Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 149, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1946 — Page 1

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WNSEND NOMINATED FOR SENATE SEAT

fl Be Passes ■blending ■tars ——■*” Oft Holiday For ( Auaust; Vote W Increases ** "** J)!!.* SSE <>r<l»T«' l u draft July •I'"l August wflp.ml and ->•'»! to the me’ hill extend until mxt March 31 spi l '"'' draft of war Robert I'. M i.| after draft j< hy It Ewing n Tn . that he and n.-t« will lie filled w future" solely by is in prepara- 4 fllflm decision not to ask a|MLe* Iti July ■'«'! August ■Mi almost total draft :s those months aw !iav> been letter wan read to fIK» _■:■• '•ton- (• approved extension lIK. dii pet out indiiction blit exempt* IS>ll fathers and mow! *j|flls:w'<- vioiisly. the to the ptoviling pay for .di members of the flflfe” Tin- raises range Mr" to, 100 k privates seamen to lit per io-xtur admiral* and flfltif' evenxioti waw apflHtftsr 'lie house I ejected flfl'A « motion by Rep back to a senate • .-.mrilltlee With t» eliminate Hie 19flfl wmpronose extension, flfl® 1 in conference, perAfl^' 11 " 1 " f leKiHtiantw •• It wa» doubtful flfl xhHiier anyone over 29 old Thomason that. hy in,, rea*e hill, he could meet Its with volunteers. flfl Tj p as . 2 Column <t» V Bulletins ml —. Hfl* '-ne 25—(UP)-An mB I** 1 ** up i! doek next t 0 $ -jy* Ulina ferry house at |^B**" 4 , " and burn EOT today. IjiiH*'' c; persons were beldfl" l * <l b r ’"■« in the two flSy*ef|||fl*’, * r the first explosion. BE lf,tr ’’Plosion followc" another of sev- ’ ! dochod Behouse. ■HK —■ - HEr"' ju "* 25.—(UP) — I «ori today saneI -Jfl. ’ s * er "ment's nepotia- | !S W"theUn,ted Mme Workwages for super*r*» of th» soft coal "I-. June 25- ; BL„ er ,rm y pi'pt who --fl Cy. n<We Os Vernon ■L, iv Wa< sentenced • federal prison on r»M'' ,;iUd '" r} inter « a ‘e Kt T Tu T e M r EHM ° METER j *W READING* B tji*™ l ” W* wi ‘ h flsq thund «e«torm, 4*’*. *' w«dnea‘M ew ’«r.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Orders Draft ‘Holiday’

Price Os Coffee To Be Increased Soon ■ 1 ■ Washington, June 25 ipp)— Retail coffee prices, which have remained ateady since the early part of the war. probably will IhIncreawml three to fj V( . P(>nl)| () pound later this week. u M „ v ,. rn inent spokexman diadtMed today —— —o—-.. Many Packing Plants Closed By Shortages Nation's Supply Os Meat To Sink To All Time Low This Week Uy United I’rexs Eighty eastern Pennsylvania slaughterer* and packing plant* at other scattered imintx closed up shop today amid reports that the nation's meat Httpply would sink to an all time low before the end of the week. The Pennsylvania slaughterers, tnem Iters of the Pennsylvania meat packers and retailers association. petitioned economic stabilizer Chester Rowls for temporary removal of slaughter <|iiota* "to permit local operators to take up the alack due to the failure of the -western packers to ship supplies." The Morrell Packing Co. announced It had shut down its big Topeka. Kan., plant Itecause of "unworkable government restrictions" governing the buying and processing of livestock. The company previously had ceased opeiations at its Ottumwa, la. head quarters. Five Philadelphia and three Buffalo plant* shut down yesterday, and slaughterers in the meat packing centers of Omaha, Kan sas City. St Paul. Denver and De* Moines all began laying off work er* until after July I. when the price control picture will he clarified. In Chicago, only one packing plant actually was shut down, although other* were operating at the lowest point In history. Only eight head of cattle were purchased hy three major packing companies, and hog receipts at the stockyard* dropped to a record low.

Approximately 250 Nebraska independents. all of whom have exhausted their slaughter quota*, have *hut down. Meanwhile, bread and meat shortages In the soft coal field* reached the critical stage as food stores received only meager sup pile* of bread and meal, staples of i(Turn To Psa* 2. Column I)

South American To Speak To Rotarians Director Os Rotary International Here Jorge M. Zegsrra. of Lima. Peru, international service member of the aims anil object* committee of Rotary international for the past year, will speak at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday even Ing at the K. of I’, home Mr. Zegarra was elected a director of Rotary Internationa at the annual convention, held this month at Atlantic City Mr. Zegarra ha* served hi* government of Peru a* head of the technical commission of the province of U Übert«<l a '" l ,H now director of irrigation He is a former member and past president of the Rotary < u > at Trujillo. Peru, and Is now a member and past president of the Rotary club at Lima. I eru. He served ss a district governor of Rotary In 1932-33. Cal E Peterson, president or the Decatur Rotary clubconduct Thursdays meeting Special invitations have been. el tended to the Berne and Bluff on clubs to hear this outstanding Rotarian.

OP A Conferees Complete Bill For Extension Extends OPA Full Year, Retain Some Os Price Controls Washington, June 25. tCPt— Congress today rnshed action on lornpromise price legislation which would extend opa a full year and retain price controls of meal, poultry ami dairy product*. Senate-house conferees c rmpleted writing the bill shortly Is-fore last midnight The house was expected* to v >le on the conference report today. The senate planned to act immediately afterwards Congressional leaders expected quick passage to get the bill to the White house Well before the present price act expires at midnight Sun day. Stabilization official* found the compromise plan unsatisfactory, but the chance* of a presi- ■, denthil veto were uncertain. Senate dem x-ratic leader Alben W. Hark ley. Ky. will recommend senate approval of the bill. The conferees, in a fast moving 3‘i hour night session, compromised major differences in the senate anti house versions of the bill when they: 1. Removed from the senatspa.<*ed bill provision* for lifting price control* on meat, livestock, dairy and poultry products, pefroleum ami tobacco; rejected the house-passed provision for removal I of controls on commodities when production reaches th • 1941 rate. 2. Accepted senate amendment* establishing a three-man board of decontrol to direct the lifting of war-time restrictions on all nonagricultural products. The Istard also }>“•< authority to restore price controls If price* rise too high. .1 Extended the life of OPA for one full year to June 30, 1917, turning down the house provision tor only a nine m 'nth extension. I Compromised to extern! the subsidy program only to April 1, 1947. with a fund of f I,imo.imo,m>o •ID for operation. The house had directed the end of subsidies on Dee. 31; the senate approved con tinuati.m of the program to next (Turn To Page 5. Column #)

Union And Soya Co. Sign New Conlracl Provides Boost In Hourly Woqe Rates Negotiations have been conduded between the Central Soya Company. Inc., and the employes union. IxM-al 44 of the Food, Tobacco. Agriculture and Allied Workers of America (CIO! on a new wage contract, effective at once. Max Schafer, labor relations director, announced today. The company’s proposal was recepted by the union's bargaining committee and membership Saturday night, and provide* for nn hourly wage increase of 15 cents, retroactive to last April ?8. and a liberal vacation plan, based on a 4f/-hour week. The 500 employe* of the local plant will receive the wage boost. For employes with one year service. one week’s vacation with 40 hours’ pay will be given. Employes with two or more years of M-rvle® will be given two weeks with pay for 80 hours. Conferences on the wage contract. which does not expire until June 30. wore begun last April, when the company announced that It would conform to the nat-i-.nal 40-hour week, and the negotiations were carried on between the company and union representatives In a friendly n> ann *‘ r - ... Representing Local 44 was the hargahUnc committee. rompo»e<l Os Elmer Myors. president; Kenneth Hlrschy. International representative. Albert Tlnkham. Charles Myers. Ross Way, Lawrence (Turn To Page 5, Column •)

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, June 25, 1946.

Romance By The Sea i'--- ia *0 '' il Jlk. BUAVENESS AND GLAMOR, Junior edition, turn up on the New York Iteach as flail Carlinger coyly meditate* on Alan Kay’s proposal sot a race to the water. The youngsters, Isith of Miami Beach, are contenders for the king and queen crown in the 1946 Swim for Health Week campaign.

Bag Service Plans Production Boost i Officers, Employes Meet Monday Niqht An organization meeting of officials and employees of Bag Service, Inc., was held at the Masonic hall lust evening at which plan* for increased production activilies at the new plant on Elm street, were outlined by Stewart W. McMillen, founder and president of the company. \V. L. Harimr. formerly of De troll, who recently became associated with the concern, was intro duced as the assistant general manager. O. It. "Dutch" Myers, manager of the local plant, acted as chairman of the dinner meeting, which was attended by about 50 employees. The company Is already occupying It* new plant, supplanting the one destroyed by fire last November An addition Is being built and as soon as completed will provide : approximately 19.000 square feet of floor apace for factory opera- . Hons. , The company also owns a plant ' nt Paxton. 111., with 3G.0(i0 square feet of space, providing employ J inent for more than W person*. Mr. McMillen esutbii*hed the local Industry In December. 1941, ami it has expanded rapidly, (ip eratlons were curtailed when fire gutted the old car bain building on North Second street, where the business was first located For the fonr-year period the company has processed 12.300.000 used burlap and cotton bags, re(Turn To Pan* 2. (Vdinnn 3!

Evacuation Procedure In Atom Bomb Test At Bikini Described

(Editors: In the following dla-1 patch. Frank H. Bartholomew, vice president of the United Press, ex i plains the evacuation procedure to be followed by 34,000 men station ed in Bikini Ugooti before the atom bomb is detonated. His story I* l>a*ed on a briefing given correspondents aboard a vessel carrying them to "Operation Crossroads.") BY FRANK H. BARTHOLOMEW Alxiard the USS Appalachian en route to Bikini. June 26 — Il Pl Thirty-four thousand men in 140 naval vessels will pour out of the narrow entrance to Bikini lagoon in less than 24 hours preceding the atomic bomb teal scheduled for July 1. The target ships will lie left alone to take the blast. I Capt. Fitzhugh lx»e told correspondents aboard thia command ship today that the great exodus of men will begin June 30 If the weatherman predict* fair weather the following day. I

Lions To Install Officers Toniqht Newly elected officers of the Decatur Lion* dull will lie installed tonight during the weekly meeting ul the Knight* of Pythias home, Marling nt 6:30 pin. Announcement U also to be made of several club award*. o 22 Plead Guilty To Auto Black Market Seven Others Plead Not Guilty In Court Detroit. June 25 (UPi Twentytwo of 31 per*otie indicted oil charge* of conspiring to operate the largest need car black market 1 In history pleaded guilty today be tore federal judge Arthur A Kosclnskl. Seven others pleaded not guilty and the remaining two were severed from the trial hy court order. The 31 were indicted last April 19 when the •United States district attorney’s office here announced smashing of a |3.000,00i> black market in which some s.mm used car* were sold for as much as |6OO above ceiling prices. Th *e who pleaded not guilty were Ben Fishel. 33, Cairo. III.; Noble Dick. 37. Murray. Ky.; John D Lovins, 35. and John C. A. Neli son, 45. PaducaL. Ky.; Kenton Farley. 37. and Gordon Ivey, Benton. Ky.; and Ed West, Popular Bluff, Mo. Robert T. laiwrencc. 22. and Thomas ('. Doran, 35. Murray. Ky., were severed. (Turn -in Page r,. Column St

The weatherman’s okay will automatically set the time for the giant blast at 9:30 a. in. Monday, subject to delays not exceeding two and a half hours. If the bomb I* not dropped by noon July 1. operations will be cancelled for that day. Here is how the finely drawn plan will work. The great armada will proceed by orderly group* through the lagoon entrance Into the safety of the open sea. Each vessel will be assigned to an area flexible enough so allow for movement, de pending on the prevailing wind. No human will be less than 10 miles from the bomb burst. The first to depart will be a technical group, including Itistrui mentation, lalmratory and drone boat units. The target group, made up of a large number of ships not In the actual target array, will clear the lagoon by 5 p. m. Next In line Is the transport (ilurn To P*g» 2. Column I)

Former Governor Named By Indiana Democrats At State Convention

Strong Platform Is Adopted; Statewide Primary, Extended School Aae Urqed Indianapolis. June 25— (l’P> — A platform regarded by many party leaders a* the moat fearless in the history of Indiana Democrat* was adopted today by the biennial Mate convention. The platform, drafted by an t-dvisory committee headed by former state chairman Fred F. Bay*, included plunks ranging from a statewide primary for all office* to extension of the compulsory school age to I*. of until graduation from high school. Delegates agreed that the party would go down the line next fall for these major items: 1. A "just and reasonable" state ls»nu» for world war two veterans. 2. Non • partisan election of judges. 3. A direct primary for all township. municipal. county, state and federal offices. 4. Banishment of politics from In er and liquor distribution systems and encouragement of temp r rance. 5. Extension of the compulsory school age to IX, or until graduation from high school, ami < reation by statute of the office of state superintendent of public Instruction for a fonr-year term tit now is two years t ti. A primary voting system whereby voter* are not required to announce their political affiliation in order to secure a hallo' 7. Recognition of labor's right to organize-, to bargain collectively and to strike, with a pledge for party opposition to anti-strike legislation and all laws alme I at injuring lalstr. 8. Increased unemployment compensation lu-nefit* to 125 for 26 weeks la* compared to a maximum 120 for 2tr week* nowt. Other plank* pledged faith In the United Nations organization, a "substantial increase" in minimum salaries for all teacher*, tpposltion to any Increase in state taxes, retention and extension of the merit system for staleemploye* and "unceasing work to end all discrimination because of race, color, creed, national origin or sex. Perhaps the major plank. Insofar a* most of the state was concerned, were the ones calling for an end of many of the state’s present election laws. The Democrats advocated elim(Turn T<> Page 5. Column St - . — Legion Activilies Planned At Meeting Name Committee On Annual Post Picnic Plans for several activities of Adam* Post 43 were advanced Monday night at the regular meet Ing of the post, held in the la-glon home Severin H Schurger was named chairman of the VALAR. volunteer American la-glon army recruiting program to be started here in the near future. The following member* were named to a committee in charge of the annual post picnic, for which a date is to be selected: Charles Weber and T. C. Smith, co-chairmen; V. J. Bormann. Ern est Imutzenheiser. Richard Mailand. la-o T. (Jilllg. Keith Hammond. Robert Ashbaucher. Elbert Aurand. Frank Oushwa. Ed Bauer. Joe Rash, Jr.. Jack Hunter. Nick Braun. Wilmer Raudenbush. Wil fred Ray and Frank Hower. The appointments were made by Commander Floyd B. Hunter. Lee Kolter. chairman, reported that 13 member* had been recruited for the post drum and bugle corps and that a meeting will laheld Wednesday night at 7 o’clock at the post home. 11. Vernon Aurand. chairman, re(Turn I'o Page t, Column <)

Senate Nominee L i Hu 4 M. Clifford Townsend Hoosier Democrats In Tribute To Late President Roosevelt Indianapolis, June 25 tl’Pt Hoosier Democratic state convention delegate* paid tribute to Franklin Delano flooscrelt today in a resolution whith memoralized the former president ax "the great e*t leader of all time." The 1.994 delegates stood silent ly in (he fairground* coliseum in an expre**ion of "esteem, loyalty, love and confidence in his pro gram and philosophy of government for the people." His amazing record of deed* accomplished. the resolution said, will cause history to "rtccord him an even greater acknowledgement than we tender him today. He will never die " It wax the first state party con vention since Roosevelt', death and delegate* pledged to "rededicate ourselves to go on. on the for ward path he blazed, to firht on. for those thing* for which he fought and gate hi* life." —o Sen. Pepper Pleads For liberal Parly' Sounds Keynote At State Convention Indianapolis. June 25—fl’Pl— Fen. Claude Pepper. D.. Florida, predicted today that President Tniman and Sen Robert Taft. R . Ohio, would be the 194 H preside!! tlal nominees. He said Truman would win Pepper pleaded for a "liberal D-UKM-ratic party" in sounding the keynote of the biennial Indiana Democratic state convention The southerner asserted that ail liberal* should be Democrats. "Republican leaderhip today stands for isolationism and reaction while the Democratic party stands for peace, health and prosperity for the nation.” lie said Pepper stressed the "liberal" leadership of the late President Franklin D Roosevelt and urged continued expansion of the newdeal policies. "Our task—the task of all liberals I* to make the Democratic party the party of militant liberalism," he shouted. He Issued a special invitation to Rep Charles M. LaFollette. R. Ind., to join the Democrats. ImFollette, who campaigned a* a self-styled "radical Republican," withdrew from the GOP when he and hl* idea* were rejected hy the Republican convention two week* ago He lost the U. S. senatorial nomination hy tt landslide to William E. Jenner, former short term senator Admitting the confusion of post-war America. Peppar said: "There never has been confusion about the liberal principles of the Democratic party. People (Turn To Pegs 2, Column I)

Price Four Cents

Watkins Withdraws In Middle Os First Roll Call Today At Democrat Conclave Indianaptdi*. June 25 (UPt — M Clifford Townsend, former Indiana governor, today was nominated a* United States senator by tinIndiana Democratic convention when hl« opponent, John A, Watkins of Bloomfield, withdrew midway on the first roll call. Unofficially. Townsend hail Off ballots 375 less than needed for nomination ami Watkins 222 when the latter withdrew. Watkins, southern Indiana newspaper publisher, who wax a lastminute surprise entry against th<organization- backed Townsend, rose to hi* f<-et from the seventh district delegation after Imgrange county had cast four vote* for Townsend and none for Watkins, continuing a very evident trend for tlie former state chief executive. Watkins attempted to catch the attention of permanent chairman George Donovan. Bedford, before lhe latke county delegation could lie polled He failed and hike went in favor of Townsend by a 157-30 margin Watkins was recognized then and went to the platform and withdrew with a short statement "I offered myself a* a candidate for one purpose * to try and create interest in the Democratic party in Indiana." Watkins told the 1.994 delegates. I now accept the vet diet of the delegates and move that Governor Townsend’s nomination be made unanimous. Townsend **id ”1 am doubly honored to be elected over a fine, patriotic citizen Townsend, governor from 1937 to 1941. led all the way in lhe balloting. Adam* county, the first delegation polled, gave eight vote* i<> Townsend and three to Watkin* (lien county, next to be called, voted 65-22 for ToWfweml Watkine. former state American leg* m commander and a veteran of both world war*, rati about 3-1 behind until Delaware county gave Townoeitd hi.« - "ltd big vote bulge, polling 47 0 again-1 Watkins. Harry McClain. Shelbyville Insurance man and Imh district chairman, was unopposed for the secretary of state nomination. Hie name was proposed by Frank <’. Unger, c -ngreMional nominee in tlo- lOth district. Anotiter congressional nomine®, .lame* E. Noland of the seventh district, nominated George A. Barnhart of Brazil, aa state auditor. Barnhart likewise was unopposed H<- U a former atate highway de partment personnel director, and manager of the Clay products company at Brazil. The organization slate kept moving along smoothly and xwiftly as Timothy I' Sexton. Indiatiapoll* hanker, won the secretary of state nomination by acclamation. Sexton wa* a f rmer Manon county treasurer. Edward W Furnish. A’evay superintendent of school* for 12 year* and currently an army lieutenant colonel on terminal leave, received the nomination ax superintendent of public Instruction. He also was unopposed. And hi* name was placed in nomination by the ninth dLtrict congressional nominee. Oliver O. Dixon. Jack Kale, South Bend, a world war two veteran who rot* fropj private to major, wax the unoppos ed choice for clerk of the supreme and appellate courts. The party supreme court nominee was George W, iamg. Columbus, judge of the Bartholomew circuit court. He had no opposition. The organization slato ran off without a hitch when Harry ‘I. Stllley. city attorney of Hammond; Warren Martin. Boonville lawyer and farmer; Fort Wayne attorney Fay W. Ia«a», and Matthew E. Welch, Vincennes, a former state legirtlator, were all nominated for the appellate court. Supporter* of Watkins had insbted that he had 650 votes “ascured" and would pick up the other needed ballots. He held tbs endorsement of tis home district, the seventh