Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1946 — Page 1

I No. 21.

MORE THOUSANDS THROWN OUT OF WORK

John Lewis' ■nion Returns Io AFLRanks Workers Bock | Hn Fold, Lewis On |Bxccutive Council BMLii.m, Fla.. .lan- — < rp * ~ I nr. i Mine Workers am! bur'y chief, John 1.. l«ewis, |M.,y returned to member-’ |K. ■);, \meric.'in Federation ■B!.ewi« gained a seat ■HI , \FI, executive council. ■Bn. 11-■ i l-nt William Green th.- action was taken v v the council today . i-.id Jtt uim In January K. I" the AFL for 600.000 worker*. ”f council seat to a made in response to ■B\. the miner*’ bos* Ba • .tffiii.ition ha* been dia- ■■. mme than a year hut .i.mplcte only today A expected here within ■B * lays to take hi* place on ■M tor 'he remainder of ■B c ».ssion. Green said. ■B- \FI. .lii- f branded a* "abfalse" report* that he . ■. .;un t-o that L. wl* could ..'.a pi.-idetif of the feder|M,.. lb also declared that he ■B no fear 'hat L.-wi* would ■Bac-amst hi* leadership what th.- significance of ! |lrwi return of the UMW was to Green replied' in this respect ' 'lie workers of the coun |H mu more emphasis on ■■ r,for unity and solidarity 'his step taken by the workers as an endeavor on part '«» wipe out division ■Ei establish unity It may be as a move designed ■B 1 '"*'" !l1 " •muse " f labor in ■Hl* will have .1 profound effect |Mt. the expansion and develop of the labor movement. I point on* that this is the ■Bel;,! latite organization to reto us after experimenting the CIO The other watt the Lndios Garment said that "the story I ruing to retire tin Lewis' is false I am going to as president of the Federation of Labor" if he ha* fear* that |^H : * would intrigue and effort ■I ,!1 ’l ,!1 “you" Green replied no fears whatsoever" ■Vh*- council seat given Lewi*. insdition of ills bringing the ■B'’’’' hack, was that formerly i,y president Harvey SB*" of the machinists. It was BBLred vacant early in the seaIsvause Brown has refused BHD” per capita due*. .aid that the UMW will intact, complete with It* J^H"’ 11 district sff, at least for !ime being. AFL unions BB' h fWlaln that district 50 on their field* will |H‘ otp their differences through ■B ‘ n * <ll i n *’t'y with the council T "~ T1 F-s- < Column 5) 881 l - —— -- Speaks To Rotarians Tho,sen. of Fort Wayne, !sr *he Minnesota LinIB 1 ,l ' ( ’° **’ ,h * W’*« speakMT 1 lh * *** k, ’ r of the »' Rotary club Thursday eve El ' * p * ker traced briefly the ■M'‘ ry an<l Improvement* in ■Kii °"*' and atrswered »■ ,"* ot ,lub members follow Wli ' ‘“"■“"•‘on- He was accomIHkefl n ‘t* meHln * ) *»r L. c. ■Z 1 F ° r ' Wajrne hranrh M’rsv J“ r POn ’l , “’’y Gordon |B a ‘ chairman of the pro- — BeMM R n A AV HERMOMETiE '' ML tRATU *E READING* *. m « ML., *<ATHe R f Kt t t^ r with e#,d to Sv. . ■ T,m «* r »tUM* fall, v*”- * "oct* ißth ponum' h* b 2* e *" IB °«**ien.i L mor '” *" OW to ' , ' Sht ? fc" Uturu.7 . lr *’ , ‘ r,me Borth ißt'” '«• tant.J 8 northerly W ••turday anroHBNrA...

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Foreign Observers May See Atom Test Atomic Bomb Tests Set For May, July * *a>— w*» Washington, Jan. 25— Secretary of state James F. Byrne* return* from London today to take up a touchy new problem —whether I’. S. atomic lw>mb test* on naval vessels shoull be open to foreign observers. Sen. Brien McMahon. !>., Conn., chairman of the senate'* special atomic energy committee, said he would meet with Byrnes to urge that representatives of other I'nited Nations be allowed as witnesses. Some other congressmen Joined in endorsing hi* move. Vice Adm. W.H.P. Blandy. who will direct the historic test*, declined to say how he felt about allowing foreigners to see America's vaunted secret weapon In action. However, he said the Issue was under discussion by the joint chiefs of staff and the state, war an t navy departments. The atomic bomh tests on warships are scheduled for next May and again In July at Bikini atoll in the Marshall islands. Under present plana. 17 U. 8.. German and Japanese ships of all types will be used as "guinea pigs" in the experiments. A third deep underwater test will be held next year. Blandy. discussing the tests at a news conference, sidestepped a question regarding the amount of damage anticipated in the tests. He said it certainly would "not be pleasant." He belfeved the third, deep underwater test would cause the most damage through pressure and shock. Blandy disclosed that Kwajaleiri would be used as the advanced operating base for the first two tests. His flagship will be the Mt. McKinley, which participated as a command ship In several Pacific invasions. A command ship carries the commanders, and their staffs, of the land and sea forces participating in an amphibious assault. Equipped with extensive communications facilities, such a ship was the nerve aenter of the attack. The command of the assault was moved ashore, following establishment of a secure beachhead. The natives living on the Bikini group and at nearby Enlwetok. he continued, will be removed by Pacific fleet vessel* well In advance of the first test sat for (turn To Page S. Column «>

War Bond Chairman Given Signal Honor <*»wrs-r jm— Treasury Award Is Given To Graliker Theodore F. Graliker. president ot the First State Bank «nd chairman of the Adam* county war bond staff, has been signally honored by the U. S. treasury and the Indiana war finance committee, for his services as director ot the bond drives in this county during the war period. The IT. S treasury has awarded Mr. Graliker a *llver coin, the size of a half dollar, on which is engraved. “U.S. Treasury Award” and an Imag* of the Minute Man. On the reverie side of the coin, around the edge. Is engraved, -f»4l — For Patriotic Service — 1945.” The Immortal picture of the U. 8. marines raising the American flag on Iwo Jim*, is engraved in the center. Eugene C. Pulliam, state chairman of the Indiana war bond committee, wrote to Mr. Graliker, and paid the following tribute to him "On behalf of the U. 8. treasury department I take great personal pleasure In awarding you the enclosed medal as a token of your country's appreciation for your patriotic service In the war bond campaign. "I hope you will cherish and carry this medal with you for years and years to come—as a dally reminder that in the hour of your country's great travail you acquitted yourself as a true, patriotic American. "Secretary Vlnaon. Ted Gamble and all the members of the state %Uff join me In thia ezpreasion of appreciation." In a spirit of humility ••><) gratefulness Mr. Graliker ac(Turn Te Page I. Column 1)

UNO Council Plans Study Os Controversies Iranian, Greek And Indonesian Questions To Group Ixmdon, Jan. 25— (UP) —The United Nations security council voted unanimously today to put the Iranian. Greek and Indonesian situation* on It* agenda and consider them next Monday and Wednesday. The action doe* not necessarily injure an investigation of the Itanlan complaint to which Russia has vlgoroua obje<tlon*. The Soviet delegate agreed that the matter* be placed on the agenda with the reservation that the security council at the next session will consider only whether it shall have a hearing on the merits of the Iranian charge*. Soviet delegate And.’el I. Vlshlnsky emphasized that he would oppose any detailed dlsi imslon of the merit* of the Iranian case. The council vote Seattle after VIMhlnsky formally had opposed taking up the Iran matter and had offered instead that Ruw-ia and Iran copduct bilateral negotiations on the affair. Brittoh Foreign Minister Ernes* Bevln supptrted Inquiries into all the complain** and Dutch Foreign Minister E. N. Van Kleffen* eaid his government had no objection to putting Indotiensia on the council agenda Bevin said he thought that in all these cases the complainants should Im- heard. “I think we will Im* making » mistake if any government large or small can't be heard there." he said. "Inasmuch an my own government has subsequently been charged with endangering peace In Greece I want to say we have no objection to the fuilei.t investigation. "I am so sick and tired of these charges about the situation in Greece by the Soviet Union in private conference* that no one would l»* happier than me to tree these charge* brought out into public." The Russians. In a formal letter to the security council president. N. J. O. Makin, denounced Iran's charge of Soviet Interference In Iranian Internal affair* a» groundless. They accused the Tehran government ot failing to discourage propaganda hcatile to the (Turn To Page Z. Column 3> O. Former Pastor's Wife Dies This Morning Mrs. R. R. Wilson, wife of the former pastor of the First United Brethren church In this city, waa found .lead early thU morning at her home in North Manchester. Hhe had been In ill health for a number of years. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the First United Brethren church In North Manchester, of which her husband is pastor — o—

Mayor Presides At Town Hall Meeting Local Union To Hold Meeting Wednesday Mayor John B Stultz has accepted an invitation to act as chairman of the town hall meeting tn be staged by lax’al 924, UERMSS A. at the Decatur junior-senior high school on January 30. it was announced today by Robert Rice, international representative of the union. Charles Wilson, president of the General Electric company, ha* be n Invited to attend the meeting or send a representative. Mr. Rice stated. Facts involving the strike at the local General Electric plant will be discussed at the m-eting. Mr Rice stated. The event will be opened at 8 p. m.. Mr. Rice stated, and farmers. business and professional men end women, along with union and company General Electric workers, are urged to attend.

ONLY. DAILY, NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY,

Decatur, Indiana Friday, January 25, 1946.

Peace Come* To China w £. GEN. GEORGE C. MARSHALL. »ent to China by President Truman to mediate the civil war between the Nationalists and the Communists, I* shown watching representatives of the two groups sign "cease fire" pa< t in Chungking. Shown are Governor Chang Chun, left, representing she Nationalists, and General Chow En-Lal, representing the Communist faition.

AAA Committeemen To Explain Program Program Different From Other Years Winifred L Gerke. chairman of the Adam* County AAA committee, announced today that the 1946 AAA program i« different from any prevloM program. Under this year'* program, it I* necessary for a farmer to indicate the *oll-bnild-Ing practice* which he intend* Io carry out on hl* farm in 1946, as well as sign the farm plan before April 1 In onler that he may lie eligible to r ceive payments. Mr. Gerke announces that the following practices have been approved for thl* county for 1946: standard terraces, diversion terraces. e*taldi*hing p rmanetit grassed terrace outlets, establishing sod waterways, contouring cultivated row crops, contouring drilled <r<q»s. tree planting, green manure crops, evacuation of ditches for Hl- drainage, application of limestone and application of fertilizer on*weeding of wheat, seeded to a, legume crop, oat* seeded to a legume crop, am! hay and pasture crops. Th- rates of payment for such practices may !<e obtained i from the county AAA office or from ■ county and community committee-1 men Mr. Gerke state* that arrangements have been made to hold m’etinrw In each township. The township and county committeemen will be present to explain the detail* of the program and Io assist farmer* In executing their farm plans. Meetings will be as| (Turn T„ Bags J. Column 51

Decatur Soldier's English Bride To Sail Soon For U. S.

The expected arrival of the Argentina, a ship scheduled t , leave England tomorrow, will mean much more to Gerald M. Smltley. of this city, than to anyone else In Decatur. Aboard the Argentina when it hits port in the United States will be the English bride of the Decatur Lumber company employe and former dropmaster in the U, 8. army air force's airborne troops. "Gee, I'll have to get things ready around here for her." Smitley declared, a bit nervously when informed that the name of his wife. Hilda, was on the ship's passenger list. "She's a swell girl and I hope Decatur like* her a* much a* I know she will like Decatur,” he told she writer. "It must have been love at first sight," he confessed, “for I had no more idea of getting married when I left the States than anything—hut that was before I me( Hilda? Hilda lived in London with her father and mother, and it was while the former air forces sergeant was on a furlough there that he met her in December, 1944. It was not really a whirlwind courtship, he stated, hut "somehow we knew from the be-

S. S. Lesson The International Sunday School Lwson for Sunday. January 27. appears on page 2 of today'* paper In the future the weekly le»*on will be printed in Friday’s paper so that rural subscriber* ’.nay read it ahead of the current Sunday. ■ '-O Anderson Requests Packers To Return Agriculture Head In Urgent Request Washington. Jan. 25 H'l’l Secretary of Agriculture Clinton B Anderson today sent an urgent requtat to the JaO.COO packing house workers to go back to their job* at existing wage scale* when the gov-, eminent take* over tomorrow. The worker* struck ia»t week to enforce demands for wage Inereas e* of 15 and 18H cents an hour. Anderson sent telegram* to company and union leader* formally notifying them of the seizure order yesterday by President Truman. He told the head* of 11 packing firm* that pending settlement of the wage dispute their operation* would be directed by Gayle G. I Armstrong, New Mexico rancher. | Armstrong already I* in Chicago. i Hi* message to the workers wa* addrcH»ed to l<ewi* J. Clark, president of the United P:icklnghou«e Worker* of America (CIO! and E W. Jimerson, president of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America (A Fl. i. The AFL union already ha* been ; ordered back to work when the I (Turn To Page 4. Column 71

ginning that It *»» the real thing." Two or three more visits and they were married in London two day* after Christmas. In 1944. The last time that he saw her was in June, 1945. when he had a three day pass to Ixmdon after returning from Frame. Returning to the states soon after, he received his discharge In October. 1945. Hilda was to have sailed for the states In April, 1945 hut her father'* death brought about a po*t|M>ncment of the reunion with her hußband. Then she had written to, him to say that she expected to sail for the states about January 27. 1946. "Hhe said she would write and irt me know definitely when she was leaving, but I suppose the word has been delayed in some manner,” he stated. "Here I've been married over a year and have only seen my wife five times." he said, "but then I have nothing to complain about. Lot* of guy* In the service didn't see their wives at all for longer periods than that.” Gerald, who ' resides at HIO4 Russell street. Is a native of Decatur. hut was graduated from high school in Fort Wayne, where he resided for about 10 years before returning here in 1933.

Critical Steel Strike Idles Thousands; Hope Meat Packers To Return

Short Continues Testimony At Probe Did Not See Series Os Naval Messages Washington. Jan. 25 — lUPi — Lt. Gen. Walter C. Hhort said today he dll not see a serie* of Navy message* regarding code destruction by Japan in the week preceding Pearl Harbor. Short told the Pearl Harbor InvcKtlgatating Committee hl* last conference with Navy commander* at Hawaii took place on Dec. 3. 1941 —four days Iwfore the attack. He said he believe,! Adm Husband E. Kimmel, commander of the Pacific Fleet based in Pearl Harbor, passed along to him “all information which he considered Important." Rep John W. Murphy. D.. Pa . brought out. however, that Short did not see messages Kimmel received from Washington Dec. 3. t and tl informing him that Japan had ordered destruction of code machines at various diplomatic posts and authorizing the Navy Io destroy confidential papers at outlying islands such a* Guam. Short said he understood it was Kimmel's practice to send him official message* on information he got from Washington only when the Admiral was instructed by Washington to do so. He Insisted, however, that he Itelieved Kimmel told him about everything which the Admiral considered important. Murphy also asked Short why hi* pursuit planes were "bunched” instead of dispersed for rapid takeoff at the time of she attack "Because I had nothing from Washington to indicate an air attack on Hawaii." Short replied. "Then why did you think the Navy was maintaining reconnaissanc’l Murphy questioned. Short said he didn't know the detail* of navy reconnalsam-e. But, he said, Kimmel had told him that the Navy had "tightened up ail along the line." Murphy said the pursuit squadron* were on four-hour notice. Short told him that when the attack did come all those in con dltlon were in the air within 55 minute*. •

Aged Decatur Man Dies This Morning Jacob Koos Rites Sunday Afternoon Jacob Koos. S 6. died at 12:30 o'clock this morning at hi* home. 334 North Fifth street. Death was attributed to senility. He had been bedfast for Hie past week. He was horn in Tuscarawas county. 0.. April 13. 1859, the son of John and Catherine BurkhardKoo*. He resided on a farm one mile east of Decatur until 1934, when he retired ami tho family moved to Decatur. He was married to Emma E. Steele March 22. 1883. Surviving are the wife: one son. Harvey W. Koos of llecatur; two daughters. Mrs. Alice Warner of Chicago and Mrs. Essie Harvey of near Monroe; one sister. Mrs. Rebecca Jackson of Decatur; nine grandchildren and two great • grandchildren. One son. seven brothers and slaters are deceased. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday at the Zwlck funeral home, with the Rev. J. T. Trueax officiating. Burial will bo In the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. — -o BULLETIN Zurich, Jan. 25— (UP) — A strong earthquake shook Zurich at 6:84 p.m. this evening (11:34 a.m. CBT). The tremor lasted for a full minute.

Science Looks To Explorations Made By Radar Army Signal Corps Announces Contact By Radar With Moon Washington. Jan. 25 tl’Pi - Army adentiM* looked confidently ahead today to vast exolor.itlon* In solar space with radar. Il is now poselbh*. they believe. I,hat tadar-controlled apace ship* some day will ply the .dries* void between Hie planet*, electronically gathering and transmitting to earth data thiie far beyond man's ken Army signal corp* < nzineer*. It waa revealed last night, already have Ixmnded radio pubes of extremely high frequency and energy against the moon and fielded them at the speed of light on Instrtt metit* at the Evan* Sijn.il la,l>ora tory. Belmar. N J For the first time they have demonstrated certainly that ultra high frequency radio waves can penetrate in tin- lonosphere, the electrified outer are’,* of the earths atmosphere Imyond whirl ordinary radio waves cannot go They hope next to < stablish radar contact with ot'e of the planets, possibly Mars, the fascinating red globe whirling 35,00®.0(W mlhv, be yond earth In the sun's system Th" radar round-trip to Mara, nt IMSimo miles a second, would take alanil St* minutes. Signal corp* scientists achh ved their first contact with the mom. 23k,»57 miles away, on Jan. 10, the puWes completing the round trip in about 2S second* They used a modernized radar set directly de sewnded from the I*** powerful mode! which spotted Japanese planes i 32 miles from Bear! Harlior on Dec. 7, 1941, By the time they reuHzrd what they had accomplished, and had repeated It several time-: to make certain that they were not mietsiketi, it was apparent that tremendous new scientific poasildiitlw* had been opened up. The signa! corps had been studying "the problem of reaching other Celestial Itodie* with radar" for several year* Hu' when the moon contact was actually made, Maj. G<-n. Harry <’. Ingltw, chief signal officer of the army, held up revelation of wmt had happened until the corps was ■'certain l»e(Turn To Rage I. Column *>

Second Session Os Leadership School * e.-■ ■ ■» Anderson Minister Speaker Thursday The need of boldness in Christian leadership was *tre**ed last night by the Rev. W D Oldham, of Anderson. In hl* addre** at tho second session of the Adam* county leadership training school, held in the Decatur junior senior high school. The story of the boldno** of Peter and John wa* taken from the wcripture a* the theme of the speaker's address. Lyman L. Jfann. dean of tho school, stated today that 10 new enrollee* were reported last night and that it wa* consider- ■ d likely the attendance would be even greater at the next session Tuesday night, The Rev, J. W. MePheeters, Jr., of /he First Pre»bytetl*n < hurch and ( hairman of tho school committee, has replaced the Rev. F. H. Willard on the faculty, the latter submitted to a minor eye operation. Mr. Hann stated. "My community and the Christian idea!" will be the subject taught by Rev. MePheeters.

Price Four Cents

Federal Mediation In Electric Union Strike Indefinitely Recessed Today BIIXETIN Chicaeo. Jan. 25 — (I P)—The CIO United Packinghouse Workers union balked at Preai* dent Truman’s seizure of the struck meat packing industry today and voted not to ro hack to work when the govern- • menl takes over the planla at 12:01 A. M. (local time) tomorrow. By United Brea* Additional thousand* wer •» thrown out of work today by tho critical steel strik •. most seriouw of a seiles of postwar work stoppage* keeping more than l.fiSff.fiOO worker away from their jobs. Admiiiistralton leaders hoped that seizure of the strikebound nt at IndiiHtry. », hedttled for 12:01 a m tomorrow would send nearly tmuKMt AFL and CIO pa, kingiimisH employe* back to work pending a final settlement of their wago dispute. The Ford Motor <'o. announced last night that it w,i* threatened with a "compl te shutdown" within !<i day* because of a shortago of Steel for Its curs. Approximately 15.1 mm, Ford workers were to bo laid off today and another 25. amt early next week In the major Libor disputes: 1. UB» pa. klnghoii*- workers’ letuesentativer. Were meeting t,s instruct 2t>o.mm members whether to go to work for the government AFL official* already had called off th. ir part of the strike. 2. A fact finding I>alie| began hearing* in t'hi<:,g<> on the fiveday Strike of 30.000 CIO farm equipment workers in 11 plant* of the International Harvester Co. 3 Federal mediation was recessed indefinitely in the strike of 200,000 CHI electrical worker* against 7* plant* of Gem-nil Electric, Gen- ,’ al Motor* and W> •‘tinghouae, 4. Employ-» in two electrical generating plant* went ahead with prepurations to *trike Monday, idling 150.000 workers in Kentucky and Virginia coal mines 5. A contract session between th-’ CIO united auto workers and the Ford Motor Co. ended with the two side* still two cents ajnirt <-n ware*. The talks will lie resumed at 2 p. m. Tuesday. The five day walkout of 750,0m| CIO steelworkers in 1.200 mills, aluminum plant* and iron ore pit* forced the almost immediate layoff of 100.000 office workers In addition, nearly 60,000 person* were affected in the railroad, river transportation, mining, coking and Kteel processing industries. At Newark. O. the Paris Tiro Ar Rubber Co said it would ahut down within eight days if the steel strike were not settled Akron'* rnhber companies have announced that tire production I* endangered because of a shortage of bead wire. Closing of the entire Ford Motor Co empire would involve the job* of approxiinaC ly lio.<lo,t workers, according to latest employment figure*. And In Canada, reconstruction minister ('. D. Howe announced that »teel control* had lieen ternimrarlly re-established to meet: Hie emergency caused by th« (Turn To Page J, Column 2) — o Local Man's Father Dies At Fort Wayne George J. Hartsough. 5«, fa’her of Robert J. Hartsough of Decatur, died Thursday at the home of a daughter. Mrs. Donald Evans in Fort Wayne. Surviving are the wife, the mother, the daughter, three sone, two brothers and one sister. Funeral service* will he held at 3 p m Saturday at the c M Sloan A Sons funeral home tn Fort Wayne, with the Rev. C. M. Read officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn memorial park.