Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 18 December 1945 — Page 1

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110 REJECTS FORD’S COMPROMISE OFFER

L. Denies ■gligence In Buiser's Loss — —■ ®dianopolis Skipper 'Hstifics Ordering K p Be Abandoned H, njii.n <1 I • Jgß . , • U. V.iy. 11l denied ■Vi. "f negligence |B. . . -H i. U SCI * 'Il ■H, , mk w:: 11 b.s- <>* ■K,,.;- ml in.-n f.-w min • A ,s -trill i> by to»p< ■ - :•! |K>•)•:;.■ • ■.l last .Inly 30. : 1 n.ny • unit he.. .•in-* th.it <■ di.l ii<>t ,- a. n>-< e--ary to. the iBHL n> .1 ziz zag .hi mapproximately minutes 111-fur" the Mtik. |B . by Illi- n.tVV <■..«•< I the ui---r < ii ii le timely uli.m ibip in ill-in. HH . ki-'l by Im ib-b-ii-u-John r tally, if ■B i 'i n- nn;;iii|lir; Kl.'.'llK' B Mi-Vav replied oiii li that I did |B - >* z iKKin - ».i. tn * |B • )■-..- visibility was very ah-I •!ii-ii> wa« no inoon" - . I !•- w.K ash-cp in 111* i übin on tin- ship's >•' am when the ex IB . 0.1 lb- 11.-t bi-'ii-vi-il - ship had Is-e-i hit by a - u , in,, plan--, he said KB nut on the l-ridge with |B I - aith nothing mu i “t ." M< V.iy said. |BI - !.--i <d tin- deck told me ■ • nnniiiiiication* on the »--re out," M< Vay said. |B -A ‘.H i he ordered the deck |B " 'I-- '- mine the damage ' I - ilil. lie .etui lied to H Jl i‘ tn s-et hix clothes. BBT* -’ , t|, ,minute,, later t oI told me we had -u.> ri.i-iiaged. t lat tin- ship taking water fast, that she liy tiie bow ulld that lie - finished.” M V<y ‘nd lie derided then to alian 'hij> lie estimated he gave e.ght to 10 minutes beB* tte hip sank. |B '•? wild he wa* unable to ■9 '* the radio room t.i make certhat a diotress message wa* B'" l,! be, .Oise of the ship’* list, felled io the men, ordering B* *« io jump over the side y* ’he) hid life jackets," Me Bf ‘’id I told them the ship '** May up u minute or so am) "i th- tn to iut loose the float lets." he tried to make his ■ 'Turn T . Page y. C«| limn () —-O ■’ Daily Democrat Importer Is Home ■ Shraluks. who, before he S' I "'' the navy two years ago ■” South was a member of the ■r nr!i,rial force of the Daily ■**’*'' arrived home today, ■"raniy dls< harged from the I' r . i “ ,ar,na,, . third class, alioard E vi. 8 8 Hamlin, a plane tendF raliika also served as editor ■ "e ship's paper. The Pled Pip F l! * Ptr'lcipated in final F leading to the surrender E. apan ”><* later flew over | ,0 report the story. Eia Robert Jr., joyfully F .. ’’•ddy la home for Christr »nd added, "Hanta Claus Is to come." IRATURI FADING* ■ w m. „ B I?* J |h»4n ■ I ’• 13 I L . WEATHtR L Cw ‘ M,6w forth and moderate l» fb,’ C f Umu,at, "> •WHlenul two Ihar.* ‘ l>ch *» Muth portion thia Wn «M tonight. Wednesday r.... * ntl solder extreme south f »”» «nd Wednesday.

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Another Cold Front Predicted Thursday Shortlived Relief For Most Os Nation Hy t'nlted Pre«< Continued liittei cold for the nest two days wax in prospect today for most of the I'. S . with heavy snow anticipated in the Ohio valley states and north into Illinois and Indiana. The weatherman predi<-ted slight and shortlived relief for shivei ing . residents in the eastern half of t the nation, where temperatures were due to ilse slowly to lietwei-n It) and 20 degrees today Wore dropping agaht in the wake of a second cold wave. By Thursday, the forecaster warned, the country would be in the throes of another cold front sweeping down from Canada A white Christinas was assured ! for most of the I’, s. New snow was egpected throughout the midwest. and chilling temperatures elsewhere prevented a possible thaw. The southern end of the frigid gone warmed slightly today, although subfreezlng temperatures continued as far south as Arkansas and the northern portions of Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee Subzero readings extended east from Montana to the Great Irnkex region and south to northern IndI iana and Illinois | Buffalo, N. ¥., hurled under snow 4M Inches deep during the weekend. had light snow* last night after a 21 hour respite Coldest spot in the nation wax Wilmar. Minn., where the mercury dropped to 20 degrees below zeto Bemidji. Minn., ami Grand Forks, N. D, hoth had temperatures of 19 below. On the other end of the scale, Ix»* Angeles. San Diego. Calif., and Miami vied for honors among the winter playground cities Ail three vacation spots had a high of 70 degrees, but Brownville. Tex at the southernmost tip of the atgtcs. recorded a reading of 78 degrees, o — Two Autos Collide Here This Morning Automobiles driven by Wayne Peterson of this city and Florence Heuer, of route ?, collided on North Second street, a short dis tance north of the Intersection with Wa-thlngton street, at 7:W o'clock this morning, city led Ice reported. No one was injured and damage to the cars wav estimated at |s<t (| Eclipse Os Moon Is Scheduled Tonight An almost t»tal eclipse of the moon, first since August 1942. Is scheduled for tonight If the skies are clear the eclipse can be observed from alwut 7:30 o clock until 9 o'clock. During this time the moon will be in the earth's shadow. Harley White Dies After Short Illness Dies Last Night At For Wayne Hospital Harley O. White, 59. Fort Wayne, former owner of a gasoline bulk and retail rilling station In Decatur, died Monday night at Lutheran hospital in For Wayne following a short illness. Death wa« caused by a thrombosis Mr. White wax born In Payne, O. but lived most of his life In Allen county. He resided for 20 years at Monroeville, from which town he operated hix gasoline and livestock interests. He served as Allen county highway superintendent for two yearn. For the last several years be has resided in Fort Wayne and has been in the gravel business. Surviving are his widow. Mrs. Phoebe White; three sons. Therman. Russell and Norman; two brothers. Louis, of Payna. O and Henry, Norfolk. 0.; a sister Mrs. Nettie Stabler. Payne. O. and two grandchildren. Funeral services were to be arranged late today.

Stalin Returns To Moscow From Long Vacation Big Three Foreign Ministers Continue To Hold Conference Moscow. Ib-c. is—(UP)—Generalissimo Stalin returned to the Kremlin from a nlne-weeks vacation today while the Idg three foreign ministers, working %i deep secrecy, tried to thresh out un automlc Immli policy. Th<- announcement of Stalin's return to work was carried prominently in all Moscow newspapers. It appeared to dispose of rumors that he is 111. Stulln went to Sochi, a Black Sea spa. on Oct 9 for hix first vacation since 1941. Only the bare facts that Stalin had returned to Moscow on Dec. 17 after hix vacation and resumed hix official duties were contained in the announcement. Stalin will lie 88 In three days, on Dec. 21. His return coincided with the second meeting of the Idg three foreign ministers late Monday afternoon. Foreign commissar Viacheslav M. Molotov, secretary of 1 state James Byrnes and foreign secretary Ernest Bevin talked for two hours and 20 minutes, adjourning a» 6.20 p m. They were enforcing a policy of secrecy about their discussions which will not Im- altered until they have made substantial progress, probably not until the conference end's. "A general exchange of views" wax the only available description of the second meeting. The three leaders were to meet again today. "No news releases" wax the answer in all quarters. Both Byrnes and Bevin had warned correspondents earlier that little new* could be expected because the talks were largely exploratory. The American and British leaders had a private talk before yesterday’s session with Molotov. Bevin called at Spaxxo House, where Byrne* is staying, liefonnoon I ntil Bevin arrived. Byrnes had been holding staff conferences and hearing reports from Washington. There wax no hint as to the nature of the Bevin-Byrnex talk. Bevin also conferred for a second time with Sir Reader Bullard. British ambassador to Iran, io review the latest developments surrounding establishment of the Azerbaijan autonomous governiTuro To POgte t, <’>lumn 8) — .... o Limberlost Group Io Apply For Charter Membership Drive Planned In January Officers and members of the executive committee of the Umberlost Conservation Association made plans at a meeting last night at Geneva high school for a charter membership drive in Adams and Jay i : Oiiniies. The drive Will “tart early in January and close on January 3! The association, which la organized to acquire land and build an appropriate memorial in the large Limberlost area of Adams and Jay counties in honor of Gene Stratton Porter, hi applying this week for a charter, Eli Stuckey, temporary president, stated. The application for a charter states that the organization is a non-profit organization with the following purposes: "To acquire land for a state park, bird sanctuary lake and for the purpose of building other appropriate memorials In Limberlost region for Gene Stratton Porter." It will Im the immediate task of the committee, according to Mr. Stuckey. |o solicit charier members for the organization. The present temporary membership totals more than 50 and by the end of January the executive committee hopes to have at least 100 charter signers. As soon as a working organization is formed, a general drive will be started for regular honorary asirurn To Pag* 1, Column 8)

ONLY, DAILY, NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, December 18, 1945.

Shot Dad To Protect Mother B k r E »’ i 4 ..‘j * —. *x. -- WALTER DAViDGE. left. 16. is shown in the company of Sgt Joseph Goldstein of the Pennsylvania state police ami hix mother. Mrs. Gladys Davldge. after the state trooper took them into custody at Portland. Pa , for questioning in connection with the fatal shooting of Willis Davldge, well-known dog fancier ami breeder. The Imy said that he fired a shot from the rifle carried l»y Sergent Goldstein into the head of hix father to save hix mother from a Iw-ating The boy lx being held for further hearing, while Mr*. Davidge has been released.

Joyce Loses Appeal To House Os Lords 'Lord Haw Haw' To Hang For Treason Lxmdon. Dec. 18—(UP) William Joyce, "laird Haw Haw' of the German radio, lost hix last chance for life today when the house of laird* dismissed hix a|>|w>al, ami he will be hanged for treason A panel of peer* chosen to consider Joyce's appeal returned a four to one decision rejecting It. Joyce had sought to prove that lie was an American citigen and not subject to Britixli justice. Whi-n the decision wa* announced in the house of laird*, a man in the public gallery cried. "This man i* innocent. I prophecied the death of Hitler and his return.'' The man, unidentified wax permitted to remain in the gallery until the chamber wax cleared. Joyce, a sallow, broken man. was not present to hear the decision. Joyce wax sentenced to death on Sept 19 for broadcasting Nazi propaganda from Germany during the war. He was convicted of traitorouxly adhering to the- king's enemies. Joyce wa* born In the United States, but later pledged allegiance to Britain and travelled mi a British passport Hix appeal raised Two points I I urn Tn !%»!<•* X. <*nlumn

Record Number Os Phone Calls Handled By Citizens Exchange

Operators nt the Citizen* Telephone company * switchboards afe handling the largest number of telephone calk ever experienced In tile history of the utility. Miss lailtra Stanley, chief operator of the Decatur exchange stated today. The record high mark of 98,331 out going calls last week will probably be exceeded during the coming seven days. Miss Stanley stated. Record is kept only of the local calls, the operator* also handling at least 10,000 Incoming long distance calls in a month's time. A visit to the exchange this morning, Just when the >all load was building up. showed eight efficient and courteous young women at their stations, deftly manipulating the wires that plug in the numbers. each accomodating from 100 to 860 call* an hour. The extremely cold weather Is one factor ascribed for the abnormal number of call* as shut-in* contact relative* and friends during the morning and afternoon hour* to exchange greeting* or Inquire of one'* health Hundred* of business calls are bandied daily

Truman Unification Message Wednesday Washington. Dec. 18 — (UP) Tin- White House said today that President Truman's message <>n unifieation of the armed service* definitely will be sent »o < imgrex* tomorrow. ■ o Charge Monopoly To Television Firms Anti-Trust Suit On File By Government New York. Dec. 1* H'l’i All I anti trust -mlt charging Paramount Pi< tiirc*. Im-., and sou other cnporatlons with a world wide conspiracy t.> cont .id manufacture ami sale of revolutionary equipment that makes possible projection of television picture* the size of mo lion picture si-ii-en* wu* filed by the government in I’ S dlxtriii court here today The .iiiit. wbli-ii also ramed three individual defendants, said that the defendants' arts "delayed the opening of a new field of .iiiblic < nt -r---tairniient and education.'' Named with Paiamo-iiit were Television Productions, Inc., a ('all foriiia corporation and wholly-own-ed xuluiidiary of Paramount; General I’reelsloN Equipment Uurpora(Turn T<> Page 5, I'otunm .’>l

* and the zero temperature and snow ’covered streets, also give additional reason* for using the telephone. Jj The local exchange has approximately 3,«<Wi patrons on its switchboard Three of the eight operators are engaged in connecting long distance calls, ranging all the way ' from Berne to San Francisco, lend across the country to Maine and New York. A few foreign calls, to Hawaii. Central and South America. and very recently to Bern. Switzerland. also come in and local connections are speedily made. In our visit to the exchange, we learned that when the operator ( tells you "the line is busy,'' that means just that. Thia fact was Illustrated as we watihed agile fingers pick up switch cords and inform the calle*- that someone else was using the line. To our surprise, we heard one of the operator* repeat our own home number and by golly the line wasn't hnsy. What conversation was carried on we have no idea, for even (Turn To T’age 3, Column 7)

15 Cents Hourly Increase Is Immediately Rejected By Auto Workers' Union

Troopship Forced To Return To Port Cruiser Augusta Damaged In Storm lamdon. Dec. 18 H'P) The.l S. heavy cruiser Augusta, loaded witli homeward-bound American troops, flashed word that she had been damaged by heavy *ea« in a North Atlantic gale today ami wax turning back for emergency repairs In a British jairt. Simultaneously. British naval monitors intercepted a call from tin- American aircraft carrier Wasp reporting that it also wax in trouble after s 4s lionr battering in the Atlantic. The Wasp wax enroute Io pick up returning American troops when it plowed head-on into the storm Sunday. Then- wax no immediate word on the extent of the damage to either ship, but terse radio messages said they expected to make ports some time tomorrow. First reports indicated that neither ship wax In dist'esx ami that they were proceeding to twirl under their own power. Tile Augusta *n« heading for either Southampton or Portsmouth and the Wasp reported it wax proceeding tv Plymouth AB shipping in the English chan nel and other waters around southern England was paralyzed by the storm this morning. Wind* running tip to 70 miles an hour were reported along the channel coast and authorities warned that there was danger of German mines being washed ashore. Search For Ship Pearl Harbor, Dec. 17 ll'Pt A search by naval p.itrol plane* ami surface craft wax in progress over large areas of Hie Pm-iflr to day for an unidentified ship which radioed that she wax sinking A navy spokesman sai<l, "It may turn out to be a mystery ship which we won't And for weeks or month*, it may l»- a hoax. But we aren't taking any chances.'* The garbled message wax heard i>y several radio station, on Oahu It gave the ship's longitude ax 17tt degre<-a, but diil not specify wheth er it was east or west. First reports indicated the ship wax a troopship, but this »a- tin confirmed. All naval vessels have been alerted. o - Four Children Burn To Death In Home Death Toll Mounts In Midwest Fires Chicago. Dec. D» ll'Pt Four children were burned to death when fire engulfed their home al suburban Summit 111., early today. The dead wen- Marianna Js< • ques, 23, Alice, 22. Theresa. 17, and Michael. 11. the children of Albert Jacques, a World War I veteran, and hix wife. Mary. Fire department officials xal<l the fire broke out about 3:30 a m. in the kitchen of the oneamla half story dwelling ami spread swiftly through the house. The parents Mid they were asleep in the master bedroom on the ground floor when they awoke ami smelled smoke. They said they called to the children, then escaped to safety without realizing that the children were trapped Inside the blazing house. Woman Suffocates East Chicago, Iml., Dec 18 — (FPl—One woman suffocated ear ly today in a raging fire which destroyed the Calumet building In downtown East Chicago, at -an estimated loss of 1250,000. Mrs. Edward Sheen, about 45, collapsed when she wa« trapped In her second floor apartment. Her husband, the building janitor. was ‘lnjured ax he tried to (Turn To Pago 5, Column 4)

UNO Assembly I Scheduled To Meet Jan. 10 inaugural Session Os Full Assembly Set By Commission laimlon. Dec IS ti p* The I liiteil Nation* preparatory com mission today formally approved Jan !'• ax the opening <late of tiefirst meeting of the I'NO axxr-m Idy. The date for the inaugural sexsion of the full I'nilcd'Nations I organization wax approved by the preparatory commission meeting in plenary s«-xxion The commission wax nearing the end of its work preliminary to the full dress meeting of the l‘N<). in lamdon. only a feu details remained to lie dix|<o»ed of Irefore the commission adjourns. A warning against any attempt to let the native African* express their desire* to the I'NO through spokesmen wax sounded l»y Heaton Nicholls, delegate from South Africa "To upset the tribal systems wotilil ferment trouble," Nicholls said. "To invite the native* to ' get tip on platforms ami express their wishes would result in chaos in Africa.” The South African delegate on the I'NO preparatory eommissiott claimed that “no one can challenge the prime spirit <<f any man ; dutory pow>i tixl.iy South Africa is one of the man date powers whic h ha* announced It* intention of annexing it* mandate rather than turning it over to the I'NO trusteeship. Nicholls spok<- during debate on a t'krainian proposal whii Ii would recognize tin- right of dependent peoples to elect spokesmen to up pear lee-fore- I'NO commission* o Graduate Exercises I Held Here Today Complete List Os Students Published Cotnm, 111 I'lio nt e-xen >e-s We n- , helil today al IteqipeiT* school <■> aueliemoering. olde-»l continuous .«•! oid of it* klml iii the- nation Teslay'x graduation <-x>-r< !«-•* mark ed tin' 25th year ot th- school in De-e-atur ami the- < l.ix* will lie known as the- sliver inniverxary e-hiax Fifty < lasses have been gr-e duated In Decatur ami Hu- s< hor l operated for one term in t'olora do ThU term’s class had an < nr<dimelit of 111 xtitelentx from 31 vtat"* of tile I'nile-el Stale- anti Canada and the- enrollment wax tin- largest in the history of the- echesd. The- first graduating d.wtx in 1920 boasted a membership cf 57 sht-de-n'e<. Quentin II Chaffee. in»lru<-ior in public speaking ami salesmanship fro mTowanda. Pit <|< liven <j the commencement address ami urged the strident* to put immediately into practice the knowledge thev had garnered from the < our* • here. A number of the UlndentX left this afternoon for lhei.- home* al distant placeo, so they could bwith their families on Chrlxtmax day. Late comer* and students living closer will continue In <lax*e* until Friday afternoon. Fred Hep pert, founder of the school ami regarded ax one of the nation'* foremost auctionconi, presided at the r i-rcises today Thi term’s school b.id the largest and most outstanding group of faculty member* since ths start of the school. Besides Col. Repp t . r t (Turn To Page 2, Column 8)

Pi ice Four Centi

■ •’ Wi Non-Striking Office Workers Barred From General Motors At Flint By Pickets By United Pres* The Ford Motor Co <tffered A 15-cent an houi wage inere.t*e today. and the CIO I'nlted Auto Workers promptly rejected tho proposal, holding fa-t to their original demand for a ! <t per cent I>o et Meanwhile I \W pickets barred von striking off'c- woikers from a General Motors iffaut at Flint. Mich. Richard T Lentintd. VAW director forth- Ford division sail tint offer, highest imoli- by any aut«» company - • fur. wax completely nnaci eptable J lin S Buga*. Ford industrial relation* director sahl the Inrr-n* would amount to 12 4 percent Tint in oil 'h- a ’-O per< < P-'> hike. .. __ tors proposal of a 13'-- cent atl ' hour raise alwmt I" percent But II he Ford b O-I would l»e<-ome effective only waeti car and truck prodm lion rem he. or < xceed - *<•.- iiihi iiml* monthly Th-- GM r.iix-’ would fake effect a.. * mil a* Ihd 2* day old strike eml< General Muioiw <oatluued Its campaign Io get non striking offlro workers though I AW picket Bnea and lutik to work But al Flint about <••••) plckele stood fa»t al tho gale* of GM * \c sparkplug division Several hundred office worker* tnude m> effort io—liter tho building. Then- was no violence, although polii. pair >l'«-d th- area. The company < laimed that about IS.iwmi office workers i-iuno-d to theii jolts In a dozen plant* yesterj day The General Motors -trike lie--outlied for more than om-third <>( the nation's 455.m>'t .trike idlo workers. \t Washington, the controversial qmetbm wlieth-i a company* piofit* ..m! i<ri<. «hmtld bo t n’lj'-hh'’ <*«! in settling union pay demand* was lak-ll un ier advise-im-nt by a three mar. tact-findink panel for • o- < I imliixtry. The Is-ue w..s raised by tin- oil workers mt<- national union tCIOt. which insisted that th- panel obtain ami publish records of < ompaiiy earnings liefore drafting itw re< ommetid.itions for a -<<tlement. H al-> <i< manded that the companies i»- prohibited from liicreaotnk price- l > <omp<-lixate for anv wago im-rea-c* r<-< ommemle.l iiv the panel. The hearings, .ailed to rexolv.v a deadlock that resulted in navy e.-iziire of 53 plants !a»t October, wen- expected to fix a pattern for future fact-finding Investigation*. After mm- i heated debate tho panel ilecided Io dkicitx* file question further with eiom.mie stabilizer John Collet ami labor «<•< retary Lewi* ii. Schwetienbach. So fat in the Img xt.'mliiig GU strike, the < ompany b..* held tn it* off.- of a 13'» < n' hourly increate, equal to approximately id per. ent A supplementary offer yt sterday would make the starting rate for new workers a flat -n cents all hour thioug.i.mi tin- GM system, going tn 9> ce'it* aft.-i six months. The majority of GM'« automotlvo plants paid a starting rate of so cents or In-ttei during the war. Tiie company also opened <<»n(turn Tn Page 2, Column 8) Buys Health Bond Decatur lodge 371. F a A. M lias voted purchase of a >5 health

bond, officials of , the Christmas seal i« ampa ig n in ' Adams county an- ; nounced today. Ail ;proceeds from the ; annual Christmas i seal sale* are used lin the fight on i tuberculosis and to provide free clinics and other-

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wise carry on the tight against the "white plague." The sale I* conducted by the Adam* county tuberculosis association.