Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 26 January 1946 — Page 1

JCLIV. No. 22.

IOVERNMENT TAKES OVER MEAT PLANTS

hwdown In tl Strike Stalemate Lcrnment Action Iv Apparent Hope Ending Strike Lirgh. H'P)-ThP [jrn -<tru«3'e in lh, ‘ L over wage* *a* sfalemntL. with government IntervetlL only apparent hope for I the CIO a’rlhe which has Lor., than POO.tMM worker* L.k.<l off " { L< | prtsluctinn in six days. L effect* of the 30-state L (untnued to spread to alLirtries. both ialwir and manto of t:ie big basic steel comI app-ai. d to be digging in Long battle. No conference* Lheduled In-tween leaders of L >n and th- large atee] tori' id-nt Philip Murray anil that only 32 small fabrlI mpaniea have come to I ..n the union’s demand for I- a day wage Isswt. They L ;t IH.ixiti of tile 710.000 to who struck Monday at II an 1.2« ■ steel plants, aluL Willi and ore mines. I n ike followed refusal of kt... Corp Bellwether ct the |r> i<i offer more than $1.20 I !r«plt President Truman's In. nlation of an Di’v rent ■ :nr Tea #♦*. I .fleets of the strike reach 'd „ian<-d Ford .dolor Comli.ii laid otf 15.000 workers I. in lale.l to .'irlough 25,l>r and halt operations withit days Automobile tire prok was threatened by the lack Id wire for casing. |> than '<<l.ooo workers have h rawfi <>ui of work in ccal I rail and river transports'eel fabrl at Ing mills and pl d Industries. In addition r white collar" worker* in I -I mills were idle. I bistate industrial assoda ■ 'presenting .'<6 strike-bound pror.-sslag plants employing I workers In the Pittsburgh r ann unced ue-.-eral of its r * hav- opened negotiations !:.<• union on an individual I rhe fabricators had asked F" of their dispute from the main |»ut with basic pror - 1 * I’. 8. Steel, I iation claimed its memr 1 'd not only higher wag<*. kreast-d raw steel prices I "Iterating unner governmentb prfi< ceilings. f hes Murray told the asso b. however, lhat ‘ most of the r 11 *’* f f)r wjjom y O q j, ave P have in the past repeatedly *■ ‘’"'“mn 3) igests Veterans Be pble For Payment piapolis, j 8„ jg_ (l . p) _ <<ate-, sujgFj;f e <t today L" thrown r.ut of work f, in iluosier steel plants > ■* certified M 'unemployed n, to ywd thek control" . ' would make It pos ' he employment security .? '0 recommend the men for '"■Otneiit compensation. flnal ,lec, * ,o b on *>Mer» rights to Jobless L *' ll r «“ *«h the U. 8 Umitt' n ! nl ” r “‘ ,,,n ‘ *’’lch now ‘ h# under the law.com. y o 7. i, r ra,d ,o m - n i'hough th * ab ° r >■ J ' y ,00k 30 ' ,art or . ” rik " vote,. [J; steel Cor|c lUi * M ry Wa * cerbwXT?**' o,h * r »'«“l k-the, t 0 f u !* d 10 *’ ec,de toOS* a.n, URt MAOINO* K m.' " - » *>«.*>. » Ad W1 * Eat her F*» north ”21 ,o<, ‘ y to ■ * ,r v iliT 11 ' hov * ‘ w,th ,own«'n9 fd ton,, "Tow mo „,. L" orw « ts flw. 1 *? to ”*• *•- »od‘y wlth X ‘ rem ‘ r* iR sgtrsm? h * nOW

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Ohio Threatened By Power Strike Edison Co. Warned Os Work Stoppage Akron. O. Jan. 2# il'Pi An electric |K*wer workers' strike that would affect 2.500.000 Ohio residents ap|teun-d virtually certain today after a local of the utility workers of America it'lOt warned the Ohio Edison Co., to pr • INire for a work stoppage next Wednesday. The strike would cut off power to most of the northeastern corner of Ohio except tor ('lev land Similar stiike action by I'. A. W workers al the Dayton Power and Light Co., and the Ohio Power Co,, who have joined in the demand for a 204-ents-an-llour wage increase would cripple electric operatfons in many more sections of the stale The wartiinp to Ohio Edison came in a letter tn Walter 11. Sammis, pr sident of the company. The Akron local said "as much as we regret It. It now seems appirent there will be a work stoppage on the Akron division of the Ohio Edison Co., a* of 12 '•! a. m Wed nesday. Jan 30. IM*.’’ The action came aft r day long negotiations Friday between the company and C. A W locals of Akron. Youngstown, and Toronto, 0.. broke down. The session, which was watched carefully by V A. W. unions of Dayton Power and Light and Ohio Power, ended with an offer which th company said would amount to a !’>»« percent wage increase, or 17.3 cents an hour. The union called a meeting ami unanimously rejected the offer immediately aft r the conference. —— o — * Four Area Hospitals Are Given Approval Four hospitals in the fourth congre»Hional district of Indiana meet the requirenien'a for apprival by the American college of surgeons, a survey by that group discloses. The Clinic hospital at Bluffton and three Fort Wayne hospitals. Lutheran. Methodist and St Joseph are the’four which meet the’requirements. Before a hospital ca'i merit the rating of the American <■ dlege of surgeons. It wan pointed out. It must have a resident physician. Other requirement < are the government, maintenance of |M>rmnn<-nt records and regular meetings of the personnel. Fifty-two Indiana hospital* have met the qualification* and are listed in the nationwide list of approvals. Mrs. Samuel Brown Dies This Morning Funeral Services Monday Afternoon Mrs, Edna E Brown. 73. wife of Samuel E. Brown, well known Decatur lady an<l a lifelong resident of Decatur and community, died at 1:20 o'clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital Death was caused by heart disease. She had been in failing health for several years. Mrs. Brown was born in Hoot township October 13. 1872. the daughter of John R. and Sarah J. Alter-Peoples. She wa* married to Samuel E. Brown December 28, 1892, and the couple observed their 50th wedding anniversary with a fam ily dinner anti open house three year* ago. She was a member of the First Methodist church and the Royal Neighbors. Surviving, in addition to the husband, are three sons: W. Guy Brown and Dallas H. Brown, both of Decatur, and Don P. Brown of Fort Wayne; two daughters. Mrs. John B. Stult* of Decatur and Mrs. M. M. Frisble of Bryan. O.; two brother*. John A. and Ferd A. People*, both of Fort Wayne; nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Two brother* and three aialer* preceded her in death. Funeral *ervices will he held ■t 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Zwick funeral home, with Dr. M. O. Lester officiating Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friend* may call at the funeral home after 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon.

Teaching Os Religion In School Uoheld I Petition Seeking Ban In Champaign Denied By Judges Champaign. 111., Jan 28—(I'P) —Three circuit court judges today denied Mrs. Vashti McCollum's petition to ban the teaching of religion In the Champaign public schools. The three judges held that by teaching religion In the schools the city had not violated anv constitutional or statutory right of Mrs. McCollum, or her son, Janie*, io. a pupil. The three judge* who handed down the decision were Grover W Watson, F B. U-onard. and Martin D Mortiiland The decision was 21 pages long Judge Leonard spent nlorc than an hour reading It to the partially filled courtroom. Mrs. McCollum had contended that her son had-been embarrasse I by his classmates because he was not permitted to attend the religion classes. She had argued that he "harassed and annoyed" iter for permission to take the courses. "Except that James Terry McCollum did ask and urge his mother to be allowed to take the religious courses there Is no evidence of harassment,” the deci sion said. "On the question of ostracism and embarrassment of the relator's son tile great weight of evidence is against her contention . . . a number of his classmate* and at least one close friend testified that . . . nobody had ever made fun of Terry or said anything about his opinions." The judges rejected Mrs. McCollum’s contention that the effect of the courses was to establish in lite minds of the pupils belief in a certain God ami bible approved by the instructor "The court feel* that an honest attempt has been made and is being made to permit the rigid instruction to be given by qualified outside teacher* of any sect to people of their own faith," they said. The judges based their decision on tlie Illinois constitution which provides that “the free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession ami worship without discrimination shall forever be the guarantee and no person shall be denied any civil or political right, privilege or capacity on account of hi* religious opinions- ’ In her suit filed last June 12, Mrs. McCollum described herself as a "rationali*t” ami termed religion a "chronic disease of the imagination contracted in childhood " She said religion was "born of fear, ignorance ami superstition" and that its teachers were perpetrating a "racket, preying «n the innocence ami credulity of the masse*-" James Terry testified in hi* mother’s behalf at the trial last (Turn To Paa* 4. <'olllolo ')

Runaway Youths Are Held In Jail Here Michigan Youths Picked Up Friday Two runaway Michigan youths are being held in the county jail by Sheriff l-eo Gillis alter they were apprehende-| near here last night, deputy Sam Bentz reported this morning. The lads Are Darrell Weaver. 14. and Otis Baker, 15. both of Walled Lake. Michigan The youths were taken to the Jail last night hy Joe Deininger. of thin city, after he picked up the pair while hitchhiking about four miles east of Decatur on federal road 224. Th<- youths were hungry and cold and agreed to go to the jail with Deininger. State police today were relaying messages to the parent* of the toy* and to Michigan authorities to learn whether or not they had been in trouble there. Late this morning, no word had been received In answer to the local Inquiry.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, January 26, 1946.

GM President On Capitol Hill RX - J CHARLES E. WILSON, (b-ner.il Motors Corp presiden': Is -hown as lie told a .Senate labor committee in Washington that one reason for the current "industrial strife" is labor's belief that the late I’resldell’ Roosevelt promised "no loss in postwar take home pay' The of chief strongly opposed any legislation aimed at preventing strike* after collective bargaining and mediation break down, saying "I don't see how you can do it without infringing on the right of men to strike or Hu- right of management to operate its business '

Senate 70-Year-Olds Run For Reelection Will Run Despite Colleague's Hint Washington. Jan. 28 —(FPi — Seventy-year-old* will running for election to the senate as usual till* year despite a colleague's harsh liint that younger ni--n snight do a Ix-tt-T job Statistic* on .33 of the ,34 senator* whose t»-rms expire this year show that four have reached or passed tlie magic three score and ten years. Tlp-y are Sen*. Joseph F. Guffey, D, Pa , and Raymond E. Willis, R.. Ind., i-oth 70, David I Walsh. D.. Mass., 73 and Kenneth McKellar, D. Tenn.. 78. The age of the 34th senator wa* not readily available Neither who'* who. the congressional directory nor ills office could reveal the age of Sen. Charles (). Andrr-wa, D. Fla Th- matter of senators ami their ages wa* ral*ed by Sen Thomas Hart. R . Conn , a retired naval officer who was appointed to the senate for a short term last year The term expires with litis session of congre**. Hart announced he woul I not be a candidate for further senate service. lie explained that "six more year* will carry me well in to flu- 70's and that Is tin- age of declining powers for moat men." Hart will »><• Bft this sum mer. Some of liis senior colleagues disagreed There iias hei-n no hint from any of them, including the quarter of 70-year-old* whose terms expire this year, that they did not feel equal to at least six more senate years. McKallnr. the oldest senator vxp*-<-ted to be a Jft4B caliiiidate for re-eh-cllon. is far from tinold man of the senate. Ilia’ di* Unction belongs to Sen. Carter < Glass. D.. Va. He is 88. The senator has not been on the sen ate floor since 1942 and is con fined to his hotel room here, an invalid. Hl* term expires in 1949. The aggregate age* of 33 senators whose terms expire this year is 1.879 years. Their aver (Turn To I’.-ge '-. Column 1» Local Man's Father Is Taken By Death Funeral services for E C. Han- ! sei. 91. father of Paul Hansel, owner of Decatur Dry Cleaners, were held Thursday at Lagan, O. Mr. Hansel was a retired lumber mill operator and at one time operated several mill* In the southern state*. He was a native of l/’gan. Ohio and retired there. Beside* the son In this city, he is survived by hi* widow, three sons. John of Ixvgan, Clarence of Tifton. Ga.. and Lee of Atlanta, Ga ; and two daughters. Mrs. John Hunsaker and Miss Georgia Hansel of Logan. Paul Hansel , wa* in Florida wheji he received word of hi* father's death. n

• Mass Meeting Os All G. E. Employes Monday A m.iss meeting f >r all employ-•< of tlie Deiafir Works ! the G--n- --<■ .(I Electric company '.vill b- In-ld at the main gate of the plant Monday morning at s o'clock. A prominent Speaker will In- present and all employee are urged to be pre sent. i Alleged Auto Thief Held At Greensburg Wanted On Vehicle Taking Charge Here Chaster Bioiint. aged about 30, is le ing held at Greensburg on a vehicle taking charge placed against him in In-utur. it was I r» port---! today hy deputy sin-riff i Sam Bentz. Blount is to In- returned here 1 to answer to tin- charge following . Ids arrest on suspicion of a siml iar count at Greensburg Authorities there called to learn whether or not In- was wanted In tills city, following his apprehension. The charge against Blount was ■ filed in Jun--. 1945. hy Prosecutor G Remy llierly. upon an affidavit signed by Mrs Joe Garner. catur. Deputy Bentz said tha* Blount, < a mechanic, took Mrs Garner's car with the understanding that lie was ;o do some repair work i on it Instead, it is charge I. Blount > drove the car to several nearby communities and finally sold it in Fort Wayne. When th- averred purchaser e«m<- to Decatur to get the title. In- learned that tlnauto was stolen. The vehicle taking count was filed in Adams circuit court before Judge J Fr--d Fruclite. ——u— —————— Cold Wave Predicted Here Over Weekend Decaturites prepared for tin- advent of another cold siege today I when the w- ath-rman pr-di( ted (••very cold" tonight, with the mer ! cury falling from zero to five Im ' low. Th-- Daily Democrat thermometer registered 20 above at 8 a m. today. lint a bitter win-1 indicated th-- predicted drop. . I -I—. 11. Oil Workers Union Accepts Wage Offer New York. Jan. 28 tl'Pi Mem hem of the oil workers union <(TO» accepted an 18 per cent wage increase yesterday al th-- Augusta. Kan., refinery of the Socony-Vacu-um Oil Co.. Inc. The company will takejiack immediately the plant from the navy The plant has been under navy supervision since last Oct. 5. Negotlatlora for settlement of wage dispute* are continuing at So-ony-i Vacuum refineries in East Chicago. Ind.: Trenton. Mich., and Beau inont. Tex., ihe company said.

CIO Packers Refuse To Return To Jobs Without Wage Boost Guarantees

Wyatl Is Appointed U. S Housing Head Former Louisville Mayor Appointed Washington. Jan. 2* ll'l’t Wilson Wyatt, who gave up a 125. tam-a-year law practice so In-come the |s,mm mayor of Loui»vll’.e. Ky moved in today on on -of the n.i lion's biggest headache*. The 4't-year-old newcomer to the administration yesterday was handed the task -’f solving the critical housing shortage when he waa named by l’re*id< nt Truman as national housing administrator. lie suet e<-ds lol.ti I! Blandford. Jr„ who will go to Cliina soon Io set up a new budget aystelll for the Chinese Blundf >rd wa- named as i ie nation's housing l«es by the late President Hoo.«-velt The switch is effective Feb 1 Wyatt was brought t. Washington recently aa housing expediter in charge of the government's new priority system for veterans’ hoiwsing under i econ versa I Jon director John W Snyder. There now are two hills before congress, however, which would give him even greater pow.-rs. One. the Patman bill, would give Wyatt full authority ov-r priorities on building materials and would permit him to set price ceilings on both new and Ile.-d hoiio s He aleo would 1»- autlioiizxl to encourage ih<- con-.truction of at least l.mm, mm new homes in l-tii; The second measure ;s the Wagner Ellender Taft housing hill which would give this country if* first integrated I >ng-ra<tge housing program Wyatt's appomti'ient wa.< believed Io Im- t.'.te result of illcti-awing pr.-ssuie both within ..nd without the administration for some central authority with full control over housing Many congretsmen particularly have urged sue!) action. His appointment probably will Increase the chances .or passage of the Patman hill Labor, Management Warned By Clark Indianapolis. Jan. 2C tCPt I S Attorney Gene.al Tom C Clark warm-d labor and manage me'nt today to "quit this tilg-of-wa: for power" or the governm* nt would <laiup down oi them He said that labor mid industry had "too much pow.-r now." "When Hie government steps in. it will not be wearing patent leather <*lippers," Clark told the India mi state bar aasex iation last night He sassailed labor and manage inent for retarding full Industrial production and adding pressure to Inflationary tlends O ■ - - . Discharged Veteran Arrested At Geneva Young Veteran Held After Fracas Friday James Spears. 25. recently discharged army veteran, is being held in the Adam* county Jail pending the filing of charges against him. as result of a fracas In Geneva Friday night Marshal Harry Kamman of Geneva. who made the arrest, charged that Spears lias repeatedly been intoxicated and causing trouble in the town. laist night. Kamman charged. Spears was drunk and brawling and that he resisted efforts of the officer to quiet him. He wa* finally brought to the jail and placed in custody of Sheriff ia-o Gilllr in the alisence of prosecutor G. Remy Bierly, who is out of town. Kamman contacted deputy Keverm H. Schurger ala late hour this morning to formally place charges against the young man.

Short Blames Stimson And Top Generals Charges Four Made Him 'Scapegoat' Os Pearl Harbor Fiasco Washington. Jan 28 tl'Pi Lt. Gen. Walter (' Short today named former secretary of War Henry L Ntim-mn and three ivp gen ral* of the war department In IMI as the group that made- him "the scapegoat" for the Pearl lla.bor disaster. The general* named by Short w re: Gen George <’ Marshall then chief of staff Id. Gen la-onard T Gcrow then chief of army war plan* Maj Gen. Sherman Mlles then t hies of army InielHgenc Short, completing hi* testimony before Congress' Penrl Hartior in vestigating committee listed the four at the request of S n. Holm ' Fei gilsoii. I! . Mich "Then n« I see it someone bad to take the blame for Pea Har mor." Ferguson commented "Those you num <1 wen- to blame They shifted the blame so you and made you the *( .(pegoat Is that what you wanted to convey?" "Yes. Short replied Mai shall iiiid tierow. in previous testimony In-fore the cotigr **ionai committee, accepted a share of responsibility for the fact army defenses of Hawaii were not ade qnately alerted on lu-< ", pill Miles denied any lesjnmsibility Short said Marshall was lespoii sihle as the top general In the WHI department He -aid Gerow hud "a dire-t responsibility to ke p me'informed and Mile* also was responsible a* < hies of military intelligence 0 Moose Lodge Plans Banquel, Meeting To Initiate Class Here Tuesday Night Plans for a banquet and meeting of Adam* lodge 1.311. la>yal Order of Moos--, io be held Tuesday night a! th-- lodge home were announced here today. A banquet at 7p m »ill pr<-<ede th-- meeting and (-mfcriing of initiatory rite- for a hu g < lass of candidate* The m-eting is s< heduled for * 3o p m lateal M(s>se and Mun-c la-gjoii member* are also planning to a< tend a Moose Legion fmli<- at Fort Wayne on W dnes-lay night at * o clock. A large crowd from this <ily is expected to attend An attempt is being made to charter a bus to provide tran-qioi tation for the local members attending. Persons wishing to attend may r-si-rve tickets by -ailing at the local Moose home. A report on the mid winter conference of the Moose, held | u *t weekend nt Marion, will lie made during the regular bm>i:ies* session of the lodge Tuesday night. (Turn P-m** Cnlijmn 4) - — (> Americans Favor Bond Payroll Plan Indignapollt, Jan 28 tl'Pi Indiana director Orville II Maxfield of the I' S. savings bonds nf the treasury department said today lhat nine out of t--n American* who have been buying war hond* on the payroll savings plan would like to continue the plan. He said his statement wa* based on a national survey made by department of agriculture expert* at ithe treasury's request.

Price Four Cents

Maintain Chicago Picket Lines; No Trouble Reported At Packing Plants t'hhago. Jan 28 The federal government l>----ame tho operator of the strlke-l-oiind meat pa< king Industry today without, immediate hop-- of restoring th«» nation's m-urly-exhausted meat supply As th-- government tmik over at 12 ('I a m fltK-al timet, the do Flitted Packinghouse Worker* refit • d to return to their job* without a guarantee of Immediate increased wages. The do decision to carry on tin- strike, which started Jan 18. k- pt nearly 2<«'.ftftif packinghouse workers in Idleness More titan tlojHHt member* of the AFL Meat ('utters and Butchers t'nlon start---! i-ack to their job* in plants outside Chicago, hut in most -uses meat production in tin- plants with AFL workers will not b-- started In-fore Monday In ('hi-ago the do maintained pi- k--t lines outside th- government seig-d pa-king plants. l»ut they made no attempt to interfere with tiffice workers and others going into tlie stockyards. Nearly all th-- Chicago packing plants workers are do union m- adn-rs, A‘ Omaha, another of the l»t«C pa< king centers. 7.<M'“ do packInglioiise workers stayed away from work, hut their s|M>ke*tnan said the •trike was 'not against, tl-,e governm-nt This is a strike against t h-« wage •< aiv- of today he said The A Fl. worker* were ready to go bat k to their Johs. but in a. numlM-r of instances tlie plant* w-re not In a position to reHitmtoperation* intm-'dlately. The Kohrs Packing company at liavetipori. lit., announced that ii would open again next week with 17a workers At t'olumbus, it all three of Hu- -Ily* packing plants have AFL union -ontra-ts. but they w- re able to put only 2<< pen --nt of their prodmdion employe* back to work today Then- will be no slaiiglii-'iing In the plants until Monday. AFL union memlM-rs at Memphis were meeting to Vote on whether to go ba< k to work Monday At Philadelphia. AFL union no-miters will start to work again in six hraneli meat pa< king houses Monday A union spokesman sat-l the resumption of work would return the city's retail m--.it supplies to normal by Thursday or Friday. Both of Atlanta's par-king plant* liiiv-- ---Htra-ts with th--do utiktit. ami ih«y remained - iosed AFL pickets were withdrawn from packing plants at Pittsburgh. but rhe work-t* did not know when they w.-re to report bat k ->n tin- job. A possibility lltal the CIO union might reverse its decision to u-main on strike was hinted, however, in an announcement that the I'.mtman wage policy and strike strategy committee would meet today to consider a telegram from secretary of agriculture Clinton P. Anderson. The telegram, which union officials said they did not reieive until -shortly before midnight, gave assurances tiiat the secretary would seek immediate approval of any wage benefit* recommended by a fact finding board studying tlie dispute. lax al delegates hud voted unanimously yesterday to continue their walkout because of President Truman's failure to mention wage increases in hl* selxure order. CIO meat worker*, accompanied hy approximately 60.<MWf member* of the Amalgamated M«*t Cutters and Butcher Wojkmen (AFLi. left their jobs 11 day* ago in support of demands for more pay. The A Fl. union had asked an additional 15 cents an hour, and the CIO had expressed its willingness to settle for a 17*,x cent raise with the right to negotiate (Tuia To Fa*< s - Column 1>