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pair" to defraud the Instftnttosr tflelals'of the agency are'expected NAME AUTO MAN 'CHICAGdTbAILYrTRIB0NE: Page Feb. 2, 1949 PARK FOREST DWELLERS VOTE 90 TO 2 TO FORM THEIR OWN VILLAGE Your Children get valuable business training when they handle their own savings accounts. They are welcome at The First National. toaay. Sold Cars In Cook County The FBI described Hedges as a flashily dressed man with a tiny, neat mustache and lone sirfphiirns He is reported to have been seen in Chicago and Indiana recently, and the FBI holds a warrant for his arrest.

Hedges' used car lot was at Tor-rence avi and Sauk trail, about 8 miles southeast of Chicago Heights, in Cook county, but near the Indiana line and Dyer. Persons who knew of his operations said yesterday that he sold automobiles far under prevailing prices, a circumstance thai: nm- voked wonder bv his conmetitors- They said, however, that his ap pearance and tastes when at work were conservative, in contrast to tne FBI description. Chicago's January Fires Kill 26, Increase Of II Twenty-six persons lost their lives ift c.hi compared with 15 'in the corresponding month in 1948. Fire Commissioner Corrigan reported. 2 His story was that he worked with Hedges by honoring his checks, bad or good.

Hedges, he said, used the checks to buy drafts in a South Bend. bank. The drafts then were used for the purchase cf automobiles, Gettler. added. The FDIC saicTthe Dyer bank had been "under surveillance by the controler of the currency because of sizable defalcations by Its cashier." Maple T.

Harl. coalman of the federal agency, said depositors in the $4,000,000 bank will be notified when the take-overbytheGary bank occurs. Banking services of the Dyer institution, as well as the deposits, will be taken over by the Gary bank, Harl said. Until that happens, both funds and services will be available at the Dyer bank. He said the FDIC has authorized an initial advance of $1,000,000 to facilitate the Dyer institution's absorption by the $75,000,000 Gafy bank in order 'to protect the former's depositors.

I. L. Potts, examiner for FDIC, now Is in Dyer, and two more of- fo 5:45 IN FRAUD; SHIFT BANK DEPOSITS 2 Agencies Act in Dyer Shortage The federal bureau of investigation yesterday named a used car dealer it is seeking in connection with a $200,000 shortage at the First National bank in Dyer, Ind. he is Elmer R. Hedges, 35, of Chicago Heights, described as a natty fellow with a fondness for tig diamonds and flashy auto nomies.

Simultaneously, the federal deposit insurance corporation announced in Washington that it has arranged to have "all deposits" of the tank taken over Ly' the Gary National bank and that "all depositors are fully protected." Bank Cashier Confesses V.illiam J. Gettler, 45, trusted cashier of the bank, was arrested v. ivT-w ty The First of Building; with Chicago Since I86S ioit BIDS ARABS TALK ARMISTICE WITH ISRAELIS Trans-Jordan's King Welcomes Invitation TEL. AVIV. Israel.

Feb. l(AP)-The United Nations mediator today invited all the Arab nations at war with Israel to armistice talks. King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan, welcoming the proposal, urged his Arab allies to accept. Abdullah, whose Arab legion was Israel's most powerful enemy in the Palestine fighting, hailed the proposal of Dr. Ralph J.

Bunche. the mediator, as one that night lead to a satisfactory solution of the Holy Land quarrel. No site for the talks lias been chosen. One source here said Israel had asked Trans-Jordan to engage in talks on the Island of 'Rhodes after the close of negotiations that Israel is having there Egypt. Abdullah Welcomes Bid After receiving Dr.

Bunche's Invitation at bis capital, Amman. King Abdullah said: "I am keen to have the other rArab states collaborate with me in this meeting. Everybody has remembered that Palestinians have given me the responsibility of resolving their problems by war or peace, which I plan to do." The monarch did not elaborate on this. Some time ago representatives of Arab Palestine asked him to proclaim himself king of the Bridgetender Saves Vet After He Leaps fn River Herbert Narauchick. 18, of 2035 McLean was rescued from the north branch of the Chicago river by an alert bridgetender last night after he leaped from the Cortland st.

bridge. Otto Tismer and Thomas O'Malley. brideetenders. saw the leap and O'Malley rowed to the rescue. At Alexian Brothers hospital Narauchick said he was a veteran and recently had been treated for a nervous disorder.

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Closed arm occasional chair, $99.50 Residents of an unincorporated area in the southwestern section of the county voted almost unanimously yesterday to form the new' village of Park Forest. The vote was SO for, 2 against and 1 spoiled ballot. The election was ordered by County Judge Edmund K. Jarecki on petition cf 115 residents of the area. Judge Jarecki must now set a date for electing a village president and six trustees.

The new village- is in the vicinity of 211th st. and Western and has been the site of a building project by the American Community Builders. There are an estimated 1,000 residents in the new village, about 40 per cent children. last week and was reported to have confessed "his role In a scheme that allegedly enabled the Store Hours, 7. Man's around ft 9:15 to $339 for a Charles sof -n' iome Here are the designs barrel chairs wing chairs lounge chairs armless chairs Here ore the fabrics-.

textured cottons damasks Arab part of Jerusalem and add it to his kingdom across the Jordan. Other Arab states did not favor the proposal. The Arab states are Egypt, Trans-Jordan, Syria, Lebanon. Iraq. Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.

Follows Full Recognition Dr. Eunche's proposal and Abdullah's acceptance came after an announcement by the United States of full recognition of both Israel and Trans-Jordan. The American move has been described as one that might speed settlement of the Palestine problem: Israeli and Trans-Jordan repre sentatives already have agreed on a cease-fire for the Jerusalem area. A chanze in the situation at (Jerusalem was reflected in an Israeli cabinet announcement that i the office of military governor for the Jewish held part of the Holy had been abolished and that 'a civil administration was being set ud. Dr.

Bernard Joseph was military governor. Israelis hold the modern part and the Arab legion the walled old city part of Jerusalem. BAKERIES TOLD: REACH UNION PACT TODAY OR FACE STRIKE THURSDAY Negotiations between officials of local 734, AFL Chicago Bakery Drivers union, and officials of Chicago area bakeries will be resumed today at 1:30 p. m. in the Sherman hotel.

The two groups have been discussing a new contract since the old one expired Monday. It was learned that the union had given the employers until 5 p. m. today to reach a settlement or face the possibility of a strike Thursday morning. The union is asking wage increases, time and a half pay for time over nine hours a day, and increased commissions.

100 WHITE STUDENTS OUIT WHEN NEGROES AGAIN TRY TO ENROLL East St, Louis, Feb. 1 (AP)-About 100 white, students left their classes at Rock Junior high school today when a group of 10 Negro children fried, unsuccessfully for the second day Jn succession to enroll. Three Negroes enrolled at Lincoln High school tried again tor the second day to be admitted to the East St. Louis High school. Enroll In Public Schools; Increase Shown Enrolment in the Chicago public schools for the second semester totalled 344.133 on Monday, an Increase of 324 over the enrol ment the first day of the semester a vear aco.

Kurt. Herold C. Hunt announced yesterday. Grade schools enrolled 259,423 and there K4.715 in high schools. A year ago there were 252,002 in rrade schools and 91.822 in high schools.

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