Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 69, Decatur, Adams County, 22 March 1946 — Page 1

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I ALIN THROWS FULL SUPPORT BEHIND UNO

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Girl Is Recovering From Bad Beating Attacker Held On Charge Os Assault Joliet, 111,, Mar. 22 — (t’Pi — Sheriff Ralph Newkirk aald today tital Jatne* F. Lincoln. Jr., .10, baa admitted attempting to mo lest another little girl the day before he beat Carol Williams, ft. and ahot her when nh<* reaiited hie aivancea. Lincoln, the father of two children confe»red picking up Darlene Wood, 11, of nearby New T-enox, and her brother, Jack W’ood, 8, the sheriff aaid. When he made a lewd anggnation, the girl and boy jumped out of Lincoln'* car and fled, Newkirk aaid Lincoln admitted. Lincoln, turn of a wealthy Cleveland. 0., induatriaflitt. ah ready has confesaed the brutal hammer attack anti ghooting of the Wllliama girl. He Im being held on chargee of naaault with Intent to kill. State's attorney Jarnen E. Rurke naid the charges will be held In abeyance pending the glrl'a condition. She Im util) in a critical condition, the hospital reported today although she has Improved. A hospital report said Carol has a bullet lodged In her left breast which apparen'ly entered her body at the left hip ami coursed upward*. Two other bullets went through her right shoulder and three through her hip, the hospital said. In addition she is suffering a depressed fracture at the base of her skull, from the hammer blows, and her left thumb is fractured from attempts to ward off the blown. The hospital said no attempt will be made to remove the bullet still in her body until her condition improves. There is no evidence of infection as yet, doctors said. Newkirk said he was investigating other reports of a man who attempted to pick up little girls in his car to see if Lincoln is involved. Sheriff Newkirk said Lincoln told him he kept the gun in his car "to shoot crows and ducks on the highway.’’ The sheriff revealed that he was looking for Lincoln's car in connection with the Wood gill's complaint the day of the attack on Carol Williams. Newkirk said he missed picking up Lincoln l>y less than a mile shortly before the attack. The elder Lincoln, president of the Lincoln Electric Co., flew here yesterday and retained Lloyd Heth, prominent Chicago criminal lawyer, to fight the charge against his son "all the way." The father also provided “for ex(Turn To Fags L Column S) Miss Alice Geimer Wins Essay Contest Legion Auxiliary Sponsors Contest Mbs Alice Geimer. student at Decatur Catholic high school, was awarded flret place in the annual Americanism essay contest of Adams county, sponsored by the American legion auxiliary, it was - , . _ s_. M t.Wl—- — •auvunrrei lOuay »y -firn, issemei Darwachter. chairman cf the ,«isay committee in Adams county. Mies Geimer will receive a cash award of St and her essay will be entered In the district contest, Mrs. Darwachter said. Other winners were: Mary Schmitt. Decatur Catholic high school, second place. 13; Jeanlne Nelson, Decatur high •chool, third place, 12 and Bernice Kintx, Decatur Catholic high school, third place. |2. and Bernice title of the essay this year was "American Cltlsens, Our Responsibilities. Our Privileges." The four winning essays in the county contest will be ?ntere<l in the district contest, district winners will be entered in the state contest and the elate winners will enter the national contest. More Interest was shown this year than usual, according to the local committee, and it was necessary to award a fourth place because of the closeness of grades on the essays. There were about 35. entrise in the local contest.

65-Cenf Wage Minimum Set In Industries GM Charges Union With Violation Os Strike Settlement By United Press The wag» stabilisation board approved a K-cent minimum wage today for 2.3C0.000 workere in the nation's manufacturing plants as General Motors Corp, charged the CIO auto woikem with violating a strike svttirmeht reached March 13. Reconversion strikes and shut downs affected more than 400,000 workerw across the nation. More Ilian one third of the workers were idle oo the r-wult of the 122-day old GM strike. Settlement of the strike against the International Harvester Co. appeared near after the company and the CIO farm equlptm nt workers agreed tt|M>n an 18-cent hourly wage Increase. The two-inonths old strike was continued, however, pending set tlement of other Insues. principally maintenance of metnlM-rship. pay for stewards and allowances for piece workers. Company and union officials will confer with department cf lalurr officials at Washington Tuesday In an attempt to settle these ktsues. At Detroit. GM charged that the CAW had violated the Ik's cent settlement by withholding approval of local agreements at some of the 92 struck plants, laical at 21 plants have failed to reach agreement on local Iraues, prolonging the 122-<lsy old strike. GM said II would not recall UAW membem until Issues had been settled at all plants. The CS-cent minimum wage was approved by the wage stabilization board would permit automatic. blanket approval to all wage increased bringing hourly rates up to 85 cents for 20 percent of the nation's manufacturing force. Quiet was restored to lh« picket line around the strike-bound Pittsburgh plant of Westinghouse Electric Corp, after tight in,; broke out between members of the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers (CIO» and non-striking ■tuiiervisors. (Turn Tn Page Z. Column 3) —..—o i mm—■■in. i .■n—i.iie Atomic Bomb Movie Shown To Rotarians General Electric Engineer Speaker Rotarians were treated to a movie of the explosion of the atomic bomb and a scientific discussion of how the bomb was made at the regular meeting of the club last evening. C. M. Summers, assistant engineer for the Fort Wayne works laboratory of the General Electric company, who spoke here last AugMt, gav- a sequel to his first address and produced a movie and wire recording to the dramatic moments preceding the trial explo slon of the bomb In the New MexlvO iievrit iSivt jrat .Mr. Summers* first talk wsm on elementary nuclear physics. He ohowed bow tiny particles called electrons, neutrons and protons were the construction of all things, and how they performed. l4>st night's presentation was in two parts, the drat describing the organization and description of the various parts that made the constituents for final assembly of the atomic bomb. The second part was a demonstration with a wire recording of the trial explosion of the bomb. A movie of tho explosion was shown, and the effects of the blast were pointed out by the speaker. Two noticeable Items were the effect of the approximately "00 mile per hour gale accompanying the explosion. The heat from the bomb was so Intense that emulsion on the movie film was burned at a distance of six miles from, where the first atomic bomb was set off. Gordon Harvey, engineer at the Decatur plant, presented the proi gram.

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Indußtriaiist’N Son Accused p tell mA- -j SON of a wealthy Cleveland, ().. Industrialist. James F. Lincoln, Jr., ' .10-year-old salesman, is held by Joliet. 111., police on an open charge in connection with the beating and shooting of a ft-year-old farm girl. Lincoln, whose father heads the Lincoln Electric company of Cleveland, surrettJered to Will county authorities. Police said he picked up the girl In his car, heat her with a hummer when she resisted his advances and shot her as she fled. Lincoln is married and the father of two children.

Churchill Opposes Iran Study Delay Points To Dangers Os Granting Delay (Editor's note: In the final hours of his atay in America Winston Churchill gave to the United Press an exclusive interview aboard the liner Queen Mary as it was about to sail. This is the only Interview which Mr. Churchill granted during his stay In America. At his request it was held up until he had cleared American waters ) By JACK BISCO Vice-President of the United Press: (World Copyright. 1946. By U. P.) Almard the Queen Mary in New York Harbor, March 22 (UP) — Winston Churchill yesterday warned the United Nations security council that delay in handling Iran "would Im very dangerous" and might confront the world with a "fait accompli" or establishment of a quisling regime. In an exclusive interview with the United Press granted in his austere war-time cabin aboard thia one-time luxury ship Churchill placed himself on record as completely opposed to Russia’s demand that the security council meeting be postponed 16 day* to April 10. He said: "It would Ire very dangerous to let matters go from had to worse In Persia and on the frontiers of Turkey and Iraq It is very easy to raise duorders in those countries. With money, force and Inflammatory propaganda, lawful govern ments may Ire overthrown, a state of disorder created and a quisling government installed. "But the security council of the United Nations must show that It ie a reality and not a pretense ' that It deals with facts and truth 1 trust that we shall not find that; the world organization allows It-J

(Turn To Pax* t, Column (I (Turn Tn Paar 1, Column St Lenten Meditation (Rev. F, 11. Willard. First Evangelical Church> “On The Mountain And On The Plain” And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and hie raiment was white and glistering. ... A faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? "Lite has its ups and down*" we *ay and another rejoin*, "mostly downs.” Men dream of Utopia*. an imaginary land of perfection, a land of freedom from want, trial* and hardship* While there are no Utopia* on thin earth there is an answer to man’s hope in God’s love and purpose. There are time* when the person ha* soul transforming experiences which *sve one from the devastating evenls of earthly life These empowering experience* come when one reaches out < for the eternal. One find* new meaning to life and one face* it < with new sent and courage. Our scripture says "And a* he prayed." There Is the secret. Prayed release* vital energy. It ha* | within It the power to' release a transfiguring Influence on life . and character. But one cannot stay forever on the mountain top. There are , Rltuatlon* in the valley to be faced. They can l>e faced now with greater understanding and power. There are others In Ihr valley too. High moment* of exaltation must be converted Into a mean* 1 of serving one’s fellowmen. I Lord, what a change within u* one short hour < Spent In Thy presence will prevail to make! i What heavy burden* from our bosom* take. What parched ground* refresh as with a shower! , We kneel, and all around u* seems to lower; , We rise, and all, the distant and the near, I Stands forth in sunny outline brave anti clear; We kneel, how weak; we rise, how full of power. —Archbishop Trench.

Decatur Banker On Convention Group Indianapolis. March 22—(UP)— The 49th annual convention of the Indiana bankers association will he held in Indianapolis May 16 and 17, it was announced today by i Charles 11. Btieschlng. president of the association and <>t the Lincoln National Bank and Trust company, Fort Wayne. Committeemen heading (he twoday program were Theodore F. Graliker. Decatur; Otto N. Frenzel. Indianapolis; Thomas (I. Wilson, Marion; Ira F. Wilcox. New Albany, and Herbert C. Morrison. Crawfordsville. o_ Grants Petition For Adoption Os Child Child's Custody Is Given Grandparents Judge J Fred Fruchte in circuit court late Thursday granted a petition for the adoption of Robert Joseph Beery by Mr, and Mrs. Hurry Martz of Pleasant Mills. Evidence was heard in the case several weeks ago and then continued when the defendant in the action. Billie Beery, father of the young lad. sought a deposition from witnesses In Arizona. Yesterday's court entry disclosed that the defendant reported no depositions are to be taken and that the Jntroductiorf of evidence had been completed. In the court's entry, it was noted that finding was for the petitioner, that the father had failed to pay any support money for a period of one year, and that the petition was granted The child's name is to he changed to Robert Joseph Martz. During the presentation of evidence several weeks ago. the pet-

Statement Apparently Makes Plain Russia To Settle Disputes In UNO

Turkey Accepted For UNRRA Membership Albania Rejected By UNRRA Council Atlantic City, N. J. Mar. 22— (UP) — Turkey's application for admission to the United Nations relief and rehabilitation administration was approved and Albania's was rejected today by the UNRRA council sitting as a committee of the whole. A plenary session of th** council will Im* held later for a final vote on the Turkish election and the Albanian rejection The Russian and Yugoslav delegations which had supported the application of Albania announced that they intended to reopen debate on l>oth actions. British delegate Noel Baker asked that the council admit Turkey unanimously and by a show of hands Turkey was admitted to UNRRA memiM-rship. Although the Russian bloc refrained from making a show of hands, it was announced officially that Turkey’s application was approved unanimously. Albania’s application was bitterly opposed by the Greek delegation which charged that her request had "no connection with relief but was a political move to get privileged United Nations status liefore the peace treaty." The entire Russian bloc voted solidly for Albania, but the application was rejected hy a vote of 23 to 6. First item up for discussion today was the proposal to enlarge 1 NRRA’s central committee. The motion to enlarge the central committee to nine members by admitting Australia. Brazil and Yugoslavia, was proposed by Australia. Only representatives of the big four, and Canada and France hold memberships on the central committee. Russia Is opposed to enlarging the committee and Cuba has protested its veto of the motion on the grounds that there are not politics In UNRRA and therefore (Turn Tn Page 2. Column O August Heimann To Head Decatur Elks Annual Election Is Held Last Evening August HefK*ann. well known Adams county man, was elected grand exalted ruler of Decatur lodge 993, B. P. O. Elks, at the annual election meeting, held Thursday night at the lodge home on North Second street. Heimann will succeed Florian Keller, who has served for the past year Other new officers chosen nt last night's meeting, attended by approximately 75 members, are Joseph Brennen, esteemed leading knjght; Gordon Harvey, esteemed loyal Knight; Joseph Weber, esteemed lecturing knight; R. C. Ehinger, reelected secretary; George F. Murein, treasurer; A. L. Colchin, tiler; L V Baker, trustee for three years. The new officers will Im* installed at the next lodge meeting Thursday. April 4. Past exalted rulers of the Decatur lodge were paid special honor at the meeting, being presented with beautiful lapel pins, especially inscribed for past exalted rulers.- Former leaders of the lodge thus honored were: L V. Baker, T J. Metzler, C. J. Voglewede. L. ' A. Holthouse, A L. Colchin. Leland Smith and Walter Brunnegraff. Earl B. Adams, another past exalted ruler, was unable to at- ' tend because of Illness. The lodge members voted unanimously in favor of offering ( strong support to the community building projected as a memorial ( to World War II veterans, and (Turn To Page 1, Column I) 11

Declares High Russ Officials Direefed Ring Former Cipher Clerk Os Russ Embassy In Canada Testifies Montreal. March 22 (UP) "High authorities in R*Mia" directed a Soviet espionage ring in Canada and were preparing "for a future event which could only be war." the former cipher clerk of the Ituesiun embassy testified here today. Asserting that agents of the dreaded ItUMian secret police, the NKVD, are operating in Canada "and everywhere." and that the former RusGati military attache at Ottawa had directed a complicated spy network. Ivor Gouzenko, youthful Kusslan who gave authorities fiiwt information on Soviet espionage. told the city police court; "Obviously by the last telegram I saw, high authoritioi in Russia prepared for a future event which could only Im* a wwr ' , From st e e I-shuttered secret rooms, he testified that Col. Nicolai Zabolin. former attache, directed a search for secret information to be transmitted to Russia, most of which "could camo* some harm to the slate from which it was taken." Gouzenko testified at preliminary hearings for Fred Rose, communist member of parliament, and McGill university chemistry Prof. Raymond Boyer, who are charged with giving information to Russia in violation of the official secrets act The 27-year-old Russian, who has a wife and two small children, hue been in police custody since he first revealed existence of the spy ringc to authorities because of alleged threats upon his life. His revelations r«oultei in detention of H persons, nine of whom already have been charged under the official secrets act. Gouzenko's testimony that the last message he saw showed that high authoritlc-rt in Rusaia were preparing for a "future event which could only Im» war.” came just before the court recessed at 12:2*1 pm. for luncheon, and no further amplification was possible at the time. It wan expected this line of questioning would be resumed after lunch _ 0 Airport Is Endorsed For Flight Training For Training Under G. I. Bill Os Rights Establishment of the local McComb airport as a site for flight training under the GI. bill of rights has received the endorsement of Col. C. F Cornish, director of the state aeronautic* commission. It was made known here ttMlay. Col. Cornish, in a recent meeting attended by a number of Decatur ex-servicemen and flying enthusiasts, advocated a step here The local field is reported to he the only one in the county designated by the civil aeronautics administration as a commercial airport engaged in flight operations at the present time. Robert McComb is operator and manager of the field. Application forms for «flight training under the G.l. bill may be secured from .Mr. McComb, and vets interested in learning procedures involved in the program are asked to contact either Mr. McComb or Dwight Arnold, county service officer. Approval of the held by the aeronautic* commission and the 'eteran* administration is now pending

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Stalin Declaration Characterizes UNO As Valuable Aid To Preserve Peace Ixtndon. March 22—(UP) Gen* crallsslmo Josef Stalin threw his full support tiMlay behind the United Nation* organization in a state* ment that appeared to make plain Russia kt prepared to settle her diitputee within the framework of the I No In the strongest statement ho has ever mad* in support of the UNO principles he blamed fears of war on the pr tpaganda of “eer* I' tain political groups'* which b«i '* charged with dalilteratcly peeking r to incite a new war. r t The Stalin declaration charge* I terlzed the UNO as "a valuable In* strument" for prem rving peace and security. He expressed that it will p ' play a great and positive role" in this connection His statement was couched in t terms which appeared to leave lit* I Ge p esibillty that Russia might, as has often l>een suggested, quit u the UNO due to th<- dispute regard* p ing Iran and other Issues which have embroiled Russia and the B western powers a In what appeared to )>e an obll* h quo thrust at Winston Churchill who yesterday continued his inter* t national debate with Stalin thtougb il the medium of an exclusive United a Press interview the Soviet leader i» urged against "abu*e toss freedom f of speech against the interests *>C a peace " Stalin's views were broadcast by V radio Moscow in the form of an* > swers to questions submitted to I him by Eddy Gilmore. Moscow con- ’• respondent of the Associated Press, i Byrnes To Attend Washington. March 22 -(UP)—- * Secretary of State James F. * Byrnes will represent the United • States during the I'nittd Nation* f security council's consideration of • the Iranian l(iM4ian dlepute, it was announced today The decision showed the import* 1 ance the United States attaches !•» 'onsideratlon of the Iranian com* plaint against continued presence of Russian troop* in Iran The 1 United State,! fs determined to IM ’ the matter pressed to a solution by 1 the council which convenes In New ' York Monday 1 Soviet ambassador Andrei A. ’ Gromyko made an unscheduled call ' on PreeldMit Truman shortly after 1 noon. Gromyko, oh entering th-« White House, did net comment o;i the purpose of the call. Russia made an unsuccessful effort to have the council meeting postponed until April Jft. Rebuffed In that, she has Indicated she will try to have council consideration of the Iranian matter delayed The United States, Britain an<l Iran, however, are lined up fo;* prompt consideration Only immediate withdrawal of KuaMan troop* from Iran would change thia coun* try'u inslstance that it be treated as an emergency mutter. A Stato Department spokesman said Byrnes would he in Now York to "sit at the table" for dis* cushion of the Iranian case, the spokesman <«ald Firemen Called To Downtown Building Firemen were called to the Me* Connell building, corner Monroo and Second streets, shortly before 11 a m today to extinguish a blase in a third floor apartment. The fire started from a flash explosion of a roal oil stove in the kltchsn of the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Smith, flremsa said Th» stove wae damaged and it was thought that some damage was done from chemical* and water. which firemen and members of the family used to put out the fire. Both trucks responded to the alarm and since ft occurred in thp downtown area, many persons were at* tracted te the acene.