Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 12 March 1946 — Page 1

LIV. No. 60.

Irges cooperation of united nations

b for End buisville kil Strike ICoal Strike kility Rears LustryJThreat lly umwd Frees |tr»B»portati-.i> in LouisI Vl * ~n “ pur |«xhy. »»«* ,i "‘ R, iB the soft <oal field* | u a threat to the »»a|L«irid reconversion. L nwn for an early m** Lfcvokl Lmwville strike Liali of the disputing Led to a "consent" elec- | determine a bargaining I employi of t'"' • i'y ,ran ' L, of an independent ■turned Io their John alEdkuely. and CIO transKn» n-hedulc-.l a meeting Luciya back-to-work proImM* of tb<* United Mina I ;AFLi. framed l>y the Lmaii watte policy com■elided hither wages, a Iw'k week, recognition of laud a union royalty on all ■seed A deadlock on any ktandu could precipitate a lie mine shutdown April 1. k hundred non - strikers lark to work at the (tenIrtru plant in SchenectaL under an agreement apby the company and the ■teal (rockets union. ■Mswe. preaident of the h nili and Mnelter work|U*<> more employes of il Mae Corp will Htrika ■ Wife* thei- wage dell Set. ftshinuon said IP,Im already are on strike I Dodge plants and plant a Iwrican Smelting and HeI Hr laid that If th- uddlphen go out, the strike bit taore than 75 percent ptios'j copper production bt.-wst of its lead prodnePj>. strikes and shutF" " the nation kept aphr <U,KM workers away Imjor labor developments: worueru national pci' *PP*ar»d ready to apr Wcentiy-eompieted Ford [fag rank-aad fiie vote, L? f*** I. Column's? r" — R Automobile covered Here —* ■■ e Motorists To Rise Caution tS± , . hWB Ray Mwrd m - R J w!!ford - Zm Mondly bjr Pollce fcf * "' r SBd returned to £ wrkHl «ear the t di ?*' ,n "orth it to i» ‘ ;, n . !,I¥esti «®tion i jtiuX ,A o,en tut .' L^ y ioawl •• s " | B * motorist to eg. ," k at 7 n ln >«»vln r I Wrkpd on the city lh,t or «kd"Xhi i,nd “° olll * r b* 4 the I ,bw IW It. 'hr tL?* ‘ < ‘® m ' 1 '* rd. hec * t ’ kk keys ■a c,r * when parkauto Ui Bot KXiET “ lln one ,2 “■ al, ‘ , »Jla. “«i»n 1 ln,tancß » FitT'.;*, 811 “ waa a*,. " 1 aUOINQI •a *0 82 ha. 69 _ 10 •> .J*"""’ L“*J SUS, “■ r aver > ■mJ*” Portion tow* rt K mile

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Hoover Will Leave Sunday For Europe Voluntary Rationing Os Food Outlined Wasliitikton, Mutch 12 tl'l’t Former President Herbert Hoover, honorary chairman of ’he famine ctnergemy conimifiee. aald today he will leave New York neat Sun day to visit "every country in Kumpe that h asking for fowl.” The tour la especled to require five weeks. Mr. Hoover did not reveal hb Itlnerury. American* have been a«k*d to eat more efficiently and to aulc«ti. tute freely for scarce food* to help meet the needs of starving millions abroad Mr. Hoover told a press conference he thought approximately 5.OOO.OM tons of wheat might lie saved if South American countries reduced their imports from the I’. 8. and used thelr'present surpluses for export. He said this wquid Im- in addition to the estimated f. 000,000 tons this country could save through conservation measures announced yesterday by the famine emergency committee. Mr. Hoover said present bread grain supplies now “in sight for export" total bat wean 1,000,0ft0 and 12,090,000 tons. He estimated the need at alsmt 21,000,000 tons, "The problem is how to make up this 9.000.000 ton deficit and mill maintain prtstent bread rations in all famine-stricken countries." Mr, Hoover said. “Bread rations in these countries cannot lie reduced by the 45 percent implied by the present export shortage if minimum health and welfare standard* are to be maintained." Mr Hoover named five men who will accompany him on his oversea* trip, Pour of them. Hugh Gibson. Maurice Pate. Perrin Galpin and John Brown Mason were food administrators abroad following World War 1. The fifth. Dr. D. A. Flttgerald, heads the Agricul ture Department's food allocations and requirements division. Mr. Hoover aald he also expec ts to pick up four or five men now in Europe who served the food relief cause following the last Armistice. He did not give their names. The farmer President conferred with Secretary of Stale- James F. Byrnes following the press confer3M». The voluntary food rationing program wa* worked out by the fanine emergency committee. Committee chairman Chester Davis said this country must draw in its belt to tide Europe over the next four critical months until It can harvest its new crops in June. The situation then will govern whether the program must continue, he said. "if every man. woman and school child In the U. 8. reduced the use of bread by three slices a day." the committee said, "almost three-fourths of a million tons of wheat would be freed for fTurn Te Pass 2. Celumn St o Lewis Smith Opens Law Offices Today Lawyer Locates In Democrat Building Lewis Lull Smith, local attorney, today announced the opening of his new offlees in the itaily Democrat building. 104 North Second street. Mr. Smith, recently discharged from the United Stat-s army after 27 months service, was assigned to the offlee of chief of transportation. third transportation sone, as a special agent, security and intelligence corps. He took his pre-legal training at Indiana university and was graduated from Indiana law school in 1942. He established a law off lee here following graduation and was practicing when he entered the armed fore s He was also serving as prosecutor when he left for army duty on December 7. 1942. Mr. Smith is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith, of this city. His offices are located above the newspaper office in the quarters formerly used as Democratic headquarters. Extensive r modeling and renovating was recently completed In preparation for the offi ices.

Favor Atomic Control Under Military Board Senate Committee Approves Proposal Os Sen. Vandenberg Washington, March 12 tl'P) Th»- Senate atomic en rgy committee today tentatively approved a plan to vest broad atomic control powers in military board. The proposal, sponsored by Ren. Arthur II Vandenb rg. 11.. Mich., would make the Imard all-powerful in national defense phase* of the atomic program. The committee voted six to one for the Vand nberg proposal Chairman Brien McMahon. D. Conn, was the only member opposing It. McMahon favored civilian control. He told reporters that he wished to emphasize the importance of the committee action. He suid the board would be empowered to pass on "anything from the hiring of janitors at atomic energy establishments to the construction of atom bomb plants." Under the Vandenb- rg plan, there still would be a civilian commission on atomic energy But the military board would Im- specifically • mpowered to review all actions of the control commission deemed by the board to affect the national defense. In cases of dispute between th- board and com mission the matter would be taken directly to the president for decision. McMahon mad - no attempt to conceal his disappointment on the committer-'s decision. He said the board would be empowered to "check every telephon- call, every memorandum written and the hir(Turn To 2. Column 4) — oBroadcast Truman Address March 23 Washington, March 12 tl’Pi — President Truman's Jackson Day dinner speech will be broadcast at 10 pm. I EST) March 23 over all major radio networks. Democratic National Chairman it >berl E Ilanuegun announced today, adding that Waiter Myers, fourth aswletant postmaster general, will be speaker at the March 21 Jackson day din ner at Bedford. Ind 4) Mrs. Peter Maddox Dies Last Evening Funeral Services Thursday Afternoon Mrs. Martha Jane Maddox. 77. wife of Peter C. Maddox, died at 5:45 o'clock Monday evening cl her borne two and one-half miles east of Decatur. She had been ailing for the past «*•» months. Death was attributed to a heart attack She was born In JackHonville. 111., July 5. 196*. the daughter of James William and Hannah E. Chamlu-rlln Dunavan. She was married to Peter C. Maddox March 13. 1898, and the couple wouid have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary tomorrow Mr. and Mrs. Maddox moved to a farm east of Decatur three years ago. She was a member of the Union Chapel U. B. church. Surviving in addition to the husband are six sons. Harry A. Maddox of Decatur. Newton M nt Flint. Mich.. Warren B. of Lafayette. Frank 8. and Thoma* H.. both of Battle Creek. Mich., and Edward W Maddox of Chicago: one daughter. Mrs. Richard S. Meyers of Pittsburgh, Pa.; one brother. Harry Dunavan of Dixon. 111.; three sisters. Mrs. Frank Shields of Jacksonville. 111.. Mrs. Tilton H. Maddox of Springfield. 111. and Mrs. Allmrt Mac Lean of law Angeltt. Calif.; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will lie held at 1:30 pm. Thursday at the Zwlck funeral, home* and at 2 o'clock at the Union Chapel U. B. church, with the Rev. D. H. Pellet officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:30 o'clock this evening.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, March 12, _

Music Soothes War Wounded Jr I EwmES THE POET WROTE of the power of music, ami this power is being employed today to brighten the post-war world of many of our bat-tie-torn heroes. At St. Albans. N. V., Naval hospital, the veteran has music wherever he goes. It is piped to his bedside, played in the wards and auditoriums, and more important, taught to anyone who wants to learn—no matter the instrument. A naval aviator, Lt. J. M Staker, Kansas City, Mo„ with one hand severely burned when a bomb exploded on his carrier off Japan. Is shown taking a piano lesson from Instructor Ethel Green.

Sororities Backing Community Building • — Give Enthusiastic Support To Project Two local sororities have given enthusiastic support to the community building proposal, unanimously eiiduisiiig th** idea unt, offering help in promoting the < Ivie center as a post war improvement Alpha Delta chapter of Pal lota Xi and Alpha Sigma chapter of Tri Kappa have went letters to the Chamber of Commerce and to Carl C. Pumphrey, president of the Decatur Community Fund, endorsing th.- plan and urging that a community building be built here. Recently. Post 43 of American Legion and the Chamber of Commerce endorsed the community building plan, which for several years has been a dream of civicminded persons who wish to see fruition in the construction of a modern building. The letters from the sororities follow: "Alpha Sigma Chapter of Tri Kappa wishes to be listed as being unanimously in favor of th** building of a community building W»- shall ire glad to help lt» any way possible to promote this pro ject.” The letter was signed by Mrs. L. A. Coweiw, corresponding secretary The letter from the signed by Mis* Alice Yost, corresponding secretary, reads: "We the members of IMI lota Xi are anxious for the Chamber of (Turn To Par* 2. Column T>

Lenten Meditation (Rev. Paul W. Schultz, Zion Lutheran Church) "SUCCESS THROUGH PRAYER” The importance and strength of prayer at all times and especially for arduous tasks should be recognized by us all as fundamental for genuine courage, genuine-success, and genuine happiness. Great men of God, successful in very stupendous achievement, were always great men of prayer. It is impossible for any soul to prosper long or blessedly unless there is daily communion with God. Blessedly means having a serene, peaceful, and joyous heart and mind, because our endeavors and achievements simultaneously glorify God and banefit mankind Before our Savior Jesus went about the Important task of extending His ministry by selecting and commissioning twelve apostle*. He prayed all night The task was of greatest Import. Upon it rested the npreading ot Christianity in all the world. And. to be sure, all the apostles realized the magnitude of this trust and obligation and followed the Savior in acquiring endless strength through prayer, save Judas, and he betrayed Him and became a suicide. My feilowmen. are you strong, successful, content, blessed and happy through Christian prayer? If not. try it. Have you ever prayed ail night? It is also your God-given right to experience the phenomenal power of Christian prayer True prayer always results In marvelously beneficent consequence*.

Red Cross Fund Previously reported f 1.11877. ILirve Inelchen, Sec. 26 Wabash Twp 19.00. Friendship Village club of Blue Twp. 85.00 Rudolph Fuelling. Sec. I Root Twp. 87 00. Wm. Kauffman. Sec. 32 Blue Creek Twp. *14.00. Harry Work Inger, Sec. 8 Blue Creek Twp., |B.OO. Total at present 11.161.77. 0 ——— Pitched Battle For Mukden Is Looming Communist Troops Converge On City Peiping. March 12 —(UP)— A pitched battle for Mukden appeared probable today between 50,000 Chinese Communist troops massed outside the ruined Manchurian industrial center and a smaller Nationalist force, dug in and awaiting reinforcements. Reliable dispatches from Mukden reported that an additional 4n,4i<Hl Oommutrist (Poops were converging toward Mukden. A central news agency dispatch from Harbin, 355 miles to the northeast of Mukden, said that more than 10.000 Communist troops were assembled 15 miles outside the city, ready to move in if Russian troops vacate It. A communique from Chungking announced that Bipartisan field teams will IJ- dispatched i<t<» northeast China to seek a peaceful settlement between the Com(Turn To I’.ig* !, Column 11

Senator Connally Tells Russia Security, Peace To Follow Cooperation

Farm Achievement Banquet Is Held Over 200 Persons At Annual Banquet Theannnal Adams county adult farm achievement banquet whs h-Id Monday evening at the Decatur junior- n-.nior high school, with 233 Adams'county farmers, their wives and businessmen of the city and county in attendance. Highlighting the evening's program were pr mentation of award* in the five-acre corn club and the dairy herd improvement association. and the principal address by L. E. Hoffman, of Purdue univer vlty. director of Indiana agricultural extnsion. The meeting opened with community singing led by Mrs. Gladys Neuenschwander the Rev. W. •'. Feller and Phil Hauer. Th delicious banquet was prepared and served by the Adams county home economics chorus. W. A. Klepper. of this city, nationally known leader in th'- dairy Indiistry, presided as toastmaster, following preliminary remarks by L. E Archbold. Adams county agricultural agent Five-aero corn club medals were awarded by Harve In Ichen, president. to the following: Victor Bleeke. county champion, who was presented a special loving cup; gold medal John Eicher, Benjamin Gerke, Martin Graber, Sylvan IL«begger. John E. Heimann. Rufus Inniger. Oscar Koeneman. Raymond Ringger and Ernst Thieme Silver medals 1-ester Adler. Stanby Arnold. Henry Aschleman. E. W. Busche. Lee G, Graber. Dan llabegger. Joe L Iseh, Elmer Isch. Ezra Kaehr, Verl laiutzenhelser, Edwin Reifsteck. L<■ o n a r d Si hw.irtz. L. Reuben Schwartz, Willis Somer, Edgar Thieme nnd Kermit Voder Bronze medals Bill Arnold, Homer Arnold, Harry (Turn T<> Page (•, Column 5) Q Nazi Party Members Active Here In 1942 Make Public Names Os Members In U. S. Washington, Mar 12 —(UP) — Sen. Harley M. Kilgore. D. W. Va , said today the first report on Nazi party membership in the United States indicates that Germany was in contact with party members here late in 1942. a year after the U S. was at war. Kilgore is chairman of the senate military affairs subcommittee on war mobilization. The subcommittee last night made public the names of 2,000 Nazi party members with addresses in the United States and Argentina. The records disclosed total Nazi party strength in the United States reached an apparent peak of 806 on Dec 1, 1940. This, however. fell to 695 on Dec. 31, 1941, and to 643 on Dec. 31, 1942. In Argentina. Nazi party members totaled 2.110 in 1936 after several years steady growth. After some fluctuations, the party membership fell to 1.489 on Dec. 31, 1942. The names; 600 with addresses ir the U. S. and 1.400 in Argentina. were compiled from Nazi party card files seized in ths American zone of occupation in Germany. A committee investigator revealed that the files were captured by an army team at a pulp and paper mill outside Munich, where they apparently had been stored preparatory to shredding and destruction. The records are being microfilmed by the army In Germany The 2.000 names were contained In the first five rolls of film sent to this country. "These records show that Nasi party membership files were kept up to date until late In 1942,” Kilgore said. "Even though we were at war. the Berlin govern(Turn To Psge 2, Column »)

Hull Appeals To Big Powers To Cooperate Seeks To Pour Oil On Troubled Waters Os Foreign Affairs Washington. Mar 12 —(UP)— Cordell Hull. America’s elder statesman on foreign policy, sought today to pour oil on troubled big three waters. But his frail voice, warning against "unspeakable disaster” if the big three can't get along, was all but drowned out by the tumult of big three denunciations of each other Competing with Hull's appeal to his own government as well ns others for "abiding faith in the ultimate goodness and greatness of men,” wore: 1. British-American refusal to support Soviet-French proposals to arraign Franco Spain before next week’s United Nations security council meeting. 2. America's diplomatic and polite retort that the Soviet Union did not state the facts correctly when it accused the United States of taking untiateral action in Bulgaria and of violating the Moscow agreement on that country 3. Angry Soviet denunciation of Winston Churchill, one of the original members of the big three, in words which were nned in war days only against Hitler and Mussolini. Hull's statement was issued from his WardmatfPiuk lintel apartment where he leads a quiet life but follows international affairs almost as closely as when he was secretary of state. Hull carefully refrained from accusing any major power. if his statement could be called an accusation, it blamed all of them, It warned any nation—"including our own" —that if It wants the cooperation and trust of other nations it must prove its good faith by offering them its cooperation anti trust. Hull’s was an appeal to the big powers to make an extra effort (Turn To Page 2. Column St o —— First Candidacy Is Filed With Clerk Harlow Is Initial Candidate To File Albert Hallow, local nusery proprietor. today became the Hrat candidate in Adams county to file his declaration for office. Mr. Harlow today filed his declaration of candidacy for the Democratic nomination as county assessor in the offices of county clerk Clyde O. Troutner Candidates for county and township offices must present petitions signed by qualified voters, clerk Troutner said today. Candidates for county offices must have petitions signed by 60 qualified voters and candidates for township offices must have petitions signed by 2V qualified voters of their township These petitions must be filed with the declaration of candidacy, Troutner stated.

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS It I* necessary for the following persons to register at the county clerk’s office to be eligible to vote in the primary elections May 7: All discharged service men who have reached the age of 21 years or over. All persons who have moved Into Adams county from another county or state since the last general election AH persons who have moved from one precinct to another within the county. All persons who have attained ths age of 21 years since the last general election. All women who have married since the last general election must sign a change of name blank

Price Four Cents

Soviet Russia Says Nation Determined To Make Frontiers Os Country Secure Washington, Mar. 12—(UP) — Chairman Tom Connally. D. Tex. of the senate foreign relations committee assured Russia today she can have both peace and security if she cooperates with the I'nited Nations. But those who want peace, ho said in a senate speech, "must not commit acts that tend to provoke war We fought the war together. We must maintain the peace together." Reporting to the senate on the first United Nations meeting In London. Connally, one of the US. delegates, said the initial session marked a successful beginning for the great venture to alstlish war. There will be lasting peace, ho said, If Russia, the United States and Britain "are loyal to the obligations of the (United Nation*) charter ami adjust their differences as they arise" i "Russia cun have peace by supporting and cooperating with the United Nations Iler responsibility is great because her power is great.” Connally said destiny had presented a tremendous challenge to : the United Nations for leadership in the search for peace and se- ’ curity He pledged that the ’ United States would keep Its ole ligations in that respect, includ- | Ing its quota of troops needed nf the aecurity council. But. he said, the United StateX must keep herself individually strong to fulfill this responslbil ity ”1 am convinced that it Is imperative that the I'nited States maintain an adequate army, a superior navy and a superlative air force." he said "We shall not maintain these armed forces for aggression or conquest. They must be maintained for our to—curity. for the defease of our people an I our territories . • "Those purposes are not inconftßtcnt With our loyalty and devotion to the United Nation*. Such forces will bo the armies of security and peace.” Connally said the cause <>* peace would bo considerably en hanced by regular meetings o* the head of state or the foreigt. ministers of the big three or nig five nations. Secure Frontiers Ixmdou. Mar 12—(Ul’)—Soviet Russia warned the United State;, and Britain today that neither the atom bomb nor any other weapon will sway it from tho "legitimate and necessary aim'* of making its frontiers secure. An article in the government . newspaper Izvestia by Eugen*; Tarle, a noted academician, said that Russia intends to follow her , chosen path without deviation •]t warned that an Anglo-Ameri-can show of strength against Russia would lead the I nited States and Britain down a "fata’ i road." For the second day the MowOW I — — * — (Turn To PiK* 4. Celumn Si — Meat Price Increase Effective April 1 Washington. March 12 (UP) — , The Office of Price Administration announced today that -etail pricn i increases of about 1 4 percent so • ' beef. veal, lamb and mutton will go into effect April 1. The price increase waa a atep (in settlement of the Packing House ; strike Details of the retail increai ses will be announced March 25, OPA said