Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 128, Decatur, Adams County, 31 May 1946 — Page 1

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Weiil Price w Expected t Mt Coal h _ cn Conversion {Kgs Set Back Months ~.iihiK sofl »a- • X|» <<' '■ r,M ‘ y «’ i( „. contract sign .]!,. an*l John unit-'l worker*. ,| that the ' 4 i ~l lb 'he pt'-hai'b' * ,il I,b ’ w,rl ' rH" «hB ri> the o|>< tutors In 1945., "f ’h' 1 101 l ha- agreed pay r welfare fund ad ■&.! jointly by the govern u^K ; th* ' " H®-’’' “''' ''" t "’" r l>ay ln ■ o.nirmi between the .. inim-tlt. which Ifi J ' "'■' '“' ' ' l * , ‘ rU * ;„H however, lire HKj, will try '<> obtain the <•!’ inti him M.ft coal miners, ■ |S|L? i.-u’ii.d work pending |H »,|i, the owners. The hl Hutton expect |M| pr... 11. '>"'l by Monday (or nine April |.i.,.ln lu.n adminlstrat b. 5:n..1l estimated that ...u‘ trike and othei it.-t.iiie- tet.irded producBMf .hlilhlm-I roods liy at least . He said the coal alotie the nation f-.- ■ in lost ptoduciion the loss of wage* -.,!!, <.-!■! vo.ikerx made Arneri an economy will of the t ial strike come" Small ?..h«,n ytithiai He miners rti Pennsylvania stti.k midnight . ar '' •"‘“’"‘d by la-wls here ),ept jit tom li ■. iii \..u sii'l »I •• expected to take ’■■ settlement. They JM' ir "li.at‘. their detailed u4ri:iiil-irator J A, Krug ■) . otisiderinx oper.it ■M-' «oft coal mines six days tn meet fuel demands and gHtthli .link Idles, A five-day would yield )ms tonnage required for the nation's inHgltl machine for several -^B* ‘ivday week would give de W' *'*k!y lake-home ,11 f ’ld rate wax 163 50, i» also considering aakiog SMainers to forego the June 29 Va, atlon periml The miners twelve 1100 vacation pay,p ,2fi ,rom * n r regular wages if they M period. They get the rvprtih-rx of whether they Mrt of the Job of making lB" ,air *" effective, Krug also 1m problem of choosing s the health and welfare * ,n<) l-ewix are to choose each The two tiUxlee* * third source believed of the trustees will be tsal operator. M °o* r Mors meanwhile studBi " 1),,| * || » " f ,he contract ax to their Individual BE-*./"* ws * e Provisions are iBB*, * to May S 2, lhe dMtt . gM‘"’-rnm l . nt seizure. The pro-

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V City And County Void Os Accidents Decatur and Adams county to day Imaated of an accident-free .Memorial holiday. A check with sheriff l4u» (Jllltg and police chief ICd Miller today revealed that not oven a ini tor traffic crash was reported to police over the holiday —— »■ ■ o -—

Nation's Hard Coal Miners Go On Strike John Lewis Orders Anthracite Miners To Go On Strike New York. May 31 — (VP) — John L. whose demands for a wage increase and welfare fund for 400.000 soft coal miners were granted two days ago. sent 78.000 hard coal diggers out on strike today to force similar conceanions from anthracite operators. Representatives of the I’nlted Mine Workers (AFLt and the operators scheduled a meeting for noon CST today and there were increasing Indications that Lewis would come to Mew York to direct the negotiations now that the bituminous strike has been settled. Although no strike was called officially, the miners wore notl Led hjr the union negotiating committee that their contract expired at midnight last night. The miners. in accordance with their "no contract-no work" policy, did not report when the mines were scheduled to open this morning. In a carefully worded teelgratn to the union's three districts In the anthracite fields, the negotiating committee made no mention that the miners should stay from their Jobs. The telegram said only that maintenance men should remain at work pending the signing of a new agreement. n'he negotiators agreed in New York yesterday thai any contract made will be retroactive to .May 31, thereby protmtlng the maim tenance men, the telegram said. Thu work stoppage came despite the operators' idea for a truce during negotiations with nil concessions retroactive to the expiration date of th«> old pact. The issues in dispute are the (Turn To Pngs i. Column 4) —n

Mrs. Pearl F. Click Dies This Morning / Lifelong Resident Os County Is Dead Mrs. Pearl Felty Click, 62, a lifelong resident of Adams county, died this morning at 12:45 o'clock at the Adams county memorial hospital. Drath was attributed to complications, following an Bines* of three weeks. The deceased was born In New Corydon, February 6, 1884, the daughter of J. O. and Minnie Kel-ly-Boehm. She was married to John F. Felty, who preceded her in death on April 30. 1936. She was later married to Frank Click, who survives. Residing most of her life near Geneva, she lived recently on South Line street in this city. She was a member of the Nattman Ave. U. B. church. Surviving, besides ihe husband, are the following children: Mrs. Adah Myers, Geneva, route two; Mrs. Esther Sipe, Monroe, route one; Mrs. Miriam Meyer. Geneva; Mrs. Dorothy Uibsiger and Dwight Felty, both of Decatur; a brother. Roy Boehm of Geneva, and a sister, Mrs. Lois Canfield of Toledo, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Meyer in Geneva, and at 2 P tn. at the Apple Grove church, east of Geneva, with the Rev. C. N. VanGundy offi< latIng Burial will be in Riverside cemetery near Geneva. The body will be removed from the Wells A Hardy funeral home to the Meyer residence Saturday morning.

Baby Girl's Body Is Found In River Logansport. Ind., May 31 (UP> —Authorities sought today to Identify the hody of a baby girl found floating in the Wabaah rlrer by two fishermen. Cass county coroner M. B. Stewart said the child was about sli weeka old. and had been dead only three or four hours when found.

Truman Seeks Restoration Os Work Or Draft Senate To Resume Debate Today On Emergency Measure Washington, May St — (UP) — ' President Truman appealed to the senate today to reinstate the ; work or he-drafted provision in the emergency strike control hill he ashe) of congress last Hatur- > day. At the same time, he told his j news conference that he had not yet determined whether to sign or veto the Case labor bill, which establishes new restrict ions on : strikes In private industry. The I measure Is violently opposed by all segments of labor. Mr. Truman said the draft provision of his emergency lalxir bill, designed to cope with strikes Ir. government-seized plants, had been generally misrepresented and misinterpreted. The senate two days ago removed the provision from the house-approved bill. Declaring his whole-hearted rupport of the draft proposal. Mr. Truman said It hud long been a custom in this country, even on the county level of government, for sheriffs to deputize citizens In event of a civil emergency. This, Mr. Truman said, was what he hud In mind—not the authority to draft labcr but to deputize civilian experts to cope with crises in essential industries taken over by the government. The house passed the president's emergency measure intact two hours after ho requested it. ( i The senate, paced hy an unusual coalition of Republicans and prole bor Democrat x, combined tn kiio<k out the ifraft provisions. 70 to 13. The senate resumed debate on the measure today, with strong Indications that its fate hinged on the outcome of the scheduM June 15 maritime strike*. Mr. Truman told newsmen the government could go as far as posishle under its present |M>wers to keep the ships running lit event of a strike. Hut, Im added, the government's position would Ire far stronger if his emergency measure were passed. If the maritime dispute is solw cd, the emergency bill may be shelved. It was on that basis that the senate took a Memorial Day recess after deleting the "work or draft" feature the* measure. Settlement of the maritime dispute also might ellm’.hate any drastic labor law revision this year, including ASe union-curbing Case hill already approved by both hoßetM of congress. Meanwhile, reconversion director John W. Snyder asked a sen(Turn mo Page 7, CuliMnn •) o — — Boy Scout Camporee Saturday, Sunday Annual Camporee At Shroyer Lake Approximately 100 Boy Scoots are expected to attend the annual Adams county camporee, which opens Saturday morning at Shroyer f-ake, it was announced today by Steve Everhart, campmaater. Three troops from Decatur, one from Berne, one from Monroe and one from Fort Wayne, are expected to lie represented. Sherman Stucky of Berne will serve as assistant to Mr. Everhart, P. Bryce Thomas as recorder while Scoutmasters and troop committeemen will form the Judges' committee. Jcaeph Saundens. area field executive, will lie in attendance Sunday. Following is the program, as listed today hy campmsater Everhart: Saturday 8 a.m— Check in. 10.30 a.m. Campsite inspection. Noon-Cookers ft. 1:15 Cleanup Inspection. I:3o—Rest period. 2 p.m. Scoutcraft. 3:30 p.m.—Swim period. 3:30 p.m.-Cookcraft. 8:30 p.m.—Cleanup inspection. 8:30 p.m—Movies. 10 p.m.-Taps. Sunday 8:30 a.m.—Reveille. 8 a m.—Cookcraft. 9 a.m.—Personal inspection. 10 a.m.—Church. 12:30 p.m.—Carry-In dinner. 2 p.m.—Break camp. 2:30 pm.—Camp site inspection. 3 p.m.—Presentation of awards.

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Decatur. Indiana. Friday. May 31, 1946.

Checks Over “His” Properties ■i i X AS BOSS OF THE MINES In Pennsylvania. Maryland, Virginia and Ohio. Cmdr. George E. Slocum checks over the situation at Montour No. 1 mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Co. at Library, Pa.

War Dead Honored On Memorial Day Ex-Army Chaplain Speaks Thursday > — •'Thrt f Idejfls mind be kept up permost in Zhe minds of American* to ykee? World War II from becomtig the hollow miMkery that world War I proved to be.'' Tiy'x was the assertion of the lie’■ Otto Carl Bir -e. pastor of yte Preble Lutheran church and Fa former iieiitcniiiit coioii.-l io the V. S. army. In speaking during the annual .Memorial Day services at the peace monument In Ih-catur Thursday. The three Ideals, he sale, are freedom, fair play and friendly brotherhood. He stressed the Importance of maintaining the freedoms of speech, press and religion tinder the first ideal. Under the second he flayed black market operators, communists and others whom he said are trampling upon the very Ideals foe which the war dead paid the supreme sacrifice. In discussing the ideal of friendly brotherhood, he declared that cynicism and bitterness are running rampant and until the nation hands together in a feeling of friendly cooperation “we cannot truthfully say that these dead have _ not died in vain.” Thursday's memorial rites, onducted mainly by members of Adams post 43, American la-gion. opened with vhits to the Di-.atur s;;d {b:atur Catholic i•>-meterie*. where rites were held at the graves of deceased veterans in honor of war dead. Returning to the city, the veterans, led by the Decatur combined band and a Legion color guard, paraded to the monument site for the brief services there. Commander Floyd B Hunter of the Legion post was In charge. Wreaths were placed at the fool of the monument, In tribute to deceased veterans of the Spanish American (Turn Tn Paga 2, Column 4> Traffic Check Will Be Held In Decatur Conducted As Port Os Notional Drive Police chief Ed Miller today called attention of the motoring public that a traffic check will be conducted in Decatur soon as a part of (he nationwide drive. Chief Miller said that the local check will be made by city police In conjunction with members of the state police department In the near future. Brakes, lights, etc., on all autos approaching the checking spot, wilk be examined by the officers In an effort to reduce traffic crashes due to mechanical defects. Chief Miller declined mentioning the exact date of the check, since It Is believed that much of the good accomplished In such a campaign la lost when drivers are forewarned and only those who believe their cars to be In perfect shape participate. The drive here Is part of a traffs check survey which has been underway In the nation for some time. The fact that many of today's cars are older than those driven before the war has been responsible for officials deciding upon the campaign.

Boost Ceiling On Low-Priced Shoes Washington, May 31—(UP)—O. P. A. today Increased celling prices on standard low-priced shoes 10 to 15 percent to spur production. The order takes effect Immediately at both manufacturer and consumer levels. It la expected to affect one-fourth of the pneent shoe production. ill Holiday Death Toll In Nation Over 100 Traffic, Drowning Principal Causes Americans observed their first postwar Memorial Day In pre-war style. The same old automobiles -p«-d over th<- sum’- ol<>/iiiitbways to bring a return <K*’the i>ea< <■ time automobile .'n-clrtcnt and de i’ll-ate. , \ At lea ( norsOlls 4 ere killed in a< < id< yesterday, it»f these. 44 Were died in truffle iccidenls. 34 wer<k drowned; and| 31 died from fire* and oihv- miscel t-Hieou. caue*M. f Ther‘ ~i ,n.<l safety crfimcll had pu-;,(X-d that 57 perojiis would '.<• killed in aiitouiobilefai <-ldent“ The coyiK il's figure ili< filled llio.-e who WiiMhi die nilci i|i/-ntly of in juries suffered on th<- holiday. The greatest number of motorists since V 941 swarmed over the highways to u-gin a four-day week end of travel The safety ran;; d -aid at least aJ'.-XH-rsons would die in week-end traffi. accidents. The peak was night. Many jrersons injured in accidents. Thirty persotftj many of ——— - --y (Turn To Page 2. Columi 4)

Annual Horse Show Attracts Big Crowds Annual Show Held Here On Holiday An estimated crowd >t 2,(WW» persons jammed Hanna N’uttinan park Thursday afternoon and evening to witness the second annual Deestur Lions club horse shop,, staged in cooperation with the Adams county riding cluh. Hundreds of autos filled practically all available parking space during the approximate six-hour show that surpassed the fondest expectations of cluh members. A lota! of 120 entries were reported by officials in charge of the show. Dr. Carl Baumgartner, of Spencerville, judged the English classes and Paul Hobrock of Fort Wayne the western entrants. In addition tn the various events. Jetts 12 mule team afforded an added attraction. Sheriff Leo Gillig, assisted by club members, handled the flow of traffic throughout the afternoon. Cash prises and ribbons were awarded winners of first six places In each of the 12 events. A list of the winners, first through sixth pllcc. listed In ord er of each event; • Pony class: Beverly Graves, Ft. Wayne; Peggy Brouwer, Mon roevilie; Dick Figley, Hockford. O.; Don Lehman, city; Norman Davis, city; Gene Roblngon. Howe. Chicken race. Donald Jacoba. T.luffton; Calvin Prescott, Fort Recovery, O; Ned Ray, city; Chet Barker, city; Tony Pentel(Turn To Page J. Column 4)

All Naval Facilities To Be Employed If Maritime Workers Strike June 15

Stalin Declines Bid For Visit To U. S. Poor Health Given Cause For Refusal Washington, May 31 — (UP) — President Truman disclosed today that within the lust 30 days he had invited Marshal Josef Btalin to visit Washington, but that Stalin declined be<ai»e of poor health Mr. Truman told his news conference that he had not proposed a formal big three meeting hut had simply Invited Stalin here for what he described as a social visit. Mr. Truman Invited Stalin to come to Washington for the big three meeting last year but It was held at Potsdam instead. The President said that on both occasions, Stalin told him his doctors did not think he was well enough to make such a long journey. The President could not recall lite exact date of his last invitation to Stalin, but said it was some time during the recent Paris conference of big four foreign ministers. Asked if he planned any meeting elsewhere with Stalin, the President said not in the immediate future. He then wax asked If this meant that a conference with Stalin would be held at some time in the more or less distant future. Mr. Truman replied that It did not, that his statement meant only what he said. He emphasized that ho had not proposed another meeting of the big three. Ho reminded reporters that he invited British prime minister Clement Attlee to visit Washington last full and that Attlee accepted and visited the White House. Stalin's health has long been topic of conversation in diplomutlf circles. President Truman» statement was the first official word that the Soviet leader's physical condition has not heen good. Reports that Stalin's health was not good were current last fall aiffT winter. Stalin left the Kremlin and went for an extended vacation after V-J day. The President wax asked whether Stalin aj Potsdam proposed tin(Turn To Pair* 7, Column 7)

SIO,OOO Judgment Awarded Parents Court Makes Award For Death Os Son Judge J. Fred Fruchte in circuit court Wednesday awarded a >lO.000 judgment to Harald G. and Franclie 8. Harvey for the death of their son, Waldo Emerson Harvey, in a suit for damages against the Erie railroad cojnpany. The suit averred that the lad. 17, Sled March 20, 1940 while employed as a signal helper for the railroad when a motor car which he was riding was struck by a train near Rochester. The suit charges the train was “traveling at a high and dangerous rate of speed" of more than 50 miles par hour; that the train crew was negligent and careless in not keeping a proper lookout ahead. Walter Brubaker, who was also on the “motor scooter." was killed In the same crash, it was recalled. The suit avers that the father was entitled to earnings 'of the lad until he reached the age of 21, amounting to an average In come of about 1125 per month, and that burial expenses amounted to 1175. John L. DeVoss represented the plaintiff and Henry B. Heller the defendant. fr Aurora Hotel Is Destroyed By Fire Aurora, Ind., May 31—(L*P) — Loss was estimated today at |50,non In a fire which destroyed the two-story Aurora hotel. Forty guests and employes scampered to safety yesterday when a fire of unknown origin broke out iti the lobby. The brick structure was burned to Ute ground.

President Asks Stettinius To Stay With UN Edward Stettinius Files Resignation From UN's Council Washington. May 31 — (UP) — President Truman said today that Edward R. Stettinius Jr. had submitted his resignation as U. 8. representative on the United Nations security council but that the President la trying to persuade him to teinain on the job. Mr. Truman said at his news conference that Stettinius sent a letter of resignation to the White House two or hree days ago. The President has not yet answered it. Mr. Truman said both he and secretary of state James F. Byrnes wanted Stettinius to stay The President addded that Stettinius' desire to resign had been a surprise to him. President Truman said he hoped that Stettinius would reconsider the resignation. The President said he thought Stettinius would say on the UN Job. Stettinius told Mr. Truman in his letter of resignation that he thought the original Job he assumed on UN -to stay with it until the organization was well under way—wax completed. However, the organization currently is in the midst of a grave crisis with conslderuble skepticism. even in security council circles, about the future of the organization. Mr. Truman said he would not act upon Mr. Stettinius' resignation until he had sent him a letter requesting him to remain as U. S. representative at UN . His desire to quit was disclosed amid circumstances which Indi eate differences between Stettinius.and secretary of state James F. Byrnes, and dixsutixfac tion by Stettinius with the way Byrnes Ignores and hy passes him on all important issues. American officials In the UN delegation in New York would not confirm or deny the resignation report They said that, if Stettinius did resign, the personal reiat ionship ire!ween Bymex and Stettinius would not be a factor. They said there had been nodifferences on policy between the two men. Stettinius' plan to resign came as a surprise and probably will have a depressing psychological effect on the UN, the prestige of which is already very low, lite name ha* been closely associated (Turn Tn Paas 2. Column S)

Samuel Debolt Dies At County Hospital Funeral Services Saturday Afternoon Samuel Debolt. 79, resident of i Adams county and Decatur his i entire life until a year ago. died early Thursday morning at the Adams county memorial hospital, where he had been confined for the past five weeks, suffering from carcinoma. He was born in Adams county February 7. 1M67. the son of Abraham and Susanna Frledman-De bolt. His wife died in April. 1945. after which he made his home with a daughter. Mrs. Othol Bob lie tt at Fort Wayne. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Florence Harting of Van Wert« 0.. and Mrs. Bobett; three sons, Harve of Van Wert. Floyd and Lawrence Debolt, both of Fort Wayne; and two brothers. Jacob of Van Wert and Alphus Debolt of Decatur. One son. two brothers and two sisters are deceased. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Black funeral home, with the Rev. C. E. Tlhbett officiating. Burial will be In the Glenn ccm etery. Convoy road. Friends may i call at the funeral home until | time of the services.

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President Admits Maritime Strike Looms; Snag Hit In Negotiations Washington. May. 31,—IUP)-* President Truman told reporter* today that all facilities of the navy, the coast guard and the war shipping admlnbitratlon will be used to keep the I'. S. merchant marine operating if a strike 1* called for June 16. Mr. Truman admitted that th« maritime situation—the prospecta of a strike -looked dark at present. He said the government Id taking every necessarj’ preparation to l>e sure that the ships would continue operating. Asked whether he thought hw now bad sufficient legislation for authority to cope with the marttime strike, the president said the government would go a* far aa it possibly could under its present powers. The emergency program he proposed would go even further toward helping solve the matter, Mr. Truman said. Meanwhile a shipping representative protested that seven maritime unions have increased their wage and hour demands during current negotiations designed to avert the shipping strike. He aald union demands presented to the operators yesterday "went far beyond" anything previously requested by the- labor organizations. The unions now ask wage increases ranging from 22 to 35 cents an hour, a 40-hour week and an eight-hour day at sea and In port. They also ask overtime payments of 11.25 to 11.75 an hour for all hours over eight a day, overtime tafe for all work on Saturday, and retroactivity of all wage Increases to last Oct. 1. It was pointed out that the unions during early wage-hour laika asked for a 80 percent wage increase, a 40-hour week, adjustment of overtime pay and re'roacilvlty of any agreement to Jan. 1. A typical seaman now earning f:ts weekly would receive about 143 for a 56 hour week under thcc 30 percent proposal and alaiut 354 under the latcet union demand, sFollowing presentation of their new demands. Edgar L. Warren, director of the federal conciliation service, began conferences Iwtweon the national maritime anion (ClOt, the largest union Involved In the dispute, and Frank. J. Taylor, chairman of the Atlantic and clulf port employers. The conferences were receused last night until 3 p.m. tomorrow to permit Taylor ta poll employers for an aiutwer to the demand*. Meanwhile, serme shipping sources questioned whether the majority of the 200,000 workers the unions claim to represent could strike. They cnitended most of the men are employee of government and a walkout would !>e a "•trike against the government" which president Truninn has said will not be tolerated. These s >urc<M pointed out that employers are merely agents for the wsr shipping administration, owner of the nation's 3.100 dry cargj vcMsele Under selective service, the men in the merchant marine are exempt from the draft while on duty and for 30 day* after leaving their last job. Presumably the government would draft any striker after he was idle 30 days. Secretary of labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach has informed unions and management that the nation “simply can not have" a maritime strike. AdmiiiHtratlon senators

'Turn To Page S. Column 2» Rep. Burch Named To Succeed Glass Richmond, Va„ May 31—(UP)— Rep. Thomas Granville Burch, of Martinsville, elderly Virginia statesman, was scheduled today to take a eeat in the V. S. senate, succeeding the late Sen. Carter Glass, D„ Va. The 75-year-old Burch was naned last night by Gov. William Tuck to succeed Glass m an "interim" appointee until the vacancy can be permanently filled In the November Virginia elections. Burch, who represented the fifth district in the lower house, wae a realtor and banker before entering politics, and has been a lifelong Democrat.