Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 228, Decatur, Adams County, 27 September 1945 — Page 1

, XLIIL, No. 228.

FURTHER CUT FORESEEN IN ARMY FORCES

(Inference On 1 Strike Is ■Deadlock labor Department Conciliator Asks J/ove To Washington By United Press I, Warren, chief of the L.hor departments concllUM .<*uc. wan summoned today IS|k apparently-deadlocked oil Sc ,i« an ail industry xpokesant shortages of gasoline sections of the eastern jHuard by next week, |Kt.ators. Warren asked them to the conference to WashAfter three days of eonferthe labor and management still appeared to from agreement. gave both sides until afternoon to decide whether negotiations in WashHon tomorrow or Saturday S spokesman for one oil comMy said the industry represent*S. were ready to go to the capl- ■ The labor representatives met Hjee Kit- the point. appeared at the conferK room in Chicago a few mlnafter receiving a telephone Hfroii: Justice William L. Knous. ■ the Colorado supreme court, ■n has been chairman of the cooHat ion panel seeking to effect a Hlemant in the strike of 26,000 Kn- ry workers. ■barren said he had been asked ■ the secretary of labor to take ■>r the temporary chairmanship fl Ih * ‘onclliatlon panel from Hous, lie «aid he had been in Bk«g<j for several days on other K n« -■ Hhortly before Warren’s surprise ■peaianu- at the conciliation Ketlng, Daniel T. Pierce, assistBt to the president of the Sinclair ■ Company, told reporters the Btfereme might be moved to ■xshington If a settlement could t be reached at Chicago. Pierce ( ald that if the conference we held at Washington, secrety of labor Lewis B. SchwellenUh would act as mediator. An oil company spokesman ateding the industry's tabor-man-leraent strike reference in Chico said a survey showed that khmond, Va„ would be the fi»'*t dtern city to feel the pinch of » gasoline shortage. He said ere would be "spot shortage-*” motor fuel at Richmond beginlag Oct. 1. Unless the strike at gulf coast Bfineries is settled, he said the uolhie shortage will hit Norfolk f Oct. 4. Washington Oct. 5. New wk Oct. 7, Providence Oct. 9, M Boston Oct. 10. The spokesman said that unless resent stocks are replenished, erfolk will be out of gasoline hy set 16 and New York by Oct. 25. The bulk ot the gasoline supply or eastern cities l« shipped by ankr-r from refineries on the Teals coast Across the nation, 678.986 perlons already were made Idle by ’hor disputes, and other thousmda were walking out. The total includes 200,000 garment workers who refused to cross picket linos striking building service emin New York. It does not -‘nrlssh the rest ot an estimated (Turn To P»,<» I, Column • ) Scheuler Memorial Services Sunday Memorial services for Pfc. Vic,or Scheuler of Preble township. «k*<atur route one, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2: SO o’clock •• the Preble Lutheran church. »>'h the Rev. Adolph F. Koehler, W»tor, officiating. J* tc Srheuier died August 3tn * * <l *’ senerai hospital Its north*‘ni Italy of a kidney infection. °<mocwat thermometer readings s -w am. M 16:80 a m ~Z n 00,1 71 2 * < «......n WEATHER Occasional sSiewmre and "•""dtrotorme tonight and Pricy- Cooler Friday adteraoon. Wuch “W«r Friday night

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Occupation Os Jap Homeland Continues Hiqh-Point Troops To Be Sent Home Tokyo, Hept. 27— (UP) —The U, H. 10th army in the Ryukyu* is inactivated and more than )3,000 high-point troops In the Japanese theater are being sent home beglmnng next week. It was announced today. Japan's ancient capital. Kyoto, was taken over by troops ot the U, H. 6th army as the occupation of the Japanese homeland swung forward. Japanese army units throughout the country ware reported burnIpg their regimental colors as Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s redeployment and occupation program went on. Heventy-seventh Infantry division veterans of Okinawa were due to land at Aomori in northern Honshu. The division will move to Otaru on Hokkaido, the northernmost Island of Japan* next week. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell and Mdj. Gen. Frank W. Merrill ot the famous Merrill's Marauders arrived in Tokyo to pay their respects to Mat Arthur. They will return to the United States soon. Their future assignments were not revealed. Hupreme headquarters, announcing the Inactivation of Stilwell's 10th army, said the command It held in the Ryukyu* will Ire turned over to army forces of the western Pacific. Regular army men and lowpoint troops of the 10th army will ire assigned to unspecified duties in the Pacific while the high-pointers will return to the United Slates. Headquarters also announced that the 43rd division, part of the eighth army in the Tokyo area, was living reformed with high point men of other organixatlons for shipment home. The homebound troops will begin nest week to board ships which have Just arrived with part of the 97th division, the first combat unit to reach Japan from the European theater. Those returning include 442 officers and 3,265 men of the 43rd division. Being transferred from other units are 20 officers and 566 men of the 112th regimental combat team. 130 officers and 1,280 men of the American division. 206 officers and 4,450 men of the first cavalry division, and four officers and 3,400 men of the 11 th corps. Sixth army troops took over Kyoto from an advance party of 25 public relations officers, other military personnel and correspondents.

Quotes MacArthur On Occupation Length Newsman Takes Issue With Army Officer Dallas, Tex, Sept. 27—(L’P)An American newspaperman today took issue with an army spokesman who denied that Gen. Douglas MacArthur had stated that the occupation of Japan might require no longer than six months. E. M. Dealcy, president of the Dallas Morning New*s. said that he and two other newspaper execufives heard MacArthur make the statement when they were at luncheon with the General In Yokohama on Sept. 5. Dealey quoted MacArthur as saying that the occupation could be completed in six months, “if we are not too ruthless and cruel’ with the Japanese. t Dealey said his story of the luncheon Interview with MacArthur could be confirmed by W. RWalton, managing editor cf the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune and Frank R. Ablgren. executive editor of tW Memphis (Tenn.) Com-mercial-Appeal. The statement attributed to MacArthur Im* denied bj a spokesman for the Allied supreme commander after It received wide publication and touched off a raging controversy in this country. Dealey referred to verbatim notes in his diary written during the interview. He «aW the question asked MacArthur was: •ueneral MacArthur, bow long will the army of occupation have (Turn To Bm* L Column 6)

Hirohito Calls On MacArthur At U. S. Embassy Report Emperor Is Pledged To Fulfill Terms Os Surrender Tokyo, Sept. 27— (UPl—lnformed sources said that Emperor Hirohito. during an unprecedented visit with Gen. Douglas .MacArthur today, promised to do everything in his power to insure faithful fulfillment of the surrender terms. (A BBC broadcast by NBC said it was "strongly believed" in Tokyo that Hirohito expressed to MacArthur his willingness to abdicate. The broadcast said the Japanese constitution already was being redrafted to provide for the abdication.) Contents of the conversation between the supreme allied commander and the emperor who must flbey his orders were not divulged, but Japanese sources believed Hirohito also pledged all possible aid in rebuilding Japan into a Democratic. peaceful nation. Hirohito called on MacArthur al the American embassy and talked with him for more than a half hour with only the emperor's interpnter present. The meeting, largely social, broke a precedent of more than 2.000 years. Premier Prince Naruhlko Higa-shl-Kunl left his official residence this afternoon to call on the emperor. There was no Immediate indication whether the visit was connected with Hirohitos conversation with MacArthur or an earlier report regarding a possible reshuffle of the Japanese cabinet. The bespectacled "Son of Heaven,’’ Immaculately attired in top hat and morning dress, was received by MacArthur in bi* customary summer khaki uniform with op.-u---necked shirt. An NBC broadcast from Tokyo quoted MacArthur's personal photographer a* saying that Hirohito bowed to and shook hands with MacArthur upon entering the spacious embassy living room. He said MacArthur extended his hand In greeting.) Leaving the embassy. Hirohito

(Turn To Page 7, Column 4) Refuses To Dismiss Anti-Trust Charges Railroad* Banking Officials Overruled Lincoln. Neb.. Sept. 27 —(UP) Federal Judge John W- Deiehant refused today to dismiss 47 railroad* and 90 railroad and hanking officials from charges of violating the Hhcrman anti-trust by ratefixing and by allegedly discouraging improvements in service and equipment. Judge Deiehant, however, ordered the department of Justice to present a modified bill of particulars to the court on Oct. 22. He informed defense counsel that h “would not be held to any such narrow length of time for answer. The Judge declared that many of the defanoe counaal'a requests for particular* were "of infinitesimal character.” The defense had asked the government to furnish particular* or. 929 demands. The court ordered the government to furnish only a few enumerated details. Only a few attorneys and a half doxen spectators were In the courtroom while Judge Deiehant read the 60 page decision. He read one hour and 20 minutes. The court held that the caae, described as one of the most important in the Justice, department's drive against national and international industrial combinations, "followed the accepted style of other case* under the Sherman anti-trust act." Deiehant, in addition to his denial of defense c«unsei * motion to dismiss, also refused t 6 strike any portion of the government's case, and refused to grant separate motion* of J. P- Morgan Co., and Kuhn. Loeb A Co., for dismissal. The coßsplrsvy caae. Bled more (Turn To Page 7, Cotuma «)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, September 27,1945

Paddy Greets His Famous Pop C 118 LT. COL. JAMES P. DEVEREUX gets acquainted with his 11-year-old son, Paddy, following their first reunion in four years as the colonel arrived in Washington, I). C. Heroic commander of the defending forces on Wake island. Colonel Devereux has spent m arly four years infprlsoned by the Japanese. The child was accompanied by his maternal grandparents with whom be has lived since the death of bis mother following his father’s capture.

Plans To Merge Army And Navy Abandoned Single Department Plans Are Dropped Washington, Sept. 27—(UP)—Congressional leaders said today that proposals to merge the army and navy into a single new department of national defense have peen abandoned, at least for the present. Chairman Carl Vinson, D., Ga., of the house naval affairs committee told newsmen flatly that "there will be no merger.” He said there was “no chance” of the proposal being considered at this time and added: "I hope It's off forever.” "I don't think you can merge the army and navy,” May said. “I am against it. However, we Should keep the joint chiefs of staff which worked out so well during the war." Chairman David I. Walsh, D., Mass., nf the senate naval affairs committee, said he also understood there was no plan for a merger at this time and that It would not Im* recommended — at least until the army and navy readjust themselves to a normal peacetime basis. Legislation to establish"“ , 'thc peacetime size of the navy is now before Vinson's committee. Army legislation is being held up until Ihe number of troops needed for occupation is more closely determined. Vfason said his committee had President Truman's approval to proceed In determining the navy's peacetime strength without considering the question of unifying the armed forces. Mr. Truman told congress in a message earlier this month that he would have a communication during the current session on unifying the services, but did not express himself for or against it. United Pres* staff correspondent James C. McGlincy reported from Tokyo more recently that a unification proposal, supported by the army air forces and backing general of the army Douglas MacArthur for secretary of national defense, was in the hands of the joint chiefs of staff. There ha* been no discussion of unification of the services at any of the naval committee's hearings on tbc postwar fleet. —o 1,200 Hoosiers Lost Jobs During Last Week Indianapolis, Sept. 27-(UP) — Fewer than 1,200 Hoosier worker* lost their John m a result of employment reductions during the week ending Sept. 21, Jahn K. Jennings, state director of the U. H. Employment Service, raid today. Surveys in seven major Indiana labor market areas Indicated a rapid drop in layoff* since the two weeks Aug. 11-24, when 43,000 workent were cut from payroll*. Jennings said. More than 23,000 openings existed in Indiana for Job seekem last week, he added.

Police Give Stern Warnings To Vandals Against Depredation Decatur police today i-sued stern warning against the continued practice ot vandalism which has broken out in lhe city in recent nights. Considerable property damage ha* been reported to police, along with throwing of tomatoes which has added to the damage. The approaching Halloween season will not excuse such vandalism. Ed P. Miller, police chief stated, and rigorous prosecution will follow further depredations. * One-Third Os Meats Off Rationing List Lower Grades Off Ration List Sunday Washington, Hept. 27—(UP) With civilian meat supplies rapidly swelling In volume, the office of price administration annotfneed today that one-third of all meats will be taken off the ration list next Humlay. Chief item* to become ration free with the beginning of the October rationing porlod are lower grades of beef, lower grades of veal and lamb, hamburger, sausage and luncheon meats. Canning and cutter are the names of lhe lower beef grades. Ix>w grades of veal and lamb are classified as cull. Pork, whifh is still scarce, will continue at It* present point value* for all cut* except pork hearts, livers and tongue*, which will be ration free. The better grades of beef, veal and lamb, particularly cuts such as steaks, roaats and chops, will retain their present point values. Other les* favored cuts, such as short ribs, plates, flanks, shanks, and breasts, will become point free regardless of grade. Butter, margarine, lard and other fat* and oil* will retain their preseiit point values. The OPA pointed out. however, that the public would have many more red point* with which Io buy them Itecause fewer points will be needed for meat. The same number of red points as csual--50 per ration periodwill be Issued to each ration book holder Oct. 1. On that date red stamps 111 through VI in war ration book four will become good for 10 point* each. Red stamps V 2 through Z 2 expire Sept. 30. In addition to other red point changes for October, canned fish will go down two to thgee points on ail varieties. The total civilian meat supply will l>e 11 percent higher in October thsn It was during September. The piece by piece removal of rationing has now given American consumers free access to all the canned canned milk, cheese and lower grade meats they can find on their store shelves.

tWar Secretary Reveals Cut Below 1,950,000 White House Figure

Truman Stands Pat On Jobless Pay Bill President Irked At Senate 'Let-Down' Washingion, Hept. 27— (UP) — President Truman told Democratic members of the House Ways and Means committee today that he felt the Senate had "let him down," and that he was standing by his original proposal* for expanding unemployment compensation. The 12 Democratic members met with the President for about 45 minutes. White House press secretary Charles Ross later told newsmen of Mr. Truman's po-itlon. The Democrats were called to the White House after the House Ways and Means committee gave him his first major rebuff two days ago by voting 14 to !<• to shelve the administration* unemployment compensation bill. Os today* meeting. Ross said Mr Truman "-poke vigorously and said he stood pat on 26 weeks and 125 and he eaid the Senate had let him down and he expected the House not to do so." Chairman Robert L. Doughton, D. N.C., of the committee appeared -.-harp and obviously angry when he left the White House. When asked what had transpired during the conference, he snapped at reporters: “ft was the President's conference. He called us down here and it is up to him to stay anything that is to Ih> said.” •‘Do you think,” a reported asked. "there ia any lietter chance now for the unemployment compensation legislation?" "I've not a word to say,” Doughton replied sharply. "It Io up to the committee." “Are you going to call the committee together on the subject?" he was asked "The committee wants it," the (Turn To Pag» *, Column 7) U. S. Casualties Total 1,070,672 Washington, Sept. 27 -(UP) — U. 8. casualties in World War II were computed today at 1,070,672. This was a reduction of 594 from the total computed a week ago, due chiefly to adjustment* In the missing category. The total Included 260.386 dead, 651.964 wounded, 34.05a missing and 124,272 prisoners.

Report Received On Monday Contingent 15 Men Accepted From Two Groups The Adam* county selective service board today received notice that 15 members of Monday's contingent sent to Indianapolis for preinduction physical examinations were accepted for service with,the nation's armed forces. Monday's contingent was in two groups. 13 In the regular call, and 17 for reexamination of previously rejected men 18 to 25 years of age. The nine accepted Q<>m the regular contingent are: Vernon Henry .Macke. Roy Leon Sprunger, Delmer Frederick Thieme, Otto Walter Anton Thieme, Richard Eugene Roe, Qlhel Lea Whitacre, Roger Lester Hlngletoh, George Edward Moody and Glenn Truman Sheets. The six a«-epted from the reexamination group are: Robert Dale Schrock, Richard Howard llunsold, Arthur Dale Habegger, Howard Elmer Baumg*tner. Harold Max Swygart and Donald Ray Fifer. w Samuel B. Schwartz, a con■clentioiyi objector, was accepted for duty at a«clnllan work camp after passing bls final type examItAtion. °

China Presses For Study Os Japan's Fate * Big Five Council Is Reguested To Set Definite Dote BULLETIN London, Sept. 27 —(UP)— Informed American source* said Soviet foreign commitaar V. M. Molotov insisted today that the term* of th* Potsdam agreement excluded France and China from discussions of Balkan peace treaties. London, Hept. 27—(UP) —A reliable source said today China has asked the foreign ministers' conference to set a definite date for big five consideration of the fate of Japan. The Chinese request was said to have been included in a memorandum submitted by foreign minister Wang Shih-Chieh for action before the conference adjourns, possibly this week-end. While China and Britain »up ported the American refusal to discuss Japanese issues at the current meeting, Wang was understood to lie pressing for at least agreement on when the subjects will he taken up. Informants said the Chinese imlieved postponement of discussions dealing with Japan until late November or December — when the foreign ministers’ council is slated to hold its next meeting was not desirable. Russia lias proposed that the big five establish an Allied control council for Japan with an American as chairman to replace the present all-American set-up. U. H. secretary of state James F. Byrnes, Soviet foreign commissar V. M. Moiotov and British foreign secretary Ernest Bevin met today for a private* session before the opening of the full plenary session with the Frencdi and Cliin<-s<- ministers. The policy of preliminary big three meetings was adopted earlier this week in the hope that some ticklish issues could lie tlirashod out In advance. Meanwhile, resentment flared (Turn To Page 7. Column 6) Soviet Union Marshal To Visit Washington Washington, Sept. 27 —(UP) — Tlie White Hou-e announced today • hat Marshal of the Soviet Union Gregor! Zhukov will viait this country in early October, arriving by air in New York City on Oct. 4 and continuing later to Washington. Enrollment In Rural Schools Shows Drop 46-Pupil Decrease Reported This Year Enrollment in the rural and Geneva high schools and the township grades. u;» to last Saturday when the first official report was made to Lyuraii L. Hann, county superintendent of schock, showed a loss of 46 pupils over n year ago. « There were 2.475 pupils enrolled tn the county schools, exclusive of Decatur and Berne. A year ago registrations were 2,621. The report shows 1866 gradS pupile, compared to 1888 last year. High students numbered 609 this yesr and 633 in 1944. The six parochial schools in the townships have anoenrollment of 274 this year, compared Io 256 fault y&r. •

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Robert Patterson Sworn Into Office As War Secretary To Succeed Stimson Washington. Hept. 27—(UP)— Sec retary of war Robert P. Patterson revealed t»>day tffst by next summer the army may be* cut well below the strength of 1,950,000 which the White House recently indicated as the goal for next July 1. Pointing out that the White House figure Included 320,000 men who would be in the process ot discharge, he said that even on the basis of present estimates the army's strength would be only 1,630,060 a few weeks after July 1. He made the estimate at a press conference an hour after he was sworn In officially a* secretary of war succeeding Henry L. Htimson who retired last week. Patterson said personnel will be discharged from the army as fast as possible, irrespective ot the future site ot the army* The future aIM of the army, he said, will not become a determining factor in the rate of discharges until next April when a decision is made on the army's future strength. Patterson said present plana contemplate releasing by the end of next June ail but 1,066,600 ot the 8,000,000 that were in the army as of V-E day and utlliiinff the draft and the voluntary enlistment system to provide the better part of 1,000,000 replacements. In an appeal for continuing the draft, he said selective service calls should continue in simple Justice to the men who served in winning the war and now are entitled to discharge. "We will do our best to get as many volunteers as possible,’* Patterson said. "But no one who has studied the situation has the view that we can get enough volunteers to do the occupational Job and give our oversea* forces th** support they should have. "If selective service should be abandoned at once, the people should face the fact that it would m«-an thaf a large lumber of men who have seen hard service In the war and are now scheduled to be released will be retained In the army, for the benefit of men who have not served at all.” He said the army Is counting on continued selective service calls of 50,000 men s month, together with an estimated volunteer enlistment of 30,000 pu* month over 10 months, to provide replacements permitting release of veterans with long service. Patterson said more than 1,000.* 000 men have been discharged since Germany was defeated-I-ast week the discharge rate was 17,000 a day. This week the rate reached 26,000 a day. By Christmas more than 3,000,000 men will be discharged. He said the discharge program is lantnd to take time when It is realised that six out of seven men now in the army will be discharged within the year, and that the army is spread aronnu the world. "We will beat thy schedule* If shipping, and other conditions make it possible," he said. “We have beaten schedules before. "We will not keep men In the •ervice to give job* or rank to higher officers, or because we want a large army or because ot any long range policy for the (Turn To Page 7, Column C) One Man Killed In Streetcar Runaway Cincinnati, Sept, 27— (UP) — Ont* man was killed and at least 35 persons were injured todsy when a runaway streetcar operated by a beginner motorman struck a car and sandwiched It against another \roliey then bunt into flames. PssosaffFfff fought their way out <»f windows to escape the fire Morrto Rosenthal, Cincinnati, driver of the automobile, was dead when his body was pried from the tightly compressed more than an bour ? taier.