Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 162, Decatur, Adams County, 11 July 1946 — Page 1

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Buyer Strikes In Protest At "Rising Prices Protest :«ssiv« Boosts Several Cities •y United Prts* to protest ria- i up in several at rat lon * were ' under way in gtou, Phlladel Quincy. Mana | rare going beg . r communities, [ s no organised: i—among them and Salt take a were held to •Ilers reported lormal. 9. C„ the citl i organisation buyers' strike, trged to stay res and to reset up by the from the citl-I eld "this is a that the people workable price ion must be ke'f sponsor* len. Glenn TayMike .Monroney nle J. Forattd | nnlsts Marquie [ L. Stokes. deration of St. bu yens' strike es singled out •rices. Pickets sting the high urging restoreI picketed the Inal market at i c,, y consumer llMNmeli, representing It cl vie. ■bor and Metal welfare organise ''•ions, said a Htyers' strike would H>gln July St with demonstr* J( lons In five busy shopping centers '-"onsumMa will be asked to buy »nly essential foods during the I •trike. Other organization. iiuludinK he congress of American women, •ere asked to Join the demonst rail ioma, and the council predicted 1 hat the movement would spread J IMIIHFW nation. The CIO united auto workers inion urged Us locals to stage de•autmUona on a nationwide basis luly 16. The union authorised r 'Bombers to leave their Jobs for io more than two hours on any one ihlft to take’ part In the demon it ration*. Bismarck. N. D, grocers predict•d a drop in butter prices after onsumers had refused to buy at tlgh prices. At Omaha • few retail meat !srtorew refUMd to buy carcasses [from indepeedent packers at prlc 1 ta ranging np to |33 per hundred) velght lor beef. * Al Chicago, a dozen men. wornm and children camped in city «*tt het Bight after they failed to j«w Mayor Edward J. Kelly to lljraaent their demand* for a cityvine moratorium on evictions. Other davatapni- nts in the price ituation: The Fort Wayne. Ind . city enun dl urged Gov. Ralph Gates of Inliana to can a spec .'al session of |ho suta legislature to pass price jowl™ law*. Gov Dwight Green V»f Illinois Mid h<- would call a special session of the legislature o effect a nßNratorium on eviction* Mtr <ii&ti&ii 1 . sSoht™ T* Fag« 4. Column 4) “ I Ts, '-ijy-1 o Infant's Funeral Is Held This Afternoon id I Karen Ellene Clay, infant daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clay »f Dunkirk, died at It pm. WedtMday at the Adam* county memorial hospital six hours after Surviving in addition to the par mta are the grandparents, Mr. and MHlHKOSnllottee of near DeIe Clay of Dunces were held Gillig A Doan the Rev. E. 0. — RMOMSTIR READINGS * M tonight. Sunoool Friday.

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Press Inquiry Info Fatal Plane Crash Pilot's Log Found At Scene Os Crash BULLETIN Reading, Pa., July 11— (UP) —A TWA constellation training plane with five company personnel aboard crashed on a farm two miles north of the Reading airport today and burst Into flames. Three were believed dead and the other two Injured. Holyoke. Maas., July 11—(UP)-j A double inquiry into the crash of two military aircraft wan press ed by army and navy officials to- , day as the recovery of a pilot's log ' | from a converted B-17 In which 25 perished indicated that the craft was afire before It exploded against the side of Mt. Tom. The log was found at the scene of New England's worst single air tragedy as naval official* question ed seven survivors of a twin-engln ed navy experimental plane which exploded in flight and crashed In the Ludlow area scarcely 10 air miles from Mt. Tom yesterday. The seven passengers on the navel plane, en route from the Pratt A Whitney division of United Aircraft Corp., at Hartford, Conn., to Westover Field, parachuted to earth as the craft, which carried one experimental engine installation, plunged Into a tributary of the Chicopee river. The log of the B-17. commands trod by army investigator*, apparently gave the first inkling that the ill-fated transport plane was In distress when it crashed into Mt. Tom Tuesday night. identification of the victims reportediy has been completed from dog tags and other credentials found on the bodies. Names of the victims have not been announced. I Officials said that aboard the | B-17 were four army crew mem bers, two army passengers, one navy yeoman, 11 coast guard enlisted men, two coast guard officer* and five civilians, one of whom was believed to lie a red cross worker, tatters found el the scene Indicated the coast guard person nel were from Argentina, New ! toundlaud, and the navy base at | Greenland 0 Some Heat Relief Here This Afternoon It'a here. Relief from the heat, in the form of rain, promised since Wednes day afternoon, arrived at 1 pm today and the mercury started down immediately from a high mark for the day of 86. Within a tew minutes the Daily Democrat thermometer registered 82 and was slowly slipping downward. The weatherman bad promised cooler weather on the heels of the rain—but not for long. The mercury will start up again Saturday, he predicts. o Sheriff In Warning Against Vandalism Shooting Railroad Signs Is Reported Sheriff tao Gillig today Issued a warning against an act of vandalism prevalent in this community in which scores of Ilves are endangered by one rifle bullet. Sheriff Gillig said that be has received reports asserting that youngsters have been "shooting out" block signals on railroads—thu*> creating a situation which might result In a serious train crash. Since engineers are guided by these signals in determining whether or not the track ahead is ciear , of other train traffic, the sheriff pointed out the danger resulting from the leas of these signals by rifle bullets. Other unlawful usage of firearm* has been reported, he said, including shooting on railrood property and over highways. In one instance, deputy Sam Bentz answered a complaint that youths were shooting over the St. Mary's river east of the city, directly into the line of the business area. Reported violations included youths shooting over highways, the officials said. Sheriff Gillig issued a stern warning against such offenses, asserted that arrests and prosecu tlcn will follow in all such cases because of the unusual hazard to the Ilves of others involved In such actions.

Reveal Nazis Planned Attack On Gibraltar Secret Nazi Records Reveal Goering Plan To Seize Fortress Nuernberg, July 11 — (UP) — Ri'lchsmsrshal Hermann Goering planned to neutralize and eventually seize Gibraltar by the heaviest artillery siege ever laid to ! such a fortress, according to secret German records revesled I today. The largest gun ever built was to be used in the assault on the fort, Allied investigators disclosed. Guns were prepared and massed on the Spanish border in the winter of 1940-41 for the attack. Goering was within hours of being ready to move through Spain and besiege Gibraltar as I the first step of a plan for a gigantic pincers on Suez and the entire Mediterranean. But Adolf Hitler chose Instead to attack Russia. Goering had already reported jto Hitler that the Gibraltar "task force” wan ready on the Spanish border. The force Included 600 88-mll-llmeter guns, "some” 80-centl-meter special railway guns and "many” 60 centimeter guns. In addition, there were advance elements of an infantry force of 15 tiivisiotas. including two paratroop divisions. (An 80-centimeter gun would fire a shell nearly a yard In diameter and as tall as a man—twice ' the size of the Germans' longrange trans-channel shells.) With the cancellation of the Gibraltar plan, the armament was shifted to the Russian front and the huge guns were used to raze Sebastopol. Goering apparently foresaw no difficulty with Generalissimo Francksco Franco's Spanish government in his attack on (libral(Turn To Page 5. Column T) Sidney Hillman's Funeral On Friday New York. July 11.—(UP)-Fnn-eral service* will lie held Friday for Sidney Hillman, chairman of the ClO’s national political committee, who died yesterday. Services will be conducted in Carnegie Hall by Dr. Stephen S. Wise, of the free synagogue. Burial will be In the Westchester Hill* ' cemetery, Hastlnw. N. Y. Meal Prices Zoom At Local Markets Other Food Items Steadily Rising A housewife able to furnish the family table today with the same "grocery money” that she did two weeks ago during OPA would have to be a miracle woman—or raise a family of vegeterian*. a survey disclosed today. There seemed to be no standard of prices, whatever, on meat here today—with the same cuts varying in price as much as 19 cents per pound in the respective meat markets—but without exception prices had moved upward and were still soaring. For Instance, pork chops selling for 36 cents per pound under OPA price controls were up to a* much as 65 cents. Hamburger, that sold for 2? cents under the celling, now brought 40 to 46 cents per pound. Weiners, which had gone up to 35 cents at one place last week, when the ceiling was lifted, today sold for 47 cents per pound. • There were plenty of other*, too. Bacon ranged from 52 to 55 cents per pound today. Round steak was the one cut varying so widely in price. In one msrket it brought 46 cents per poundwhile at another the same grade and cut sold for 65 cents. One restaurant proprietor said that he purchased a ham for 620. Other Items besides meat are on their way up. too, the survey disclosed. Ice cream advanced about 20 percent and ice about 83 and 1/3 percent. A 25-lb. cake of Ice that sold for 15 cents for year* today cost 20 cents. Cheese Is up about 12 cents per pound. Butter ranged in price from 80 to 93 cents a pound, it was reported. One grocer aaid he bought a 'case of butter at 80 (Turn To Pag* 8, Column 1)

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, July 10, 1946

“No Favors”—Patterson it -. I JBr 'i SECRETARY OF WAR ROBERT P. PATTERSON, right, is shown before the Henate war investigating committee as he acknowledged that he had given personal attention to the war time complaints of Illinois munition makers at request from Rep. Andrew J. May of Kentucky, but firmly denied that he had done them "favors." Preceding Patterson on the committee was George H. Knutson, left, war department price adjuster, who testified that a 65,500,0ut! refund was demanded by the government from the Erie Basin .Metal Products company on a total of 839,000,000 In war contracts subject to renegotiation.

City Planning For Off-Year Election City Election To Be Held Next Year Plans for Decatur's first “off year" city election since 1939 have l>een launched here by H. Vernon, city clerk-treasurer. Under provision* of the hill pa*xed in the state legislature last year, city officials "hold over" one year, serving through 1947, instead of through 1946. which an ordinary four-yeur term would have provided. Changes in the law call for a city primary next May and a fall election next November with only city candidates, including mayor, City clerk-treasurer and five councllmen, to he named Under provisions of the law, Mr. Aurand will serve as ex-officio member of the city election board, substituting for the county clerk in all except registration work, which will still be done in the i offices of county clerk Clyde O. j Trounter. The law states that "all qualified voters" residing in the city may participate in tlie election. Early planning for the election is necessary, since the budget for next year must be completed early next month. All costs of the election will lie borne by the city and must be Included In the budget for next year. No official estimate has heen made of the expected cost, but it is hardly expected to be as high per vote as that of last county-wide May primary, which tan up to nearly 81 per ballot. The present city administration was elected in 1942 and took office (Turn To Pag* I, Column 6) •' ' -—o Urge Collateral To Back British Loan Move For Requiring Security For Money Washington, July 11 —(UP) — House foes of the 13,750,00(7,000 British loan are pinning their main hopes on a move to require security for the money, it was disclosed today. A mot lon to be offered by Rep, Everett M. Dirksen, R., 111., would rend the loan bill back to the house banking conunittee with Instructions to add ■ requirement that the British furnish adequate collateral. The loan’s closest call In the senate was on a proposed amendment to require Britain to give tne United States permanent ownership of leased Atlantic bases. It was defeated, 45-40. A similar amendment may be offered In the house, but loan foes placed greater hopes on Dirksen's proposal. Former commerce oecretary Jesse Jones ha* urged congress to demand collateral for the loan because of Britain's "substantial” holdings In the United States. Dirksen was secretive about the kind of collateral he would seek. He said it would not deal with bases, but implied It we* something unusual and not hitherto consider« - He said he would make a speech about it today when the house goes into its (Turn To Pag* I, Column 6)

BULLETIN Dachau, July 11— (UP) — An American military court today found alt 73 Nazi officers and men charged with the artocity murder of American prisoners in and near Malmedy, Belgium, during the battle of the bulge guilty of violating the rule* of war. n Big Four Winding Up Paris Meeting

Peace Conference To Convene On July 29 Pari*. July 11—(UP)-The big four foreign ministers began winding up their Paris meeting today for a breather before the July 29 peace conference and probably on its heel* a special ministerial conclave on the future of Germany. Confronted by Russia * blueprint for an industrially strong single German state, with many years Io pass before a peace treaty i* signed, the ministers agreed that the way to an agreement on Germany looked long and rocky. the likelihood wa* strong that the council meeting would end this week. The United States delegation tentatively planned to leave for home Saturday and the Russians Saturday or Sunday. James F. Byrne*’ first goal was to persuade V. M. Molotov to agree to a proposal—already accepted by Ernest Bevin and Georges Bldault—to appoint special deputies to begin a detailed examination of the German problem. Molotov, in presenting Russia's first statement of policy with regard to Germany's future, proposed a special meeting of the foreign ministers this fall to he devoted exclusively to Germany. He opposed establishing a special deputies committee in the interim. Conference quarters figured the probability wa« strong that the special meeting would he scheduled after the European peace conference. All four ministers made major policy statements yesterday defining one by one the big four's divergent Ideas on what is in store for Germany, They showed Russia coming out squarely in favor of a centralized German state with its own industry to be developed under the alert eyes of Allied monitors detailed to see that militarism does not spring up again. The Russians ruled out federalization. Both the United States and Great Britain urged the establish-1 ment of a federal Germany under a central government at Berlin. The French, at the opposite pole from Russia, stood firmly against any form of central government and against the Inclusion of the Ruhr. Hhineland and Saar into the future German state. .. I! -O — Youth Is Injured At Swimming Pool Patrick Franklin, 8, son of Lawrence Franklin, of thM city, suffered a painful injury to his chin: late Wednesday afternoon in an 1 accident at the municipal swimming pool: The lad attempted to jump into the pool, beside his sister, Joyce Ann, 6. He misjudged the jump and landed on the girl, striking his chin on her head. Several stitch’* were required t i close the laceration on hl* chin, but he was not seriously hurt.

Senate Moving Toward Initial Showdown On Rent Control Problem

Record Grain Crop Forecast For U. S. Largest ,U S. Crop In History Foreseen Washington, July 11,—(UP)— The agriculture department today held out the hope of the biggest grain crop in United States history, including a record-shattering corn crop of 3,341,646.000 (B) bushels. The department isaid crops, shoot ing up under favorable weather, were in letter shape on July I than they have been since 1942. If the weather continues good. It said, even that mark will Ito surpassed Officials said the anticipated yield would awure American* plenty to eat. They srid It also "defi nitely Increases” this country's chances of meeting Its famine relief goals. 'There is still the problem of procuring the grain even after it’s produced.” one official pointed out. “if congress fails to revive price controls or decontrols meat, poultry and dairy products, it's* going to be much more difficult . . .”

He said a 3,341,646,"00 Hi) bus-! hel corn crop would take some of the pressure off wheat as a feed grain, however, sinco It would lie 250,000,000 (M) bushels more than the department expected when it drew up its 1946 export program. In addition, the total wheat crop was estimated at 1,000,092,000 (B) bmih’-ls Instead of the 1.000,000,000 (Bi bushels the department originally counted on. The prospective oats yield another feed grain —Jumped 80,000,000 bushels to 1.471.026,000, The wheat yield would be the second largrot in history nearrecurd yield* of oat*, potatoes, and rice also were in prospect. Milk and egg production was said to be running far al>ove average. The department said (he huge grain crop would permit producers to feed meat animal* to heavier weight* -- Homething the department lias been trying to discourage. Commercial vegetable production for the first nine mouths of the crop year wa» estimated to be seven penent larger than last year and 34 percent above average. This would be a record high for the (Turn To Page 5, Column 2)

Monroe Resident Is Taken By Death Arminda B. Leisure Dies This Morning Mrs. Arminda Belle taisure, 76. lifelong resident of Monroe, died at 2:30 o'clock this morning at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Waneta Malchle, four miies west of Decatur. She had been in failing health for several years and bedfast for six days. She was born in Monroe township November 20. 1869. the daughter of Nicholas and Mary Wagoner. She was married to Virgil C. Laistire, who died July 7, 1933. She was a member of the Winchester U. B. church near Monroe. Surviving are four sons, Merle talsure of Fort Wayne, Ralph of Fort Wayne, Calvin of South Bend and Doyle of taGrange; eight Laughter*, Mr*. Flossie Brandyberry of Monroe. Mr*. Jesse Collins of Bluffton. Mrs. Trella Wolfe of LaGrange. Mrs. Cecil Reinhart and Mr*. Elma Moser of Fort Wayne. Mr*. Ruby Roth of Decatur, Mrs. Addie Reinhart of Monroe and Mrs. Waneta Walchle of near Decatur; one brother, Eli Wagoner of Seattle, Wash.; 37 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Three brother* and two sisters are (Turn rt'o Page 3, Column 7) ’ 0

One Woman Killed In Auto Accident Sunman, Ind., July 11—(UPI— Miss Hannah Smith, 40, died yesterday afternoon when the auto in which she was a pansenger plunged over an embankment near Brookfield. One other person waa injured In the accident wblcti occurred when two auto* met on a narrow country road, state police aaid

May Requested Bomb Contract To Batavia Co. Recorded Telephone Conversation Shows Request By Solon Washington, July 11—(UP)—A recorded telephone conversation placed before the senate war Investigating committee today disclosed that Rep. Andrew J. May, I).. Ky., requested army ordnance in May. 1945, to give a contract for a new-type chemical bomb to Batavia Metal Products, Inc, The conversation was Introduced during testimony by Brig. Gen. Roswell Hardy, ordnanco officer. Batavia Metal Products Is one of the 16 midwest munitions firms whose alleged war profiteering Is being Investigated by the committee. May has been

; identified as Kentucky representative for a subsidiary concern In 1 tue group. The conversation was between 1 .May and Hardy on May 7, 1945. It disclosed that May urged the at my to give the liomb contract ' to Batavia even though Dr. Hen--1 ry M. Garsson. key man In the ' munitions empire, had not plann'led originally to ask for It him- '! self. 1 . As read by committee counsel ’•George Meader, the conversation ' disclosed that May told Hardy he ‘ j had recently seen Dr. Garsson. '! "He is a friend of mine,” the • J house military affairs chairman t' said. "I am not interested In the ' company at all but he Is a friend lof mine. I am sure you are do- •. ing what Is right (in cutting hack • the firm’s contract for shells) . . ■ but haven't you got a new chemical bomb coming up?” Hardy returned to the witness i stand to continue his story of "influence” exerted in Washington In behalf of "paper empire” firms whose war profits are unii cr scrutiny. Committee counsel George ! Meader hoped Garsson himself i would Ite called to testify before the day was over. Garsson has been identified as the "master mind" and contract getter of the 16 firm Illinois munitions com bine. Garsson had been scheduled to testify yesterday, but his appearance was postponed when the committee probe turned up fresh i evidence linking May with the (Turn To Page 5. Column &)

Seven Convicted In Auto Black Market Sentence Deferred Pending Case Study | Detroit. July 11 .-(UP)- An all woman federal court Jury today j convicted seven men on charge* of I conspiring to operate the biggest used car black market in the nation's hietory. Found guilty were Ben Fishel, 33, Cairo, 111.. Henton Farley. 37. and i Gordon Ivey, Benton, Ky., John D. Lovins, 35. anti John C. A Nelson. 45, Paducah, Ky.. Nolde Dick. 37, Murray, Ky., and Ed West, Poplar Bluff. Mo.

The jury deliberated only one hour and 15 minutes after receiving i its charge from federal judge Ar i thur A. Koscinski. The court deferred sentence ' pending a study of the caee by the i probation department, and releas- 1 !ed each defendant under 65,000 1 bond, The aeven were among 31 person* Indicted last April 19 on charges of selling an estimated 5.000 used cars, bought here and dlatrllmted through agencies in Illinois and Kentucky for black market profit* totaling about 63,000,000 (M). Twenty-two other defendants! 1 pleaded guilty last June 25. A 23rd — Thoma* C. Doran, 35, Murray, I 1 Ky. —turned government witness 1 and a 24th—Robert T. tawrence, 1 22. Murray-wa* granted a sepa-J rate trial.

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Proposal To Permit Slight Increases In Rents Is Scheduled For Action Today BULLETIN Washington, July 11— (UP) —The senate today voted to keep ceilings on rents in the bill to revive OPA. Washington. July 11 — (UP) — The senate, busily scrapping proposed price ceilings, moved swiftly today toward its first showdown vote on rent controls. Up for senate action today was a proposal by Hen. Albert Hawkes, R., N. J„ to allow landlord* to raise rente 5 percent Immediately. another 5 percent in November and a final 5 percent next March. Under present provisions of the bill, rent increases occurring since the old price Isw expired June 30 would lie rolled bsck to former levels, landlords would not, however, he required to repay higher rents collected since June 30. Amendments which would give producers and distributors their pre-war prices and mark-ups, plus any increased costs, also were scheduled for votes today. The senate voted late yesterday to prohibit controls on milk, butter, cheese, petroleum and petroleum products. Most congressmen agreed that there was little hope that the new price measure in Its present form would escape a presidential veto. Rep. Jes*e Wolcott, Mich., a Republican leader in the house fight over OPA. declared "it looks as If there will be no more price controls." He predicted that only rent ceilings will remain when smoke of the bitter price battle clears. The senate, in addition to banning price celling* on dairy and petroleum products, has exempted meat, livestock, poultry, eggs and soy bean and cottonseed products from any price controls under the pending bill. Administration forces gained their first victory last night, however, when senators spilt the previously strong Republicansouthern Democratic coalition and voted to retain controls on grain and grain products. An amendment to exempt them from price ceilings was rejected, 40 to 32. The proposal was offered by Sen. Clyde M, Reed, R., Kans. Senators then climaxed their eight hour session by approving. 40 to 3t>. the plan offered by Sen. Eli. Moore. R., Okla., to prohibit control* on petroleum and petroleum products, except those in short supply. Earlier, Sen. Kenneth Wherry. R, Neb., received al-to-27 senate endorsement of his plan to ban controls on dairy products.

Nine Poles Given Sentences To Hang Kielce, Poland. July 11.— (UP)— Nine Pole*, including two militiamen. were sentenced today to bang for participation in Hie anti-semi-tic rl t that took 15 livt* last week The housewife Antolna Slskupska. 26. mother of a tive-yearold child, was sentenced to prison for |o year*. Police today announced that at leaat one Jew was killed in an anti semitic attack on a train yesterday between Breslau and Lodx.

0 Couple Accused Os Baby Sale Attempt Attempted Sale Os Baby Is Disclosed — i Chicago. July 11-(UP)-A mid-dle-aged couple was ac< used today of attempting to "sell” their 19-month-old adopted son for BL9OO- - charges were made before Judge Robert J. Dunne In circuit court yesterday by Robert E. Cherry, attorney for Mr. and Mns. taory Lorenz, who. he said, had purchased the baby but now were unable to meet the payments Cherry said that Lorenz. 26, a soft drink salesman, had been approached June 15 by Charles Schacbtshober, 53, and his wife, Pearl, 46. who offered to sell their ( Turn To Pag* 3, Column 6)