Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 89, Decatur, Adams County, 15 April 1946 — Page 1

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Youthful Cyclist Killed At Capiirf Indianapsdis, April 15 tl'P* Henry A. Barlow, 21. lndlana|M>lit«, wuh killed instantly this morning when hits motor cycle ekidded on a alick pavement and threw him agaiiatt an automobile. — o Open Moves To Disrupt Meat Black Market Three Government Agencies In Drive On Black Marketers Wcahington. April L> tl'P) Three government agencies m-ted today to end the nation’s black market in meat. The Agriculture Department and the Office of Price Administration made public an awaited order channeling livestotk t > be eetale llshed, legitimate slaughterers, who recently have foattd thfinaelveit unable to buy animal, for slaughter. The Justice depart mint opened an investigation of reports that many packets have been making faUe tiubaldy claims. The agrlculture-OI’A program will provide a channeling system designed to give each legitimate .slaughterer an opportunity to kill the same proportion of the available uupply of cattle, calves, and hogs tut he slaughtered in 1944. The amount of livestock which slaughterers may kill will be adjusted as rapidly as the supply changes, the agencies said •’rice Administrator Paul Porter/ said "the gnawer to equitable distribution of meat supplies is not the abandonment of price control as suggested by some.” “We are not going to ask the American people t j pay tribute to a legalised black market," he said. Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson said the new program was "in reality a share-the-livestock program." He pointed out that many packers have had difficulty getting normal supplies of itvrdtock at ceiling prices. “Tho progfam is designed to correct these difficult! s." ho said. "The great need to gel the necessary amount of meat to meet our goals for shipment to famine-stric-ken area<s is an additional compelling reason to get meat moving normally.’’ This is not the flrat time that OPA hus had quotas over the slaugh’er of livestock. Such controls, in effect during the war. were suspended last Sep. (Turn To Page X. Column !) 0 County Board Takes Bids On Drag-Line Commissioners In Special Session Bid, on a drag-line and trailer were to bo received late thia afternoon by the Adams county board of commissioners in a special meeting at the court bouse. The board advertised for blds when efforts to purchase the equipment through government surplus property channels proved futile. A fund of Sll.OoO was earmarked In the 1946 budget by the board last year and the amount was approved by the county council. The dragline is to be used for (leaning county ditches under the supervision of the county surveyor. The trailer will serve as a conveyance for the drag-line. The commissioners were also expected to take action on moving up the court house clock when the city of Decatur changer to daylight saving schedule at midnight April 27. No hint of the board’s intentions on the matter has been indicated. In recent years before the war the clock was moved up to conform with the rest of the city’s docks. Two or three years previously, however, the county board kept the dock on central standard time One other matter was to be presented to the board in the meeting this afternoon—a petition to close a road in the northeastern section of Union township.

Graduate List Announced At Catholic High 33 To Graduate At Commencement Exercises June 7 Diplomas will be awarded to 33 graduates of Decatur t'atbolic high school at the annual graduation exercises on Friday. June 7. in the M-hooi auditorium, it was announced today Three of the graduates are exservicemen. who will be granted their diplomas on the basis of the general e lucatlonal development i tests recognized by the state department of education The lt«-v. William Faber, professor of philosophy at St Francis College, and head of the matrimonial court of the Catholic diocese of Fort Wayne, will deliver the commencement address. Diplomas will be destributed by the Very Rev. .Msgr. Joseph J. Seimetz. pastor of St. Mary’s church, and superintendent of the school. Two of the graduates completed their eight semesters last January, one being enrolled in college and the other employe I ir. Fort Wayne. The ex-servicemen are. U-e E Gage. Thomas Ix'i*';erich. anil Robert Schmitz. Hubert Schmitt is a student at St. Joseph’s college, Rensselaer and Miss Marjorie Rumschlag is employed in Fort Wayne The Graduates The list of graduates follows: Miriam Appelman. Joan Bierly. Patrick Hriede, Agnes Eyanson. Naureen Fsitenkamp. Lee B. Gage. Celesta Geels, Mildred Geimer, Anselm Hackman. James Hess. Elizabeth Keller. Bernice Kintz Kathryn Kohne. Rosemarie Kohne. Robert Koors, Mary Ann Laufont, Norbert Ix-ngerh h. ■ Thomas tangerlch. William Leui gerich. Marjorie Meyers, Daniel ' Miller. Marjorie Rumschlag. Catherine Schmitt. Elizabeth Schmitt. Hubert Schmitt, Robert Schmitt. Marian Sorg. Elizabeth Stults, Joan Voglewade. Owen Wemhoff. Richard Wemhoff. Paj trlcla York. Joan Zeser. _ 0Primary Election Three Weeks Away Interest Mounting In May Election With three weeks remaining before the primary election Tuesday. Muy 7. plans for the balloting began in full swing today. , In the clerk's office, personnel under the direction of county clerk Clyde O. Troutner, is busily engaged in preparing registration lists, classifying last minute registrants in their respective precincts. Clerk Troutner. Severin H Schurger and Amos Burkhalter, members of the board of election commissioners are also making last minute plans for printing ballots to be used in the voting next month. Sample and official ballots are to be printed by next Monday, first day on which an absent voter’s ballot may be sent to the voter. Printing is expected to be Started within the next day or two. Evidence of Increasing Interest In the election could be noticed Saturday and today with numerous candidates for contested posts on the Democratic ticket passing out candidate cards and otherwise engaging >in their campaigns. Action In Republican circles is almost at a standstill, since there are no contests for county office on this side of the ledger. *”7Turo To F»«* *• Odumn 4) — 0 Foreign War Vets To Meet Tonight The regular semi monthly meeting of Llmberlost Post. Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the new post home at 150 South Second street, located above the Kroger store.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, April 15, 1946.

Septuagenarian Held In Slaying

"jSMI T ' ,,? z II- ? h In W n A SEVENTY FIVE YEAR OLO CHARLES H RIGDON shows Missouri bigliwuy Patrolman M II Roberts Hefti and L’ass County Sheriff Temple Forrest the rifle with which he says he killed his wife. Mrs. Minnie Rigdotl. 72, as she slept. In a signed statement to the police, he stated he shoe her "because she threatened to get rid of me."

Escapes Injury In Freak Wreck Sunday Automobile, House Damaged In Crash Bud McCullough. 17, of near Pleasant Mills, escaped serious injury Sunday afternoon in a freak accident which Involved his auto, two trees, a bicycle and Hu- front IMirch of a home in the Village near his residence Authorities said McCullough was driving south on federal road 33 and started to turn on slate road 101 when the chain of events began. The door on the driver's side of tiie vehicle flew open and the lad fell partly out of the car He clung onto the steering wheel for a matter of seconds, pulling the car to the left. Finally losing his gtip, he dropped to the pavement. The diiverless auto careened out of control between two trees with only Inches to spare and crashed into the front porch of the home of Mrs. Mary Malching. Tearing a

jxirtlon of the porch away, the auto struck a bicycle—which in turn flew partly through a large buy window. In addition to Hie damage to the auto, it was estimated that loss to the residence amounted to 8150 Except for a shaking up and minor bruises, McCullough was not In(Turn Tn Par* 'I. C«»hi*nn 41 0 Berne Vet's Bride To Arrive Thursday English War bride Enroute To States Milford Miller, of Berne, is anxiously awaiting the arrival of the U.S.S. Washington, scheduled to land in New York City on Thursday. Among the passengers listed aboard the Washington will be hbt English war bride of nearly 13 months, tiie former Una Pauline Horner < f Manchester. England. Miller, an employe of tiie Adame county farm bureau at Heine, met Miss Horner in Manchester, while he was stationed there. "A goal friend of his." a fellow soldier, introduced them, he said. They were married at Mauches- j ter on March 21, 1945 Miller. a> private, first claus In tiie U. S. army air fortes, was discharged from aervict- rm February 24. 1946 —a few days after his arrival from the European theater, where he had served about two and one half years of his three yeats' service. He and his bride plan to reside in u small home north of Berne after her arrival here. He will not go so New York to meet her. but Red Cross authorities have Informed Mrs Ruth Hollingsworth, local executive (Secretary, that they will be on hand at the dock to start her train trip to her new home. (Turn To Page !. Column 2)

Palm Sunday Observed In Decatur Churches | Palm Sunday, marking Christ’s entry into Jerusalem, was observed in the churches yesterday with special aervlcas. Palnn were disi tribuled at St Mary’.: Catholic and the First M*-thodlst churches. Baptismal services w<-ro held in f ! several churches and at the Zion ( Evangelical and Reformed church and the Zion Lutheran church, confirmation services were livid. All the services were largely attend- . 'd o i President Says UN World Peace Hope I Says United Nations Will, Must Succeed Washington, Apr. 15—(UP) — 1 President Truman said today the 1 United Nations will and must I succeed because “complete <!<| • vastation" Is the only alternative i to international cooperation in

’ this atomic age. i Addressing the Pan American ■ Union governing board In the 16th annual observance of Pan • : American Day, tiie president said >; the world laces "a great and dangerous adventure" in which all must do their part to eliminate fear of war and establish 'u rule "of justice and world cooperation." Ills speech was broadcast over all major networks in this country. and short-waved abroad Mr. Truman warned that the United Nations' decision to use force when necessary to prevent aggression would not In Uself eliminate the underlying causes of World War H—"the material distress and spiritual starvation born of poverty and despair." “Tiie danger of war will never be completely wiped out until these economic ilis which constitute the roots of war are themselves eliminated,'* he said. “To 1 do that we must achieve th® kind of life—material, cultural alyl spiritual—to which the peoples of this world are entitled. To that objective we nitist all dedicate our energies and resources." He said the word “dcmocrary” —which he acknowledged "carties different meanings in different languages" — embodies this . objective more fully than any ether. The American republics have met frequently to reaffirm their devotion to the ideals of democvyy, Mr. Truman said, "and in the postwar world 1 am stive these American republics will reaffirm the bold stand for democracy with which they have restated the forces of reaction from abroad during the last decade." The president apoke in the orI note governing board room of the Pan American Union building. His distinguished audience included members of the cabinet, supreme court, congress and the | U. 8. military high command and representatives of the Latin American nations. Including Argentina. He was Introduced by I Nicaraguan ambassador Gulller(Turn To Page ♦, Column 4)

DRAFT HOLIDAY

Bill Provides Five-Month Holiday-To Prohibit All Induction Os Teen-Agers

City Will Observe Peace-Time Easter Church Services To Feature Observance A keynote of thanks is expe<ted to mark the approaching weekend the first peaic-time Easter season since 1941, before Pearl Harbor. Church services denoting the Three Hours Christ spent on the cross at Calvary, and those on Sunday denoting His resurrection from the grave will carry an unusually fervent note of thankfulness this year As has been customcry the Three Hours will be marked tills Friday with services at the Catholic church ami the annual union Protestant services at the First Methodist church. Meanwhile. practically all business will be suspended during the Three Hours and in some cases during the entire day to permit employer and employe to attend the religious rites and pay homage to Him, who died on fh<cross. Among the firms which have announced their intentions of dosing during the entire day are the Schafer Wholesale firm and the glove factory All schools, of course, will be closed in the annual Easter holiday. Public schools of the city will close Wednesday afternoon and resume classes on the following Monday morning The Catholic schools will close Wednesday noon and not reopen until Tuesday. following Easter Monday Rural schools of the county will follow the same schedule as the city’s public schools. Various special programs in (hurchea and schools, including sunrise services Easter morning at one of two churches, will carry the Easter motif. The annual Easter egg hunt of pre-war times at the B. P.O. Elks lodge will be resumed this year on Easter Sunday afternoon and Is expected to attract the usual large crowds of the community’s kiddies and their families. (Turn To Par* t. Column 2> Holy Week Services At Catholic Church Services To Open Thursday Morning Holy week services at St. Mary’s Catholic church will login Thursday morning at 7:30 o’clock with the celebration of high mass and procession. The institution of the Holy Eucharist is celebrated on Holy Thursday end during the day the (hurch Is opened to the faithful for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and private devotions. The Eucharist is deposited in the side altar. Thursday evening, a prayer hour will be held from 7 to s o'clock. Hearing of confessions will begin Wednesday afternoon On Good Friday, the mass of the presanctified will be said at 7:30 o'clock. The Three Hours will be observed from 12 to 3 o'clock, during which the public Way of the Cross will be made at 12:45 and 1:45. Blessing with a relic of the cross will take place at 2:30 o'clock. Friday evening a sermon on the crucifixion will be given by the Very Rev Msgr J. J. Seimetz. closing the observance of the sacred day on which the church commemorates the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. The blessing of the pascal candle. Easter fire and water will begin at 6 o'clock Saturday morning. followed by a high mass at 7:30 o'clock. On Easter Sunday morning the masses will be at 5:30, a solemn, high mass: 7:30. 9 and 10:15 o’clock. Holy Communion will bo distributed at the maizes

Coal Miners' Strike Enters On Third Week Threatened Strike In Sugar Factories In East Averted By United Press Th(» coal mino strike entered Its third week in a deadlock today, but elsewhere a sugar refinery walkout w.io settled and a tratMit strike at Birmingham. Ala. ended At Butte. Mon’ . a lalmr dispute between the Anconda Copper Mining Co, and the mine, mill and smeltermen's union (CIO), resulted in widespread vandalism and damage to homes. The looting and damage was done by gangs of youngsters, but authorities eahi th« dlsordem resulte I from a strike of 3.500 Butte copper miners. Strikes and shutdowns in labor disputes kept 65 >.OOO workers idle acn>-a the <ount(y In other developments: 1. The vanguard of 3V,u00 International Harvester Co employes wei<- sclu-duled to return to tjielr jola nt II plants with settlement of their prolonged st rise. The employes voted during ih« weekend to accept an Ikcent hourly wage increase. 2. Alxnit 4.(t00 silver, lead and zine miners in Idaho voted on a temporary offer by mine operators of 4 75-cent per day raise. The offer wae made to avert a strike The offer covered miners a’ 27 mines in the rich Coeur D’Alenes district. The government still sought a formula to get the united mine worker*, (AFL) and tie coalmine operators back to the conference table. Negotiations have been suspended since last week when V M W President John L. Lewis withdrew the union delegation over demands for a levy on each ton of coal mined to b« placed in a union hospitalization and welfare fund Labor department officials hoped negotiations could be resumed early this week, but It appeared unlikely that the disputants would (Turn To Puga c, Column t) o ■ - — -• Take First Places In Music Contests District Contest Is Held At Fort Wayne Two Decatur entrants won first places in Northern Indiana school blind, orchestra and vocal association contests, held Saturday nt Fort Wayne Vera Geels, of the St Joseph school, won first place in the aito saxophone division and Torn Sharp, of the publi( school, won first In the trombone division Barbara Bracy, of the public school, placed second in the flute' division. Three other entrants from the Catholic school and five from the public school placed third, as did the clarinet quartet from th«- public school Third place winners from the Catholic school were: Cletus Rumschlag. trombone: Miriam Appelman. vocalist; Shirley Lou Barling, tenor saxophone Third place winners from the public school wore: Barbara Anspaugh. flute; Edsal .Mattox, cornet; George Bair, cornel; Karlann Striker, aousaphone; Anita Rentz, saxophone; Anna Steury, Donna Jaberg. Dorothy Kohler and Margene Bauer, clarinet quartet. Kathryn Ann Edwards and Marelyn Schultz wore piano accompanist i (Turn To Page 4. Column 4)

Price Four Cent

Extend Selective Service Act Nine Months; Holiday To Start May 15 Washington. Apr. 15 —(I'P>-• The house today passed and sent to the Senate legislation to provide for a live month draft holiday after May 15 and prohibit the Induction of teen-agers. The bill was approved 290 to lux after an unsuccessful effort by Rep fiewey Short. R , Mo.. <0 kill tha bill by sending it hack to the house military affairs committee Short's proposal was rejected 135 to 74 In approving tho bill to keep tho selective service act alive until Feb. 15. 1947. but stopping Inductions from May 15 to Oct. 15, the clcction-conecious house sidestepped a record vote on a straight draft extension , Administration lenders hoped that the senate would rewrite the bill to give tiie army its re* quested stralght year's exft nslon of tile act. House leaders predicted the membership, acutely aware of the coming deletions, would try to dodge a recorded roll call vote on the extension bill. Most members felt themselves uncomfortably squeezed between the unpopularity of the draft and President Truman’s assertion that It-t extension was vital to the nation's security. The cry of "politics" resounded thi|>ugllot|t ’debate and was especially loud when the house voted the draft "holiday’’ and boosted tho minimum age for Inductions from IS to 20. The house was also expected to pass today still another bill to sugar-coat peacetime military service by boosting the pay <>• military personnel, as high as 5* percent in the case of army priv utes. Administration loaders, who liad fought for a year's extet • slon of the present draff act, hoped tlm senate would re-write the house bill and remove at least the provision forth» ’holiday’* and the ban on ’teen (Turn To Pir, 2. Column 3) Battle Is On For Manchuria Capital Communists Launch Attack On Changchun ( Editor's note The follnwin ? dispatch was sent from ('ham(him. capital of Manchriu, by fivi Arne: lean correspondents wh* pcaded their reports Into one stor/ because of uncertain communiceHons The correspondents are Reynolds Packard. United Press, uti I representatives of the Chlcag i Drily News. New York Times, International News Service and Associated Press > Changchun, April 15 The battln for Changchun was under way today Cothmunista who started attacking yesterday, two hours beforti the - ’Soviet withdrawal, sifted int<» the city from the suburbs after having gained control of all threo airfields in this area. Firing has been constant during tho past ten hours. Communists are making determined attacks from the north, northwest ami the south They began the assaults shortly before Soviet Major Gen. Fedor Karlov boarded his two-car. two-locomot-Ivo special train for Harbin luist night they captured the main northwest air field, tutting off Nationalists’ aerial suppltei which the latter had counted on to replenish their short stocks of ammunition. In overrunning the air field, the Communists captured an nirplano -an American, two-seater observer io which Major Robert S. Rigg, Chicago, and Sgt. Clay Pond. Portland. Ora., flew, here Saturday. Because of broken com tn un lea* tTurn Ts Pags ». Column «)