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'E.C. Atkins & Co. Nelson Grill “A Man of Here Is Bought Named Leader

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By Borg-Warner Of Democrats

Sale of 97-year-old E. C. Atkins Co. to Borg-Warner Corp. of Chicago was announced today.

president. / By IRVING LEIBOWITZ

® a : = Ww i T 1 d I FORECAST: Partly cloudy and a little warmer tonight and tomorrow. Low tonight 66. High tomorrow 88.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1952

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Replaces Dave Lewis : : | As County Chairman | The company will be operated as the Atkins Division Other political news, of Borg-Warner, according to R. C. Ingersoll, Borg-Warner Pages 3 and 10.

The firm, one of Indianapolis’ Marion County Democrats

oldest, becomes a key in the BorgWarner group of 28 manufacturing plants and specialty steel mills in 23 cities. Transfer of the company ownership, effected by an exchange of | Borg-Warner common stock for] all the outstanding Atkins shares, is expected to bring a new factor in the present strike tying up the plant. The company has been strikebound since June 9, when some 700 members of United Steelworkers Local 1543 walked out after wage negotiations broke down. ; Sam Macer, Steelworkers Dis-| trict 30 representatives, did not know of the sale until he learned {t from The Times, although he “had heard rumors.” “We're still out on strike,” Mr. Macer said. “And we'll stay out until we get a satisfactory contract, regardless of who operates the plant. “We're meeting with company representatives and’a federal conciliator this afternoon and should Know more then.” The CIO wage demand was for a 121;-cent hourly increase with another 5 cents to be added next year. . | More than 800 persons normally are employed in the 160,000-square-foot plant here. The present building was completed in 1949, though the Atkins company was founded in 1855. The Atkins company is one of the nation's leading manufacturers of power saws and related instru- rT taint.” | ments for. the metal-working and IN PAIN—AIlbert Ballard, 47, | Mr. Carvey, Democratic candi-| ro Bs rid sn doorway of his car after [date for Congress, said the party) faipes that are sold through hard: | it crashed with another. car here, J ky a ae EE Fore stores and -otber outlets last night injuring five people. |, 1660 Kessler Blvd, =~ | throughout the world. | Mr. Ballard had been driving | . Borg-Warner manufactures here for treatment of an old | ahout 200 different products, | back injury when. thé accident

{ n . mainly highly engineered and pre-cision-made items for automotive, | occurred. (Another photo, story, | y

‘today united behind a polit-| ical unknown here to lead

{them in the fall election.

| Leaders of all Democratic fac-| [tions selected Nelson Grills to] replace David M. Lewis as County! Chairman. Mr. Lewis quit last] |week. | The county convention Thurs-! iday at the Athenaeum is a mere formality. Mr. Grills’ election is |assured since the politicians who {indorsed him today control the convention. Mr. Grills, 40, is an associate professor of law at the Indiana | University Law School, Indian{apolis Division. He is married and has four children, including 1-year-old twin] (daughters. Mr. Grills at one time was consultant to the Indiana County {Commissioners Association. At law school, he specializes in teaching labor law, legisla- | {tion and tax law. |

All Satisfied .

Today's hastily called meeting {was attended by the top county | Democratic leaders of all fac[tions. Present were Judge Phillip, | Bayt, former Congressman An-| |drew Jacobs, W. Dan Kilber,! Harry Gasper, Charles Mains and John Carvey. { All expressed satisfaction with [the choice. | Said Mr. Gasper: | “Grills has a lot on the ball. | |He doesn’t even have a political]

farm equipment, ,aviation and Page 3). MR. AND MRS. ROBERT To Sign Pact Muncie: Ingersoll Steel, New Cas-| y g Aubnrn, and Marbon Corp., Gary. | . C. 8. Davis, chairman of the | Marrie to By DAVID WATSON Times Staff Writer | “Borg-Warner intends to main-| THE INK was hardly dry on] TERRE HAUTE, Aug. 19—1 By United Press high reputation of the Atkins : : 2 tract ending a 14-week-old strike 2 5 company in its particular fields,” Went into high gear for him at at Allis-Chalmers’ multimillion- amputee of the Korean War,

home appliance irfustries. | a | realizes dream. Borg-Warner has four other di- « . vis in Indiana Warner ig Stork Visits Wife, Q d » a . tle: Warner Automotive Parts, | Gives Sailor a 14-Week-Old ua rup e 2 . -YVeeK=~ Dependency Lift Strike Settled board of Borg-Warner, is a former Muntie industiralist. tain and if possible to enhance Seaman Robert E. Dickerson's Company and uhion officials to-| WASHINGTON, Aug. 19— the long-established and Very ,.. ni papers when the world 9aY Were expected to Sign a COM-popert I, Smith, first quadruple Mr. Ingersoll said. “We believe the Navy Recruiting Station in dollar jet engine plant. honeymooned today with his 17- | Mayor Ralph Tucker said Allis- year-old bride, whom he met while salers and retailers will be as| 1p one-two-three order he was Chalmers had agreed to his com-|a patient in an Army hospital. pleased as we are by the linking 5 volunteer, a sailor and a father promise proposal and that it was, The 22-year-old former Army of two great names in industry— for the second time. laccepted by the membership of private, who lost both his hands Atkins and Borg-Warner.” About 8 a. m. he kissed his wife the striking CIO United Auto and legs, was married last night Fourth Generation {goodby and left the house to Join) Workers local jan night. » In he tiny PL Linco Deinetery ; e vy. He took his service] e Democratic mayor said one Chapel here to Barbara bBorm o on nen A ie Arias he Fav. Lt. Manford Harris official of theinternational UAW- nearby Takoma Park, Md. cluded in the transfer of owner- about 9 a. m. Then he answered CIO had arrived and anbther was| For. the young hero, the marhip and also will be operated as a telephone call. len route from Detroit to ratify riage fulfilled an ambition he Ship Rs i isi {the contract. It will be signed inldreamed of months ago as he lay a unit of the Atkins Division. . 2 8 fos: . aay. Mr. Tuckor said. li . tol Flias C. Atkins, who relin-| . ; {his office today, Mr. Tucker ./in an Army hospital. quishes the presidency of his com-' MAY 1 have a dependency To Reopen Plant | “Sbme day.” he told reporters iy ancien to Bong r0, he peed 07, the officen} M1, Carson. general manager yhen, “1 would lke to walk like Warner, is grandson and name- | S¢aman Dickerson, 22, had be-of the Terre Haute works, said any man down the middle aisle gake of the man who founded the (ome # father foriihe seconde Am gspacts in leoben sian sy ‘1 do’ into the ear of the i » ime. & pilot plant and resume construc- girl ove.” business nearly 100 years S80 in| The newest member of theltion of a $10 million building im" successive generation of the fam- Dickerson family. a boy, was mediately "after the contract Is, flv to be identified with its man- born in an elevator on the way signed. | After the ceremonies, Mr. Smith agement. Elias C. Atkins IT as- UP to the delivery room at St.| ‘Mr. Carson said it guarantees drove his young bride off on a sumed the presidency in 1944 and Francis Hospital. Jater became chairman of the The Navy had rushed through local works until July, 1955. board. an emergency call for help tor He said it provides for a gen- clined-to-tet—r : 3 take the sailor's wife, Dotti, to eral wage increase of 14 cents were going on their honeymoon, . Camp Atterbury Hospital. Bank Bandit Scatters But the Navy lost the race to July 1, 1953, and July 1, 1954, in- veteran stood before the altar on $2500 Loot in Flight a civilian ambulance called a fewfcrease in night shift bonus from his crutches, repeating the vows > minutes earlier from the Dicker- 5-7 cents per hour to 10 cents, ain a soft voice along with his WATERVILLE. Minn., Aug. 19 so home. lcost-of-living formula and health, bride. Occasionally, the young (UP) — A bandit robbed the There was no doctor with the vacation, pension benefits. girl turned and smiled shyly at Citizens State Bank of $6500 ves- ympylance. Mrs. Dickerson was The three-year contract covers the nervous groom. terday but scattered more than attended by her sister, Mrs. Clara 340 employees now and will affect! After the Rev. Edgar W. Beck$2500 of the loot in his getaway. Dickerson. The sisters are mar- up to 4000 after completion af ett, pastor of the First Methodist An employee of the town’s other ried to brothers. the new plant. (Church of Hyattsville, Md. had bank found $2500 outside the Robert and Dotti have another — pronounced them man and wife, Citizens Bank shortly after the son. 16-month -0ld Robert Eugene uo. the bride grasped her husband by bandit had forced four Citizens Jr, Times Index the shoulders and they Kissed employees and two customers into! The sailor was scheduled tO! Bridge .....o.ovseeeess.. 25 briefly. Then they turned and a vault and fled. leave for Washington, D. C., this, Comics «cveeveresssss. 24-25 walked smilingly away. Another roll of loot, this time afternoon. I Editoriale «..oviivinnee-s M4 The pair met while Mr. Smith 25 $1 bills, was found by 14-year- He is a veteran of almost three. Forum ...........00sss. 14 Was recuperating in the Walter old Lowell Hadley a block from years in the Army, and lives at, In Hollywood .....vee0ss 8 Reed Army Hospital here. Miss 11706 E. Naomi St. | Movies ireienns vivssssss 8 'Borm went too the hospital with Radio, Television «....... 9 magazines for patients. After Society ..... .. 6-7 (that, she was a regular visitor Sports ............. 16-17-18 [and the two fell in love.

Leave on Trip

“Hog-lift" today brought a hog today advising him he would “ac-|take them on in a fight. |

uninterrupted production at the wedding trip in his own specially, equipped car. He laughingly de-

per hour, additional 4-cent boosts] The handsome, black - haired Wr

Mr. Lucey

| lke Will Move Horsemeat Scandal | i Bi C itter Controversy N Y Hotel : First of a Series : " w Scripps-Howard Staff Writer Leaves Only Rear SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 19—Adlai Stevenson is a man Be REX CHANEY Illinois whose record—in this political autumn—will be in Tintted Press staff Correspendens. | terpreted as glorious by Democrats and as bungling by : : "3 | Most published accounts of the ciates of Dwight D. Eisen-| pemocratic presidential nominee llican presidential nominee] A composite of (will move his campaign head-| the finer gual. Lincoln aad {dore Hotel, leaving only a rear Woodrow Wil{detachment here. { a touch of Fra {Gen. Eisenhower's main base of Merriwell i operations, on or after Sept. 4 Out here most his campaign train—and that| men say Tops) imost of his advisers would travel been a good and { It was also disclosed that Gen. able a jPich for the support of organized of his perfection have been overabor in an address to the Amer- gone, He has indeed had failures. iow in Hew York Res) Sept 2% sis. Democrats dwell on his great x ; gnyenlion Ww ® programs of road building, im- | 3 {Eisenhower ‘had planned to put 2 y {his train on the road, the Gen- tutions, his courage in fighting lobbies and his resourcefulness fa day or so. - ho ‘wet torind o hy . . Ha {to get outstanding men «or, govCheer Sen. Duff [ernment service. |Sen. James H. Duff (R. Pa.) for ures—the- horsemeat scandal in = immediately pouncing upon a which state employees took bribes

Among Targets of Quarters to | By CHARLES LUCEY Denver Detachment of brains, learning, grace and reflection and a Governor of DENVER, Aug. 19-——Asso- Republicans. 'hower said today the Repub-| have made him quarters to New York's Commo- ties of Jefferson, | The spokesmen said, however, Soh, with maybe | {will be a headquarters on wheels! boot. [with him. Stevenson has Eisenhower would make a strong yet his own people say the stories {lcan Federation of Labor conven-| = ften it {sa a matter of emphacalled to order at the time Gen. provement of stiate welfare instiferal is: expected #to delay. his our in whipping them, his attempts Eisenhower supporters cheered Republicans emphasize the failstatement by Gov. Adlai Steven- to let horsemeat be sold as beef,

TInited Press Telephoto L. SMITH—Quadruple amputee «on of Illinois, Democratic pres-/the counterfeit cigaret-tax fraud idential nominee, that the “mess which cost the state some milfn Washington” needed cleaning lions of dollars, the West Frankup {furt mine disaster in which in-

Am utee i. Sen. Duff, referring to a letter! agequate. nrc reement oteniale y Gov. Stevenson wrote

te to the mine laws almost certainly had a ‘Oregon Journal of Portland part, There were others. thanking the newspaper for (ts) Un Press Telephotd.

. Girl, 17 3 7 (support of his candidacy, said it| VACATION BOUND-—Dem-proved there was a need for a| The Illinois governor's record ocratic presidential candidate

pension of $360 from the Veterans change of administration in is sure to be a matter of bitter . Administration. In addition, per- Washington. controversy in the months ahead. Adlai Stevenson steps briskly off sons throughout the nation sent! “As to whether I can clean up He himself has cited it as evi- his plane on arrival in Chicago. him contributions when they the mess in Washington, I would dence that he can ‘clean up the He was to keep a dental ape heard of his plight. The contribu- bespeak the careful scrutiny of mess in Washington.” pointment today, thén leave for tions, totaling a bout $120,000, what I inherited in Illinois and These general observations are a vacation in Minocqua, Wis. have been placed in a trust fund what has been accomplished inipossible: | — : for him by the Pennsylvania De- three years,” Gov. Stevenson's| ONE. Despite Republican con-| ing subsequently to $28 million a

partment of the American Legion. letter said. trol of the state legislature, the|year . $ § ' . stand a good chance of getting successful political organization siderable uncertainty about ace GOSHEN, Aug. 19 --Operation Green, AFL president, a telegram ticians and has been willing to| Ruhl farm 88 days ago from its om . : g of I.abor convention and accept ernment has been hurt by some fective next Jan, 1.

‘Bitter Controversy’

o vin co Son. Richard M. Nixon of Cali- Slevenson administration has| Illinois’ gas tax, at three cents fornia, Gen. Eisenhower's run- heen a time of constructive prog-|a gallon, was ahout the lowest in ning mate, others close to the ress for Illinois. |the country when Gov, StevenGeneral believe the Republicans] TWO. The governor knows Son took office. There was cone . substantial gupport from organ-'can help achieve sound goals in !ion to increase this at first, ized lab®r for the first time since government, and he'll give a job Which the Governor's critics said 19 ! . ‘as i i i ly ps2. . [to a good Democrat ahead of a was rooted in his own indecision | AFL to Hear lke |good “Republican. But he often and his supporters said was due By United Press | Gen. Eisenhower sent William has been independent of the poli- 10,1058 ainsirement among Io cal governments about how ree [celpts were to be divided. But it him pray em on ’ passed, in the end, as an initial which vanished from the Grayson (PMmodate my schedule to’ the! THREE. The “better morali,,, .ont increase, raising $20 mile dates of the American Federation|tone” claimed for the state gov-|jan and another cent increase ef

dry well shaft prison. vour kind invitation to address crookedness in the Stevenson adThe Chester White hog, which the convention.” ministration. Trucks Must Pay

Mrs. Ruhl said looks more like a The GOP nominee had a group FOUR. Stevenson budgets—the! In few places has Gov. Steven=

‘hack now _drapped from 200 of women Republican leaders on highest in Illinois history — have'son heen more sterr¥ than in his

pounds of rooting ham when it his schedule for a luncheon con- eaten” substantially into ‘general | insistence frucks pay for the use

vas last scon May 23 to a shad- ference today. The delegation was revenue funds left from previous! 0f highways somewhere in proowy 75 pounds when it was found. headed by Mrs. Roy F. Priest of administrations. His. people say Portion to the destruction they Mrs. Ruhl said she believed the Utah, head of the women’s divi- Illninis never got a better dol-| Cause. animal rooted around the shaft, sion of the Republican National lar's worth than under him. The] The new revenue permitted exe

| Republicans say if spending is Pansion of badly needed highway construction.

[ not curbed there will have to he (higher taxes—and this undoubt-

fell -in and the wooden cover Committee, flipped back into place, leaving no trace of the hog's plunge.

Gov. Stevenson in his first

Views on the New se term pressed for legislative res

Mr. Ruhl was ill in bed when edly is true. ‘ ‘ ‘ - Tv : orge Ratio] ) A the hog was found Sunday. He FIVE. A chief failure charged ane ion o IS oan police; ir 3 z always heavily politic - directed rescuers to leave the against the Governor is inde- : p al In char

acter, and got it.

cision. It comes down to a mat- The Governor sought a consti i \ SOUR stie

Dan Kid ter of opinion’ and is hard to {,tional convention to rewrite IH

WHEN t - . & HEN he got wind of the Dem- document. Several failures of his rpis’ baste law He was turned

animal in._.the well for a while and feed it a little at a time to

keep it from foundering

“We were afraid it would eat ocratic primary results in Mis- administration have rested on (4 n . 3 8 1 An The ~islat too 'much.,” he said. souri and Arkansas, Adlai blew weaknesses of his subordinate . ye nt ee re gi ras hig a rr ie ’ - 1EK1S81 mn to 1a K sti - mre AR the whistle on Harry's whistle- and some of them have been tion more readily oh LOCAL TEMPERATURES stop. weak The GOP insinced BO odie vos 6 a. m.., 61 10 a. m...~ 78 £.4 0 ‘Due the GOP’ due r. Steven this am. 081 In SEN. SPARKMAN, the Dem- 30F fue Mr. Stevenson for this and a. be a 8. Mas 1 .. 4 : : Now 5 te he governor's re- iid the legislation originated 8am 67 12 (Noon) 80 ocratic vice presidential nom- a y governor : : g a 89am 2 1 P. m... 82 inee, says his party's civil rights !atione with the legislature, There % aan ith 16. Bepuble « Mus 12 Mh. , B2 Cans as sponsors.

plank is one “all can stand on.” 15 evidence credit has been

He means they'll never take it claimed for him on some meas- With Stevenson

leadership,

® 250 Will Take Part What Goes On Here ..... 9 ' Mr. Smith draws a monthly Latest humidity assess 4970 A : —— — er —— - i se ———————— — up. ures when it was due in even funds to public schools have Just

In Times Water Show

A cast of 250 persons will take saving race against time, joust part in more than 65 acts in The with canoes and race them, too.

. For the youngsters there will be Times Water Show Aug. 27 at laughs provided by clown divers, Broad Ripple Pool.

and for all a thrilling display of Included are 28 final races in aerial fireworks. § the city-wide Junior Olympics. : In addition to swimming there Get Tickets Now will be a full array of aqua-acts And there are plenty of seats to thrill and please the entire available. This week you can family. save a trip by ordering by mail And there are plenty of: tickets Or. you can pick up tickets at available, too, but get them soon. The Times office, 214 W, Marysland St. Prices are $1.50, $1 and Swim in Battle Dress |60c. + To insure speedy delivery From Camp Atterbury, famed of mail order tickets send along Rangers will conduct a swimming a self-addressed stamped envelope race in complete battle dress, Proceeds of the “watér Versio steel helmets, packs, combat boots of The Times Ice-O-Rama will g and rifles. . te support swimming training 2 Members of the 106th Combat City Recreation Department pool Engineer Battalion will exhibit a next summer and to the AAU jeep completely submerged in wa- for sponsorship of its youth deter with only the driver's head velopment program.

mround the pool, too. tickets the mail tonight. Make The Boy Scouts will execute Aug. 27 family night at Broad

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t \ 4, ve opm k Minot F. Jelke was arrested in New York on vice and Sullivan law charges, is shown at her appearmbeve the furfdce. Hell drive jt DON'L delay; got your ordet, oF ance in felony court yesterday. At left, she arrives in court. She turns her head quickly (center)

to evade lensmen, snapping her pony hair-do. At rie't she shields her face with newspaper which

an ' : 4 1 part or perhaps chiefly to the Re- Bon . doubled since he became

HAM prices should drop at the publicans. Republican legislative © he 0 : end of the summer TV shows. leaders say the governor actually The rovernor was defeated, in * J J two sessions of the legislature, on

terms couldn't ‘have e thing a done anything un attempts to get non-compulsory

lesz they ha tted it--that | had permitted it—that rar employment practices legis

“ Korea Typhoon Heads they had control of hoth houses [ation

For Northern Japan in the last hiennial session, that! Mr: Stevenson had some impor- = TOKYO, Aug. 19 — A typhoon, they controlled the Senate and tant legislative accomplishments which killed 10 persons in Korea were just shy of House control in ; Aste : D Lt 8h) 8 ol in n'a: negative way, i ft ind Okinawa and ‘almost halted the first, Ba e way, and often they

| showed real political courage the - Korean War, headed for They insist that manv mea: ge:

There was the so-called Christ

Northern Japan today. ures for whicn®* Mr. Stevenson mas. Tree” bill which, in each The storm whipped itself out claims credit were Introduced legislative session. had dished out over Hokkaido Island. northern- first by them. It isn't always easv $225.000 for a number of private most in the Japan chain, with to establish precisely who de- groups—veterans. religious, etc. It winds tapering off to little ‘more serves what credit was a hardy biennial that

than 40 miles an hour. Stevenson leaders say ‘ves, the couldn't be touched without makPolice in Pusan, Korea's tempo- GOP controlled the legislature— ing some of these groups sore. In" rary. capital, said seven. persons and didn't it take a governor the first session the Governor let drowned and 100 homes were with real leadershp ito get a good the bill become law without his wrecked in Southwest Korea yes- share of his program passed in signature but eriticized it. The terday. Other damage in Korea such a circumstance” next time He vetoed it. + was minor. One of the § § ; On Saturday’ the typhoon killed fought and won ues Riding Vetoed. Bridge Fun a woman and two children near son was the one to increase gasor| Time and again Mr. Stevenson Okinawa. (line taxes, to jump truck license vetoed appropriation of special ‘ funds for bridges. He risked of-

fees and sharpen th 84 e for erwin i ares fending the interested communi. ‘ties, but he said bridges should

United Press Talep: of

CAMERA SHY?—Barbara Harmon, 31, former TV actress who was picked up when oleo heir —

Pollen Count

Grains per cubic yard of air. ‘Despite a hostile legislature Today Faves nanesran aves 187 ‘ruck license fees were increased be the result of state programYesterday .....ov0..00.. 38 (320 million in the first year, ris-, Continued on Page 3—Col. @ . ” - ’ 2 2 : . : : «