Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 81, Decatur, Adams County, 5 April 1946 — Page 1

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AGREEMENT SIGNED BY RUSSIA AND IRAN

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House Committee For Subsidy Cui Continue Subsidies To June 30, 1947 Washington, April 5— H l't The House Hanking cuiiriilfo •• today voted io <ni the |2 ii.’l,<HM,iil}(i government price putaidy pidgrain 2a |wr<•nt in th.- year heginnlny July 1. ' The llb-iilick Would b<- shipped on June 3". HH7, under the committee plan The propoval, offried by Hep. \ S. Mike Monroney, It, Okla.. :•• preietited a victory for udminiutration force* in th>* committee. It was approved by. vote of l.*, tl Republican committee memben hud sought to end the aubviily program neat Jan. I. The committee d»o voted approval of these amendments to the price control a<t: 1 One by Rep. Fred I, Crawford, R. Mich. which would prohibit the Ol’A from ••-duiiiig historlial dealer markup* on any item upon which production wax <ut 75 percent or more below prewar years becauue of war contracts and goveminent reHtrictb ns. This would Include automobiles, rail.os ami refrigerators. Ol’A has been cutting dealers' margins ami requiring them to absorb part of the price increases on them. 2. Ono by Rep William It Barry. D. X S’ giving the price ad mlniatrator authority to Increase prices on any transient hotel room to offset increased <osts of service. By vote of I'l9. the committee rejected a proposal by Rep. Jerne O. Wolcott. It. Mich, to end Hie price control program April 1. 1847. It previously had decided to liquidate th* Office of Price Administration June 30, 1947, but gave the President the opportunity to recommend what control*. If any, should be continued after that date The committee also voted down a pro|a>sal by Wolcott to provide a cost pltis-reasonabh-profit on every item manufactured. Administration hackers charged this would allow producers a profit on items they ordinarily sold at a loss in order to sell their main produc Is.' — o Magnavox Employes Taking Strike Vote Fort Wayne. Ind. Ami! 5 <l'P‘ — Some 1,400 tneniliers of Hie CIO United Electric Worker* local 910 ut the .Magnavok company were scheduled to take a strike vote today The union has naked an IS-cent hourly wage increase. The comically offered “i» cents. I tiloii officials have; set May <i as a tentative date for a strike unless Hie company makes a further offer. Berne Businessman Sheriff Candidate Herman Bowman In Democratic Race Herman "Punk" Bowman, well known Berne husinestonaii. today announced that he would be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for sheriff in the -May primary. Mr. Bowman tiled liis declaration in the office of the county clerk today. The candidate is married and the father of two daughters. Tanya and Darlene The latter is a senior in the Berne high school. At present he is store manager of the Hchindler Electric in Berne and for 15 years previously was employed at the Dunbar furniture company . He has been active in Democratic political circles of the county and is a former precinct committeeman In Bertie He has also been serving as a constable in the county, working out of Mon roe township. Mr. Bowman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Bowman, of near Monroe. is 41 years of age. He has resided in the county since he was two years of age. when his family moved here from Wells county. This Is the fir«t time that be has sought public office. He Is a member of the First Mennonite church at Berne

Parity Rider Is Expected To Kill Wage Bill Minimum Wage Bill Likely To Pass But Veto Is Expected Washington, April 5 (I'P) St-nale Democratic leader Albvn W Baikley raid today he egpei ts the senate to pass the minimum wage bill despite an adininistra-tion-op|>os<'d farm parity rider which seemed to doom the meas- ' ure. ’ I’tesident Truman already has served notice be will veto the measure if the farm parity rider is attached to it The senate last night accepted a coinpromiii- ln< reuse in the min-1 (mum wage t<> 60 cents an hour from the present 40cent minimum But when it again adopted an alllrlidment to the bill te<|iiiring the government to compute farm labor costs iii setting parity prices. Barkley said that "the only thing I can nee to do is go ahead and pass the bill us it stands." He would not predict whether j the House would delete the rider, but saw no chance that the s< tt ito | would reverse its twiie-affirmed determination that a raise in farm parity prices accompany any in- i create in the legal wage minimum, i I'nlen the House deletes the farm parity amendment, last night's senate vote pm a certain kiss of death on the minimum wage hill for this year. Senate leaders agreed the bill. In the foim approved by Hie sen-1 ate. must die in longre * or fate a terlain presidential veto The farm price amendment e quiring the farm labor costs be included in computing parity pro t-s was adopted last night by a vote! of 46 to 3*. Th<- aitioti wa-t a stir-1 prise ami a setback to a group of i senators who had spent a week devising a compromise on the in- , dustrial wage minimum. The senate accepted, 76 to 6. (Turn T'» Page I. r'olumn o - — Decatur C. C. To Hold Member Drive Fees Increased To Hire Paid Secretary Member* of tin Chamber of Commerce will lie called on next week by Paul McFaul. 927 Wai nut street, who will explain the proposition of employing a paid secretary for the Chamber and solicit membership under Hie proposed 125 a year plan. Mr. M< Fatll. formerly employed by a major oil company, has had experience as a salesman anti in public relations work. Clarence Ziner. newly elected president of the C. of ami his boaril of trustees, decided that personal solicitations should be made of prospective members and prevailed upon Mr. McFaul to make a local canvass. A letter is being prepared by the Chamber of Commerce directors. which will be mailed to all former member*, asking that they renew tifefr membership on the basis of 126 a year, so that a secretary can be employed. The letter tall* upon the public and civic spirit of local citizens to cooperate with the Chamber of Commerce in building u better town in which to work and live. "All of us firmly believe that with your cooperation ami support the Decatur Chamber of Commerce can be built into a vital, dynamic force in the life of our community,” the letter states. Miss Francile Braun Is New G. E. Nurse Miss Francile Braun has been employed as an industrial nurse at the Ihuatur General Electric plant. Mis* Braun, a graduate of St. Joseph school of nutwing at Fort Wayne, has been serving as a nurue there and in a Fort Wayne surgeon's office. Miss Braun will be on duty during the evening hour*. Mrs. Rowena Holthouse Is industrial nutwo during the day shift hours |

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, April 5, 1946.

Light Moment At UNO PHOTOGRAPHERS covering the I'nlfed Nations Security < ottm il mei-ting in New York throw some light on tin- deliberation* a* the session adjourned after word that Russia ami Iran had reached accord. Aiiotlier cameraman has caught the photog* at work as I S Secretary of State Janies F Byrnes an I Australia's Col W It Hodg son tiled to unscramble a remaining knot in problem

More Candidates In Races For Congress Democratic Slates Are Filled In State Indianapolis. Apiil 5 d'l'i Demo, rati.’ congressional slate* were completed today with the filing of Frank C I nger. Farm land farmer, in the 10th district. Actually, the D«*om< rats still lack a candidate officially in th<' ! fourth district However. Walter E Frederick. Fort Wayne attor- ■ ney and recently discharged war I veteran, ha* announced that he will tile w ith sei retary of state Um- J Alexander before the d.-.id-line at midnight tomorrow Fred • rick was expected to have the Mate central committee support Three other .andiilates for congress. all Republit ana. filed thi* morning, raising to sev.-n tlie iiuinher of congressional < a.ididat.-s filing since noon yesterday Filing today were Albert -I Beveridge. Jr. Indianapolis Republican, in Hie 11th district; Guy R Coffin, R . Monticello, in the second district, and Paul E Tom daugh. R . Indianapolis. 11th district Bevel i.lge a to w spa pel ma 11. was slate senator in 1940. His fatl-er Albert J Beveridge. Sr. wa* a former U. S. Senatoi from (Turn To I’age 2. Column 3) (> Railroad Engineer Is Killed In Wreck Erie Engineer Dies Os Burns In Wreck Hammond, Ind.. April 5 HPI A railroad engineer died today of severe burns he received in Hie wreck last njght ir the Midlander. Erie railroad New Vork-to-Chhago train Fourteen person* were injured when one car jumped the track* and crashed into a switch engine in the railroad yards here. Six car* of Hie 10-pas*-* nger train were derailed, but none overturn ed The switch engine wa* hurled Into a ditch, however, and wa* re duced to a mass of twisted steel. The engineer of the switch engine, Frank llepntr, 63. Hammond. Ind., wa* scalded l»y live steam and died several hours later William ITesch, 21. Hammond, also was burned severely. Three other person* were taken to a hospital for treatment. They! were Mrs. Virginia 8. Turner. 29.| Marion, Ind. with aevere cuts; | Mrs Elizabeth Walton. 69. South Pasadena. Calif., with cuts, bruiaes and shock, and John L. Cox. 37, | Chicago, a negro dining car eook.i with cuts and bruises. Ten ethers wgr* given flnit aid gnd then released. Most of Hie | (Turn To Psge 3, Column 4) I

BULLETIN San I’rancisco. Apr. *» (I P) — A naval transport plane reportedly carrying II persons has crashed 10 miles southeast of Albu(|uer<|ue. NM-. a 12th naval district spokesman said today. O I Wage Boost Granted All Utility Workers $lO Monthly Boost Granted By Council An approximate |io per month Im reuse for all utility workers. in< Imling office ami clerical eui ployes of the ••!•■• tiical and water departments, has b«'i-n granted by the city council, it was disdosed today The wage increase covers engi-i peer*, firemen, mechanics, line-, teen, etc . throughout the dec-! trical department, plumber* and i their helpers in the water depart-; ment. as well a* utility employe* in tlie diy hall building Maximum rate foi casual labor • niployed in tlie electric ami water departments was boosted from | |1 per hour to |2 50 per hour.: but the minimum rale of 50 cents remains urn hanged. Determination of the wage in tills categoiy is left to the discretion of tho department lie.id at , tin- time of employment. All of the wages are fixed by ordinance, which was adopted and approved by tlie city council following Hie regular meeting Tuesday night. Below is a list of the monthly salaries under terms of the new boost: Electric Department Chief engineer. 1255; assistant diief engineer, 1206; operating engineers. 5206; engineers and firemen (relief mein. 1201; fire-; men, 4196; repairmen. $196; I mechanics. $196; line foreman. $222. linemen, $201; apprentice! linemen, $175; slock ami utility man. SIOO. • Water Department Plumliers. $220; plumber help-; • r*. $196; apprentice plumbers, ■ $175. (Turn T<» I’age 4. Column 61 (>■- ““ French Murderer Is Sentenced To Death Pari*. April 5 (UP)—Dr. Marcel Peilot, who wan sentenced to death for murdering 24 persons in hi* 'house of horrors." filed an immediate appeal today after admonkthing his brother to "avenge" him Tin* jury's unanimous verdict came late yesterday after 90 minute* of dvlHteration. Petlot stood erect and listened calmly whila the declilou and sentenco wa* road. r .,

To Establish Joint Oil Company, Evacuate Russ Army From Iran By May 5

Two Housing Bills Scheduled For Vole Senate Attention Centers On Housing Washington. April 5 tl'Pi Administration leader* today gave housing an A A 1 priority for sen ate attention next week Two measure* .ire scheduled for a vote (toe tackles the immediate job of getting 2,700.000 new low cost homes for veteran* built by th.- . ml of 1947 Tile other would set Up U long term program to stimulate con-, stiuction of over 1,000,000 homes a year Ihtotighoitt the postwar de--1 cade Its ultimate goal tt* set forth in a policy <!•■< laratlon. is "a de-. cent home and suitable living environment for .very American family ' Administration leader* believed the long tei in measure would j.u*s ! the*enat<- almost without controversy ..mi practically unchanged But they expected a wrangle ov.-r certain provisions of Hie' emergency Cl housing m.asttrej although they predicted it ultl mat.-ly would pass in substantially the same form as approved by .the senate banking committee Its most controversial provision: probably is one which would auth- ' orize housing expediter Wilson W ! Wyatt to guaiaiifee a market sot prefabricated liotiscs and new type 1 oiistrin turn materials Republic an* wito dislike the idea um|Uest-, ' ionabiy will find some support' : f om southern l»<-iuo< rats. Tile emergen, y measure's provisions for Ifimt.oOO.Koij in material-; subsidies and for price ceil-i lug on an existing home* and building lots also were expee'ed to draw the fire of the same group of etl.ltois. Tin- long-term housing bill was co-spolisoied by Sell. Robert A. | Taft. It it; banking committee chairman Robert I’. Wagner. D. N Y ..nd Sen Allen .1 Elletider. D, l.a J' was approved una’iim--1 ously yesterday by the banking ' 1 ominitte.- | This program would cost the government a “net |3O,imo,oUO I M 1 Hie first year, increasing in cost to .111 estimated 41”3,0ut',0000 (Mi a year after five years. I’ would establish a permanent (Turn T«» I’.iif* 2. Column 4) ——— Miss Mary Schmitt Is District Winner Decatur Catholic Junior Is Winner Miss Mary Frances Schmitt, a Junior ot Ih-catltr Catholic high j school, has been awarded the flistl prize in the 1946 district essay | contest sponsored by tlie American! Legion auxiliary. The winner's essay had placed i second in the Ada n* county con 1 ' test, first award having been made I to Miss Alice (Jelmer. also of De catur Catholic high school Miss, Jeanine Nelson or Decatur high' ’ school ranked third ! The subject for the national Am-1 | ericanism essay contest, to which 1 the county and district contests ! are preliminaries, is "American 1 Citizen*- Ottr Responsibilities. Our Privileges." Miss Schmitt developed the topic through a approach: 1 Modern civilization through American inventions, what It give* ' and what youth owes to it; 2 Education in American schools | for all races and creeds and ! youth's obligation toward the sys- ! tom; 3. Good citizenship in a country "of the people” granting privileges "to the people" and demanding rulflllment of duties “by the people." The essay concluded with the worts. "In another generation the ( country will be ours. Into ourj (Turn To Pugs 2, Column 4)

Steel Output i Curtailed By Coal Strike Steel Shortage And Truck Driver Strike Slow Auto Industry ft, United Press The < oal strike < rippled *t<a-l production today as the automobile industry wa* slow.-d down by steel shortag.i. ..ml a truck drivers' walkout A ati k<' >f 113 truck dtiv.-r in Detroit, idled 12.'0h employe* of the Briggs Matiufio tiir.ng company plant, which mak.M ;.uto bodies The Briggs shutdown, in turn, resulted in tit.- .losing of :> sembly l.m-s at the Plymouth auto and Ker. Iteval l.ody plant of chrys h-r c.'rporation. About 2.work era were laid off at th«- Plymouth plant and 2.000 <t the Kercbeval factory Another J.nmt will be sent hono- from tho Keriuevttl plant w.thtn a f.-w hour* plant offi'ials aid The m-w development* brought I to 119,000 th.- number of aut.mio--1 bile employe* mad-- idle by strike Tli.- Brigg*' truck diiv.-r* member* of the united automobile work ers union .(TOl, reportedly walkout In a disput” over seniority provisions of a m-w .ontract Meanwhile, striking tugboat worker* .o-t tif> picket line* which ti.-d up the port of Philadelpiii.i The pi. keting threatened .1 com nlete shutdown of all operati-.n* in the port because of the unwillingness of ether union member.* to .TOSS the picket lilies Elsewh.r.', ~n .u-re.-in>‘nt wa reachetl to .-nd tlm 150-day ••trike against the Yah* and Town Lock Co . at Stamford, Com, A settlement a . reju.rted n<-ar in the International IL. t.-t.-r company strike At Washington, labor ..nd Indus try sf.ok.-nieii saw I at'-- hope f.n an end to the nationwide * >ft c-.il sink-, within Hie next two ,e three week*. The negotiation- between Hie operators and th- united in te worker.* t \FL» continued at th. insistence of gov.-t nmeli! mi-.ii.itoi Paul W Full.-r Tit. operator* Wanted to tec.- ■ the negotiations until tt-xt Tuesday, and the CMW r.-port.-dly did n t obje.» But Full.-r protested again-t th-- delay. Carnegie-Illinois St. . | Corporation officials announ - d in Chicago that from *.si". to ln.ooo steel workers in Gary, Ind. and South (Turn T" I'aae Column 4) o Seven Republicans Announce Candidacy' I Dr. Joe Morris Is Coroner Candidate Seven llepubli. an* today announced their candidacies for conn- ■ ty and township office*, subject to j the decision of voters at the May 1 7 primary election. Dr. Joe E. M >rI ri* ha* announced that he will seek the Republican nomination for coroner of A<lams county. John H Peters, well-known Preble township farmer, will seek the office of county commissioner from the first district. Orley Walters ha* announced hl* candidacy for tlie office of trustee of Root township Milton Girod has announced as a Republit an candidate for the Kitkland township advisory board. A (' Moore today declared his intentions of being a candidate for membership on the Adams county council from the fourth district. Amos Burkhalter, Berne, ha.* announced his candidacy for I delegate to the Republican state (Tura To Page 3, Column 5)

Price Four Cents

To Establish Joint Russo Iranian Oil Company Following Iranian Election Tehran. Apr 5 H Pi -Russia end Iran today igtted an agree, tu.'iit providing for establishment of .1 joint llu u *o Iranian oil company and evacualioti of the Red army from Iran by May 5. Th.- document wa* signed by Premier Ahmed Ghavam an.! Soviet Lntbassador Ivan Sadchlk.iv les* than 12 hours after the Unite! Nation* security .o.tnci' had temporarily <lo*«-d its book - on Iran'* ...mplaitit against flu*Ha. Tlie official Iranian announce. I'l.iit characterized Hi. documeti* a* an "agreement" rather than a "treaty " Tin- official interpreter had previously translated Hio Ford as "treaty." Tlie new agreement provides: 1 Agreement "in principle'' to estahllsh a Soviet Iran joint ol' company following .-)••< tion of t rew Iranian parliament and removal from the books of a statute which prohibit* Iranian officials Horn discussing oil 2 Evacuation of Red army forces within ix we.-k* from March 24 3 Recognition of tin- Azerbaijan autonomy problem as an internal matter which will be solved hy Iran on het own Th<- agreement provides that the oil company will he established within seven months from March 24 Present Iranian law provide* s penalty of eight yeats In jail for any official who discusses the question of oil conces. s on* in any manner The seven months period will enable li.in to hold new which may not be conducted, tinder Iranian law. until all foreign troops have evacuated Iranlan soil. The letm of tin- former ta.ijlis or parliament has expired and Iran eiirreiitly is without ait elective constitutional body Th.- agreement was announced by Premier Almod Ghavam at I a in <7 p m ('ST April 4i today after I' hours of almost continuous negotiation witii S..vi. ' Ambassador Ivan Sadchikov The .(imposition of the joint Soviet Iran oil company was not Immediately I but Russia had proposed that -lie hold 51 pet.'.'lll -lock interest and Iran 49 percent The corporation would exploit lie oil rvmuK.'s iif northern Iran It was not Immediately itidic.it<d whether the security council action on Iran had aff»*cted the course <>f negotiations her.(Moscow radio announc’d that the agrei'incn' for establishment of tlie Soviet Iran oil company would |.e presented to the Iranian parliament for approval withit' zeven months dating from March 24 By a -pccia) low Iranian officials .ire forbidden to negotiate on the subject of oil, iitbjeit to .1 penalty of a year'impriionnteti' How thl* provision would affect the Ghavam- ’ Sad.hikov negotiations was not i pointed out i Ghavam disclosed in a statement to (he United Press that tho new agreement does tint cove" Azerbaijan since this i-- regarded (Turn To I’agw !. Column *> o —. — Authorizes Sending Os Mail To Germany Postmaster Leo Kirsch ha* re* reived tho official bullent inn from the post office department, authorizing the acceptance of mail t<» Germany Letters weighing not in excesi of ono ounce and nonillustrated pos-, cards can bo mailed to any par. of Germany, under the new ruling, ('omtmtnleatlon* of a financial, commercial for business characte* and other enclneiirtw of checks, drafts, aecurities or currency aro i prohibited The postage rates are five cenlt for each letter and three cent* fie a post card. Air-mail, registration. I special delivery, money-order and - parcel-post services to German:'' are not available at thia Mme. th * bulletin eiplalM