Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 273, Decatur, Adams County, 19 November 1945 — Page 1

11. No. 273.

■0 NEW HOMES TO BE BUILT IN DECATUR

■mac? Health ■ogrram Urged B* President

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Ask Why Fleet Anchored In Pearl Harbor Probers Seeking To Learn Who Ordered Close Formation Washington, Nov. 19 fl’Pi — Pearl Harb r investlgatotM Houioit today to determine aho ordered most of tin* hatthwhlps of the Pacific fleet to lie anchored In a close formation in Pear! iiarlMtr on Dee. 7, 1941, where they proved to lie an easy larget for Japanese planes. Ilea: Adm. T. B. Inglis, chief of I*. 8 navy intelligence, said that "presumably" Hear Adm. Husband K Kimmel, who was commander in chief of the Pacific fleet al the time, iuued the order governing diepoaltion of the »hi[M in the harbor. Inglis had testified previotNly that a large par: of Die Pacific fleet was anchored opposite h’ord iaiand hi the harbor the moitiing the Japinese struck He »iid the Japanese sank f ur batfleahijH. a medium cstilser and an auxiliary vr.’sc!; heavily demaged one battlethlp, two cruisers and three d • stroyeiw, and I ghtly da'inged two l»attle;iiips and a light cruiser. Hep. Bertrand W. Hca: hart. R.. Calif., asked Inglia about the but tlesblp orders aa the hearing went Into its tour th day. It wan announced that former Secretsry of State Co'dell Hull previously Hated as a probable witn<. ♦- wtxtld be called a* a witness later this week if hie health pei mln. It was presumed tttat Hull would be asked to testify al rt lit'rt government's Interpretation of intercepted Japanese di> iomatte message >. Inglis .aid he had no knowledge of hie interpretation of th* messages. Gearhart asked Inglis "who issued the orders for battleship* to line up opposite Fold bland tin , Pearl Harborl.” "That was coiMained In a dr-1 cular letter Ise tied by the <’<tn(Turn 'Io Page ». Column 4» Rioting Breaks Out In Northern Iran Insurgents Armed With Soviet Guns Tehran, Nov. 19 -fl’PI Rioting and revolution swept northern Iran today and government spokesmen said the Insurgents, aimed with Russian weapon*, marching on Tehran. ii | K h government spokesmen said the uprising atarted Friday night with a series of well-organix-ed attacks on Iranian garrisons in the Asarlialjan district, 35f' miles north of Tehran on the IranianRussian bolder. The sp keemen referred cryptically to "Rnsvian sunn' and "Russian equipment" used by the Ro-Ih-’h. but t.bey did not chargo that Soviet forces were invoked. One military spokesman «'<l, however, that a courier from the scene of the insurrection reported Chat the Rebels were mostly recent "fmmigrantrt" from Soviet armenia. First reports from thu scene said the Rebels had surrounded the govemment garrison in Tabriz, capital of Azerbaijan, and raptured Sarah. Maragheh, Ahar and Mlaneh, the tast I<MI miles soutibcust of Tabids. Government spokesmen raid the insurgents drove south from Mianeh toward Zenjun and Kazvln on the main railway line leading to (Turn To Pass 4. Column D

Prices Os New Autos Listed By OPA Order 1946 Autos To Sell About Same Average As Pre-War Output Wurthineton. Nov. 19 - (I'Pt — The car-hungry public was told: t day that new 1944 model auto mobiles will sell for alMMit Hie 1 siime average retail prices that I prevailed in January of 1942. The OPA. after a series of de-1 lays, finally apn<>im< e ( | its "antiInflation*' re< on version pricing for mula but Included apecilte dollars and cen'rt ceillivgc tor only two companies. Ford and Mtudebaker. On ot.'ier makes, however. It gave the public definite Information on | what to expect. In general, Fords will sell at two jiercent higher than in 1942; Studebaker, nine percent higher; General Motors products (Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmohlle, Buick and Cadillac ( 2.5 percent lower; and < torysler products (Plymouth. Dodge, De* Stto and Chtyslori alMHit one* percent higher. information still is being prepared on Packard. Nash and Hud son prices. The OPA did not explain specifically w»hy average General Motor.* priciM would be lowered While others were increased. It said only that the move was indicated by information s'lbmltted by GM itself. Pi ice Chief Chester II iwles said that average factory prices, apart from extra >-osts for specification change*!, would b»- 3.5 percent higher than in 1942. But to the buying public he gave thk* assurance; "Thia increase in factory prices will not be passed t,.rough to the car buyer ■'Dealers no:ma! pre-war initial margins will be uniformly reduced by 2.5 percenta*e points, which will assure the 1942 retail prices on the* average for all cars. Bee of the elirninati >n or reduction hi the lomscxc which they formerly were* forced to lake oil used cars, dealers are, however, assured margins c-otisidc-raoly above* those actually realized liefore the war." Bowles did not close the door entirely on General Motors price (Turn T<> Page I'olumn 4J Adm. King Opposes Merger Os Forces Speaks At Opening Session Os Legion Chicago, Nov. 19 (UPi-The American Legion may offer its services in making an unbiased inve«tigoH«»i of the proposal to | merge the nation's armed forces. The resolution committee of the lx*gion's 27th annual convention, was reported today to he considering urging the formation of an investigating committee to report on the merger question before the next session of congress. The legion, divided within its own ranks on the controversial unification of command issue, last night heard one of th- foremost opponents against a single depart ment of national defense Fleet admiral Ernest J. King, commander In chief of the U. H. fleet, sounded the Navy’s opposition to the proposed merger yesterday, when he recommended that a presidential commission investigate the plan. King, speaking before the opening session of the legion’s 27th annual national convention, declared that before any action is taken the problem should be studied by a special board of civilian and military leaders. ••We would not build a building without a blueprint,” King told a crowd of 5.000 assembled In Chicago's historic coliseum for the l-gion’s first postwar convention. In seconding a recommendation of Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal. King said he was convinced that decisions of "such grave importance should not Ite reached until aB aspects or ite (Turn To Fags Z. Column I) j

ONLY, DAILY, NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, November 19,1945.

Former Hawaii Chiefs At Probe \ J| ■ 1 / J-- •'•••; - , i.« IK TWO NAVY LEADERS who are expected to play key roles In the Pearl Harlior investigation. Admiral James <>. Richardson Hefti ami Hear Admiral Husband K. Kimmel, talk things over as they attend one of the hearings in Washington. Hi* hardson was Kimmel’s predecessor as naval commander at Pearl Harbor. The latter was relieved of his command after the Japs had mad** their atta* k.

Nazi War Criminals Trial Opens Tuesday Mass Trial To Open On Tuesday Morning Nuc-rnlrerg. Nov. 19 — (CP) — The mass trial o( Nazi war criminals wiii open at 10 a. in. tomorrow, it wax announced today after hours of last minute conferences among representatives of the I'nited States, Great Britain. Ruaxia and Prance. The last apparent stumbling block to tile beginning of tile Nuernberg trial, on schedule wax removed when <‘ol. Yurie Pokrowski was authorized to serve a* t hies Soviet prosecutor instead of Gen. Roman Rudenko, who is ill in Moscow. Col. J. 11. Philippmore, spokesman for the British prosecution staff, said that with the trial getting under way tomorrow, all the problems would hr solved in due course. What problems remained to Insettled on the eve of the trill were not dlsclozed. In that last week of preparations, several con troversial issues have developed which threatened to cause a deJay. The list of defendants who will be In the courtroom was cut to an apparent 2<> by the disclosure that Ernst Kaltenbrunner. ace hatchet man of the gestapo. suffered a cranial hemorrhage in his cell last night and would be tin able to appear. Kaltenbrunner, who has Iwen charged with ordering the deaths ol thousands of concentration camp Inmates, showed some improvement this morning after doctors had worked over him throughout the night. "I'm very sorry I cannot be In court tomorrow." the ex-chief of Nazi security police told the doctors. Physicians said Kaltenbrunner’a hemorrage was a slight one and that he was in no immediate danger, but would have to be kept completely still for some Utne. They described it as "a spontaneous sulearchnoid hemorrhage." a break in a small vessel inside the cranium but outside the brain area, which dripped blood Into his spinal column. The dor-tors said the hemorrhage resulted from a life-long weakness of the Nazi gestapo official and could not have been selfinduced. '0 Cass County Schools Closed By Epidemic lx>gan«port, Ind., Nov. 19 (IJPt - An epidemic of influenza today caused officials of two Caro county schools to cancel classes for a week. Schools at Galveston and Lincoln worn .closed by a wave of respiratory ailments. Principal E P. fxiwery of Galvciton said 50 percant of the •• tlcn»s In that •choo! were 111. Days missed dur- ' Ing im closing writ be iddvd neii I spring, offk-ials Mid.

Urges Legion Lead In Aiding Veterans ChlcMc-r, Nov. 19 (t’Pl President Truman has called ipon member* of the American Legion to "take the lead in utiiliiu civic, patrioth- and iMisimos organization* ! in the service of veterans of this I war." In a message ti the la-gion’s 37th annual convention, the President expressed hir regrets that w:-4 unable to attend, In hl* usual role ;.a a delegate fr m Missouri. De Gaulle Asked To Form New Cabinet Communist Leader Assails De Gaulle Paris. Nov. 19 (DPI — The French assembly by a vote of 35S to 39 decided today to give Gen. Charles DeGanlle another chan-e to solvo the critical government crisis caused by the split between I DeGaulle and th>- Communists. The vote came after a bitter at i tai k upon DeGauli- l»y Jacques ■ Duclos. Communist party secret- ’ a;y. The Communists largest party in the assembly abstained from voting on whether DoGnulle should have another chance. Til- decision to let DeGaulle try once more to organize a coalition government of Socialists, Communists and popular Republicans came ' largely through the plea of the Roclallsta that France not drop her war-time l«-ad- r without giving him one more opportunity to put a government together. The decision, in effect, gives DeGauli- a breathing spell to attempt to work out a solution but there . was no indication in the fiery J speech of Duclos that the Com- ; mutiists were prepared to back 1 down on their demand for a major cabinet post foreign affairs, war or interior. This demand, rejected by De* Gaulle, caused the crisis. The chamber's vote came on a motion by the Democratic Socialist resistant-- movement that DeI Gaulle retain his mandate and attempt to form a government. To this motion was attached n Socialist amendment that the Socialists had decided not to take a position until DeGauli- made up bls mind whether he wanted to try once more to form a government. Andre Philippe, speaking immediately after Duclos, pi seated the Socialist position. He said the Socialists. despite everything, wished to make one more attempt to achieve a big three coalition headed by DeGanlle. Philippe made an impassioned plea for unity for the sake of Frame and said "We ask the Communists, the popular Republicans and General DeGaulle to get together after the present resolution has been voted on. "Today we are faced with open conflict. However, the three party majority still exists. There need nnlv ho HlamtMwlnna ttnH gffrffAtrtnnt (Turn To Page 3, Column 3)

117-Acre Schmitt Farm East Os City Site Os Bia Home Development

Church Services To Mark Thanksgiving Suspend Business Here For Holiday Church servh-ea will feature Decatur's first postwar Thanksgiving holiday, with practically all business in the city ausps n*le*l for the entire day Thursday A union Protestant service, sponsored by th** l>e«atur ministerial association, will be held at the First Evnngelical church Wednesday evening at 7:3" o'cllM k. A special Thanksgiving eve service will be held at the Zion Lu'h•■ran church Wednesday night at 7:3" o'clock, with special music by the church choit ami the Thanksgiving sermon by the pastor. the Rev. Paul W. Schultz. A Thanksgiving high mass will Im* celebrated at the St. Mary's Catholic churi h Thursday morning at 7:30 o'clock. Most business houses, offices and industries will b** closed for the entire day. with th** only exceptions being restaurants, theaters. taverns ami perhaps some filling stations. Then* will b** no regular mail deliveries ami the Dally Democrat will not publish an edition. The program for th*- union service Wednesday evening Is as follows Organ postlmle Mrs. Hoy Bieberk h. InviM-ation the Rev. Glen Marshall. Church of G*ml Hymn. Thanksgiving proclamation the R.-V William C. Feller. Zion Kv.tiigi-li* al ami R*-foi iii*'<l * hun Ii Scripture reading the R*-v Charles E White. First I'nited Brethren church. Solo Mrs. Walter J Krick Prayer the Rev. Lyle Steiner, Decatur Missionary < hur* h offertory prayer Dr M O la ster. First Methodist <hiir*h Hymn Thanksgiving sermon th** Rev Janies W. M* Phecters. Jr . First Presbyterian church. Ilym n. Benediction the Rev. Carey Mos* r. First Baptist church Organ postlmle. „ ----- -- — - - i* mu— Durham War Frauds Trial Opens Today Fort Wayne Federal Court Trial Scene Fort Wayne. Ind.. Nov. 19 — H’pi The Durham Manufacturing Corp, war frauds trial in which the company ami II of its employes have I charged with conspiring to defraud the F. S. government by manufacturing defective war materials for the navy, opened today with the selection of a Jury from a panel of '■> persons The corporation was indicted last .March 23 by a federal grand jury, charged with the conceal ment of defect* in propeller shafts, rocket bombs ami shells by using "tricks, schemes and devices to avoid meeting ami complying with navy specifications.” Th*- 11 defendants. If convicted, face a maximum penalty of two years Imprisonment ami |l",im»« fines. The case, expected to last al least a month, will Im* heard hy district judge Luther M. Hwygert. Th** defense counsel failed Friday on a last minute motion to continue the trial until Jan. I because of th*- illness of Earl A. Munger, president of Durham Corp., th** company said Munger was needed as a material witness. The defense counsel will include one of the largest array of lawyers to argue a case in this district court. U. H. district attorney Alex M ('amphell—beginning his eleventh year today in 'hat office (Turn To Page t, Column 3)

Phone Service Is Disrupted In Illinois Operators' Strike Disrupts Service; Labor Worries Grow By I'nited Press An operators' strike disrupted telephone service in Illinois today. and th** nation's labor tr>u Ide* grew as representatives of 35".""" automobile workers met in Detroit to consider calling a strike. Aiwiiit .WK.iHHt workers were Idled throughout th*- nation In strikes ami shutdowns. Ford of Canada I to negotiate with the I'AW for the first lime since the dart of a 'l9 day strike at Ford's Windsor. Ont., plant Th** company Invited union representatives to attend a meet ing at I p m today Officials at the Lafayette. Ind., plant of th** Aluminum Company ‘ of America annoum-ed that normal operations would be resumed tomorrow A walkout has kept nearly I.""" worker* idle since Oi l 22. AFL aluminum workers agreed to return to work pending negotiations of their wage dispute, the company said. At Detroit, mor*' than 2"" delegates met to draw up final plans for mlloii against General Motors Corp, th** nations No I Industrial organization. CAW vice president Walter P Reuther told them Hi** union had mad** every effort to avert a strike. Seldom has a union negotiating committee exercised such for**beai allce 111 Ihe fa* e of a *|e!lb*-r---ale and consistent refusal to bargain coll*-ctively in giMMI faith." he said The delegate-, representing 135 different I nit*-*! Au'omobil*- Winkers (CIOi I*m als. assembled to get reports on tli>* union s stalemated wage m-gotiations with G M A r*-* omiiH-miation for an immediate strike was considered likely Operators ervlng 11'* Illinois coniniuiiitles ami two Indiana counties left Ibelr sw it* hboarils at fi a in today following a breakdown in contract negotiations Suburati. down-state ami long ill-1 Cl uiu T<> I’tg* .*. ('xli'imi l» «* November Term 01 Court Opens Today Call Court Docket On Friday Morning The Nov*-mbcr term of the Adams circuit court opened this morning with Judge J. Fred Frm hte presiding. The forenoon was devoted to hearings in support *.**?«. which previously hail been set hy the court Due to th*- Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, the docket will not be called until Friday, the court announced Attorneys arc asked to appear in court for the scheduling of cases during the coining term The grand jury will he called tor next week, probably on Monday. Judge Fruchte announced If tha? date is agreeable with Prose cutor G. Remy Bi«rly the Juror* will convene the first of the week, for what is expected lo Im* a short session. Prosecutor Bierly did not indicate that many matters would be presented to the grand jury While In session the grand jurors will visit and inspect the county Infirmary and jail, the law providing that these places be inspected oar? each year *by the official Investigation Invdy.

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Fort Wayne Realtor Purchases Farm; To Be Sorely Needed Addition To City John R Worthman. Fort Wayno realtor ami home builder, has pur- * based the 117 acre H P. Schmitt City View farm and building*, dire* Hy eaet >f the M »nr*M* street river bridge, as a sit** fur at least 100 modern houses, both partlea com-erned m the tramiaction announced to*|:*y The farm in* ludea the large and modern Sulunltt residence, two tenant hot»*s a modern dairy I barn and oilier farm lulldings. While the sal** price was not .dated, th- deal i< sal*l to he one of ' the largest consummated In recent yea ra Mr Worthman ha* already taken preliminary steps in the survey of ’ the rolling acres for deairabla amt 1 suitable home rtltea. Almut half of the acreage Is adaptable for build- ■ Ing lots. Including those area* anJ promontories «bave t*> • high water ’ level. To Incorporate 1 It Is the intention *•' the new owner !<• have the land incorporated into the lb- atur etty limits, ' thus affording hme owners all I city Improvement* atil onvenienI Streets and sewere will nave to , Im* constrii. t**d. nlonz with the ex- , tension *»f th** city s;*trr mains j and electric lines. Th*- sit** has been viewed by planning engineers and consultants of tin- f*-d**ral nuislng adi m nistiation, *.,* well ae by Reward i Mott, dirt-.tor if th** urban land I institute of Washington. D ('. Mr Mott l» one of the leading r* al estate authorities in the I'nltI **i State, an I /ormvrly was plani ning dir*-< tor with th- FHA. Ho mad** a trip to ls**aiur ***v -ral y.-ars ago and vi* wed l.u* Schmitt r.*nii i.tid poihi**! t > th** many advantag* * that th" - tc ass r.W in ■ Lu* d**v*-lo|i!ng of an outstandlnff ■ lou.-ing d<*v *lopin*-nt Golf Course ' (ll.*- of the p< -slhl.ilie* is th«» developing of a nine holo golt 1 «our*<- ii lh<* '<•!! I *n the west ' bank of st Muys river anJ extending southeast to th- iHtiimliry of th** Erie r.iilrool right Os way. Real estate authorities say that w.th th** s* ni r.vi-r b-nk on *m» ,»i*lv ami av<tiu*o of s’ately houses <ni t. east, that th** I*w I.lml is admirably adapt***! to a golf coui«e, Mr Wort'unan is making many inv* stigaiion* hi th** developing *»t itlie site. whi*!i. when fully completed. w.Miiil im* th** latgest housing sulMiivlsion ever undertaken bore. | Substantia! and well built housou will Im* com**iucted. restrl< 11- n-s gov*-:ning th*- typ*' of structure a» .* protective step to all property owners in th*' ar«s*. Mr. Worfluii.iii also -fated that j. i<* wanted suggestions <m naming th** p!a*e, so that tin* ground* .oild he dev.-l i>—> with a certain id* a or motif in mind Th** constructing *»f more than !t*o houses acriMs th- river will enhance the va'iie of property east of the * hy ami give balance tn the egp.imllnz movement of bulldin*; (Turn Io Page 1. Column t) <1 Bluffton Man Named Men's Congress Head A. G. Saurer, of Bluffton, waa e!***'t*s| president of the men's cont gross at the annuil session, held Sunday afternoon at the Zion Evangelical and Reform*-*! church in tli’e city Norwood Bookrr, of Salem <hur.'li, Fort Wayne, was named s***n*t.My, The 1949 inis'lltig will he held at the Grace Evui»g*-!l*a! und Reformed church in Port Wayne. Approximately 2W men a'tended yesterday's session, and heard Dr. Ralph i.. Holland, general secretary of the Indiana council of churches, urge closer cooperation of th- rno-e than 2"<t denomination* and sects t » wiel-l a greater influence in vital affairs of ths nasion and world.