Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 57, Decatur, Adams County, 8 March 1946 — Page 1

XLIV. No. 57.

tHREATENED RAIL STRIKE IS POSTPONED

Formally ■olests Reds -Mian Pofa ■ Hlure To Remove From Iron rJKred By Byrnes —• ■HK\c I nion. < i”-! "" — <'f wChdraWUiK ~r < ,„ n immediately <>r ipin .i.w k of .*,'.• tme the .... v ! No* ne-eting. ||K,U accused I' H^K, lar y <’f l.iin-« F |K| l*rn<d ail oili.-i bridges td |i, n , tnak.io’ i>ubli< last formal prote*t the tor.rlitnelit for it, failure |K o i( . |> <| .irmy out of han I nion f ill, to <om K h.- demand for nnnied ff •f.<!ta»u' I'.yitu , has no >wnr < ali for |Kr'*->>! J.t oti The conn in NVw York on March Tlfl' S not.- delivered on The Soviet has * !>l|!,li. dip JM- Out -iving a ~ govern* Hr doing it in th,. Iranian the ;*>!!:» j first* i on- ■ ■ «■• also Wat for u on Moo hiina He aninst Sovn-i |>olicy UH ‘»rlifr tbi« u-.-k but that TBH* I DM yet >na,je piiie xoi ! .|raw g**"" from Iran »j< alien ~( ; >,. >,- L . , T , h m*- liM - ,lti of i’l*-: whicK I- S r S s 11. and ’« maintain In,!. , fade S 9” ' tuvereii'niy and terrlt ■hi«frity. I „f ip Soviet Iran ( ;e*|y ~( in.,., wh( , h Withdraw! of all f, r . fM lri ' 'r->ni han - x months w.ir Marell 1 “ft ary to the |irin'be Vnited Nations by '"-I” 'hat -Mhonb reby making »ii,.j r with'tttingent other Issues IK fhar « , ‘ *■"» implied UK hlli ,hat the Soviet Unnude "ttrem,. ,| lll; , |1(J)( ()n SH ..'''■ w “* " f her withdrawal * arc-used SMI?" 1 " f ll * i " g !!! and ’ n** Ixindon Kmurity SKrk T . ' n * Sia,f ' ,hen the a,M *’* '" remove sK,, * r '*'" l*vant by l!P he »t month S»omol Giennon ■^ ,hon Worse B^itdj,?,? Hrp '~ Th ** 1 ‘idden’ i'll ar,ll " al (:1 ' Dn,,n H>M » ,Ur " ' hU Km fal '’"’'-’‘n ■ b the “ r ; ,nla in »‘ldiH* him ng ln( *<Hoti which 0 hed earlier this ~v‘,rv ‘ ,r «hBB 1 hh 3j "‘ ar ° I '’ St. um ,r rHary - M**rh>d i<,n,p, ‘- t*Voeah!e '• a "' °*ttiook ißa-ts. URI Wading* W's. - 42 *■ **. 54 ai,, *Sma »»* F * ***** »fter- **'*« Mei* . W ° W Surrlea MS-'* m’r i9M - pa "- mi-* «m i*tuM h cß, ®* r u- ****?!; ir - gs® 1 *M» to^i* north.

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U. S. Is Warned By Russian Army Chief No Interference In Manchurian Actions (Editor's note: FollowlnK Is the first dMputch Received from Iley nohln Packard, veteran United Press foreign correspondent, from Changchun, capital of Manchuria Packard has been reporting activities of the RttMlan army In Mukden and Changchun t By Reynold* Packard Changchun, March 5 (Delayed» —(UP t Unimpeuclialde source* disclosed today that Marshal Rodlon Malinovsky. Soviet commander in chief In Manchuria, recently warned the United States that Russia will not allo* any interference with Russian friendship in China"' or with the help he said Russia was giving the Chinese In Manchuria. Malinovsky spoke at a Red army day banquet before high Soviet and Chineae officers and notables. The speech hltheito has not been published. It was learned authoritatively that Malinovsky said In part: “China and Russia ar ■ real friend*. We don't want any other counutry to harm this friendship, especially those people wearing white gloves and carrying gold in their pockets. If anybody puts out a hand to inters-re. we will cut It off. “The Russians have come here (Manchuria) not for money or banking interest*, but because of ideals and friendship. “Russia helpecl China <arly in the war while others only <-ame in later when their own interests Ifokme Involved'' -4ier*ral informants reported (hat Malinovsky, when he referred to cutting off the hand, made a chopping motion with hi* right arm The general content of Malinovsky's speech was confirmed by sis diff rent quarters. He spoke In Russian and an interpreter read a translation in Chinese. Al! newspaper* in Changchun, including those in Chinese, are under Russian control. They did nol print (he speech The speech preceded by a few day* a pres* statement in which Malinovsky said the Red army would withdraw from Manchuria probably sooner and certainly hot lat r than the withdrawal of U. S. marines from China. o Macklin Brothers To Change Location Erect New Building On First Street Lot Announcement was made today of the erection of a new building to house th>- Macklin Super Service, operated here by Richard J. and O. W. P. Macklin The building will be located on First street at the end of Madison street in a lot. purchas'd by the Macklin brothers from Mrs Jesse R. Rice, and used for the pas! decade as a free parking lot. Ground was broken this morning preliminary to the work of construction by the Yost const ruction company, under Cal Yost. The building will he «0 by lOT feet In she and constructed of reinforced concrete and steel, similar to the material u*<d In the eounty Infirmary building. It will house a show room of the Chrys-ler-Plymouth sale*, operated by the Macklin brothers, as well as repair and garage rooms. Pump* will be placed In front of thbuilding to dispense gasoline. The firm is the oldest among the auto dealers In the city, having been started 20 years ago hy the late Phil L. Macklin, father of the present owners. The Macklins said today that another brother. Robert 1., recently discharged from army •ervtce, expects to become a member of the firm in the near future. The lot. now own>d by the Macklin*, has been used as a parking lot since about 1936. Under agreement, the Decatur Chamber of Commerce had be,n paying uses on • the property and the eity maintaining the grounds In order that It might be used as a free parking tot. With the construction work starting this morning. uno of th* tot by motorists has ceased

Rankin States American Reds Aid Spy Ring Says Russia Atomic Spy Ring Is Aided By U. S. Communists Washington, March S. (UP) — Rep. John E. Rankin, I)., Mis*., ranking democrat on th" house unamerican activities committee, said today the Russian atomic spy ring is being assisted “by American communists, many of whom are on the ft-d'-ral payroll." He *aid In a statement that there “can Im- no question but that communist *pi>« and th>-ir fellow travellers are trying to secure the secret*" of the atomic l>omb. He did nut say how American communists were aiding the foreign agents or whom he *u*pected. Committee chairman John S W)mhl. I).. ()*.. who announced yew-b-iday that the spy ring ha<l been unearthed, told reporters then that as far as the committee had determined. no American was involved Rep. Karl E. Mundt. R, S. D. said earlier that certain "professional scientific societies" may be Involved, but Rep. J Parnell Thomas. R.. N. J., uald the efforts so far have been unsuccessful. “As far as our committee can determine, the secret of the atom bomb is still exclusively ours." Thomas itaid. Rankin said the communism “are out to destroy our system of free government and to wipe Christianity from the face of the earth." “If they had th- ail vantage we have of the secrets of and the facilities for manufacturing the atomic bomb." he said, "then the eng-Ihh-apeaking niitiom of the earth might soon suffer the fate nowbeing meted out to the helpless people of Poland and Bulgaria. “These communist agents are not only here as spin* but they are aneiated by American communist*, many of whom are on the federal payroll." Rankin said that his committee protested Vigorously when the war department commiMioned communist* in the army and when the state department placed them in "important positions" *. — — BBM! I, ■ ■!■ !l* 0 1 — Open Inquest Into Killing Os Pickets Bloomington. 111., March 8— (UPi McLean county coroner Roy I. McClellan today was to open an inquest into the killing of two pickets at Gridley. 111., where gunfire marked the attempt of the strike-bound Toledo, Peoria and Western railroad to operate a freight train. The pickets, Arthur W. Brown, 39. Spring Hay, ami Irwin K. Paschon. 27. Peoria, were ehot and kiiied Fell. 6 in a skirmish at a Gridley siding where several carload* <f striking TP and W trail road brotherhood members surrounded a special freight train run from East Peoria. Urge Union Veterans Sign For Employment Plenty Os Jobs To Be Available Here Vincent Tanvas, chairman of the veterans' committee of Local 924. I'ER.MWA. today urged vetmans of the union wishing to work to report to union headquarter* and *ign the register. Mr. Tanvas *aid that within the next three weeks there will lie more than enough jobs on call at the bureau to care for every ex-serviceman In the union who wants to work. Eight vets will go Io work Monday under the supervision of Ralph E. Roop, city engineer, on a city project, he *aid. and in addition, between 20 and 30 will Im- needed for a job at the Legion home, which will include cleaning the interior. With several other city projects coming up. in addition to various odd job* around the city, Mr Tanvaa urged early registration of the vet* *o that the project* could proceed without delay-

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, March 8, 1946.

Jailed With Safe-Cracking (Jang Ml SIX MEN AND TWO WOMEN, alleged members of a safe-cracking gang terrorizing mid-western states for the pa*t four years, are m-ing held l-“ Chbago police after they were captured in a surprise raid on two north side apartments. At left above is Mrs. Margaret Robertson, wife of Robert !<ee Robertson, alleged head of the'gang, who admitted between “S and 100 bank ami [Histofiice robheriea in lowa. Missouri and Illinois. He also Is being questioned in connection with four murders, other woman taken into custody is Miss Esther Steiner, 19, of Chicago, shown at right.

Crawford, Milland Win 'Oscar' Awards Lost Weekend Named Top Movie Os Year Hollywood, March 8. (UP) — Joan Crawford, who’s been making movies ever since they were silent flickers, finally had her “oscar" today, but Instead of sweeping down the aisle amid cueers of her fellow start* *he had to accept It at home from a *ickbe-l. That’s where she was last night while 2100 tuxedo and fur-clad stars flocked to Grauman'* Chinese theater to hear Mi** Crawford and Ray Milland proclaimed the best actre«« and actor in Hollywood for 1945. Wearing a fluffy blue nightgown and a coffee colored negligee, Miss Crawford huddled clone to her radio u* Milland murmured hi* thank*. When she heard actor Charles Boyer name her the winner for her comeback role in "Mildred Ph-rce” *he leaded Io her feet., "oh. how wonderful!" she cried. "I’m overcome." So was Milland, who collected a solid gold statuette for his role of a drunken writer who saw animals crawling on the walls in "The Lost Weekend.” He Just grabbed ills "Oscar" and scurried off the stage. “I'm surprised they just handed it to him," quipped master of-cere-monies Bob Hope. "! thought they'd hide it in the chandelier!” The glittering audience sent up another tremendous cheer for James Dunn, who won a* “Oscar" as the beat supporting actor of the year in another comeback part, that of the drunken father In "A Tree Grow* in Brooklyn " Best Mupporting actress was freckle-faced Anne Revere for her mother role in ‘National Velvet." It was the first "Oscai” for each of the top winners and nobody wa* more excited than Mis* f'rawf trd, who's been frying for all of 21 year*. •f usually have plenty to say,” she told a reporter in her beige. fTush-lined living room, "But right now I can't think of a thing. I (Turn T<> Page 5, Column «»

Lenten Meditation (Rev. Carey R. Moser, Pastor First Baptist Church) "NO ROOM FOR JESUS” John 1:11 It is not surprising that so few have room in their hearts for Jesus, when we see how they are filled with so many other needless things. To be filled, a ve*«el must first be emptied. A selfish life could never admit Him. We must be free from our personal unholy ambitions and pride, if we would have Him. It was His own brethren as to race, who rejected Him, and this act closed to them the door of blessing and privilege for centuries. So in your refusal to yield to IBs loving design for your life, you close the door upon life eternal and every blessing It bring*. He. today Is offering Himself in all Hl* saving and keeping power to men everywhere. Yet sadly we must cay of the multitude*. "they receive Him not." The following verse of our text declare* the glorious fact, "But a* many a* received Him. to them gava He power to become the children of God; even to them that BELIEVE on Hl* name." TRUST HIM THIS MOMENT.

No Candidates File At Clerk's Office late today the first day to file - no one had filed declaration of candidacy In the offlc<M of county clerk Clyde 0. Troutm-r. Catidldates for <*>unty offices mu»t file with their declaration petitions bearing names amounting to one-half of one percent of vote* cast for secretary of *t*te hi the fast election in tin* county. ■ —— O - Foreign War Vets Select Post Home Lease Second Floor Os Local Building Officers of the newly formed Limberlost post. Veterans of For eign War*, announced today the leasing of the second floor of a building at 150 North Second stre t, which will be used as a post home. The lease covers three rooms, two small ones In front and a large one at the rear to be used as an assembly room, all located übore the Kroger store. Commander Harry Martz of the post announced thi* morning that the lease had been signed, after formal approval was given in a floor vole of th- members at Thursday night's meeting of the post at the Moose home Volunteer worker.* of the po*t began the work of cleaning the apac s this morning, and local contractors will be employed to do ftie work of decorating and repairing necessary. Membership Chairman Chalmer 11. Deßolt, senior vicecommander of th post, ba* been named chairman of a membership committee composed of Ray Schott of Monroe, Anthony Murphy. Decatur and A. J. Dickerson. Geneva. A membership investigating committee is composetl of Gerald Schlickman. Anthony Bonflglio and Miles Jone?. Eligible veterans may secure membership application blank* from members of the post. Six new members w re received into the post last night, bringing the total over the 160 mark.

Truman Lists Emergency Board To Study Dispute And Avert Monday Strike

Says Goering Tried To Prevent Warfare Hitler Disregarded Goering's Warnings Nuernberg, March B.—(UP) — Reichnmarohal Hermann Goering tried vainly to prevent war and only built up th* luftwaffe for u*e If Germany's neighbor< started it. hie onetime second in command testified before the war crimes court today Before 1935. Milch said, there was no German air force and only 3,'(»0 industrial worker* In uircraft. That year the building “sot defense" in case someone else began the conflict - began. The chief technician for the luftwaffe said he advised Hitler that the air force wae short of bombers and not ready for war against Russia, but Hitler disregarded the warning Goering, aware of Nazi experiment* on human guinea pigs at Dachau, "wanted no part of them,” Milch raid. Ho quoted Goering as saying Irefore the war that captured airmen should be "tra<-aled as our comrade*.“ Milch wore a blue luftwaffe unif> rm without insignia as ho teetifjed on beiiaif of hi* former chief Earlier. Lt. Gen. Karl Bodenschatz, a friend of the pudgy Reichamarshal, told of deteriorating relations between Hitler and Goering, which suffered particularly after the might of allied air raid* became felt in Germany. lie was cringing and sweating by the time Robert Jackeon. chief American proeecutor, finished cross examining him. He acknowledged that Goering said during the Spanish civil war that “we already are in a state of war It's only (hat no shot Is being fired." 0 Frank Lundin Wins In Rotary Contest Annual Contest Is Held Last Evening Frank Lundin, member of the senior class of the Decatur jun-ior-senior high school, won the annual discussion contest of the Decatur Rotary club, held last evening at the weekly meeting of the service club. By hi* victory, Lundin will represent the Decatur club In the annual group content, Io be held leter. Topic of this year's discussion in “World Fellowship through World Service” Only other contestant last night was Melvin Worling, also of the junior senior high school, with other school* not entering this year's contest. Both Lundin and Werilng are members of the speech class faugh' by Deane Dorwin. high school instructor. W. Guy Brown was chairman of the program and the contest judges were A. R Holt house. Bryce Thomas and Gordon Harvey, all member* of the Rotary club The Rotary club will dispense with its usual meeting next Thursday, and will attend the annual adult farm achievement banquet, which will be held at the Junior-senior high school Monday evening. —o Colder Weather H Forecast Tonight Advice from the weatherman: Get overcoats, ear muffs, etc. from closet corners and stand by with the coal shovels. With the mercury holding In the 40's and So'« during the past few days, he has promised a drop of 20 or more degrees tonight. The low mark tonight, according to the observer*, will be around I 20 to 25 degrees above aero.

Churchill In New Appeal For Close Union Warns Peace Must Be Preserved By Show Os Strength Richmond, Va. March 8. (UP) Winston Churc hili. app>-allng cnee again for <!<>*•• union of (hi English-speaking peoples, warned today that peace cannot tie preserved If they "<aHt aside the panoply of warlike strength" in “dangerous times." Britain's great wartime prime minister, who only three day.* ago proposed a lasting anglo-American military alliance, declared it was tlie "will of God" that American* and Briton* should stand t >ge'h>-r In times lH>th good and bad. “We should stand together," he said. "In malice to none. In greed for nothing, but In defense of tho*e cause* which w>- hold dear not only for our ojrn benefit but because we believe they mean the honor and happinerri of lon< generations to come.” The British statesman spoke he fore a joint session of the Virginia general assembly, oldest lawmaking Irody in the Western Hemisphere and focal noint of glorious chapters in Ain<- r '< a'* p;u»t. Gen. Itwight D. Eisenhower. British field marshal Sir Henry Maitland Wilson and Mr*. Churchill were among the notable* who accompanined the former prime minister here on a npecial train from Washington. The party was greeted by Gov. William M Tuck ami othei Virginia dignitaritre The scene of the speech wa* the 151 year old Virginia h >u*e of delegate*. linked indelibly with h< name* of Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, Robert E l.ee and other great American*. Churchill wa* Introduced by house speaker Thomas it Stanley. Unlike his speech In Fulton. Mo., earlier this week, Churchill made no reference to Russian activities and what he called the Communist threat to Christian civilization. Hut In the colorful language that has marked him as one of the greatest orators of all time, h>- Issued an Implied plea for the United States and Britain to continue their wartime alliance (Turn T<» Pag* 2. Column St W. Dayfon Hower Dies At Bluffton Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon W. Dayton Hower, 76. a native and former resident of Kirkland township, died at 4:15 o'clock this morning at his hotne, 519 West Wiley avenue, in Bluffton. Death was caused by heart trouble. Ho was born in Kirkland township December 12. 1869, the son of John and Barbara CalvinHower. Ho moved to Hluffton after retl.iu* from active farming in 1924. He was first married to Miss Carrie Dettingcr February 12, 1891. and she preceded him in death. He was married to Mrs. Marie Purdy December 30. 1922. Mr. and Mrs. Hower were in charge of the Welle county detention home for several years prior to retirement several months ago. He was a member of the Evangelical and Reformed church at Bluffton and the Knights of Pythias lodge. Surviving in addition to the wife are one son. Chester O. Hower of Griffith: one daughter, Mrs. Eileen Deck of White Pigeon, (Turn To Pag* 3, Column 7)

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GM Strike Remains Deadlocked; Coal Miners' Walkout Is Now Impending By United Press Postponement of a threatened railroad strike became certain today as President Truman created an emergency hoard to look into the dispute. The Genera! Motors strike remained deadlocked and a coal miners' walkout impended Mr Truman took action under the railway mediation act to avert a tie-up. scheduled for Monday, of major railroad*. Setting up an emergency hoard automatically po*t[Hin>-d the strike 3" to 60 days. At a news conference, the pres* blent spiked any possibility thu‘; hr would intervene in the length}* work stoppage against Genera! Motors. The Detroit common council had proposed that hr step into the dispute As a new wage agreement gavo assurance of a full year of labor peace in the telephone communications industry, the number <>* I'. 8. workers idled by striker, and shutdowns was 841,000. In major labor developments: 1. laiuiville, Ky. Railway Co., left their jobs at midnight to support demand* for last year's Christmas Ixinuse*. pay Increases and a new contract, curtailinr transportation for 4'*'.ooo persons 2 President Truman repeated his stand that the wage policy which settled the Steel strike applied only to the basic industry. (TO president Philip Murray had protested that this interpretation was blocking settlement* in the steel fabricating field 3. The national labor relation* hoard ruled that foremen and supervisory employes may organize and affiliate with unions o* production workers 4. A senate subcommittee, charged with drafting antl-striko legislation, was considering an Investigation of the los-day-old General Motors strike to determine what is htdding up settle* ment. 5. Approximately 250.000 tele* phone workers were granted wage increases averaging 17d cents an hour under an agreement reached With the American Telephone A- Telegraph Co. shortly before a scheduled nationwide strike deadline. gen. James E. Murray. D, Mont, said the possibility of an Investigation of th** General Motors dispute was discussed during a meeting of the seven* man suitcommittee charged with drafting a lew drastic measure than the hou»®approvefi <a»< anti-strike bill, James F Dewey, federal conciliator In the GM. strike return* cd to Detroit last night after conferring with labor secretary' Lewis B. Schwellenhach. Dewey was called to Washington aftet* falling to bring the company and union together The question of unionization of supervisory employes hat heen the major issue in dispute between the coal industry amt United Mine Workers (AFL* president John L. Lewis, who resume contract negotiations next: week. Lewis ha* filed notification o’ a strike in the soft coal field t April 2 to support new demand* and had listed organization o! foremen as his primary objective. Yesterday's NLRB ruling, approved by a 2 to 1 vote, reverse' the board's position taken in 1943 (Turn To Page 3. Column 7) g. • Mrs. Joseph Gaskill Dies At Ohio Home Mrs. Joseph M Gaskill. 75, former Decatur resident, died Thursday at her home In Etna Green. Ohio, according to word received here. She moved to that city wv* eral years ago. after residing al the corner of Jefferson and Firs! streets in thi* city for a nutnbe;' of year*. No detail* were learned here, acept that funeral service t will be held Sunday at t pm. in Etna Ore«