Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 245, Decatur, Adams County, 17 October 1945 — Page 1

XLIII. No. 245.

[fegr Building Program For Studied STRIKE OF SOn COAL MINERS IS ENDED

bpfion Is Taken bn Schmitt Farm Ks Proposed Site

Sort Wayne Realtor bakinq Survey For ■Pretentious Home ■uildinq Addition ■n 1! Worthman, realtor and K r (ls several outstanding ■,-* developments in Fort K, ha , taken a 20-day option Chase the IL P. Schmitt “City K- 117-scre farm, directly east ■(. Monroe street river bridge. K may be developed into one K,. largest residential districts ■ undertaken here. ■ Worthman declined to ex- ■ on the development, stating ■ <,nly sure thing about it in ■an option has been taken and Liinal deposit has been made ■ Mr. Schmitt.” I preliminary survey of the ■ which includes a modern and Kiful 12 room residence, a large K barn, two tenant houses and K buildings, I* being made as Kp in determining the adaptsK of the rolling acres as a Eng site. Kbert Heller, local realtor, who ■ conferred with Mr. Worthman I Mr .Schmitt, was reluctant to Lent on the possibility of de■ping the rite, “stating that a led things had to be worked ■ before the go sign could be Ir Worthman han had wide exBence in building new houses in ■ Wayne and it was stated that ■was attracted to Decatur be■e of the shortage of bouses

B the need for modern homes Meh continues with the steady Hwth of the city and in (teased ■uhtlon. Bi'hil.- involving one of the largB single ie.il estate deal# made B* in recent years, the propmiM of converting the high land B promontories into sites for B 1 homes, far overshadow* the yiMi purchase. The farm acres B east, south and west, the Erie Broad tracks being a routh Iroun By. while on the west the farm Bowe the meandering* of the St. yfs river. Bn the development cf the site, B*ta. sewers, and walks would Hr* 1 ,0 *w built and city utilities Bended, it was stated that apyaiioh would Ire made to have B territory annexed to the city, Bbouxfa Mr. Worthman had no ■ttment to make on the subject. Bf Mr. Wortbman exercises his Bion. Mr Schmitt will give pos B»ion of the farm on January 2. ■ 4>i - Mr Schmitt would retain an S ■ of ground at the slope of the ■ running west of the present B'dence to the curve on U. S. jf l *** 221 and north of the slopB driveway which now leads to as * site for construct- £ ’ a new house for himself and tally. While several new houses have bunt in Decatur since 1933, »*« the Homrateada addition was Tlirn To p. s . s> Column S) 00 Are Injured In plosion In Japan T °kyo. Oct. n- (UP) —A guaexplosion at the Okayama "•nee supply depot yesterday l *>ed 300 casualties, the Dome! •‘’’-Agency reported today. Only c * death was reported. iwiu' M “ J ' R r u,ch, Fukuda, cusm.. of ,h ® Powder, committed M ”*• ■ probab| J r holding himself "T* ,or disaster." Do '*• »ald, ——- tV!. < Icrat1 crat T ” e "MOMrriß PKRATURt RIAOIMGS L 0: X 2: * X CUs, . w«athir «•> ,,ir X ThHr>

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Chief Os Staff Says Sizeable Army Is Vital Biq Force Needed For Neutralizinq Os Atomic Attack Washington, Oct. 17— (UP) — j Future security will depend on a sizeable armed forces able to strike quickly "to terminate a destructive attack of atomic nature,” according to (Sen. George ('. Marshall. army chief of staff. Marshall expressed his views In recent testimony, rel-aaed today.’ before the Douse Appropriations committee on appropriations reduction legislation. At the same time. Vice Adm. Marc A. Mitscher. deputy chief of naval operations of the air, and former commander of Task Force Bs, testified that development of new weapons may eliminate naval surface craft in warfare after 10 years. Hut no one can be sure about that, be said, and in the meantime aircraft carriers must be the foremost naval weapon. Marshall was asked by committee chairman Clarence Cannon. D„ Mo., if the atomic bomb would minimize need for a standing army. “I would say that It has created the necessity for greater immediacy in the availability of a force to be used at the outset of an emergency for the reason that we would have to act quickly in order to terminate a destructive attack of atomic nature.” Marshall said. He put it this way: “if the atomic bomb did away with the necessity for an army, there might he two scientists, one in Germany, we will say. and one in Washington. As each pressed a button, an horrendous explosion would occur in the other fellow’s territory. “This process would continue, short of a lucky hit on one of the scientists and his button establishment. until somebody got to the source of one of those buttons. This is a striking force. “It would appear to be all the more necessary to be capable of (Turn To Psge 2 Column 3)

Halloween Parade Here October 31 Line Os March For Parade Announced The line ot march for the big Calllthumpian parade on Hallow een, October 31. was announced today by William Bowers, parade marshal. The masqueraders and parade participants, along with the bands, will have forma’ion on South First street In front ot the jail The parade will start at 8 o’clock. The line ot march will move west on Adams street to Five Points, then north on Second street to Marshall street, east to First street, south to Jackson street, then west to Second street and south to Five Points, where it will disband. Prises ranging from 510 to 140 in four different groups will be offered to bands participating in the march. About 20 other priies will be awarded for the funniest costumed individual and group to the best freak. The judges stand will be erected along Second s’reel for the grand review of the parade and prize (Turn To P*«« », Column •)

After Typhoon Ripped Okinawa, Isolating Yanks i , A’ 2_.' Sm zEx «*_ 'yi ■MIT H "I HERE IS AN original pho’o flown Io the 11. H. from Okinawa showing the aftermath of the typhoon, worst in years, which hit the Island, isolating more than 159,090 American troops, sailors and nurses. Winds reaching 150 miles an hour Iteached 122 ships and sank five others. Ninety-five percent of the tents used to shelter service troops on the island were blown down, barracks were wrecked and hospitals damaged. This photo shows wliat is left of the large postoffice for I’. S. armed forces on the island.

Workers Named For Hospilal Election Commissioners List Inspectors, Clerks Inspectors and clerks to serve at tiie 34 voting places in th'county in th,- special hospital election on Saturday. November 10. have been named by the county comniission'-rs. Each o( the three commissioners appointed members trow lh-lr respective districts. While politics was not the paramount consider ation. the commissioners followed a policy ot naming Republican and Democrats and in the majority or cases prrcinc-t committeemen and vice-committeemen were appointed. With two llepubllcan commit**loners, Dale Moses from the first and John Christener from th- second. the majority of inspecta l -* are Republicans. Ell Dubach, Democrat from the third district, named the Inspectors from his district. Inspectors will he paid |l2 and clerks |9 each forth- ir services. They will be provided two meals al not to exceed 75 tents per meal. In the division of appointments. 22 Republicans and 12 D mocrats were named inspectors. For the clerks the reversal of political uflfiliarions holds. The members named, along with the initial K or I) d signaling political party, wir’h the «noi»ector named first in each precinct, fidlow: East Union — Cbaliner Brod beck. (R). Walter Thieme IDy West Union — Clyde Harden (Hi, Victor Hlfke I DI. East Root — Arthur Hall till, Hugo Boerger I Di. West Root — Norval Fuhrman tit), Rudolph Fuelling (D). North Preble William Dettmar (Hl. Theodore Ostermey-.-r (Dl. South Preble — Glen Girod (RE Adolph Linnemler (l>.) North Kirkland -- Frank Spade (R), Rudolph Kolter (Di. South Kirkland Lloyd Byerly (111, James Drown, Jr. (D) North Washington Ed, Ellsworth (R). Frank Heimann (D). South Washington — Curt’s Engle (R). Albert CoppeM (D). North St. Mary s — Rolland Miller (Rl. Sam B ntx (DL South St. Mary’s — Theodore Dague (Ry E. E Winans (Dl. North Blue Creek — Gerald Edwards (RL Claude Foreman (D). South Blue Creek — Earl Sipe (Dh C. J. Jones (R>. North Monro? - J. Forrest Ray (R), Homer Winteregg (DI. Middle Monroe — Geo. E Snyder (Rl. John C. Soldner (DE French — Leo E. Engle (Rl. Alonso Smith (DL North Hartford — Walter Myer (D\. Preston Pyle <R>South Hartford - R. R Rom y (DL Lewis Martin (Rl. North Wabash - Theron Fen(Turn To Psge J, Column 7)

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, October 17, 1945

Continuina Search For Escaped Soldier Indianapolis, (Id. 17— (UP) — State, city and military police today continued a aearen for Andi Cagle, 30, Waynesville. N. (’., who escaped from the Fort Benjamin llarririon disepiinary barracks yesterday. Authorities sail Cagle was a member of an honor company and had not been restrocted. Navy Point Release Slash Is Announced Reduce Point Score Effective Nov. 1 Washington, Oct. 17 (UP) — Thousands of additional men and women in naval uniform looked forward today to discharges by Jan. 1 as rwiult of newly-announc-ed reductions In navy discharges point scores. The navy estimated that the cuts would bring total discharges to 1,000.000 men and 100,000 officers by Jan. 1 about a third Os the war-end strength. Discharges from V-J day through Oct. 4 numhered 283,000. Effective Nov. 1, the point score for all personnel will l»e reduced by three points. That will lower the discharge score for enlisted men to 41. for male officers to 46. for enlisted Waves to 36 and for Wave officers to 32. On Dec. 1. the point score will be lowered another two points, the navy said, and a further reduction of one point will take effect on Jan. 1. The method of computing scores remain the same. The navy announced separate point rednetlone for doctors. Their discharge score will (hop from 60 to 53 on Nov. 1 and to 51 on Jan 1. An estimated 3,300 doctors more than one-fourth now In the naval reserve would be out by Jan. 1. Also announced was a reduction from 120 to 90 days as the period during which commanding officers can hold personnel after* they become eligible for release. The navy (Turn To Page 2 Column J> Decatur Man Is Fined For Drunken Driving Raymond Monnler, of 621 West Adams street, pleaded guilty before Mayor John 11. Siuits in city court today to a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence ot Intoxicating liquor. Monnler was fined >lO and costa, his driver’s license was suspended for 90 days, and a 60 day penal farm sentence was suspended on good behavior. He was arrested by city police at 10:30 pm. Tuesday after hie car crashed into an auto owned by Dr. John Carroll, parked in front of the Carroll residence on Winchester street. Damage to the cars was estimated at 1425.

Symphony Orchestra Here Next Monday Kryl's Orchestra To Give Two Concerts High soutidlnr adj dive* and superlative* phras *h hive been Used many tint's in publicity and comment given to Bohumfr Kryl and to Kryl Symphony orchestra which is coming to Ihis el'y on Monday. Oct. 22 for two concerts at the* junior-senior liign school auditorium under the- spc»i»or*hlp of the Decatur high school band and glee c lub, but th ■ force of th** entire* meaning of ail thc-e is best express ’d in the words oi a southern erd’c who wrote, "Truly, a great syt.iphony orcb- sir,t." Gaining in favor for ovei a period of three* decadea, marked and coloreel by the constant activity of its conductor and founder, the Kyr! symphony orchest a Is undoubtedly one of the most promin ■ tit and foremost American musical organization to com** to l*< catur. Under the able sponsorship of the hand and glee chtb and the cooperation of the Wom«n's, Lions and Rotary dubs tend tin* G. E. Aeolian chorus, these concerts will offer the* music lovers and students of this section an opportunity to hear the better typos symphonic music presented under the* leadership of a man who has made* a life study of music, its origin. developm nt ami its history. Mr. Kryl. a musician since lit.* first time ho was able to blow a tom* from liis cornet or pioditie a melodious note from Ins violin in his native land of Bohemia, came to this country as a youth and has sine* risen until he* Is now famous in the aitn.cls of Amc-rleaii music. H'* I* especially proud of the fact that for 39 years, Kryl and his symphony orchestra have been prominent In the* cultural life of the nation, advancing st adily and swiftly until it is no longer tiiougnt of as just a traveling organization EN TOUR but is now regarded as being and thought of as a national institution. Kryl. though unhoastfiil of nature. Is reluctant to lalk of his musical triumphs, but they are definitely Imprinted

(Turn To Page I. Column M Decatur Lions Club Entertains Scouts The Decatur Ltons duh entertain.<l Hi-- in-mIM-Mi of Hoy S< out troop 61. which is sponsored by the service dub. with a chicken dinner Tuesday evening at the Scout cabin In Hanna-Nuttmaa park. The Scouts, under the supervision of Lowell Smith, Scoutmaster, presented demonstrations on knot tying, artificial respiration and proper handling of a person with a broken back. Dr. Joe Morris was chairman of the program.

Hohn L. Lewis Calls Off Strike; Orders Miners Return To Work Monday

Keep Price Controls Through Next Spring Bowles Forecasts On Control Eases Washington, Oct. 17 - (UP) Price Administrator Chester How . les believes that price controls must Im* retained on choice cuts of beef, sugar, canned fruits and fats and oils through next Spring, It I wae disclosed today. His forecast on when Ol’A controls could be relaxed was contained in a letter dated Oct. 1. to the House Appropriations commit tee. “Although controls of good and choice tuts of beef muet be continued through spring of 19 Id." Howies wrote, “there Is reasonable possibility of suspension of con trols of low-quality, utility, stew and processed meats during the .grass-fed cattle run. “Sugar, canned fruits and fats and oils will probaldy he controllied through June. 191 H.” ' Howies said that with few excep i t lons such as eggs, potatoes and | some vegetables most food controls must be maintained through next winter. About April 1, he said, coni rids probaldy can be dropped on such foods as milk and certain other dairy products, fish an I many canned vegetables. For other classes of price controls, Howies forecast: Consumer goods consideration can be given to removing controls over clothing and textiles by April I; the supply and demand of most durable consumer goods will not l>e in balance so controls can In* removed before next June. Services and transportation — "beginning Jan. 1. and probably effective l»y April 1. controls may be removed from Important services such as laundries, dry (leaning, etc. Continuation of restaurant | (Turn To Psg» 2. Column 4)

Three Light Line Extensions Asked Petitions Are Filed With City Council Petitions for ’.I. rec rural electricline extensions were filed with the city council last evening and referred to the electric- committee for investigation and action. The petitione e were Kenneth Older ami David Cook In Root township, along U. S. highway 27. The certificate of election and oath of office of Adrian «. Burke, as a member of the council, waa filed and placed on record. Mr. Burke recently returned from overseas and resumed his place on the council which was held by his wife during his service with the army The appointment and oath of office of James M. Borders as a member of the city police force was filed an-l placed on record. Mr. Borders ta a former police chief who resigned the post to enter the army in December. 1942 He will be placed in charge of traffic, Mayor John B. Stults, stated and will begin his duties on November 1. He serve-1 In a military police battalion in Italy, Fiance and Germany. A resolution was adopted authorising the clerk treasurer to advertise for additional appropriations The items listed are: Police department, salary <350; current charges, 110. Street and sewer department, common labor, 11.200; insurance. 1795. Parks. 1513.72. which includes the city’s cost of the Oak street Improve(Turn To Pag* 3, Column 4)

Bigger Cut In Taxes Urged By Big Business Industry Denounces Proposed Tax Cuts As 'lnsufficient' Washington. Oct. 17 <1 l’> — The National Assm iation of Manufacturers denounced the pending 85,35«.ooo,ooo tax reduction MH today as “100 little and too late” and urged cuts closer to |8,900,000,omi. 11. E. Humphreys, chairman of Hie NAM tax committee, told the senate finance committee that maximum tax relief now will do more to speed reconversion, stimu late investment into new business ami increase production than will any manner of spending the :*<>veminent might undertake." "Only the defeatist can fall U» see that such tax reductions Will increase tin* total lax take over tin* long haul next year and the years to come," Humphreys said. "Ta* encouragement should Im* made wiiere it counts in the fam ily pocketbook. and in wages and dividends that keep it supplied His „| M ,»al- included outright repeal of tile < oipora’e excess profits fa* at the end of the year and a flat 2<» percent reduction In Individual income ta*c-s. Tin* house bill cuts tin excels profits tax from 95 to W percent in 1946 and would delay repeal uiTil I**l7. On individual taxes, llii- house measure would remove some 12,009,000 persons from the federal la* rolls with reductions ranging upward from !•* percent. Another industry representative, chairman Ellsworth (’. Alvord of tin* U. K. chamber of commerce la* committee, also urged repeal of tile excess profits tSX by tile end of Hie year. Describing Hu* levy as "discriminatory, arbitrary, monopolistic and unfair." Alvord said its repeal should not In* measured in terms of revenue lost fur any stated year since it would promote long-run la* returns liy s'imuiatIng business. Tile senate finance committee planned to wind up public hear(Turn To Pars 2. Column if

Kitchen Lad Still listed As Missing Notification Sent By Navy To Parents Ernes! Luversi" Kitchen, avia Hon ordnanceman second class, IT. 8. Naval ICwtervo, son of Mr. and Mr*. James Kitchen. 438 MeHarnes street, who has been missing In action since June 1. 1945, is still being carried on the ’ miming list,” the navy has notified the parents. The letter from 11. 11. Atkinson. Commander, I’SNH. in Washington. P reads: "It Is regretted that there has been no change in the status of your son who was reported missing as the result of enemy action on June 1, 1945 while serving in the Asiatic area. The bureau regrets that there is no further Information available concerning your son’s disappearance In addition to that furnished you in a letter from your eons commanding officer which was forwarded to you on July 7. 1945. All the crew members are still Tieing carried In a status of missing. “Your son may be carried m the Cl’ura To Tags >. Column 17

Price Four Cents.

New Threat Posed To Industry When Strike Ordered In Michiqan Utility Hy United Press United Mine Workers president John L Lewis today called off the soft coal strike which had cut fuel supplies to the nation’s steel mills. la*wis said the miners would return to work Monday. The coal strike, with 198,09# miners out ami at least 19,90® steel workers laid off had accounted for more than half the nation's 105,000 strike idle workers. Lewis wrote officers and members of local unions that “all negotiations . . . have been discontinued'' and "future efforts to abate this controversy will be resumed at a later ami more appropriate dale." The coal strike began when miners refused to cross picket lilies set up by foremen seeking recognition of their supervisors' union, a I'MW affiliate. A new threat to industry was posed, however, when the CIO Utility Workers Council ordered a strike against lite Consumers Power Company, serving 2 200 .Michigan communities with gas and e|< < tricily The strike would not affect Detroit. Even with Hie resumption of coal production on Monday, newly reconverted industries may lose as much as 225.000 tons of finished steel this week, according to tile magazine Iron Age. The ingot steel loss will be even higher — ntu><i» w.ooo tons, the magazine said Tlie Michigan utilities strike would affect more than 2.000,000 < ustomerK in virtually every important city except Detroit. The union seeks a .To-cetit an hour Wage Increase. Meanwhile alwiut s.mm longshoremen reported for work as limi'ed operations were resumed along t lie New York waterfront, and police cleared pickets away from i Hollywood movie studio for the second day The pickets were unresisting and officers simply carried them away from the gales of Warner Hrot Iters studio. Full service was resumed along the filmmile length of the eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co. lines today as striking transit workers returned to work for the State, whlc h seized con’rol of the, system over the weekend. More than I'"t AFL milk truck drivers called off a short-lived strike in four midwestern cities, but a milk strike still threatened New York. Milk drivers in Gary. Hammond, Eaat Chicago and Whi'ing, Ind., worked Into the late hours last night, catching up on deliveries halted for 12 hours until the com* (Turn To i’sge 5. Column *) o - Appeal To Decatur Women Assist On Red Cross Sewinn Mis. Ed Hauer, (hairman of the sewing division of the Red Cr»*sa, today Issued an appeal tc the women tn this city to help i.t the sewing of 1700 infant’s shirts which national RC headquart rs has allotted here. Th** outing flannel material fa already cut and all the women have to do is to sew the garment*. Mrs. > Hauer • xplained The work may be don<* at home, the •haomun hastened to state. Women Interested in helping fill the quota may call at the Legion horn - on Wednesday afternoon, or pick up the malenal al Red Cross headquarters from Mis. Ruth Hollingsworth any time during the day. Mrs. Bauer also mentioned that it might be possible for the ladies* tyd societh-s or c hurch organizations to assist in the sewing project.