Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 1 March 1946 — Page 1

V. No. 51.

HREAT OF RAILROAD TIEUP INCREASES

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Motorists Warned Not To Drive Sans Plates Indianapolis, Match I—(UP) — Motorists, don't drive with those IV4& license plates! Those that do will Im* subject to arrest, Col. Anntln R. Killian, superintendent of state police warns, ife said troopers have started a ntHhodieal check ol plates and drivers' penults to apprehend lax motorists who failed to purchase I<H« licences before th" MarcE I deadline. — -o ; French Church »• : Leader Flays Soviet Russia r «* n Cardinal Tisserant “ Says Reds Seek To n Abolish Catholicism < |. Vatican City, March 1— (I’Pf - French Cardinal Eugene Tlsserant charged today that Russia (f was engaged in a deliberate carna paign to stamp out Catholicism In t . eastern Europe and that thousx ands of Catholic refugees faced death or Siberian exile If they were forced to return to the ( Soviet tone. The French prelate's outspoken d tharge of antl-Cathollc terrorism a by the Soviets was made in a formal statement issued on his * Curia as secretary of the Sacred 'j appointment to the Holy Roman " congregation for the oriental church. y "Bast of the Curzon line • (roughly representing the new ’ eastern boundary of Poland) So--1 viet pulley alms at the destrueUut of Catholicism," Cardinal Tin- •' scrant declared. Tha Cardinal spoke pointedly 1 of the refugee camps in the American and British occupation t zones where, he said, the Red r army was trying “often at the a point of a gun” to force unwilling n exiles to return to their homes In e the east. e "If the end of the war means ! an end of th* ‘right »o asylum.' r Jhen mankind has lost every ideal of justice and charity." he added In an obvious appeal to ' the United States and Hritian He reviewed in detail the plight ‘ of Ruthenian Catholics who. the Vatican has charged, are being I persocuted by the Russians, and asserted that the Soviet actions e were a direct violation of one of II the four freedoms proclaimed by 1 the late President Roosevelt and 8 - — n (Turn To Pair" t. Column «> o II. 273 Cases Handled x By Service Officer le Monthly Report Is Issued The office of Dwight Arnold, county service officer, handled a •otal of 173 cases during, the month of February, the service of- . fleer reported today. * The cases Involved 202 veterans ’’ md veteran*' dependants, his report dMcloses, of which 7S con 1 earned colleges or job training 1 ‘ schools. This Is an increase of 20 ’ who sought advice on educational * problems during the month of Jani tary. Only 23 veteran* inquired <*on- , cemlng Insurance — the smallest J number of any month to date, Mr. “ Arnold stated. In urging vets to ! ’ continue their 0.1. and national 0 service insurance. Reventeen veterans applied for B loans, 21 were interested in army h and navy surplus property, aud IS [' were looking for homea to rent or L buy * . . Mr. Arnold's office wrote 71 let- • tors to veterans and received 174 0 calle daring the month. Twenty three applications werj made for service connected and widow pensiocs. Eight were interested In civil service jobs and nine appllcationa were made for delay lu mustering out pay. In the five months ;hat the office has been open here, a total of 715 veterans or dependents have called there, Mr. Arnold's report shows. He Issued .1 statement along with the report urging veterans who have problems to discuas to call at his office.

Police Disperse 3,000 At Philadelphia GE Plant I ? ■’S * . I I H a w vMnrffi ' ||M ®=* ' " *** K -■. E Bk W CHARGING MOUNTED AND MOTORCYCLE POLICE break into and disperse a parade of 3,000 striking United Electrical workers several blocks from a Philadelphia plant of the General Electric Co. Over «00 police were on the scene, some of whom attempted to wrest n flag from a picket's hand, above, while other strikers come to his aid. The police Interferred when th* workers attempted to defy a court order against mass picketing.

Says Food Problem One 01 Conservation Hoover And Other Leaders In Confab Washington. March I—(UP) Former President Herbert Hoover uid 12 other prominent A merit any vssembled here today lor a White 'louse conlerence on ways this ountry can aave (ood lo ease hunger abroad. President Truman, who called he meeting, asked them to work >ut an "aggressive voluntary proyram" to prevent waste of foot! lore so more could lie sent to the war-torn countries of Europe and Asia." Cheater DavH. St. Louis banker ind one-time war food udmiuletraor. was another of th- conferees ind waa believed a likely choice o head the conservation drive. Mr. Hoover, who was intimately onnected with World War I relief problems, arrived here from Miami last night aboard a navy plane. "The problem." he told newsmen. "Is mainly one of eliminating waste. I do not think any program for actual reduction in food consumption will be required." The White House conference got underway ax other parts of Mr. (Turn To I’aee 4. Column 4) —a.—o —- 132 Discharges Are Filed In February Number Os Veteran Discharges Drops A total of 132 discharges of World War 2 veterans were recorded during the month of February, according lo a report made today by Miss Rose Neaswald. county recorder. This total io well down the list In comparison with previous months. Indicating that discharges have »een slowed considerably by the armed forces after the heavy demobilisation program around the holidays. The February number swells the' total discharge count to date to since the demobilization was begun. largest single month for discharges wax last November, when 243 had theft papers recorded In Miss Ness weld’s office. October was second high with 204. January’s total was 187. While it Is believed that almost every enlisted man has his discharge recorded, it was pointed out that this figure might not be entirely accurate, because many officers In the armed forces are not given a discharge and get only a certificate at the expiration of their terminal leave.

ONLY DAILY NLWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, March 1, 1946.

Dr. Harold Zwick Is Speaker At Rotary Dr. Harold Zwick, Dscatitr phy--1 xlcian recently released from army service, was the gu st speaker at , the weekly meting ot th Decatur Rotary duh Thursday evening. Dr. Zwick, released with lhe ’rank of major aft r five years in lhe army, related hU experiences In India, where he was stationed for 28 months. He told particularly of the difficulties In !. stabllshing hospital and first aid facilities because of geographical and weather conditions. James Elberton was chairman of the program. o Stabilization Board Rejects AFL Proposal Refuses Automatic Pay Hike Approval Washington, March I—(UP)— The wage stabilization l*oard lias 1 rej'eted an American federation of labor proposal lo give automatic approval to all wage increases up lo cents un hour, it was learned today. A WSB majority composed of public ami industry members was reported to have v toed the proposal. which was submitted by AFL member Robert J. Watt. Watt backed his proposal. It wax ' said, with the AFL'S argument that the administration's new wage-price policy had l« en applied so as to place a premium on strikes and to penalize workers who won wage increases without work stoppages. The AFL has j made it plain that it thinks the policy favors CIO unions involved i in recent walkout*. Watt was said to have pointed out Lhat an office of economic ittwbillzatlon order last week gave automatic approval to wage In.creases of 18 Mi cents to steel workers who had been on strike Fe„ 14. He also told the board that thousands of contracts, giving millions of workers wage increases of five to 25 c nts, had been negotiated since the war ended without strikes or breaks In price <1 illngs. President Truman's wage-price order Feb. 14 authorised the wage stabilization board to give automatic approval to wage increases Atting the postwar wage pattern for individual industries and labor areas. Employers must obtain WSB approval if they intend to ask for higher prices. Watt's proposal would have set 18-)4 cents as th* figure for automatic approval in ail industries. After it waa rejected, he refused to vote for approval of the board's first pattern order—setting 16 cents aa the figure automatically approvable for lhe meat packing industry. The order was approved by a 5 to I vote.

Denies Stephenson Plea For New Trial Judqe Mount Denies Ex-Klan Head's Pita Noblesville. Ind.. March 1— (l*P» ■ —D. C. Stephenson, former hid lana Ku Klux Klan chieftan, lost I his 39th attempt today to gain ' freedom from Lhe Indiana slate prison, where ho is serving a life sentence for murder. Hpeclal judge Cleon Mount 'denied Stephenson's petition for a new trial and order d the ex Klan grand dragon returned to prison Stephenson, convicted In 1925 of the murder of Miss Madge Oberboltzer at Indianapolis. Immediately itotlft d the court of hlx Intention lo Ale an appeal of the denial of his petition. Mount expressed the opinion ■ that Stephenson should have b en convicted of manslaughter, rather ' than second degree murder. The murder conviction has b« n upheld Iby the slate supreme court. A manslaughter conviction would have meant a 2to-14-year prison term. Mount gave him until March 15 to Ale the p tit ion and ordered i that he be held in the county jail here pending lhe subsequent ruling. Stephenson said h- ■■ would have to receive Ananda! aid fr.om the state to make the appeal. Mount held that there was only | one isztt* on which a now trial might be granted —the fact that Stephenson did not testify in his own behalf at the original trhi. (Turn To Pave 6. Column I) ■■■ !. .1.1 _ l| — Q I , ~ - Father-Son Banquet Here Monday Night Arrangements are nearly complete for the annual father-ion I banquet at lhe First Methodist church Monday at 6:30 pm.. It was anounced today. Ross E. Adair, Fort Wayne aitorney, will be be main speaker during the banquet program. Mr. Adair, who recently returned from service with the armed forces. Is expected to tell of his experiences. ’ D. Burndelte Custer, local attorney. will act as toastmaster j and music will be furnished by boys of the church. Veterans are especially urged to attend and a large crowd is anticipated. Tickets may be purchased from Fred V. Mills, phone 383.

Your RED crossß must carry on!

General Motors Strike Appears Near Close As Negotiations Resumed

Red Cross Campaign Opened Here Today $11,600 Quoto Is Sought In County Inspired with a pledw to reach the SI 1.600 goal in the shortest possible time, an army of approximately 500 worker* descend ed niton Decatur and Adams county today In the Orst p ace-time Red Cross enrollment campaign since 1941. With a few enthusiastic work ers “Jumping the gun" yesterday, the re*t of the n arly half a hundred workers in Itecatur started their house-to-house canvas at an early hour this morning. Similar drives were of» ned simultaneously in Bernts, Pleasant Mills. Geneva.Preble, Monroe, Monmouth and In th* rural sectors of the 12 townships of Adams county. Clarence Ziner, county drive chairman; C. E. Bell, chapter chairman and Mrs. Ruth Hollingsworth, executive u cretary of the county organization, all reported high pitched enthusiasm among the workers. While the annual campaign does not officially i nd until the last day of the month, local Red Cross leaders have hopes of reaching the county's quota long before that time. Decatur Starts Early Under tht.*' direction of John Halterman, city chairman, the drive was unofficially opened Thursday when zone chairmen with large sectors began their soliciting in order to k>-ep pace with chairmen tn smaller sectors. Solicitors of buxines, houses, industries, churches, etc., started out at an early hour this morning and by noon reported rapid progress and i nthusiastlc response. Each of these workers, along with 16 zone chairmen, had received their supplies from Mr. Halterman (Turn To Pm* I. Column 4) Few Drivers Fail To Purchase New Plates Most County Auto Owners Buy Plates Few Adams county drivers failed to comply with the state law requiring purchase of 1946 auto tags before midnight last night, P is believed today. While accurst* flgures concerning the number of auto owners in the county and those from the county who Itougbt plates before the deadline are not available, figures compiled today by Mrs. Phyllis Bieberlch of the Adams county auto license bureau indicate few auto owners are tardy in complying* A total of 3,440 owners of passenger cars had purchased their plates up to the deadline. Mrs. Bieberich's report discloses. Os this number, of course, a few were sold to residents of Allen and other counties. Figures in the office of Ernest Worthman. county assessor, disclosed that a total of 5,000 autos and trucks were assessed last year. Deduction of several hundred trucks from this total Indicates that only a few passenger car owners did not buy plates (Turn To Pa«e ». Column 1) o Sunny Weather Greets Advent Os March Here There’s no doubt about It—March came in like a lamb and according to believers will “go out like a Ron." A bright nun broke through at an early hour and at 8 a m the Dally Democrat thermometer registered 37 degrees above. However, the nice weather was expected to be shortlived- The weatherman predicted occasional rein* today with "clearing and not so warm" Saturday.

Byrnes Warns U. S. Must Back World Charter Says Nation Must Fight In Defense Os Charter Rights* New York, March 1 (UP) — The United States will fight if necessary to defend the principles of th>- United Nations charter, "the only road to peace," Secretary of Stale James F. Uyrnes said last night. “In the interest* of our common and traditional friendship we must make it plain that tin* United States intends to defend the charter." Byrnes said in an address at the oversea* preen club dinner. "We have covenanted not to us* force except in the defense of law ax emlsMlied In the purposes and principle* of the charter. We Intend to live up to that covenant." he said Byrnes staled the United State*' interpretation of certain of thoae principles which have been involved In recent International develop mentx. 1. "We have no right to hold out troops lr« the territories of other Sovereign states without their ap proval and consent freely given" 2. AYe must not unduly prolong the making of peace and continue to impute our troops upon small and impoverMhed states." 3. "No power has a right tn help Itself to alleged enemy propertler In liberated or ex-satelllte countrler lefore a reparation settlement ha l*een agreed upon by thn Allies. We have not and will not agree to nny one power deciding for Itself what it will take from these countries.' 4. “We rniMt not conduct a war it nerves to achieve strategic < nds.” (Byrnes did not make any parti mlar nation in connection with these prlnclpalx, although Rusxla I ao been revealed to be removing heavy industries from Manchuria, nd Ruosla. France amt Great llrl tain have been criticized for keep fng their troops in other countries ) Byrnes deplored what he termed the "gnawing away at the status quo. The charter forbids aggres(Turn To Fag* t. Column 6) — O C. Os C. Banquet Here This Evening To Elect Directors, Vote On Street Fair Whether or not the city of De catur will have 1946 free st-eet fair and agricultural show wUj be decided tonight at the final general meeting of the ia-catur Chamber of Commerce since 194 i— before World War II The decision will be made by a vote among the members of the Chamlter in attendance at tonight's victory banquet, to be held at 6:30 pm. In the Masonic home. This perwonal vote will replace the old method of mailing ballots to members. The city's last fair was held in the summer of 1941 and wax discontinued after that because of the war. Four new directors will also be elected during the buxinews session that is to follow the banquet. Henry Bromer. superintendent of the Decatur Caatinga company, is the Incumbent president of the organization. Jack Rek-h, state president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, is to deliver the main addresa during tonight's program. Since the event is being held on Friday, a m»nu >f ham and fish will be served by the members of ths Eastern Star order.

Price Four Cents

Railroad Trainmen Brotherhood Head Says Workers Vote Heavily For Strike By United Press Th* General Motors strike, one of tha most costly In U. S. labor history, appeared near an ••nd today but the threat of a nationwide railroad tb-up Increaa* *4. Negotiations were resumed at fietroit in tha 101 day walkout of 175,000 CIO United Auto Workers after an unpreceden’ed past -midnight session. It was reported that only a few minor issues blocked settlement. From Cleveland came a renewed threat of a Htrik* by 300.006 memtiers of two railroad brotherhoods, which would stop trains on 300 main lines. President A. F Whitney of the Brotherhood ot Railroad Trainmen said nearly complete returns showed tho workers unanimously In favor ot a walkout. Whitney said a strike dato would be set March 6 unless there wax a settlement of the dispute. Involving changes in operational rules and a 25 percent wage Increase asked by trainmen and locomotive engineers. Meanwhile, fear of a third consecutive day of picket violence at Philadelphia was eased. Union leaders, considering "other actions." called off an expected demonstration. But the possibility of a sympathy strike of 150 (iiwv CIO workers in the CIO-Genera’ Electric wage dispute remained At Alloy, W Vs., production o! ferroalloys used in the steel Industry was curtailed when 2.o(h> employes at two Electro Metallurgical Co. pianis quit to support demands for a wag* boost. They are members of th* CfO United Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers union. Nearly 200 extra police wern called to disperse 2.000 picket I and strike sympathizers near tbn strikebound Westinghouse Electric Corp, plant at Bloomfield, N. J Hheriff William H Bntk-r declared a "situation of riot " Tim multimillion dollar frui* and vegetable processing Industry in northern and central California was threatened with a tieup today by u work stoppage by members of th* AFL iparnatera union in 98 processing plants. The teamsters union demanded sole bargaining rights amonif 25.000 cannery workers in opposition to the CIO Food. Tobacco and Agricultural Workers union. Rep. Jack Anderson. R, Calif. appealed to President Truman to "break the Impasse.'* In the major labor-management disputes. Involving an estimated 850,000 workers, development •» shaped up as follows: 1. Renewed negotiations wero scheduled Sunday between company and union officials In an effort to avert a nation wide strike (Turn To P»«* Z. Column S| - " -O' Negro Confesses To Missouri Slaying Signs Confession To Rape-Strangulation Columbia. Mo.. March I—(UP)1 —(UP) Col. Hugh H. Waggoner, xuperintendent of the Missouri* highway patrol, announo d today that Floyd Obchran, 34-year-old negro, bat signed a full confession In th i rape-atranguiatlon of Marylon Jenkins. 20, pretty Stephens College graduate Text of the confession was not revealed but Waggoner said that Cochran, who was well-known to the Jenkins family, had entered the home about 10:30 on the nigh: of tla» slaying Fcruary 6 on tho pretext of collecting money so? his garbage service. The negro, an odd-job worker, recently had been employed b:' the eity at a trash and garbag-t hauler. .A short time before Waggoner'» (Tern To Page I, Coloma 6)