Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 224, Decatur, Adams County, 22 September 1945 — Page 1

r'xuil. No. 224.

UITO TRANSPORTATION FACES BREAKDOWN

rfhArmyTo md In Force Japan Sunday Demands Complete Financial Account From Japs s«pi. 22_ ' <rp ’r\ Jen wlti MacArthur demanded a financial account Ina " Japanese government preparatory to clamping , control" on the beaten V directive coincided with jrriral by plane at Tokyo of Atcheaon. Jr., recently ap t .,.j political adviser to Macjcr |, x president Truman. He I ,rt an tort oF liaison agent , wB MacArthur and the U. 8. a department. also ordered the imsment to arrest ailing, elderGrt Xobuyukl Abe. ousted of. Korea, and s him over to the American t army. He presumably was ped for trial as a war crim I > van removed from hl* KoI post Sept. H by American Ration authorities and was lend to have returned to JapIl* fomerly served as preino' Japan in iMt and later i president of the totalitarian trial rale assistance political htr1M« financial directive,. Mactar ortetetl the Japanese gove*st to furnish complete in■ntJon regarding finances and ■Mid regulations of the govBet', the treasury, the imptr-touM-bold. banks. Insurance ■un-- and other financial (SttloM within two weeks. TV woßomic and scientific to: of MacArthur's headquara uid the information was ■oury to follow and possibly the use of government th for "purposes Inimical to »*a>ctlves of the occupation." TV Japanese cabinet at an h»<lii»ry meeting today tpr-i a plan prepared by Preinifrtoee Naruhiko Higashi Kunl '(•organization of the allkuat central liaison council, which Allied directives lowhl for enforcement. TV plan was submitted to the by council for final approval H will not be announced until K body has acted. IhcArthur tightened his rule • Japan as a second American *■’ - the sixth of Philippines • New Guinea fame —prepared *»♦ inst the enemy homeland wte tomorrow. B r» arrivals will begin the *" occupation of Kyushu, rnmoat of the Japanese ‘"land, with large-scale landthe atomic hombed port J &*ahl. Home 150,000 or *' ’roojh. of the eighth army ,-«r were ashore on Honshu with nearly half of them *”ratHj within a 30-mlle "t Tokyo. ’“‘Ports loaded with thou- ■ pmu V h ,rm J r,v *terans from • Bn(J other F . Bc|f | ( , w't’' Site ' ldy *® re ’» af! -r awaiting the signal J.Coiumn «> ~ [yr Decatur Girl's Declared Dead J* Minnie Wilkinson of thl» k »received word that Roy Ik Mrlation metalsmith. ( ««. V. g. navy, husband of . ’ r “«»ughter, the former M u hM b9en declared j “T the Mry L Mlbir was aboard the ’Mianapolls. when it was a. ®T «ke Japs on July JO. W. WM »• rn; "»in* widow, Mr. Hopper la ho tt-../ Mother, Mrs. kbftiu 1 ? nt Muncie, and one 2 U *’ el<ht ®»n‘hs old. ;•- m. *«0 a. _ ; M WtATHER mmSSmI ekevP" *«ttared thudsrifc ,B k tonight. Par--14 y warmor »ur>F •***nooX ef * B ® rtho6t

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Says Japanese Nol Ready For Eleclion Doubts Abdication Os Hirohito Likely Tokyo. Kept. 22 -H'|’i -Yrinee Fumlmaro Konoye frankly declared today that he felt the Japanese people were not ready for any January elections because of their lack of political understanding. Konoye, minister without portfolio In the new Japanese cabinet and one of the closest men in all , Japan to the emperot, told a small group of American correspondents that he personally did ‘ not think Hirohito would abdicate. Even while he spoke, noted prewar social worker Toyohiko Kagawa met with Japanese proletarian leaders to plan the organization ot a combined party whhh will work for Japan's immediate switch to democrat?. Princeton-educated Kawaga and his co-workers pledged themselves to break loose from the past inertia caused by government oppres slon and to seek a wider membership throughout Japan with their first mass meeting to lie held Oct. 17 In Tokyo Meanwhile Konoye explained that Japans cabinet — which he called the “interim government*' —was still groping for solutions to the nation's problems because they aren’t certain just what steps Gen. Imuglax MacArthur will let them take, and because of the complex nature of the situation which they face. Konoye, ignoring the Kawaga group, stated that he felt January elections would not give the nation lime to build up (lie necessary political parties. He pointed out that such parties were vital for the support ot new political figures if Japan's government was going io take on a new complexlon Konoye said MacArthur had indicated his desire for woman suffrage in Japan but that the Japanese government had received no formal Instructions wi the matter and felt that Japanese women. (Turn To Bags I. Column St —- - O Some Meat Rationing To End September 30 ' ’ Washington, Sept. 22 fUI’lLower grades of beef, veal and lamb will go off the ration list Sept 30. the office of price administration announced officially last night. On that date OPA plans to cut ration points' to zero on canner. cutter and utility grades of be.-f and lower grades of iamb and veal. Rationing will continue on commercial, good and choice grades of beef and on pork and higher grades of lamb. — o — City Employe Dies , r ' Suddenly Friday Charles Brown Dies At Municipal Plant Charles Brown, 63. veteran city employe, dropped dead of a heart attack at 4:40 o'clock Friday evening while at work at the municipal light and power plant. Brown, whose home is at 225 Grant street, had been a fireman al the city plant for the past In years. He was born in Union township February 4. 18H2. the son of Matthew and Margaret Raveri Brown, and was a lifelong real- : dent of this community. He was a member of the Chttrch of God. Surviving are the wife, formerly Carrie Sudduth: two daughters, Mrs. Leland May and Mrs, Waiter Bollinger, both of Decatur; two sons, Pvt. Roiiert W Brown, stationed at Bridgeton. N J . but now home on furlough, and < har- ' les, Jr., at home, one sister, Mrs. Emma Roth of Monroeville; and five grandchildren. Including Pfc. William Bollinger of Camp Claiborne. La. Twin sops and one brother are deceased. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday at the home and »» 2 o'clock at the Chui ch of God. with the Rev. Glen Marshall officiating. Burial will be Decatur cemetery The body wil be removed from the Blat-k funeral home to the residence Sunday morning, and friends may call after 1 p. nt.

Marshall Discusses Discharges With Congressmen |HHN| BF* If ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF Gen. George C. Marshall, left, undertakes personally to hall the mounting congresisonal attacks on the Army's demobilization program by addressing a special meeting of ail mem Iters of Congress in the Library auditorium on the problem of getting the hoys back home Shown almve with the Army chief are, left to right. Representative Andrew J. May, Senator Alben W. Barkley, Secretary of War Robert I*. Patterson and Senator Elbert I' Thomas.

6. E. Will Expand i Fori Wayne Works Build New Factory, Double Employment With tho announcement by M.E. l*ord, Fort Wayne General Electric Works manager, that the ■company would build a 13,000,000 magnet wire plant in Fort Wayne. \ as part of a 112,000,000 post-war expanbion program, the future expansion of the Decatur works, It was indicated, largely depends on the disposal of Plant No. 2. erected here in 1942 to provide facilities for Increased war production. The local plant, containing ap proximately 70,000 square feet of floor splice, I* being offered for sale or lease by the Reconstruc-' lion Finance Corp. It was built by the Defense Plant Corp., north j of G. E. plant I, and occuph*d by the company throughout the war period In the production of motors ■ and materials tor lite armed for ces. More than 1,500 persons were employed in the two buildings during the past three years. Mr. I .ord also announced that the huge Supercharger plant, also erected by the DPC on Taylor. street in Fort Wayne, would not be purchased by the company. It I is being offered for sale or lease by the RFC. It contains nearly 750,000 square feet of floor space, and the Immensity of the structure is not adaptable for G. E use, it was stated. The new magnet wire plant will be erected on West State Boulevard extended, and the site has already been purchased from Elam Sprunger. The building (Turn To Pu’« *. Column 2) ■ o Red Cross Secretaries To Meet In South Bend Executive secretaries of the Rod i Cross chapters In Northern Indiana will meet in South Bend on October 1 and 2, it was announced today from the national office in Alexandria, Va. Mrs. Ruth Hollingsworth, secretary of the local home service office, has been invited to attend. I The conference will discuss orgarizational and administrative problems arising in their chapters. Tuberculosis Clinic At Berne Postponed The regular free tuberculo-is clinic. scheduled to be held at Berne next Thursday, has been postponed until November, W. Guy Brown, president of the Adams county tuberculosls association, announced today. ... a Postponement was necessitated by a change In clinical procedure at the Irene Byron suniiorium. The clinic is one of four conducted an nually under the sponsorship of the Adams county association.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, September 22,1945

Program Observes Constitution Week A program in observance* o' tho 15Nth aniversary of the* adoption of the American constitution w.ts I held a* the Decatur high school ; yesterday. Frank Lundin, a high school i senior, gave an inspiring address i <>n the constitution. A motion pic- , ture showing the highlights of the adoption and privileges granted to American citizen*: under their con stitutional form of government ; was shown. —.. o » Henry A. Kohne Dies Laie Friday Night Funeral Services On Monday Morninq Henry A. Kohne. 55. well known i retired Washington township farmI er. died at 11:30 o’clock last night, 'following an extended Hines*. Mr. Kohne was a son of Gerhart and Rose Kohne. Hie father was one of tho early settlers In thia county. He was born September 26. 1 and devoted his younger years t<» farming. The deceased was a member of ■St. Mary'!* Catholic church and of I the Holy Name society. Surviving are the following brothers and sIstOM, Mine Clara Kohne. Mrs. Leo Giillg, William and Edward Kohne of this city; Mrs. Anna Schneider and Mrs, Henderson of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will Im* held a' 9 o'clock Monday morning at St. ; Mary’s church, the Very Rev. Msgr. Joseph J Seimclz officiating. Burial will be In the Catholic cemetery, The body will be moved from ! the Gillig and Doan funeral home ’o the Kohne residence on Decatur i route four thU evening anl may I be viewed utter 8 o'clock. Members of the Holy Name society are requested to meet at the Kohne home Sunday evening al 5 o'clock to recite the rosary. —— .in lIQIW <1 W — No Appeal Is Filed In Eviction Suit At noon today no appeal had y«t been filed in the evictton suit of Mrs. Amelia Christen vs. Mrs. Thomas Leonard, et al Following a decision in the case thia week, the household goods of Mrs. Leonard were moved from the prapremise on Fifth street to a siorage room on South Second street. Mrs. ChrLten owns the property and wishes to occupy It as her residence, the evidence roveajed. The petition tor s'ay of execution on the- grounds of military service of parties involved was denied by the court and the premises ordered vacated. Mrs. has two sons in the army and her daughter's husband. Edward Ehinger, also is in the navy. Mrs. Ebinger lived with ber mother.

May Quiz Marshall On Dewey Letters Asked To Withhold Pearl Harbor Data Washington, Sept. 22 (UP) — Congress expects to aek «b n George ('. Marshall about reports that he dissuaded Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York from disclosing certain information about Pearl Harbor In the presidential campaign last year. Republican National Chairman Herbert Brownell. Jr., confirmed in New York yesterday that Dewey had withheld crucial fact* about the Pearl Harbor disaster at Marshall's request. Whether Dewey himself will he a witness before the special congressional committee about to In vevtigate Pearl Harbor la prohlenfatical. There Im -omo sentiment within the 10-man joint committee *o have the defeated candidate tell ItU own story about the episode. But there is iilsolmJl -f tiiat Dew ey wouldn't Im* able to tell anything that Marshall couldn't give more fully Dewey himself said yesterday in Albany that he was willing to testify but "I have no Information that Is not available from direct government source.*.” Manshall is scheduled to be one of the principal witnesses when the committee Imglns public hear Ings, anyhow IL- already has been mentioned in previous investigations as -haring the responsibility for the lack of preparednew tha’ gave the Japanese such a tremendous inl'ial success. In any event, the two letters which Marshall is said to have addressed to Dewey during the presidential campaign are expected to be made a part of the record during committee hearings. Brownell confirmed that Dewey had received two “confidential” letters from Marshall at that time. Committee members generally were wary about commenting on a Life magazine article that said Dewey "knew the full story of Pearl Harbor” during the campaign but refrained from using it. ben. Homer Ferguson, IL. Mich., said for quotation, however, that he believed 'all original evidence should be produced in order that we may have all the facts.” He added he hoped the public would "withhold judgment until all the facts are known.” Two Fighter Pilots Killed In Collision Miami. Fla.. Hept. 22- (UP) — Navy officials invent (gated today the wreckage of two fighter planes which crashed into downtown Mia mi. killing the two pilots, after a collision in the air. They locked together af’ar the colli ion and spun tn earth In one mass last night. They split apart just before they crashed.

Filling Stations Ration Gasoline, Close Down As Oilmen's Strike Spreads

MacArthur Central Political Figure Hot Controversy On Demobilization —— I Washington. Sept. 22 —(UP)— General Douglas MacArthur Is a central figure today |u a hot post war political controversy over demobilization In which the next development will be In the senate Monday. On that day administration leaders will renew their requests for confirmation of Dean Acheson as undersecretary of state. A favorable vote Is expected. But It will come only after some sharp di* cussion of Acheson's rebuke this week directed at MacArthur who announced he shortly would be able to reduce the occupation forces In Japan to 200,000 men. • The state department evidently construed the statement as an lu- | dication that MacArthur and not Washington would outline fundamental policies in Japan. The war department was hard hit by the announcement because it gave ammiinkioii to powerful <otigivssion al forces Which are demanding faster demobll Isat ion. MacArthur said yesterday that the terms of the Potsdam declaiatlon were being absolutely enfor ,-ed upon Japan. In an interview with Hugh Baillie, prealdent <»i United Press, MacArthur said he was "abolishing" the Japanese army and that of the navy there shortly would remain only specimen remnants suitable for scientific or museum purposes. He foresaw a long (M < ujHitloii of Japan “many years to fulfill the terms of surrender." Tills interview reucb«| the I'n ited Hutes in tlse midst of uproar in which left wing and other elements have been denouncing Mik Arthur on charges of being soft in handling Japan. f'onimuiilst comieni nation of MacArthur has been especially bitter. accompanied by charges, that he supports “Fascist elements" In the Philippines Some of this nitty be discussed when Acheson's confirmation is proposed again. His name came before the senate last Thursday but debate iiascd on bis rebuke to MacArthur postponed ac(Turn To fax* I. Column 4) ——o- — Aerial Circus Here Sunday Aflernoon City's First Air Circus Is Planned The first air circus In Decatur's history will be held at McComb field Sunday afternoon horn 2 to 5 o'clock, with thousands of persons expected to throng to the area tn witness the aerial maneuvers and parachute contest. Bob McCdmb, airport manager in charge of the show, stated today that all preparations are complete. and only inclement weather will prevent the show going on as scheduled. In event rain prevents the show tomorrow, the circus will be rescheduled for Sunday, September 30. Included in the aerial circus will l»e the following features: ribbon cutting, formation Hying, dog lighting, parachute jumping contests, slow rolls and loops, snap rolls, Aetoma light plane acrobatics, slow flying exhibition hy Uncle Thud, acrobatics in lowwing Fairchild plane by McComb,' inverted flying exhibitions, bsrrel rolls and spins, dead stick landings. The circus is sponsored by Adams Post 43, American Legion, who will bo In charge of gate receipts. Admission will tie 50 cents per person, with service men and women in uniform and children under 12 years of age admitted without charge. Traffic will be directed by city, county and state police.

Romania Fears U. S., Britain Refuse Treaty May Refuse To Sign Peace Treaty With Groza Government London, Sept. 22 — (UPt —- Informed Romanian sources expressed concern today that the I ulled States and Britain may refuse to sign a peace treaty with Romania if Russia persists in her support of tin- Groza government. They said Romantan communists, chief backers of the Groza regime, recognized the possibility and were prepared to stake their country's future on Soviet cooperation alone Tft- five power council of foreign ministers, which was considering the Balkan problems, post potted a meeting scheduled for II a. In today There was no Immediate explanation of the |H>stponement. Both the United States ami Britain have refused to recognize the government of Premier Petre Groza on grounds that it is dominated by communists and I- not representative of the Romanian I people as a whole American Balkan experts s.-ld Bulgarian < ommunlsts had envisaged a similar arrangement for the Soviet SU|l|Hirle<| ( -oiglev government in Sofia and were astonished when Moscow yielded last month to Anglo-American demands for fl postponement in Bulgarian elections. These experts be||eyed Ri|»la would be willing to make certain < <HI< ession- Io meet Anglo Ameri can objections io the Bulgarian government, I>tt< would stand pat on the present Romanian regime They liased this on the assumption that, Bulgaria was not as firmly within the Soviet orbit as Romania. The Bulgarian ami Romanian issues Were aiftong lite tborni- u confronting the big live foreign ministers' conference. Russia, meantime, was moving tinilatcrnlly toward reinforcing iter bargaining position in regard to still another former enemy state - Hungary The Budapest correspomlent of the London News (’!trunl< !>- reported that a five-year "economic (Turn To Page 6, Column t>) Kirchhofer Rites Sunday Afternoon Retired Former Dies At County Hospital • Funeral services for Amos A. Kirchhofer, 72, prominent retired Wabash township farmer, will be i held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Menmmlte church in i Berne, with Rev. (' A. Schmid, i pastor of the Cross Evangelical' and Reformed church, officiating. | Burial will be in the M. It. E i cemetery, west of Berne. Mr. Kirchhofer took 111 Thurs-; day night and was brought to the I Adams county memorial hospital yesterday He died yesterday afternoon from a Imwel obstruction. Mr. Kirchhofer made his home with his son. Wilbur, of near Geneva. Rufus Kirchhofer of la-catur route two, also ia a son. Other survivors hit hide: a daughter, Mrs. Reuben U-hman of; Berne: II grandchildren: five; btothera, John of Berne: Joseph of Chicago; William of Columbus.' Ohio; David of Hutchinson. Kan., and Eli of Dalton, Ohio. One sis-' ter, Mrs. Matilda Habegger of Berne, also survives. The body was moved from the Yager funeral home to the Wilbur Kirchhofer farm home today, where friends may call.

Price Four Cents.

Government Calls Company And Union Representatives To Conference Tuesday By United Press Breakdown of the nation's vital motor tratwportatlon wax threatened today ax filling xtatlonc either rationed gasoline or ilo-ed down In the wake of mushrooming petroleum Industry strikes in sl< states. So serious wan the altuatlon 'hat the government called oil company and union representatives to meet Tue-day In Chit ago in an effort to end work stoppages by some 25,0tt0 refinery workers tying up fuel output In three major refining areas. The strikers demand 3b percent wage Immo-u to compensate for peacetime cutbacks on working hours ami overtime. This wage demand accounted for most of thfl 2On.<MtO Idle In labor di-putes throughout the country. Resumption of gasoline rationing was ordered effective Halay in Toledo. (l B where every refinery was down and Incoming supplies were dwindling. "Fill ‘er up" proved a shortlived poet war phrase in the big industrial <|ty. in Detroit, its automotive Industry already crippled by strikes. It wa- estimated that 4« percent of the city's 3.400 gasoline stationa had closed last night for lack ot HSUpplltw. Checker cabs were 10 Im taken off the streets there tonight .is their gas tan out. Most Ann Arbor, Mich., filling -rations had closed down. The remaining operators said they had 1 litth s < rvi At Flint. M.- h., wholesalers and a’aiion operators :n«t and decided to hold back 4,non gallons of gasoline for eniergen<y needs. Fourteen thousand workers werti ou' at refineries and pipeline companies in Ho- rich Texa- coastal oil producing area, and motorists there ». te warned th.Vt they would j.iv< ii ■ i,. .! <-r Hiippiie. w<-ra exhausted. Gasol|n» on hand in Chlcagd was expected to last only one or two weeks, oil company executives nd ('li w.i ii.iwi hi' by litdown of five Ids Calumet area refineries. (inly one larg® producer, Standard Oil C>. of Indiana, remained optraHng Standard employes, member? of an Independent union, have resisted effort* of OWIU members to enlist them as strikers in the cause of wage inerea-ex The Independence unionists also have asked a :w percent pay raise and turned down a company offer of 15 per* cent. City officials In Toledo camped down on free-for-all sale and formed a committee to issue gasoline rationing cards to essential auto users. A meatless week end loomed also for many Toledo residents. Oil workers picketed the Toledo food hi‘ kcr co., operators of an oil plant. The city already was besot i . (Tun To Bag* 4, Column 2)

Gigantic • Thrilling DECATUR’S FIRST AIR CIRCUS McComb Field TOMORROW 2 P. M. t<» 5 P. M. First show of its kind ever held in Decatur. Sponsored By Adams Post 43 American Legion