Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 222, Decatur, Adams County, 20 September 1945 — Page 1

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federal Labor Ixperts Launch leace Efforts J Aurc Workers Union U Speeds Settlement ■ ty Three Strikes jB Detroit Sept. 2ft (VP)— A batof labor experts luun pea,,. , (forts In Detroit s crllabor situation today and jKn,! thr • '!<> United Auto Work9Lzr<aly -peeding settlemenfc.o' th automobile industry Sr, r la'.-o departriffpt concilia |B. from the Cleveland office ar,hi. -Horning*un<l called a >*■>> «»■!<*>» a,wl manage..pi.titaiive# In the Wood K n-i.j.i.ie-- strjjre- which ha* y r. car body partS.g . 'h.- authority-packed federal y entered the explosive ie- ■ disputes, the UAW w:u ■>.. J ft efforts to settle the Hayes W heel < omp-Wiy |K.tr slu.h tiWs stopped produe,.t tin Eord Mqpr Comnany ■iM i \\v officials *-re ■; ath management representa ■».<>< tin Mujray Corp, of Arh-. ■> and the L. A. Young Spring B Wire Co . where strikers lia/e Bkl U |i <4»htons uno seats for <■«> than 3.0-Hi worWrs are out Murray Corp, andhsndfltcr ■Krare idle at L A. Young. Meat! Murray officials issued h" statement "irreunion leaders'' with stall■t the national economic mat a The statement aaldf union wtfsdheading the nation jSft'rueht for anfther depression « B Tie VAW aiso was jKs- rnmei.t - com Illation set vi e |B> '-store production at l4tytey- 1 |Bk;>-. a chief supplier of Fold has Ht<>*i>ed production of tsoJels at 11 plants berime Ms the dipate. |H The VAW campaign for ending walkout was led by Richard T. VAW vice© presi ■nt and candidate for mafor of in an election six weeks Frankensteen was staking camraign on his ability to %et turning arfHn al*Kel-Mk-Hayes • „ • the same |ime. the govern B>ut sent seven banal picked labbubble shooters to Detroit to B* the crisis. ■ ?rua Washington, it was n port th*', Edfcar L. Warren, newly director of the labor de- * conciliation service, <|i the otlyrr cOTcUintBj’"' ib-partment of labor apparjß*’:>' felt that the tension vAs easFrankensteen said he BrJ*’ 1 to save them the trouble conferences with union and in the Kelsey- Hayes Frankensteen said he to bring the strike to an "before the United States IMr■tttnent gets into the heftid net work out a setjß*®*®t in the Initial conference B*' sl » both sides yesterday, he said IB piaittu d to meet again wPh each sEu ? “' fhd that be might be able B? r *‘Por? "some progress" by Frt M T!i " w.‘e of 4.500 Kelsey-Hay-B** Worker,-, arose over the dismiss U* 1 of a doses UAW stewards and sfl.tmo workers Idle at Ford B < '* B M -Jennings, regional »u;>for ,he '“I*” - department twr’ice. said the co#■pator» would be aesltned to various grievances. The a®"' 4 ••■rimiß case*, he said would handled by three-membor panThis was the automobile labor W 1 ;«t'<on in brief: ■ '‘‘-ntpioyinent —about K 3.000 Were idle in the Detroit of labor troubles. ■. n * fal Motors-The UAW was. momentarily to file a pcH ‘Txtrw To !•«,, ?7 Column i) ■ t I .“ &CRAT thirmometer H Tt *HRATURE READINGS S t!-« *’ m - M I S B 2: * P- m 69 | __ * I f weather mW3if ® w>l,r ■She ftlF ‘ C«>ltr touthccei psrn *

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

11,000 Oil Workers Idled By Strikes Creeping Paralysis Besets Oil Industry By United Press Creeping paralysis In-set the nation's oil Industry today as H.OtMi CIO oil workers In six states left their jobs to back de- ’ manda for a 30 percent wage increase. Elsewhere on the nation's front,' strikes and shutdowns Idled 200,. i 000 workers although a break ap-1 peered imminent in the serious labor reconversion bottleneck in j the automobile Industry. Thousands Joined progressive i walkouts In vital refineries, bulk ' stations and pipelines, threaten- - Inga complete tleup of tjp* multi ! million dollar oil Industry of the I Texas gulf coast and tne Calumet | river area fti northern Indiana. Even as crude oil utils i allowed to cool in the nation's | largest refineries, other workers met to cast striae ballot#. Union officials promised to halt operations In the rich Texas producing area from Corpus Christi to Houston ffhd from Port Arthuj to Beaumont. Thwy |-redict<4 that, except for one pla-U, the great Calumet area be shut down by Friday. T|te CIO United Oil Workers union, seeking 62 4iours pay for a Ib-hour week Jo make up for loss of war-boomed overtime, pulled S.otwi workers from the Texaco at Port Arthur yesterday. Workers at fli- nearby (lulf Oil met ‘<t» arrange shutdown” there. © m walkouts, followintT management branding of the pay increase as unreasonable, threatened luotorijta' gasoline supplies as well adsJuel 001 l for industtal and home use. In Port Arthur, Otis Lee. chairman of the union's strategy coiftmlttee, warned t|j»- ffPnerdl public would receive no more gasoline asst-r fill|f.g station sup plies were exhausted. Lee said lie would ask the city to net t.p 'official stations” where essential user©' could purchase stored gasoline. * Approximately 1.700 workers at rihulair's Fant Chicago, Ind., pSr-' ,-r of the world’s joined Socony-Vacuum and Citloa Service workers on strike in toe dlumet area yesteMgy .More 'han 175 workers at the Shell OH Co. distribution center In Fast Chicago also Walked o|p. Chlcago-area workers Intensified their fight tor wage boosts bf attempting to enlist the allege lance of workers at the Standard Uil Co.'s Whiting, Injl. plant,, The Standard employes, numbering nearly S.ootk belong to the Independent Standard Employees pAssowtatlon, whose leaders half i-sued orders to Ignore CIO picket lines. Other walkouts hit scattered oil plants at Tfrntutl. MicL; Cabin Creek. W. Va.; Toledo. O.lndiana Heritor, Ind., wild Hast St. Louis and

Cbilcote Child Dias . Wednesday Evening Funeral Services Saturday Afternpgn Darrell Lee Chllcote, 21-monlhs-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Delvia Chllcote. of Fort Wayne, died at 4:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Lutheran hospital in tha’ city after an Illness of four weeka of diabetes. The child wai born In Decatur December 9. 1943, the son of Delvia and Anna Dull Chilcote. Surviving besides the parents are three Usters. Mrs. Harold Dimke of Warrington, Ha, Mrs Erwin Andereon of Decatur, and Pauiine, at home; one brother. Delria, Jr., at home; and the grandparent*. Mr. and Mrw. John ChHcote of Decatur and Mr. and Mfe. Benjamin Dull of Glenmore. O. Funeral services will be held at 1:15 p.m. Saturday at the home, 819 East Wayne street. Ft. Wayne and f:3O o’clock at the Church of God In thia city, with the Rev. (Mn E Marshall officiating. Bur ial will Imj in the Decatur cemetery. The body will be 'aken from the Black funeral home to the residence In Fort Wayne, where friends may call after 7 pin. tonlgltl.

The Rev. Joseph J. Seimetz Is Invested As , Monsignor In Solemn, Impressive Ceremonies . At St. Mary's Catholic Church This Morning * Investiture Ceremony At St. Mary’# Church * •> Ellllf I I w ■ ||b B • ’ '• “ ;|hs r llflBw” v® ‘ . a . h'il'Kn i • ~-Jta • ■I ‘ j IM 1J ' * bJHHK Tlw Very Rev, HhgT. J, SMmets tneeir before the Most It'-v. John F Noll. D. D. blahctp of Fort Wayne, just prior to being invested with the Papa! Chamberlain the title of nor, conferred in impressive ceremonies at tjt. Marys church this nnnbilng.

in ceremonies of URlemnlty and religious jsplendor, the Very Rev. Msgr. Joseph J. Seimetz was offWted to membership in the* i’apii household niff! invested with the robes of Papal Chamberlaffi. at J rites conducted by the Most Rev. John F. Noll, D. D., bishop of Fort Waymk In St. Mißy's Catho--1 lie cfrurch. at 9:39 o'clock this hgirning. Overcast skies gave way to a ray of as a colorful procession of priests, monxtlftori. Bishop Noil, Seimetz ana a guard of horitir of Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, headed by Jcffin Berth, proceeded from the rectory to the front entrance ot the church. The procession continued down the center aisle to the skMtuary, as*the iioy's and mens' choir sang the processional. ' Ecce Sacerdajx.'* by Rampls.

Big Five Discusses Treaty With Finland Study Treaty With Ex-Axis Satellite. « mu -• Ixiadon. Sept. 20 —(UP)— The Big Five council of foreign ministers opened preliminary discjMslons today on the drafting ot a peace treaty with Finland Well-informed sources said proposals for a final settlement with twice-defeated Finland were introduced at thia mornlng'a council scoalon, paralleling similar negotiations for treaties with Bulgaria and Romania. These Informants .-aid, however, that the council had run into an immedia'e snag because ot the fact that only Russia and Britain actually were at war with Finland. That clouded the position of the United States. France and Chinn ■ t the conference ’able and Indicated that the Finnish treaty discussion might have to be referred to a sub-commU-lon. Finland was not represented at (Turn Te Page I, Column 4)

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Attired In the purple ro%e l*a|«) Chamberlain, the cape was placed on the shoulders of Msgr. Seimetz by Bfohop Nollb.comlui Ing the investiture ceremony.; Previously Msgr. Sdlmetz knelt before Bishop Noli and made his profession of faitiw The robes were then blessed by foe bishop* The choir sang the mass in i honor ot the Sacred HeaM, ■by Turton. The unexpffr’ted arrival o( the Rev. Dennis Marks, a St. Bene|i- t ■ missionary from the state of Orc gon, and cousin of Msgr. Seimetz. changed the officers of the solemn high mass, Coram Eplscopa, l which followed | ceremony. * The Re/ Marks w* celebrant of the mass; the Rev. Ambrose Kohne, pastor of NS. Peter and Paul church, •odhiand, was deaicon: the Rev. Simeon Schmitt,!

Decatur's First Air Show To Be Staged Sunday Afternoon

i*rst spec’acular air, show. Including atun: jjylng. para chute jumping and exhibitions ot Fhe thriller type will be staged Sunday from 2 to 5 o’clock from McComb Field, northwest ot the ffntersec'lor of U. S roads 27 and 224. » The air circus Is spon mred” by Adams Post 43 of the American Legion In compliment to many World War ii veterans who have returned Mime, several* of whom will participate as pilot,; and paratroopers In the afternoon exhibition. Robert McComb, mane ger of the field and a former RAF and AAF pilot instructor. Is general manager of the three hours bill in the «ky, aa lated by Gene Rock, of Fort Wayne, nationally known parachute and stunt-maa, who has participated in several national air meets. Former Lleu'cnant Vincent Tanvas. who pllo ed a B-24 bomber with the Fifteenth air force, stationed In Italy, will fly during the afternoon. Other returned pilots

! pastin' of Pgter and Paul JJuntlngton. sulnfoacon i Other c Decatur ordained priest* who participafod in the service were, the Rev. !>. L. of Tipton: the Rev. Thomas Durkin, of Sfc Peter's churdh, Fojt "Wayne; the Rev. Ambrose H< l», ’ man. C. I’l'.S., gl. Charles S<iinary, Carthagena. <).: /he Rev. Ambrose Lengerich, <• I’P.S., of PlqiiH. dl; the Rev. (gawrencr ('. PP M. of Ht. Joseph s ) college, Rensselaer. The Rev. Robert Horvel, afoirtant pastor a of Nt. Mary's, was ’ general muster of ceremonies. UThe Very Rev. Msgr. Charles Feltex, chancellor of the Fort Wayne diocese, was master of ' ceremonies to ilia bishop. Two former assistant sastors. the Rev. Alvin Jasinski, recently returned from Italy, where he : A Tft Fas* t. Column 4»

i are likely to participate. Mr. McComb said. Logan Hensley of on, a« former navy pilot instructor, will be here Bob Browfl and Rasty Peterson of this city ch'-duled to parachute from a* plane over the field. Manager .VfoComH listed the etunts and tMHIJers in the following cjj'cgojies; ribbon cutting; formation flying: dog fighting, parachute jumping contest; slow roffs and Ioojm: snap rolls; Aerooca light plane acrobatics; slow flying exhibition by Uncle Thud: acrobatic* In 10/ witig Fairchild plane by McComb; inverted flying exhibition; barrel rolie and spina: dead stick landings. The sky-bill will be completed !fl every-xtelai), McComb assured the public. Men and women in uniform and children under 12 will he adml'ted free to the landing field, which was recently established by Mr. McComb and members of the Decatur Aero club, several of whom will do solo flying during the afternoon.

Chief Os Staff Marshall Announces Cut To 70 On October 1; 60 On Nov. 1

Might! Third Fleet . Enroute To Slates Six Battleships In Lead Os 3rd Fleet Tokyo. Sept. 20 — (UP) — Six American battleships Id a substantial portion of the nighty third fleet out of Tokyo Bay today on thellrst leg of a victory voyage home to the United States. The armada's depaMUire, coup! 1 <><l with ag announcement, that three-quarters of Japan's home arguy of 2.253,000 men ha- Seen de mobilized, clearly Indicated* that the American occupation of Japan wan wMI beyond the danger point. Japan herself took another step to insure- apeed| compliance with Gen. Douglas MacArthur's oatupatlon orders. Her privy councilor*? cogferriigt in the presence of Em pert* Hirohito, approved an extraordinary imperial decee automatically legalizing all government orders Issues! at directlrfl of MacArthur. The decree became effective immediately. It empowered the government to enforce the orders with tw-nal regulations g necessary. n Ships of the third fleet pulled anchor and steamed out of Tokyo Bay early this afternoon, ff-avlng '>* uqplion of Japanese home wat ers to Admiral Hayflond A. Sprtt ance's fifth fleet. n u The third fl*t>t. world's’'KU > pt< st naval flotilla, wjjl parthipage in Navy Iceremonies In the Luted Htates Oct. 27. (A MBS broadt ask said part of the fleet will anchoF at a west t oast [sirt Oct. 15 and another part*will proceed to the east leftist in time for the Oct. 27 t eremonies. • Every #tip w ; as crammed to » parity with army and navy cent and men eligible Mr discharge. Additlorttil £roops Mid sailors will be picked ii> a' OkWlawn and I’earPHnrbor. ami a, soft breeze favored the flotilla as it left. Q In thee vanguurft w<-rg- four new battleships, lowa, Wisconsin. South Dakota and Alabama, and two older battlewagonsg Colormlo and West Virginia. (Turn Tn Psge S, Column , i , n r~r~ I ~* ~ Japafl-Washington Hop Is Completed B-29's Forced To Refuel At Chicago Washington. Sept. 2*l (Ul’l Thirty six weary army airmfffl took time oubfor a well-eagied rest toflay after a gruelling ‘ifita niijt- one stop flight from Japan to Washing# ton in three superfortresses. ThV> big four-engined bombers landedahere shortly before 1G <♦ clock last night, for an e!a;>.< d time of just under 30 hours since the takeoff. The actual flying time for the fastest plane was 27 hoi£,s to minutes. The flight start<ft out to be a non-stop affair. But strong hea Iwinds over Alaska and Calatla caused heavy fuel consumption and the phflies were forced to stop in Chicago to take on more gasoline and oil. • The crew members will meet with reporters at a war,depart* ment press conferrfhee today and then will leave to visit their homes. Gen. Henry 11. Arnold, army air sane chief, a large delegation of officials and the st) piece army air force band turned out the National airport to greet the filers. The silvery sky giants hit the runway in the same order in which they had taken off from Mizutani airfield on llokkuido. northernmost of the Japanese home Islands beginning at 4:01 p. m. Tuesday. The first down was skippered by Lt. Gen. Barney M. Giles, deputy (Turn Ta Pag* 3. Column 8)

Rigid Policy Completed For. Jap Occupation Long Term Policy Adopted To Control Conquered Nation * "’Washiiißioii. t<ept. 20 tl'l’i The United States has ,omplet<-d a loltg-range occupation policy tor Japan riffling for elimination t>t h«s>vy induatrjys control <iv er the iwiweffitl bunk of Japan and steps to better the lot of the Japat*M> ir.acses, It was learned today An Informed souroa said the cgu trois over Japan's •economic and social structure would be main-ta!ii‘-4 "for an fhdcflnltc period'' ami leave no d-»ubt"that "wg are the government.'' o The new directin’ was dispatched t<v(ien Douglas MacArttuy several days ago after approval by Uh- joint Miigf of stffff It represent* combined war, navy and state department views and oieplacjM the preliminary direg|lve issued at the time of Japan's surrender. 1 Tffe directive was •aid to r ti’\ fort ; . « 1. Elimination of heavy war in dustries as in Germany and shifting of production emphg ds to peacetime consumer gmuts. 2. Specttic eAtilrols of the li.'tn'g of Japan, nerve-cqpter of all Japanese fpverntnent and privet*- financial dealings. * 3. Abrogation legislation which limited fr«-«ulom of and .■«< mbly ami ghe right- of la bor to organize. 4. Removal of high political of.' rials and Bi lustrlalists from their present |M>»lt,aii<. r/ Complete control of the Jaff» ufess, radio and other c.immuniwntions. 6. Encouragement of the formation of trade unfogs among bo h industrial a»d agricultural woikers. 7. Take over technical and re | search laboratories. MnaArthur 11ready has announced the formation of an economic ami scientific sectiiff) to "|xik into every nook and cranny of Japanese biytine-ts and science and make recommendations for allied acUpn." Some 2,t)o<i officers haUF been especially trained In this country sor I 'the job of •'running* Japan They will sujs-rviwi execution ol (Tuyr Tn Pass 2. Coluuw 2) Coatingent Leaves For Active Service. (A Six Youths Report For Armeß Service Nix Adams county youtha left this morning for active induction in'o the nation's armed forces and the scheduled Induction of a seventh was postponed because of Illness. * < • Arlo Lee Wagner was leader of togay'- Other memIjem were Howard Franklin Steiner, Maver <)tl.x Roth. Troy* lx*e Fetinlng, (4air Duane Uhrlstencr and Clarence Lowell Hamrick. Induction of John Frederick Yoder was postponed. The local selective service board abo apnoumed that a contingent U scheduled to leave Monday September 24, for pre-induct ion physical examinations. . The Imard also reported that two conscien'lous objector, left thia week for civilian work camps after having previously passed final type exa m Ina I ions. These objec tore were: Bernard Milton Mazelln, who reported at Fort Collins, Colo., and Henry J. Shetler, to camp at Dennison, la.

Price Four Cents.

F AM Army Facilities * Devoted To Fastest Possible Discharge Os American Troops Washington. Sept. 20— (t’Pl—lGen. George C. Marshall announced today that points netffled for I army discharge will be reduced to To on Oct. 1 and W on Nov. 1. Tfo- present point score discharge leVc-l is ’th. Marshall, appearing before members of congress hi a personal effort to halt cdfirresslonal criticisms of the army demobilization pro-am, said the reductions would affect "xoftewhere ia I the neighborhood of 2.W00.0CT people*.*’ He tu-mnised that Ip- late winter demobilization will have reached I the (xffnt whfov tdJ ot two years ffr mere will lM> • ellgllile for release. By then, lie said, the point as It now stands will hardI ly lie- a factor. Marshall said that whott that linn- comes the tremble- • tsome problem pf di«< Gorging llm- , n<-4 sen personnel who never got overseas service to earn discharge nqjnt credits wtl! lie answered. Jt also v*u disclosed that on Oct. 1 other dlwhargc jmint scorW I will be reauc-d ax follows: 1. Field officers, 10ft to 75 * ucroea . the board." 2. Wac enff-Hed personnel, 4s tn • with a further reduction to 34 I on .’to'V. 1. ,j .1. Win officers, 41 to 3». o The army also was revealed to is *)ibcralfting furloughs and r<w , leases hardship a asps. Marshall .“.ahi the army expects ( So i' leiin.- gnen in September. 55<<,mm in October. Thereafter, he said, the rate will lie fff- ,000 to ftm.Mn a month. r ( lie said this would k«mp up un- ! til hen spring, wh< * be will reach the point where it xvili have to be determined what force will Im- needed for •x-cilpation purftoses and how many more qpn be demobilized. Marshall repeated the assertion mad<; by President Truman yesterday that there i» no relationship at tills time between the •peed of demobfllzation and fu--1 lure arrtty needs. V He said it 'Mill he next spring befoii- tin- <H.< Ration tteeils < i !»• determined accurately, and such needs will not lie a factor nt demobilization, before tiiffi time. .MarsliaU said that t>eanwhiio al! facilities arc being devoted io the re!e»s>> of the largest number of matt as rapidly as possible. Transportation facllitfen and trained personnel arc the deciding factors at this said. He took iioia of congresMonal protests that overseas veterans are being kept In idleness or assigned menial task- al domestic bases while awaiting discharge. That situating, promised, wjff lie cleared up within three or four week% In that length or time demoMOlization fmdlitie* will have reachJed the point where <ll men (or whom a useful job cannot be found will be released. "I <<lon t know how many that will !>< .• he said, “hut we tpp- not — - ,-m <T.:r n IM up »>, (Vilurnn Grandstaff Trial Is Set For Next Month * JudiJtt William H. Schannen of ■ the Allen circuit court, special judg! in the reckless homicide 1 ( charge against Gerald Grandstaff, ’ today "Vlxed the trial da’es for the - case on October 25 and 24 in the • A<y«ms circuit courts The dates were agreeable to both I the prosecution and defense. Nathan Nateon. attorney for ’he defendant. indicated that the would ■ be tried before a Jury. Grandataff. was indicted by the i Adams county grand Jury last Decern her. as a result of the death of Mrs. Ruth Cooley of Dayton, Teno., who died of injuries and burns rei ceived when her automobile wan , struck from the rear by Grand- , staffs auto in Auguet. 1944. The woman's husband. Shirley Cooley, will be a wilrKw* at the trial.