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Pipefitter's Une: layin xBlained. DETROIT FREE PRESS Saturday. April 12, 1952 The Day in Michigan BY DONALD F. SCIIRAM Bludgeoned Body Found on Porch Detectives Find Heavy Iron Bar Believed Murder Instrument Statements made to the Prosecutor's Office by members of his family and a roomer at the house failed to shed light on the slaying of Bernardo DeLuca, 51, of 14502 Turner. DeLuca, a frugal, hardworking pipe fitter at the Ford Rouge plant for 25 years and owner of a small beer and wine tavern at 11740 Oakland, was found bludgeoned to death early Friday.

Primary Election Slated for Aug. 5 Legislature Tackles Heap of Work on Final Day of Session BY HUB M. GEORGE Free FrtM Political Writer LANSING The Legislature droned through a mountain of work Friday on its final session day. More than half the conference committees seeking to iron out Senate-House differences had yet to meet after the Tre Ore I I- i i FALSE LIPS, A NEW DISGUISE Woman Barkeep Loses Morgan Reprimands 86 Police Outside Work Is Criticized $302 to Lippy Thug (In the past, he said, it usually has taken eight or nine weeks after the nominating deadline to prepare the ballots. (Reducing this time to the period between June 17 and Aug.

5 poses a "serious threat" to getting the ballots printed on time, he declared. (Branigin expressed strong doubts that the job could be completed to allow absentee voting in the primary. He said the rush printing order would also A thug wearing a pair of novelty store false lips escaped with $302 after a toe-to-toe battle with a 44-year-old woman recess, which limited progress. I Budget balancing- still held major attention. Prospects were that the Republican majority finally will pass a $30,000,000 revenue program to close the gap of a increase in spending involved in $335,210,278 of appropriations.

SENATE TAXATION chairman George N. Higgins, Ferndale Republican, said on the Senate floor that if all his revenue measures are adopted the budget not only will be balanced, but there will be a slight excess to apply against deficits piled up in other years. His revised revenue estimates are: Normal sales tax and other revenue $301,000,000 Intangibles tax 6,500,000 Used-car transfer lax 12,000,000 Corporation franchise tax 13,000,000 Package liquor markup 3,000,000 Banks and insurance tax 1,000,000 Total new revenue 35,500,000 Both the intangibles tax and used-car transfer tax measures passed the House Friday night. The used-car transfer tax measure will require Senate approval. An addition to the bill would require dedication of 20 per cent of the total revenue to be distributed according to the present city-school aid formula.

THE LEGISLATIVE finally set Aug. 5 as primary election day. It was a Senate decision. The House once accepted a conference report by a skimpy margin over Democratic opposition, then reconsidered. Exactly the same formula then was accepted, 54 to S3, in the form of approving Senate amendments.

The change will present a mechanical problem in sorting out Democratic and Republican delegate candidates and preparing separate ballots for ach of the 1,800 voting precincts in Wayne County. (WAYNE COUNTY Clerk Edgar M. Branigin said he would ask Gov. Williams to veto the measure advancing the primary. GIUSEPPE ALONZI Roomer 15 years MRS.

JOSEPHINE DELUCA Her husband was slain fa Dino Gov. Williams Sinis More TV ew LANSING (JP) Among more new laws sipned by Gov. Williams were measures providing that: Officials of any library used by the public may co-operate with comparable libraries in the county or adjoining counties in maintenance and operation of the libraries. Osteopaths must attend a one-day educational course annually to qualify for renewal of their license. The waters within 50 miles of the home port which commercial fishermen may fish Is defined as waters "immediate and adjacent" to the port.

Permits the Soo Locks Centennial Commission to begin actual preparations for the centennial celebration in 1955. Any widow or wife of an honorably discharged veteran may be admitted to the State Veterans' Facility. iTl'Ollt KALKASKA (P) Mort Neff, Detroit outdoor writer and photog- raphe has been chosen king of, the annual Trout Festival here April 25-26. i IT WAS A BOAT, HE (A I -v XT I So I -li Several evening were reported seen biaville recently. grosbeaks in Colum- TRIPLET lambs were born this week to a Corridale ewe on the farm of Julius Kovac near Sturgis.

JULIAN W. SMITH, assistant superintendent of public instruction, is the recipient of an honor award bestowed by the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation at its national convention this week at Los Angeles. The citation praised Smith for his promotion of education. BERT TOAVNSEND, 4038 Banker, North Branch, found an English coin in his hark yard that was minted in 1751. POINSETTIAS are in bloom for Mrs.

Allen Muir, Dryden; and Theodore E. Miller, 3715 S. Annabelle, Detroit. Miller also has an African violet with 25 blossoms and many more buds waiting to sprout. Mrs.

George H. Moore, 616 V. Burnside, Caro, has an Afri can violet with 74 blossoms, and Mrs. Howard Ellis of Cass City has one with 68 blossoms and 22 buds, Christmas cactuses are in Enster bloom for Mrs. Muir; Mrs.

Paul F. Glenn, 14260 Farmington, Plymouth: and for; Mrs. J. Castiglione, Route 5, Milford. EISENHOWER and Kefau-ver are the favorite candidates of Western Michigan College students.

A straw vote gavej Eisenhower 437 to 113 for Taft! and 45 for Warren. Kefauver, got 143 to 44 for Gov. Williams and 23 for Stevenson. MR. AND MRS.

Frank Evans, 9393 E. Atherton, Davidson, will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary Monday with a family party. A 55th anniversary was celebrated this week by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Piedell of Imlay City, and a 61st by Mr.

and Mrs. Henry F. Smith, 261 Cedar, Lapeer. A 51st anniversary is due April 17 for Mr. and Mrs.

B. C. LeMunyon of Imlay City. Easter Sunday will be golden wedding day for Mr. and Mrs.

Edgar Scripter of Dansville IIAKOI.I) PAPLl.V. inspection supervisor at Cadillac, drew 1,000 aces in a four-handed pinochle game at Abick's Sportsmens Club at 3500 Gilbert, Detroit. TWO HUNDRED private teachers will go to Ann Arbor Monday for the spring meeting Association. Events of the day of the Michigan Music Teachers will include the dedication of a new Baroque organ in Hill Auditorium. THREE Grand Haven firemen who volunteered to help a cottage owner tend a grass fire were humiliated when the blaze got out of control in a high and unexpected wind.

They had to call out their department to quell the flames. SEEKING to encourage more public attendance, the City Commission in Jackson will begin May 20 to hold its meetings at 7 p. m. instead of 5 p. m.

0 Tfi33i 7 I 4 K'VIa 5, Xr A NsJ 47 -JLr-tJ N.gh Tempcroturet and Areoi I rree.p.iot.en Impeded Saturday I UXt! TTvL I7j3vSy 0 'Vf--f34ilr-70 I His body, the head crushed, was discovered inside the back storm porch of his home by his son, Dino, 20, returning to the house after closing the family tavern. Three teams of detectives found what is believed to be the murder weapon, an 18-inch-long iron bar an inch and a half thick. Its end was matted with blood and hair. THE BAR was discovered in a trash can in the alley to the rear of the house. Detective Sgt.

John Morin, in charge of the investigation, said it bore no fingerprints. At a gate across the yard to the side of the house on Linden were DeLuca's glasses, smashed and bent, and his crushed hat. A trail of blood led from the gate to the storm porch. victim Morin conjectured the was struck down as he left at 10:30 p. m.

for the night shift at the Rouge and that his body was dragged back inside the storm rjorch. Although DeLuca had $29 in a Morin saw a possible robbery motive in the fact a billfold he ordinarily carried was missing. DELITCA'S WIFE, Josephine, 43, was close on the heels of her son when he made the horrifvine discovery. A second son, Leo, 24, had spent the evening at a bowling alley with his fiancee and was at her home when the news was tele phoned to him. Asleep in an upstairs room of the house was Giuseppe Alonzi, 54, a construction worker who had roomed with the De-Lucas for 15 years.

After questioning at the Prosecutor's office of Alonzi and members of the family, Morin confessed he found no lead to pursue. Morin said he found no indica- tion either of trouble within the home or at the plant. DeLuca worked at the tavern only on week-ends. Morin said. 6Big Louie' Fails in Bid to Quash Case Recorder's Judge O.

Z. Ide denied a motion to quash con-; spiracy charges against Louis (Big Louie) Szczepanik, 379-pound saloon keeper. The motion was based on an argument of insufficient evidence. JUDGE IDE fixed April 23 as the trial date. Szczepanik, 52, is charged In three conspiracy counts with returning suspended or revoked drivers' licenses to their original owners for a fee.

Co-defendants are Szczepanik's brother, "Little John." 54, and former Patrolman John Scuttle. SAYS He gave Rankin, who has no address, a 30-day excursion at the House of Correction with all expenses paid. high of about 55, the Bureau said. Some ihowrn may come late Saturday IK iffl BUHIAU MAP I jJhl el Cemmerte I 4 Burroughs to Hike Pay of 10,000 3-Cents-an-Hour Increase Slated Ten thousand Detroit-area employes of the Burroughs Adding Machine Co. will receive a wage increase of 3 cents an hour, the company announced Friday.

The increase applies to all hourly rated, incentive and salaried employes. The company said that the raise was the maximum permitted under Wage Stabilization Board regulations. It was also announced that the company had made improvements in its employes' group insurance program. Legislators Authorised to Probe, Travel From Onr Lanainf Bnrraa LANSING The Legislature is headed for a summer of investigating. Special committees authorized to spend money on travel and investigations have been named in the House and Senate.

There were 45 "interim" committees at work in the last year. They cost the taxpayers $36,614. Whether the Legislature exceeds the record number of 45 committees of this year as compared to 36 committees the year before, will not be known until the final tabulation next week. Every hat Expertly Fitted bar owner. The struggle took place at 6 p.m.

Friday as Mrs. Anne Dixon was returning from a bank to her tavern at 712 Madison, she told police. Carrying $500 in cash, she was within four feet of the tav ern entrance when a man wearing "false lips" and carrying a gun beneath a handkerchief grabbed her, she said. DURING THE struggle his "lips" and her money bag fell to the ground. Ignoring the "lips" the attacker, who was getting the worst of the fight, scooped up $302 of the spilled money and fled.

He escaped with two other men who were in a car parked near by. "He was bleeding when I got through with him. I scratched him and slapped him around a little," the 174-pound, five-foot-seven woman said. The "lips" and the handkerchief were all the robber left behind for police. Mrs.

Dixon, who lives at 3954 Harding, described the man as five-feet-eight, 160 pounds, 35-40 years old, wearing a light trench coat and gray hat. Sel fridge Directs Flood Airlift The gigantic midwestern airlift, which began iushing- supplies to flood-stricken areas along the Missouri River, is being directed by Tenth Air Force Headquarters at Selfridge Field. More than 123,000 pounds of cots, blankets and tents were flown by Air Force planes from Columbus, on Friday, Maj. Gen. Harry A.

Johnson, commanding general of Tenth Air Force, said. Store Hours: Saturday 9:15 to Monday 9:15 to 5r7 y00 sP'j Xjm That's a positive, tee! This fine combed shirt sets up a new value and long wear. collar needs no it MUST outlive or we II replace it question and without charge. Custom Monograms Costs Nothing Extra Eighty -six policemen were reprimanded Friday by Supt. Edwin Morgan for accepting outside employment while off duty.

The action followed a two-month investigation conducted by MorSan after a union truck driver uumpmiiieu uiul puueemen were taking civilian jobs and thereby depriving union members from earning a living. The complaint charged that officers were driving new trucks out of the state for a private haulaway concern. MORGAN SAID he learned that officers were taking these jobs because of unusual hardships and the inadequacy of police pay. He made the following recommendations: 1 That the rule prohibiting police from accepting outside employment during leave days be continued. 2 That a provision be made in the Police Manual whereby members of the department would be permitted to accept outside employment during furlough periods.

He defined a leave day as a short, temporary absence from duty. A furlough, Morgan said, consists of a 10-day temporary separation from the police service. Morgan explained that officers who worked during furlough would De suDject to me ruies ana regulations of the department. MORGAN was a little easier on the Police Band. Because the City makes no provision, Morgan said, for the purchase or maintenance of band instruments, the band should be allowed to accept money for all outside appearances.

The money should be placed in a specific fund for the purpose of tv. u.nH caiH Mortran said that the most earned by any one officer was $2,150 for servicing a popcorn vending machine; the lowest pay was $13.00 for delivering a new truck to another state. 'M? to Confer Degree Upon Queen Juliana ANN ARBOR (JP) -Queen Juliana of The Netherlands will receive an honorary Doctor of Civil Laws degree when she visits the University of Michigan April 17. The degree presentation will be made during a public convocation in the University's Rackham lecture hall at 11:15 a. m.

as the final formal honor to be paid the Queen during her four-day visit to the State. THE QUEEN'S campus visit will include a meeting with University President Harlan H. Hatcher and the regents and their wives and other University officials. The visiting Dutch group will also attend an informal reception for University officials and faculty members of Dutch descent. After convocation ceremonies, a private luncheon is planned for the Royal Party and invited guests, after which the Queen and her party will leave for San Francisco.

Ludinjitoii of Elects Officers LUDINGTON R. E. Palmquist has been elected president of Lud-'ington Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Joseph G.

Morris is the new first vice president; Dr. R. Waldo Hansen, second vice president; William Stapleton, secretary, and Chester Nerheim, treasurer. U.S. Temperatures Hour Endrd at P.

Official tiovrrnment i'iruree MICHIGAN Hirh Low Hih 41 Alwm 32 Jackson Battlr Creek 44 DETROIT .19 Escanab 33 Flint 41 Gd. Rapid 42 10 Lansinr 41 10 Marquette 40 26 Muekeg-on 42 16 Saeinaw 39 32 S.Ste.Marie 39 21 Trar. City 40 MIDWEST Finmarck B2 31 Indian'polie 48 Chicago 40 28 hsnus city 5a 32 Paul 41 30 Milwaukee 35 27 Omaha 45 13 St. Louie 45 EAST 44 PhiVdelphia 57 44 Washington 62 SOITH i5 Miami 6 Srt X. Orleans 4-! WEST 33 Phoenix S.i 3rt S.

Lake City ft 41 Francisco 60 48 Seattle 37 Cincinnati 50 Cleveland 43 Dea Moinea 45 Duluth 38 Bonton New York Atlanta Jacks'nville Memphis 56 54 AiKquerque rt Denver 53 Ft. Worth SS Los Amrelee gs Okla. City hike the cost of ballots. (The large number of candidates and the numerous ballot forms will also complicate the problem, he said.) REPRESENTATIVES i a lly overcame the Senate's inclination to dispense with press agents in State Government. All of the Senate slashes of appropriations to eliminate press agents were restored by conferees.

Wawne suffered one setback when increased per diem grants for State wards in Wayne County encral Hospital and Northville Training School were eliminated. The boost would have been a small gesture toward wiping out the $1,250,000 los suffered by Wayne General and $560,000 loss at Northville last year, but the economy-minded finance bodies demurred. The claim is made that the county has lost $18,000,000 since 1944 caring for State wards in the two institutions The proposed $1,825,000 Children's Hospital also was eliminated from the mental institutions' capital improvement program. INABILITY to agree on whether it should be established at Northville or Ann Arbor caused the dropping of the venture, although plans have been prepared and it is badly needed. The court administrator bill, which would give the Supreme Court power to crack down on judges of lesser courts, was given a final lease on life.

An attempt to suspend the House rules to consider belated Senate amendments failed, but it still is eligible for action May 14 on the sine die adjournment meeting. One-Third a month and 30-day Charg Accounts Invited Toper Has New Alibi for Falling Off Wagon The collar must outlive the shirt or we'll GIVE you a new shirt! A SPAN- unqualified guaran- Broadcloth 1 Pk high mark for I I ') The smart starch, and jl -m the shirt m- WIATHIR Department "I fell off the boat," said Earl Rankin, 48, when he appeared Friday before Recorder's Judge Gerald W. Groat for being drunk. It marked the second straight day that Rankin faced drunkenness charges. JUDGE GROAT gave Rankin a break Thursday when he promised to get out of town.

'I'll take the first boat to 1 1 a Rankin promised. Judge Groat rode along with Friday's "boa explanation. Weather Cendito At Of I 30 1ST April tl I U.S. without Jr Jr KNOX "FIFTEEN" with Exclusive Custom Edge s15. Superbly mellow light-weight felt, featured in Citron a gray-green shade that softly blends with whatever you wear.

The Custom Edge gives it a touch of style that identifies the unmistakable Knox Craftsmanship. OTHER KNOX STYLES $85 tO $20. ILyy Saturday will ri i JsiVxNv be and Wi 1 LaTw warmer, the X4---li3lr' Zf Weather Bu- 69Cjk reau predicts. JWI I VVlnds 1 1 1 be 1 FN south and tem- I 'fcj I I JT peratures will JJ rA-1- 'A i 7 ircr''K. early morning Wl J-nfATiS A77 low of SO to a Saturday will be fair and warmer, the a her Bu-r a predicts.

Winds will be gentle from the south and temperatures will rise from an early morning low of SO to a bv Temperotwre Fiouret Shew V) Area Arrawt Denote Wind Flow S--l6ird tjgons WASHINGTON H-VD. AT GRAND RIVER 6:00 8:30 a.WtMitow-:v:vj and lows in Inchot nreDOrt. Detroit sunrise: 6:57 a sets. 1:10.