Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 138, Decatur, Adams County, 12 June 1946 — Page 1

No. 138.

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lerl Slated ■ bine Strike he Averted Sd Os Maritime Kn Soys Hours K Is Dominant ■ nll , n . June — IBiiirMn. pr**i«l*nt of the E> n ,. ir ;!i:n«- unlonlCIO). told unlay there wBI ’** ' “ K. J,,,.,’ dipping strike unHT...n- ..f working houre I* ■ nol lidding ounselves ■*. i ■■ llf . a house labor investigating marl trouble*. K„ mad., hl* statement a-,mi.-a*ed pressure K ..nd -.nipplPK negotiations ■l, and early settlement. K.,.. Jos.. 11l the negotiation* K,I flatly lha ‘ " wlll K K lhK operator* accused the Bed "ui-ini erity" in demand Kilter work week »• "*•- J Taylor, chairman of the K ir . negotiating committee, Kir house committee the ■ are "perfectly willing for Kuo. hi continue 56 hour* a Kthry receive extra compen■(lo maritime union* and one ■mh-nt threaten* to call a ■vide whipping strike at mid- ■ fnday unle** their demand* ■.1... working hour* and high- ■>•< are met. Ktiaiion- have been enaggod He issue of shorter working ■ Th.* union* originally de K-t a tn hour week, but have Kd to II The present work ■i. 54 hour*. ■ government pl in* to man Km hunt fleet with navy and ■ ward personnel it the etrike■nes dose to the negotiating Kt» predicted flatly that the Ky midnight strike of 200,(WO Knd Indi-pendent seamen will I ■y added that an agreement ■h entire new contract might ■eadicd today aa represent a- ■ of shipowner* and nix CIO wie independent union met In flrat joint session in more S week. airman Augustine B. Kelley, h. of the house labor sub•lll** investigating the dinsaid that If an agreement in racked by Thursday his group demand that the government act the operators to make ac(Me offers to the unions. He I that the maritime com ml* and the war shipping adminlira have "absolute'' authority • Sours and wagea under govrut contract. e MtbcommlttM called Joseph fan. president of the national Hime anion ICIO), to tell his °f the dispute today. •try Bridges, co-chairman with f” of the unions' general com- **' t<dd the subcommittee yen ®y that "there would lie no • t« strike." if the government »'iated a contract with the Mi ** *t>uldn't expect to be iTsra To Pag, 4, Column 4)

SfKalb County Is By Cyclone •’tarn. Ind.. June 12-(L'l’>— of DeKalb county In ■ !i '*a»t<rn Indiana believed to- ' ,b *y were on the tail end of ' ” i<l "’• devastatin,’ storm in * England. 1 'Kiene within a two-mlle ra--1 tsrar Waterloo uprooted trees, ' M ?t«<l tommunkationa. tore n barna, unroofed two houaex "•< MP traffic. Beveral small •were started. " ftly casualty reported was >kT h Ot “ Calf ’ Bmo, hered be■V when a barn caved In. JJ®c*at thermometer ’WIRATURE READINGS ; *• m M 2»• « * *■ "»• — 74 „ WEATHER h occaaional showers and “"•tretormt tonight, in east Muth portions Thursday. •“* Thursday.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Bread Price Hiked One Cent Per Loaf Cost Os Living Is Steadily Mounting Washington, June 12 dpi — Bread prices were increased one cent a loaf today a* government officials estimated that the cost of living will go up m much In May and June as it did In the whole year of 1943. The penny Increase In bread price* Include* all type* egeept rye. Prices also were l*oo*ted one cent a doten on bread type roll*. OPA said the price increase* were designed to assure con■turners of an adequate supply. The action was authorised, it said, following an Investigation of coat data covering the entire baking industry. Government officials said that Incomplete figures compiled by the bureau of labor statistic* indicate that the cost of living will Increase two percent during May and June. The Increase compare* with a two percent Ihhwl registered hy the bureau during 1943. One official described the whole price picture as "alarming." "It's lime we stopped talking about inflation a* if i: were just around the corner,'' he said. "To all intents and purposes, Inflation is here." He explained that price increases on milk, butter and cheese have boosted living costa 8-10 of 1 percent. The bread price increase, he estimated, will lioost it another *4 of 1 percent. This will mean, he said, that the cost of living will lie close to 33 percent higher than in 1939. BLS officials said that rent costs in March went up "slightly" for the first time since December. 2*44. They added that men’s clothing prices, with the exception of shorts, have been climbing steadily since the first of the year. They estimated that wool suits now cost the average shopper five percent more than they did last December. Shirt prices have gone up 12 percent and men's pajama* have Increased 26 percent since Decern Iter. It was pointed out that the current rise in the cost of living did not get underway until March. Thu cost of living index was unchanged in January, went down slightly in February and then (limited % of 1 iiercent in March and April. In the latest series of price actions. OPA today authorized immediate price rises on the 1946 apple crop, screen wire cloth, alloy steel products and nails, Manufacturer* price* on cotton flannel work shirts will be increased 12 percent June 17. The apple price increase will (Turn To Page J, Column I)

Flag Day Service Here Friday Night Judge Lowell Pepley Speaker For Event Plans have been completed for the annual flag day exercises to he held at the B. P. O, Elks lodge lawn here Friday evening, begin ning at 7 o'clock. It was announc ed today. Yearly sponsors of the event—the Elks lodge 99.1 and Adams Post 4.1, American l-egion-are bring Joined this year by Llmberlost post 6236. Veterans ot Foreign Want, all of Decatur. Judge Lowell L. Pepley. of the Whitley circuit court, will deliver the address during a program which will Include ritualistic ceremonies, staged by members of the Elks lodge. Music will be furnished by the Decatur high school and Decatur Catholic high school band. The color guard of the local legion post will also take part in the program. Members of the legion and Veterans ot Foreign Wars posts have been asked to be assembled at their respective post homes at «:30 p. m. Friday Members of the two bands will asiemblp it the l#e<ion home and lead the line of march from the Legion home to the Elks lodge. Members of the Veterans post will fall In the procession in front of (Turi To Pags 4. Column If

Congressmen Shying From Court Battle Pressure Mounting For Inquiry Into Court Procedures Washington, Juno 12—(I’P)— Congress was shying away today from an Investigation of the supretne court where the late President Roosevelt's appointees have been bickering for months like a group of precinct politician*. But there Is pressure for Inquiry Into court procedures. There is certainty that the public break lietween associate Juatlces Hugo Black and Robert H. Jackson will lie discussed In house and senate speeches. The Washington consensus Is that Jackson's charges against Black published yesterday from Nuernberg, Germany, raised no issues warranting impeachment. The complaint was that Black used bad judgment in failing to <il*<iuaiify himself from considerrtkin of a mine-wage case In which the miner* were represented by hi* former law partner. The miner* won with Black’s vote and would have won without it. Chairman Pat McCarran, D., Nev., of the senate Judiciary committee. apparently I* determined to prevent intrusion of the BlackJackson feud Into consideration of President Truman’s nomination of secretary of treasury Fred M. Vinson to be chief justice. Vinson would succeed the late Harlan F. Stone. A judiciary sub-committee will (onsider Vinson'* nomination Friday A favorable report and confirmation are assured. But the action will offer an occasion for discussion of the situation which ha* developed in a court for which FDR was peculiarly tesponsible. Rep. Francis E Waiter. D.. Pa, a house judiciary committee member, said Jackson had made a "serious charge" and that it should receive full committee consideration Other members of the house committee indicated, however, that any investigation wil» be held up until Jackson re(Turn To P«<» 9. Column 4)

Pass Ordinance On Parking In Alleys Councilman Urges Law Enforcement There* no use In uh passing these ordinances If they are not enforced." Thia was the statement of councilman Dorphu* Drum Tuesday night when he urged enforcement of the city's traffic regulation* as the council adopted an ordinance controlling parking In alley*. "We have ordinance* reatrictlng parking in other places, but it doesn't do much good. I have even teen truck* transfer load* tight on Second street," he said, "so if we pa** this ordinance we must see that it ia enforced." Mayor John B. Stults said he would instruct city police to enforce provisions of the new ordinance. which limit* all alley parking for any reason to 20 minuta. The ordinance goes further in restricting parking in alleys to a reasonable length of time needed to load or unload freight or passengers -even If the 20-mlnute period ha* not expired. Under provisions of the ordinance. it la unlawful for a truck or car to stop in an alley, then move up within the bounds of the intersecting streets or alleys, stop again and use'the allotted time. Fine Up To »60 The ordinance provides for a fine up to |W for each violation, and each additional 20 minutes or fraction thereof, after the Brat 20 minutes, constitutes a violation. The ordinance ia aimed directly at clearing up traffic congestion in downtown alley*, although it covers all alleys In the city. Mayor Slults cited a long list of instances In which alley parking privileges have been abused. (Turn To Pag* ». Column 1)

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY,

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, June 12, 1946.

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Urges Veterans To Apply For Training Joint Meeting Held Here Tuesday Night — Stressing the Importance of every veteran making an original application for on-the-job or ap prentice training, Robert Robinson, state veterans administration representative, spoke Tuesday night to more than 100 liusiBoss leaders of Decatur and Berne. His address ws* given liefore a combined meeting of the Decatur Rotary and Lions club* and the Berne Rotary club, held in the Knight* of Pythias homo. Mr. Robinson pointed out the responsibility of the veteran seeking employment and training and the responsibility of the employer as well In assuring success of the program. He declared that every veteran should make application for the training, although many may have no intention of taking advantage of the opportunity at present. Citing the fact that such training may begin any time within four years after discharge or termination of the war. which ever occurs later, he warned that “the present picture may change" for the ex-serviceman In the next few years and he may want the training or its resultant experience at a later date. "Ten year* from now — or “ (Turn T« l’»8« 8. Column 5)

Nine Persons Dead In Wake Os Storms Four Eastern States Are Hit Last Night By United Press Nino persons were d*ad today in the wake of violent spring thunderstorms and high winds which hit four eastern states last night, causing widespread damage. Four of the victims Were killed when an army plane crashed on a farm near Freehold, N. J., at the height of the storm. Three persons were killeu In Maasachueetts and two others were reported dead In New York state. Th« storm, which was scattered along a cold front moving southward from Canada, caused tfi<« worst damage in Massachusetts. New Jersey. New York and Pennsylvania. but was felt a* far west as Chicago where heavy hail waa reported. Heavy damage was reported In scores of rural areas where winds of near hurricane force ripped up farm buildings, disrupted power and communication lines and destroyed crops. An estimated 1,700 trees were uprooted In Auburn. N. Y„ where 12,000,000 damage wa* inflicted by the storm. At Elmira, N. Y., the wind sent a tree crashing into a classroom where high school graduating exer(Turn fa Pag* 5, Column 4)

BULLETIN Andrews Field, Md., June 12 (UP)— Three jet-propelled army "Shooting Star" planes arrived here today after crossing the nation from California in about five and one-half hours. OPA Proponents Split On Methods Capehart Proposes Amendment To Bill Washington. June 12-(CP) Administration supporter* of the OPA apllt today on the method of lifting price control* a* th* senate started it* second day of debate on a controversial measure to continue OPA. The division developed over an amendment by Sen. Homer E. Capehart. R. Ind. to replace decontrol provision* In the bill. In hl* amendment, which la expected to be voted on today, Capehart proposed the removal of onethird of all price control* by the end of 1946. removal of an additional one third by April 1 and the remainder by July 1. 1947. Strong opposition to the proposal came immediately from democratic leader Alben W. Barkley. Ky.. who is leading the fight to b.-at off all crippling amendments. Ren. Sheridan Downey, D, Calif., who participated in the minority report of the banking committee condemning the bill. eald. however, he would support Capehart'a amend meat.

Capehart's amendment would remove from the bill a provision to create a special board to direct the lifting of price control*. It also would transfer control over agriculture commodities from GPA to th* secretary of agriculture. The t’apefiart amendment would not affect present provisions tn the bill for ending controls on meat, livestock, poultry and dairy product* on July 1. Rent* and building material price control would l>e retained. The aenute already had voted to end controls on non agriculture produets when supply and demand reach an approximate balance. The action camo through voice approval of an amendment by Sen. E. H. Moore, R, Okla. Barkley raid he suppoeed Downey and possibly other minority committee members who fought the losing battle to write a noncrippling OPA bill, would support Capehart'* amendment on the ground that It waa preferable to the committee's bill. 0 Woman Killed Today When Hit By Train McCordsville. Ind., June 12 — tt'Pi—Mrw. Orville Sweeney, about «0, was killed instantly today when she was struck by a fast New York Central passenger train at a local crossing. Witnesses said she stepped onto the tracks as she returned home from a shopping trip. The body was carried about a mile to the Marlon county line. Her husband, an Indianapolis real e*tate salesman, survived

RIOT IN ROME

Violent Rioting Touched Off As Monarchists And Royalists In Dispute

Republicans Caucus On Convention Eve Senate Nomination Is Leading Battle Indianapolis. June 1? Il'Pi— Dr! Clement T. Malan. a candidal** for renomination a* superintendent of public Instruction, today withdrew from the republican state convention In the interests of "party harmony" as delegates went Into preliminary caucus apparently designed to smooth the way for "organisational states. ’’ Malan said In a statement to the GOP state committee tnal the republican party won elections only where there was party harmony. H« apparently did no: choose to buck the candidacy of Brig. Gen. Ben H Watt, Noblesville, now state adjutant general and reportedly the choice of the GOP committee. Malan's withdrawal left only two nomination jousts In sight. They Involved reported attempt* of the stale republican organization to "purge" other Incumbent*. Most of the 2.129 delegate* were expected to follow the pattern set In th« district caucuses for selecting state office nominee*. The leading convention battle was that for the IL 8 senatorial nomination. William E. Jenner of Bedford, former state chairman and a short-term IL 8. senator in 1944, was believed to have the nod from the state committee. His campaign manager, tao Kinman of Shelbyville, predicted yesterday that Jenner would win on the first roll cal!, by some 650 voten more than the 1,065 needed for nomination. Kinmi.n said he had surveyed delegate* county-by-county. Incumbent Raymond E. Willis, Angola newspaper publisher, and the Evansville "radical Republican," Charles M. Lafollette, also waged vigorous campaigns for the GOP senatorial nomination. Willi* was backed wy most of the GOP editors, while Lafollette ha* strong labor support. Willi*, In a statement Issued to (Turn To Pegs 2. Column 3) 0

Study Annexation Os Stratton Place Technical Details To Be Cleared Up Annexation of the Stratton Place subdivision was still under consideration today by the city council after Tuesday night's special session disclosed several technical detail* to dear up. Under provisions of a last proposal. the council may approve the annexation of two tracts-one the subdiVirion Itself and the other a narrow strip of land about a third of a mile long, which would confront to regulations governing the annexation of only adjacent or adjoining lands In a petition, preset cd by John R. Worthman. of John R. Worthman, Inc., builders of the new ad ditimi. he asked the city for the annexation. This petition was approved by the council. An ordinance providing for the annual annexation, however, wim referred to the ordinance committee for consideration, after Henry B. Heller, city attorney, informed the council of the legal tangle surrounding it. Mr. Heller told the council that it had been first planned to annex the land between the now addition and the St. Mary's river along federal road 224. Such a move, he said, might mean that the city would h« given the burden of maintaining the east bridge over the St. Marya, which he described as “quite an item. - ’ ThU possibility wau foreseen by Mr Heller, especi(Turn To Page J, Column •)

12 Men Killed As B-29 Army Bomber Crashes Huge Bomber Hits Top Os Clingmans Dome In Tennessee Gatlinburg. Tenn.. Juno 12 (UPl—Twelve men were killed today when a 829 tinny bomber from McDIII Field, Fla., crashed and splintered into torn bits of wreckage against the top of Clingman* Dome, highest peak In the Great Smoky Mountain* near here. McDIII Field confirmed that 12 men were aboard the giant craft when It plunged to disaster liefore dawn. By noon nine of the bodies had been recovered from the wreckage which was strewn through the forested mountainside. Army officials refused to gtie«« al the cause of the crash. The weather was clear and the pilot had not reported any trouble. The huge bomber had last reported to the Knoxville air base at 2:16 a. tn.. EST. on a routine route check |: presumably crashed a few moment* later, but the wreckage was not found until several hours later when a ranger In Great Smoky Mountain National Park sighted It from a highway. Clingmans Dome Is 6.642 feet high, th*- second highest peak east of the MlasiKslppi river.' City manager H. F. Holt of Gatlinburg said the bodies were lieing removed to funeral home*. ! Attend Red Cross National Convention County Red Cross chairman C. E. Bell and Mrs. Bell are enroute to Philadelphia, where Mr. Bell will attend the Red Cross national convention. the flrat to lie held since 1940. Mia* Grace Coffee, city school teacher and county chairman of the Junior Red Cross, will leave next Monday for Philadelphia, accompanied by the women chairmen from adjoining counties. The convention opens next Tuewday and continues through the week. Mr. and Mrs. Bell are motoring to the convention city and will visit friends in the euat enroute.

Swimming Pool To Be Opened Friday Municipal Pool To Be Open To Public The municipal swimming pool, located on the grounds of the munIcipal light and power plant, will be opened for the summer season Friday afternoon, it was announced today by Mayor John B Stults. Action had been taken by the city council to build a new pool at Worthnun Held, but when it was deemed an impossibility to have It ready for use this summer, it was decided to use the present pool. Beginning Friday, the pool will be open to everyone from 1 p. tn. until 4:30 p. m„ daily except Saturday, and from 7 until 8:30 p. tn. daily except Saturday and Sunday throughout the summer. The pool will be closed all day Saturday and open on Sundays from 2 until 5 p. m. only. The practice of permitting swimmers of all ages to use the pool during opening hours rather than setting up various periods for age groups was discontinued last year (Turn To Page 3, Column <)

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8,000 Persons Maul Each Other In Riot In Capital; 30 Are Wounded In Taranto Rome, June 12— (I'Pl—Thousands of Italian republicans and royalists fought tonight In » bruising slugfest in the Piaua Del Popolo, defying the peacemaking efforts of police charging In Jeeps and swinging riot sticks. One of the most violent riots of the lilt ter campaign to convert Italy from a monarchy to a republic was touched off by a faz*tlonal clash in the Plaxxa Del Popolo. Republicans broke up a monarchist demonstration, and In a matter of minutes some H.iMWI persons were mauling each other in a wild free for all. At least 2« truckload* of Carabinieri and Italian troop* sped to the scene and tried to bring the unruly crowd under control. In another political clash. 30 person* were wounded at Taran-

The open friction l»etween King Humbert II and the government rs Premier Abide He Gasperi had liecotne more acute. Italy still did not know whether It was a republic or monarchy. A casualty toll of 12 dead and Iffl) wounded was reported from Naples. Carabinieri reinforcements arrived from Rome to augment the troop*, tanks and armored cars surrounding all public buildings, newspaper offices and political headquarter*. On order* from Rome, the Naples authorities cancelled a scheduled republican demonstration this afternoon. Political leaders ami editors were meeting to survey the situation. Naples officials promised the communist* when the cancellation of the republican demonstration was ordered that any further monarchist action would Im* stopped at all costs. Tanks and jmllce cars patroled the street* of Naples, and scores of youths were arrested for posting proclamations calling for the secession of South Italy under th* royalHt banner. Both monarchist and republican flag* flew in Rome. Nobody knew whether the sovereign power remained legally with the king or had been transferred to De Gasperl, as temporary chief of state in the new republic. The Italian cabinet was called to another meeting today, after four inconclusive sessions yesterday. Humbert, ill with a fever, remained stubbornly In the royal palace He refused to accept the nation's electoral verdict outing the monarchy until the supreme c >urt rules on monarchist charges of election Irregularities. Italian police, soldiers and sailors fought two battles with several thousand monarchists last night outside the communist party headquarter* and the navy barrack*. British military police reported the city was calm at 12:2© a. m. after hours of street fighting with guns, atones and fists. Enraged monarchists attacked communist headquarters with rifles and tried to burn the build-

(Turn Tn Paa* 5. Column 7) , General Electric Leaders At Meeting About 25 supervisors and foremen of the Decatur plant of the General Electric company went to Fort Wayne this afternoon t<» attend a meeting at which Charlee E. Wilson, president of the General Electric company, spoke. The delegation was headed by E. W. Lankenau. superintendent of the Decatur plant, who also attended a breakfast for Mr. Wltoon as ha arrived In Fort Wayne this incIn Mr Wilson's party were Nell Currie. Jr., manager of the apparatus department and Roy C. Muir, vice-president in charge of the apparatment department. The G. E. officials visited several ot the manufacturing buildings tn Fort Wayne.