days in and President Truman. They read: {the most violent attack so far! ‘After careful investigation and lin northern Tonkin province, UPon the recommendation of many (French headquarters said today, (county agricultural agents and | Hellcats, Bearcats and B-26's [Other responsible farm leaders, I dumped tons of bombs, napalm am persuaded that the serious land rockets on Viet Minh admin-| drought situation in southern Inistrative centers and the main|diana warrants immediate action highway from Communist China On the part of federal authorities [to the Red River delta front north|to declare 21 counties a disaster lof Hanol. : (area and to take such steps as the [ The Viet Minh transportation|!8W permits to bring prompt {nerve center, areas where Chinese |a8sistance to the farmers in this trucks are garaged, munitions|drouth stricken section of our {dumps and bridges were attacked State. It is my recommendation, by groups of 10 and 20 planes in|therefore, that this action be takretentions succession. jen at the earliest possible date.” Meanwhile, Premier Nguyen] Request From Jenner van Tam revealed new detalls of While Gov, Schricker and other his two-month old government's state officials were investigating |efforts to bring order to the {he drought situation in Indiana,
his political post to clean out the discredited forces of Mr. McHale, | | former National Committeeman for Indiana. By stepping out needed for the now, before the crucial election,
+ lighting Hit For PAL Clubs Tonight ux revs: vos me
The , Sullivan ‘Memorial PAL! Although admissions to the preClubs Camp for underprivileged miere will not be enough to pro{boys gets its initial funds tonight vide all the funds when the public attends the In- camp, it will be the start of a Mr. Lewis was allowing the Mecdiana Dreiniere of fe Tech iealor tund the Indianapolis police have Hale-McKinney machine to walk movie “The World in His Arms” planned for several years. back into power. and prostitution in the vicinity of 2! Keith's Theater. ; Donations Invited por 4 of Party’ 300 W. Vermont St. The movie—for one show only tis hoped that sufficient money | For Gooll ‘of Party Vice Squad Lt. Russell Carmi. —Jtarts at 8:30 glans: will be raised through a series of, There were reports today either chael recommended installation off 11 Degins Hs in is, t0- drives to make the camp a reality Dan Lined eo , street lights in the dim, trouble- y by next. summer. mer Municipal Judge Jos > ? : , Every penny of the 76-cent ad-| : d—both McHale supporters—| 3 i ; some area, where sluggings have! Attached to each ticket for the ar | : Ss occurred and, he said, “civilians on he Dane rr ta movie premiere will be a slip on Would Be _dlested Souniy chai 3 : o_o and soldiers pick up prostitutes. ’ \ : which each ticket purchaser will Man a e nex ) Lt. Carmichael suggested Athletic League to establish the have the opportunity to list a vention. Judge Bayt said the| bright, new lights along Vermont camp. { donati t Pio R mp f q i election will take place before at Missouri, Ellsworth and West Camp as Memorial Hon fo ihe camp fund, " Wednesday or Thursday of next Sts. The camp will be a memorial to addition to the proceeds from the] week. Il He also asked for a light at 306 Policeman John L. Sullivan and admission price. : Mr. Lewis said he resigned “for W. Vermont St. directly acrossall other heroic officers. Mr. Sul-| Each donation made will be (he good of the party.” He ex-
Police Cite Vice In the Area
Police today asked the city to throw a little light on sluggings
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) © 0 0 | the street from the Charm livan was slain while trying to listed individually in The Times. niajned that he could not get any, : political and administrative life| gen, William E. Jenner last week el House, a restaurant. protect his family against an in- However, tickets may be pdr- co operation from certain. ele-| {of Viet Nam. |called on President Truman for Troubling for Years |truder in his home. (chased without making a dona- ments in the party. He referred GLORIA SUE BAUDENDISTEL—She'll try next year. | Mr. Tam said the 1052 budget federal assistance for the farmers. . Rufus Kuykendall, city attor-| All expenses for -tonight's pre- tion. {to Harry Gasper and other Mc-| (Will devote two-thirds of all ex-| president Truman replied that ® ney for the Safety Board, said miere will be paid by the Greater . Mayor Alex Clark and other| Hale lieutenants. ° ° jPenities to REhting tne Yehels. ie could not take steps until the the area has been troubling Indianapolis Amusement Co. and dignitaries will attend tonight's] He added: B A S £ |, ie also announced plans to Governor urged such action. . police for years. Universal-International Pictures. gala premiere. “Our reform movement had ro en rm I >] in S |“break with past practices of| Gov. Schricker did not, in his ® lik “After 1 a. m.,”” he said, “youl — pi ss i succeeded and I'm content to let jauthonding expenditures” with- telegram, designate which of the ery ute, pick-] sie-| ® ° out funds. southern counties should be ® can find every prostitute, pick- : . the others carry the ball to vic o i : Sa | o 1 pocket, thug and dope fiend in! | tory.” Sng | tt ; ee a (placed in the “disaster” classifiC . the city around there.” Blame Ship Crash AW nsurance In a letter to all Democratic Ine ! e wimmer Baby Killed in Fall jeation, This iniormation wu be inc Lewis ‘ FG ; ven the federal government a . | Lt. Carmichael said he believed Qn Dead Officer [PISQinGY cominitienmen. Mr. Lewis By JACK WELSH ming family. Now it's up to Ar While Being Bathed 1 phi 8 ® |i installation of lights could prac- [Prag ite: 26 EE y ith hi t| A sandy-haired 9-year-old girlllene, 13, and Joy, 14, to take up| Most of tie siricken connties eo |ll tically eliminate sluggings and wASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UP) Be Yo» Mm al nicked herself up out of the dirt where little sister left off. SOUTH BEND, Aug. 13 (UP) [nowever border on the Ohie ° | uae py| ~The Navy today closed iis books dws ol ; in her front Yard at sal4 Suncel) Nearly 1000 Entries | ~Eight-month-old Patricia Ann River. Others are nearby. S Jrduest Was approved by i h Questioned Statement Ave., looking forlornly at her . i . ? the Safety Board and forwarded on the disastrous collision of the right arm. ; But that won't be easy. To- Dejaegher, daughter of Mr. and Ald in Form of Loans e000 Works Board, Tesponsible desireve - i go TOM Sisto i 2053 wi} ae ohservers Jussiioned “Mommy, oh, mommy, I won't night's field of young aquatic/Mrs. Daniel Dejaegher, Elkhart, | ah exiled Indiana will need S ng stree s. an e aircra s as $ s state , since . Lewis y ow mn ’ ; J abon or emergenc = 8s 2 ‘after placing the blame on a buggy age insurance laws up to had teamed up with McHale 2° aPle to swim in The Times’, ors will be shooting the Was killed last night when she gehey
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Hurt in Plant Blast
BOURBON, Aug: 13 UP)—An explosion and flash fire in a house trailer manufacturing plant today killed one man and injured three others. Rex Zehner, 26, Plymouth, Ind.. was dead on arrival at Parkview Hospital. He died after a blast ripped the interior of the plaint department of the Elcar Coach Co.
Killed at Rail Crossing PRINCETON, Ind. Aug. 13 (UP) — Millard J. Fleener, 65, Princeton, was Killed Tuesday when his car was struck by a switch engine at a C. & E. I. Railroad crossing. here.
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Angelopolous ......... 22 Bridge ..... Cars tevinee 31 Comics ,.... sevennnndes30-31 Fditorials ...eecveesis 18 Forum ..... deesensese 18 Ruth Millett v..c.00vvavs 7 Movies ......... Senet 12 Radio, Television ..... 20 Society ‘«.... ‘reeves +0:6-7-9 SPOrts ...eeene....iis 22-23
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youthful skipper who went down date. : with his ship and 176 other Frank J. Viehmann, Indiana in- State Convention to oppose the hands. surance commissioner, said many candidates indorsed by Gov. A Navy court of inquiry found of the piesent laws, adopted in Schricker and Statehouse Demothat Lt. Cmdr. Willlam J. Tier- 1941, are no longer adequate. crats. ney, commanding officer of the Biggest fault with present in- Mr. Lewis last week told intiHobson, was solely responsible surance regulations is failure to mates he was having trouble for his ship being rammed by the COVer adequately health and acci- getting along with the “StateWasp during maneuvers in mid- dent policies, Mr. Wiehmann said. house gang.” He referred to Gov. Atlantic last Apr. 26. The hig objective in the new in- Schricker, State Democratic The court said Cmdr. Tierney, Surance bill willl be to help in- Chairman Charles Skillen and Lt. a 32-year-old former reserve of- SUrance buyers understand their Gov, John Watkins, Democratic ficer, “committed a grave error contracts, This means the bill candidate for (Governor. in judgment” in making the fatal Will govern the manner in which Mr, Lewis did not attend
forces at the recent Democratic
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turn which brought his ship contracts are worded. Democratic natiohal convention directly into the path of the Mr. Viehmann said misunder- and has not talked politics with Wasp. standings are the cause of most the Democratic State Committee
of the insurance complaints com- officers for several months. Being into his office. Insurance buy- fore the state convention, he
ers, lost in the fine print, aren't openly argued with State Chairalways sure of what they are get- man Skillen.
Compulsory Training ting for their money, and don't Mr. Lewis at that time said he
CANBERRA. Australia, Aug. find out until they file a claim. was dissatisfied with the opera13 (CDN) — Publicopinion Limitations tion of the new state committee against compulsory military Should the pr : : he helped reorganize. He said: “Sop ; : : : : oposed legis training is waning in Australia. be adopted, im Re toaslation “What we now have is a oneA poll finds 61 per cent of Aus- policy will be given almost equal man party. Schricker’s the whole
tralians now favor compulsory prominence to the benefits listed PATLY: sparetime military training for in the written contract
men between the ages of 20! ppg nianned bill is technically
and 29. known as the Unifo i ol : > r s § Compulsory training now af- law. n % Provisions
fects only 18-year-olds, who train mend continuously for three months|¢jo, and then supplement it by sparetime training for three years.
Aussies Now Favor
Attorney for Bank
Ever since Mr. McKinney was replaced as Democratic National It was drafted and recom-|Cpajrman last week end, there ed by the National Associa- have been reports he. would require Mr. Lewis to relinquish his county political post in favor of Mr. McHale's group. Mr. Lewis is the attorney for Mr. McKin-
of Insurance Commissioners, and has been adopted by 16 states. Pointing out the increase in insurance complaints, Mr. Viehin 1940,
mann pointed out that ) : Bl 's Fidel Trust bank. 3 Hotel Owners Pledge a single deputy commissioner and Be sity 7 ue iy was one one ? arlitiola :
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Owners of three hotels promised had been shifted to a garage on today to co-operate with Prose-|/the property. 6am... 63
secretary could handle all a” ; §- complaints in the state office. of the ton poiticans who engi
Complaints now require almost neered the successful drive to
full- oust Mr. McHale from the nawl time work from a staff of siX. | {ional committee post he had held
for 15 years. Mr. Lewis defeated Mr. Gasper
ostitution
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and Mr. Kilber for the county cutor Frank Fairchild in his drive] Monday, Prosecutor Fairchild 7a. m....66 11a. m... 8 chairmanship early this year. He to stamp out prostitution here. |announced he had won a tempo-| 8a.m.... 69 12 (noon). 38 succeeded the ailing Paul MecThe hotel owners were among!rary restraining order from Judge 9 a:m.... 78 pm... 33 Dulft who died a few weeks seven listed by Mr. Fairchild as/John L. Niblack, Superior Court ; later operating- suspected places of|1, “padlocking” the place. J Latest humidity ........50% Althourh - Jodie Bayt. former prostitution. But yesterday he explained the Se ough Judge yt.
The owners appeared today in Order bans removal of seven beds, response to the prosecutor's let-|a bird-cage, a parrott and cage, ters warning them to discontinue & Slevision st a other furnititution or face court action/ture irom the Se. : : Be dloek tha Ta oUt ACO yr FRIFCRII FAIT Tie — TATE — Yesterday. vvrrrev. {prove at a court hearing Monday
the property is a “nuisance” as a Prosecutor Fairchild said the house of ill fame before
+ three owners told him they didn’t! close it for one year.
to padlock the hotels. Didn’t Know It
know prostitution was going on | in their hotels. He said they | agreed to have their night a!
screen registering couples more
Meanwhile, that padlock Prosecutor Fairchild “snapped” on a downtown building suspected of|
being a bawdy house had rusted Self as a neighbor, said she saw . {several men read a sign on the As it turned out, a court order front door, then walk around to issued against a house at 518 N.|/the garage.
away today.
Alabama St. merely prevents the|
removal of furnishings—instead owner of the house as 65-year-old {Elizabeth Hendricks.’ Mr. | But the court order apparently child said she has a police record " baffled residents of the house,|of 23 arrests and two convictions, NOW:
~———4po. It was reported “operations” |for keepif§ a house of ill fame,
of halting “operations.”
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clarification of the order, a womclosely. jan complained to his office she had seen men entering the ga-| rage instead.
mayor of Indianapolis, now holds the district chairmanship, he serves at the pleasure of the new county chairman. S8hould the nee chairman be . either Mr. Kilber, Mr. Howard or even Mr. Gasper. ~~ the judge would doubtless be replaced. ‘Won't Co-operate’ Mr. Lewis, urged to comment on the charges he was turning the party over to the McHale forces, said: “They are the 6nes who won't co-operate with me. So I'm letting the party have a new leader. “I do not want to.do anything to jeopardize the party's chances for victory when there is evidence we can win.”
Pollen Count
Grains per cubic yard of air: Today
he can Woman Puts
Neighbor Complains Deputy in Hole
before Mr. Fairchild's KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 13 (UP) — Deputy Sheriff W. E, Robinson went to a marble quarry near here to serve. divorce papers on an employee. Told the man he wanted was underground in the quarry, the deputy climbed down a 125-foot ladder to serve his papers. ‘At the bottom, he found his man, who told him: “We've already made up and she doesn't want a divorce
Just
The caller, who identified her-
The court order identified the rar om Truman to Meet Press | . WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UP) |—President Truman will hold a
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Junior Olympics.” Gloria Sue Baudendistel had broken two bones in her right wrist, ‘It happened Friday as she played with her little friends. But
the ache in her heart was the one that brought tears to her eyes, : Gloria Sue liked swimming in
The Times’ Junior Olympics better than anything she'd ever done. But tonight, when the fifth week of competition begins at Ellenberger Park at 7 o'clock, the little lady will be on the sidelines, The promising young star can’t win this year’s title now but she has the heart of a champion. With sportsmanship that equals her competitive drive, Gloria Sue wrote a letter to her teammates and rivals through The Times. Here it is “Dear Sir: “I want you to know I cannot swim in the finals of The Times Olympics because 1 broke my arm. 1 hoped to be city champ. But I can't swim with a cast on my arm, so I'll just cheer the other girls. I wish the girl who wins, good luck. “Please have The Times Olympics next year so I can try again, Goodbye, Gloria Sue Baudendistel.” Gloria Sue had a great chance to be the champ. A fourth grade pupil at Crooked Creek School, she won the Class B race in her age group Thursday night at Willard Park. ‘She also won at Broad Ripple and Rhodius Park.
The girl's mother, Mrs. William Baudendistel, said: “After she fell, the first thing she said when I reached her was about missing the Junior Olympics. She never mentioned the. pain.” The Baudendistels are a swim-
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| , |loans to farmers, possibly more works in the free-style, breast- Slipped from her father's grasp as additional RI diving While being bathed. Hardest hit counties are Posey, Authorities said Mrs. Dejaegher Harrison, Dubois, Vanderburgh Zin : ; was at work, and Mr, Dejaegher and Floyd. To date, the Junior Olympics was bathing the child on a table, The emergency aid is in the have attracted nearly 1000 swim- jn their home when the infant form of loans to farmers whose mers from Marion County. There fell to the floor. crops spoil. They are required to
stroke, backstroke and
events.
is room for many more, even Patricia was brought to ‘Me- pay back loans plus a 3 per cent ‘ . {7 spits / St. interest rate. ‘h 205 . morial Hospital here where § though «dh boys and girls had Joseph County coroner ruled ———————————————————————
Willard Park pool bulging at the! seams, Jim Clark, co-chairman of The
Times program, expects the field Bluff Works ROCHESTER. Aug. 13 (UP)=— to go over the 300 mark this KALAMAZOO, Mich, Aug. 13 An 18-month-old youngster wha evening. (UP)—When an unmasked gun- survived an accidental dose of rat Once again the call goes out man walked into Henry Kline's poison, died Tuesday after suf for first-timers . . . the youngsters qrygoods store Mr. Kline calmly! fering an attack of acute gastro» who haven't participated in the called into the back room: “Trena. enteritis. Junior Olympics. Age is no prob- this is a stickup. Call the police”. A South Bend physician treated
death was hemorrhage.
caused by a brain. gives Rat Poison
But Dies Day Later
lem... There are two) classes—A Mr. Kline's wife wasn’t in the Michael Geller, son of the David for the experienced swimmer and hack room, but the gunman didn’t Gellers, for rat poizoning after Class B for the novice. check. He checked out. the youngster ate some of the Swimmers competing for the re material found under a davenfirst time must report to the pool tate port. at 6:30 o'clock to register with Maggie's in Denmark The poison, strychnine, was
the AAU. COPENHAGEN, Denmark, pumped out of the child’s stomach Little Gloria Sue got a bad Aug. 13 (UP)-—Miss Margaret and he was sent home. apparently break. But for many children, Truman crossed the Danish bor- recovered. A day later he was The Times’ Junior Olympics is a|/der by car this morning after a stricken with gastro-enteritis, break a future champion needs. train trip across the Soviet zone! Doctors said the rat poison was Don’t miss it. of Germany from Berlin. not responsible for the death.
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on DANGER IS THE WORD—Carl St. Clair, 17, R. R. 17, Box 549, was injured today when thrown from this bicycle at Meridian and Washington Sts, The youth, a delivery boy, was struck by a car driven by Donald Keefe, 2 of Dayton, O, The victim suffered a cut Jeft leg and was treated at . Seneral Hospital, 21 :
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