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WFBN Man Says 19 Braille Club Members Here Go Officials Let TV Hay Carry In Body to Fort Wayne-Convention Food Contract; Movement For World Series i Nineteen members of the Braille club for the blind left jhere Wednesday noon for Fort WFBM-TV at Indianapolis -where they will attend the bring in the 1850 World Series annual convention of the Indi- Set Bid Date Alfred Cook, Walter Becraft ands Mrs. Eva Rowland, trustees. Other members of the local ciab: who will attend are Clyde Wood-i Bids for groceries for the county ring, Theodore Griggs, J. W. Wil-jbome during the next quarter were the five Notre Dame home football I ana association for workers for the son.

Mrs. Walter Becraft, Miss! let Monday afternoon by Howard games by television this year if blind. i Amanda Wiles, Mrs. Cora commissioners who also the cable that is to come in fromj The three-day convention, Thure-lwick, Mrs. Iva Dickerson, plans to accept bids July 19 the East is installed on Friday and Saturday, will be! Rowland, Robert Randolph and for highway machinery and mater- Dick Pittenger, telecaster for theiheld at the Keenan hotel.

More Mildred and George Willyard. Indianapolis station, told a joint'than 200 persons, including helpers included Mrs. Becraft, Robert meeting of the Kokomo Lions and; who are traveling with the blind, Randolph, Mildred Willyard, Mrs. Rotary clubs Wednesday Hotel Frances. Pittenger said it is hoped that at the'arc expected to attend.

and Mrs. Willyard. Those from Kokomo who left by I The convention will get under chartered bus from Hotel Frances way at 9 o'clock Thursday morning the cable will be completed before! world series time. He said it mean better quality pictures programs for Hoosier TV patrons. Giving his audience an idea of Pachmayr, the extensive preparations needed to televise the 500-mile automobile Pittenger said that where it nllhnPT' used to take only two announcers lAlila) and two engineers to broadcast the race It now requires four announc- era.

19 engineers and some miscel-j UBCOIUI "producers" to carry the event on TV. The big cost of a TV station Is the large staff nec-i "esaary to operate it, he said. Pittenger related a number of -Neil, president" of humorous experiences the WFBM ub ber company, said today there staff had in its first year of no tire 8 hortage, and no threat TV operation, explaining that the; on e. staff started "from scratch" "Despite false rumofs, there is no had to "feel its way" in the TV'reason for anyone to be stampeded i Wednesday were Harold Willyard, with the registration of delegates, the local club; first session starts at 2 o'clock Mrs. Thursday afternoon.

Jack Reich, Mrs. chamber of commerce, Indi- Carl I anapolis, will give the principal vice-president; Rand olph, secretary; Willyard, treasurer; trustee chairman There also will be a munity singing and appointment of i committees at Thursday's- session. ial and for a farm tractor and cultivator for the county farm. The Chew stores of Russiavill received the county farm food con tract for the next quarter, at a hi price of The Dietzen bakery received contract to suppl; bread to county home inmates fo the same period at 9 cents a pound At the meeting Monday commissioners also approved routin claims against the county to allow payment of regular operating ex penses. John Lasher, regional representa- On July 19 bids will be receivee jtive, office of vocational gravel and bituminous material Declare Supply Of Tires Ample New York, July tation of blind.

Chicago, will present the main address Friday. Hymns and devotions will round out Friday's activities. Committee reports, the treasurer's report, an address by Dr. Ralph Beams, optomologist, Fort Wayne, and an election of officers will conclude the convention. American (Cantiniwd from Pag.

OIM) for the highway department's main tenance program for the remainde of this year. Bids for tires am tubes, a road maintainer tractor and a heavy duty truck also will be ac cepted by the commissioners. The farm tractor to be purchased by the county farm is to be of the row-crop type. A cultivator also will be purchased. The county farm expects to trade in a hay loader, horse-drawn wheat drill, a farm wagon and a Farmal F-20 tractor and cultivators to help defray expenses of the purchase field.

He was introduced by buying tires through fear roughshod over the poorly equipped Muse, program director of Radio; rationing," he said in a series of; South Korean army since the war the new tractor and cultivator. Station WIOU. newspaper advertisements. i started. I Ralph Long, Lions president, pre- Tha kl to research General MacArthur confirmed the! Fort Wayne Likely State's Second City Fort Wayne, July (IP) The 1950 census figures give Fort Wayne a population of 132,831, which places it ahead of Gary in the race for ranking as Indiana's second largest city.

South Bend figures have not yet announced. Gary ranked third In the 1940 census and South Bend fourth. The 1940 totals were: Fort Wayne, Gary. 111,719, and South Bend, 101,268. The Fort Wayne figures for the current census were released today by Mrs.

Dorothy Stolte, Fourth district census supervisor. and industrial know-how, our sup-j fall of Suwon to the Communists su-j during the day Move More U. 8. Troops A steady movement of American troops and supplies continued from He said his statement was being apa to South Korea. 8 Jiecausf of MacArthur was building up a vast i.

of- arra of power for the Korean war. jddfd and presented the new pres- and'Rotary 1 tremendous.j Morris Ammerman and Jack rubber manufacturers have; Bob Finch had charge of the gram. reports of a widespread wave "fear buying" of tires. Dispatches from the United States Safe and Sane (C.ntinu.4 reported as $115 and no serious injuries resulted. In the county, Sheriff Howard Cherry and his deputies investigated two minor accidents, neither of which resulted in serious injury Neils view was shared by; sa id more 29s were sent from to the Fourth of July motorists, spokesmen for several other majorj March field, and Spokane tire makers, and by the Rubber: Manufacturers association.

They were questioned following scattered reports that some dealers in Indianapolis, New York and elsewhere were urging customers to "buy now while you still can." Wash. The U. S. carrier Sicily sailed from San Diego yesterday for an undisclosed destination, presuma- Births and Mrs. R.

H. Shorr, 2037 West Hazelwood, Detroit, a boy, 5 pounds, 9 ounces, Saturday, July" 1. The, mother is the former Miss Marilyn Greengard, registered nurse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I.

W. Green- fney gave the district's total pop- ard of this city. ulatlon as 827,109 compared with 288,062 in 1940. Act now for fast relief from torture of piles. Don't wait another day? Apply Ointment at once.

This cooling, soothing, astringent formula given Joyful relief to thousands for 40 years. Relieves itching quickly. All druggists, box 40c, or applicator tube 70c. Peterson's Ointment delights or money back. (Adv.) SINGING LESSONS RALPH RUSSELL SMVk W.

ferter MbMt SMf THl UNTRALINERS DMIY S.rvk.t OtANO RAPIDS KAIAMAZOO SOUTH KNO INDIANAPOLIS lOUISVtUE With conv.iii.iit C.II 2-320X and Mrs. Jack Schuman road, a boy, Brent Allen Porter, 816 Petaluma, Keith, 7 pounds, 5 ounces, at 11:53 Saturday morning, July 1. The mother is the former Miss Margaret Tooley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bentley of this city.

The father also is from Kokomo, now serving in the army. At St. Joseph -Hospital. and Mrs. Forest Ault, 417 Forest a girl, 8 pounds, 10ft ounces, at 9:39 o'clock Tuesday morning.

Expel Bishop London, July announced today the expulsion of Roman Catholic Bishop Gerald Patrick O'Hara of Savannah-Atlanta, Georgia, on charges of spy- Ing. He is the last diplomatic representative of the Vatican in an Iron Curtain country. bly the war zone. The carriers Darrough Chapel. Philippine Sea and Boxer are in San Diego being made ready.

The U. S. Seventh fleet, already in the Korean war zone, boasts the carrier Valley Forge. The British Robert G. Rosier, 21, Greentown was thrown from his convertible automobile early Tuesday morning when the vehicle went out of control and overturned on Ind.

22 in Firemen Routed Independence, July with firecrackers started the blaze in a hollow tree in a pasture at the edge of the city yesterday. Fire Chief Tom Pollard and his firefighters were called. They started rolling out the hose. Then Cork Daniel, a rod-haired fireman saw a bull coming. Only a flimsy fence separated the animal and the new bright red fire truck.

"Let's get out of here," Chief Pollard shouted. The fire in the still was smouldering early today. carrier Triumph is within short range of Korea. These were other major developments along a fluid front more than 125 miles wide: Inchon, the port of Seoul, apparently fell, after sharp fighting, to the northern jaw of a vast Communist pincer movement designed to encircle the South Korean forces between Seoul and Suwon. A convoy of 25 Communist tanks was observed moving toward Seoul from Kaesong, the border city whtich fell on the first day of hostilities.

This indicated a reinforced punch for the invading drive. The Red Pyongyang radio claimed, without confirmation, that Communist forces which landed amphibiously on the southeast coast had pushed inland 15 miles in an attempt to reach Taegu and to sever, American rail and highway communications northward from the beachhead at Pusan. The Red radio also announced 1,900 bombs have been dropped on Pyongyang by American planes. Strange Balloon Found in'Montana Washington, July S. air force officers are investigating a report that a strange-looking balloon has been found grounded near Dillon, Mont.

The county sheriff relayed the report to federal authorities, including the FBI. The FBI said, however, that the investigation was solely in the hands of the air force. According to information given by the sheriff, the balloon was made of silver-colored material, weighed about 250 pounds and measured 100 feet in length and 50 feet in circumference. Some officials here expressed the view that it could be a "stray" from a weather observation station. TRY A TRIBUNE WANT AD! CHILDR NABISCO SHREDDED WHEAT Nature's whole wheat, wheat germ and bran included in the best-ever breakfast! Hearty-good, as generations of healthy Americans wfll testify! Get the one-and-only Niagara Palis product, NABISCO SHREDDED WHEAT! for ENEMY at study and play for buiWnf STRONG TEETH mt BONES ter imirishint MUSCLES wid TISSUES.

for APPETITE and DIGESTION Hnpwt.Mtorra4M.000 The accident occurred, according to Deputy Sheriff Ellie Stiner, when Rosier lost control of the vehicle while lighting a cigaret. The careening car knocked down a stretch ol fence, shrubbery and three guard rail posts near the Darrough Chapel church. The driver received minor scratches. The car was listed as a total loss. In the other Tuesday Roy McCurdy, 44, Kokomo route 6 skidded into a tree on the Park avenue road a half-mile north of Indiana 20 when he applied his brakes to avoid a farm tractor that he thought was backing onto the road in front of him.

McCurdy received minor injuries as car skidded sideways into the tree. Damage to the car was listed at about $400 or $500. Sheriff Cherry, who investigated the accident, said the tractor did not back onto the road. The sheriff added that he neglected to get the name of the driver of the tractor. Carolyn Goodnight, 14, a visitor here from Idaville, ran.

into difficulty in-the city swimming poo when she gulped too much water in a plunge down the big slide at the east side of the pool in shallow water. Two nearby swimmers saw her floundering in the water and pulled her to Paul Wenger, a lifeguard stationed a few feet away, He took her to and applied artificial respiration, reviving her rapidly. Some 1,200 persons visited the pool during the day. House Fires Three all in the 300 block on South Courtland avenue, had minor roof fires, said to have resulted from falling fireworks sparks which were drifted by the southwesterly wind. The houses are occupied by: Jesse Yarling, 327 Courtland avenue; Robert Freed, 314 South Courtland avenue; and Mrs.

Thelma James, 303 South Courtland. Gasoline filling stations were busy Tuesday. morning, but business tapered off somewhat Tuesday afternoon until night when many holiday driving motorists returned to the city and filled up their depleted gas tanks. About the usual number of calls were made for the fire department first aid crew, most of them for treatment of cuts and bruises. Ten runs were reported for the day.

Earlier in the day games and contests were held in Foster park for hundreds of Kokomo children. general chairman in charge of the public Fourth of July celebration, here. George Eckert was the chairman of the softball invitational tournament A gold trophy was presented to the Indianapolis A. C. tean following the tournament.

Robert "Ike" Maher was the chairman in charge of the children's games. There was plenty of entertainment for the youngsters. Boys and girls from the of eight to 1J participated in several contests and foot races. The boys and girls were grouped in separate sections for the contests. Included were pie' eating contests, balloon blowing, ball throwing, wheelbarrow races, sack races and foot races of all kinds.

Member organizations of the Howard county inter-council of fraternal and social clubs which sponsored the Fourth of July celebration included the following: A. F. Keystone club, V. F. W.

Post 1152 and V. F. W. Post 2714, C. I.

O. 292, Phi Delta Kappa, Knights of Columbus, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Loyal Order of Moose, Fraternal Order of Eagles, American Legion Post 6 and American Legion Post 177, United Steel Workers of America and the Shrine club. Bill Buckingham is the inter-council president. Quite a Drag Boston, July Jacob Garfiokle of Stoneham was sure his car had lost much of its old zip-during a two-mile drive. He was about to enter a garage to find out about the sudden loss of power when he looked behind him.

There, tightly hooked to his rear bumper was a driver-less automobile. He told police he apparently drove away from a parking space with the stowaway automobile securely hitched to his. frtHI PO.J. On.) and public opinion on the posal to float the, bond issue, "has for the most part been favorable." Last week, according to Vandenbosch, P. L.

McCormick, a scout for the St. Louis Browns was in Kokomo and talked for some time with the Boosters' president "McCormick said that if we had the right setup we could always have a big league, farm team here," Vandenbosch pointed out "And he said we always would have a good ball team, because college players would be glad to play here for little or nothing for the training that a farm system ball club would give them." The boosters' organization plans to ask the city council to float the bond issue if they can get enough public support behind it "Mayor James Maguire and some of the councilmen already have told me they are favorable to such a proposal," Vandenbosch declared. Vandenbosch has asked for, and received numerous letters and telephone calls from residents who are in favor of the bond issue to construct a grandstand, showers and dressing rooms at the Highland Park ball diamond. At the meeting with C. of C.

Monday night, Vandenbosch is expected to get some sort of an opinion on whether it would be advisable to go on with present plans for the Highland Park improvements or whether a new cen- irally located spot should be joosted. Wednesday, July 5, 1950 KOKOMO (Ind.) TRIBUNE Senator Darby Foresees End Of Rail Strike Washington, July Darby said after a onference with President Truman today he is hopeful the railroad strike "is near an end." He said Mr. Truman told him 'everything possible is being done." He added that the President is lopeful of developments which will be "good news." In Chicago, Francis A. O'Neill, member of the National (railway) Mediation board, declined to comment on the prospects of "good news," except to say: "We are working as long and as hard as we can. We will be talk- ng with sides again today." AFL Switchmen have been on strike for 10 days against five Western and Midwest railroads.

They are asking a 40-hour week with the same pay they have received for 48 hours of work. Darby said his section is vitally affected by the strike. He said his state has 400,000 head of cattle now ready to move and that means must be provided for the movement of wheat. He said he was convinced that President Truman "is very aggressive and anxious to help in this crisis." 'I'm hopeful that the strike may be near an end." HADACOL GREAT TO BUILD UP WEAK, RUN-DOWN PEOPLE AFTER BEING OPERATED ON! Holps Convalescents Get Back Strength and Feel Better Where Systems Lack Vitamins Bi, Bj, Iron and Niacin MANY DOCTORS RECOMMEND IT! 4-Day Holiday across font Pegs OIM) the country showed that only 455 persons met accidental death. Of these, 270 died in raffle mishaps, 75 drowned and 110 died from other accidental causes.

The survey was made by the AP to compare holiday and non-holiday fatalities figures. During the 1949 three-day Fourth of July holiday only 296 were killed traffic accidents. The Safety Council records for January through May this year show that 12,470 every 24 in car smashups. These, however, included delayed deaths of persons injured lays or months before. The four- day total obtained from 'the five month not valid for comparison with the current Independence Day toll.

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The Corporation Vesper Service Wednesday Members of Chapter A will pre- ent the program at the monthly esper service at the county home 7:30 o'clock Wednesday night, pecial music also has been planed. Two-thirds of the nation's commercial buckwheat crop is raised long the New York-Pennsylvania Hogs Hit Record High of $24.65 Indianapolis, July price of hogs at the Indianapolis livestock market climbed to a new 20-month high today for the second straight trading day. One load of good and choice 170 to 240 pound barrows and' gilts sold for $24.65 per hundredweight, up 05 cents from the top price Monday. Hogs sold for $25.50 at the peak of the November, 1948, rise, a spokesman for the Federal Production and Marketing administration said. Pkotostatic copiu of valu- ablt paptrs, Jthniin Abstract -wost sido of squan.

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