Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 29 September 1945 — Page 1

. XLIII..' No. 230.

TRIKE THREATENS WHITING OIL REFINERY

Izh Are To Ise Bavarian lbs At Once ■iscnhower Tells fatton To Purge flazis Hold-Overs Germany. Sept 29 IK Ceil. George S I’aiton left |n,h headquarter* in Bavaria S r and on hie arrival probably an immediate purge of Sii.iziH remaining in municipal office*. S'loii was believed io have gotiKo. final denazification orders during a 2 1-2 hour conwith Gen. Dwight D. Elsat the supreme commanheadqnartera fibre. summoned Patton ■r«- him to explain hie stewardMin Bavaria, where Patton had Hjt'r.i retaining sum.- secondary ■fh-lal army In vest'gators re■rd that at leant 20 Nazis still ■ holding office* in Pat'on'* ocMnion zone a* of yeaterday. ■rr'ibowrr was believed to have ■riab-l hU previous directive ■ng upon all military govern■t officers to oust Nazi party ■tlx-r* from all but laborer's ■ In lio’h the government and ■> inefficency. Batin:;, military governor of BaBia. had wanted to return to hi* Bdquar'er* last night, but ElsBower was believed to have preBed on him to remain here overBl because of bad weather, ■either Eisenhower nor Patton Bild comment on what tran-plred ■ ihdr conference. Eisenhower ■raised a statement "a* soon a* ■sre anything to say." That may ■ be until next week. luge Icebergs Are fireal To Soldiers 11 Artic Radio Men Are Returning Home Narsarssuak, Greenland. Sept. 29 (UP)— Huge iceberg* off the H teas! of Greenland today menH a U. 8. army transport ranting 11 soldier* from the Ari radio-weather outpost where ry had b?en marooned for elgnt rath*. Swept by wind* and tide, the tbrrgs were rapidly closing the Un passage from Skjoldung.m wd. where the soldier* boarded e transport Belle lale. Th< ship wa* scheduled to bring to Nar*ars*uak, headquart's of the Greenland base com■nd. eastern defense command, rive hundred pounds of explus *• were used Thursday to blast Path for the U. S. Coast Guard liter Storla past a massive leaweighing an estimated 1.60 S »» which blocked the narrow ard’s exit. Hrturnlng board the Belle Isle n th* first lap of their redeploy•®t to the United State* was Sgt. A. English of Bushnell, 111 ■ivil War Vets Are o Hold Encampment Columbus. O„ Sept. 29 —(UP)— ’«ly a handful of Ci»H War vetwere Included today among "' hundred* of delegate* arrlvfor the 79th annual national ™ <am Pment of th" Grand Army of Republic which open* Sunday. ‘JRiug of the wartime ban on “nventicn* assured an attendance ' »»n»e 2,000, offlchl* said. Most them represented organization* “tiiisted with the GAR. Average age of the veteran dele- ® •* wa« 99, the youngest aurv>v- , of the war which ended 80 Irani ago. OEM OCRAT THERMOMETER , READINGS • ’» a .m. 47 •. * z:~ 4o ♦ ■— So. I I SARLY weather . •Wan*— Cloudy and coofel with w *** 6t,aS i'Oht drizzle south and * today and extreme south to•Ton,*rr®* partly cloudy e’eudy south, occasional ’ ' rain extreme south.

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New Pastor / _■ 3i The Rev. Charles E White, S. T.D., i« the new minister of the First United Brethren church in this city, coming to Decatur after six year* at itoanoke. He previously held pastorates at Ossian, Galveston, Sunman, and Grand Rapid*, Mich. Democratic Club Elects President Women Hear Talk By Max Schaffer Mrs. Elmer C. Beer of Berne, was elected president of the inocratlc Woman s club at an enthusiastic meeting of member* a' the Elk's home in this city last Evening. The attendance was exceedingly gratifying, despite the inclement weather that foHowed the terrific downpour of rain just prior to the opening of the meeting. Max Schaffer, director of labor relations at the Central Soya Company. delivered the principal talk. Mr. Schaffer spoke on the World Charter for Peace which was adopted by the United Nation* Conference in San Francisco. The speaker outlined the step* taken by the United Stat#* government, through the late President Rooseveil in bringing about the conference and of the successful conclusion of the deliberation* by the advocates of world peace. Mrs. J. Fred Fruchte favored the audience with three piano selection. The new president succeeds Mrs. Albert Reusser of Berne, who was elected secretary of the club. Other officer* are: Mrs. John Duff of Hartford township, vice pre*! dent; Mrs. Ruth Hollingsworth of this city, treasurer. The nominating committee was composed of .Mr*. G. Remy Bieriy. chairman; Mrs. Thurman I. Drew. Mr*. Clifton Kohler and Mr*. Max Schaffer. Following Mr. Schaffer's Interesting address, a committee composed of the following women served refreshment*. Mr. Phil Macklin, chairman: Mr*. Clyde Troutner. Mm. Thurman Drew, Mr*. Chalmer (Turn To Pag® S. Columa 1) Rainhll Exceeded Inch And One-Half Hail And Wind Accompany Storm A rain and hal! storm struck Decatur and vlclhlty at about six o'clock last evening, doing some damage to trees and flooding up town street* and back-washing Into basement*. The rain fall wav measured at 1.52 Inche* try Herman Meyer. In charge of the <St. Mary’s river gage Most of the precipitation came within a two -our period. The river wa* rl*lng r*pidly this morning and at eight o'clock stood at 3.78 feet. • The heavy rain, which wa* accompanied by a strong wind, played havoc In the country. Farm work will set back and plowing of field* for sowing of wheat will be delayed. Farmer* who already bad sown wheat feared that the downpour might have damaged the early plan'ing. The forecast O wa» for colder weather over the week-end. More than three Inches of rain fell in this city during tbe past week. Mr. Meyer said.

Labor Bill Is Returned From Senate Today Full employment Measure Will Be Fought In House Washingion. Sept. 29—(UP) — The Senate tossed the administration'* full employment bill to the House today with Senate Republican*. including some ol the bill's supporter*, maintaining it won’t work unless tbe government manage* to achieve stable iabor-man-agement relations. The Senate late yesterday passed a somewhat altered form of the bill from the original offered by It* sponsor-. The vote for passage wa* 71 to 19. The bill a* sent to the House contain* three main change*: 1. Instead of guaranteeing the “right to work" It says Americans are "entitled to an epportunity" for useful employment. 2. It stipulate* that federal spending to provide tbe goal of full employment lie "consistent with government obligation*." 3. It provides that any plan for federal spending to create Jobs be balanced by a plan for additional lazes to return the money to the treasury over a period of years. Some observer* felt tbe final version was too watered down to be of much value but sponsor* apparently considered It satisfactory as they did not object very strenu(Turn To Page «, Column •) Hospital Petition To Go Before Board Architects Inquire About New Hospital Interest In the petition asking the county commissioners to order a special election tor the purpose of deciding If 197.500 rhall be appropriated by tbe county for building an addition to the Adam* County Memorial hospital near Berne, wa*. enlivened today with the appearance of architects who rought information on the proposal. The petition signed by approximately 350 freeholders In the south half of the county, will be presented to the commissioner* on Monday. The document states that land for the proposed building will be donated, the ®lte being tn Wabash township, west of the Benra town limits on state road 118. The petitioners also stated that the present county hospital Is overcrowded and inadequate to serve ail patlenfa tn the county. The move for the hispital addition started several months ago and the petition* were circulated In Berne and Geneva and the six (Turn Tn Rains *. Column 7»

Tour Os Northwest Part Os Decatur Discloses Rapid Growth — Homes, Industrial Buildings Constructed

Terminal City, Ternllnal Corners, or whatever you want ’o call it, is a fast growing area in the northwest part of the city. The territory referred to lies along U. S. highway 27, which, within the city limits Is known an Thirteenth street. Then there I* the junction of U. S. road* 27 and 224, at the corner of Nuttman Avenue and Thirteenth street, oo for brevity in newspaper writing, there probably will not be any objection if the area is nicknamed Terminal Corners. Mter on the city fathers may give It an official name, for 20 years hence. It k> predicted by many, the territory will be developed into a new Decatur, But getting back to the present, the area began to develop* when the state highway commission rerouted U. 8. 27 over Thirteenth street. New house, sprung up south of the Erie and Nickel Plate tracks and extended north. Worthman field wa* established and developed. New house* and filling stations sprung up between Adam* and Monroe street*. Old Horace Greeley wa* right for young and old started west.

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Decatur, Indiana, Sotur day, September 29,194 S

Mrs. “Mac” On Tour In Tokyo

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MRS. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, wife of the supreme Allied commander, I* shown at the I'. 8. Army's 42nd General hospital in Tokyo. Staffed entirely by Maryland medical officers, the hospital boasts a Maryland banner, which catches the eye of the general's wife, a* she tour* the Japane*e capital. Thl* Is an official United Stales Army Signal Corps radiophoto.

Rudolph Schug, 81, Dies This Morning Prominent Retired Berne Banker Dies Rudolph Schug. 81, prominent retired banker of 90fi Main street, Berne, died this morning at 4:30 o'clock at the Adams county memorial hospital of complication*. He had been a patient at the hospital for two week* and had been ill two years. A native of Adams county, he was l»orn In French township. He was married to Mina Reppert, who preceded him in death in 1936. He was the son of Carl and Catherine Ronach Schug. He lived in Adam* county all hl* life and was active in the bus! ness affairs of hi* community. Ho was associated with the Peoples State Bank of Berne for 27 years. Five brothers and two sisters preceded him In death. Surviving are the fallowing children: Mrs. Austin Gllllom, Berne; Oliver P. Schug, Fort Wayne; Urban D. Schug, Berne; Lester Schug. Pendleton; Homer and Nelaon Schug. Berne; Emma Schug. Borne; Mrs. Violet Sanders, foster daughter, Decatur. A son, Harry, is deceased. There are eight yrandchiidren and one great grandchild. Funeral service* will be held Monday afternoon at two o’clock at the Cross Evangelical ami Reformed church, of which he was a mer Th- Rer. C. A. Schmid will officiate. Burial will be made in the Mil E. cemetery at Borne. Turn Back Clocks War time and daylight savirg end tonight. Turn back your dock oM hour.

Shortly after I". S. 224 wa* routed over Nutimaii avenue, joining 27 on Thirteenth street, the Bellmont Trucking company constructed a truck terminal at the southwest corner. A restaurant also was opened, now operated by Walter Satitbine. Then came the war and priorities, which the result that the thought! of al! turned to battlefields, the high seas, the air and to the men In uniform. "Came the dawn," a* they say In the movies, with Its VE and V-J days. The resvl'a etarted and tbe exodus to the west was revived. Robert McComb, who had been instructing |roung men of the RAF and AAF how to fly airplanes, came to town and gave impetus to the move for a flying field. McComb Field ’was established in the northwest square of Terminal Cornem, along USS highway 224, Lest Sunday the first airshow was held at the field and a crowd estimated anywhere from 6.tm9 to 8,009 visited the territory. Terminal Corner* seem* an appropriate name for the area. Trg-

Monroe Coeds Enroll At Butler University Indianapolis. Sept. 29 — Two coed* from Monroe. Ind., have enrolled In Butler University, th!* fall. Both women are registered in the new University College establlshed thl* year. Miss Jean Marie Coppess. daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Calvin Coppes* and Mis* Wanda May Burkhard, daughter of Mr. and Mr*, l-oren Burkhard, are the student*. —— o— — Judging Starts Al Local Rabbit Show Crowd Visits Exhibit At County Garage Judging in the third rabbit show of the Adams County Rabb’it Breeder’s Aseoclation, and the second exhibit to lie held in the county garage building in thl* city, started at noon today, with 31! animals entered In the county classic. The show wa* well attended and lively Interest wa* displayed by exhibitors and visitors. Seventy county breeders and 50 out of county exhlbitoni were entered in the show A number were from Decatur. The judges are Carldon Gaddi* of Richmond and Bernie Friedenbrrg of Fort Wayne. Prize money, in addition to the ribbon*, exceeds 1200, Everett Singleton, superintendent of the show, es’.imaterl. Nearly every known breed Is exhibited at the show. They Include New Zealand*, rod and white; Angora, Champagne. Flemish gian'a, three colors; Chinchilla; Lilac and Lynx Rex. Increased interest is given to the rabbit industry for Its production (Turn To Paa* 6. Column 1»

veiing hy au’o, you can go north or south, east or w«w. if you prefer the sky route, you can fly In any direction from McComb field. If It’s your last ride, the Catholic and Decatur cemeteries lie within a mile of the terminal. At the northeast corner of Nuttman avenue, Milton Swearingen, who now operates a dairy on West Monroe street, I* building a beautiful white glazed file structure, 50 by 80 feet, which will be the future home for dairy. Il will also hoi*-e a retail store and the cream parlor . . . something new In the way of confectioneries, they say . . . with drive-in parking apace for customers. North of thia point, there h other evidence of new life and con■traction. Harry Neil and Donald Aeachliman are constructing new residence*, the former tieing on the west and the latter on the east ■ide of the highway. Neil's I* a combination garage and residence, the dwelling being on the second floor. AeschUman’s place I* a modern, comfortable looking bungalow, with modernistic window* and garage. •

Last Refinery In Whiting Has Picket Line of 2,000 Cars, Thousands of Men

Junior High School Elect Class Leaders The seventh and eighth grade classes at the Junior-senior high school chose officers for the year at a session held Friday. For the eighth grade Don Smith wa* elected president; Phyllia Kohler, vice president; DeJane Bowen, secretary; Zane Sharp, treasurer; Mi*« Godfrey, sponsor. The seventh grade elected Lol* Werling a* president and Harold Bohnke, vice president; Nancy Callow, secretary; Ned Myers, treasurer and Mr. Ixrwell Smith, sponsor. Censorship Is Ended In Japan Under New Rule Free Press Will Be Established Under MacArthur's Rule Tokyo, Sept. 29 - (UP)— Gen. Douglas MacArthur ordered abclttlon of all Japanese censorship today In a sharp rejoinder to the government's suppression of American Intervb-w* with Emperor Hirohito. Meanwhile, MacArthur directed the Japanese to work on a round-the-clock 7-day-a-week basis at all shipyards in order to put in operation all available merchant shipping a* soon as posaible. He specifically directed the government to repeal all restriction* some dating back to 1909 oti "any form of the written or spoken word." The government was ordered to report It* progress in detail on the first and 16th of every month. MacArthur acted soon after police confiscated Tokyo's three i«ad Ing morning newspapers — Mainiclil, Asahi and Yomiur —for carrying interview* wth Hirohito by Hugh Balllie, president of the United Press, and Frank Kluckhosn of the New York Time*. Col. Donald D. Hoover, MacArthur's civil censorship officer, notified the management* of the three newspapers that they could resume distribution of the suppressed edition* at 1:30 p. m. MacArthur's rebuff heightened speculation that Premier Prince Naruhiko Higashi Kuni’s government soon may be forced to resign. Tixiay's edition of the English language Nippon Time* attacked the government for It* “misjudgment (Turn To Par® *, Column 7)

Somewhere in tho territory, there Is a new fruit market in a grove, operated by Harvey Ladlg. In the proximity. Robert AUetvon has built a garage on the west side of the highway, intending to erect a more pretentious place as bu*lness grows. It I* known a* the Homewood repair shop. At the northeast corner of Dayton Avenue and highway 27. the boundary line for the territory known as Homewood, work ha* started on a large cement block and brick building for the Gerber Implement company. It I* being built by Ray Gerlier, who recently moved to Decatur and now operate* from one of the Acker buildings on North Second street. When the new building is com pleted. he too will move west. As you ride along tbe highway you see the beautiful gardens developed by that master flower grower attfl gardener. Albert Harlow He has erected a small greenhouse at the rear of his property, built himself a comfortable little (Turp To Pag* L Column •)

Admiral Halsey Asks To Resign From Navy Duly Praises Treatment Os Japs Under Gen. MacArthur's Orders Pearl Harbor. Sept. 29 —(I'P) — Admiral William F. Halsey, "tired” at 62. today awaited action by the navy on hi* retirement application after declaring Gen. Douglas MacArthur wa* doing "a grand job of reducing Japan to a fourth rate power.” The commander of America’* famed third fleet stoutly defended MacArthur at a pres* conference yesterday, saying: ''L<et MacArthur alone . . . those of us who know what’s going on are entirely undeceived by <-rlt Islam of MacArthur's policy." Halsey, who will observe his birthday Oct. 39, said he hid applied for retirement from service "in order to let young men run the navy.” "I’m an old man and I'm tired," he *aid. "I've applied for retirement, but they haven’t told me yet what they plan to do aisout it." In defense of MacArthur. Halsey said that there wa* no use in pushing the Japanese around durihg the occupation period because "they'd just fall down." "I think you’ll discover MacArthur's policy Is one of increasing restrictions,” Halsey said. "I wandered over Japan for three weeks and saw nothing to lead inc to believe the Japs are being treated kindly. They are not being mistreated, cither." The admiral said that he wa* glad the war turned out the way it did because he did not believe that "ten million dead Jap* are worth one dead American." ■ o .. — 20 Mexicans Accused In Mass Murder Case Nuevo lairedo, Mex, Sept. 29 - (UP) Twenty Mexican* charged with the mass murder of 37 men and otic woman for the money they earned working in the United State* face po-sihle death penalties today although emergency law* providing tbe death penalty for aasault or murder In isolated district* were suspended by congress Thursday. Plan To Open Den Here Next Friday ———- p Dorwin, Everhart Are To Supervise Deane Dorwin. sponsor of the Den. meeting place of the teenagers on Madison street, announced today that the building will be open to the school pupil*. Friday night of next week if all plan* work out. Sylvester Everhart. al»o a high school teacher, will assist Mr. Dor•,vln in the supervision. Hours will remain about tbe same next year as in the past. However, It is now v <anned to reserve part of one day a week for activities of the Junior-high school hoys and girls. This will probably be on Saturday afternoons. Membership cards are being printed and will be available at both the public and parochial schools next week. A schedule of major event* is being worked out for the season. This is to include several major dances, skating parties and highlight events of this type. Detailed announcements will lie made in a week or two. A number of tbe boys and girls are now busy at work, cleaning up. waxing the floor* and making preparations for the opening.

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Total Os 715,000 Men Are On Strike As Others Are Kept From Their Duties Whiting, Ind . Sept. »— (UP)— The International Oil Worker* I nion (CIO) threw a picket line of 2.000 automobiles and thousand* of men around the huge Standard Oil refinery today and kept day *hlft worker* from entering the plant. A Standard Oil spokesman said the night shift remained In the building and would operate the plant "a* long a* possible” The Standard refinery, one of the largest In the world, produces about 2.500.000 gallons of gasolinrt a day, half the output of the re* fineries In the huge Calumet Industrial area. It is the last big refinery still operating in the area. The Standard Oil spokesman estimated that Chicago’* gasoline supply would last "anywhere fijpm three day* in some place* to 30 days in others” if the plant went down. The union said the picket line wa* established by member* of CIO local 513 employed at the plant. B said they were "Joined by other strikers in the Calumet area.” Grappling over postwar wages, oil worker* and their employers took the deadlocked refinery dispute la-fore top government officials today a* mounting lalwr tension posed new threat* to tho nation's basic industries. Strikes and shutdowns already in progress kept 715,099 U. S. worker* away from their jobs, according to a United Press count, and Indirectly affected countless others. In Washington, where labor and management officials of the oil industry meet today, secretary of lalior M-wis B. S< hwellenbach faced his first step as "strong man" of President Truman'* root gunlzed lalmr set-up. Schwellenhach planned to preside at today's opening session, and the trend of the meeting was expected to guide government handling of a possible shutdown in the nation's coal fields, intimated last night by United Mino Workers chieftain John L. Lewis. The threatened walkout of 009,900 mine workers was contained in Lewi*' message to soft coal operator* in which he renewed lit* demand that supervisory employes be Included iii the union's contract. U-wis invited the negotiating committee for the operators to meet next Monday with VMW representatives, warning that failure to appear would free the union to “take such Independent ’ action a* may be required.” The offer was rejected by the operator*, who declared the/ would “fight to tho last ditch* against unionization of supervisory employes and said they did not intend to discuss the issue "next Monday or any other time.” Edward R. Burke, president of the Southern Coal Producers Association. said the operators would not consider meeting with Lewis until 30.099 miner* returned to their post* in Pennsylvania and West Virginia pit*. Strikes and threats of strikes continued to disrupt industrial tranquility as national labor relatioiih board offp-ialH expressed concern over a rising flood of requests for strike votes. Board members Paul M. Herzog, John M Ifoeiston and Gerard Reilly said they were pondering (Turn To Puga 6, CcJumn 6) Services For Gerald Skyock Will Be Held Funeral services will be held at the United Brethren church at Geneva Sunday afternoon at 8:39 o'cloi k for Gerald Van Skyrock. 39. The remains arrived there lent evening Rev. Fulp of Anderson and Mrs. R S. Miller, pastor of the Geneva church will officiate at the services. Mr. Skyrock died Monday at Phoenix, Arizona where hr had gone last December for his health. Death was due to fungus of the lung*.