Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 142, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1946 — Page 1

jV. No. 142.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY —

One Indiana Man On High-Salaried List Washington, June 17 t|’j») Lambert D. Johnson, of Mead JohiMon it Co., was tho only man from Indiana tinted on the sei-re-tary of the treasury's report of men who earned more than $75,000 during the calendar year 1944 or the flacal year which < tided during tile first half of 1045, The report Hated Johnson's total earnings during the year us SlHMdnt. p_ _ Russia Blocks Compromise On Spain Question Russians Hold Out For Immediate Act On Franco Spain New York, June 17. (UP) Strong Soviet opposition today hlmkrd unanimous approval by the United Nations security conn < il of an Amerli-an-spotwored coni promise plan to dump the Spanish Issue in the lap of the UN general assembly without any binding re commendation*. Russia is holding out for im | mediate council action against Franco Spain, hut it w;w still not clear whether she would veto the pending compromise measure when the council meets at 12:30 put. tCST t today. Under the compromise plan already supported by < ight council members and virtually certain of approval by two others the connrtf would, in effect, denounce the Franco regime as a potential throat to World peace, call on the Spanish pe tpie to oust Franco by peaceful means, and suggest that the Si-nation general assembly meeting in September take what measures it sees fit If Franco ia still in office. A five-nation council investigating subcommittee originally urged a flat recommendation to the assembly for a diplomatic blockade of Spain, but softened Its proposals) when the United Stales reflated to go along with any formal commit ment to a diplomatic break with Franco. Great Britain and Mexico have not yet officially stated their positions, but Isitli are expected to support the tompromise France. China, Brazil. Poland, Australia, Egypt and the Netherlands have already eluted their approval. Soviet delegate Andrei A Grom (Turn To Cage ?, Column <) o ~ Mrs. Julia Colchin Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Tuesday Morning Funeral service* for .Mrs. Julia Kuhn-Colchin, 83. who died at 7:55 p. m. Saturday at her home lit this city, will ho held at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning at the St. Mary's Catholic church, with the Very Bev. Msgr. J J Seimetz officiating. Burial will he in the Catholic cemetery. Death followed a Hl months illnew of paralysis. She was horn in Wapakoneta. O„ January 18.1 MS. the daughter of George and Christina Kuhn, and had lived In Adams county for 70 years. Site was married March 11. JKS(». to Peter Colchin, who died May 27. 1901 She was a member of the St. Maty's Catholic church, the St. Mary's society and the Third Order cf St. Francis. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Rose Tanvas of Decatur; three sons. Albert, Fred and Joseph Colchin, all of Decatur; four brothers, John Kuhn of Payne. 0., George of Fremont. 0.. Charles of Rockford. O. and Henry of Dayton. O.; four sisters. Mrs. Christ Eichler and Mrs. J. 11. Jones, both of Rockford. <>.. Mrs. Una Wennlng of Celina. <>.. anti Miss Katherine Kuhn of Duyton. 0. The body was removed from the Gilllg 4 naßn run, * ral the resldance. 115 East ilugt! street, Sunday afternoon. The St. Mary's society will recite the rosary at 8 o'clock tnls evening.

Pacific War Heroes (Jet Medals Os Honor ' iiMir- - ~~■•■■■*•*■< _____________ - • , yn lit * .JK <, •- _ 1 JRWB jß*« M t 'I - •«*' I ‘ Wr 1/ * ■ //lu > teTii atnf A HEARTY HANDSHAKE IS EXCHANGED on the White House lawn as President Truman congratulates a quintet of heroes after presenting them with Congressional Medals of Honor They won the nation s top award for courageous action during the war while battling 'he Japs on Okinawa and Iwo Jima In the group are <l. to r.t: Sgt. Alejandro H. Rutz, itarstow. Tex; T/Sgt. Beaufort! T. Anderson, Soldiers Grove. Win.; Pfc. Dirk J. Vlug. Grand Rapids. Mich.; President Truman; John Meagher, Jersey City. N. J.; and Lt. John 11. Uinis. U. S. Murine Corps Reserve. Chicago. 111.

Sen. Claude Pepper Is Keynote Speaker Rev. Morris Coers Seeks Senate Post • Indianapolis, June 17 (I’l’k*— Sen Claude Pepper, D. Fla., todaj was selected as the keynote apeaJter for the Indiana stale democratic convention June 25 as a minister and lecturer li'-caine tho first democrat to announce his senatorial candidacy. State (hairman Pleas Greenlee revealed that the Florida senator would open the convention a week from tomorrow at the stale fairground.) coliseum. Bef(«re today, It appeared the democrats might go Into the confab without an announced candidate Morri* Coers, a native of Shelbyville, and a form) r Bluffton paator, revealed that he would week the right to oppose republican choice William h Jenner, Bedford, in the fall elections. His announcement biought the list of democratic candidates to three Tile other two were Harry McClain, Shelbyville, who has announced for the secretary of atate nomination, and Edward S. Furnish. Vevay, a candidate for the Domination as superintendent of public Instruction. Coeiw, now a resident of Indianapolis, was ordained a* a Baptist minister at the age of 17. He wae then the youngest minister In the nation. He served 18 months in Africa. Sicily, and Italy as a Red Cross field director. (Turn To Page 3, Column 6) Louis Zwick Is Hurt When Struck By Auto Injury Is Believed To Be Not Serious lamls Zwick. 25. of near Decatur, was to be released today from the Adam* county memorial hospital, where he was taken for treatment of injuries sustained about 12:30 a. m. today. Tho young man suffered laceration of the left leg. the attending physician stated today, which are not believed to be of a serious nature. Zwick was injured when he was struck by an auto, driven l>y Dale Smitley, 18. Decatur, in the 900 block on West Monroe street. He had Just stepped out of an euto. driven by Norbert Bultemeter, Decatur route one, and had started around to the rear of the car to get a suitcase from the trunk, when hit. City police, who Investigated. Bald the Smitley auto struck lioth the young man and the Bultemeler auto. Zwick was taken to the hospital following tho aecfdent.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, June 17, 1946.

Meeting Os Decatur Ministers Postponed The meeting of the Decatur ministerial aaeoclation, scheduled for today at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, was postponed to a later date, since a number of member,) are out of town. The meeting has been tentatively set for next Monday at the same church. John I. Kelly Dies Here Sunday Night Ex-County Official Is Taken By Death John T. Kelly, 85, a former < lerk of the Adams circuit court, former prosecuting attorney and a former state representative, and active for many years in Democratic political circles of the county, died at 10 o’clock Sunday night at his home, 521 Maditon street in this city. Death was attributed to complications and followed an Illness of three weeks. The former county* official was born in Jefferson township December 21. 1860, the son of Isaac B. and laiura Hersey Kelly. He attended the Eastern Normal school at Portland, following which he taught in rural schools in the southern part of Adams county for 20 years. While teaching school he took up the study of law and was admitted to the bar. IDs first political office was in 1894. when he was elected as Adams county representative to the state legls lature, and was reelected in 1896 for his second two-year term. Mr. Kelly served as clerk of the Adams circuit court from January 1, 1920 to December 31, 1923. Fleeted prosecuting attorney In 1924, he served two two-year terms Io this office. In recent years he had served as a Justice of the peace for Washington township. He was first married to Rebecca Thatcher in 1888, and she died October 6. 1927, He was later married to Elisabeth Buckmaster, who survives. Mr. Kelly was a member of the First United Brethren church oft his city, where he taught the men's Bible class for many years. He was a member of the 1.0.0 F. lodge at Geneva. Surviving in addition to the wife are one daughter, Mrs. Vernon Miller of Jefferson township; three grandchildren, Raymond E. and John H. Miller and Mrs. Ellis Heater, all of Geneva; three steprons, Sidney Buckmaster of Geneva, William Buckmaster of Uhrickvllle, 0., and L. S. Buckmaster of Akron. O.; two stepdaughters, Mrs. M. D. Walsh of Fort Wayne and Mrs. A. J. Van Winkle of Valparaiso; two halfbrothers, Alfred Kelly of Elkhart and Alonzo Kelly of Kentucky, and a halfsifter, Mrs. Jennie Kuhn of Dunkirk. Funeral services will be held (Turn To Pugs 2, Column <)

INCREASE ORDERED

OPA Foresees Big Clothes Cost Hike Increase To Follow Present OPA Bill Washington. June 17-- (UP) — The OPA . -uinatcd today that low priced men's shirts will go up from 12.5(1 to 14 50 If congress nbollshes the agency’s maximum average price regulation*. , It also figures that women'* 15.95 dresses will go up to $25 , without MAP" The ".MAP" regulation require* manufacturers to produce the same proportion of low-cost goods aa they did In 1942. The price control hill now being considered I y a congressional conference committee would terminate "MAP" June 30. OPA plan* no regulation to take its place. The only curb it will have on clothes prices when •MAP" la ended is the highest prices line order which prevents a manufacturer from making a higher priced clothing item than he made in 1142. Most manufacturers make quite a range of items, so they will have plenty of room to increase prices, according to OPA. The agency expects clothing costs to advance $1,250,000,000 In the next six to nine months under the present bill,which, according tc price administrator Paul A. Porter, amounts to virtual repeal cf price control. OPA was expected to announce Increases in coal prices soon — probably this week, A spokes(Turn To Page 2. Column I) 1. II — - -- — 111 ft'—" Hearing Dates Set By Board Os Review Hear Objections To Assessments Dates for hearing objections to personal property assessments made this spring were set today by the Adam* county board of review, now in session at the court bouse. Hearing dates for the various taxing units have been set as follows: Monday. June 24, 8:20 a. m. to 11:30 a. m Union, ’loot, Preble. Kirkland. Washington and St. Mary's township. Monday. June 24, 1 to 4 p. m. Blue Creek. Monroe. French, Hartford, Wabash and Jefferson townships. Tuesday, June 25, 8:30 a. m. to 11:30 a. m.--Herne, Monroe and Geneva. Wednesday, June 26. 8:30 a. m. to 4 p. m.—-Decatur. Members of the board of review are Ernest Worthman. county assessor: Thin man I. Drew, county auditor; Rcy L. Price, county treasurer, alt serving ex-officio; Harry Dailey and Dee Fryback, the appointed members.

Cheese, Evaporated Milk Prices Also Hiked-Big Wheat Harvest Underway

Violent Death Toll Is Heavy In State Bicknell Shooting Is Fatal To Three By United Press Tile weekstwl violent death toll in Indiana rose to 2« today. The excess heat was blamed in part for eight deaths as soring temperatures sent thousands of Hoosiers to parks, beaches, and swimming pools Seven drownings were recorded ami one man died of heat prostration. Traffic accidents caused four deaths. Three other persons were fatally wounded In shoot ings, then- were three reported suicides. An Illinois man fell to his death from a state park cliff and a Staunton. Ind.. resident was electrocuted in a mine accident. Drowning victims included a father and his sixyearold son who died during a Father's Day outing, at Hammond. They were Lewis (>. Jamison. 30. and his son. Lawrence, 6. others were: Sam Highland. 15. Lebanon; Richard Sherman Illinn.C. Indianapolls; George J. Kelley, 50. Henryville; Ralph Jordan. 21. Indianapolis, ami Arnel Durham. 12 Durham. At Whiting. a soyear<>ld watchman was found dead in the office of a coal company. His death was attributed to heat pros11ration. ; A 22-year-old mother of two children. Mrs. Jewel Zimmerman, was killed at Seymour by shots allegedly fired by a neighbor as Mrs. Zimmerman was enroute to a neighborhood grocery Saturday. A shooting at Bicknell early Sunday resulted in the deaths of three persons and the serious injury of a fourth. The victims were Mrs. Leona (Turn To I’age 2. Column •)

County Councilmen In Special Session Appropriations To Be Studied Here The county council met today in the first of a two day session to consider additional appropriations. totalling more than 228.000. lairgert item in the appropriations is one of $19,485 for the pro posed construction of a new Wechter bridge in Blue Creek township, replacing the present structure •which has been crumbling away. The proposed replacement was afiproved by the county commissioners at a recent meeting, after hearing a report from Walter H Giliiom. civil engineer. Who inspected the bridge and drew up plans and specillcifiions for the new span. Other Items in the additional appropriation* list include special judge few, travel expenses for the county school superintendent, equipment for the surveyor's off ice and operating expense of the new drag-line, file* in the auditor's office, clerical expenses of registration in the county clerk's office. Under the law. the council must meet today to consider the appropriations and then return Tuesday to give final approval, if such Is granted. • 0 Justice Rutledge Honored By I. U. Bloomington. Ind., June 17 (UPi—Associate supreme court justice Wiley Rutledge today held an honorary doctor of laws degree from Indiana univeraltv. where he formerly was a student and later a faculty member. Rutledge was honored yesterday during commencement exercises at the university's memorial stadium.

Jewish Raiders Blast Bridges Along Frontier Big Manhunt Seeks Jewish Extremists On Jordan River Jerusalem. June 17 tl'Pi I'nl formed Jewish ••xtremista using I automatic weapons, land mines I and bombs blew up eight bridges I along the Palestine Transjordan frontier during the night in a co-1 ordlnated attack, it was announced officially today. At least four persons were known dead and 14 seriously in I jured In the latest Jewish under ground attack ami an unrelated I Arab- British dash. Palestine authorities and King Alxiullah of Transjordan mobilized | their forces in a pursuit of the atia<kers beside the ancient wat ers of the river Jordan It was th< first Jewish extremist attack along the frontier Police bloodhounds, royal airforce planes. British troops and the Arab legion of Transjordan Joined the search. King Adullah slated through a secretary that he intend ed to take "drastic action The Jewish raiders fought gnu liattle* with police while carrying out their midnight assaults, the official announcement said. kour| road and four railroad bridge* Were sabotaged. At the famous Allenby bridge! across the river Jordan near the dead sea. 20 Jews fought police for a half hour Wore they were able to blast the span. A nearby frontier control js’-t collapsed, injuring three- persona, and a Bedouin was stabbed during th* fight. The body of one Jew and por Hons of another body were found n.-ar one bridge They had been currying mines and booby traps and were killed when they explod ed prematurely. A force of 30 attackers threw bombs in to the railroad bridges near Gaza, making them Impassable. Police rushed to the bridges and wen- attacked by the extn-m Inis. Four army haversack* tilled ' With explosives were found there High civil and military authorities met for three hours this mor- ! ... ' "*"** (Turn To Page 2. Column 4J 0

Sunday Was Hottest . Day Os The Season ! Citizens Swelter Under Hot Weather Decafurites sweltered again to ] day in humid temperatures in the 70's after experiencing one of Mother's Nature's most fickle mood* ever the weekend After a Saturday niglil It) which the cool trend of receni days was in evidence, the weather suddenly changed early Sunday morning and the mercury soared into the 9b's to give the city it* hottest day of the season. High humidity added t» the discomfort of local residents, who suffered from the sudden change. Threatening sbowera all Sunday afternoon and evening failed to ma terialize and the hot weather continued Then late last night unusually high winds accompanied a sudden drop in the temperature* and sleepers awoke to reach for extra blankets and covers. The change wa* short-lived, however, and thw morning rising temperatures gave promise of another "scorcher" The weatherman in hi* early morning forecast saw no signs of immediate relief from hot and humid weather.

Price Four Cents

Boost To Consumer Into Effect Soon; Farmers Hold Wheat For Higher Prices Washington. June 17—HP!— The OPA today ordered the lice nt Increase in the retail prlc« of butter to be put Into effect almost immediately. The retail price of cheddar cheese goes up six cents n pound. OPA also announced It la increasing evaporated milk one cent for a 14'i ounce ran These Increases result from boosts In manufacturers' celling prices of io cents a pound for butter, five cents for cheese, and 35 centx a case for canned milk. The manufacturers' increases i,re effective Immediately. For consumers, they go into effect when retailers make their first i purchases at the higher prices from distributors. I The office of economic stabilization first announced these In- < reasea on May 29 as part of a dairy products program. Milk prices were raised one cent a quart for most consumers on I June 7. OPA took two other actions, effective today, to carry out the program. It established ceilin): prices lon milk sold to manufacturers of Hairy products and to other commenial and indust rual users. I These ceilings, established for the first time, are set at 40 cents above the November. 1945. averI age price paid to producers in a given locality per hundred pounds lof milk with 3.5 percent butter fat content. OPA also pm under price control, for the first time, bulk sales of commercially separated 1 cream and sales of farm-separat-ed cream by distributors or othI ers aside from the actual producer. These prices are frozen at the highest price charged by these sellers during the periml I May I to May 15 per pound of I butter fat.

These actions were taken by the government in an effort to prevent further diversion of but ter fat from butter manufacturers to other manufacturer;. Bumper Crop By United Press A bumper wheat crop was filling storage bins in the central plains states today, but grain dealers believed fanners would hold thefr wheat for higher prices and that, the nation would continue on short bread rations. Meanwhile, the bread shortage grew worse and spokesmen for the baking industry said scores of bakeries across the nation would be forced to close this week. Walter R. Scott, secretary of the Kansas City board of trade, predicted (that despite K.infutw' bumper crop, far exceeding recent estimates, the amount of wheat reaching the market would l.e only a trickle. Scott said farmers were ‘'extremely resentful" of the government's wheat program. He said they regard it as "an attempt to deprive them of higher prices that may be granted later." "Reports are the same everywhere,” he said. "Farmers wPI not sell any appreciable amount <ift heir grain " Frank Junge waelter, executive secretary of the Associated Retail Bakers of America, predicted that bakery shutdowns would increase sharply beginning today. He said reports indicated that 175 bakeries in Philadelphia alone would be forced to dose this week. The board of governors of the American Bakers Association < itarged that "bureaucratic hungPng and mismanagement have caused intolerable bread shortages and breadlines unparalleled in history.” "The staff of life is now an ImpoTtatf black market itenV' the board said. The meat shortage was growing more severe, too. At Chicago customers swarmed into the dockyards to huy meat directly from the packers. Most packers ordinarily do not sell at retail. (Turn To Page I, Column 7)