Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 21 January 1946 — Page 1

VOL XLIV. No. 17.

Jump The Gun On Nationwide Steel Strike

' I «HH libL, s „ ;i ■feflp*’ 0 jJHHsIHE WMSw NIWB FLASHED from Washington that thr Riant steel strike had liven ordered following rejec*BiMt <tfr I iijt tn Truman's plan hy the r. 8. Steel Corporation. some Sotto workers at the Jones and .lltMMh l pi*nt in Pittsburgh, pa„ decided to ‘jump the gun" and Iwgan a walkout. Here pickets begin £t® ffttlter andfonv of them tie* an armband on a woman worker while others look on.

750,000 Steel Workers Strike ft- ..'' wmeL

trPlants Shut Down in 30 States As - Nation's Biggest L Walkout Is Staged By J. Robert Shubert V. P. Staff Correspondent !>ur«h, Jan 21 - (ITi - Tire natlnr/s >!«•<•! p |( ><|iu tion was choked to a ■<-. day as 7W.ffb« CIO Iniu-d Steel ’ in 30 slates It wm the targ' th» history Blames Industry Rep. Edward * D 111 as rd today ..u i.- f.on-iblllty tor the atjß strike r<-n-<l with tte by th United State* Steel Corp. »f the wige se.ilemont proposed by the Pri—idr'it aid anwpUtd <by lh<- steel wr> k rs." ipraid. "piaceo the reniiomdbillty <-n the shoulders of those In the steel who proiHwo* to fight against any *ra.«- increase nt all.” The strike was labor's answer tßßtt's refusal to meet President £*nian's proposal —a wage increase of IMS a day. - i ‘<>r«, head. ■! by giant United HiatM Steel Corp., offend i i . 2w. With failin' of the president's 11th hour bierventlon in the wage dispute the union's once--ike effective al wire minute after mid- ■*> marched to the I up the wage battle. 1.200 plants closed, i had banked fur- : hut down mills in 1 if the walkout. Home ns early ns a week ' ■adiine by premature oral grievances and over sreangemetds for the shutdown wera blamed V. 8. tJWe Corp. estimated the i strike wS».cost the nation 2tM,000 tons of steel a day—enough to boild refrigerators Company of Anjeriefe; els., was closed. The ' MBni» irorkers union merged PrtKF 4. Column 4) o Keys Fit Okay, So Local Man Drives Away Wrong Auto Thomas K*conarJ. .Mercer avenue, harrowed his brother's car while the latter, Hayman* tri Elwood, was visiting i the Stepped I In front of the house ray but lie had the I. to Robert Aslibauchi after reported his le the fact that the different makes and rs, the keys fit. Not noon could Police Ed 1 the Incident. Mean tonard car had been oral garage. o T THERMOMETER TUBE READING* — 23 FEATHER colder today. Clsaruch colder tonight, near Lake Michigan treme southeast thia osday fair and con- -

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Nation Faces Worse Meat Famine Than • During War Ration -— Chicago. Jan. 21 — tl'Pi — A meat famine worse than the wartime rationing shortage threatened today as the nationwide strike of AFL and CIO packinghouse workers entered Ila sixth day. The national association of retail meat dealers reported stocks already reduced to 25 percent of normal and warned that the full effect of the strike would be felt this week. .Many butchers hud Instituted a voluntary rationing system, and others were aide to offer only ( fish and fowl to their customers. i ■ . ■■—■()■ y . ■■■ ■i. Indianapolis Lady Optometrist Head indiaapolis, Jan. 21 —(UP) - Mrs. Roy E. Denny. Indianapolis, today headed Ihe Women's auxiliary of the Indiana association of optom ; eterists. She was selected yesterday at the opening session of ihe 19th annual convent lon. Other officers were .Mrs. Ray- ' motid Sawyer. Columbus, first vice president; Mrs. C. C. Irhin. I New Albany, a cond vice-presid-ent; Mrs. Robert (J. Ledlg. Indlanapolls, seeretary-treu«urer. College Student Degnan Suspect Former Marine Is Under Suspicion Chicago, Jan. 21-(UPI An Intensive search was ordered today for Sidney ixrster Sherman. 21-year-old Northwestern University j student, wanted for questioning In jthe kidnap-slaying of Suzanne Degnan. Polity commissioner John Prt-n---dergast told reportem that Sherman, a former marine, had cast suspicion on himself by his failure t r appear voluntarily before police. "Although he may not be lnvolv-1 led. It l» reasonable to assume he ! knows he is being sought." Prendergast Mid. "His* continued absence in the face of lite publicity he has received has made him a major suspect." PrendergiMt disclosed that articles of the youth's clothing had been taken to Washington for analysis by Federal Bureau of Investigation technicians. A blood-stained handkerchief, with the marking “31HK 8. Sherman". also was submitted to the FBI laboratory The handkerchief was found attached to a wire noose near where parts of the six-year-told child's dismembered body were discovered two weeks ago today. Police have wealed the' Hyde Park V. M. C. A hotel room of Sherman and set a watch around his father's Chicago home. The youth has heen missing from bis room, his Northwestern classes and life job far the past week. A-iociates described Sherman as a moody, intellectual young man who once was confined briefly to Manteno state hospital because of a suicide threat* He was released after a few weeks and subsequently joined ths marine corps. w *

May Slash Funds To Speed Up Discharges Solon Soys Action Would Force Return Washington. Jan. 2! tl'l’l ' A move was underway in congress I today Io forte the army into speeding np demobilization by slashing Its funds for feeding and housing troop*. Hep. Everett M. Dirk sen. It.. 111., said he would offer the proposal as an amendm nt to a bill before congress next month to return approximately |s.r.on.ooo.oon to the treasury. Most of it. he sold, is from funds previously appropriated to the army and navy. hirksen said frankly that hfs theory i* that if the services do not have money to f ed and house ipei Honnel. they will-have to bring ( them home. Instead of giving the army and navy lump subsistence funds Dirksen said the appropriation* should be allotted in monthly Quota*. based on the numb r of men scheduled to be released each month. Gen Dwight D Elsenhower told congress that an estimated 3.tm0.ono men would be return d to civilian life between Jan. I and June 30 this year if he could get the replacements. • He said the rel ase schedule i called for 800.000 in January. 500.. I 000 in each February and March, and 400,000 In each April. May and June. Rope Os Neckties Used By Suicide Greensburg. Jan. 21 -(UP)—Decatur county coroner A. ('. Mnd today planned to Oh- a suicide verdict in the d ath of William L. : Lewis. 29. Indianapolis, who was 1 found hanging on a rope of necktie* yesterday at his mother's home near Clarksburg. o — UNO Group Approves ' Atomic Commission Vote Is Unanimous After Powers Appeal London, Jan. 21 — iUPI — T’.e UNO political and security committee adopted unanimously today the Moscow resolution for establishment of an atomic energy commission. The resolution was adopted 48 to 0. The Philippine commonwealth 4 legate was the only member present who abstained from voting. The Philippines raised the only objection to the composition of the proposed commission. Committee action on th atomic energy resolution was tantamount to final approval. The r solution still requires formal approval by the full assembly before the commission can actually be created. But the same early action appeared assured, since all 51 Unit d Nations were represented on the committee. Borne of the small nations pleaded for a delay in the voting, hut th y were overruled. The vote came unexpectedly today after the hlg powers had appealed for quick action. British foreign secretary Ernest Bevin led- the campaign for action now. H said the resolution had been circulated for 16 days and no nation had proposed an amendment. If there were further delay, he said, the world would not understand. \ '

ONLY DAILY. NtWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, January 21, 1946.

TRUMAN URGES SPENDING BE CUT NEARLY IN HALF

Steel Strike Hits 18 Cities In Indiana Estimate 65,000 On Walkouts; Calumet Area Hardest Hit Indianapolis, Jan. 21 — tl'Pt — | An estimated 65.000 CIO United I Steel Workers were idle today ; in 18 Indiana cities as a result I of the nationwide steel strike. In the Calumet area and three ’ neighboring Hoosier counties. i to.iioo workers were on strike at 21 plants. From 20,00® to 25,000 workers were off their jobs 111 27 plants in 11 cities elsewhere Mil the Stale, according to director James C. Robb of district 20 of the i’BW. In many other steel plants, work proceeded. Hobb said. liecause contracts between union and management could not lie opened for negotiation Cities where plants were affected included Kokomo. Frankfort, Crawfordsville, Muncie. Fort Wayne, Terre Haute, Greensburg, Gary. Hammond, East Chicago, South Bend, Whiting. Valparaiso Elwood. Indianapolis. Evansville, Griffith and Akron. Ind At Crawfordsville, only one third of the IM employes of the Misstate Steel and Wire company quit work today anti the plant continue:! to operate with a reduced force. Early picketing was discontinued at mid morning. _o Thieves Break Into Butler Garage Here A breakin at Buller's garage over the week nd netted the thief or thieves a small sum of cash Police Chief Ed Miller reported today. A checkup today hy Clyde But ter. owner of the garage on South First str» t here, revealed only ?2 m 83 missiug Considerable damage was greated by the hoodlums, however, when they jimmied a rear door to gain entrance and pried open the cash r Mister.

Highlights In Message

Washington, Jan. 21-— H’Pt—Major points In President Truman's j 32,0<M»-word message to congress; Domestic Problems Strikes—Cause "deep concern"; again urged statutory fact-find Ing and t ooling off periods; most industries should make "substantial wage increases”; "business I* a public trust and must adhere to nat ‘ ional standards in conduct of Its affairs"; labor ttut must show great ■ er responsibilityTax«s—"This lit no time for tax reduction" Draft and Demobilization—Draft must continue unless more men volunteer; 2.mm.(HW man army necessary throvglioui this year by [ June 9 out of 111 men who were In service on V-E day will be out Inflation—ls "our chief worry"; price and rent control must be renewed; price control must be extended to new ami old houses; food subsidies must Ite continued. Budget—Fiscal 1947 expenditures to be J 35 8 billion; receipts 831. r, billion; deficit 84.3 billion Despite deficit, national debt to be re duced from 8278 billion now to 8271 billion In 1947 by cutting treas ury's large cash balance. War and Military Costa—Will he 815 billion in fiscal 1947; direct cost of World War II to U. 8. now totals 8354 billion Aftermath of War—B4.7 billion for veterans payments in fiscal 1947; |5 billion for interest on deb!. *ls billion for tax refund* Housing -"An Immediate emergency ami a major postwar problem." Htop-gap actions have liven taken; production Is the real answer. Wage and price adjustments will be made where necessary. Price control needed on sales of old and new houses. Full Employment—" All the polk les of the federal government must lie geared to the objective of sustained full production and full employment." Agriculture—Food prices must be held to present levels, subsidies continued; government will make good on-price-support commitments; farmers can be confident of another good year or two. Rociay Security—Congress should extend benefits to those not covered; provide prepaid me Ileal care, with sickness and disability benefits. World Affairs World Peace We want to "build and preserve a just pence." This can lie done only on a basis of justice for all nations. United Nations Organization—“ Our ultimate-security . . requires that we begin now to develop UNO as the representative of the world as one society ... a great voice to speak constantly and responsibility in terms of world collaboration and world well-being " Atomic Energy—Favors mutually-effective safeguards through UNO that will permit fullest International control. International Finance— l-end lease settlement* on basis that will not encumber world peace; continued foreign loans to stimulate U. S trade. U. 8. in next 18 months will put 85.3 billion into export-import bank loans, British loan, and participation In world bank and sta bilization fund. Ths Past And Th* Futur* “We have won a great war—we. the nations of plain people who bate war ... in the test, we found a strength of unity that . . . crush ed the power of those who soughihyforceiodeny our faith in the dignity of man. I doubt if the tasks of the futur* are more difficult But it they are, our strength and our knowledge and our understanding will be equal to those tasks.”

Auto Is Damaged In Collision With Truck A tar driven by Walter Heimann, proceeding west on Jefferson street was damaged about M a. m. today when It was struck by a truck, driven by Hoy 1.. Pric -, county treasurer, at the Seventh street Intersection, Police Chief Ed Miller reported today. The Price vehlci ■ was enroute north on Seventh street. Damage to the passenger car was e-tlimited at ! WO. —■ q .... Selective Service To Honor Local Men Will Receive Medals At State Ceremony Tie* three original members, i Halph Roop. Hoy Mumma and O N. Smith, and Earl 11. Adams, legal adviser. of the Adams County Selective Service B.iard. will be honored at state ceremonies to lie held In the W >rlJ War Memorial at Indianapolis on January 30. for their services on the board, before and during the war period Congressional selective service 'medals will be awarded by Gov. Halph F Gates to the uacompensat ed members, who served more than two years on the county b-wrdx. iln recognition of their unselfish i and faithful service The selective service medal was authorized by congress in a spec lai act which declared that "it Is the historic polh-y of the l ulled States to recognize and publicly acknow- . ledge Hie gratitude of the peopbami the government for patriotli service on the part of II- citizen-*." The act further dec'ares that , memle-rs of the selective Service ! system served "in a manner which .|j an example of patriotism" ami I that "this servii e has been voluntary and uncompeusal -d and tbat . In many cases has resul ed In great sacrifices on the pa • of these • citizens." The award of merit, which is the only one of its kind to la- ordered by congress, will he the first >f sh iai recognition publi ly given to these men who have served mi <!lf--1 (Turn To l’a*» 2. Column "> ]

President Asks Wage Increase In Annual Message To Congress

Appears Here OTTO SCHACHT Otto Schacht. one of America’s finest concert artists, will pre sent a unique lecture recital at the Decatur junior senior high school Tuesday morning at Xia i o'clock. Principal W. Guy Brown announced toady The program is presenter! in a i series of special chapel entertain ments and an Invitation to attend ha ■ been extended Io the general public CRASH! This was a familiar sound in Decatur today i» autos slipped and slid on icy. snowcovered streets. When Police Chief Ed Miller investigated an accident involving a car driven by Herman Hendricks and a parked ttate highway truck on Thirteenth street, it was hi* fourth investigation of the day. Meanwhile Officer Ade Coffee at a late hour was called to the scene of another. Earlier the chief was called to Rugg street and Mercer to inI vestigate a crash involving a city water truck, operated by Richard Baker and a car driven by Steve Secriet. in addition to two traffic crashes reported ear- ■ Her. g Harvester Workers Start Strike Today Workers At Fort Wayne Unaffected Chicago, Jan. 21 fl’l’t Approximately 30.1MU1 employe* in II plant* of th International Harvest ; ei Co. struck at 11:30 a. in. tCSTi | today following a breakdown in I last-minut ■ mediation effort*. A seven-hour meeting of company and union olheiuls was adjourned at I a m. with the disputants it» lieaiw agreement on the controversial Wage bane. Tin- strike, involving 17.0ne work era in the Chicago area alone, wa* called in support of demands for a 39 percent raise in wages, increased vacation benefits and a glial an teed annual wage A government fact tlnding board begun hearings y <lerday In the dlapute. Expect To Work Fort' Wayne. Ind., Jun. 21 tl'l’i Strikers at Fort Wayne today totaled 11.225 persons as the Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Co. joined the United Steel workers of America in their nationwld demand f<* a |2-a-day Increase In wages. The International Harvester plant did not join In the nation wide strike nor were they exp <-t---ed to participate. Hugo Weissbrodt. plant su|H>rintendent. told the Uniti-d Press. The approximately 5.500 Harvest, r' workers who manufacture heavy duty motor trucks, are member* of the united uiitoiiioblle worker* union. (Turn To Paa* 2, Column 4)

Thorez May Be Successor To Gen. DeGaulle French Communists Demand Election Os Their Forty Leader Pari*, Jan. 21 — tl’Pt The Communist party made its great h e»t Idd for jHiwer in France today Lby demanding that its h-adei i Maurice Thorez be named president In slice I Geli Charles ' DeGaulh*. who resigned last night Tlie Communist* issued a com ' i munlque demanding election of i Thorez to tile Defiaulle post after u noontime meeting <>f Communist deputies Thorez is Secretary General of the party Jacques Dtlclos, ComitlUillsl party secretary announced after i conferring' with the popular - Republican party lender and •' Inter with SiH-lalist leaders that the Communists wire demanding \ the I’resident's post in a new ' ' i oallHoti government. The Communists ate the largest political party in Frame, but . they are too weak to form a I government without Joining a I coalition with at least one oilier party, probably the Nociaiists Excellently informed |M>llth-al observers believed the Commilllists would fail in their efforts to capture tile presi lelll y The official reason given for DeGaulle's resignation was *nid j Io he his refusal Io a< i epl a -'•» , per cell! cut ill Military Ex|» ndi-turi-s deinaiide I hy tin- L«-ft wingparties. Fundamentally, the resignation was based on a miu h deeper fight between DeGaulle and the Lift wing organization* over their efforts Io reduce the post of President to a semndary rule in the proposed new Constitution for the Fourth Republic Funner Premier Herrlot was j widely mentioned for President | because of his national prestige • His radical Socialist party suf-i sered a severe defeat at the polls ! last Fall, but in combination with the Communists would Ind i a slender majority in the assembly a* a Left wing malitioii Probe Into New Lipstick Slaying Scribbled Message On Wall Is Clue Beardstown. 111. Jan 21 li pt Ivan De Silva. 21, Jar-ksonville war veteran, was held In Cass county jail for the murder of Lucile Rife. 3ti. of Beardstown, Imlay in a hotel where they hud registered as man ami wife Police found the body of the slain woman, strangled with her ■ own stocking, after rei-eiving u telephone call which they traced to the home of De Silva's cousin. Written in lipstick on the wall was the message: "I killed her while I was drunk.” polhe said De Silva and the woman registered at the hotel shortly after midnight, police learned, and the hotel clerk said he had sent an employe to their rm>m asking them to be quiet after other guests had com plained they were arguing loudly. Chicago, Jan. 21—4UP»—Police today investigated the ''lipstick slaying" of a woman at BeardstTuru Tv !*••• i, Column 4)

Price Four Cents

Wants Extension Os Draft, Collective Bargaining; Lists 1947 Budget Plans By Lyle C. Wilson C. L Staff Correspondent Washington. Jan 21 it’l'l -• President Truman sent to congress today a message pro|H>slmc to iut government spending almost In half In the 1947 fiscal year and urging general Industrial wage Im reuses. He oppose,) further tax reduction at this session. He asked for emergency extension of pricn control authority and urged that it be expan led to put a i eiling on sab-* prices of old and new house* Th- presiilent said tli'- armed services even a year from now must total J.1H10.1100 men. The Selective service law must lie continued Iw-yond Its May H» expiration date if voluntary enlistment* are imo*ei|iiate. Mr Truman said. He asked for a decision oil ,seleiLongest Vet Wa-liington. .Lin 21 II Pi • Prrwldent Truman's combined message trimsmitt ng the budget ami rejstrlinx on the r ite of the tttlioit was the longest message sent tn Jcongres* It was ai'proxanafe’y 32non words The message and th» budget made a document of !'7’> pr nted page* It w le tile size and slta|Hi of i big city telephone din ctor live service extension in March. The president deplored stoppages and i alb- I for i idleclive bargaining adjustment of dispute* lie said long continuation of major strikes would heavily i !ie< k the reconversion program. But he gave no plan* to copo with labor problems other than ’i-o 11 eet iv e bargaining factfinding lioards and a general upward wage trend. ' Full employment and tm reused production. Mr. Truman said, aro i the only safeguards against <he disaster of inflation and constiiuetit depression He unqualifiedly endorsed the senate Version ;id hi- full employment bill and asked again for enactment j Tin- president warned tnat . si rioii* depression In the United ' States could disrupt world econI umy The communication to congres* was a lomblnatlnn budget and j annual message on the state of ; the nation It contained upward I (l s 3<i,nm» word* It was read to iTurri T- Page 2. ('■■lonin 8) i> City, Under Mantle Os Snow, Is Hit By Freezing Weather Snow and freezing temperature* arrived In Deiaiitr and \dam-t county Sunday and today The entire north part of the state was covered with two or three inches of snow The temperature ut !'• o'clock till* morning wae 23 deI grew* above zero Tin- snow had stopped, but skies were still cloudy Highways were dangerouely slippery and warnings were Issued to motorists to travel with caution, i All main roads were ofien, and no heavy drifts were repotted. Statu and county highway tn ilntenance men were busy early this morning 1 and many miles < f road had been .cleared hy noon today. A few minor auto mishaps were reported over the county and Decatur street intersect ions were hazardous Local merchants were out early this morning removing th« snow f:om their walks. The weather forecast wa« "probably light snow and tontlnued coid today and tonight.” Farmers were pleased with the snow, staling that the cover will protect tb« wheat and grass from the weather*