The Republic from Columbus, Indiana • Page 1

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1949 No. 168. COLUMBUS, INDIANA, MONDAY, JULY 18, 1949. PRICE FIVE CENTS THE WEATHER 7,000 Turn out for 1 IFair9s Opening UPay VOELZ CARRIES ZONE CASE TO CIRCUIT COURT Is First to Appeal Ruling of City's Board of Appeals. Need Home And Job.

Clerk Gives Rule on-Eligibility for Absentee Ballots. I- Trustees on HBouril Mot to Meceive IP ay Trainmen To Meet To Select New President CLEVELAND, July 18 (LP) Officials of the Brotherhood of Railroad trainmen announced today that the union will hold a special board meeting tomorrow morning to decide upon a successor to! the late A. F. Whitney, who was buried today. Leading contenders for Whitney's position head of 214,000 trainmen from coast to coast are D.

A. MacKenzie, temporary head of the union and formerly Whitney's assistant, and W. P. Kennedy, general secretary and treasurer of the brotherhood. Fpneral services for Whitney, who died Saturday morning at his suburban home of a heart attack, were held this morning at the Lakewood Methodist church, with dignitaries from the professional and political fields attending.

ber in view of the fact both jobs were lucrative and the constitution prohibited a person from holding two such jbbs. McManamon explained that the 1949 law touching on the subject specifically provided that -r- 3 ill 'Sffi 2 lm' CLAIMS ILLEGAL DENIAL Zoning Ordinance Not Under Attack in Current Litigation. The first appeal from a ruling of the city's1, new board of zoning appeals has been filed In Bartholomew county circuit court by Karl F. Voelz, local automobile dealer, who since 1948 has been seeking a cuy Diiiiaing permit lor an hulo mobile sales and service build- ing at the northeast corner of Twenty-fifth streets. The appeal was filed by Sidney H.

Showalter, attorney for Mr. Voelz, in the form of a petition for writ of certiorari for review Of thes zoning appeal board's ac tion. The circuit court is asked to hold that because of Mr. Voelz' application for building permit In Novembmer, 1949, and submis- Robert Briggs, 35, unemployed machinist, with his wife and four of his, seven sit on the running board of their "home" in O. a borrowed 1935-model car in which they have been sleeping for six weeks.

It is the, second borrowed auto in which thej have lived after being evicted because their children were not around with him in his daily sion of his plans and specifics- grounds. Tuesday afternoon there tions approved by the Administra-1 win be a Children's flay matinee tlve Building. Council of Indiana witn reduced rates on rides for he has a right to exception from children from 1 to 5 o'clock. the zoning regulations. tu v.

i The harness racing program will Claim Hardship. get under way Tuesday night. The court also is asked to hold wjth the first of three harness that refusal of a permit results i events starting at o'clock. in an unnecessary hardship to the The harness racing program will petitioner Mr. Voelz and that on Wednesday and Thurs- tarting construction of; his new day nights and on Thursday after- building before the zoning laws became effective he is not subject to the regulations.

The appeal does not appear to be a test case of the zoning ordi nance Itself and, the petition makes no attack on validity of the ordinances completion by Tuesday night, with Instead, the petition argues that i the exception of hogsj which will Mr. Voelz waa denied a cityjbe judged Wednesday night, building permit illegally in 1948 Beef cattle, dairy cattle and and that by allegedly starting con- sheep will, be shown in the 4-H struction before effective date of I show ring, starting at 7 o'clock the new zonin ordinance he does Tuesday night. Most of the 4-H INDIANAPOLIS. July 18 (IP Indiana attorney general J. Em-mett McManamon ruled today that township trustees serving on consolidated school boards under a new state law may not be paid for their board work.

McManamon' answered a question from state board of accounts examiner Otto K. Jensen, which Jensen said arose in connection with a school consolidation plan in Columbus township, Bartholomew county. Jensen asked if the trustee could also serve as a board mem 0. P. PATTERSON TAKEN BY DEATH Retired Poultry Dealer Is Stricken at Home of Daughter Here.

Oliver P. I Patterson, 86, retired poultry dealer, died at 11 o'clock this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Garland Thompson, 402 Pearl street. Mr. Patterson had been in declining health for the past three years, arid confined to his home for the last six months.

Death was attributed to a heart ailment. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Flanigan, Reed and Hull funeral home, conducted by the Rev. John Knight, assisted by the Rev. Garnet Jewell. Burial will be at City cemetery.

The casket will be at the funeral home Tuesday evening, where it will remain open until time for services Wednesday. Mr. Patterson was born April 17, 1863, at South Bethanv in Brown county, the son of Samuel and Eliza Cable Patterson. He taught school for a short time in Brown county. After coming to Columbus, he was engaged in the poultry firm known as Carmlchael and Patterson.

Later this partnership was dissolved and he operated a poultry business at First and Jackson streets. He retired in 1918. when he sold his firm to the Wadley company. His wife. Laura, preceded him in death May 2.

J931. Survivors include his daughter, Mrs. Thompson; four grandchildren, Mrs. Ralph Deitz, Charles O. Thompson, Mrs.

Denny Cox and Robert P. Thompson: two greatgrandchildren, Karen Sue Cox and Joe David Thompson; one brother, C. M. Patterson of Franklin. Betty Hutton Tries 'Friendly Separation' HOLLYWOOD, July 18 IP Bouncing Betty Hutton.

the screen's "blonde bombshell," was separated today from her husband Ted Briskin, wealthly camera manufacturer. A Paramount studio spokesman said the break was no surprise as the couple had been having domestic difficulties for several months. "But they may be back together again tomorrow," he said. Miss Hutton called the parting a "friendly separation." Studio officials emphasized1 the breakup was not the result of bickering over Miss Hutton's career. The couple, married In Chicago on Sept.

3, 1945, was considered one of the happiest in Hollywood. It was the first matrimonial venture for each. They have two daughters, Lindsay, almost 3, and Candice, 15 months. Figure Is 400 Short of Last Year's First Day Crowd. I FAIR PROGRAM.

MONDAY.) Night Carnival night with free gate. i Morning Judging of 4-H exhibits. Afternoon Children's? day matinee from 1 to 5 p. m. Judging of 4-H exhibits.

Night Start of harness racing program, with flfst race at 7:30 More than 7.000 persons turned out Snndav for launching at the 1 3gth annuai Bartholomew county i fair week with a show by Lucky Lott's Hell Drivers headlin ing the opening day's program. i The opening day Tdwd was ap-I nroximatelv 400 neraohs short of lagt year a result of; iast.mtnute canCellation of the afternoon thrill ghow because rain made the track too giippery for cars to operate on j8afely The nignt thriU 8now wag I staged before a packed grand- 'stand. Carnival day will observed at the fair this afternoon and to-nisrht. with free admission to the noon. Approximately 85 horses are now at the track for start of the harness program.

4-H Exhibits Arrive. More 4-H club exhibits were arriving at the fair today. Judging of all 4-H projects is slated for classes have a record: number of entries. opening harness races Tuesday night will Include 2:24 trot; 2:24 pace and; free-for-all trot, each for a $400 purse. The race program Wednesday night will Include free-lfor-all pace, 2 .18 trot and pace, on inurs- day afternoon there will be the Pce -and the two 2-year-old $1,000 stake races a itrot and a pace.

Thursday night's program wiH be composed of228 trot, 2:20 pace and 2:20 trot. The Bonham starting gate will be used In getting the race heats under way. The gate js constructed on a truck with a public address system enabling he operator to instruct the drivers. Rain Spoils Track. Although Sunday morning's rain nina nni V.

inr If Xar a anniinrri tmrv Tnrt. I dv and slippery. Lucky Lott's Hell Drivers made lone sliding i on the afternoon snow. ioix ex- plained that a slick track made (Continued on page 21 DEATH CLAIMS LOCAL WOMAN Mrs. Lula Harrington Dies in Indianapolis After 4-Year Illness.

Mrs. Lula Harrington, 63, died late Sunday evening at the Robert Long hospital in jlndianapolis. She had been in 'ill health four years. She had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. William Folger on Route 3.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Hathaway funeral home. Burial will be at Bethel cemetery, near Walesboro. The: casket will be open at the funeraj home after noon Tuesday. Rev. I Harry Mat-tingly, pastor of Bethel Baptist church, will conduct services.

Mrs. Harrington was born Sept. 7, 1885, at Salem t0 Morton S. and Evelyn Johnson, Surviving wfth Mrs. Folger are her daughters, Ms.

Antonia Neumayr, Williamsjjort; Mrs. Shorty Saylor; Hamilton, Mrs. James Cooksey, Route! her sons, Paul E. Reynolds, jlndianapolis and Nelson M. Reynolds, Lafayette; -16 grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren; her step-children, Howard Harrirrgton, Speeds, Mrs.

Ethel Boner, Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Pema Hull, Indianapolis. i A state tax board hearing on appropriations for fi nancintf the coming Columf bus city township school consolidation elect! a which have been opposed by two petitions, will be I held at 9 :30 o'clock i Wed npHav r.i vr i rr fKA iiiVXil.llK, Hl courthouse, it was ah-nounced today. The meeting is scheduled for the office of James Albright, county auditor, but it may be necessary to move the meeting to a larger room if a crowd the hearing, officials said. Objections to the appropriationis were filed with the auditor a week ago today and will be formally taken up at the state tajt board hearing Wednesday morrj-ing.

The two protest petitionis already have been turned over to the state tax. board. Petitions On File. i The petitions one submitted by taxpayers of the city of Columbus and the other by Columbus township taxpayers object to the appropriations on allegations that there is no extraordinary emeiv gency existing, that creation of an election fund is impracticable, that the proposed levy is burdensome and that the- amount of money souRht is more than should be needed. The city school board I already has appropriated $2,500 the elections and the township advisory board $1,000.

The hearing of the state tax board will be held to determine whether that board will give final approval to? the appropriations. Because of the filing of. the protest petitions it is expected that a large crowd will attend the hearing, i The consolidation elections wfll be held simultaneously on. July a week from Printing of ballots has started and copies are nbw. available at the office of Claud Thompson, Bartholomew! county clerk, at the courthouse for thos aualifvine for absent voter's bal lot.

Mr. Thompson pointed out that several persons have applied for absent voter's ballots who are not eligible as they will be out of the city on election day because of vacations and not on business, Applications for absent voter5 ballots may be made now at the clerk's office. Absent Voter Rulea. Any duly registered voter may. vote by absent voter's ballot if he or she is absent or expects to be absent from the county on election day on account of, any of the following reasons, Mr.

1 Thompson said: 1. Gainful employment or i 2. Membership In the tary, naval force, armed service or merchant marine of the United States. 3. Attendance at school of college.

4. "Wife or dependent of one described In 1 or 2 above and wife or dependent of a person absent by reason of their employment by the state or federal government. 5. A duly registered votef may also vote by absent voter' method if he expects to be absent from his precinct on elecv non any mcause oi service as a member of a precinct election board In other than his own precinct Approximately 10,000 ballots are being printed for the election. The voter is to mark the space "yes" or no below the statement "for consolidation of the elementary and high schools of the school city of Columbus with the elementary and high schools of Columbus school township of Bartholomew county." Method Explained.

The ballot also explains the method of establishing the consolidation school boafd as follows: "The. trustees of ''the school city of Columbus shall serve Upon the consolidated school board for duration of their terms. Thereafter three members shall be appointed as provided by law by common council of the city, of Columbus for term of three years each in like manner as present method of appointment, and said members shall be residents of the school city of Columbus. "Two members of opposite politics shall be appointed by the advisory board of Columbus school township of Bartholomew county to the consolidated school board for a term of three years and they shall be residents of Columbus school township cf Bartholomew "county outside the limits of Cplumbus school city. The present township trustee shall be a member of the consolidated school board during his present tenure of office, and the other township-appointment shall be made by th advisory board of Columbus township of Bartholomew county and of opposite political faith." RED ORDERS.

WASHINGTON, July 18 (IP The State department announced today that Chinese Communists have ordered the United States information service to close Its offices, including the "Voice of America," in Shanghai and TWO FINED FOR DRUNK DRIVING Also Lose Licenses Third Motorist Enters Plea of Not Guilty. A man and a woman were fined $50 and costs and their driver's licenses suspended for one year Saturday in Bartholomew county circuit court on drunk driving charges, while a second man pleaded not guilty to drunk driving-Daniel D. Walker, 39, 1507 Sixth street, driver of a car involved in an accident Friday night on Road 31 A annthnf Columbus, was fined $50 and costs and driver's license suspended on a plea or guuty to drunk driving. Miss Mary Kathryn Starks, colored, 1401 Union street, also entered a plea of guilty to drunk driving and was given the same penalty. She was slated at 12:15 o'clock Saturday morning on Voll- mer avenue.

Arnold Booker, 37. colored. 910 Jackson street, pleaded not guilty to drunk driving. He was slated by city police at 12:45 o'clock Sat urday morning following a minor traffic accident at. Eighth and Washington streets.

LEWIS W. MARR TAKEN BY DEATH Aged Farmer Dies at Home After Long Illness-Funeral Tuesday. Lewis W. Marr, 84. died at 1:45 o'clock Sunday morning at his nolth the Clt7 on Road 31.

He had been in ill health since the death of his wife, the former Miss Alice Smock, in 1937, and had recently been in the county hospital. Funeral rites will be held at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Flanigan, Reed and Hull funeral home. Rev. J. E.

deGaffer-elly will conduct the rites. Burial will be at Rest Haven cemetery at Edinburg. The casket will be open this evening at the funeral home. Mr. Marr was born in Bartholomew county and; lived all of his life here.

He had been engaged in iarming. ne was a memoer oi i New Hope Christian church. Surviving are his brothers, Alonzo, William and Bert Marr, all of Columbus, Cash Marr of Milford, and a sister, Mrs. John Magaw of Cleveland, O. Airlift Operations May Be Cut Jwo-Thirds BERLIN, July: 18 IP British sources said today that the Anglo-American airlift may be reduced two-thirds starting sept, 1 if the British and American governments approve plans now under consideration.

The British cabinet will consider the proposal at its meeting today and a similar plan is under consideration by American authorities, informed British officials said. Authoritative American quarters refused to confirm or deny the British reports. Several airlift bases in the western zones probably will be closed as operations are shut down and planes withdrawn, the British report said. was driving had been reported to city police at 12:35 a. m.

aa stolen. The car 'belonged to Alvin W. Car-michael, Westport route 2, and was taken while parked on Franklin street south of Third street intersection. Stowell entered a plea of guilty to a vehicle-taking charge and waa disfranchised as well as being given a 1 to 10-year term. An automobile of James Chinn, any township trustee serving also as a school board "member under the terms of the act must serve without additional Compensation.

Therefore, he said, both jobs would not be lucratfve and there would be no violation of the constitution. Demos Face Defeat on Farm Plan WASHINGTON, July 18 tP The House plunges into a battle over farm legislation tomorrow with every indication that the administration will be defeated. The issue is tangled and politically hot. It centers on whether the 1950 farm program will Include a trial of a controversial farm plan proposed by secretary of agriculture Charles F. Brannan.

More than that, It concerns what farmers will get for the goods they sell and what housewives will pay for the food they buy. The Brannan plan is likely to be an issue in every farm state congressional campaign next year. A coalition of Southern Democrats and Repablicans is dead set against any part of the plan. This group claims some, support from northern farm district Democrats substitute proposal by Rep. Albert Gore, Tenn.

Gore contends that 85 Democrats will go along with his bilK Administration leaders, trying to line up votes, acknowledge they are in bad shape. Administration supporters want part of the Brannan plan in law to test whether it Is a workable method of supporting farm prices in times of big crops. The plan also is designed to give consumers lower prices for their food. Bill Written By Pace. Rep.

Stephen Pace, wrote the administration bill. The Pace bill would do these things: 1. Let Brannan use his plan' on three crops of his own choosing In 1950. The crops could not be storable goods like cotton and wheat but items like potatoes or meat which might spoil quickly. The idea behind the plan is that prices for the article would be allowed to reach their own levels for consumers.

If the price dropped below a government-pegged level, the government would send a check direct to the farmer to make up the difference. In effect, it is a subsidy to producers. 2. Fix a new level of parity prices. The present parity Is a price designed to give the farmer a return which will guarantee him about the same standard of living he had in an "ideal" period, 1909-14.

The new bill would bring that up to a 10-year period just preceding the current year, 3. Repeal the GOP-sponsored Aiken law scheduled tq go into effect Jan. 1. This law flies a slid- ing Scale for parity price supports. The level could fall on the basic crops as low as 60 per cent Jf parity pending upon Sow much of a crop is produced.

consists of David L. Cole, Pater-son, N. labor relations expert, and Samuel Rosenmaft, former special counsel to Presidents Roosevelt and Truman. Daugherty said he hoped that the board could wind up its hearings in 45 days. The inctustry and the union agreed to a 60iday truce so the board could Investigate their -dispute.

The 15 jdays will give the union and industry time to bargain on the recommendations. Hope for Settlement Th administration is hopeful that the report will lead to a settlement of the steel dispute and also provide a pattern fpr adjusting wage controversies inr the automobile, coal, electrical manufacturing, rubber and glass industries. Meanwhile, Philip Murray, president of the United Steelworkers and the CIO, called his advisers and experts to a conference in Pittsburgh to plan the union's presentation before the board. Murray Is expected to; open the union's case for a 20-cent-an-hour wage increase, insurance benefits and $150 a month pensions at age 65. The steelworkers will submit to the board a report by Robert R.

Nathan, former New Deal economist, purporting to show that the industry, can raise wages 20 cents an hour under Jast June's price- cost conditions. wanted. Briggs drives his family search for work Cut and Hn 2 1-Car Child ThrOWn 20 Feet onto Railroad Tracks Is Uninjured. Four persons suffered cuts and bruises in two 1-vehicle accidents near here Sunday, but two of three children thrown from the rcar of a truck escaped unhurt. ne was thrown 20 feet, landing ranroaa tracKs wunoui injury Three of the four were hurt in a truck accident at 9:10 o'clock Sunday morning on Road 31 .3 of a mile north of Roads 31-31A junction, north of Columbus.

Lester Shepard, 21, of was driving a 1948 Chevrolet three-quarters ton truck south on Road 31 and lost; control when the truck skidded on wet pavement as it passed another southbound vehicle. The truck went off the east side of the highway, hit a telephone pole, turned over on its right side and came to a stop against a second pole. Shepard's parents, Andrew and Pearl Shepard, Indianapolis, were riding in the front seat with him and were cut and bruised. A small daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Shepard, also in the front seaf, and the driver were unhurt. Three small sons of Mr. 'and Mrs. Shepard were! in therear of the truck and were thrown out. Earl, 9, riding in! the rear, had abrasions on the left side of his body and a severej bruise on the left side of his forehead.

The other boys thrown from the rear were unhurt. One was hurled from the truck onto the railroad right-of-way 20 feet from the truck. I Andrew Shepard: 55, had abrasions and contusions of the right shoulder. Mrs. Shepard, 46, had a severe laceration on the top of her head.

Mr. and Mrs. Shepard and son, Earl, were released from the hospital after treatment. Damage to the truck was esti mated at $400 to $500. State Policeman Robert Kjonkle, who investigated, said witnesses declared the truck was not being driven at a high rate of speed, but skidded off the road when lit hit concrete berm extension.

Car Skids 162 Feet. At 2:15 o'clock Sunday afternoon a 1935 Ford (foach driven by Dale E. Blair, 16,1 Route 8. went off Road 46 in front of the Harry Goeller home, west of the city, grazed a tree, jumped a ditch and then swerved back to the edge of the highway, travelling 162 feet from where it started off the west side of the road. Edward Zeigler, 846 Werner avenue, passenger in the car, received cuts and bruises.

The accident occurred as the car was being driven west. It went out of control and off the right side of the road at a hump in front of the Goeller home. The car grazed a tree, which apparently kept it from turning over, and then jumped a ditch. The car was damaged an estimated $300 and was considered a near total loss. Blair was slated on a charge of driving at an unreasonable rate of speed by Officer Konkle, who investigated.

3 Men Plead Guilty To Horse Meat Sales i July 18 (IB-Three Indianapolis men changed their pleas to guilty today on charges of processing and aelling horse meat aa hamburger. Curtis E. Barnett, 22; John Floyd Barnett, 58, and Elmer Flaherty, 22, were among 13 men arrested in the "horseburjrer" now await sentence. The two Barnetta, who are father and son, and Flaherty will be sentenced July 28. HBruised Wrecks WAYNESVILLE RESIDENT DIES Mrs.

Pink Stader Dies Saturday at Age 79 Funeral Tuesday. Mrs. Pink Stader, 79. died, at 9:30 o'clock Saturday night at a nursing home in Elizabethtown. She was the widow of Andy Stader, who died in 1937.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Flanigan, Reed and Hull fu neral home. Burial will be at Daugherty cemetery. Dr. T. K.

Smith, pastor of the local Christian church, will officiate. The casket will open this evening at the funeral home. Mrs. Stader was born In Bartholomew county and lived most of her life near Waynesville. She was a member of the Christian church.

She was the last surviving member of the Samuel and Jane Beatty Hall family. Surviving are her two sons. Merle Stader and Carl Stader, both of Indianapolis; a grandson, Jack Stader, and four nieces, Mrs: Dale Rush, Mrs. Marshall Dietz, Mrs. Darwin Davis and Mrs.

Sherman Robbins. all of Columbus. U. S. Urged To Place Atom Under UN Rule PHILADELPHIA, July 18 lPv The American Friends Service committee, winner of the Nobel peace prize in 1947, said today that war is not inevitable and urged the United States to put its atomic weapons "under United Nations seal" to ease world tension.

The Quaker group also asked the government to halt manufacture of fissionable material pending UN certification of "legitimate uses" of such material. The group's recommendations were contained in a report on Russian-American relations dra'wti up after a' year of study. The survey was conducted by a committee headed by Gilbert F. White, president of Haverford college, Haverford, Pa. White said State department officials-and leading Russion diplomats including deputy foreign ministers Andrei A.

Gromyko and Jacob A. Malik were among those interviewed by the group. Sir Stafford Cripps On Leave Of Absence LONDON, July 18 IP Prime minister Clement Attlee announced today that he will take charge of the treasury during the absence because of illness of Sir Stafford Cripps, chancellor of the exchequer. Attlee made hi announcement when the House of Commons met and received the official word of Cripps' illness and enforced absence for medical treatment in Switzerland. Attlee disclosed that he personally approved the allocation of extra funds for Cripps to use abroad.

Foreign exchange controls forbid taking more than $200 to Switzerland in any one year. Anthony Eden and Clement Davis, spokesmen for the Conservative and Liberal parties, expressed their best wishes to Cripps. There was no hint of criticism, or of suspicion of such rumors aa one that Cripps was through aa chancellor of the exchequer. 8 Dl IN CRASH. CAIRO, Egypt, July 18 (IP Farouk airport officers said today eight French air force men were killed in the crash of a French Dakota transport Saturday not come under its provision.

Mr. Voelz was refused a city building permit last year after a group of property owners in the vicinity of Twenty-fifth and Washington streets objected. An old city ordinance prohibiting the erection of a garage build Inz on or abutting Washington street was cited by the city in turning down Mr. Voelz permit at that time. Permit Refused.

He recently filed application for a permit under the city's new I building ordinance and was re-1 fused. case was appealed to the board of zoning appeals which rejecfed it after a public hearing June 20. The petition, for writ of certiorari sets out that the property was purchased by Mr. Voelz in September, 147, and that he applied for a city building permit "on or about" Nov. 4, 1948.

It also states that the zoning ordinance became effective in February, T949, and that on Jan. 29, 1949, work of pouring footings and foundations for the new building was started, and that about one-half of the footings and foundations were poured by March 7, 19491, when the city passed a building code and created the office of city building inspector. Clause Is Cited. The petition cites a clause of the zoning ordinance which states: "Nothing herein contained shall require any change in the plans, construction or designation of a building for which a building permit has been, heretofore issued and the construction of which has been dtligentlly prosecuted within 90 days of the date of such permit and which entire building shall be completed according to Bijch plans as filed within three years from date of passage of this ordinance." This appears to leave -as the principal factors in the case, the questions of whether the automo- biie dealer was illegally denied a huilding ptrmit in 1948 and that if so, does the fact legalize the construction which he started prior lo passage of the new zon ing ordinance. Year's Highest Price Paid For Hogs Today CHICAGO, July 18 (W The years highest price here for pork-on-the-hoof, $23.50 a hundred weight, paid for hogs at Chicago livestock market today.

It was the highest price since Nov. 29, 1948, when a $23.58 top waa paid, and 50 cents higher than last- week's top of $23.00, highest since January 5. Higher wholesale pork prices and short receipts, estimated at nn 1 Ct i uisijr tr.wv IUI me UH.V, DrOUJfnt about the increase with choice barrows and gilts claiming the top price. She Can Keep The Car -He Wants His Teeth PLYMOUTH July 18 (IP) Daniel F. Lafoon, 61, Richmond, today asked state po- 1 i A Lin, 1 nn 1.1.

1 ncip nun ilia ituBe teeth. Lafoon told police that his wife, 54, drove away with their car, clothes, money, tools, and teeth when they stopped at Bourbon, enroute from Virginia to Wisconsin. Lafoon was concerned most about the loss of his teeth, police said. Steel JFact-JFinders Meady to Megin Jfofp Soidier Gets 1-10 Term for Car Theft By CHARLES H. HERROLD.

WASHINGTON, July 18 (IP) President Truman's steel fact-finding board said today it will open its inquiry into the contract dispute in New York July 28. The 3-man board will study the dispute which almost touched off a nationwide steel strike last week. The board will make recommendations for settlement of the wage and pension issues between the industry and the CIO Steelworkers union. The recommendations are not binding on either the union or industry. But the board's recommendations could determine whether millions of workers in basic industries are to get a fourth-round pay in-creas el-Carroll Daugherty, board chair man, said the board would hold a preliminary meeting with industry and union officials July 26 and that hearings Would begin two days later.

a New York Convenient He said New York was chosen the site for the hearings "because "it's convenient for both parties ahd members of the board." Daugherty made his announce ment after an hour-long White House conference with presidential assistant John R. Steelman. He said Steelman and the board talked about "strictly procedural matters." Besides Daugherty. the board An airman temporarily assigned to Atterbury Air Force base was captured in a stolen car here early Sunday morning and drew a 1 to 10-year prison sentence today in Bartholomew county circuit court on a charge of vehicle-taking, i He was Pfc. George L.

Stowell, 19, of Chicago, who arrived at the field here Friday on detached duty. He regularly is assigned to Orchard Place airport, near Chicago. Stowell was halted by Police Officer Fred McClain at 2:45 o'clock Sunday morning at the Road 31 intersection with North Washington street road. Car of Westport Man. The 1936 Ford which Stowell 223 Washington street, also was raids last Feb.

18. Two of the in-reported stolen about 10 o'clock dictments were quashed, and two Saturday night. The driver hit a of the men were convicted and parked car on Franklin street be tween Third and Fourth streets and then ran from the Chinn.