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FORECAST: Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow. Little change in temperature. Low tonight 62. High tomorrow 90.
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63d YEAR—NUMBER 167
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1952
Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postofice
Indianapolis, Indians. Issued Daily.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Brightwood Fire Loss Set At $200,000
Work Goes on as Usual
In NYC Ya
The spectacular $200,00
Railroad last night had little
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H. Saltzgaber, car department
superintendent, said work for the 7
110 employees of the department would go on as usual—even with-| out buildings. | Along with the clean-up crews, Fire Prevention Chief Ralph Fender and his staff of firemen probed through the rubble searching for a clue to the cause of last night's roaring blaze.
rds Here
0 fire which destroyed eight| buildings in the Brightwood Yards of New York Central
effect on operations here.
As work crews cleared away the debris today, Joseph
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2 Watching Rail Shops Blaze Put | Out Store Fire
| Two off-duty firemen watching [the Brightwood fire last night
Two fire engines still were sta-| extinguished another fire at a tioned gt the scene of the fire to-| furniture store a short distance day in case of further outbursts from the big blaze. of flames among the smouldering) Pvt. Alfred Shewman, 2121 N. ruins. | Talbot Ave., and his brother-in-Discovered shortly after 8:30 law, Chauffeur Robert E. Bauer, p. m., the fire broke out in the 41 W. 27th St, put out the fire old “tin shop,” now used for car| With a hand extinguisher seized rebuilding and lumber. storage, from a nearby truck.
located in the south end of the] - - 8 =n 8 yards at E. 25th St. and N, Sher-| MR. SHEWMAN was at the
man Drive. | fire on his day off, and Mr. Bauer Twenty pieces of fire-fighting Was on vacation. They heard the equipment were pressed into sery-| radio call for a truck at Allen ice for the two-alarm fire, Flames Furniture & Appliance Store, leaped more than 100 feet into 2338 Station St., scene of a two-
Reyond repair.
the air to attract curious spectators from as far as eight miles away. In battling the fire, Assistant Fire Chief Charles estimated 8.4 million gallons of water were poured on the flames through nearly 14,000 feet of hose. Twenty-seven lines were used last night, seven more than in battling the Wm. H. Block Co. E.. Washington ‘St. store fire last January. People flocking to the scene jammed all traffic in the area, hampered the firemen in their
work, and“endangered their own operations as the firemen suc-| ALDERGROVE, North Ireland,
lives by pressing too close to the blazing buildings. Volunteers Aid Police
Graduation ceremonies for 32 new Civilian Defense volunteer
E. Gregory
alarm fire about two years ago. They grabbed the extinguisher
and raced on foot to put out the pageant ever—up to 40 blocks of se
flames started by a fiood light in a display window.
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{storage shed east of the brick (building, which also was a loss. Four other small buildings in the {blaze area also were burned to (the groumd. - Firemen had the flames under control by 10 p. m. The fire virtually was out by 10:30 p. m, Fire Chief Joseph Hancock per|sonally directed the fire-fighting
cessfully battled to save nearby paint shop where hundreds of gallons of paint and lacquer were stored.
| By constantly playing hoses!today and made a record round- masked men who bound and | police were being held in Tomlin-|OVer it, firemen also averted dis-|trip crossing the Atlantic between gagged the plant night watchman |
—Times phofos by John R. Spicklemire LIGHT UP THE SKY—Glow from last night's spectacular fire in Brightwood was visible up to eight miles away, luring. thousands of curious spectators from all over town.
Ike Parades With Legion
General Leads Kansas Delegation
Photo, Page 4
By United Press NEW YORK, Aug. 26—A grinning member of the Abilene, Kas., American Legion Post No. 39 walked a white line up Fifth Ave. in the Legion's big parade today. New Yorkers massed gn the sidewalks yelled “Atta boy, Ike.” Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, once boss of many of the 75,000 Legionnaires in the parade and now the Republican presidential candidate, swung up the avenue at the head of the Kansas delegation. Passing Fifth Ave. and 42 St., {the General gave a handclasp {salute and a big grin to the |crowds that watched him through a rain of confetti and ticker tape. A tremendous cheer went up, {then a solid round of handclapping, above which could be heard ishouts of (Hey, Ike.” “Good Luck, [TIke.” and “Atta Boy, Ike.”
Times Junior Olympics Set Tomorrow Night
Another Story, Page 17 By ED KENNEDY Everything is set for the big Times Junior Olympic Water Show tomorrow night at Broad Ripple pool. On hand to present trophies, medals and ribbons to the winners will be Gov. Schricker and Mayor Clark. The swimmers are ready. Four hundred of them will start in preliminary events at 10 a. m. and the final field of 100 will be off at 7 p. m. : The weatherman predicts good
Filmed scenes from past events in The Times Junior Olympics will be seen at 6:25 tonight on the “Sports-O-Life” show, Channel 6. Jack Welsh, Times sports writer, will be on hand to give viewers background details about the film and information about The Times Junior Olympic finals to be held tomorrow night at Broad Ripple Pool.
Global WPA,
weather, both for swimmers and ? spectators. No rain is in sightlare plenty of topnotch seats still and the mercury will climb to the available. To the 1200 regular 90 mark in the afternnon. {seats in the stands at Broad Entrants in the daytime events| Ripple, 1500 more have heen will get free lunch with the com-|added so there will be plenty of pliments of Stark Wetzel & Co.,|room for everyone. Inc, The West Baking Co., and| Climax of the 21-hour show Borden’s Capitol Dairies, which will determine the chamThe Army ranger and engineer pionship of city park pools and units who will take part have re-{champions of the various swimported all set. The Explorer Scouts ming age classes will be a giant have completed their special [fireworks display.
training and the Marine Reserv-| Sixty-five stellar events includ-
et; under sunny skies, the Legion-| naires mounted the biggest
| Marching in shirtsleeve weath-
New York's showpiece avenue. | The crowds were 10 deep along
windows of skyscrapers yore {hung with American flags and the| confetti and ticker tape fluttered down lazily.
en ———_——
Flies Atlantic | Twice in Day |
berra jet, the world’s fastest
|bomber, telescoped time and space
son Hall when the alarm went aster in the form of a 10,000 sunrise and sunset. |
out for more police to control the crowds. Police Sgt. Charles Cavender, who was conducting the ceremonies, and his entire class dashed to the scene. They were joined by about 30 other Civilian Defense police and fire volunteers. Every available police traffic car and motorcycle was rushed into the fire area to push back the' swarms¥of Spectators? Even the police radar cars—usually
used to trap speeders—were sent AUB. 26 (UP) — Crew members Woods Succeeds Arnall plant offices and was suffering) ppAvEL * NOTE Very
into the area.
A locomotive carpenter, Rich- and sank yesterday off the east) were —President Truman today ap- later. | dale Dr. said he and others in found safe today on a rocky Pointed rent stabilizer Tighe E.| Police said the safe looting ap-| of Woods price controller succeeding parently was
ard Mattingly, 47, of 2119 Avon-
the roundhouse north of the fire area had just stopped for lunch last night when the fire horn sounded.
Gut Large Structure They dragged a‘ hand-drawn
found their hydrant connection blocked by flames. As firemen arrived, they moved to the roof of a large brick storehouse to stamp out burning embers which
gallon tank car naphtha.
loaded with
{ The Canberra sped from Aldergrove to Gander, Newfoundland,
ists, who'll race the engineers in/ing canoe tilting, canoe racing, a boat race shouting “Let us atthe Army-Marine race, swimming,
om.” It is still hoped the Navy re-
classic.
= the sidewalks. Above them the| And for the spectators—there wi
Milk Plant Loss Set at $15,000
Polk Milk Co. officials today
the Aug. 26 (UP) — A British Can- estimated their loss at $15,000 in
the Sunday safecracking at company offices, 1100 E. 15th St. Police, searching for two
before breaking into the safe, are also probing a burglary which cost Koehler Pharmacy about
One fireman was injured in the and back in a total unofficial $3000 in cash and merchandise battle. Capt. William J. Lynch of elapsed time of 10 hours and 2 Sunday.
Station 21 was treated at the
minutes—4 hours 33 minutes for
The pharmacy is located at 3002
scene for a burned ear, then re- the east-west crossing, 3 hours 29 N- Illinois St.
turned to his post.
Crew of Burned Ship
Found Safe on Island
| {| BONAVISTA, - Newfoundland,
from a derelict ship which burned
coast of Newfoundland island off the north shore Bonavista Bay. Attempts were launched mediately to bring the castaways [to the Newfoundland mainland. |The first would-be rescuer on the
carrier.
Election Heat MILWAUKEE, Aug. 26 (UP) —
im-
Iminutes for the trip back, and {two hours for lunch in Gander. | The Canberra completed the homeward crossing at 10:39 a. m.
| (Indianapolis Time).
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (UP)
|Ellis Arnall. |
Liquor, narcotics, cigarets and hosiery valued at approximately
$2770 was reported missing, plus|
about $337 in cash. The watchman, Lorree Sedan, 59, of 1333 W. 28th St., was tied up about 3:30 a. m, in the milk
from shock and exposure by the time he freed himself, two hours
done by profes-
sionals.
Double-check security against
disease was being 2nforced today
hurtled to the roof from the Wisconsin's primary election is as the first of 4000 Indiana hogs
blazing buildings. From the “tin shop” the fire spread northward to a two-story brick building which housed lumber and woodworking equipment and the blacksmith shop. " Only*the "brick walls” were left standing after the fire completely gutted the large structure. The roaring blaze continued northward to a 150-foot, wooden car repair shed built over the tracks. The building was leveled, with only a few metal ribs remaining. A boxcar standing in the shed
also was lost and seven other helieved damaged
Jumber| :
cars were
"The fire moved on to a
two weeks away but things w hot at one of Milwaukee's voting booths yesterday. | Firemen said somebody net a fire in the small, frame building, causing $25 damage.
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LOCAL TEMPERATURES
6a m..6 10a m.. 78 7 a. m.. 65 11 a. m... §2 8 a. m.,. 68 12 (Noon) 85 9a m.. 12 1p. m.. 8 ,
Latest humidity ...... 43%
Pollen Count Grains per cubic yard of air. Today : Yes
Presses nsensren 8808000800000 55%
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Fair. Exhibitors were required to {show proof that their hogs were |examined within 24 hours béfore
they were shipped to the Fair. Then the hogs were heing examined again as they arrived at the Fair Grounds. This guard against the new outbreak of vesicular exanthema |swine disease was added to the
State Fair Hogs Get
(scene sald the stricken vessel fire cart to the “tin shop” but was the James Jones—a freight-|
Double Disease Check
through there from Ohio and Kentucky within the last two days. If these reports are true, it is in direct violation of the ban
Te pegan arriving here for the State Gov, Schricker put on all out-of-
state hogs Saturday. Indiana swine will be unloaded at one point, the east dock of the Swine Barn, and inspected immediately by officials of the Indiana Livestock Sanitary Board. To enter their animals, all exhibitors must have a statement issued by a licensed veterinarian showing that the shogs were free of disease when shipped. “ They also must have a vaccina-
|Combat Rangers in action, diving, an underwater jeep, clown diving,
Milk
PN
Goes Up
1¢ Tomorrow To Tie Record
Truman Runs
Says Jenner
Cites Report On AF Bases
Political News Inside
{Political Roundup Ike, Adlai set for second round at Garden .. {Both candidates swa with double talk .....
Reds weenie.
Times Special
CORYDON, Aug. 26—Sen.' William E. Jenner said here today disclosures of wholesale waste, loafing and payroll padding on American projects overseas are additional proof President Truman is conducting a “global WPA.” The Republican Senator made the statement as his car caravan, arrived in this old Hoosier capi-| tal, first stop on his swing through southern Indiana.
“This frenzied effort to spend as much of the American taxpayer's money as can be wrung from him is not confined to outright gifts of five billions of dollars per year to worthless European governments,” he declared. “It also is being conducted in the name of national defense.”
‘It's Shocking’ Sen. Jenner opposes Democrat
re-election. The Senator made no effort to tle Gov. Schricker to the Truman administration but he called for all Hoosiers to end the waste by voting the straight Republican ticket on Nov. 4. Declared the Senator: “As a veteran of World War II who served with the American] Alr Force overseas, I know that | a farflung national defense is/ necessary. We must have air
| Proceeds of the big program |
youngsters may learn to swim and to the AAU for their youth |program in all sports.
Tickets are $1.50, $1 and 60c|
{and there are good seats in all |sections. Prices include federal tax. The box office at Broad Ripple]
{will open at 6 p. m. Gates open|
at 6:15. Playing for the events {will be the crack 35th Army Band! {from Ft. Harrison. Make tomorrow night family night at Broad Ripple pool.
Views on the News=—
Dan Kidney
COMMERCE Secretary Sawyer says consumers will hold down prices. He must be the adminis|tration’s confidence man.
n ” on A flash-flood hit Panmun- | Jom, but the truce talks were | no more of a wash-out than usual.
few American tourists are taking off for Tehran to attend the riots.
Junk Wagon Hits Girl, 8
Police today were looking for a white horse and the reported “hit-run” driver of a junk wagon that injured an 8-year-old Indianapolis girl. The accident happened as Patricia Ann Ballard, 929 Stillwell! St., and her sister, Roberta Jean, 10; played with a tin can near their home today. The can rolled under the junk wagon. Patricia. chased it and] was struck by the wagon’'s rear wheels, her sister said. The girl suffered a deep cut on the ear, which was treated on the scene by a General Hospital ambulance physician.
The junk wagon driver started
{ban against shipping hogs from tion certificate and show that the to turn, then kept going, witnesses
outside the state. The State Veterinarian’'s Office
(today checking re s that hogs have been shipped into Indiana
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hogs were shipped in clean, disinfected vehicles.
{hogs is expected to cut only a 200 entries from the Fair list
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said.
| Police were seeking him on up alongside and started a fight. while their parents are located. and state police are in Evansville; The ban against out-of-state Massachusetts Ave. after it was One of ‘the youths squirmed free But that presents a problem, too.
t reported a white horse was pullsand ran to call police.
|{ing a junk wagon there.
rves will be on hand to make water polo and relay races will|pages to provide an outer right erected a post in 46th St. |a three-way race out of the boat make up the program.
lof defense.
| “We must have the strongest
11 go to buy swimming equip-/Navy in the world. But there is|Put up the post to prove it. He ties. iment for city park pools 80 more no reason for the shocking and didn’t plan to remove it.
|scandalous conditions which have {been found by a bipartisan con|gressional investigation in North { Africa.” Sen. Jenner referred, of course,|
to the building of Air Force bases in North Africa. A congressional]
committee recently censured the!
commanding general -for tolerat-| ing “loafing, payroll padding and|
waste” at an African air base. | ‘Spending Spree’ { The Senator charged: “Official disclosures of whole|sale waste, loafing and payroll padding . . . are additional proof
It was a case of the guilty going free and the innocent trapped by the long arm of the law, According to the youths, they
were hitch-hiking on Washington equipment in New York.
St. when a carload of men pulled
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In the meantime, the car
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Hike Blamed On Drought By Producers
Future Rises Called Certain
By TED KNAP x Milk prices will jump 1 cent a quart here tomorrow to an all time peak for this ‘time of the year. And the milk industry warned (that drought will zoom the prices |even higher by winter. | Starting tomorrow, Marion cents for regular milk, and 24 cents for homogenized. This ties the all-time high set last December. Prices were cut back one penny in April. | C. Winfield Hunt, executive secretary of the Milk Foundation of Indianapolis, said “milk will be short and expensive through winter,” He said this summer's drought, particularly in southern areas, will continue to push milk prices to new record highs. The new boost is blamed on a sudden jump in. prices paid to ‘farmers. The wholesale price has been just over $5 per hundred pounds all summer. It will soar to $5.70 for the last half of August.
United Press Telephoto
ON THE JOB—Puffing a big cigar, Gen. Hoyt S. Vanden-
after convalescing from a serious” operation, He had been touring Air Force installations after resting at Colorado Springs.
Post in Road
Road Project Bids Accepted
| County dairies will charge 23 -
Henry Schricker in his bid for!
Stirs Up Board
Hint Legal Action Over Property Line
The case of property line had County Commissioners astir in the Courthouse today. They plan to stir up some legal action unless the property line
wanders right back where belongs.
the wandering
it] lof $237,289 for concrete resurfac-:
Low bids totaling $1,081,775 for three bridges and two road projects were accepted today by the State Highway Commission. One other project was delayed because no bids came below the State Highway Engineer's estimate. Biggest project is widening and resurfacing 9.5 miles of Ind. 45 {in Greene County. Low bid of [$328,567 was offered by Ralph Rogers & Co., Bloomington, McMahan Construction Co., Rochester; submitted the low bid
{road “is just right.”
About two weeks ago Clarence Ing of nearly 11 miles of U, 8. 35 E. Scholl, 314 N. Drexel Ave. |In Pulaski and Starne Counties. a, The rejected road bids were county road. He said his property| for resurfacing nine miles of Ind. extended into the road, and he[93 in Benton and Newton Coun-
Lowest bids on bridges were: Robert H. King, Danville; $230,637 and $207,370 for two bridges In Jeffersonville; John R. Gates, Ft. Wayne, $77,910, two bridges {over Deer Creek and Mud Creek.
Today's News In The Times
Mr. Scholl's lot is located at| the intersection of 46th St. and Dandy Trail, in Pike Township. Board Gets Report The late Paul R, Brown, county surveyor, ran a check on the road, and his report today reached commissioners. The post of Mr. Scholl is “5.5 feet too far south,” the report stated. It added the
Dr. Golden P. Silver, president
|of commissioners, today sald he Local plans to write the property holder Page telling him to “take down the|.. post on eur road or face drastic Director Three Sihers uit 168 legal action.” Belo. oA
Dr. Silver commented the 7oad| Taxpayers cheer depleted city
has been in the county system budget «esse eviesnssnnnsse 16 that the Truman-Acheson admin- more than 25 Yenrs wT State Fair adds parking space istration is now conducting an oe for 4500 more autos ..... 2 unprecedented WPA program on Editorial aponalscaten Cl Churchill Plons Pige ang tiers Mention Progress T R Who made prices go so high : te /A a $ s this ee iratier used ty thetratel 10 Return Soon Jawill ba $84 question this | prosiden Ropsevell Jo Driovide LONDON, Aug. 26 (UP) — Drought is toughest test of one or unemploy : Prime Minister Winston Church-| federal crop insurance plan, 14 Sen. Jenner said the American !ll plans another visit to the National people will willingly pay for ade- United States and hopes to meet Page quate national tefense. But he the new American President next . i added: spring, the London Daily Herald Police solve $65,000 Brink rob 4 ‘They will no longer tolerate said today. Y suturrseacarviennesnea the spending spree which has The British Labor Party news- Foreign {been decreed by the Truman- paper said Mr. Churchill would] Page |Acheson administration, not for wait until after the November Troops fire on rebellious Koje {the purpose of making America elections before making a formal Soke g 15 Isafe and secure, but solely to keep approach to American officials B tsnisrerscrisvaiines {the boom balloon aloft.” on the visit. 12 Sports | Page T Hit bh } lik <n a | Another no-hitter for Trucks, 17 WwW ~ {Tribe loses 7-6 to Brews .... 17 0 I C | ers in |Junior Olympic finals tomor- | ° ° | YOW .iiiiiicinneccsrninns 11 , | Hoosiers Unfriendly Women's. age By JOHN V. WILSON away and police picked up the Plainfield couples do own decoA modern .Tom Sawyer. and Youths, They were taken to the rating ......c.vvvvsveennnas 6 Huckelberry Finn found Hoosier Juvenile Center for questioning. pirst parties for Museum Guild “hospitality” somewhat lacking The 16-year-old youth said they, shows ...........s vivesnsn 8 ‘today. ~ had received permission from their Wives are now stuck with A 16-year-old South African parents to bite hike fom New| WOrKINg sovee ders sreusies fork City to California an ack | youth and his’ youthful com- YOr ! . _panion found their cross-country before school starts. He said they Other Features: trip cut short at the Juvenile Cen- Made it here in three days, | Bridge .....» sesernriere 35 ter through no fault of their own, Visiting U. S. With Dad Business Notes «eveneeses 18
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Police ordered the youths held
The South African said his parents are touring Florida by car,
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