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11 THE COURIER-JOURNAL, LOUISVILLE," KY. SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER IS, 19 16. SECTION 1 5 G.O.P. Clubs Honor 2 Nominees Six In Leleher Are Charged With Sedition Mother of 7 Found Dead In Yard; Escort Is Held Manslaughter charges were placed against Charles C. Cureton, 28, of 3119 Portland, at 1:30 p.m.

yesterday in the death of Mrs. Lucille Mitchell, 34, of .2413 Columbia. Mother of seven children, Mrs. Mitchell was found dead in the front yard of the home of Mrs. Sadie Rankins, 2225 cause "there is too much at stake for the people in it." Morton pointed out that a balanced budget, reduced taxes and implementation of the" Congressional reorganization bill were impossible unless a Republican majority was returned this fall.

Present conflicts" in foreign policy also will be eliminated- if Senator Arthur Vandenberg can emerge as the true leader of foreign affairs, he Morton also complimented the Republicans on registering more new voters than the Democrats and asked that Republican workers begin selling their party's merits to independent and Democratic voters now. 5,500 Vote Victory Predicted. Jouett Ross Todd, chairman of the Republican City-County Executive Committee, declared "We are going to win us an election by between 5,500 and 10,000 votes." He fired the carnival-happy crowd to cheers with his parting wards: "Get in and pitch and give the Democrats hell." It was no surprise to Republi cans when Jimmv Hallahan. the West Ends fireball, won the 500-yard dash and the title of the "fastest man in the Republican Party." A baseball quiz contest between Republican leaders in the county and those in the city was fought to an amicable decision with the county ahead 1 to 0. Among Judge Cooper's well-wishers was Fred Hartkemeier, 87-year-old Republican worker and oldest party member in attendance.

A precinct captain for 47 years, he lives at 2629 Alford. 4s, I Cooper, Morton And Todd Speak At Fairgrounds Republicans took over the Kentucky State Fairgrounds last night to toasj Congressional candidates John Sherman Cooper and Thruston Morton in one of the gayest precampaign shindigs in the party's annals. The five-club Republican spree was complete with multicolored booths showing off vegetables, fruits and needlework, boogie-woogie music, wheelbarrow and running 1 contests and games of chance. Republican workers donned aprons and rolled up their sleeves to scoop up cups of burgoo, toss hot dogs on buns and wrap pink cotton candy around cones. Cooper Kept Busy.

It was a good old-fashioned get-together which had Republicans shaking hands from the minute they entered the Fairgrounds until the time they left. K' anyone had clocked Judge Cooper's progress in the main building, it probably would have read a step every 5 minutes. The activities which started shortly after noon yesterday were climaxed with talks by Cooper, who is the nominee for senator in the November election, and Morton, who is the nominee for Third District representative in Congress. Cooper, who officially will open his campaign in Lancaster Saturday, cited the need for- a "permanent constructive program in Washington by leaders in whom the people have confidence and cn whom they can depend." Says Public Wants Change. The "failures and of those in Washington today have caused public sentiment to ask for a change, he said.

He also warned against taking the November election too lightly be- Political Roundup Columbia, at 5:10 a.m. This was 2 hours after she left her home with Cureton. Detective Sgt. Henry Riebel said. Dr.

Roy L. Carter, coroner, said the woman died of a cerebral hemorrhage caused by a blow on the back of her head. Denied Argument. Cureton. an employee of Reynolds Metals Company, told Riebel he 'slapped Mrs.

Mitchell with the palm of his hand" while they were returning home from a cafe about 3:45 a.m. He said it was not a hard blow, but Mrs. Mitchell fell a few minutes later, Riebel reported. He said he didn't believe Mrs. Mitchell was injured, and left her in the front yard where was found, Riebel added.

Cureton explained he had been going out with Mrs. Mitchell for about six months. Cureton admitted that he and Mrs. Mitchell had been drinking beer, but he denied they had an argument while returning home, Riebel said. Heard Argument.

Mrs. Rankins, who found the body, told police she heard an argument and some groans in front of her home sometime after 3 a but she was afraid to investigate. She had no telephone, so she waited until daylight to investigate the noise, police reported. Mrs. Elsie Young, who spent the mcht at Mi s.

Mitt hell's home, sid she and the slain woman had gone to bed about 2:30 a.m. after returning from a party at a county night club. "We "had been in bed only a short tfme when a man knocked rn the door and asked Mrs. Mitchell to go out with him," Mrs. Young told police.

He identified himself as "BUI," she added. Mrs. Ruth Sands, who lives at WMmmuwcmmnvmm JjimtBLmm I 1 iium iin'iiiHi, Nashville Delays Return Of 2 In Gang Attempts to bring two members of "Bennie Denny" Rayborn's gang back io Louisville ior trial struck a snag last night. Nashville police refused to release Walter K. Kinslow, 23, and Lawrence H.

Fox, 22, on grounds that the pair should first stand trial there for theft of a Tennessee automobile. Four detectives left for Buffalo last night to bring back Rayborn, who was picked up there Friday by F.B.I, agents. The detectives also will return another member, Lyle Shangraw, 30, arrested by federal officers the same day at Watertown, N. Y. Both Rayborn and Shangraw, charged with "unlawful flight to avoid prosecution," have waived extradition to Louisville.

One Still At Large. Only one unidentified bandit of the 12 who made up Rayborn's three gangs still is at large. Over a period of four months the gangs netted $13,000. in three holdups described by F.B.I, men as "among the most daring in Kentucky police history." Nashville police also are holding Fox's wife, Mrs. Emma Fox, 22.

Authorities there brought the two from Portland, where they were arrested in the stolen car. Mrs. Rayborn is Kinslow's sister. Meanwhile in Louisville yesterday Rayborn's mother-in-law berated Rayborn as the "man who ruined us all." "We were all afraid of Bennie," said Mrs. Ellie Helen Shangraw.

"He had us all where he wanted us. The boys who ran around with him wouldn't have been afraid of him except that he always carried a gun." Mrs. Shangraw's husband, Lyle Shangraw, 30; her two sons, Walter and Eugene Kinslow, and six others are being held here on charges of armed robbery. All are alleged to have aided the 22-year-old Rayborn in at least one of the three holdups he led. On May 3 gang members robbed three B.

F. Avery check cashers of two cashers of P. Lorillard Tobacco Company checks of $2,080 on July 19, and patrons of the Flamingo Club of $1,000 edrly Labor Day. Rayborn had $1,100 in currency on his person when arrested. He is being held under $50,000 bond.

Taylor Undecided On Recognition Of Two Unions Mayor E. Leland Taylor said yesterday he is "withholding for the time being" his decision "on recognition of the A.F.L. police and firemen's unions. His statement followed a proposal by Edward H. Weyler, secretary-treasurer of the Kentucky Federation of Labor, who said recognition would prevent a city-wide general strike by A.F.L.

unions in behalf of wage demands by policemen and firemen. Weyler also asked that Mayor Taylor request Governor Simeon Willis to call a special session of the General Assembly t6 enact laws to ease Louisville's financial stress. The Mayor answered that he has "already discussed this informally with Governor Willis." Courier-Journal Photo. THE OLD AND YOUNG AND NEW were at the Republican carnival at the Kentucky Fairgrounds yesterday. New Republican standard bearers, senatorial candidate John Sherman Cooper, left, and Thruston Morton, right, candidate for the House, are shown with J.

Fred Hartkemeier, oldest party worker, and Jimmy Lyons, 3V2, of 3204 Greenwood. Democrats Need Only 65 Per Cent Of Their Strength to Elect O'Neal CHARLES C. CURETON Charged with manslaughter. the Mitchell home, said Cureton had been there earlier asking for Mrs. Mitchell.

"He wanted to take me out when I told him she wasn't home," she said. She told police he had been to the house Wednesday and had struck Mrs. Mitchell on the arm. An examination of Mitchell's right arm showed that it was bruised, Riebel said. Five of the slain woman's children lived with her.

They are Mrs. Mae Williams, 18; James Mitchell, 16: Robert Mitchell, 14; Oma Jean Mitchell, 12, and Mel-vin Mitchell, 10. Two others, Barbara Rose Mitchell, 7, and John Mitchell, 5, live with grandparents. The slain woman's estranged husband, John T. Mitchell, has been a patient at Waverly Hills Sanatorium for three years.

He said he had been separated from his wife since January. miles of 'forgotten links' in the highway systems," Watkins said. From the time of his campaign for election in 1943. Governor Willis declared, it has been his conception that roads ought not be singled out for one section or one community, or for Republicans in preference to Democrats. The Frankfort party was accorded a civic reception and luncheon yesterday at West Liberty, another reception and dinner last night at Salyersville, a 10 o'clock reception and breakfast this morning at Paintsville and a final reception and dinner tonight at Louisa.

'to Willis and Watkins Open Mayo Trail 'Missing Link' By ALLAN" M. TROUT. Suff Corrnpendmt. The Coarier-Jonrnal. Lowmansville, Sept.

14. Governor Simeon Willis and his commissioner of highways, J. Stephen Watkins, this afternoon pledged attention to "missing links'' in the road system as they formally opened the last 11 miles of hard surface on U. S. 23 in Kentucky.

Registered strength-, however, day and the Democrats at May-does not decide elections, as the field at 1 p.m. September 28. Republicans showed last year John Sherman Cooper, Repub-wijen they carried the county in nominee for senator, is not practically every major race and n. nn his riot to Blow Up Courthouse Alleged Whitesburg, Sept. 14 The arrest of six men on sedition charges was announced tcnignt by Sheriff Herman Combs who said those involved had threatened to turn this mountain town near the Virginia border into "another Athens.

Tennessee. The sheriff said the trouble originated from the recent Elk Horn Coal Corporation strike and led to "mob agitation and threats to throw county officials out and blow up the Courthouse." Two others probably will be arrested, he added. Strong Statements Made. Sedition is defined as advocacy of any public disorder designed to change the 'Government, which Commonwealth's Attorney J. A.

Runyon said is punishable in Kentucky by not more than 21 years in prison or $10,000 fine or both. A Whitesburg Legionnaire who declined use of his name asserted that "Most veterans regret the actions of a few who are causing trouble in this county." He added that statements he said were made over a mobile loudspeaker unit by those involved in the alleged agitation were "pretty strong" and "didn't find much sympathy here." Things Quieter Now. Striking employees of the Elk Horn Coal Corporation had protested the employment of a sheriff's deputy by the firm. Without further identifying those booked on the sedition chaises Combs listed them as Ir-vin C'ornett and Aaron Adams of the Hemphill District, site of on of the two mines operated by Elk Horn: Sam Perry, Stanley" and Kenneth Profitt, and Frank Wright. Cornett and Adams were lodged in the County Jail here.

The sheriff said Perry was being h-ld in another, undisclosed jail, and that the two Profitts and Frank Wright had been released on bonds of $5,000 each. "There was a serious threat of trouble in the countv earlier In the week." the sheriff adding that "Things seem to hava quieted down now." Veterans Hold Two Meeting. Letcher County veterans held two mass meetings at the Fleming Hall near Neon, purportedly to protest Combs' administration and the continued presence of Deputy Sheriff Jim Short in the county. Short was reported to have left this district, and the Elk Horn miners voted to return to their jobs on that basis. International Board Member Tom Raney of the United Mine Workers announced at that time.

However, Combs said Short had not left, and that he was still employed as a deputy, although he was no longer associated with the coal company. Besides the 650 Elk Horn employees, ail the 5,500 miners in Letcher shaft and truck mines subsequently quit work in a sympathy strike. Combs declined comment on the veterans' meeting other than to say they were orderly, and add: "Real veterans in the county wouldn't support such a movement." Evarts Chief Is Arrested By Metcalf Harlan. Sept. 14 Ambrose Metcalf, captain of Harlan County's special police force, said today he had arrested Police Chief Albert Smith of Evarts on a charge of illegal possession of tax-paid liquor.

Metcalf said the liquor was found in an Evarts restaurant owned by Smith. Metcalf said he also had seized 10 pints of tax-paid liquor at the Yellow House No. 2, a restaurant between Louellen and Clover Splint in Harlan County, and arrested its manager, Harley Bruce, on a similar charge. Chief Posts Bond. One bottle of whisky with seal broken was taken at the Smith restaurant, Metcalf said.

Smith posted bond in County Jail here this afternoon and will face trial Monday in Evarts City Court, Metcalf said. Smith was the second police chief in Harlan County arrested on a liquor charge in a month. Hugh Miles, who was police chief at Cumberland at the time of hit arrest three weeks ago, wai fined $500 after Constable Ab Cottrell took three cases of tax-paid liquor from Miles' car after a seven-mile chase. ing another farm job because his five acres were demolished bv the storm. "There will be many such cases," Heath said.

Four Suffer Injuries In Bus-Truck Crash Four persons suffered minor injuries at 11:30 a.m. yesterday when a truck and a Kentucky Bus Line bus collided head on at Frankfort and Cannon's Lane. J. E. McClain.

59, Shelbyville, driver of the truck, told police he had to swerve into the path of the bus to avoid striking a car that pulled into his lane of traffic. McClain and three women on the bus were treated at General Hospital for cuts and bruises. Hoosiers Told United Nations Must Succeed Towiisenil Launches Campaign for Senate French Lick, Sept. 14 OP) Hoosier Democrats came out of their corner fighting tonight as National Committeeman Frank M. Mcllale unleashed a slashing attack on William E.

Jenner, G.O.P. senatorial candidate, and former Governor Henry F. Schricker challenged the Republicans to make communism an issue in the campaign. McHale and Schricker came to the aid of the party in extemporaneous speeches at the annual banquet of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association, where former Governor M. Clifford Townsend formally launched his drive for a seat in the United States Senate.

Townsend turned to the inter national scene to lay the founda tion for his campaign-; Outlining his views on foreign policy, the head of Indiana's Government from 1937 to 1941 called for "a firmly independent foreign policy which always seeks to build strong foundations for peace." "We created the United Nations," he said. "We must make it succeed." Brings 1'p Domestic Issues. "I think all our influence should be directed to making every nation independent and a good neighbor in the world. There is no more reason why Yugoslavia should become a Russian puppet, or that Palestine should be dominated by the British than the small independent grocer should have to pay tribute to a big gro- cer. Turning to domestic issues, he told the editors that the next six years would be "second only in importance to the recent years of armed conflict" and pointed out that "we must make our democratic form of Government work better than it has ever worked before in peacetime.

"If Congress makes wrong decisions," he said, we could plunge headlong into depression, with farm products rotting on the ground and workers walking the streets again." Serious times are ahead for the farmers, Townsend declared. in 1948, maybe not until 1950, but surely within the next six years" those times will come, he went on, "when our tremendous rate of production will catch up with, and excted, G.O.P. Sets Goal Of $125,000 By THORNTON CONN ELL. If the Democrats can get their potential vote there is not the slightest doubt about the outcome of the November 5 election here. In fact, they need only 65 per cent of estimated registered strength to return Emmet O'Neal to Congress and carry the district for John Young Brown for senator over an approximate full turnout of Republicans.

Round-figure estimates yesterday indicated there will be Democrats, 50,000 Republicans and 13,000 Independents eligible to vote In Louisville. This would give the Democrats a potential plurality of 28,000 over the Republicans and a potential majority' of 15,000 over the Republicans and Independents. need for institutions that the site not be sold. It was decided to use the building, which was built by W.P.A. as a home for Negro aged, lor the neglected and dependent children and babies who are temporarily homeless.

The C.O.G enlisted the aid of numerous other organizations in furnishing and decorating the institution. For instance, the new and modern kitchen was donated by Highland Post, American Legion; Southern Bell Girls Club furnished money for one of the two nurseries. Other Groups May Help. An incomplete list of other contributors include the Co-operative Club, Louisville Women's City Club, which furnished a room; Kiwanis Club, which is responsible for the dining room and Finishing Touches Are Put On Sunshine Lodge, New Home for Neglected Children In City lost the Mayoralty in the city by only 221 votes. They also demonstrated this in 1943 when Willis carried the county over Donaldson for Governor by 3,695 votes.

(Note: Estimated registered strength here is based on the Inst official recapitulation in March, 1945, by the City registration office. It showed 78,403 Democrats, 45.590 Republicans and 10.898 Independents. Purgation last year knocked off approximately 10 per cent. Nearly 33,000 new registrants were added. Purgation this year starts Wednesday.) Finance and organization occupied both Republicans and Democrats last week as they otherwise marked time until their formal openings, the Republicans at Lancaster at 1:30 p.m.

Satur- mahy decorations, and Jefferson-town Homemakers Club. Other clubs which suspended activities during the summer, are expected to give help. The C.O.G. has made itself responsible for "replacements." The C.O.G. board will visit the home regularly.

Mrs. Henderson said. that one of the member organizations of the group is sending a teacher to Sunshine Lodge one day a week. Sewing and mending parties will be given by other clubs and the Jeffersontown Homemakers have indicated they would like to give a birthday party at the home once a month. Ray Baer, former County Recreation director, will have charge of the playground.

There will be no fences, no bars at the window, or rigid restrictions at the home for the children who are there through no fault of their own. allotted $9,000 a year as running expenses. Miss Rachel Vance, formerly with the Kentucky Children's Home, Lyndon, is the house mother. When filled to capacity the home will accommodate approximately 35 children. Realization of Dream.

Sunshine Lodge is the realization of the dream of the Combined Organization Group which is headed by Mrs. E. L. Henderson. The group is composed of representatives of various civic and womens' clubs.

More than two years ago C.O.G. began to agitate for the separation of delinquent children from the dependent children at Children's Center. When the County-owned property on Taylorsville Road was put up for sale, Pennycook suggested since there was such a U-Rooni House To Be Completed This Week AH Sunshine Lodge lacks is a telephone. When the telephone is installed sometime this week a troop of dependent and neglected children will move into the spacious refurbished quarters about eight miles from Louisville on Taylorsville Road. The draperies have been huog, the floors sanded and polished, toys painted and in readiness.

The home one-story, red brick with 14 rooms will be operated under the supervision of the County Welfare Department, of which William Pennycook is director. The Fiscal Court has at Lancaster Saturday, but he also is going to talk at 'Irvine at 7:30 that night. His itinerary for the following week is Monday, Munfordville and Bardstown; Tuesday, Law-renceburg and Cynthlana; Wednesday, Mount Sterling; Thursday, Nicholasville and Springfield; Friday, Scottsville and Hodgenville; Saturday, Ed-mondton, Hartford, Central City. Speaking: of finance, it has been learned on good authority that the Republican state-wide campaign goal will be $125,000, as compared with the $100,000 minimum Democrats set as their goal at a state meeting here Thursday. The Republican revelation came during a conversation between a Democratic go-getter and a Republican go-getter at the Pen-dennis Club.

Each asked how much the other was trying to raise, and each got his answer. Incidentally, the Democrats have taken a leaf out of the Republican notebook and are approaching their financial campaign with professional help this year. George A. Cooper, representing the national committee, is here to assist. An old Republican wheel-horse will return to the campaign wars this week when Robert H.

Lucas, former U. S. commissioner of Internal Revenue, comes to Louisville from Washington to lend his veteran and valued experience to Republican state headquarters. Lucas, whose political career dates back to the heyday of Searcy, Chilton and Lucas in Louisville, has served in more'eam-paigns than he is likely to remember. Mrs.

Lillian Dayis, Republican secretary, said he had written he would arrive here Thursday. 'Ranking officers of the Young Democratic Clubs of America expected to confer with Young Democrats of Kentucky hen they come to the tri-city Thursday to help in organization of a Young Democrats Club in Clark County (Jeffersonville), Indiana. Joe C. Carr, Nashville, presi-oent, and Jerdi C. Lewis, Terre Haute, secretary, of the national organization, have notified Johr F.

Dugan, organization chairman of the Democratic County Executive Committee here, that they will be in Louisville. Returning to Louisville after a summer spent on Long Island, Jouett Ross Todd, Republican national committeeman, presided ever the Republican County Executive Committee yesterday when it met to approve a list of election officers to be submitted tomorrow to the election commission. Democrats also will submit a list. 2 Men Rape Woman In Railroad Boxcar A 21 -year-old white woman told police she was raped by two Negroes in a railroad boxcar at 14th and Kentucky at 12:30 a.m. today while her husband ran to summon police.

The husband, a section gang employee for the Illinois Central Railroad, explained to police that he and his wife were spending the night in the car because they had no place to live. The Negroes, both of whom had pistols, according to the husband, forced the husband to leave. Police said positive evidence of of rape was indicated when the woman was examined later at General Hospital. This hamlet, located in a pleas-ent cove on the Johnson-Law rence line, was scene of the dedicatory exercises that attracted civic delegations from the entire length of the Big Sandy Valley. The Governor and Watkins were flanked by a score of State from Frankfort.

The severed ribbon that formally opened the road to traffic marked success of 27 years of Big Sandy pressure upon Frankfort to complete the Mayo Trail the alternate name for U. S. 23 between Paintsville and Louisa. It was in 1919 that work started on the Kentucky section of the trail, between South Portsmouth. Ohio, and Pound Gap, Va.

Bit by bit, the road was improved until World War II found 11 miles unfinished between Faintsville and Louisa. On July 17. 1944, the War Production Board finally approved construction of the last link upon the grounds of military The ceremonies today marked f.nal completion of the $836,745 job an average of $76,000 a mile. "Contractors are working on jobs which will complete 460 Job Openings On Increase, Helm Reports Job openings have increased sharply since the job-listing campaign was started eight working cays 3EO, Mora E. Helm, U.

S. Employment Service manager here, said yesterday. Since September 4. 1,243 job effers have been received from employers, and 2.464 possible employees have been referred to them b. the employment service.

"The co-operation of employers has been gratifying," Helm said. There not only has been an increase in jobs offered, but a wider ranee in classifications." Stressing that it was not the intent of the program to create inbs. but only to get jobs listed. Helm said he had some offers r.rw which he could not fill because he did not have properly qualified applicants registered. He urged that all unemployed workers, whatever their skills, applications at the U.S.E.S.

office. 'In the end, the applicant makes his own decision about the kind of employment he will accept." Helm pointed out. "When brought together by the U.S.E.S., employer and prospective employee are free agents." Helm said employers generally are not interested in applicants who fail to show interest and enthusiasm in accepting a job. Cah and Checks Stolen From Gasoline Station A box containing $75 and three checks worth $141.10 was stolen from a gasoline station at 1500 W. Oak by a Negro man at 1:20 p.m.

yesterday, George L. Heinz, manager, reported to police. Heinz said the man had been hancing around the office of the Ftation and when all attendants were busy he escaped with the rror.ey. Neighbors told Heinz trey saw the man running west r-n Oak with the box under his arm. police said.

Pro 4 4 A 'vigils 1 Hailstorm Damage Set At $200,000 In State Frankfort, Sept. 14 (AP) A hailstorm which pounded across a 5-mile belt in Franklin, Owen and Henry counties late yesterday may have caused more than $200,000 in crop damage, scattered reports indicated today. Tobacco was the principal casualty. Robert Heath, Franklin farm agent, said about 200 acres of tobacco were ruined in Franklin County and estimated the loss at $130,000. Owen County Judge Howard Ellis estimated Owen crops suffered about $60,000 damage.

Unofficial reports from Henry County placed crop losses at about $30,000. The storm, accompanied by winds, lasted about 30 minutes. Some farmers in the area said the ground was covered with 4 or 5 inches of pellets, some still on the ground this morning. Heath said many Franklin farmers already have housed their crops, but added that the losses in several instances were "disastrous." He said a tobacco tenant farmer appeared at his office today seek mmm rrmr inn- mi'iiiwwiiii i awwwiiawwwwwwiwwwpw.ww Courirr-Journal Photos. NEW COTS with colorful coverlets are a part of the decorative furnishings in the 14-room home on Taylorsville road.

Miss Eloise Nourse, Kiwanis Club secretary, shows Earl Koehler, committee chairman, how to make a bed. PUTTING finishing touches on toys for Sunshine Lodge are, from left, John Lewis, Twyman Humphrey and Thomas Ball, all executives of the Kiwanis Club, one of several organizations that contributed furnishings..