Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 28 December 1945 — Page 1

XLIII. No. 305.

IENERAL MOTORS CORP. BOLTS HEARING

K Three To. Kono Pacify Knit Bomb Powers To Kp Bomb Making Scrcts In Trust I’ ol '' •' ’’’ |K.. Th , will .i*k the Infant |K>\- ■ ~ •.iniz.it ion !<• I’.' SB)!, jbnnlr bomb. t <■ .Gomle powe«.( Canada. and the |B. - wil k*-p Bl trust |Hmi >-n.A ng «ecirt,( ax are Snimivciy theirs. ■■ . T . <!<•< . ion l > turn * •:<! ■ most fearful prob h,. f|.-<|glii;g INO wan jt >!..■ foteigt* ministers' |B., r .. in \|... cow find win an K. i s i:Ht!*h anti Soviet |^E ; . *■> * het* Interpreted K , t>- talent of Big Three ■ t \t» x now* r t > meet K. ■. !■! Hi. X !*>: p.e-. rvlna |B>-r'i in pesos. 18. . • f -1U1..-H praise.I the !!*•> ||. b n Gahagan Dong■l> Cal.f. said it showed that Mb- ..mint: our panic at MtL-Mlr of atomic power." agreement will be to th.- UNO assembly at Hfrtt meeting next month in E It embodies ersenllais of ■ > omm- ndatloiw made here B\'<a 15 l.y i’rexid-nt Tr.ttnan. B- P in. M.ni-ter Cienn nt At B : . < .in .It in Prime Minister 81. M.K.iule King. ■ rdat for a painstaking. step Bkp. iongrange effort by th“ B’’ Nations to safeguard the Bl j.’jin. atomic dextrin non. B- IXO assembly will be a»-k B»"' up a < ommiaslon. respunB to the UNO security coun- ■ »») win "proceed with utB dispatch" to make proposal.! B Kitending between alt tinB the exchange of bash- scieti- ■ itihii-m.itlon far peaceful xndH. ■ Control <>f atomic energy to ■ •stent necessary to ensure its ■ only for peaceful purpoxes B Elimination from national nr of atomic weapon* and other major weapons adup B to mans destruction. B u-ctive safeguards byway ■•portion and other mean* to ■“■t complying states against Bteurds of violations and eva■i, md»r th? terms of a UNO reBion to be proposed by the Big y*. the commission's work BM pro. red by separate »lag**i. Bnceessful completion of each ■ •Meh win develop the necesB confidence of the world beylll* next stage ki undertaken. the security council I* ■ J HIy responsible onder the t’ (barter for maintenance of ft peace, it ulso would be rcapMe for putting the atomic enIJ commission's rerommendaP* into effect. |<tory Bond Drive I Oversubscribed In County 50 Percent P* victory bond drive baa gone r top in the county by 50 saieo to date totaling ft.F**' compared to the 5977,100 f 1 *’ Karl Ca,,on - ctxhairman of r "‘ml staff, announced today. I ’ividuals rolled up a total of F 3, i50 in the drive, purchasing r** In E bonds and f 455.385.50 l m 'cr securities. All other purr”* •mounted to 5877,017.50. I and navy personnel are »Hh 512,6 0 in the dilvo r ‘dilations from corporations L, W amount to Mr. Canton said. The • officially ends December 31 •II bonds purchased up to ’*’’7 *lll be credited to the vicf loan. **®C"iAT TMERMOMCTKR READINGS ?*"» » P m. 32 WEATHER B “®E *"d mlid tonifht and Widespread fog again with some foggy drisale ’ ’«>sht and Saturday morn-

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Fire Hampers Rescue Work In Kentucky Mine Rescuers Battling New Fire In Effort To Reach 31 Miners — BULLETIN Pineville, Ky., Dec. 28 — (UP) —Rescue workers inside ‘ the No. 1 mme of the Kentucky Straight Creek Coal company flashed back word i today that nine of the miners trapped in the mine by an > explosion Wednesday morning had been found alive. !• Pineville. Ky.. Dec. 28-(UPi— I Rrsiue efforts In the Kentucky Straight Creek company <oal disI aster took on the quality of d«wperi ation today by state mine inxpecI tor Harry Titcmas said "we'll not I let up until we bring tho«e men out." i Thomas came out of the mine ■ xlopt* with a blackened face and I »!treaming eyes to announce that I his rescue crews were driving slowly ahead in an inferno of flame i and smoke which grew woAie at I every yard gained i There were no separate fire* I now-the tunnel under the m run- ■ tain was being driven through . glowing wreckage of smashed tim- ■ bering and blisteringly hot slate. * The smoke was iin.-nding and found it.< way inside smoke masks and. goggltn in spite of straining • ventilation blowers at the xinface. ’ The coal Itself wax on f.re in many spots and its flame* In the ' vitiated air added to the misery ’ of the half-naked men pulling at ' timliers and rockfalls, fighting for ’ every inch of progretw toward the 1 inner recess*,< of the mine. Somewheie ahead were at least ' 31 men who came from their mine- ' town homes the morning after ■ Christmas and probably died in tbo ’ single ahatleriiig instant of a ga* 1 explosion at 8:33 win. central time. Veteran miners said the entire crew probably had been wiped out ’ in the biaat. Some of the wives and children had gone to their homes, but many ’ of them continued their cold vigil. Mine officials said the rain was ‘ not hampering rescue work None of it has seeped into the mine. Last night one of the emergency (Turn Go Page 3. Column J) Flight Examiner Rating To McComb ! Local Pilot Passes CAA Examination Robert .McComb, lornl aviatlm Instructor and owner of McComb Field at the northwest edge of Decatur, successfully passed his final i examination and today wax given a flight examiner's rating by the civil aeronautical authority. The local pilot took the final part of his examination yesterday under the .uperivision of it. H. 1 Grundy. Indianapolfa. aeronautical inspector. He is <”>1? •*"' ,h,r ‘ l n, * r In northern Indiana (Fort Wayne areat to receive the rating <> B "Red" .McVey and Wayne MacDonald, Fort Wayne, are the other* who hold the same rating. McComb, who has been flying ' for 11 years, now has the authoiity to teach fliers and give them their final examinations, both writt-n and flight tests, and griduate them as private pilots. McComb field was started here leas than a year ago. and It already houses a number of planes, and several Decatur air enthusiasts already have placed orders for new ships. Included In these is Mr McComb, who plans to have an additional plane in the spring *or buainem and pleasure tiips. The air clrcise which was held her. last fall drew thousands of people and many residents of this community have since become Interested In flyin«. it Is predicted that there will he at least a score of new planfe. in Decatur by midsummer.

Vets Hire Cab For 2,816-Mile Trip Home 'jßjlk ■» Ya Y- ® 9 BK% QB ■ sB t THEY COULDN'T GET HOME FOR CHRISTMAS because of the rail and plane Jam so these servkemen I hired a cab in la»s Angeles and drove cross-country to Pittsburgh, making the 2Jii6-mile trip in four days ' at a cost of lees than 51«« each. Left to right are Hat. Mel I’pton. Niagara Falls; T Sgt. R. M. Hhepard I of New Hampshire; I’fc. Ra<ph Manichino of the Bronx; T Sgt. Joe Ward of Pittsburgh, the cab driver; Harry Orixohn of IjOB Angeles and Sgt. Gordon Edwards of la>ng Island.

Reports Liberty Ship In Distress Bombs Threaten To Smash Through Hull New York. Dec. 2* fl'P) Th* Liberty ship Henry D Thoreau I wa.< "in distress" today off the' Azores, with a canto of lw>mbs, apparently loosened by storm a. threatening to smash through her hut!, a signal Intercepted here by naval alraea rescue command said. The distress signal, picked up at 5 a tn . »aid that If the bombs gave away completely, “nothing can rave us." The eastern sei frontier command ordered any ship In contact with the Thoreau to report her position and present condition late in the morning when no further word was received from the Thoreau The ship reported -the was bound from Naples to Cape May, N. J, with a load of ammunition. It was believed that no troops were aboard. The navy sa.d that another muasage Indicated a rescue ship was standing by the Thoreau, but said the name of the other s Ip was not known. The distriMs signal from the Thoreau did not indicate what caused the cargo of bombs to break loose from its fastenings, but It was believed likely tha ship had encountered heavy weather. The Thoreau's position was placed at I-' miles southwest of the Azo t ea, in the area wher • heavy gales last week caused damage to several ships _— o—~ — Take Steps To Meet Clothing Demands Will Boost Output For Men And Boys Washington. Dec. 28 — (TPi The civilian production administration took steps today to meet the tremendous veteran demand for civilian clothing. It announced a program cal'lna for the production of 3.500 000 low and medium-priced men’s and boy's suits during the first three months of 1948 In addition to 1,500.000 overcoats and topcoat* and 7.000.000 pairs of troupers. CPA la granting priorities assistance to clothing manufacturers to obtain 23.000.000 yards of wool fabrics for the production of this low and medium-priced clothing CPA hart a similar program in effect this last quarter of 1945 The agency hope* It will have congressional authority to extend the program throughout the coming year so that nearly 14.000.000 low and medium-priced men's and (Tlirll To Page », Ctolumn 7)

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY,

Decotur, Indiana, Friday, December 28, 1945

BULLETIN London, Dec. 2&— (UP>— The permanent headquarters of the United Nations organization will ; be located in either the New i .York or Boston area. It was announced officially today. — Bockman Is Named Draft Board Head I • Resigned Chairman To Remain Member Walter J. Bockman, newly appointed member of the Adams county selective service hoard, has been named chairman of the local board, succeeding Ralph Roop, who tendered his resigna tion as chairman, effective January 1. Mr. Roop still remains a hoard member, alotiK With O. N. f'm’th of Berne. They are the original members. having served on the board since Its Inception in October. 1540. Due to the large amount of work entailed In the city's sewer and sewage disposal plant projects next year, Mr Roop, who is the city's engineer and director of public works, will be unable to fulfill the chairmanship duties, he stated in his letter of resignation to the other members. Mr. Bockman was appointed a m'-mlier in October. following the resignation of Roy Mamma, also one of the original board members. .Mr, Roop stated that the board had received the official copy of the war department’s order deferring men between 18 through 25 years of age with one child or more, from military call. The war department will not call men with children, according to the new order. The I ward members urged men IS through 25. with one child or more, to see that their dependents were listed with their papers at the local service Imard office, so that the'y would not be notified of induction. Mr. Roop stated that the Imard had not received a call for January. The contingent ready for Induction on December SO, w ill prole ably make up the January call when It Is received and the drafting of young men from 1* to 25 will continue until congress suspends the selective service act. It was explained. ♦ _ Rev. Carey R. Moser Rotary Club Speaker The Rev Caray R Moser, pastor of the First Baptist church, wm the guest speaker at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening. The speaker urged straight, clear thinking in the stress of present-dav problem*. Ray Lefts, vice president, conducted the meeting In the absence of Cal K Peterson, president. (’. K. Bell was chairman of the program.

10 Men Killed In Palestine Rioting Jewish Terrorists Taken In Custody Jerusalem. Dec. 25 —<FP) —Police and British troops today arrested an undisciosoi number of Jewish terrorists believed responsible for a night of gunfire and explosions in four’Palestine cities which killed at least 10 men during the worst outbreak of violence in several years. British airborne troops in armored cars mounted guard in the center of Jerusalem. Police ami soldiers armed with machine guns scan had civilians in the street*. All cases and theaters were closed The death toll was expected to rise. Working tn an atmosphere of extreme fenslon. rescue crews burrowed under heaps of shatter ed stone masonry at the bombed Jerusalem police station for a number of police officials believed trapped A rigid curfew was Imposed in i Jerusalem at midnight, and in Tel ’ Aviv at sa. m Police throughout , the country were at the alert for t further attack- In an organized outbreak which authorities blamed on the stern gang of Jewish terrorists. . At least 50,000 British troops , garrisoning Palestine were ready to help police control the violent e. The outbreaks began early Thursday evening with slmultane- , ous bombing attacks and auto- • niatic gunlire volleys against the police stations at Jerusalem and , Jaffa, a raid on the royal engineers depot at Tai Aviv to steal | arms, and a gun battle in Haifa. Early tabulation of the dead in (Turn T<> I’ag. 5. Column 3) i -o 15 Hoosiers Dead I Os Fires In Month I Indianapolis. Dec. 25 (I'Pt Carter Bowser. Indiana otate fire I marshal, warned Imlay that it fire . deaths in Indiana continued to . happen as often r.t they did in . the last 30 days, the 1914-45 death | toll of 55 probably would he ex- . eeeded by June 30, 1918. ; At least II H .o*|ers have died . from fire during the last month. , Latest Hoosier fire victim was Al bert Schroder. 85, Indianapolis, who died loot night in Methodist hospital of burns suffered Sunday when flames destroyed hl* home. o Delphi Twins Hurt I As Car Hits Sled r ■ i Delphi, Ind., Dec. 25 —(V PI r Joan and Joe Hlldehrant. ninei year-old twins, were Injured serf- . ously last night when a hit-run - automobile struck their sled along • Ind 25 The children of Mrs. Faye . Illldehiant and Karl Hlldehrant - were returning home after delivering newspapers.

Withdraws From Hearing Os Fact-Finding Board; G. E. Offer Is Rejected

Adams Qualifies As Special Judge Karl B Adatiw. iocal attorney. , has qualified ax special Judge In | the Wabash river l»ond case. The appointment of Mr Adams wa* made by Governor Ralph K. Gates in the suit of the state of Indiana, ex rel, Elmer Gibson, vs. the board of commissioners of Ad.tmo comity, complaint in mandamus. - .a ——RS*- ——- President To Broadcast To Nation Jan. 3 Z —7 Truman Christmas Vacation Ends, Is Enroute To Capital BULLETIN Washington. Osc. 28—(UP)— President Truman returned from his Christmas holiday in Missouri today to plunge into an accumulation of tasks which will be climaxed by a radio speech to the nation Jan. 3. Washington. I>ec. 28 tl’l’t President Truman will make a radio report to the nation on his legislative program at !» p. in CRT Thursday. Jan 3, the White House announced today. The White House said the broadcast would take about half an hour. It will Im- made over all networks from the oval room at the White House. White House press secretary Charles G. Ross said the address should not In- confused with the Hiiniiul state of the nation message to congress, which will be made after that Ixidy reconvenes Jan 11. Ross said It has not liven decided whether the president will make this address to congress in person. Ross also uiinounieit that Mr. Truman, who returns to Washington from Missouri today, will embark on a holiday cruise on the presidential yacht Williamsburg sometime 'his evening Roes said that some arrangement would be made for the president Io see secretary of state i James F. Byrnes, who lx due back - in Waxhington Saturday from the big three foreign ministers con- > ference in Moscow. Presumably, Byrnes would make a first band report to Mr. Triiniaii on the con- > ference. Takes Off In Fog Kansas City. Kan.. Dec. 28 (Turn Tv Page 4. Column •>! ■ - o Auto Licenses Go On Sale Wednesday Ask Auto Owners To Await Applications » 1 Auto owners were asked today 1 to wait for their application blanks • which will be mailed from Indianapolis. before npplying for drive's 1 and car licenses, which go on sale January 2. The local bureau will be closed • Monday and Tuesday and the plates 1 will be placed on sale Wednesday. ' Mrs. Roy Bleberl<-h, chief clerk. • announced. Mailing of the application blanks has been delayed, but receipt of the blanks is expected in the next few days, the bureau clerk stated In applying for the auto plates and driver’w license, the upplicant - must produce a paid tax receipt. - or a certMcate of exemption from I the county treasurer t Driver's licenses may be obtain- • ed for two years, the fee being t fl 25 ax provided in the new law • The 1945 licenses are good until February 28.

— — I Russian Veto On MacArthur Is Criticized % Congressmen Hait Atom Bomb Pact; Hit Japs' Control Washington. Dec. 28 il'l’i Members of congress tialay hailed the big three plan for control of atomic wwijMms. but some sharply oilticized our agreement to give Russia veto power in developing control imlicy for Japan. There were expression* of < <»«- cern over the possible effects of the veto power in developing control policy for Japan There we e expressions of con cent over the |Miss|ble effect* of the veto arrangement on effort of Gen Itouglas MacArthur, supreme commander in Tokyo, to establish a "DenwH-ratic Japan" Some diplomatic quarto s wond eted if it would not result in the divided authority that now pre vails in Germany The veto agreement was revoei ed last night with the release of a communique on the Mow-ow < >n ferences between secretary of state James F Byrnes. British foreign secretary Ernext Revin and Soviet foreign commissar V. M Molotov The 3.5(H) word communique also n-veab-d (hat the big three had agreed to turn over t<> the united nation* organization the most fearful problem facing the world today the atomic bomb. A commission operating under I'NO’s sec uiity council will seek mean* to outlaw atomic armaments. Until that day arrive*, the atomic powers the U. S., Britain and Canada will liana on to their Immuli making secret*. Russia agreed at tin- confvrelii-e to come into new far eastern |x>l-icy-making machinery under which she. the Unite.l States. Britain and Chinn would have v<-to p,wor on fundament.il question* concerning (Turn To I’.igc «. Gnlmilit o Child Electrocuted Thursday Evening Judy Ann Meyer Is Victim Os Tragedy July Ann Meyer. 21 months old daughier of Mr and Mrs Max K Meyer of Wells county, was accidentally tr<M uted at 5 o'clock Thursday evening at the home dt her grandparents, Mr. and Mr*. Ed Meyer, seven miles southeast of Bluffton The child, who was just begin ning to walk, came in contact with a metal floor lamp and was instantly killed It is uncertain ax to the exact manner In which she Hus'ained tin- fatal shock, whether frqm a short circuit or from friction from the rug on which she was walking The lamp was not lighted at the time of the tragedy. The baby was born In Wells county March 11. 1941. the daughter of Max K and Evelyn TroxelMeyer Her father Is In service and is station!*l at Camp Mlles Standish. Mass. Surviving In addition to the parents and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Meyer, where they made their home; are a sister. Marlene Kay. 2%; a grandmother. Mrs. Will Troxel of Kirk land township, and two greatgrandmothers. Funeral services will lie held at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the homo and at 2 p m. at the Apostolic Christian church, with the Rev. Sam Aexchliman officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body was remove:! to the Jahn funeral home at Bluff ton. 8

Price Four Cent*.

Company's Ability To Pay Position Os Board Assailed By Auto Corporation By l ulled Press General Motors wlllidrew today from hearing* liefore President Truman's factfinding panel, a* governemnt ialior official* fried to avert n threatened walkout of 2nd.* (mh» electrical w< kers The company *ald it would not participate in the panel's efforts to settle the GM strike “unlexs and until the panel should decide that ability to pay i« not a proper factor for Its consideration." The panel announced earlier that it would take into consideration the <-ompaiiy’« nbilltv to par in studying 'he CIO united auto wmker* demand for a 30 percent wage Increase. The isinel announced It would continue Its work without representative* of the company In Rtamford. Conn., police arrested Charlr* Horne, superintendent of the strikebound Yale and Townn Manufacturing Company after a woman striker complained that ho pushed her a* he and other <>ffii lais passed through a pl*-ket line Bev-*-n pickets were arrested yesterday after allegedly trying '•* !*• management jiersottnel from the plant, CIO electrh-al work*«s rejected General Electric’* proposal of a 10 pen ettt wage incense for its jnotMH) employes Chailes K Wilson jsreaident «1 ' th*- General Kle«-tric Company, said price levels would have to bo "increased sharply" to meet even the 1" |o-n ent wage increase the I company ha* offered It* work««rs. CIO electrical w<oke:s seek it 52 a day wage increase throughout the electrical industry Th*- union ha* scheduled a strike for "eurly next week” in General Klei trie, » Westinghouse, ami Genera! MotI or* Appliance plants Gi-ticiil Klectric ofii< iaix ah! • they would meet with government, labor representatives next Wednesday to set forth the company’s . stand isn union demands f >r a 52-e-day pay boost. W*-xllnghouse prei viously had agreed to meet with I conciliation officials Jan 2 ( Kdgair L. Warren, <-on< iliation . servhe dir*-«-t*>r. -aid he had not asked for a <-«>nference with General Motors because it* negotiations with the union bad not broken down Meanwhile, the threat of troublo in the steel industry grew as tho united steel worker* (('IO I ••barged that "jstwerfui" industrialism had refused to engage in true collective bargaining with their employe*. In a complaint filed with tho national labor relatlntls Ixmrd. th<* union charged that the Inland I Steel Company had failed to comply with maintenance of membership and che< koff provision* of i ft« contract with the union. 1 Steelworkers In aluminum, iron - ore and steel plant* across the 1 country are scheduled to lenvo their Jobs Jan 14 In accordance with a nationwide strike vote Second Rejection 1 New York. Dec 2* <Ul’t Th(» 1 united electrical, radio and machine workers union (CIO) today rejected, for the sc<-ond time thin month, the General Electric com* • pany s proposal of a 10 percent 1 wage ln< reuse for its 100.006 rmi (Turn T-> Page 3, Column •) —— O Commissioners Meet On New Years Day , The county commissioner* will meet Tuesday, New V.-ars day. at > the auditor's office to completo ■ their organization by electing a . president and vice chairman of the . Imard. Dale l» Moses Is the present , chalrmr!' The appointment of a county t health officer is t i l»e made for a • four year term, beginning January , 1. Dr D. D. Jones of Berne now I hold* the position Following the - meeting, the commHsionrrs will go i to the county farm to aaaist In I taking the inventory of personal • property on the farm and in the county infirmary.