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THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS Sporfi, Pages 37-34 Suiintit Ntwi, Pay 35 Comci, Pog JO; TV, 14, 3 1 Wedneiday, May 30, 1956 Page 23 Mickey McCarty Scxys: DON'T QUOTE ME '500' Fans Storm Trains, Buses, Cabs Cleanups Started in 2 Counties Itv IIXIfOI Hit I.O( lv. Slatr. tlibtor ('or bundled of central In- munity from raiting water that dinim people, holiday plans lay eovered tho.iMiids ol acres of i. rich river hotioui farm land, burled under mud and waler FELLOW TAXPAYERS: A voice from Congress has been I added to of scores of other Individuals who think midweek I holidays like today's Memorial 1 Pay not only are a msjjor nui-I sauce hut a terrific expend. By THE NEWS sri EDW AV SLUT Public transportation oliioiais today vveat out a tremendous flood ot passengei-s to the Scedwiiy Spoke.snten for the Indianapolis Transit New York Central Railroad and city taxicab cited the major reason lor the heavier business was threate-niiig weather I' t.

V4 i tKt s' I .1. Il.uvoith. county al agiMil. said in today. Mops and buckets The eiincresslonal voire just beard from is that of Representative Henry Latham U- N-V-)l I has introduced I rrndu I inn providing ttiat if Washington's 's i birthday, Me ii pi.n i it fanners in Ihe aiea their conditions and lear i'i a muddy infield at too track.

At 10 a in today, liuse were on a shuttle ojvoi'o lion from downtown lo toe track ft ltilh and ieorgetow Road "We're swamped." an of the New York Central noting that buslines was runiiiiv; about one-third mote tlian last year. Tne railroad runs a siuittl spruce which leaves every 15 minutes from Union Stall. lor the track A harassed laxieab o'fietHl iamr-nled: "Thev morial Day, lull il lire Day and Armistice Day do not tall on corn planted and many just recently had lunshcil planting soybeans He there would be time to repi uit the corn, Morgan County Sheriff Via oung Mih, si, de ihi, a boat Id ic-eue I he Jackson family oi si irom their homn lit the smith of Mar-tillsv die Ind. 3T w.i- opeuiM this morning south of Wiueily Bl th have been running our panis o't." The tab conijian.es hal I 1. forces all vehicles in opeiaiiou picnic baskets for flood victims in Morgan and Johnson Counties.

Rampaging reams were dropping fast, in tle areas, hut more howei added to the gloom of cleanup chores. The using waters of While River's ral (oik menaced south-central Indiana today with 'Juil bundles evacuated trom r.verside homes wc-t of Columbus. Tiie slate's mo-1 scrioii, (litod danger moved south last night after cential Indiana experienced Us worst floods' mtice Monday, they oil! all over the country flooded The Iiajuiries from pom's as Scores of phone rails News spoils depa'-tiiU'iit distant, as nia. Neville weather and whetue will he celebrated on the MicUev bo .1 I Vs5 v' Yorjs and all asked the raee was sun on. ter oi.ut ivredeU iinly roads leuiauu'd a few closed.

nearest Monday. In a way, Latham's siingestinn Is similar to our own proposal to designate the last Sunday In May as Memorial Day and observe it for extracurricular activity the following day. 113. NEW SERVICE 'Economists Billions Lost: Motorists who diiln'l mind walking a f-w Mocks to tlin ra track today Rot off rather cheaply as far as parking charges went. Lots 6 to 7 blocks away from (lie track generally were charging for parking.

Others within 2 or blocks of the track posted fpes. And one lot items the utreet from date 6 on Georgetown was charging Harry McQuinn's DeSoto convertible, duplicate of the official pace car, had a harmful psychological effect on seveial persons when the vehicle appeared on the track at 8:30 a.m. with its top up. Shouting objectors caused red-faced officials to hurriedly put down the top. The oi ficial pace car already had its toj) down on ihe track, Tickets for today's race were still available at 10 a.m.

The announcer at the track said through the public address system tht seats were available in the reserve bleachers on the turns and in the unreserved bleacher section on the backstrctch. me, The east loik of White River was expected to cwst ft I Columbus today about teet above flood stage. The river was not forecast to crest at Seym. air until tomorrow-, nlxnit 1 teet above flood stage. due freakish casualty of last weekends downpour was a 2-story building in downtown Kokonio.

lis roof and one wall collapsed because of an accumulation of water on the Weather Data to Aid Air Visitors M.u.s nroduet ion eatber fore-caslim; has been set up to hrlr speed the Soo pilots ol private planes here for Ihe Milr liar says Representative Latham, that midweek holidays cause nn annual loss in production oi from $4 to S5 billion because of interruptions in tho even flow of manufacturing ami distributing. There is no question that tile Moudav celebration of such holidavs would be socially bene-j V4i i a ks 4 vx iv 3L 1 134 AND UP ficial to Americans. The split-week cruses absenteeism, financial loss and decreased production." I the aid of Flod Wissen, 2026 Roosevelt, a guard at the track, she was able to ford the water hazards without the worry of wet feet. The News. Photo, Robert Lavelle.

Gallant Helper Pudciles in the infield ot the Speed way prove no problem for blue-jeaned Carol Clark, West Lebanon. With Experts Far Apart on Speed Guesses root. I Re was e-iimaieu yiniUMi. There was lilne joy Camp Joy. resort area or.

Sug ir Creek east of Wl.lteland. where all but two of the 22 cottages were flooded. Deputy sheriffs rescued a pa 1 y-ivaralyed Indianapolis woman, Mrs. Paul McPherson, IH'Jli N. Alabama, by boat Monday night after she fell from her collage porch at Camp Joy.

They were unable tc teach her expensive tier man shepherd dog. The dog, chained to its doghouse, was found drowned Inst night. Hooding of Sugar Crock occurred so fast Monday night, that water rose 5 feet in 3(1 By Y. F. FOY Sports Editor I I A APOLIS MOTOR taps in respect to our soldier Hie New York representative has bad a tremendous' response, both in mall and telegrams, to his legislative proposal.

Support tor it runs about 95 out of every 10(1 pieces of correspondence. One Long Island department store lias placed signs in its windows, saying. "Hurray tor Monday Holidays." Many messages congratulate Representative Latham for taking such a forward step "in the right direction" to those heroes who their lives in this and lost dead have spol t. Seven Injured in Traffic Here Seven persons, including an SPEEDWAY Tony Uuiman, chairman of the board of the world's greatest race course, estimated the speed of the race at 134 960. it O'Connor was asked on hf'ir vv ay home.

Minieo'-raplied copies of lln litest weilher lororast were readv to he lo each pilot leaving Weir Cook and Shank Airpoi Special lorei'ists for -pecififT areas were to lie provided by mobile phone and walkie-talkie. The mobile phone as set up at Sh.oik Airport because heavy rains cut mil regular telephone service. weather toreeast-ers are on duty lo provide the legular went her lorccast and In get special loieca-ts for pilots needing liiem Two weather- forecasters are on duly in the airplane parking urea at Weir Cook and the I kip-1 i ii- keeps them in touch the mam weather oil ice in the tower. 4 Nine other vv eat her forecasters, including Chief Meteorologist Wallace Bert rand, are on duty in tiie main office "This is the lirsi time vse'vat ever mass-produced weather reports for the pilots." Bert rand said. ''But each year in the past there has been such a mad rush of plane- to leave we went sw amped "Tills new system should help ease the pair a little," he added.

he felt by Track Announcer Irish Horan. 'I'm just sitting here vibrating." Jim RaUiniann 1 8-year-old boy, were injured in minutes in William Mann's home on Ind. 41 we: of Paul Russo was the first driver up near the starting line. He was looking for credentials Indianapolis traffic accidents and Big Backing: elegraras Parts of 2 Streets to Be Resurfaced Tiie state Highway Department today announced plan to resuiface bumpy Northwestern between Kith and Fail Creek. Bids for the project will lie opened June IP.

The department said bids will be opened the same day for resurfacing more than 2 miles of Massachusetts find. 1 from the east city limits near Emerson to the highway's junction with 3Sth find. (i7l. Other resurfacing projects include nearly 5 miles ol Ind. 9 in Hancock County, extending south from Ind.

234: fi miles of Ind. 9 in Hancock and Madison Counties, from Ind. 234 to Ind. t7 ne.tr Pendleton: nearly a half mile of Ind. 13 in Fortville, Hancock County, from Ind.

t7 to Ind. 23S. said, "I'm nervous, too." Benson Ford and Jack Miliis of the Ford company made a compfete tour of the pits before Ihe race sta''ted. While Brian Sullivan was singing "Back Home in Indiana" 1,000 little balloons were turned loose from a tent just back of-the parquet seats. Huiman tood up and waved to the drivers as all cars got running for the 40th annual.

CURRENT GETS THE BEST OF PLUCKY PIG SppciH I Ihm Sew FRANKLIN, For a while it looked like the plucky little vv i in might save himself. But the current in rampaging Sugar Creek was too much. While a doen spectators watched helplessly from ihe tlood'- damaged I 4 4 bridge, tile victim slipped off the hank. The current swept him under the bridge. 1iien backwash swung him through a huge gap which Sugar Creek had slashed in the road.

A cheer went up from the watchers as he paddled upstream toward tiie bank. He was less than 2 feet from safety when undertow jerked him below. This time the little brown and white pig was too exhausted to keep his head tip. The crowd sighed and watched him drown. for Mrs.

Russo. They were repairing little spots on the edges of the track-where the water had caused damage. Clarence Cagle. superintendent said: "The ground is in fairly good shape." Joe Clout ir. treasurer of the Speedway, said the race would be 134.960 miles an hour.

Ros-coe Turner, the fast flying man, was high in this estimate of speed. He said it would be be At Wavcrly, four families were evacuated and water lapped at the foundations of scores of home in the community on Ind. 37. Hardest hit were the homes of Lei a Cecil, and Mr. and Mrs.

Onier Trusty A section of the Pennsylvania Railroad spur hue into Camp Atterbury lay twisted ami ruined 2M0 feel east of C.S. 31. Sugar Creek undercut the trackhed, anil flowed over the road, but the key highway was reopened last, night. Flood waters were held out of Martinsville by a recently constructed levee just west of the city. The levee, part of bridge building project three years ago on Ind.

39, saved the com- picked at random from his files have brought many pledges of support. A Santa Monica iCal.) businessman: "Monday holidays will produce obvious good beyond that available for the national nervous system in securing an unbroken rest from the week's work now and then." A New York businessman: "Please be informed that our company, employing approximately lab people, would be in favor of such a bill being passed." A resident of Pennsylvania: "We have been waiting for years for some courageous statesman to take his stand: we are spreading the word and more will follow." last night. The boy. Steve Spilman. 810 E.

58th. was riding his bicycle on the sidewalk near 59th and College, police said, when he was struck by a car leaving a filling station. He was treated at Methodist Hospital. The driver. Rev.

Fdwin F. Sahm, 50, Central, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, was not held. Two teen-age girls were hurt in a two-car crash at State and Market. Nancy Lewis, 16. 1034 Harlan, and Judy Jones, 15.

l(Ki7 Harlan, were treated at St. Francis Hospital. Bolh were passengers in a car driven by Donald C. Emmons. 17, 921 Villa.

Police identified the other driver as Lee Yaughan See, 29. Huron Hotel. Robert Hendricks. 17. and Robert Hinds, 17, bolh of tiear Pittsboro.

were injuied in a collision of two cars shortly after midnight at 12th and Exeter. They were treated at General Hospital. Police aid ihey were passen School Buses Busy MAI i IS i i CP i Wisconsin school buses transported 1 49, 7 pupils and traveled miles in the school ens. Fatal Catwalk Fall YINOENNES, Iud Herman F. Bickneli, nell, died yesterday fell from a catwalk PEOPLE IN THE NEWS i AIM 41.

Biclc- fl'ter iie while re- Boys Held in Meter Thefts Two teen-age boys were arrested by police last night after they tried to break into parking meters in the 400 block of Massachusetts. Taken to Juvenile Aid Division, they were charged with pieliminary larceny and burglary. The two were arrested in the fiOD block of Massachusetts after Ruth Berninger. 40SV Massachusetts, reported their actions to police. Three other parking meters tween 139 and 140.

Virginia Mayo and Michael O'Shea, her Hollywood husband, had stiff necks from looking up at photographers on towers before the race. They took their ride around the race track at 10:30. Bob Svveikert. the defending champion, said he had no predictions. "All I want to do is finish the race." He said it would be all right if he got the same place as last year.

Sid Collins, chief announcer of the 180-station Speedway network, guessed 133.790 as the race speed. The first sign of sun came at 10:05. Sam Hanks was the first one to fire up his car in the piis. At 10:43 four trumpeters from the Purdue band sounded ntilaling fan at. the pairing a TODAY'S DEFINITION PtSSIMIST Tht person who II.

W. plunged Grossard plant. He through tiie ceiling ot Garbo's Wish Comes True She's Alone gers in a car driven by Thomas i olwayt rfoei better today than he plant, and struck the one-story a drill press. expects to do tomorrow. Representative K.

Rim Adair, Ft. Wayne Republican, says he has become more add more inclined to favor the Lath man resolution. "I've given it considerable thought." lie added, "and can't see anything radically wrong with it." Adair used his own office as an example. Because of the midweek holiday, he said, he agreed to give everyone on his staff some extra days oft this week. WEATHER FORECAST By BOB 1 AM I Can you picture Marilyn Remembei LeRny," Weather Bureau By the, r.S Monroe or Grace Kelly being Max Walls, 18.

of near Pittsboro. The olher driver was Robert Allen Buckler. 2(5, 1739 N. Alton. Police said a car driven by Robert A.

Beasly, 18, 1141 Mount, struck a fireplug at 10th and Belmont, injuring the driver, and James Powell, 19, of near Brooklyn. Ind. Powell was reported in fair condition at General Hospital with a cut chin. Beasly was treated at the hospital for a cut over the right eye. at the north side of Ohio near New Jersey were broken into last night.

Police believe the meters were opened with a key. 1 Omlm ttem II I. WI47HM 1UDI4U California at- Traveling: A Cali i wrote Tinder Attacks forgotten in a few years? Seems impossible, doesn't it, but the United States Post Office doesn't remember dltLTA i AUBO. the brilliant, film star of a generation ago. A letter recently was sent from Sweden to ihe great "I want to be alone's" address in Hollywood.

It was returned. "Receiver Unknown in U.S.A." The letter, incidentally, informed Greta she had inherited 8(i0 Swedish crowns tJIfiOi from an uncle who died recently. "I'm very surprised," gulped Arv id Stroeinbaeck, the estate's executor, when the letter came back. "I thought most people the child movie slur who retired 20 years ago the aye of 47 He's alx'ul to become a a r. Now a lifeguard, BON A LI) I.I.ICOV OVLR-ACKKK.

said he and his wife, Patricia, expect in July. After beginning his career when mouths old. Baby I.eRoy retired and grew up in obscurity in Al-hambra. Cal. Super in a isu t.

inv incible after all. Actor I.LOIU.K KKKVKS, who days Superman in television, bus filed a $500.. 0M) damage suit over a March traffic accident, alleging suffered iniuries to his left sid and arm that may impair his earning power. He sued a Cali-fornia, trucking firm and one of its drivers. Latham that the financial results of the resolution would greatly benefit operators of planes, trains, buses, boats, hotels, motels and resorts because people more frequently will have sufficient time in which to actually get some distance from home plate.

A man from Philadelphia said he'd go even further and make the second, or third, Monday of February "the presidents birthday" when each person could pay tribute to "the president of his choice, even Jefferson Davis." Central Davlitiht Timet Temperature l'esterday Predicted Record This Iat lear Ago 64 (5 a.m.) 6, 37 1889-1947 46 High 84 p.m.) 85 94 1895 66 Pinball Order Prosecutor John G. Tinder's staff yesterday fiied a motion in Superior Court 1 asking the court to set aside a temporary restraining order that prevents the prosecutor from seizing pin-ball machines. Special Judge Earl Townsend granted the temporary' restraining order to Music Operating several months ago. The prosecutor's office asked that the order be set aside because the prosecutor is a judicial officer and cannot be restrained from performing his duties by another judicial officer. Tinder argues free games a'e a violation of the 1935 slot machine act.

Barometer (Sea Level) Inches Millibars 7 a.m 30.U2 1016 Noon 1016 occasional showers or thunderstorms, cooler northwest and extreme north; low tonight in the 6Us, high tomorrow ranging from 75-80 extreme north to 85-94 south. Sunrise, 5:20 Sunset, 8:05 VVcktntr 7 10 a m. rw TO a m. In the United States knew about Greta Garbo," he added in the understatement of the day. Before-and-aftep pictures of a $200,000 home leased by MARIO LANZA were shown in court in connection with a $40,461 damage suit filed by the owner.

Actress Kay Lnglish. She claims tiie singer damaged her Beverly Hills home "beyond ordinary wear and tear" in the 28 months he and his family lived there. She listed liquor and wine stains on furniture and rugs, cig.iiette burns, shattered furni-tute. missing silverware and Representative Latham's resolution is now in House judiciary subcommittee No. 4.

of which Representative James B. Frazier. Jr. Tenn.) is chairman. Hearings on the proposal may be held before Congress adjourns for the summer recess.

Any Hoosiers who wish to support the measure may write 10 their own Congressmen and alo Representative Frazier. So. here's an opportunity to get ome national action on a much-needed calendar change. en. A vt I J' i I if iff- iV Humidity yesterday: High, 100: low 61.

Precipitation for 24 hours C.yidy Li lot fil if I Is: j- i K. 1 ti-illlil-Mil-lfillili-lllil-'iiiiiiTi-liiilit mi ill ending 7:30 a.m., trace. Total precipitation since January 1, 16. ot) inches. Deticicncy, .72.

I Average temperature yester-j day, 74, Total degree' below 65 since In the meantime. let's all make today's Memorial Day a memorial to greater safety on our highways. i.i:i..,'lL...: I Yur City a Pitutiviizh St. Louis San re.onia San San Francisco Seaeif Jwjth Bciia Tj.T.pa WaihiiiZtwt, Bomb Kills Two Britons on Cyprus NICOSIA. Cyprus (AP A bomb tossed into the hack of an army truck crowded with British soldiers killed two and wounded 20 others outside Fa-magusta today.

Twelve of the wounded were in serious condition. British authorities attributed the bomb tossing to EOKA, the Greek Cypriot underground. The troops were returning to their camp after a rehearsal for a parade to mark tomorrow's observance of the queen's birthday. The incident occurred on the army's "Golden Sands" holiday camp just outside town. juiy i ok.

j.jij. Indianapolis and Central Indiana. -Mostly cloudy, continued warm and humid, scattered showers and thunderstorms late this afternoon and tonight with chance of locally severe thunderstorms; tomorrow partly cloudy, continued warm and humid, occasional showers or thunderstorms: high this afternoon in the mid 8us. low tonight 67, high tomorrow 85. Indiana Partly cloudy, continued warm and humid, scattered showers and thundershow-ers late this afternoon and to S8 glassware and assorted damages to the patio, terrace and terrace barbecue and lily pond.

The Lanzas paid $1,250 a month rent. British Actress JOAN' COLLINS won a divorce from Maxwell Reed after she told a judge Reed once told her she "looked terrible" and "had no talent." Miss Collins agreed to pay Reed $5,930 and attorney fees. He originally sued her for divorce and demanded $1,250 a month alimony on the ground she was the family breadwinner. They were married in 1952 and separated in 1954. (, Hourly Temp.

Humidity Royal Review WOLVERHAMPTON, England Princess Margaret, wearing the cap and uniform of the Girl Guide organization, in-spects 8,000 Girl Guides and Brownies of the Staffordshire area in cere-monies at this west-central English city. AP Wirephoto. Race Highlights on TV at 6:45 Highlights of the 500 -Mile Race today will be shown on NBC-TVs News Caravan to-right at 6:45 on WFBM-TV. It will be telecast in color. The program will be narrated by Newscaster John Cameron pp.

Aggie and Wife 6:30 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 82 82 79 73 80 76 75 74 Spotted at the race was a familiar figure race car owner J.

C. Agajanicn in his 10-gallon hat and a not-so-famtliar one his wife. The News Photo, Bob Doeppers. night with possible locally severe 10:30 a.m. 74 thunderstorms central and 11:30 a.m 77 north; partly cloudy tomorrow, 12:30 .8 rn.

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