Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1945 — Page 1

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XLIII- No - 301 •

IHO HEADQUARTERS IN EASTERN U. S.

L Kimmel L On Pearl Lor Agenda |L Harbor Probe ■Recess Os Week; ■$ Kimmel Warned ■(--**>n il I’l il.u . o nrnif . to- . 4 recess at K'* . A)li , , i,.aritiz* may b<* UK' *’.'y I'.v a |K. . « iii—-** ii'l ' itiobri that I.' i Stint ami Adm r Im army a'"! naIf wait at th** attack, may t. r heir Illgs :<• H? 31 ||j ,’1 i; stark, foimr |V .... . *.if i-*,i .iss- he I 4 » tin- next wltnres. ,-j Ki aai-i m.'V railed , aft. St.nk instead of „! a I ng *■• I'* 't >**• aal navy of! '.<•••: * also to t««tlfy & o.mniiC". m-mIHTs be urn • Kumm I and Short ■ «. n -. .n I tile hive-ligation »,-,*. u onz at .1 f.i*t*-. fi.ice My <nl by the Fell. 15 K.-i.*- f*, ' I. st.i'k Kimmel «*,!<■* aas set when the ■fine x'zyed in session two than usual lilt.- yie ■ft** ain't up examination of ■ blrnoi I K-iiy Turii-r, tor■&H n. naval war plans. Kbr ib'i iatbluntly t nit in Bfln hav- i..omi issan"- op ■g before the Japtnese -trikviolated order* in a *tr ■bl tiieoas. dialled Nov. ■mm days 111-file the attack ■Horsier war plans < lii-i xaid ■f tfa* Wasiiingtim older*, had ■ 'ir.ietl cut the Japanese at- ■ ottld have been disrupted ■M'ftiy severe damage inf!.<t ■ Ur itriking force. ■Mr insisted that the warnisforiitatlon sent to Kim ■fen (kt ](, i<m to Dec 3. ■ »cre adequate to let Kimmel ■ *ar was Imminent He xaid ■**“* should have known that K 8 *** on Pearl Harbo wa* ■b the realm of possibilities ■* «*id the odds were 50-50. ■**r «aid Kimmel should have reconnaissance and sub ■* Hiroki in the tnosj likely Japanese approach and his F to protect Hawaii • landing attempt ■t «»!i he didn't think ’.hat i Bute which former Sec-. r, bt State Cordell Hull tie Io Japanese envoy* Nev. y 8!i " effect at al! on Japan's F 1 * !o ri<ht. An army board ■ B «t August said Hull's note F“ Jb * button that started ■Mr." F Home. Ferguson, It.. Mich.. ■"• Bed Tinner closely about ■Mr Pearl Harbor belief that ■ *kii Japan wax unavoidable F»hat circumstances he a/’* ’he I'nited States would |h war. L' ’ recalled that he to) I Jap F S!s ’ l ' a »»ador Kichlsaburo No J? < r - 1»«. that he believed ■“'‘’ •ouid declare war if Jap* L"^' 1 i,u “h or Brit Uh pox | sta ‘l» South Pacific, Meet ppecial Session l~eoaaty commissioners met I 4 **’ wion today and allowI,””' c, “**ng the records for F Bar meeting of the board mtiui 0 J * e * Br ß day. when the t Stoner. w|! | aM t Mt ln tabhTh nrent ° rjr ,l ,he county » * •PPraiaers bnve not yet u., ’PPolntmenw. including i° f *^ B Adams county "°*l* ,,a l «nd a ccunty Tibm i* 111 f "‘ *”•<••• ul *h p Jan"wting. ni221 AT READINGS h, n , WIATHSR «l»udy and eold today by"“"<ay. Snow flurries Michigan.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, ■ ONLY. DAILY. NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY.

City Preparing For Holiday Observance Church Services To Feature Christmas ftecatur prepared today for the observance of Christ max . tn-xt Tuesday, church xervkn in commemoration of the bl h .if t iiChrist Child starting Sunday and continuing through on ciiii-tmas day. Since the feant of the Nativity falls on Tuesday, t ie olmeivatic* will In large tneaxure Include a triple holiday in varl >u* ifaiiufa. - turing plants. Services in the churches Include special music, children's programs. Christman Eve observances and masses on Christinas morning. City and rural churches have arranged elaborate and impressive services in keeping with the yuletide observance. Buxint.'a will be at a standstill on Tuesday Factories, public ifflees,, retail stores and all mercantile lines will be closed throughout the day. Store- will close at 3;30 o'clock on Monday so that clerks and proprietors may enjoy Chi Mthim eve at home. The Joy of the first peace-time Christmas in five years will be enhanced with the return of hundreds of men from the armed to rvices. Itecords in the county recorder's office reveal that nearly KOO men have' already been discharged from the Set-vlcec and each day brings veterans back to their homee The number IS expected to reach 1.000 by the first of the year. Morning masses at Kt Mary's church will begin at 3 o'clock, continuing through to 10:15, It was announced today Family reunions will feature the observance in the home. Aside from hutter and sugar, food for tht Christmas dinner m plentiful this year, housewives declare The spirit of charity is prevalent in al! walks of t-fe and Individuals. organization, lodge and sorority have seen to ! that families with Jexs will hav< food for the Christmas dinner. Lord Haw Haw To Be Executed January 3 ixmdon. Dee. 2 il'Pt William I Lord Haw Haw t Joy. .*. re*t aade broadcaster of Nazi p'-opar inda. will be executed at Wand-worth prison in southwest Landon. Jan. 3. It was announced today. Joyce's appeal waa rejected this week by the House of Lords. hl« final recourse.

Threat On General MacArthur Revealed Investigation Os Report Is Underway Tokyo. Dec. 22 -iUPI The first reported threat against the life of General MacArthur was revealed today by an Allied headquarters spokesman. , The report wax given to (*<»i Herbert B, Wheeler. MacArthur's military secretary, in connection with a petition bearing 55.000 oignature* asking that the life of Lt. Gen. Tomoyuki Vamnshlta be spared. Yamashifa was sentenced to death by a military tribunal for responsibility for Philippines atrocities. Tlochlro Arakl in presenting the petition, said that twice while soliciting signatures he wa* approached by "bitter, hot-blooded Japanese'' whi urged 'dm to halt the campaign, saying, "for what MacArthur Is doing In Japan they better assassinate him " Brig. Gen. Elliott Thorpe. Westerly, R 1.. Lead of the army’s counter-intelligence corps in Japan, said an investigation of the icport was underway He add'd that no information would be released until the alleged plotters had been arrested. Araki told Wheeler that there was considerable undercover movement against MacArthur and the United States harmful to restoration "of peace in Japan. lie said ths movement promoting anti-American sentiment was keeping all'ta in Japiness minds the fact that American bombs Milled tiW.fr’o Japanese dm Ing ths war.

Strike Idled Goes Over Half Million Mark ——- I Ford Company Lays Off 80,000 Because Os Parts Shortages By I'nited Press The number of I'. S workers Idled by strike* n>se above the half-million mark today a« the Fold .Motor Co., short of parts betaiixe of work stoppages In the parts field, laid off 50.000 employes in Detroit. Ford spokesmen said the big auto maker had laid off employes of the Highland Park. River Rouge ami Lincoln plants when strikebound suppliers <»uld no longer provide xuflii ient parts. The Rouge and Highland Park workers were to be taken back the day after Christmas, but 2.000 Lincoln employes would be out until Jan I The shutdown of the Meldrum Ave plant of Briggs Manufacturing Co In Detroit, forced by the long strike in the glass industry idled 2.000 workers. lailwr troubles thus kept 527.(lou workers away from their jobs as government pressure increased I to end the wage dispute between the CIO united automobile workers and General Motors Corp Asking 30 percent more pay. 175,000 GM employes were out General Motors was scheduled to resume negatlations next Wednesday with the union after president Truman’s unofficial fact-find-ing board bluntly told both sides to end the crippling strike by Dec 25 or allow the fact finders to take over. The board said that unless the GM strike were settled by that date It should be permitted to lay all the facts before the public and work out a solution. Both the company and the union have so fatgiven no attention to public reaction. in Washington, where GM CIO negotiations have been held with the fact-finding committee, there was belief in some government quarters that management and labor would settle their dispute-, themselves, because neither side wishes tie- airing Mr. Truman proposed. The President has asked con gre-x to paxx legislation setting! up fact finding boards to look into i Turn T<> Page I, Column «» — Q E. B. Adams Is Named As Special Judge

Local Attorney Named By Governor In Case Earl B Adams, well known Decatur attorney, has been apnolnted special Judge by Governor Ralph j,- Gates in the mandamus suit filed hy the Stale of Indiana for Elmer Gibson, against the Imard of county commissioners, relative to the ixeu'ng of bonds covering unpaid assessment* in the Wabash river dredge case. The official appointment from the state executive was received by Clyde (). Troutner, county < lerk A copy was also H,, nt to Mr. Adams. Recently attorneys for Gihaon and other petitioners, notified Governor Gates that <’. Byron Hayre of Fort Wayne, had vicated his appointment ax special Judge, by reason that he had not appeared in court within the last year. They asked that the governor name a new Judge A similar suit wax tried In the local court several years ago and finding wu* made In favor of the county commissioners. When * contract for the proptwed river dredge project was led by Special Judge Henry Klster of Vincennes, the court ordered the issuing of bonds by the county to defray the cost, lex* the axsresment* which had already been paid. The commiiwlonerx refused to Issue the bonds and mandate wa* made on the board, with the result that the case will be heard and tried aa a separats legal step in the new famous dredge case, which originated here more than 30 years ago.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, December 22, 1945.

Flown From India in “Lung”

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LONGEST FLIGHT ever attempted hy a polio patient in an iron lung liie Il.tMtOmilr Journey from Calcutta. India, ends at Hamilton Hehl California, with the arrival of Corp Walter Hargrave of Topeka. Kan pictured ’with hl* nurse

Marshall Assumes New Dufies In China Reaches Chungking By Airplane Today Chungking. Dee 22 tl’l’l Gen. George ('. Marshall, new U. S. ambassador to China, arrived by plane in Chungking today to begin implementing a new American policy aimed at helping the Chinese weld a unified, strong 1y democratic nation. He arrived here from the former capital at Nanking where he wax welcomed yesterday by Generailssimo and Madame Chiang Kai Shek. A cordial atmosphere for the history shaping conference expected immediately between the new envoy and tin* head of the centra! government virtually lw*<ame assured at Ho* Nanking meeting, dispatches said. Marsha!! was greeted by Premier T. V. Soong and oilier highranking Chinese army am! air force officers and American em bassy officials- He wax accompanied by hi* state department aide. James Shipley, and I'. S charge d'affaires Martin Robertson. The big C 54 transport plane landed at Chungking's mist en xhrouded airfield at 12:20 p m, Marshall. wearing a khaki trench coat, modestly shook hands with the welcoming dignitaries, who included the generalissimo's son. Chiang Cing Kuo Kxkung (Turn To Page 4. Column GOP State Confab Set For June 13 Coliseum At State Fairgrounds Is Site Indianapolis. Dec. 22 — (UP) — William E. Jenner. Indiana Republican state chairman, said today that the GOP state convention would be held June 13 In the Coliseum at the Indiana State fairgrounds. Caucuses will be held the night of Juno 12. Jenner said. The convention date was set at a state committee meeting yesterday. he revealed. At the 1946 party convention, the feature attraction will be the nomination of a U. S. senatorial candidate to carry the GOP colors Into the fall election. Sen. Raymond Willis. R . Angola publisher, holds the seat at present. He has announced he will Ire a candidate for another xlx-year term. Meanwhile, party associates of Jenner have boomed him for the nomination, and a hot convention fight looms unless It Is sidetracked during *the next five months. Republicans also will nominate candidates fnr state offices, the most important of which is secretary of state. Delegates to tho convention will (Turn To Pag* 4, Column 5)

NO PAPER TUESDAY In accordance with annual custom. the Decatur Daily Democrat will not publish an edition Tuesday. Christmas Day. o— Youthful Attacker Sought By Police Youth Sought After Attempted Attack Decatur police were searching today for a youth who last niaht grabbed a Decatur young lady, on her way to th'* Decatur high schim! gymnasium. Charges of attempted rape will In* preferred. Tin* Incident occurred shortly after 5 o'clock last flight on Fifth street and the screams of the young woman weremeard by Miss Helen Col< hin. wliojran from her home to help the woman The yolliil fled south on Fifth street. Police were called immed lately and started an intensive search. Miss Colchin gave the following description of the young man: • He was young and a bout 5 feet 5 Inches tall lie wax waring a plaid scarf thrown across his face and wore a dark finger-tip coat, lb* had brown hair and talked with a high pitched voice. The young woman victim, who is a college student, home for the Christmas vacation, had been asked to play in the Decatur high school band Nhe wa* enroute from her home to Hi** Decatur high school gymnasium and wax walking south on Fifth street when the Incident occurred. The youth approached’ the young lady and asked her where she wax going Sh** told him she was on her way lo the baskaethali game. He grabbed her by the throat with his left hand and by the hair with bis right hand The young lady called for help, and th** youth prexxeil what lx believed to have been a revolver against her. stating that if she screamed again he would kill hsr. Miss Colchin. who resides at 119 N. Fifth street, had heard the girl's scream and she ran out of her house Immediately. As she reached the scene the youth released the victim and ran down the street. All local police were put on the alert ami a thorough search of the city is being made for the youth. o Survivor Os Triple Shooting Indicted Vincennes, Ind . Dec 22 (CPt —The only survivor of a triple shooting which killed a hrlde of two days and her fourth husband last Sunday wax under indictment today on grand Jury charges of first degree murder.* 1 John Ward Wright, 33. third husband of Mrs. Lloyd. 27. was indicted yraterday on two identical cbargas. He was accused of the slaying of Mrs. Lloyd and her husband. Donald E. Lloyd. 29, an exserviceman.

Vote Os Site Committee Eliminates Frisco From Consideration For UNO

Biggest Travel Jam In Nation's History Facilities Strained Far Over Capacity By United Press The greatest travel jam in the nation's history loomed today a- ' h une for Christmas" became the postwar battle cry of m.lllona. straining transportation facilities far beyond capacity. Every available train, bus and plane wao .pressed into U-e Io meet the emergency, time acute than ever this year la-cause es fort*, to give discharged of vaca Honing Gl'x a holiday for many the first Christmaa at home in years. War-born transp irtatii.n <»|iiip meHl shortages, the weakened erudition of overworked p i war automobiles and heavy snowfalls over the country prom •*••<! unprec* dented delays for holiday weekenders Most serious mdlti'ina existed on Ho* west ami east coasts, where xervicemen and women poured from troop transports and swarmed over ticket office*. Similar situations prevailed near most military camps and separation centers In the San Francisco port area f.A.tam xervicemen were stranded, with n > hope of moving out Itefore Christmas In Seattle. Portland. Lo« Angeles and other najar d*»* k ing points nearly aii.ot"' others faced another holiday away from i home. Crowds jammed depot* in the 'hop** of a travel "break.' whit one 'official xaid would be "only < miracle”. The S>*ijtherii i’aci.’le railroad reported that t'l pe.c**nt of l'» leastliound pas'engers wax military land that it had Iteeti foi ed to cancel the Sab* 1 space t*i all civilians except o-rvi. etnen's families At New York, all airline flights were eold solid through Jan 3, with thousands hop* fully awaiting p>x slide trip cam ellationa. whit It American Airlines said might provide a few seats on Chrlstmi.x day and New Year's. Standing room only wax the fate of many railroad travelers *>ut of New York until at least Jan. 3 Train., were running one to foui hours late because of ini l< ment iTurr. T*. Pag* I. t'.dumii '•! o Remove Snow From Second Street Here State Highway Crew Remove Snow Today A crew of state hignway em ployes arrived in Decatur at a o'clock fhki morning and completed* the job of removing the snow from along the curbs on Second street. The street was blocked early this morning for a few hours while men completed the task. Motorist* who parked on the street Friday reported trouble in getting away from th- curbings because of deep snow, bitt volunteer helper* would assist in push ing the automobiles away from the drifts The crabs Were cleared by 10 o'clock thix morning making mitelr more available parking epa<—. \n effort was made by the highway department Immediately after the snowfall to dear the curbs, hut Irecaiixe so many automobiles were parked all day on the street. It was impoMiMe to remove al! the snow. Moat of the roads In Xdamx county are pax-able and all of the mein roads are reported In good condition today. A new snowfall is predicted for today and 'onigh* and state and county workers hav« been notoified to be ready fnr extra work tails to keep the roads dear.

Gen. Patton To Be Buried In Luxembourg Burial Christmas Eve On Route Os Famed Third Army llddelberg. De, 22 <l'l'l Gen. Geirge K Patton will be buried on t'hrlxtmas eve at Ham in the Giand Duchy of Luxembourg liexidc fallen soldiers of his vl< torious r S Third a-my. Illa willow Beatrice th.* Liixemlainrg burial slit, in com illtaiion with army officer* letanee she felt that the gene*al wanted to remain With his troops, even in death It was felt uufiH.ng that he should In- buried In G< rmuiiy Efllsiopal «l ti<e« Will be held f >i Patton at Heidellter t t »mo: row. and again in Luxemboi; _■ on Monday. The inoiinlalnoii* little Di. hv, lucked in a t truer latrderlllg Del* glum. Frame ami Germany was traditionally neutral soli until the Germane overran it in May. Itrfft Pation will lie in the sam- *<til over whit h th- Third a my u-ic| just a year ag-t to sma*>h the -oitlliern sh tuldei of Ho German irdenin. Salient in 'the battle of the bulge” Just west of tlie Luxembourg bonier lies Baxtogne. -cene of the heroic kmerivan Xi Ihi-ip xtand during that battle. Six hundred men of tlie Third army departed for Lux--nltoin g today to participate in the futie-al cortege The force ill) tilde* Hie;: from the Filet and Ninth infantry division- and the Fourth armored divisions, a)! of which served tinder his rommand either :i Vrh.i oi Europe ('apt H'illMlll G J'all. i-' ll <d Brow n*burg, Va . w ill direct th First division honor pluton. His grieved widow. B>-atrhe. d> < id'-d last night that "Gcoigie." ax she lovingly called him. would be buried in Europe, whisse eoil lie did mi much to liberate Her dei ixion wax anno.im -d only a lew hour* alter tile ijo year old western front hero died of . > n plications resulting from pa Hal paralysis he suffered iti an au'o mobile accident D'-< 9 The window of Pat'oi * ground floor room in th.- He,d< Iberg hospital where he died at 5 .">ll p m., wa- dim and < iirtained last night. tT'irn To Page '■ I'oliiriin 21 o Retired Farmer Dies At Home Near Berne Funeral Services Monday Afternoon Peter M Neuensehwantler. f'l. retiretl farmer, died at ft o'clock Friday night at his home two miles southeast of Berm* Death wax caused by infirmities of old age lie was born in Switzerland September 15. IS.M. and came to Attains colmty in IS7fi. His wife, formerly Katherine Nussbaum, preceded him in death. Surviving are three daughters. Misses Elizabeth and Anna, at home, and Mrs John P Eicher of Wabash township; three sons. Abraham, at home. David of Wabash township and Christian of northeast of Berne; 25 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren Funeral services will be held at I o’clock Monday afternoon at the home, with the Revs. Ix>ulx Amstutz and Jacob Neuenschwander. both of Apple Creek. O„ officiating Burial will he in the Moser cemetery northwest of Berne The body will he removed from the Yager funeral home to ths residence this evening. Friends are asked to omit flowers.

SECTION ONE

Price Four Cents.

Assembly Meeting Next Month To Set Site; Northeastern U. S. Given Favor lamdoll. Dee 22 ll'Pl A sitrt commute', of the united nations preparatory commlsainn voted aft" er two hours of bitte debate to* day to locale the permanent head* quarters of the t'N'tt in the ea-tern I'nited Slate* A committee vote of 25 lo • favoring the eastern pari of thw I'nited Stales for the location of the world peace organization will, if the decision I* xllppo ted by th* t'NO assembly meeting next month, eliminate San Framisro, where the organization w.i* born. The site committee first rejected a propo-al to lot ate headquarters in Hie we-t. the vote wax 22 to ti. There were 12 abstentions in tho balloting for the east. The voting came after a hectlrt controversy In which proponents of voting now on the location of the site within the I'nited Slate* were io i used by the Liberian delegate <>f "High political maneuvering ' Tlie Frem h delegate voter! against both the we-t and lb« east, lie said a vote at this tlmi* wa* "out of the leulm of moral element* and against logical and sound judgment The vote today a. InaJty was a vote for or again-t Ran FranciaM the only city in ilie west which wax given * onside: at ion This city was extolled here by the Australi* ans. Chinese and western Lillti American* a* the birthplace of the united nation- charter laK summer. The de. ixion will com-entrato attention hemefoith on the northeastern I'nited States Opposition lo tlie southeast wa.- virtually niiatilinoilx be* a use of the racial i-sutt and antipathy lo situating tho liead'iuarierx mar Washington Today'.* vote came qui< kly after a derision earlier thi* week wivi. ti bad been expected to delay selection of a xpe< ill' site o area until the general assembly meets It cairn* on the next to the last day of Hie preparatory < ommlsslntt meeting. Today's de< i-ion wax «übje< t to assembly approval, blit there wa* little likelihood of ii reversal Inasmuch as the Russian Bloc tho European him. and a major part of Hie UiHn American ldo<- v<d«et for tlie eastern I'nited StateAdlai Steven on C S. delegate, ab-talned from voting today "for reasons I don't have to explain." Opponents of a vote today including tho-e who favored the eaitern I'nited States charged that the procedure wax most Illogical, They pointed out that the committee voted nt midweek to xet U|i a 12 nation interim commission t<» study nil site* and report on fivo or six to the general axs.-inbly. Draft Board Holiday Hours Are Announced The Adam* <ounty .-e’ertiv-* service board w ill be closed Satin day, Monday and Tuesday for tho Christmas holidays, it has beett announced The board will also bo tinned Monday, December 31. uni Tuesday, January 1 The office, which ordinarily operates on x five day w eekly schedule, will bo open Saturday. December 29 and Saturday. January 5. Buys Health Bond Tri Kappa sorority has voted to purchase of the pm health -ond. officials of Fravtnf IB the Christmas seal campaign in •Sf * Adams county anI nounced today. All IjAro : pro. ends from the annua) Christmas ■ ; seal sales are used JMI n the fight on tuberculosis and Uy to provide free Asisfimea teals - .100)0 poo S->(U|p wise carry no the fight against the 'white plague." The sale la conducted hy tho Adams county tuberculosis association.