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Campaign Launched to Raise FundsFor Restoration of E. V. Debs HomeA campaign to raise S25,00G to purchase and restore the Eugene V. Debs home at 451 North Eighth Street was opened yesterday in brief ceremonies at the home. It is to be nationwide and public announcement was made in other newspapers at the same time as locally.Backing the campaign is the Eugene V. Debs Foundation, which was incorporated last month. The foundation is the result of the work of local and national union leaders and Terre Haute citizens interested In preserving the home as a memorial to the internationally known labor leader, social reformer and humanitarian.+ + +FUNDS WILL BE used to purchase the home where Debs and his wife lived (his birthplace was torn down long ago), restore it and obtain manuscripts, pamphlets, books, letters and other mementoes of Debs and preserve them in the restored home. The long range plans of the foundation, it was slated, in-TELEVISION Pirrai-TV channel it * wcia channelTERRE HAUTE Mu filingdescribing the project. The impressive eight-page booklet fea-r tures numerous famous photographs from the estate of Theodore Debs, brother and partner of Eugene, and was written by Ned A. Bush, Sr. The project is simultaneously being announced in New York City newspapers.”The foundation has received scores of complimentary statements and offers of support from prominent persons across the country, including Irving Stone, noted novelist who wrote “Adversary in the House,” one of the biographies of Debs. Also support has come from Eleanor Roosevelt, Norman Thomas. Dallas Sells, president of the Indiana A.P.L-.C.LO.; M|rk Starr, dean of labor education movement in the United States;James B. Carey, H. E. Gilbert, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and En-gineraen; and John Haynes Holmes, minister emeritus of the Community Church of New York City.+ + +8:30—College of Air 8:00—Capt. Kangaroo 9:00—Calendar 930—1 Love Lucy 10:00—Video Village 1030—Clear Horizons 1035—CBS News 11:00—Love of Life 1130—-Search11:45—Guiding LightAfternoon1230—Mid Day Views 12:10—Weather 12:15—Farm Show 1230—World Turns 1:00—Password230—House Party 230—The Millionaire 230—Verdict Yours 235—CBS News 330—Brighter Day 3:15—Secret Storm 330—Edge of Night 430—DePauw 1.1 • 4:15-^EarJy Show:•‘Under My Skin’Evening6:00—Report6:15—Walter Cronkhite630—Marshal Dillon7:00—Password 730—Doble Gillis 8:00—Red Skelton 830—Peter Gunn 930—Garry Moore 10.-C0—Chan. 10 Report 1030—Election Returns 11:00—Surfside Six 12:00—Election ReturnsCHAMPAIGNMorning8:55—Inspiration 730—College of 730—Tinker Tiro 830—Capt. Kanj 930—Calendar 930—I Love Luc 10*0—Video Villi 1030—Clear Hori 10 55—Reas oner I 11*0—Love of Lift liso—search 11:45—Guiding LIAfter neon12*0—News, Mar 12:15—Weather 1230—Farm Repc 1230—News Feat 1230-World Tut 1*0—Password 130—Houseparty 2*0—Millionaire 230—Verdict Yc 235—C. Ceilings 3*0—Brighter D 3:15—Secret Stci 3:30—Edge of Ni 4*0—Fopeye 430—Early Shtr 5:45—Walter Crlt; Evening6:00—Channel 3 615—.Weather, S 6:25—Closeuu6:30—Yogi Bear vzrrd7:00—Passvr, 7:30—Dobie GUI: 8*0—Red Skeltf 8:30—Ichabod ar 9:00—Garry. Moc 10*0—Third Kept 10:15—Theatreelude development of an his- .. „ . , ,torical research center and ?f?TH THE Emehne Fairbauhslabor education program in cooperation with labor unions in the Wabash Valley.Temporary officers of the foundation are: Earl M. Stcph-anson, president; Thomas G. Morgan, secretary, and Howard D. Hamilton, treasurer. Currently serving on the board of directors are: Curtis Culver, community service director for the Vigo County Labor Council; Dr. Tilford E. Dudley, director of the speakers bureau, A. F. L.-C. I. 0.; Ned A. Bush, Sr., president, Terre Haute Newspaper Guild No. 46; Woodrow W. Creason, professor at Indiana State College, and James B. Carey, president of the Electrical Workers Union.+ + +A HISTORICAL and restoration committee, which has the responsibility for obtaining furniture as well as for collecting Debs’ books, pamphlets and correspondence, has been formed. Members are Dr. Quentin Bone, Dr. Robert Constantine, Dr. Edward Spann, Bernard Brommel and Mrs. Marguerite Debs Cooper, niece of the famous Terre Baute socialist.In advance of the public announcement, the foundation bad received contributions aggregating $6,500, about half being contributed by Terre Haute residents and half by people from other cities across the country. Contributions have ranged from S5 to $1,000, but most have been S100, which entitles the contributor to be a voting member of the corporation. Persons interested in supporting the historical project may send contributions to: The Eugene V. Debs Foundation, P. 0. Box 843, TerreHaute.+ + +“THE PROJECT is being announced at this time,” said Stepbanson, “in order to coincide with the publication by the foundation of a brochureMorning11:55—Daily WordLibrary and the Indiana State i2^-cart0on theatreWTTV CHANNEL 4 INDIANA? 0 LISDentist Discovers Soothing Relief For Sore GumsIf rums hut niter tooth extraction* or ftOM irritating fita teeth, get aukk toothing relief from PAIN -A* LAY. A 4eatiit’i formula, PAIN-A*LAY bring* blessed relief in seconds. Don't wiiti Get PAIN-A-LAX turn jonr druggist today.Said ha prefers the reception In* gets on TV, offer repairs by-PATRIOTSRadio TV Servlca 1417 Poplar C-5725Expert Repair ServiceCollege Library are arranging displays of Debs materials.Eugene V. Debs, whose parents came to Terre Haute from Alsace in 1851, was bom Nov. 5, 1855. in a-two-story frame house on North Fourth Street. After attending public grammar school. Debs went to work for the railroads at the age of 14.His first venture into politics was in 1878, when he ran for city clerk in Terre Haute. He was re-elected in 1881. He was elected to the State Legislature on the Democratic ticket in 1884.+ + +IN 1874, Debs was the principal figure in organizing Terre Haute Lodge No. 16 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and in 1880 he became the editor of the Locomotive Firemen’s magazine.He is credited with helping to organize half the unions in Terre Haute, and in addition, he helped to organize the Switchman's Mutual Air Association. the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, and the Order of the Railway Telegraphers.His outstanding ability as an organizer is evidence by the fact that when Debs took charge of the affairs of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, the order had only 60 lodges and a $6,000 debt. Within a short time, Debs had added another 226 lodges and wiped out the debt.+ + +IN 1893, he organized the American Railway Union, a pioneer in industrial unionism. Within a year there were 465 locals with more than 50,000 members.The first test of the industrial union came in the famous Pullman strike in 1894. President Cleveland obtained an injunction which broke the strike, and Debs was arrested for violation of the injunction.Defended by Clarence Darrow on a charge of obstructing a mail train on the Rock Island Railroad, the judge discharged the jury when a member became ill, and the trial was never reopened.+ + +DEBS WAS attracted to the Populist Party but refused the presidential nomination in 1896. With the demise of the American Railway Union, Debs turned toward political action and, in 1897, founded the Social Democracy of America based upon “co - operative commonweath. Beginning in 1900, Debs was five times the Socialist Party’s candidate for President of the United States. In 1920 while still in prison for hi3 Canton, Ohio, speech during World War I, he received more than one million votes.•4* + +HE SPOKE throughout thecountry, organizing workers and raising funds for the cause of the ‘working people and for social reform. Among his dose friends were James Whitcomb Riley, who was a frequent visi: tor to the Debs home; Upton Sinclair and Carl. Sandburg, with whom he discussed the writing of the Abraham Lincoln biography. To 451 North Eighth Street, also came hun-1*0—Jack LaLHnne 1:30—Milady's Matinee 2:30—Ind. University 3:00—Coffee 'with Carter 4:00—Dick Tracy 4:30—1Fopeye Show 5:45—Rocky ShowErenlnf 6:00—Ruffles Party 6:30—JcfFs CallJe 7:00—Zoorama 7:30—Country Show 8*0—Cowtown Rodeo 8 JO—Time out for Sports 9:00—The blunders 10.-00—Frank Edwards 10:30—Speedway Final 11*0—Mr. Lucky 11:30—Sign OffWFBM-TV CHAN INDIANAPOLISMrnlnf 6:00—Classroom 7:00—Today 7:25—One to Gj 7:30—Today B25—Headlines 8:30—Today 9:00—Kuttla A 9*5—Movie Pa 1025—SpeedwayDistaff Sii iO:3l^Plfly Your 11*0—Price is 11:30—Concentre'Afternoon 12*0—Farm Rei News 12 25—Headlines 12:30—-Truth or Conseauer 12:55—NBC New 1:00—Peter Gu 1:30—First Imp 2*0—Jan MurrRADIO PROGR14» AH WTBI 99.9 FMMorning6*0—Sign On and Sacred Heart6:15—Farm Show6 JO—Jerry Melloy 7*0—CBS World Newi7:15—Good -Morning7 JO—7*0 Report 7:40—Weather. Sports 7:45—Jerry Melloy 8:00—CBS News8*5—Good Morning BJO—WTHI New# 835—Good Morning 9*0—CBS. Local New# cao—Arthur Godfrey 10*0—CPSp Local News 10:10—Houseparty 10*0—Garry Moors10:40—Crosby-Cle 11:00—CHS, Loce 11:10—Joe Badge 11*0—In HollywAfternoon 12*0—News. Fsi night “Fin 12:13—Joe Badge12*0—Woman'sWashingta 1*0—CBS, Loca 12:15—Joe Badge 1:00—CBS, Local 3:10—Jerry Mel3*5—Woman's 1 335—Jerry Mel2*0—CBS, LOW £10—Jerry Mel 230-Woman'a „ 235—Joe Badge 3*0—CBS, Loc* 3:10—Joe Badgedreds of visiters from all ove.r the world, both the humble.and the famous, such as.Keir Har-die, leader of the British Labor Party. . tBefore his death in 1926, his last major effort was to raise funds to purchase the Labor Temple ca South Fifth Street, which bears a plaque in tribute to Terre Haute’s most famous labor leader and citizen. : 128 j.$l,tLetters GrantedBy CommissionerPR]wid ent] is c V. Fifl istr wid 80.. bon $!,( aa si Bet res'In Six EstatesDiWith the advent yesterday of the first judicial day in the May term of Vigo Circuit Court, business , in the probate division was rather brisk with the admittance of six estates before Commissioner John F. O’Brieri.Robert T. Spain, 2325 Liberty Avenue, qualified with $17,000 bond as administrator of the estate of his sister-in-law, Stella M. Rabbitt, who died Feb. 6. His wife, Julia, three nieces and two nephews were listed as heirs.+ -f +THE ESTATE, valued at $17,-0C0 in personal property, is represented by Attorney Raymond J. Kearns.•Mary Esther Wittig, 2429 North Thirteenth Street, and Oscar Lee Burgan, Indianapolis, were appointed co-executors of the will of their mother, Hazel Etta Burgan, who died Feb. 26. They qualified with $1,000 bond.Terms of the will indicate that Mrs. Wittig was bequeathed the decedent’s property at- the Thirteenth Street location. The son and daughter are to share various personal effects..+ + + *Coitbeisidethatthatyou75.Allregiallis iinchi!cauthe«lt;dorilyateancdrerenaim of Ithiiaw;plathiithanot1leameHyHaRa19.
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Terre Haute Star
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Tue, May 08, 1962
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