Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 126, Decatur, Adams County, 28 May 1946 — Page 1

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ROAL STRIKE AGREEMENT BELIEVED NEAR

| Glass ■Virginia Is Today ■Year Oid Elder jKtesntfin, Senate Seron, Is Dead Mii>’ 28 —HP) — Mr..nr GUM. D. <" • 'he ;it!lc ' ulirn onstructerl dt-vob-d 4'l years to ■ >r n .e <ll»-d here early to|K./.>inu .1 l""K mneKH. He ini'- L.on of Virginia to (ongentive heart ,1 111 a tn. Dr. W. A. |K. r «h» »>• summoned to laite When he ap--10 |h> -inking. said the |K ni . qui.liy and peacefulbedside was his wife. Htorm-r Mrs Mary Scott shorn he married when K t > Sh<- had shared Glass' K,- during the last years ■ lifr. services will be held » Thursday al Montvlew. K hotni- in Lynchburg. Va. H] will U- in Spring Hill Kpry there. elder statesmen of the Democrats and old B-. in the senate, had been ■ -.’ health for nearly five K lh had not appeared on HpMtr floor since 1942. Kir of his constituents tried Kio him removed from office Kpir on grounds that he was Kkrij unable to perform his Ki but the supreme court reK the move. Ke senate was expected to Kt* Glass today and then Kn out of respect for his ■m life spanned four wars ■ >•• a newspaperman-turned- j Kten. who devoted more B half of his life to public serBuninh he attended public B private schools. Glass was proud to Include in his B M-nate biography that he B Unrated in the newspaper ■pm Us well. But served in Washington B ><• 2, 1901. until his death ■f He first was elected rep ■wire from Virginia and. ■ Ur exception of two years ■* he was secretary of treas- ■ l6 the Wilson administration. yh*d In the house until 1920 ■> be was elected to the sen- ■ He was re-elected every ■ bis senate seat was at [ ■*■ His current term would I ■ *ndei in 1949, ■* »*an ago. Glass surprised ■ ■jabhal and most of his col- ►» by taking his second I» widow some Vl years his * »as from Amherst. Va. '•striving is a son by a prev■•triage, Carter. Jr., who l« the army during the r Another son, Powell, died *Mr in Lynchburg, Va. while unable to attend *•» j*»ilons, made his influ- * W; hy exercising proxy « >» committees through his Rlxey Smith. He had Io see strangers during few years, although occa“«y receiving Intimate *»i on special occasions like birthday. *“* bought the Lynchburg * l,w * with fIS.MO he bor- . . years later, he ac- *• ’be Lynchburg Virginian ! « Advance, merging the* Mpers Into two enterprises blag morning and evening He remained pub#B,il his death, despite his. "’ public career which l»e- --.? V Wh *‘ n he W,B jHglnia state legislature. *0 PAPtR THURSDAY •ur B * e * <ur °*Hy Democrat, ’•“•rdanct with annual eusr*' 11 "«» publish an edition May 30, which la . raturk READING® - - 50 m ‘ - .. 00 **•■ —:“

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Suspend Business Here For Holiday Legion Observance On Memorial Day Tribute will Ito paid war dead •if Decutur and Adems county here Thursday in the first peace-time observance of .Memorial Day since 1941. A general suspension of huslnews will mark the day in Decatur with all public offices and buildings closed, practically all business suspended. Confect lotteries, theaters, restaurants and service stations will be among the few business houses remaining open that day. In accordance with a 1945 act of the legislature, taverns will also be closed. In accordance with annual custom the Dally Democrat will not publish an edition that day. Official observance of the holiday will lie conducted during the morning. Members of Adams Post 43, American legion. will meet at the legion home at 9 am. and members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at their (Mist home at the same hour. Uniting downtown, they will go first to the Decatur Catholic cemetery and then the Decatur cemetery to hold graveside services, honoring war dead. Naval memorial services will also be held nt the lagoon in the Decatur cemetery. Program About 10:30 a. m. •A program at the |s-ace monument on the courthouse lawn will begin about 10:30 a m , after the veterans have returned from the services at the cemetery. Here, the Rev. Otto Carl Busse, former lieutenant-colonel In the army chaplains' corps, will deliver a short memorial address. The general public is cordially Invited to attend the ceremonies here, A public address system will bo installed In order that , persons may hear the address I from their autos parked near the court house or from vantage points on the court house lawn. While It has no part in the official celebration, the'inaln holl day event of the afternoon will be the Decatur Lions dub horse show, to be staged at Hanna-Nuttman park in cooperation with the Adams county riding club. This event will begin nt I p m and in expected to be the largest event of its kind ever staged here. Members of the Lions club and the riding dub today were mak Ing final preparations for handling hundreds of autos and pedestrians expected to witness the event. 0 $300,000 Fire At Howe Military School ■ " 'W'" Howe, Ind , May 28-(UP) — A fire of unknown origin destroyed the academic classroom building at Howe Military school early today, causing an estimated 1300,000 damages in property and equipment. The fire broke out rhortly after ’ midnight in the basement and blazed until 5 am., despite the es--1 forts of fire trucks (summoned i from LaGrange ami Stnrgks, Mich., j to check the flames. o — Geneva To Dedicate New War Memorial — Dedication is Set For Sunday, June 9 _— Plans for the dedication of a j memorial to World War II vetei tans of Geneva and community i during ceremonies to be held in that town on Sunday. June 9. were made known here today. Mrs. Hazel Ranßt of Geneva is serving as program chairman In geneial charge of the event. The ceremonies will begin at 2 p.m. on the above date and members of Adams Post 43. American Legion, have been Invited to participate. The local Legion post also plans to send the Decatur high school and the Decatur Catholic high rchool bands to the ceremonies to furnish music for the program. The memorial, located in Geneva, is a large board, containing names of World AVer ii veterans from Geneva and community.

Biller Senale Fighl On Over Truman Appeal Sen. Glass' Death Delays Continued Battle On Measure Washington. May 2k — (VP) Death brought a 24-hour armistice today in the bitter senate light over President Truman’s request. tor emergency powers to deal with ' strikes against the government. The senate laid aside Its debate | on the House-approved strike control legislation to eulogize the late Sen. Catter Glass, D.. Va. Its oldest member. After eulogizing Glass, the senate recessed al 11:21 a. m. until II a. m. (KBT) tomorrow, when strike control debate will be resumed. Swelling opposition to Mr. Truman’s proposals promised to eliminate the workordruft principle and tone down drastic provisions. Administration sou rces conceded that the proposal to draft recalcitrant strikers in a govern-ment-seized Industry seemed doomed. They hoped to salvage the rest of the emergency powers. The President's request for the most stringent anti-strike laws since the birth of the New Deal vw deniqidatory blasts from not only organized labor — the AFL. CIG and Independent railroad brotherhoods but from liberals and conservatives In both the Republican and Democratic part-j lew. They called the bill Fascist’ and unconstitutional. It provided a rare sight In the 1 senate and conservative Republicans on common ground with New ! Deal Democrats. Only last week Republicans joined conservative southern Democrats to override the New Dealers and pass the socalled Case bill emltodylng severe restrictions on labor unions. Senate Democratic leader Alben W. Barkley, Ky., fought valient-, ly to push through the Hoitse-ap-provisl emergency measure, which would apply only In the reconversion period to strikes affecting the national welfare. He kept the senate in session until 11:15 last night, moved up today’s meeting one hour to 11 a. m.. and threatened night sessions until the bill is passed. This Increased the possibility that the senate might take all week to act on the latrnr bill. And the so-called Case bill may be tacked on as an amendment un(Turn To Paia !. Column 4) Official Opening Os VFW Home Saturday Plans Are Announced For Formal Opening An official opening of the new home of LlmberlMt Post 6238, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at 156 North Second street, will bo held Saturday night at 8 o'clock, it was announced today by Harry Martz, post commander The event will lie restricted to members only, commander Martz stated, and admittance will lie gained by presentation of membership cards or temporary application receipts. A short ceremony will lie followed by free lunch and refreshments. Commander Martz stated that a formal opening to enable friends and relatives of members and the general public to Inspect the new quarters, located aoove the Kroger store, is being plannevi for a week from Saturday. Charter membership In the organisation, which was organized here several months ago. will be open until Jilne 3, Mr Martz stated. and he urged all qualified veterans desirous of joining to do so before that date In order that they lie enrolled as charter members. The post hiembershlp to date totals more than 225. he said. To be eligible to join the post, a veteran must have served outside continental United States in World Wars I nr II or the Span-ish-American War. Application may be made with ar.y member or at the post homo.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, May 28, 1946. — _ ...

Brave Rain To Hear Spellman i ■ i inii O I v S m I *■ > I I <■ IKnk ' j - fiKC I I A KI I I i WK > hSk | ■B\jj j' I 8 £ I ~ nuim ’• I A ill ■ Tyß . Mr jWf * I IM r * ..J SEVERAL THOUSAND Virginia. District of Columbia and Maryland residents sat In the rain, above, to hear Francis Cardinal Spellman, right, archbishop of New York, deliver a sermon at the eighth annual Memorial Military field mass in Arlington. Va. .

Farm Bureau To Aid ; In Youth Week Here Further Plans Made For Show In August The offer of the Adams county I farm bureau to assist the Decatur Chamber of Commerce in the vari lous duties connected with the staging of the 4-H club show and county youth week starting August 5 In Decatur was accepted by oftcert and directors of the chamber at a Joint meeting Mondaynight with farm bureau loaders. It was learned today. The farm bureau, which was one | : of the pioneers 111 organizing rural youth clubs In the state, will lie given assignments in planning land staging the hig event here. Clarence Zlner. Chamber preaid-1 ; ent said. Several other Decatur and Adams county organizations also: have volunteered their aid In making the youth event one of the greatest ever held in Indiana. Purdue university also will assist. A general chairman will be named for the show soon by Mr. Zlner and committees for the various phases of the week’s activities then will be named. The uniting ot the 4-H show with county youth week will lie an experiment, which will Im* watched hy county 4-H leaders throughout the state. It has been reported that many other counties are planning slm-I liar events If the Adams county j plans are successful. The entire week will bo devoted to activities for and exhibits of the young people of the county. Excellent Response To Food Drive Here Two Thousand Cans Os Food Collected An unexpectedly enthusiastic response to the VNHRA food collection drive now underway In Decatur and Adams county was reported today by Phil Sauer, county chairman of the drive. Approximately 2,000 cans of food have been reported from collections at the city hall and the ffre department, he said. In addition to this, cash donations of 2295.32 have been reported j in the city, 2181 from sororities and other social and civic organizations. 2281.59 from three townships— Washington. Hoot and French. A partial report from Monroe township, where C. W. R. Schwartz is serving as chairman ot the drive being conducted hy memh ers of home economics clubs, section 12 alone reported 255.50, he raid. The drive will lie nationally concluded on June 12. H. Vernon Aurand is acting as treasurer of funds brought to the city hail from ntr-j al areas, Mr. Hauer said.

BULLETIN Indianapolis. May 28 — (UP) — Ward Biddle, vice president and treasurer of Indiana University, died today in Robert Long hospital. ———— 0 — Decatur Youths To Attend Boys State I Four Decatur Youths Selected To Attend Four Decatur youths will attend Hoosier Boys State at Indianapolis this year, it was announced today by H. Vernon HurandJ I Adams county chairman of the ! event. Those who will attend the sesinions. held annually at the fair-! I grounds In the capital city, and the sponsoring organization: Carl Faurote and William Freeby, | Adams Post 43. American Legion; Jerome W. Lichtenslelger by I Adams lodge 1311, Loyal Order of i Moose, and Ted Hill by Decatur ' (.JnBA club. The Boys State will be held this year on June 15 to 22. Inclusive, .Mr. Aurand stated. The event is sponsored each year hy the American Legion. other clflc and social organizations to teach youths citizenship and stress training in governmental procedure. Officers are chosen from the | ranks of the youths, who govern 1 during the event. Adams county's quota this year is four. Mr. Aurand i stated, and all imsitions were fill-1 ed. 0 Name Chairmen Os Fireworks Display Legion To Sponsor Display On July 4 Allien llumschlag and James K. Staley have Men named co-chair-men of the first Fourth of July fireworks display to lie staged here since before the war, If was announced today. Appointment of the chairmen was made Monday night by Floyd B. Hunter, commander of the local Legion post, which is sponsoring the event. Maders of the event feel conI fldent that they will be aide to secure enough materials to stage the biggest display of fireworks ever held here. Plans for holding I a Fourth of July parade of World War II veterans are also being made. Another appointment was announced last night by commander Hunter, that of D. Burdette Custer as Legion Scout chairman, succeeding George Harding, who resigned recently. The appointments were made during the regular meeting of the Legion post. T. C. Smith, memi bership chairman of the post, re- ' ported 942 members enrolled.

Back-To- Work Agreement Thought Near; City In New York Is Paralyzed

Evansville Banker Confesses To Theft Voluntarily Admits Theft Os $143,000 Indianapolis, May 28- (CP) — | i sterling Perry. Evansville. Ind.. ! luinkrr. who voluntarily admitted the theft of 3143,060. today asked tor quick justice and refused numerous offers of legal and financial aid from prominent Evansville citizens. ••Im guilty and I want to be sentenced.” he told a I . 8. cominiMloner today. ‘‘Take me back to Jail." Petry was ordered placed under 310.000 bond and relumed to his cell where he consoled his young wife whom bo said was unaware I that he falsified war bond pur[chases at the National City bank at ‘ Evansville. He walked Into U. S district atI torney Howard Caughran's office y«, terday afternoon and nervously admitted his guilt. "I want to give ntyseif up. I'm ' tired." he told Caughran. An employe of the bank for 36 years. Ferry started out as a mesaonger after he graduated fr;»m Central high school. He rote to the vice presidency. Mm. Perry said she thought they were living on her huaband's regular income from the bank She -aid ehe didn't know he planned ‘ to confess. Perry drove to Indiana poll* yesterday after leaving a note, explaining to other bank officials. Mrs. Perry flea - here last night. “No one knows I took the moi ney,” he said. Federal authorities contacted offh lals of the bank and dhcrepanclea in accounts were (Turn To Page 2. Column 3) _ _—_——o— —_— Seoul Honor Court Is Held By Legion Court Os Honor Is Held Monday Night Ton Scouting awards were made last night to members of the Legion Troop No. 63, Boy Scouts of America, doting a court of honor held during the regular Legion meeting at the post home. W. Guy Brown, principal of the Decatur junior-senior high school, acted as chairman of the court of honor. Award* were presented by [ Mr. Brown. W. F. Beery. Arthur ■ R. Holthouse, the Rev. Robert Hoevel and Joe Saunders, field exocutive, Anthony Wayne area. Richaid Linn, World War H veteran and active Scouting leader here, was awarded the Eagle Scout gold palm. Scoutlng's highest award. The award was made by Mr. Brown. Dale Smitley was presented the Star Scout award by Mr. Holthouse, while merit badges were presented by Mr Beery to Smitley. John Lange, Ted Wemhoff and Linn. Other awards presented by Mr. Beery and Rev. Hoevel: first class Scout, Wemhoff; second class Scout, Neil Hesher, Edgar Swager, Dick Johnson. Following the court of honor. Mr. Saunders spoke briefly to the post inemlters during the regular session of the organization. 0 Summer School Opens With 23 Enrolled The annual summer school of the Decatur junioroenior high school opened Monday, with 23 students enrolled, W. Guy Brown, principal announcod today. Enrollment will be accepted the rest of thin week. Os the 23 Mudents enrolled on the opening day, 21 are pupils of the junior-senior school, one Is from the Decatur (’■- t'noiic high school, and one from the Ossian school.

Order Bakers Cui Size Os Bread, Rolls Order Effective Saturday Aid In World Food Crisis Washington. May 28 — (I’Pt — The government has ordered bakers to cut the size of bread loaves and rolls starting Saturday. Loaves will l»e 16 percent smaller by weight and probably some--1 what flatter The price will remain ’ the same. Bakers must indicate the weight of the loaf on the wrapper. Bakers who have difficulty new wrappers may use <»1<1 ones provid <-d they furnish retailers with ' signs describing the new loaf. The order to cut the size of loaves was issued under the war ' powers act. It was the first legal move Io carry out a recomincnda- ’ Hon of President Truman's famine emergency committee made last 1 March. The committee urged bak--1 ers to make the rut voluntarily. At that time, many Imkers pro r tested they could not make the • ieduction because of state laws ’ regulating the weight of bread. I Since then, these regulations have been waived in all but eight slates > and the District of (’olumbia. The eight states are Arizona, t Arkansas, Montana. Nevada, Oregon. Texas, Washington and Wyoming. in these instances, how i ever, it was believed the federal | order would aupercado state law • Thus, the 10 percent cut in size requested on a voluntary basis in March now becomes mandatory in all states. Bakers now can obtain only 75 percent of the amount of flour they got during a base period of 1944. On July I. however, this will hr boosted io 85 percent. Other developments: 1. An agriculture department official said the government now has all the grain necessary to meet (Turn To Pags 2. Column 1) s „ I City Playground To ' Open In Short Time J Worthmon Field Is r Site Os Playground „ The city supervised playground at Wortbman field will be opened I next week to all children of the . city. It was announced today. The ; exact date of the opening will be . made known in a few days. The deB lay in opening h so that the playgiound activities will not con- . flirt with the daily vacation Bible . school, ’ , Deane Dorwin and Steve Ever- ; hart will have charge of the boys' I activities at the playground and Miss Madeline Spahr will have . charge of the girls. „ Games and craftwork will be , supervised and regular hours each day for all ages of children will be maintained. The summer playground activities are sponsored by „ the m-huoi chy and the three sup r ervlsors are all members of the school faculty. The date for the opening and all schedules will Im- announced soon. Combined Band Will Practice Wednesday i • , The Decatur combined band. I which will play for the annual Legion observance of Memorial Day s Thursday, will have marching prac- , tice at 3 o'clock Wednesday after- ; main. All hand membeni are also r askt-d to meet at 10 o'clock Thurs- , day morning at the high school , nuddiug to take part In the memorial servlcra.

Price Four Centj

'Some Progress' Is Reported For Mine Pact; Union Men In Rochester On Strike By United Press A back-to-work agreement In the government-operated coal mines appeared near today, but business and commercial activity In Rochester, N. Y., was brought to a standstill by a city-wide strike of AFL and CIO union mein tiers. At Rochester, all business was paralyzed aw 48.060 union members demonstrated in a mass protest against attempts to prevent unionization of city employes. The work stoppage was called despite last-minute Intervention by Gov. Thomas E. Dewey. Public transportation was halted. elcvatprs ceased operating', industries shut down, and the Rochester Times-Vnlon was not expected to publish as a result of the strike. Union leaders said hotels and restaurants would remain open and food deliveries would continue unmolested, however. In a third major lalmr development. representatives of the National Maritime Union (CIO) rejected a 312.50 monthly wage increase, renewing the threat of a nationwide shipping tie-up next month. The offer had lu-en ac- • epted tentatively )>y union negotiators Some Washington sources beHrved ii possible 'hat a contract might lie signed before nightfall for the period of government operation of the nation's soft coal mines. "Home progress" was reportad after a 6'a hour conference yesterday, and union attorneys were meeting with government representatives to "work out details.” The nation's economy, still shaken by last week’s railroad strike, was threatened anew as Lewis' 460,000 soft coal miners struck for the second day In defiance of a government plea to , help the nation in “a time of crisis." The solid fuels administration estimated coal production yesterday totalled 200.000 tons, less than 16 percent of normal daily output. SFA reported that only 20,000 miners worked, most of them non union workers or members of the Independent Progressive Mine Workers. Renewal of the stoppage yesterday after a two-Week truce brought Immediate possibility of drastic freight embargoes and further passenger curtailment on fuel-short railroads. Brownout orders were prepared for wide areas as power plants ate into ebbing coal stockpiles. Steel mills prepared to slash ali ready low production schedules. [ At New York, members of the . CIO National Maritime Union , voted unanimously early today to reject a wage agreement reached yesterday by their negotiators and representatives of 39 Atlan(Turn To Paa* 4. Column ?» ,0 - " First Band Concert ! Here This Evening • Opening Concert At 8 O'Clock Tonight r . The first band concert of tho f summer season will be given by th* "Decatur high school band at. I 8 o'clock this evening on the court house ramp. Albert Sellemeyer. band director. today announced the following program for tonight’s opening concert: "Matinee." march—Huff. “The Cardinal." march—Lee. “Glpslana," themes from Hungf ary—Yoder. “King Cotton.” march—Sousa. "I^itin-Ainertca"-Cailliet. » "Foot Lifter." march - Fillmore. • "Elvfs I’anee."—Tcshalkowsky. I "Overture Dynamic”—Haff. "Emblem of Unity”—Richards. "Star Spangled Banner." J 2 *• 3