Muncie Evening Press from Muncie, Indiana • Page 20

PACE TWENTY MUNCIE EVENING PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1954 i 'JjU Ik State Utility Values Climb Newman Group Meets Tonight Newman Club members fromj Indiana University, Purdue Uni-i versity, Indiana State Teacher's College, Butler University, and Evansville College will arrive on, convention will emphasize the importance of college religious organizations. The purpose of the meeting to the formation of an Indiana National Federation of Newman Clubs, and included will be the adoption of a constitution, election of officers and exchange of ideas between the various college clubs. Three Divorces i ADMIRALTY LAW BROKEN ON DESERT LAS VEGAS, Nev. (INS) For the first time in the legal history of desert-locked Nevada, two men are under arrest for an admiralty law violation. George Gibson and John Russell Sinclair, both 33 and both of Las Vegas, were nabbed yesterday and accused of violating customs by failing to stop at the American border, several hundred miles away.

The government claims that they were bootlegging lobsters into Las Vegas from Mexico and selling them to Las Vegas strip hotels. Two planes used in the alleged smuggling and 1,704 pounds of lobster meat were seized. i 5 SWSjw 4 i If 4-V --Si' 3 the Ball State campus Friday for the first annual state convention of the organization of Catholic students. Registration of delegates will be conducted this evening from 6:30 to 10 p.m., in the Ballroom of Student Center. Also on tonight's agenda is a business meeting for nommation and constitution com mittees at 8 p.m.

in the Center. TOMORROWS activities will begin by the celebration of high mass at 8 a.m. by the most Rev. John G. Bennett, bishop of the Lafayette diocese.

Convention opening will be highlighted by an address of Dr. John R. Emens, president of the college, and a general meeting will be addressed by the Rev. James Grace, Muncie, who will discuss "The Philosophy and Theology of Newman." To exchange ideas for the mam- Indiana region. Dr.

James Leah will act as advisor to a panel dis cussion of "Indiana Region De fined," with Marvin Pozel, Frank Freeman, Gerry Herbert and George Spits as participants. A panel entitled, "Building of a Strong Club," will be conducted by members of the Purdue University delegation and will be moderated by Dr. Lawrence Scheidler, profes sor of social science and sponsor of the Ball State club. FOLLOWING THE theme of "The Indiana Newmanite," the BREAKAWAY The U.S. Air Force is running a school at Chinhae, Korea, aimed at teaching: servicemen how to resist POW camp brainwashing and how to escape imprisonment.

A1C Albert Loete shows how to get through barbed wire with the aid of a wooden plank. i SUBBING FOR MOM Curtis G. Hall, of Tolonc, I1L, shows I how five p.gs had to be fed after mother refused i have any-" thins to do with them. There are five baby bottles full of milk 1 Inside th woden case, railed "Mama" by tho farmer. it's the age of the junior and juniors arc every age! Are Awarded in Superior Court Two divorces were granted by Judge Paul A.

Lennington in Superior Court Friday and one decre was granted Thursday afternoon. One. suit was dismissed on motion of the plaintiff. Robert J. Lambert was granted a.

divorce from Jo Ann Lambert. Custody of the minor child was awarded the defendant and the plaintiff was ordered to pay $7.50 each week for the child's support. He testified his" wife nagged constantly. They were married Dec. 3.

1948, and separated June 11 1954. A DIVORCE was granted Mary Dotson from Robert Dotson, and her maiden name, Mary Sellers, was restored. She said her hus-hand left and failed to provide. They were married Sept. 6, 1953, and separated July 13, iyo.

Thursday afternoon a divorc was granted Lottie Owen from Allison Owen. Her former name. Lottie Maldegan, was restored. They were married March 6, 1951, and separated June 1, ivo a property settlement was The divorce suit of Joyc Green against Minton Green was dismissed. Office, campus, school-room, at home or shopping where ever you are, who ever you are (if you wear a junior size, 9 to 15), you'll love this crease-resistant rayon flannel sheath.

Slim, neat and casual with button tab cuffs and trim, peg pockets and a white over-collar. See it in grey, brandy or wina with a tiny check so fine you can barely see it a tiny price, too! 4 i if lull rii I Lincoln Holds Flower Show Grand prize winner at the annual flower exhibit at Lincoln School, held today in the East Hall of the Lincoln Building, was won by Tom Osborne, third grader, said Charles E. Lykens, principal. Cash prizes were awarded the first three winners in each of the six grades at Lincoln. The grand prize was one dollar.

First prize in each of the grades was 75 cents; second prize, 50 cents: third prize 25 cents. THE EXHIBIT was composed of 79 entries from the pupils. Each exhibit was of cut flowers grown in the yards at the home of the pupils. Other prize winners in place order were: First grade Helen Porter, Ronald Jones, and Mary Ann Wilkin. grade John Shay, Jane Ann conquest, and John Conquest.

The Conquest children are twins and are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Conquest. Third grade Anita Johnson, Paulette Flick, and Barbara Brin son. Fourth grade Freda Web ster, Susan Roderick, end Patty Horton.

Fifth grade Lawrence Turney, Becky Yost, and Jayce Chambers. Sixth grade Rusty Ross, Curtis Hutchinson, and Ruby Davis. New Assignments Of Police Listed New police assignments an nounced Friday by Police Chief Earl Rust are as follows: Midnight to 8 a.m. Walking dis tricts, Carnes and Golliver, Privett and Harrison, M. Miller and McAl lister; utility, Craig; cars, Johnson and Robertson, Sutton and Butler, Shields and Smith; utility, Pyle.

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walking dis tricts, Keeler and Holaday, Love, Mann; utility, Duncan; cars, Stur geon and Cunnington, Howell and Ried. 4 p.m. to midnightWalking districts, Murphy and Vaught, Brown and Peters, J.

Miller and McCain; utility, Mullen; cars, Boguske and Youngkin, R. Lutton and Moler, Conrad and White; utility, Alston. Car No. 4, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Settles and Donegan. Motorcycles Carey, D. Jones, Wagner. "SENSIBLY Smrn 320 Arrested In September There were 320 persons arrested here during September according to the monthly report compiled Friday by Police Records Officer Les Corn. During the period there were 14 automobiles reported stolen by four reports proved unfounded.

There were four, recoveries, and a total of 10 automobile thefts were cleared by the Juvenile Department's arrest of seven boys. The Juvenile Department also recovered 24 stolen bicycles, six mors than were reported stolen during the period. The city ambulance made 58 runs and detectives made 181 in vestigations. There were 85 traf fic arrests by state police. A total of 18 cases of burglary were cleared by detectives and members of the Juvenile Department.

There were 57 arrests for speed ing, 10 for reckless driving, 20 for no operator's license, 11 for drunken driving, 12 for failure to yield right-of-way, 14 for running stop sign, 52 for public intoxica tion, 41, safe keeping 8, disorderly conduct 5, assault and battery 8, petit larceny 11. Wife Surprised at The Stiff Penalty Given Batchelor TOKYO (3!) Mrs. Kyoko Araki Batchelor learned today that her soldier-husband had been sentenced to life imprisonment for collab orating with the Communists in Korea and said she is "determined to wait f6r my Claude "no matter how long he has to stay in prison." The 25-year-old Japanese wife expressed surprise over the stiff sentence given Cpl. Claude 'Batch elor. "THE LIFE SENTENCE seems to me to be very, very harsh," she told a newsman.

Mrs. Batchelor was advised of her husband's sentence while she was attending a class in a dressmaking school here. She was a Tokyo cabaret, dancer ia 1948 when the 22-year-old Kermit, sol dier met her while on occupation duty here. They were married a Shinto ceremony the following year. County Trustees Meet at Eaton The regular October meeting of the Delaware County Board of Education was held Friday at Eaton, with Union Township Trustee William Leaird as host.

Routine business was transacted. The meeting date was changed to Friday because of the State Tax Board hearings scheduled for Monday at the Courthouse. be taken for your choice of color Are Invited to Attend a Trunk Showing of Dresses and Costumes by SENSIBLY YOUNG Presented by Mr. E. Metzler Fashion Representative INDIANAPOLIS CP) The State Tax Board said today that the valuation of utility properties in Indiana is close to one billion dol lars, a new record.

The exact figure, $998,404,500, came from David R. Davis, the board's utility analyst. He said it represented an increase of 43 million over 1S53. DAVIS SATO THE total valua tion of property in the state will be about 6 billion dollars. This means that utilities will pay about one- sixth of the total property tax bill.

The biggest part of the increase 34 million is due to expansion of electric, gas and water companies. Davis said Puolic Service Co. of Indiana spent heavily for its high voltage lines from Columbus to Terre Haute and from Kokomo to Terre Haute. Indiana-Michigan Electric Co. increased its investment considerably by building new units at its Tanner's Creek gen erating plant in Dearborn County.

Davis said the jump in utility valuation could mean tax reduc tions in Jefferson, Morgan, Dear born and Bartholmew counties. Highway Held Not at Fault INDIANAPOLIS In 40 months, 120 auto crashes have snuffed out 23 lives and hurt 31 persons on the five-mile U.S. 52 bypass around Lebanon. State Highway Department engi neers, alarmed by five deaths in a two-car collision on the bypass last Saturday, made a study of state police records to learn the road's fatal secret. THEIR FINDINGS ARE a resume of modern traffic problems drunken driving, speeding, reck lessness and disregard for stop signs and traffic signals.

Not a single one of the 23 deaths on the road since it was opened May 26, 1951, was attributed to the road itself. Two of the 11 fatal accidents were blamed on drunkenness, four to disregarding stop signs and one to ignoring signals, two to speeding, one to improper passing and one, to driving on the wrong side of the road. The highway department report estimated property damage in the total of 120 crashes at $83,900. Taxes Settled At Under Third WASHINGTON (JP) The Inter nal Revenue Service said Thursday it accepted a 30 per cent settlement of a tax claim against William K. Saunders of Ft.

Wayne because that was more than it could collect by a forced sal of his assets. Saunders, a building firm em ploye, settled a $10,301 assessment for $3,100. He also agreed to pay the government part of any earnings over $6,000 for 1954 through 1958. SAUNDERS REPORTED a net loss of $3,815 and no tax liability for 1943, but the IRS said he owed in taxes for the year. He made payments which reduced the de ficiency by $1,007 and received credit for $1,193 for "an overpay ment made in 1941.

This left him owing $3,813 in taxes plus $6,487 in interest, a total of $10,300. The report said the 1943 de ficiency resulted from "an increase in ordinary net income of the partnership, Couse end Saunders, for 1942 which was partly offset by operating loss carrybacks for the years 1943 and 1944." The report said Saunders is a 54- year-old mechanical engineer now employed by the afid Construc tion Co, Ft. Wayne. City and County Statistics MARRIAGE LICENSES James Denney. 23.

721 Powers elec trician, and Louise Anderson, 26, 315 EL Charles waitress. OlUe HoDkins. 64. 619 E. 3rd Pull man porter, and Chlotelia Martin, 46, 622 S.

Vine domestic. Charles K. Johnson, 32, 621 W. 10th factory -worker, and Elizabeth Finchum, 20, 107 E. Wysor bookkeeper.

Charles T. McDonald. 25, 4Q7 university student, and Norma E. Rucker, 23, 301 E. 29th clerk.

NEW SUITS FILED Circuit Court Cfif. TnHi.nft VII William Larceny. Appeal from City Court. superior toyri Msv T-'av A. Mav.

For divorce. J. Robert Long, attorney lor the plaintiff. stark Brotners nurseries urcuoru vs Henry H. Marsh.

Complaint oa account. Mvers and Rector, attorneys for the plaintiff. Merchants Trust n.jruiuuu 11 Vmnlaint fin nfltP 3 Gray. DeFur and Voran, attorneys for the plaintiff. Merchants Trust Co.

vs Walter L. Stoner. et al. Complaint on note. Bracken, Gray, DeFur and Voran, at torneys for the piamuii.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Herron. et iix, lot 86 Linden Park Addition. Cowing Park Lane near McGalliard. TlAnl. at.

11V in T.Vlft Shpffield. f. 11 int. ft Delaware Court Addition. Tara Lane near Adams.

Bob Lane Contractor, 10 lot 22 Granville Park Addition. Dunn near Granville. Millard. F. Brand, et ux, to James K.

Romack. et ux. lot 21 block Arcadia Addition. Beacon near 16th. a usii of nr.

tn Goble E. Hux- 0 1 hold, et ux. lot 42 section Northton Addition. Elsie and Virginia. Robert A.

Halteman, et ux, to Donald W. Sheeley, et ux. lots 38 and 42 Brew-ington Woods Addition. Stradling near Williams. Ernest H.

Brewingtom. es mi, io vkic tt 1 1 ur. In Kftrtion 29 rv. fiaiuca, Hamilton Township. Four miles northwest of Muncie.

Olive M. Totten to waiter tr. js-mgni, et ux. 3 acres in section 12 Salem Township. Near Progress.

Roberts Dailey ana io waiter Fisher. lots 3. 4, 5. 6. 18, 19, 20 and 21 Western Woods Addition.

Taft and Gilbert. Dnh.H, na npv ikTiff. to Richard L. Dunham, et ux, lot IS Western Woods Addition. ShellbarK near uuoeri.

Merchants National Bank, commissioner, tM r.t.n. fhnrr.h. Ints and A block School Section. Adams and Lib erty. TTAma mnA Rftvlnff AcRrvlJlt.irVl to Melvin L.

Hardiman, et ux. lot 19 Gal-liher's Fifth Addition. Pershing near Wil-lard. Andrew Peterson, et ux, to Beatrice H. Koons.

.95 acre in section 23 Center Township. In southeast Muncie. Austin B. Claypool, et al. to Charles Z.

Houk. et ux, lot 401 Mayfield Extension. Edgewood near Jackson. i- St' Window in New Fire Station Here Broken Vandals broke a large window on' the new fire station and two big windows on the newly-built Sinclair service station on State Rd. 32 during the night, and Wilbur Smith, the contractor, said it would take about $500 to replace them.

He is offering $100 reward for information leading to arrest of the culprits. Barkley Opens Senate Drive By The Associated Press Charging the Eisenhower admin istration wit'i "ineptitude," veteran Democrat Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky has opened his campaign for a fifth Senate term with a frontal assault on Republican do mestic and foreign policies. Tha 76-year-old Barkley told a rally at Shelbyville, Thursday the Republican regime "seems dedicated to big business." He took aim at Eisenhower administration policies in the farm, labor, business, pdwer and foreign fields. BUT IN Montclair, N.J, Rich ard.

M. Nixon, who succeeded Barkley as Vice President, said, "For the first time in 12 years, the world is at peace, and that's a great accomplishment for Eisenhower administration." In Nevada, a Democratic-Republican hassle was developing over the method to be used in selecting a successor for the late Demo cratic Sen. Pat McCarran, who died Tuesday night. Democratic Atty. Gen.

William Mathews held "there must" be an election Nov. 2 to fill the Senate seat for the two years still remain ing of McCarran's term. But the Republicans contend OOF uov. Charles Russell.should appoint McCarran's successor. Late Thursday night, the GOP State Central Committee chose a secret candidate for the Senate post.

The committee's choice was reported to be Ernest Brown, a Reno lawyer. At the same time, the GOP group made plans to seek an injunction from the Nevada Supreme Court to block the Senate election. Steel Merger Fight Looms WASHINGTON (2) The Eisenhower administration may face a court test of its disapproval of a proposed two-billion-dollar merger of Bethlehem Steel Corp. and Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. Atty.

Gen. Brownell, in announc ins the decision Thursday, said the Justice Department had decided a Bethlehem Youngstown combine tion would reduce competition in the steel industry. YOUNGSTOWN President J. L. Mauthe replied by voicing the opinion the consolidation would increase competition rather than-les- sen it.

And Bethlehem President Eugene Grace issued a statement saying the companies "are actively exploring what further action may property be taken to make the merger possible. Brownell's ruling applied to a merger "in the form proposed and under present conditions. Mauthe's statement indicated also that a court test was being considered. He noted that Brownell's position was based on a 1950 revision of the Clayton Antitrust Act "which has not yet been interpreted in the courts." Stanley Barnes, chief of the Jus tice Department's Antitrust Divi sion, told newsmen recently the de partment is "anxious" to find a "good merger case" which would provide a court test of the 1950 law. Mine Union Group Backs Candidates WASHINGTON UP) Labor's Non-Partisan League, legislative arm of the United Mine Workers, has endorsed 27 candidates fo the House and 12 for the Senate and urged all UMW members to sup port them wholeheartedly.

The endorsements, along with a letter to the union members from John T. Jones, league director, were carried in today's issue of the United Mine Workers' Journal. Of the 27 House candidates. endorsed from the mining regions in 18 states, 20 are Democrats and 7 Republicans. The 12 Senate candi dates endorsed are all Democrats.

The House candidates endorsed included Rep. Bray (R-Ind). Sketched is ona from a new group of junior dresses just arrivedl FAsmoy snop, Second Floor New Armour Contract With Unions Is Signed CHICAGO UP) Armour and Co. and CIO and AFL unions have signed a new two-year contract, a CIO spokesman said, today. The unions are the CIO United Packinghouse Workers and the AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen.

The contract covers about 35,0001 workers in 22 plants. The spokesman said the agree ment's waee nrovisions are the same as those in the new contract the unions signed Sept. 24 with Swift and Co. State Prison Riot Feared INDIANAPOLIS (JP) The threat of a riot of 600 long-term convicts hung over a dispute between State Prison guards and the State De partment of Correction today. Three discharged guards picketed the Statehouse, and one of them said the long-term prisoners would "blow the lid off" the prison if the guards should strike and National Guardsmen should be called in.

HUGH P. O'BRIEN chairman of the State Correction Board, said the guards at the prison have been told: "If any of- you walk out, just keep on walking because you won't be coming back to work." O'Brien said National Guard units have been alerted to move to the Michigan City prison if the guards should strike. He said also he would send 10 guards from the State Reformatory and 10 more from the State Farm to the prison in the event of a strike. One of the Statehouse pickets, Robert Cook, secretary-treas urer of Local 99 of the International Guards Union, said several life term prisoners had told him they "had nothing to lose and would stage a riot if National Guards men were sent to the prison. COOK SAID HE and the two two other pickets were fired for trying to get state officials to recognize their union.

Cook exhibited discharge notices from Warden J. Ellis Overlade which said they, were fired for "unsatisfactory service" during their probationary period. He said they were told when they were hired that six months was the probationary period but two of them had served more than that time. Picketing with Cook were Mil ford E. Bartos and George Neatz.

Merlin W. Griffith of Knox, in ternational vice president of the union, also was on the picket line. He said the union did 'not expect a formal contract with the state "We just want an understanding." THE PICKETS said they wanted to talk with either O'Brien or Gov, Craig. The officials have said state policy bars them from recognizing a union at a state institu tion. O'Brien said he had received no request from the pickets for an interview but had received a tele gram from Griffith accusing the state of being "unfair" to the guards and asking that something be done.

Scheduled. Output In Auto Factories Postwar Cellar DETROIT CP) Ward's Automo tive Reports said today the na tion's auto plants are scheduling only 290,000 cars and trucks for production this month. It described that as a postwar low. The agency estimated this week's assemblies at 62,232 cars and 17,240 trucks. Last week 52,860 cars and 16,184 trucks were assembled.

In the comparable 1953 week they numbered 111,764 cars and 22,636 trucks. CANADIAN FACTORIES will build 2,200 cars and 1,032 trucks this week, Ward's said. Last week Dominion plants assembled ,058 cars and 802 trucks. In the comparable 1953 week they built 7,130 cars and 1,294. Explaining the indicated drop production this month, wara said, "The completeness of change over to V-8 power plants and an- new styling will forestall peaK output at Chevrolet, Pontiac ana the four Chrysler Corp.

divisions until November." SDDEBURNS RULED OUT MUNICH, Germany (IP) The Army's southern area command has issued a directive ordering soldiers to wear neat uniforms, keep their hands out of their pockets straighten their backs, and trim their sideburns. 8 More Perish On Highways By The Associated Press Highway collisions took eight more lives in Indiana Thursday, raising to 15 the death toll for a two-day mid-week period. Lester Griffin, 49; his wife, Grace, 46, and their 9-year-old son, Hoyt, of Bloomfield, were killed in a collision of their automobile and a truck at the intersection of U.S. 20 and Ind. 327, 10 miles west of Angola.

ANOTHER SON, Ivan, 7, was. Injured critically. An older son, Gerald, 17, who was driving the car, suffered only minor injuries, The truck driver, Owen Thompson, 38, Whiting, was injured seriously. State police said Gerald Griffin told them he was driving north on Ind. 327 and failed to notice the stop sign at the preferential road.

An Indianapolis couple, Albert 75, and his wife, Rona, 71, died after a three-car collision on Icid. 37, nine miles north of El-wood. Mrs. Weil was killed in the crash and her husband died two hours later. Police said Weil's car apparently went off the highway and then veered back across it, colliding with two cars driven by Ada W.

Howe and Frank Parrott, both of Ft. Wayne. PARROTT'S 4-year-old grandson, Jo Kramer, and two other passengers in the Parrott car, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Berg of Ft, Wayne, were injured.

Dr. Charles D. Owens, 70-year-eld Westport veterinarian, was killed as his car" and a truck col lided on a curve on Ind. 7 near Verhon. The truck, driven by Paul M.

Robinson, 37, Montgomery, overturned on Owen's car. Mrs. Lora Replogle, 78, Kimmell, was injured fatally when a Baltimore and Ohio train struck her husband's stalled tractor at a crossing in Noble County. State police said her husband, George, 88, jumped before the locomotive struck the. tractor.

A RICHMOND WOMAN, Mrs. Merle Cully, died in a headon collision of two cars on U.S. 35 just across the line from Richmond in Robert Ritz of Richmond, driver of the second car, was injured. Dale Gard. 25, Ligonier, died Thursday of injuries suffered "Wednesday when his automobile skidded in a pool of water and struck a tree at the west edge of Ligonier.

Three other men were injured. Union Pledge Given Craig INDIANAPOLIS CP) Gov. Craig said today he had been as? sured by the AFL Teamsters Union It would "use all its efforts to prevent violence" in its strike at the Morgan Packing Co. at Austin. Craig, interviewed after a meet ing with Stoy Decker, business agent of Teamster Local 89 of Louisville said the state police detail at the plant has been greatly reduced from the original force of 50 units.

HE SAID HE DID not know how many of the 50 troopers were still on duty. Meanwhile, the State Labor Department ansounced it will hold a conciliation meeting with company and union officials at 2 j.m. Monday in the Statehouse. The Teamsters, without a contract since April, struck Saturday after the plant workers at the cannery rejected a proposal to be represented by the Teamsters. The union and management agreed earlier to delay negotiations on the contract for drivers until after the election.

ON 3IONDAY. some 73 produc-i tion workers joined the picket line but the majority of plant employes-stayed on their jobs. The company won a court order limiting picketing to three persons after the company reported crowds of up to 300 persons outside the gates Wednesday. There were reports from the company that 15 or 16 cars had been stoned and that two women workers were beaten. The governor ordered troopers sent into the town Wednesday afternoon.

Everything was reported quiet shortly afterward. STATE RECEIVES FUNDS WASHINGTON CP) The VS. Department of Welfare announced the allocation of $16,678 to Indiana to help in carrying out education meetings in advance of a 1955 White House conference on education. The money is part of a distribution authorized by Congress. V.aa."''? rs "i gets the ivomen's You 1 )' Complete 'W cf-l V)c A v- v' Si- A Specfa orders will and if i very own size in the new fall and winter line.

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