Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 28 January 1946 — Page 1

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NATION’S LABOR DIFFICULTIES EASING

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

War Department To Continue Occupation To Retain Control Until End Os Year Wn«hingt<>n, Jan. 2*— tl’Pi — The State Department ha# aeked the War Department to continue handling administration of occupied Germany at leaat until the end of 1946. it wax learned today. The War Department had hoped to relinquia.'i the tank of actually running German economy and to eserciaa only police fund lone after July 1. when a civilian authority ia acheduled Io take over. A "paper trangfer" of authority may allil take place thia aummer. It wa# mild, but the War Department will find It difficult if not impogglble to withdraw to a wholly policing Job. informed official xald the underlying reawn wax toplevel indecision a# to where to place future responsibility for actual operations. The army la now trying to "civllianize" the admlnlatiative set-up In Germany In preparation for Ita withdrawal. The present Indecision, however, is Impeding it* recruitment program simply liecause many top-flight civilians first want to know Just who they will be working for. President Truman announced the July 1 goal for a civilian occupation authority last fail ants said the program would Im* directly under the White House. Thus far. however, the matter has been'only the subject of hazy and conflicting opinion between the War and State Departments. The army urged state to take over as soon as possible The State Department shied at expanding ite policy-naming duties into actual direction of field operations. It also dots not welcome the Jolt of ask Ing congress for more money to carry out the operation#. There has been talk of creating an office of occupation affairs in .either the State or War Departments, under general White House direction. This ha>< never progressed behind the talk stage. informed quarter said the War Department would continue replacing military administrators with civilians but that it probaldy would have to retain the actual operation Job Well beyond the July 1 deadline. Administration in Japan also is Irelng civillanized but military control there is scheduled to continue for some time ———o— Ohio Power Strike Delay is Reported Washington. Jan. 2S -il’Pl—Officials of the CIO Vtiited t’tllity Workers and three Ohio utility companies meet with Secretary of Labor Lewis 11. SchwellenbacJt tomorrow ift an attempt to settle a wage dispute. The union, at Schwellenbach's request, last night peaptoned scheduled strikes at the Ohio Edison, Ohio Power and Light and Dayton Power and Light oompaniM pending the discussion* with him.

Report Received On Jan. 22 Contingent One Token By Novy, Balance For Army One of the thirteen foung men w|io left here on January 22 for Induction Info the armed forces waa accepted by the U. 3- Navy, one waa reacted and the others Inducted Into the U. 8. army, draft board attaches reported today. Lawrence Knittie wa.s the one inducted Into naval reserve service. Those who entered the army are: John J. Brunton. Robert J Kaehr. Albert F. Ollllg. Otto W. A. Thieme. Paul E Morgan. William J. Flu •cklger, Donald C. Brunnegraf. Max L. Schindler. Frederick W. Davidson. Donald C. Haviland. Donald D. BL*vens. Draft board attaches also reported this morning that Kenneth Leroy Schwartz will leave January SO after being deemed accepted for military service, but not for g neral duty, a eteseificatlon similar to the former limited service group. Men from the January 17 preinduction group will report for induction within the next few weeks, as soon as th:/ ars called.

At Least 27 Die In Major Fires Sunday Greatest Loss At Kansas City, 10 Are Fire Victims lly United Press • At least 27 persons were dead today as a result of major fires which swept through tenements and apartment houses In NewYork. Kansas City. Chicago, St. Urnis and Skowhegan. Me. Greatest loss of life was reported at Kansas City, Mo., where Iff persons died in a blaze that swept thrmfgh a ramshackle, threestory rooming house. Five of the victims were children. The Are. which injured 20 persons and made an additional 50 homeless, started In a clothes closet and quickly spread through the building, trapping io of the victims on the third floor. It was Kansas City's worst fire disaster In 20’years. Two women were burned to death in Chicago and a third, a 66year-old grandmother was injured when she Jumped into a firemen’s net to escape a fire that swept through their apartment building. The fire started in the basement of the 12 apartment building and swept up a wooden staircase. shutting off all avenues of escape for the victims. Two middleaged women and a man were burned to death when fire broke out in a tenement on the lower east side of New York City. Some 325 other persons escaped down fire ladders when the blaze spread to other buildings. The fire was started by a threeyearold luiy. playing with matches, police said. A four-month-old negro baby was burned to death when an oil stove exploded in a Harlem apartment, bringing the death toll from fires in New York City to four persons. Four other persons died and five others were believed missing in a |4s,Affff fire that swept through the Alpine Hotel in downtown St. Louis. Thirty five fire companies fought for six hours to bring under control the fire which swept through the three story*. 50-room hotel. One of the dead was fire captain Erwin Schliesstein. who sue(Turn To Page 5. Column- S) o — Union Mass Meeting Held This Morning Officials Os Union Speak At Meeting Negotiations in the strike at General Ele<trfo plants throughout the nation, called by CEHMWA (CIO I will be resumed soon. John Gojack, union district president Informed local strikers In a mass meeting thia morning, aocording to Henry Braun, local union publicity chairman. The union members, who heard addresses by Mr Gojack and William Sentner. national VEHMWA representative, on strike Issues and present sta'us of negotiations. were told that the negotiations would probably lie resumed next week. Mr. Braun stated. A large crowd of union workers. who participated In the walkout at the plant on January 15. braved the cold weather this morning to attend the mass meeting. Braun also stated that plans for the town hall meeting to be held Wednesday night at the Decatur Junior-aenior high school are rapidly nearing completion. Hundreds of persons are expected to attend the meeting, he said, since farmers, business and professional men and women, in addition to union and company workers, have been invited to attend. The meeting Is scheduled for 8 p. m. and will be presided over by Mayor John B. Stulta. Mr. Braun stated. A national representative of the union will be the main speaker, according to present plans.

ONLY. DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY,

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, January 28, 1946.

Two Men In The Moon-Light w \ f ■ V W v - k aft FIRST TO GET THE RADAR SIGNAL when the moon was contacted l*y Signal Corps scientists In their Belmar. N J„ tower. Herbert Kauffman (left), a technician from New Orleans, admits he was "bowled over." At right is Maj Edwin Armstrong, one of the foremost radio inventors who is revealed as having played a leading role In the original design for equipment used in tile su< < essful tests

Grocer Under Arrest For Attacking Girl Detroit Grocer Is Identified By Child Detroit, Jan. 28—(UP)—Frank I<abaido. 29. a ncighlxtrhood grocer previously convicted on a sex charge, was held today in connection with the rape and attempted murder ot seven-year-old Rosaline Glgantl, The child identified l-altaldo as the man who attacked her, slashed her Ihroat and then draped her unconscious over a low gate near the rear of his east side grocery today Police wal l charges of rape and attempted murder would he filed against Mbaido today. They also said he would be questioned about the kidnaping and murder of six-year-old Suzanne Degnan in Chicago earlier this month. Rosalie was seen by Miss Georgia Asterion. 20. as she was climbing the stairs to the apartment above the Labaido , store. She took the child into her apartment and called police. Police arrested Lahaldo and took him three hours later to Rosalie's hospital bed. The child was unable to speak liecause of the wound in her throat but she motioned police to bring the suspect nearer. “Is this the man who did this to you?” asked assistant prosecutor Martin Paulamo. Rosaline nodded Iter head in the affirmative and clutched her throat. “Do you mean he choked you." Pauismo asked. She nodded again, and put her hand over her mouth. •Dirt he put his hand over your mouth to keep you from scream Ing"? asked Paitlsmo. Again site nodded. Übaldo Mood before her silent--1) shaking his head. "How could 1 do a thing like

(Turn Tn Paas 5. Column t) — St. Mary's Church Trustees Elected Parish Financial Report Announced Two truztees of St. Marys Ca tholic church were elected at a congregational meeting Sun day morning. John E. -Heiman being named a new member and Herman Gelmer was re-elect. The other members of the board who serve with the Very Rev Msgr. Jooeph J. Seimctz. pastor, and Rev. Robert J. Hoevel. assistant pastor, are. Charles Miller. Frank Gilllg and Janita Murphy. Jr. Mr. Heiman succeeds Lawrence Beckmeyer. Msgr. Selmetz read the parish’s annual financial r<»port at the morning mawea and otated that the building fund now amounted to 160.475. Total receipts for 1945 amounted to 154.483.76. The statistical report shows that there were 48 baptisms. 22 marriages and 25 funerals in the church last year.

Financial Report Os Church Listed The annual financial report and church calendar for 1946 for the Zion Evangelical an>l Reformed church has been printed aud I* now being distributed to memlteiw. The report gives the financial statu* and budget of the Decatur church and ail of the* church and Sunday scli mc) organizations. Officers of the cliurch ami affiliated organizations; calendar of events; pastor’* report; membership report and a roster of church members and children of church members who served with the aimed forces also are included in th>* book. The final page* of the 24-page leok is a memorial to members 1 who died during the last years, - — o — Monmouth School Is Looted By Thieves Some Damage Done, Little Loot Taken County and township authorities arc* on the* look-out for two suspicious looking characters who attended Friday night’s basketball game at the Monmouth high school, and believed to be the thieve* who broke into a cabinet in (!. E Striker's office, taking alaout 15 In cash. George Schla-ferstean, trustee, stated that considerahlf ciamava* was don** to th** school's filing cabinets and aafi* by th** thieves, whea, it Is believed, attended the game and then hid in the building, ransacking the place during th** night They entered the principal’* office and pried open aieveral of the metal cabinets Money was f aund only in one* cabinet and the amount Mr. Schiefersteln stated. z was J* s» than five dollars. The thieves went to the basement. where the school's safe was located. They knocked off the combination lock and the door hinje-s. laut were unable to open the oafe. Considerable money was in the safe, Mr. Schiefersleln stated. The burglary was noticed Saturday noon by the janlto**, who stated the thieves left the building through the back door, leaving it unlocked. George Gillie Again To Seek Reelection Washington. Jan. 28 — Rep. George W. Gillie. Fort Wayne Republican. today announced hi* can dldacy for re-election as Indiana’s fourth district congressman, ifr will offla-ialiy file his declaration of candidacy with the secretary of state befor*- the May 7 piitjiary election. In announcing his candidacy. Congressman Gillie expressed his appreciation for the privilege of serving the Fourth District as representative during the moat "critical and eventful period tn our national history.” He pledged his efforts would continue for "securing the peace, a sound anti prosperous domestic economy, anti the individual freedom and security for which our sens fought and died."

Packinghouse Workers Go Back To Jobs-Agreement Made With Auto Plants

Preliminary Plans For Clothing Drive I Decatur And County Chairmen Appointed Preliminary plan# for the victory clothing drive to lie conducted in I De. atur and Adams county, beginI ninx this week, were announced today. Hoy U Price, county treasurer, has been named as chairman of the drive in Adams county, while Phil Sauer, city street department head, will supervise the campaign In this city. Although only tentative plans had been completed today. Mr. Sauer said that in all probability the drive would la* conducted the latter part of this week and an effort would Ire made to conclude the drive in a few days. He said that the county garage had been |>ro|M>sed as a collection site f»r the clothing, which is to In* sent to war refugees in the European and Pacific theaters. ('By trucks will likely he used in making the Decatur collections. Mr Sauer stated, and an effort will be made to have members of civic and social organization* aid in the collections Workers at the Genera! Electri< plant, now Idle Itecause of the strike existing there, will also lie asked to help in the collection. he suid Present plans call lor placing clothing along the curbs at a day and hour to lie named later, in order that the collections may be speedily and efficiently made. Mr. Price* work will likely l>e (Turn To Pags .*. Column !) — — ■—o ———— Thursday Deadline To Pay State Tax Indianapolis, Jan. 28 - tl'Pt This Io the last week to file Indiana groan income tax returns, and four out of five Hoosiers have procrastinated Deadline for filing returns based on 1945 Income is Thursday midnight. Jan. 31. State Treasurer Frank T. Millis said today that only 2<m.o(M» of an estimated 1.'t00.•ato taxpayer* had fil *:! their returns by last Weekend

Two Men Arraigned In Circuit Court Pleas Entered To Criminal Charges Two men arrested on criminal counts Friday were arraigned this morning itefore Judge J. Fred Friichte In Adams circuit court to enter pleas. James Bpears. 25. G. neva. who lost an arm In an ETO engagement. pleaded guilty to charge* or public Intoxication and disorderly conduct, placed against him by Prosecutor G Remy Bierly. upon affidavits signed by Harry Kamman. Geneva town marshal. Judge Fruchte took his punishm nt under advisement and remanded him to Jail in the custody of Sheriff lx*<> Gilllg He was charged with starting a brawl In the town ot Geneva last Friday night. Pleads Not Guilty • Chester Blount. 36. Decatur, who was returned here to anew, r to a charge of vehicle taking, entered a not guilty plea when arraigned before Judge Fruchte and was n manded to jail under |s<m bond. He was arrested Friday at Greensburg on suspicion of a similar count, officials from that city reported, but was released to the cusody of this county. Two runaway youths were released from custody of county officials over th» weekend, when it was determined that they were not wanted on criminal charges in Walled I-ake. Mich., parents of the lads took ho action in returning them home.

Iran's Appeal Submitted To UNO Council Soviet Delegate Challenges Iran Appeal To Council London. Jan. 28 — (PPl—lran's chief delegate Io the I'NO appealed to the security council De day for help against llusslan "interference" in Iranian affairs, only to be challenged immediate ly lly the Soviet delegate. Iran's appeal no sooner was before the t'NO security council than Itussia charged that it was ptesr-nted by a representative of a how defunct government. A new Iranian government took office Saturday, anil the premier said he would seek to negotiate bl-latteraily with the Russians on their dispute a proposal advan< ed earlier before the I'NO by the Soviets. Seyel Hassan Taqizaden. Iran lan delegate, acting without instructions from the new government In Tehran, made a verbal presentation to the council of the charges against Russia, then submitted a four point appeal for security conncil help. Andrei Vlshinsky. Soviet vice commissar of foreign affairs and chief delegate to the I'NO, followed Taqiaadeh Immediately. Vishinsky pointed out that form al charges against Russia were raised by "a government no longer in power.” Titus, he added, the charges no longer were valid. Tuqlzadeh asked the security council to recommend that the Russians cease interfering In lian's affairs, that Iranian forces be permitted freedom of movement in their own country, that Tehran forces be allowed to go to Azerbaijan. the country's northern province which recently declared itself autonomous, and that the Russians evacuate Iran liy March 2. Vlshinsky spoke rapidly in Russian ami endlessly thumbed his way through a huge sheaf of documents. He denied the Iranian iharges of Soviet Interference, and reiterated his government's willingness to enter direct negotiations with Iran. Under tlte I'NO charter, he contended. the Soviet-Iranian question should go through the stages of negotiation, arbitration, etc., according to article 33 Itefore comiug to |he council. Before faking tip the IranianSoviet Issue, the eoitneil put Albania's application for I'NO membership on its agenda hut deferred action oil it until a later iTurii Tn t’agi- 3, •■■■lufiiti 5>

G. E. To Distribute Pay Checks Friday Make Distribution Here At City Hall The Decatur works of the General Electric company, closed by strike sinee January 15. will distribute payroll checks Friday. J. W. Glohig, assistant superintendent of the local plant, announced today. The distribution of checks will he made in the mayor's court room at the city hall from 9 a. m. until 12 noon and from 1 to 5 p. m. Friday. All hourly rated employes will be paid for the week ending January 13. and salaried employes will be paid up to the start of she strike. Distribution of victory Imnds will he made at the same time. Mr. Globlg also announced that the balance of pay due employe* will lie distributed (he following Friday, February 8.

Price Four Cents

Government-Seized Meat Plants Resume Production; Strike Idle In Nation Cut By United Press The nation's packinghouse workera returned to work tmlay as wag«» agreements of two automaker* raised hope of settling pay disputes ill olhet fields. Goveintnetil-seised meat plant* resumed production in a truce pact, which sent neatly 270.':tt0 CIO and \FL workers Itack to tlielr jolm in attllcipafion of raises expected to t»* recommended by a presidential fact-finding rommlttee. Tlte return of the packinghouats employes, who called off an 11-day strike last Saturday, cut the total of -trike-idled Americans to 1.6M.* mut. At New York S.mat atriking memIters of the CIO American commnnicatiuns association formed a light ring aliout the main Western I'nloti building, keeping I«h» nonstrikers out. The union called off thy demonstration after a abort time, but a fiat fight caused 'ho arrest of one man. In the major la lair developments; 1. l.ivesttM'k experts predictetf that meat output would return to nczmal l>y Thursday or Friday an CIO and AFL pa< kingnouse workers went back to work for the government 2. Government official- predicted that the wage agreements reached lu-tweett CIO United Auto Worker* and the Ford and Chrysler companies might bring <i«.ly settlements in other industries Chrysler settled with the UAW for an !Bt, a cent an hour wage boost and Ford granted 18 <ents. 3. Two unions called off which would have shut off powei from nearly 3.5'»0.wm users in Ohio, Virglniii and Kentucky. 4 The week-old steel strike remained deadlocked. Ii u t labo.* eources Itelleved (lie industry'* ■ a-*- again-l an l** 3 cent an hour pay im rease was weakened by t in* Ford and Chiy-ler aettlements. -• Eiglitei-n railroad brotherhood* .•nd I'll fa: tiers agreed to submit their wage differences to arbitration Tlte agreement affects about 85 pet- cent of th.- nation's railroad worker* * 6 The* radio <or|mralion of America and the United Electrical workeiri, signed a contract caliinK for a 17'-, cents ait hour wage increase for v.mm He t workers ar. • amden, N J. do leaden hoped file nt could lie used at: a formula for ending t ie strike |> t .9 plants of General Electric, Westlngliouse and the electrical division of General Motors. A 12-day tie-up in the meat Industry was callod off Saturday when repr»«entatives of nearly 2mt,(Mm CIO pat kinghouse workers voted for a truce in their fight foe higher wage*. AFL strikers previously had l«*en instructed to return to work when the government seized the plants. Officials of the CIO union admitted frankly that they were going hack only on Secretary of Agriturn t<> |»ag» <*olu n)n q — o- ... One-Day Campaign For 'March Os Dimes' In Rural Schools Here A one-day drive for funds In the ' March of Dimes" campaign for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis will In* conducted in the rural schools of the county Thursday. • No intensive campaign is being made in the county this year, but any individuals or organizations desiring to make donations may send their contributions to H. ,H. Krueckelierg, treasurer, or P»te Reynolds, chairman of the Adams county chapter. The Adams and .fflort theaters are making their drives, aided by Girl Scouts. .Wrangements for Thursday's one-day drive in the rural schools are Irning made by Lyman L. Hann, county school superintendent, and a member of the chapter committee.