Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 101, Decatur, Adams County, 29 April 1946 — Page 1

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ESUME NEGOTIATIONS IN COAL STRIKE

■To Avert ■way Strike ■For May 18 Motors. Unions ■Ks In Effort To Mw r,ke ■K, (I Ti-R'P KE,, .’,f ui.(J" r lailiosds "EK bK.th.TIKMKIM to ih’ 11 ' ""“H* of for >y into negotla«l working rules changes by th. two brotherhoods * strike m»tlee. the trainI wgiawr* intervention by PrealHtun could prevent a «hkt> would hall nearly fwl traffic in thin counit), conferees fail to agree iacfMSM and rule* jHH tub-. < haui-’c- sought by ;.y of the H®,,., that railroad . within |K s ick leave. and pay -y court Truman < ottld interEK M-uing tli>' railroad*, as KooieVelt did ill 1911 EKr.aMa Wilson in World ■K ];.rh .. z ;r.- how.-v.-r, ■Hi during wartime. president* only other i.com ■KbO' already have been inadequate" by a fa< t finding at mediators and a effected. »> the and However, th.-y two fifths of almost KKto-u--' tn-ight i r- w them t!.mis would to meeting has been call--mini-hdation* 111 emergency .'■Kbsz iMtari wlll ' !1 s «KKest 0',...- of I'. . .-nta an hour gße. m if, winking rules Alvuiil.-y .Johnston &K )' Whitney of the engi■H-’: Tailim. 'i t >e|»‘( lively the recommendations lUdequate They had T. changes and raise of |2.st> a day last week local of the brotherhoods the May is strike (inmeeting should prochanges. BB raiiroads meanwhile said not operate if the HE 1 " >■ ids' rules suggestions ■B* ! into practice They alpetitioned the inter S i cfl|nm *' ri *' ‘ommiswion for EB'’*"' In freight rates and '■■■iii’JtHl passenger rates HBP also if the rules go crisis has exhaustK proYlhl,tl * "f the national ■ 41! which has seen ■KJ""' railroad strike among E"* employes sin ! s . it W3S M »im W»»ral strike in the »« in 1894. ■Es 1 »M strike from Kbz? 8 Wom «*#«. KE*! wit.r railroad broth--IHP "* n ,il *‘' l rw P».«ts for ”*•** in addition to the ■E* a " hont they were 7 arbitration hoards M ‘ hro *berhond » particlpat ■ «>»*! discussions for a Mv. Jr li ‘*« bb - h «'-”y However. IS of t,J «- U Bu ‘-LETIN Hl.*' o Aprii n_(up)R wwveit. wife of tH/. ft, ' d,nt ,h * United SK, J. * lec,ed p reai - ML ’ ' UniUd WK;. ‘ w,al council'! comJK^J n ‘ Wa ’’ rights. ■hAV mermom^ter ■». m * TVRE ladings - ■ -• • 51 I- m .■ el,u *y »®uth Tu» a ®* (n HH*- ,M • '**«•

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

AFL Leader Urges Extension Os OPA Veterans Committee Also For Extension Washington. Apr. 2»— (t'Pl— William Green, president of the American Federation of latbor. said today house approved amendments to the price control extension bill would open the way for a "scandalous windfall of profits to speculators.” Green testified before the genets banking committee, which is considering legislation to extend price control beyond the present June 30 expiration date. He urged extension of the act without crippling amendments to permit OPA to "let go gradually, instead cf all at once.” Ills statement followed a plea by the American veterans committee that only a strong OPA can halt wild inflation that would nullify the pensions, loans and other financial aids granted to veterans. Green told the committee the house acted with 111-advised haste In approving a series of amendments which he said were "deliberately designed to amend price control to death.” He said the "strangling amendments were stampeded through the house." moat of them without study by a committee. If certain of these provisions are allowed to stand. Green said, "once again we will find ourselves chasing each other up the endless spiral staircase" of ascending prices. "The plain fact is that the pur pose of every one of these amendments la to do no more or teas than to torpedo price control and to breach a wide and inviting W to further inflation,” Green said. "It is as simple as that" Green said that removal of subsidies, voted by the house, would result in "wide abuse by speculators who could arrange to obtain a subsidy and the price increase” during the change-over period. Under the plan, hr- said, "there is no way to prevent a scandalous windfall of profit to speculators." ’ The house vote to remove costabsorption provision* from the price act would increase the consumers' bill on automobiles alone by nearly |6oo.(W>O.fto«. Green said, "not to mention a similar added cost" to the consumer for washing machines, radios, and other Items. It would increase prices of farm equipment, he said, and this would increase the prices of farm commodities Green said removal of meat subsidies would amount to the end of all price control on meats (Turn T<> Pag* •*. Column 2> ■ —o ——— - ■ District Meet Os Legion Thursday Adams Post Host At District Meet Some IM or more members of fourth district legion posts and auxiliaries are expected in Decatur on Thursday to attend the joint district weeding, it Was announced today by Floyd H Hunter, commander of Adams post No 43. American Legion, hosts to the meeting- . Adrian Baker, who was named general chairman of the event by Commander Hunter, and a corps of committee workers today completed Anal arrangements for the meeting. In addition to the business sessions of the district at the post home, a cafeteria supper will be held from 5 until 7 P nt. at the Knights of Pythias home for the local members and visitors. Since It Is a Joint meeting. Legionnalres are asked to bring wives, sweethearts to the event. Plans for the affair call for a dance in the post home, following the cafeteria supper, as a climax <0 the activities of the day. Officers and ineml>ers of Adams post ar* assist in* Mr. Baker and hl« commlltee workers In preparing to handle the large crowd that la expected to he In attendance. The supper is to be held at the K, of P. borne to accomniodase the crowd and to permit the district meeting to be continued unhampered

Tojo, Other Jap Leaders Are Indicted 28 Japan Leaders Under Indictment As War Criminals Tokyo, April M/-(UP|—Twen-ty-eight Japanese leaders headed by Gen. Ilidekl TOJO, the Pearl Har‘ >r premier, were Indicted as war criminals today, charged with trying to rule the world In an axis conspiracy with Germany and Italy. The indictment against Tojo and his political, military and industrial colleagues was presented to the far east international military tribunal by chief prosecutor Joseph li. Keenan. "It is high time, indeed, that promoters of aggressive, ruthless wars and treaty wreckers were stripped of their glamor as national heroes and exposed for what they really are plain, ordinary murderers." Keenan said. Reaching back all the way to IMS, the f>.*i-count indictment charged the defendants with waging aggressive war and ruthlessly seeking their ends through murder, inhumanities and plunder. The 2S indicted Japanese will be arraigned Friday morning, when they are expected to make their first public appearance. Tojo tried to commit suicide when he was arrested after >he Japanese surrender The trial will begin In about one month. All the defendants were accused of participating as leaders, organizers, instigators and accomplices in formulating or executing a conspiracy with Germany and Italy to win military, naval, political and economic domination of the world, each nation having special domination in its own sphere. Additional specific counts were read against various groups of the defendants for thousands of deaths resulting from the attacks on Pearl Harbor, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Shanghai on Dec. 7 and 8. HMI. Some were charged with warring against Russia in I (Turn To Paas 2. Column &> Difficult To Find Election Workers Several Vacancies In Election Boards Considerable difficulty is being experienced in filling precinct election worker posts for the primary election to be held Tuesday, .May 7. it was revealed today. With tomorrow the final day for filling all positions, under the present election laws, nearly a dozen precincts still have vacancies among both the Democratic and Republican workers. Other precincts have workers assigned and lists of these were being reported from (he respective precincts to the offices of county clerk Clyde O. Troirtner today. Inspectors at the various precincts are paid 312 per day; judges and clerks, |!» and sheriffs, »«. Absentee ballots are beginning to flow into the clerk's office, with the first of these being sent out a week ngo. Conspicuous by its absence before election this year is the huge amount of servicemen ballots sent out during the election two years ago. when more than 600 ballots were mailed from the clerk's office to men wearing the uniform. Less than a dozen absentee ballots have been returm-d and a somewhat similar number of servIceman's ballots sent out. — Local Lady's Mother Is Taken By Death Funeral services were held at the First Baptist church In Bluffton this afternoon for Mrs. Charles T. Aker. 72, who died Saturday at her home near that city. Surviving In addition to the husband are three sone; seven daughter*. Including Mrs. Lucy Dick of Decatur; one brother, 33 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

ONLY DAILY NtWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, April 29, 1946

A Gl’s Dream Becomes Reality -U - ■ ■hmmmhhbwhbi I IF ■ 7? \4 / PT . ■HR<OH.WII: j MILLIONTH YANK TO GO OVERSEAS from Camp Kilmer. N. J . in 1»44, ex Sgt. Bass 11. Lewis. Jr., of Columbus, (la . enjoys the fulfillment of a wish he expressed at that time. He said that he'd like to have breakfast at the Astor in New York ami have a colonel serve It to him In Ited. Col. Cecil Rutledge, Buffalo. N. Y., commanding officer of Camp Kilmer, good-naturedly does the honors for the happy vet.

Jesse Steele Dies At Pleasant Mills Prominent Resident Dies Sunday Night Jesse H. Steele, 83. prominent Pleasant Mills resident, former school teacher and a retired farmer, died at 10:10 o’clock Sunday night at hie home. In failing health for some time, his condition had been critical for the past six days. He was born In Adams county March 26. 186.1, a son of Henry and Sarah Coffmau-Steele. and was a lifelong resident of the county. He was married to Nlffiu Cowen in Waterloo July 11, 1885. and Mr. and Mrs. Steele celebrated the •Oth wedding anniversary July 11 of last yeur. They spelt' their entire married life in Pleasant Mill*. Mr. Steele was a member of the first eighth grade gradunting class in Adamo county. He served as attendance officer for two years and taught in Various school* in the county for 29 yeatw, retiring from th« teaching profession in 1922. He was ut one time principal of the Pleasant Mills high school, and also served as St. Mary'* town •hip assessor. He was a mein her of the Pleasant Mills Methodist church. Surviving in addition to the wife are three sons, Rov and Joe Steele, both of Pieauant Mills, and Guy Steele of Fort Wayne; < Ight daughters. Mrs. Edna TutnblMOtl of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Maud Holser of Walkerton, Mrs. Gladys Koos of Decatur, Mrs. Zulu Holloway of Plea sunt Mills, Mrs. Leigh Davis of Michigan City, Mrs. Pauline Hilly of Omaha. Neb., Mr*. Geraldine Miller of Decatur and Mn. Mary Johnson of Middletown, O.; nine grandchildren au-i three greatgrandchildren. Two daughters and three brother* preceded him In death. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the home In Pleasant Mills, with the Rev. Seth Painter officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Taber cemetery. The body will be removed from the Zwick funeral home to the residence Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. —_—_—o —__ Sugar Stamp 39 To Expire Tomorrow Washington. April 26—(UP) — The OPA reminded housewives today that sugar stamp No. 39 expires tomorrow. Spare stamp No. 49 will be validated May 1. It wilt Im- good for five pound* of sugar through Aug. 31 OPA said provision will be made to validate a spare stamp for summer home canning in June or July. Sugar for spring canning was provided with rscsnt vslidstlsn of -.•(are stamp No. 9.

$20,000 Fire Loss Sunday At Paoli Paoli. Ind., April 29- (I’P) Damage was estimated at more ihan 32(>.0<m today in a fire which yesterday raged through Paoli's northwest business district for five undone half bouts before It was brought under control. A olruelure owned by Donald McCart and occupied by the Ernest Hall groccty store wao destroyed along with an adjoining frame building owned by Mrs. Maggie Hili. Nearby apartments and business rooms wen- damaged by smoke and water. ■ - —o Bumbalough's Wife Taken Inlo Custody Wife Os Lieutenant Also Under Arrest Emogene Bumlialough. 21. wife of the armv lieutenant being held here following In attempted jewelry store hreakin, was to be returned to Decatur late today to answer to a charge of receiving stolen goods from another state, Mrs. Bumbalough. the mother of a two-year-old girl, was arrested late Saturday night at Columbus. as she was preparing to change busses enroute to her Tennessee home from this city. The affidavit against her was signed ]>y Brady Lutz, of foikewood. Ohio and Miami Beach, ria., owner of the rar which Lt. James Bumbalough allegedly took in Anderson, N C , on April 10. Authorities here charge that Mrs. Bumhalough had some knowledge of th« theft and even sent some of the items In the Lutz car home by express. More leaving here Saturday. After the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Lutz in this city Saturday to return their auto, the charge was placed against the young woman and a warrant issued for her arrest. Sheriff Leo Gillig was to go to Columbus some time today to return her to this city. Await* Arraignment Meanwhile, her husband Jr etill being held in jail here awaiting arraignment on a malicious trespass charge, after his arrest by Officers Robert Hill and Roy Chllcote on an alleged attempt to break into the Sutton Jewelry store. Police chief Ed Miller said that ho likely would not be arraigned until Tuesday, since FBI authorities at Fort Wayne had asked for the delay after being contacted by federal authorities in North Carolina. It is considered possible that he may be charged with violating the Dyer act for having taken a stolen auto across a state line, Anderson officials have also expressed a desire Io return him 4her* to answer to the yajjleU (Turn Tn P»W* 7, Cnlumn 7)

Striking United Mine Workers And Operators End 19-Days Stalemate

UN May Drop Polish Charge Against Spain Russians Hold Key To Disposition Os Case Against Spain BULLETIN New York, April 29— (UP)— The United Nations security council, with Russia abstaining, voted today to adopt the -Australian proposal for a fact-find-ing investigation of Franco Spain. f New York. Apr 29 —(UP) — The United Nations security < ouncil was expected today to shelve Polish charges against Franco Spain if Russia carries (ut her threat to veto the factfinding investigation of the Franco regime. The I'nited States and Great Britain already havg expressed unalterable opposition to the Polish resolution calling for diplomatic sanctions. Soviet Russia holds the key Io disposition of the Spanish case. The other ten council members are willing to support the revised Australian plan for an inquiry, rlt lifmgli with varying degrees of enthusiasm. But unless Russia has ( hanged her mind over the weekend and there was no Indication that she had—the Soviet delegate will vote against It. The fate of the resolution depends on whether he insists on the Russian right of veto in such a case. Both the Americans and the British contend that it is a procedural matter in which the veto does not apply. The security council return* after a weekend recess with 10 (Turn T« Page 7. Column 3> 0 Advance Plans For Annual Horse Show Annual Show Here On Memorial Day Plans for the second annual Lions club horse uho*. to be held at Hanna Nultmsn Park on Memorial Day. May 80 are progressing rapidly, if was announced today, following a meeting of th« show committee, held late Saturday in this city. The show is expected io be one of the largest attended evente of the summer season itt Decatur, with scores of horsemen Indicating they will have entries on hand tor the show. In comparison to last year's show, which was limited to entrl(M from Adams county, the event this year will be open to horsemen from mighltoring coin munition also and exhibitors from a dozen or more nearuy Indiana and Ohio towns will be present. Th* show is co sponsored by the Lions dub and the Adams county riding club, with proceeds to he ehared evenly. Attending the committee meeting Saturday were Dale D. Moses, general chairman of the show; Herman I-ankenatt. Harold Grant and Thurman I. Drew, as representatives of the Lions duh; Roy Price, secretary of the riding dub. and Charles Hosier of Hartford township, a* representative of the latter group. Eleven events arc being planned for the uhow, to be opened at 1 pm. Memorial Day and preceded by a street parade in downtown Decatur The grounds will bs conditioned and arrangements made for ample narking fudlitim at the (Turn To P*g* ', Column 7)

Renewal Arranged By Labor Secretary As Leaders Express Concern Over Strike Washington. April 29 (I'Pt The striking i'nited Mine Worker* (AFL) agreed to resume negotiations today after a lapse of IS days. A labor department spokesman announced that negotiation! for the union and th« soft coal opera-t-irs would meet Jointly at 2:3# pm. EST. , The resumption was arranged by secretary of labor Lewh B. S< hwellenbadi a«i the month-long strike reached the point where really crippling effects on the nation seemed imminent Indicative of the renewed government pressure for a settlement, the negotiator* agreed to meet at the labor department, with Rchwel lenbuch presenl. instead of by themselves at a hotel. Scliwelletiliach met for 9" minutes this morning with President John L. U-wlo and other union official*. He hud talked yesterday with operator representatives in the long-deadlocked negotiations. Sitting willi Schwelletibach were former assistant secretary Edward F. McGrady, who was named as special mediator last night, and conciliator Paul W. Fuller, who has been seeking to find a basis for reviving the negotiation* since their collapse 19 days ago. Dwindling fuel suppii'-v were ap proaehing the danger point in steel and other bash- Industries. Administration officials from President Truman down were eerlously concerned over the complex lack of progress toward ending the coal strike and its strangling es fed on Industry. The President himself will discuss the situation witlt government experts this week. It was apparent, however, that the administration was bewildered as to a solution Reconversion director John W. Snyder, who gave Mr Truman a weekend report on the dispute, told him th<» government simply did not know < xadly what la»wis wanted. The coal mine operators have voiced the same complaint. Meanwhile, a responsible offi dal In the civilian production administration told the i'nited ProHs that production in the coal starved steel industry was expected to fail this week to SO percent of capacity By digging into their reserves, most steel producers except the (Turn To Page 4. Column 7) <> — Firing From Czech Border Is Charged Charge Is Made By General McNarney Frankfurt, April 29 - (TP) Gen. Joseph T McNarney charged today that Czechoslovak border patrols are firing at Americans and Germane on the I'nited States side of the boundary along the occupation zone. M( Nantey's charges ag a inet Czechoslovakia were made in hi* weekly report as military governor of the American occupation zone. "Czech patrols are firing indiscriminately across the international border, and frequently enter Germany illegally and search the premises cf German residents under pretext of eeking Sudeten Germans," the report said. Brig. Gen. Edwin L. Sibert, military intelligence 1 Ales. said the border shooting had no International significance. He said Irnth the Czechoslovaks and American* were making a strong effort to control Illegal traffic across the border, and "It sometimes is necessary to fire »»?r<>ss the line." "There have probably been as many cases of American* firing Into Czechoslovakia aw VMCiia shooting Into our lines.” he said.

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Some Foods To Remain Short Through 1947 Warns Americans To Be Called On For More Sacrifices Washington. April 29 (I'l’l — Secretary of agriculture Clinton P. Anderson, warning that the race against starvation abroad will not end with the summer harvest, soi'k today that Americans must expect shortages of some foods through most of 1947 "Some thing* will be short into 1948," he said Americans will be called upon to make "many sacrifices" to meet the global food crisis, he added. Among other thing*, he said, American* can expect to eat 2# percent less fats and oils in tlto month* ahead than dqring 1945 "We’re asking the |>eople not to save fats and oils hut to -ave human lives." he told a tneetitrK of the Maryland Dirtrh t of Columbia Rotary Club “We're working to save the peace. Only Lh>4 can save the world's hope ' He also said the government would not hesitate to reduce farm wheat stocks to a near-record low of SO.OOd.MA bushels If necessary to meet U. S. food promises to a hungry world Unless the United States meets these promise*, he said, the “only alternative is to send more troop* to the conquered countries and further delay demobilization o» get out ” Anderson believed that the grain bonus plan would bring at least 10<i,(»((0,hiH( hti-hel* of wheat cascading into world food coffers. Thi« Imlstered the belief of government officials that the Cnit»-d States should be able to meet Its food promises without ImfNMiniC new controls. Officials did not rule out tha possibility that some sudden (Turn To Page 4, Column 5) o Parties To Elect Chairmen May 11 Will Meet Saturday Following Primary With the primary one woelc away, both Democrat* and Republican* began hulking forward today to the selection of their respective party leadens for the next two year*. I nder the present law. luith Democratic and Republican precinct committeemen will meet Saturday, May 11 at 1 p.m. to choose their county (hairmen. A change in the leadership <>C the Democratic psjrty is expected, since Clyde O. Trout tier, incumbent chairman, has indicated that he will not be a candidate for tho post. No successor has been mentioned. and no actual support haw been thrown hehiud anyone, insofar as this reported cour ascertain, A different plcturw appears oti the GOP side of the fence, where prominent party workers will admit to no other candidate than the present chairman. Harry "Peck** Essex. Selection of a county chairman M made In balloting by precinct committeeman and vice-committee-men at the post-elecllon meeting. Today there are a number of vacancies in committee post* gn iurth aides of the ledger The law provides that these vacancies be filled before the reorganization meeting. A vice committeeman-of the opposite sex of the committeeman—* must he named in mco of tpe precinct. Mffnra tha May H smsloq.