VOLUME LXXIX No. 170 MARION; INDIANA, CHRONICLE, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 1947 PRICE FIVE ON PAGE 2 AS USUAL QUOTATIONS AND BEST MARKET THE MARION CHRONICLE FIRST MAY DEFENSE CALLS EISENHOWER INJUNCTION CLAUSES MEET SENATE DEFEAT Washington, May 9-(A)-The Senate rejected today a proposal by Senator Ball (R-Minn.) to permit. individual employers to seek injunctions against jurisdictional strikes and secondary boycotts. The vote was 62-28. Defeat of the Ball amendment to pending labor legislation opened the way for action on a substitute proposal by Senator Taft (R- Ohio).
Taft proposed employers be authrorized to sue for damages in such cases but would not permit injunctions to be Sought by private individuals. In debate leading 'up to the test vote Ball hade called jurisdictional strike and secondary a -form of "racketeering" which he said best could be curbed by injunctions. Taft, chairman of the GOP pol: icy committee, favored until a few days ago the more stringent proposal private employers seek injunctions, He abandoned this position when a poll of Republican senators showed considerable opposition to the amendment Ball is sponsoring. PEACE PACTS GET APPROVAL Washington, May 9-(AP)-The Senate Foreign Relations committee voted unanimous approval today of peace treaties with Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania. Chairman Vandenberg (R-Mich.) announced approval of resolutions to ratify the treaties after what he said was "long discussion" of their terms by the committee.
He said no reservations offered by members. President Truman has urged sperdy Senate ratification, which requires two-thirds approval of those voting, 88 a matter "vital" to American foreign policy. Opposition to the agreements has centered. on the Italian pact, with contending that A clause demilitarizing that country would leave it open to the same soft of Communist infiltration Mr. Truman said he wants to prevent in Greece and Turkey.
Noting this indirectly, Mr. Truman said in a letter to Marshall, which the secretary read to the share this view. committee earlier, that he docs, not A group of senators has served notice they will attempt to delay action on the Italian agreement, but Vandenberg indicated a determination push all four treaties to a vote in the Senate later this month. PUSH ACTION ON TAX BILL Washington, May 9. (AP)-The Senate Finance committee pushed toward a vote today on the 000,000,000 income tax cut bill.
The Republicans mean while blocked two Democratic attempts today to postpone action on the $3,800,000,000 income tax cut bill voted by the House. Both moves lost by identical votes of 7 to 6 on a straight party division. Chairman Millikin (R Colo.) predicted an amendment will be tacked onto the House-approved measure to make the effective July 1 instead of last Jan. 1. All but about 1,100 of the nation's 48,000,000 taxpayers would get reductions of from 29 to 30 percent under the House bill.
Those with net incomes (afterexemptions) of $1,000 or less would get 30. percent off; those between $1,396 and $302,000 A cut of 20 percent, and those over $302.000 only 10.5 percent. Millikin told reporters there is a likelihood that the wide 20. cent bracket may be nhrrowed, by establishing 15 percent reduction for those with incomes between $100,000 and $302,000. He also forecast rejection of 8 proposal -to permit husbands and wives to split their income in figuring their taxes, thereby ering their tax bill.
The privilege now is enjoyed only residents of 10 states with community property laws. The tax bill still must clear the Senate. then pass through a conhouses committee, any differences, ference of. the two such as the effective date. Japan to Use Paper Money Notes to Fight Coin Black.
Markets Tokyo, May 9. (INS) Yomiuri report- The Tokyo newspaper ed today" that the Bank of Japan is planing to substitute paper notes for aluminum coins now in circulation in Japan. The reason' given for the planned switch from aluminum to paper. money was that black market operators have. been melting down 20 yen worth of coins.
to make aluminum lunch box worth 50 yen. Romanian Reds Forming Secret Security Army Paris, May evidence disclosing plans for formation of Communist "security army" in "Romania involving recruitment of former members of the Nazi- tainted iron guard came to light today. The disclosure followed persistent reports of mass arrests in Romania as part of an apparent purge of right-wing elements still active in the Communist-dominated country. Orders calling for establishment of the "security army" were reported drafted last November but have been distributed by Romanian Communist regional units only within the past couple of months. They.are crudely worded in their original form but the instructions are explicit.
The recent wave of mass arrests in Romania, indicate the Communist government of Dr. Petre Groza 18 trying to consolidate its position before Russian troops are withdrawn. However, with failure of the big four conference at Moscow, the peace treaty with Austra has been postponed and Russian troops may not have to be withdrawn until later. In that case, 8 Romanian Communist army might well be organized during the coming months. The secret instructions call upon the regional secretaries to exactly" dispositions to recent "tested" young workers members of the Communist security corps.
These a workers must respond to following conditions: They should be unmarried if possible. They must have fulfilled their military service and know how to handle perfectly light and heavy infantry arms. They must be tested militants of the party. They must be determined to The undertake any mission whatsoever. documents also specifically "the elements of the former iron guard who have taken part in the rebellion of January, 1941 will be taken into consideration." These are the Romanian "brown shirts" who so violently proNazi and anti-semitic during the war years that 'even dictator Ion Antonescu had to take steps to suppress them.
Negro Executed In Second Trip To Death Seat St. Martinville, May 9. (AP) -The state of Louisiana succeeded today in its second attempt to electrocute Willie Francis: Willie, a stuttering eighteenyear-old Negro, who had practiced walking. the short last mile so that he could "die like a settled himself smiling widely into the chair at 12:02 p. m.
CST. The switch was thrown at 12:05. He was pronounced dead at. 12:10, after receiving two shocks. Francis was convicted of, murder in the killing of Andrew Thomas, white druggist of St.
Martinville, during a holdup that netted about four dollars and a watch. He had told his attorney this morning not to make further effort to halt the When Francis was strapped into the chair. May 3, 1946, the chair failed to function and Willie walked away into one of the strangest legal battles in Louisiana history. A young attorney, Bertrand Deblinc, Lafayette, interested himself in the case. Three times he has taken the case to Louisiana's supreme court.
Three times he has pleaded before the United States Supreme court. And three appeals have been made to the state pardon board. FIRE RAGES Rio De Janeiro, May 9-(INS) -Fires raged today throughout an entire business block in the center of the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo. The conflagration developed from the rapid spread of flames which broke out in the new bank of Brazil building. SLAV COUNTRY 'OFF LIMITS' FOR AMERICANS Washington, May 9.
(INS) The United States has ruled Yugoslavia -a Russian satellite state: -out of bounds for American travelers. This action was' disclosed today by the State Department. Yugoslavia has made an issue of the American action on the; grounds that the restriction bars postwar tourist trade and travel to the coast resort areas on the Dalmation coast. The order was issued sometime in February after the State. Department announced that there would be a general lifting of restrictions on the tourist trade.
The order, however, was believed by observers in. Washing. ton to have been in retaliation for the shooting down of two -U. S. Army transport planes with a loss of five lives last August.
While Marshal Tito's government. has' paid indemnity for the loss of life it has consistently refused to compensate the United States for the loss of the planes. Expect Heavy Frost Damage To Food Crops Extensive damage to fruit trees and garden vegetables was anticipated today as A result of a killing frost which occurred Thursday night as a low temperature of 27 was recorded, the second lowest for any day in May since records were started in 1886. Further damage was expected to said the un-seasonably cold weathoccur 8s the weather forecaster er would continue until Saturday and another frost would occur tonight. Guy Harris, Grant county agricultural agent, said water froze in the county areas Thursday night and that the heavy frost undoubtedly damaged budding fruit trees, particularly peach trees.
Early-planted garden vegetables likewise would suffer, he declared. The low of 27 recorded in the 24-hour period which ended at 7 a. m. today was one degree above low of 26 recorded they in 4, May 1903, over the a lowest 61-year for period. any Third lowest temperature recordled in May occurred on May 28, 1907, Prof.
Charles Taylor, Marion weather observer, reported; The weather bureau at Indianapolis reported that. only. the southeastern part of the state escaped freezing temperatures early today in the wake of 8 belated cold wave. A low temperature of 25 was recorded at Wheatfield Jasper county. Crop experts in the capital declared that damage to fruit would be extensive but the other crops have been so retarded by the cool, wet spring that they may not have suffered much.
Temperatures in some parts of the Midwest dipped to around 15 degrees and snow flurries continued in New York state, Pennsylvania and northern New England. Two inches of snow fell at Syracuse, N. Y. Grant county today' as farmers sought to seed their fields in oats, Guy Harris, agricultural agent, declared. Because of the unusually damp spring weather, only about 20 percent of the 40,000 acres marked for oats- in the county had been seeded before the rains came, Harris pointed out.
If clear weather continues, approximately two-thirds of the potential acreage may be, seeded in oats, Harris said. He added that many farmers have already made arrangements substitute soybeans or corn, 'so the oats crop undoubtedly will be short this season, SPEED SPRING PLANTING The rush was on throughout State Politicians Toasted At Press Gridiron Dinner Indianapolis, May 9. ana politicians were crisp today from the roasting they took last at the Indianapolis Press Club's first annual gridiron dinner. Press club members took the roles of the political leaders. Here are some of the weird events that Gates developed an fiction which was diagnosed as "fidgets of '48" and which required surgery just befare final curtain.
Senator William E. "Jenner was advised by Rep. Raymond Springer to "lay. down that- Indianapolis Star and quit reading that editorial; it's two months old." Senator. Home E.
Capehart sought writing a "preared extemporaneous speech." Rep. Charles A. Halleck advised him, "It's just specch, Homer. You don't have to say anything. But you might tell them that the I next president will be a man with hit FOOTLESS GIRL WALKS FIRST TIME- -Betty Jean Lampe.
of Springfield, who was born without feet, walks for the first 'time in her 22 years in Chicago. She underwent surgery to permit fitting of artificial limbs to her legs. (AP Photo). HOSPITAL DAY Alvin Baylor New Jonesboro PLANS FINISHED School Head Arrangements had been completed today by officials of the U. S.
Veterans Hospital for observance of Hospital Day. Sunday, starting with church services at A. m. in both the Protestant and Catholic chapels. Plans likewise were complete for the Hospital -Day program, including an' inspection of the grounds, professional entertainment and a dance in the gymnasium, Dr.
H. H. Botts, hospital manager, announced. Concert by the Marion high school band under the digection of Philip Polley, will be presented starting at 10:30 a. m.
at the band stand. Meanwhile conducted tours of the grounds will be provided visitors. Short addresses by' Mayor Edward Wert, Dr. E. S.
Post, hospital clinical director, and Dr. Botts will highlight the formal program at the band stand. ganization representatives will be introduced by Dr. Botts. the direction Reiter, will The Grant county, band under present a concert at the band stand at 3 p.
m. after which concerts will be presented -for the benefit of patients at the several buildings on the grounds. The day's activities will conclude with a dance in the gymnasium from 7 to 10 p. m. after patients have heen given an opportunity to witness a baseball game pitting the Marion AllAmericans against the Logansport Moose team.
BIKINI A- TARGET SHIPS STILL TOO 'HOT TO HANDLE' Washington, May 9-(INS)-Almost a year after detonation of the historic' Bikini atomic bombs, some target ships of the strange geincapig fleet still are listed as "too hot to handle" by the Navy Department. An official announcement today said intensive study of the effects of the bomb.are continuing on vessels which are the "most interesting from the point of of structural damage and radiological contamination." Many of the ships remain at Kwajalein awaiting ultimate disposition. Naval shipyards at Pearl and San Francisco are still examining the blackened hulls of some of the survivors. The Navy officially revealed that numerous, afloat target, craft. which devastat- 'reing underwater explosion in the second test still ware "heavily contaminated" by radioactive mater- ials.
Meanwhile, the Navy disclosed intensive efforts are to find an effective means of radiological, "program decontamination of as preparation part of against atomic warfare." SECRET HOLLYWOOD RED PROBE STARTED Hollywood, May 9-(INS)-Al secret probe of Hollywood Reds was launched today" by the House committee. Two members of a sub-committee, Chairman J. Parnell N. J. and John McDowell, arrived for the investigation Thursday.
Thomas asserted "this is not going to, be a quickie or a loose inI vestigation." MILITARY CHIEF SUBPOENAED IN FRAUD TRIAL Washington, May 9. -Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Army chief of staff, has been subpoenaed as defense witness in the war fraud conspiracy trial of former Rep. A.
J. May. Counsel for May disclosed this today but indicated to reporters, however, that Eisenhower would. not be called to the stand until the defense begins presentation of its case. Government prosecutors had indicated they would summon Eisenhower; as well as Secretary 'of War Patterson.
Eisenhower had figured in testimony that May sought special vors for Capt. Joseph Garsson, son of one of May's co-defendanta. The defense counsel have promised to show that May was not the only congressman who asked special treatment for certain coldiers during the Warren Magee, attorney for the seventy-two year -old Kentuckian, produced written list of congressmen "he said he intervened with the War Department, The list came up. during mony by Col. Clarence J.
Hauck, Army liaison man for the House Military Committee, which May headed for years. Hauck identified it record of the names of House members for whom he wrote letters "taking action on requests regarding Army personnel." The list covers the period from February, 1944 to date, Magee told reporter he will offer it in evidence when the defense begins presenting its case. The prosecution hopes to complete testimony next week in support of its charges that the former Kentucky Democratic House member took $50,000 in bribes from munitions makers. MIKE PROTESTS Michael, one-year-old son of Harry Chock, 'a Chinese student at Woodbury College in Los Angeles, lets out a roar of protest as his dad demonstrates how he won a nipplebottle milk draining contest for ex-servicemen fathers during a baby rodeo at the college. (AP Wirephoto).
Phone Workers Fail To Cross Picket Lines New York, May 9. -Groups of long distance telephone employes returning to work following settlement of the long lines phase of the nation-wide strike refused today to cross picket lines of othen unions still on strike. Admitting there was "nothing resembling a general back-to-work movement" here, an 'American Teland Telegraph Co. spokesman said the same condition existed throughout the eastern part of nation and that it was "reasonable to assume" the same situation existed in central and western parts. The workers were members of the American union of Telephone Workers whose 20,000 members from coast to coast were slated to begin returning to work at 6 a.
m. in the various- time zones across the country, but remained "pledged to honor the picket lines of any affiliated union." This stated by the AUTW executive. which Thursday night approved a wage agreement calling for weekly increases generally ranging from $2 to $4.. The agreement had been reached in Washington, D. earlier in the day by union negotiators and representatives of the American Telephone and Tele.
graph parent organization of the Bell System. In Washington, officials of the National Federation of Telephone Workers, which called the April 7 strike, estimated that about 000 of the 287,000 members of INFTW unions who walked out still were on strike. About 50,000 workers not affiliated with the NFTW. but: who had joined the strike, have returned to work under wage agreements. Most of the workers still on strike belong to regional unions which this week began negotiations with various Bell System companies following.
termination of NFTW reach a national settlement. STOVE BLAST VICTIM DIES Alexandria, May 9-Mrs. Siveria Bodmer, sixty-three, died at 6 a. m. today at St.
John's Hospital, Anderson, as the result of burns received after a stove exploded in her apartment, over the Danner Five and Ten Cent store, late Wednesday. Born January 4, 1884 at Staffordshire, England, Mrs. Bodmer had spent most of her life in Alexandria. Daughter of Joseph and Louisa -Cooper, she married John Bodmer in. March, 1906.
She was. affiliated with the Alexandria Presbyterian include church. one daughter, Mrs. William White, Gary, who WAS visiting relatives in Elwood at the time of the fire; four sisters, Mrs. Thomas Cadman.
Mrs. Elton Theyer and Mrs. Joseph Willardo, all of East Chicago; Mrs. one brother, James Cooper, East Moe Parsons, Michigan City, and Chicago. Body was taken to 211 South Anderson street, Elwood, where it Will remain until completion- of funeral services will be held at 2p.
m. Sunday. MAN KILLED IN JUMP Fountaintown, May 9- (INS) -Madison Van thirty-six, of was killed Thursday night when he jumped from a moving truck. HOUSE SPEEDS VOTE ON AID Washington, May 9. (AP) The House rejected today a proposal to bar sending of American "combat troops" to Greece and Turkey as part of the administration's $400,000,000 program to curb Communism in Southeastern Europe.
Defeat. of this proposed ban tellers tally, 122 to 70. A few seconds later, by voice vote, the House licked an attempt limit the size of the military missions to be sent to the two countries to 100 men. The administration's 000 Greek- Turkish aid program emerged uncathed from its baptism of fire on the House floor. Its supporters are weary but confident that they have the votes to ward off continuing attacks upon the measure designed to bolster the two mediterranean countries against Communistic pressures.
Their confidence was due to bel put to the test today on several major amendments. Whether a vote on final passage would come before nightfall was in doubt. But behind the bill was one attempt to kill it 'outright-a. move which went down to defeat by 8 standing vote of 127 to 37. Rejected, were two preliminary "attempts to give the United Nations a say on Southeastern Europe's problems.
Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas sought unsuccessfully to postpone any aid for Turkey for a year. to give the UN a chance to look into the situation. Rep. Javits (R-NY) tried in vain to have Congress instruct President Truman to lay Greek-Turkish problem before the UN while carrying out the assistance contemplated in the bill.
FRANCO CRUSHES GENERAL STRIKE Bilbao, Spain, May. 9-(P)-Generalissimo Francisco Franco's gov'ernment appeared today to have crushed a general strike which virtually immobilized the vital steel industry in this area for eight days-the strongest demonstration by Spanish industrial workers since the civil war. Most workers returned to their jobs Thursday, penalized by loss of seniority and wage reductions. and informed sources here said they expected the walkout would be ended completely today. The organization of the demonstration and strike WAS attributed generally here: to.
Basque Nationalists. THE WEATHER By Weather Bureau. Indianapolis AND VICINITY Fair 'and continued unseasonably cool today and tonight. Heavy frost tonight. Saturday generally fair and warmer.
LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS For 24 Hours Ending at 6 A. M. H. Temperature 27 Precipitation None 5:33 a. m.
Sunset: 7:45 p. m. Precipitation Since Jan. 1. 1947......
13.02 TEMPERATURE.IN OTHER CITIES. HI. L. Atlanta, 71 45' Chicago 47 31 Denver 60 40 Evansville 60 35 Fort Wayne ......46 Kansas City Minneapolis-St. Paul 50 New.
York 49 Pittsburgh' Washington 56 Indianapolis Fort Worth Jonesboro, May D. Baylor, principal of the Jonesboro announced today he had signed a contract to serve a8 superintendent of the Jonesboro school. Baylor, who will assume his new position 'next. fall, succeeds C. H.
Terrell, who resigned after, 19 years, as superintendent: Native of Floyd county, Baylor has been superintendent of the Milan and Marengo schools. He attended Indiana State Teachers' College, Terre Haute, and Ball Teachers' College. Muncie, and holds his Bachelor of Art and Master of Art degrees from the institution. During World War Baylor served as civilian instructor in the U. S.
Army Air Force at Seattle, and Willow Run, Mich. Prior to that time he had been in government adult education work for seven years. From 1926 to 1935 he was in administrative school work in Michigan. The retiring superintendent and Mrs. Terrell will continue to make their home in Joneshoro although they plan to.
travel extensively. H. Ambia, has ACcepted the position as superintendent of the Converse-Jackson township schools for a three term, F. E. Macy, secretary of the board of education, announced today.
His appointment followed the resignation of Russell Ratliff, Marion. Ratliff served 88 the superintendent of the joint school system for, the last two years. Previously he was superintendent at the Amboy school, Present principal at the Ambia school. Rayburn is president of the Indiana Association of Secondary School Principals and served As chairman. for the last three years of the activities committee of the association, an organization which clears all non-athletic activities for the schools affiliated with the North Central Association of Secondary: Schools and Colleges in Indianaurn has held both grade and high school principalships in Jagper, Warren and Fulton counties.
He has been awarded his Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees from Indiana State Teachers' College and has done work in Northwestern, Chicago and Purdue Universities. Mrs. Rayburn has obtained her Bachelor of Art degree in elementary education and has taught for the last five years in Benton county. Affiliated with the Methodist church, Mr. Rayburn also is affiliated with the Phi Delta Kappa fraternity, the Masonic Lodge, the Farm Bureau, the National Education Association, the American Association of School Administrators, and the Rural Education Association.
SCHOOL HEAD NAMED Converse, May ATTENTION IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR CHRONICLE Please Phone 4058 UN WILL HEAR JEWS, ARABS Lake Success, N. May 9. (AP) -The United Nations arranged to hear the clashing viewpoints of Palestine Arabs and Jews from their rival representatives late today at a meeting of the General Assembly's 55-nation political committifrangement provided the first face-to-face meeting of the two major Palestine groups here since the extraordinary Palestine session began April 28. Meanwhile Soviet' Russia demanded. today the proposed United Nations Palestine inquiry commission be instructed to study the possibilities of ending Britain's mandate over the holy land "without delay." 'The Soviet demand was laid before an 11-month drafting subcommittee of the general assemclosed political, called to bring committee at forth A compromise working plan for the proposed inquiry, commission David Ben-Gurion, chairman of the executive of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, was scheduled to make his first appearance before the committee at 2 p.
m. (CDT). The agency has before it a list of questions submitted by committee delegations after its ing statement yesterday. Lester B. Pearson of Canada, committee chairman, announced the Arab higher committee of Palestine would make its initial statement at 4 p.
Henry Katan, Palestine attorney, was- nominated -to speak for the Arabs. Ben-Gurion said the Jewish Agency's aspirations could be summed up 85 "a Jewish state plus Jewish-Arabic alliance." The Arab committee was re1 fight ported for ready speedy renew termination the Arab of of Britain's 25-year-old league nations mandate over the Holy Hamburg Workers Stage Food Protest Strike legislative experience." Rep. Ray Madden added, "Yeah, that'll make Ralph Gates happy." The Republican state convention of 1946 re-enacted, with one delegate attending. At intervals the "working press" telephoned the city desk to "let the story go, just like I wrote. it last night." Andrew, Henley, Creighton, James and Van Ness of the legislature held a conference and called one- another "governors." drew kept interjecting, "They won't get a damned cent," except when flood control was mentioned, to which he said, They get a damned dam." referendum on the soldier.
bonus bill was proposed. Gates favored. it until it occurred to him that if the, people were, allowed: to -vote they might even demand' a direct primary and if. that' "happened "Hobe Creighton might be elected governor. And Halleck Gates fainted, and the surgery followed.
Hamburg, May: 9-(INS)-A one-day strike of an estimated quarter million Hamburg workers began at noon today in protest against critical food shortages the British zone of Germany. The -strikers demanded the Hamburg and Ruhr districts be declared emergency areas for I purposes of food allocation that all food stocks be immediately checked. DON'T LOOK. But--There are, those articles just to buy you want to sell. Well, to let them know what you have for sale, why not Advertise in the Chronicle Tribune Classified Columns? This is the way to- let the many readers of the Chronicle-Tribune know that you have something for sale.
The COST RESULTS IS LITTLE ARE GOOD The NUMBER IS 4054.
