Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 186, Decatur, Adams County, 8 August 1946 — Page 1

XLIV. No. 186

lOLOTOV RENEWS FIGHT

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

City's School Tax Rate Up 20 Cents $24,000 Increase In Operating Cost Faced with a 128.000 Increase in next year’s operating cost <>t the Decatur achooltt. the school city’s fax rate payable In I!M7 will he boosted to 11.38. an Increase of 20 cents over thia year’s rate. Walter J. Krick, schooi sup i rlntendent, explained today, as he filed the completed budget for publication. The 1947 budget totals >180.109. compared to 1H1.508 for this year. levies for the special school, tuition and Itond funds are increased. A comparison of cur rent levies with those proposed for next year, on each 1100 of taxables, follow: Fund IMS IM7 Special The 72c Tuition ?8c 58c Bond Sc 9c The increased levies will procure approximately |2.272 in the special school fund: |ll.t»2Plnthe tuition fund ami 1798 In the bond fund. The combined levies are expected to yield 187.999.53 In tax revenue during the 1947 calendar year. Must Rewire Building In addition to general increased operating costs and increases granted for teacher's salaries, the school board will have to expend 15,500 for electrical wiring at the Lincoln building. Mr. Krick said. Becently an inspector from the state fire marshal’s office inspect *1 the local building and recoin mended that the wiring in the Lincoln school lie replaced. While not unsafe or hazardous, the electric lines will he replaced with a heavier wire and separate light and power lines will be run into the building. At present, the wiring Is on one circuit and when the motors and stokers are in operation, fuses are frequently blown out. A fireproof ceiling will also be placed in the Imiler room and additional fire extinguishers will !>e placed In the Lincoln and juniorsenior high school building at the recommendation of the fire marshal The rewiring of the building cannot be done until next spring, following the closing of school. Mr. Krick explained that in addition to the income from taxation. the school city would receive approximately 19.829 from transfer fees and added gross income receipts, since two additional teachers would lie employed. The transfer fees, which this year on a per capita basis were (86.81 in the grades and 1116.71 in high school, will be adjusted next July. Mr. Krick estimated that the* adjustment probably would Im* upward, but that they r.ilght be lower, depending on actual operating costs and number of children enrolled in the two schools. Tlie school levies are figured on the city's net assessed valuation. which this year Is 16.462,048. (Turn ffo Page 7, Column t)

Novel Cub Display Is On Exhibit Here Decatur Cub Pack Has Novel Display One of the most novel and entertaining exhibit* of the youth festival underway here is now open to visitors on the lawn of the p. Bryce Thoma* residence, south of the Decatur Junior-senior high school. The display was arranged by the approximately 100 member* of the Decatur Cub pack, young Boy Scout organization, composed of youths 9-12 year* of age The exhibit varies greatly, ranging from a collection of live turtles, fish and snakes to flags of all nations, souvenir weapons and equipments of three ware, including those of the American servicemen and the enemy. Pottery, craft work, cork figures, model planes and many other creations of the youngsters are placed on display, under colored light* at night and during all hours of the day. beginning at 8 a. m. Mr. Thomas, local Cub leader, is supervising the exhibit, which includes a Urge totem Me and many Indian relics.

Order Heirens I Be Examined By Alienists Youth Arraigned On Third Charge Os Murder Today Chicago. Auk. 8— (t’l’i —Wil* bam Heirens was arraigned today on a third formal murder charge and the court ordered him examined by alienists. Heirens appeared before crim Inal court judge Harold fl. Ward tn his first emergence from the* Cook county Jail since his confession and reenactment Tuesday of three murders—those* of six-year-old Suzanne* Degnan, exWave* Frances Brown, and Mrs. Josephine Hoss. He was arraigned for the Hoss murder today. The* unsmiling youth had droppel the* air of bravado which he* won* when he appeared July 30 for arraignment on the Degnan end Brown murder charges. Arraignment followed by less than 24 hours the announcement by sheriff Michael Mulcahy that a razeer blade had been found in a eweeek which Heirens asked brought from his personal possessions to him at the Jail. Ward ordered a continuance until Sept. 4 for hearings on all charges against the* youth. He now hrs been Indicted on three* murder charges, three* charges of assault and 29 of burglary ami robbery. Authorities estimateel that Heirens. who in his cemfession toll of abnormal sexual urges driving him to burglary at an early age. committed not merely 29, but perhaps more* than !<••> burglaries in his career. The judge* also appointee! two alienists. Dr, Harry It. Hoffman, of the Illinois State* neuropsychiatrie* hospital, and Dr. William !l. Haines of the Cook county behavior clinic, to examine the youth. Presumably the* plea which will Im* entered for Heirens Sept. 4 will depend upon the* outcome* <»f the* alienists' examinations. Defense counsel Boland Towle told the* court that by Sept. 4. the* defense would Im* able* to have* the* guidance* of the alienists in deeerminlng a plea. Ward also authorized Hoffman i.ml Haines to get an additional e.m* or mon* psychiatrists tee join in their examin.itions if they so (Turn To Page 3. e’oluuin 8) 0 Older Youth Gaines To Feature Tonight 4 H Club Show Will Close Friday Nght Entertainment cn a special platform, corner Madison and Second streets, will feature tonight’* program cf the 4-H cluli show and youth festival now in Its second day. Older youth rhythmic games and confess on the platform, starting at 8 pm., will include contestants from several neighboring communities. This event wad to climax a full day of activities, including judging of the gardening exhibits at the Decatur junior-senior high school and the dairy calves in the tent on Court street. lade this afternoon the Girl Scouts of Decatur were to present u demonstration of folk dances and songs on the same platform to be used. Four presentations of the Hoiwe of Magic show at the Decatur Catholic high school auditorium were uiso listed on Unlay s program. Final judging in various divisions of 4-H work will be done Friday, last day of the festival. Baking and food preparations will be brought to the junior-senior high school gymnasium shortly after 8 am Friday and judging will be started Immediately. Beef calf Judging will Im* done at 10 a.in., and will lie followed by private Judging in the home econo mica department in the afternoon The prize atock auction on Liberty Way at 7:15 p m. Friday, will lie followed by the festival finale, the public dress revue on the platform ut 8:36 p m

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, August 8,1946.

Attorney General (Jets Briefed ■■ SEN. JAMES M. MEAD, left, chairman of the Senate War Investigat ing committee, and George Meader, center, committee counsel, meet with Attorney General Tom Clark to give him a "complete fill-in” on the committee's war profits probe, including information gathered in the Garsson Munitions combine case.

Big Crowd Attends Parade Lasl Night Pet Parade Feature Os Night's Program A crowd, estimated al nearly | 4,imo persons, lined the down town Decatur streets last night toi witness the pet parade, staged I as a feature of the 4 11 club show ; and youth festival now underway here. Scores of youngsters from Decatur and community shared in the prize money given by tin* Dec.ittir I'hambvr of t'omitn r •*. s|h*ii-*h- of the event, to those who paraded | with their variety of family |» t Dogs and cats predominated a ' ntotig the pets, which also inclnd ed. among others, pigeon-. lamb . goats, rabbits, dinks, ponies, etc Cash prizes were given to eai-li of tlie young contestants. Winners in Hie float division were named as follows: I Ilion township 4-H Pals a .1 Worker-. < Monmouth Merry Maids, and Kirk land Future Farmer . Other floats, each of which received an award; Decatur Girl Scouts, Washington township Var iety Farmers and Happy Hustler. Monroe Busy Bevs, and D< atur 4 11 club. The parad * was led by police chief Ed Miller and Mayor John 11. Stttlts in the city police car. followed by the Decatur high ischool girls hand, directed by i I urn Tn Par* 2. Column

Reports Application Made For Approval Os New Factory Here

Considerable Interert was erected heer this morning from a paragraph In Maurice Early's col umn in the Indianapolis Star, Mating that application had been made to the Indiana division of commerce and public relations to obtain CPA approval for building a 100,000 square-foot factory in Decatur. Early made the statement in connection with the results that the slate division obtained the past year in attracting new industries to Hoosierland. Several other towns were mentioned as sites for new industrial plants. Some credence was given to the information, since a prominent Decatur man had received an inquiry from a friend connected with a large eastern industrial concern, about locating a plant in this area. The Decatur executive had correspondence with the eastern Industrialist and the merits of this city were enumerated in enthusiastic fashion. Sufficient interest was created in the matter that the manufacturer cast a favorable eye toward De-

New Albany Youth Is Accidentally Slain New Albany. Jud.. \ug 8 (t’P) Sheriff Dewey Boyd said today that Alfred (’. B**aver. 17. was accidentally shot and killed by a compant n in a wodl.iiid near here yesterday. Boyd id"litifi<*d the other i youth .is Pierce Hurley. Hurley i said lie did not know lih gun was ' loaded, according to Boyd. Rabbil Show Entry Winners Announced Note Improvement In Entry Quality ller-mlts of judging in the 111 rabbit show, ((inducted Wednesday night at Hi.* exhibit ude. of tin* courthouse, were announced today by L. E Arehiuild. county agent. Martin Steiner, superintendent of the sli -w, reported a decided Improvi’meiit in th- qu.tlity of ilie (■utiles till* year over that of laet y< ir, Beini'* Fruedetil urg. secretary of th> -tat.* rahnlt breeders' ti.-euM'iatiot: acted asludge, assisted by Dr Max \ Andrew :. treasurer of the American A. 11. A- ('. B. A . secretary of tin* Flemish federation and a breeder of Sandy Flemish rabbits. Winners in the various divisions: First division New Zealand white*?- yearling dot*: 'Turn To Page 3. (’iilutnn 71

catur. However, nothing official lias developed, not even to the point of presenting tin* prospect for a new factory to the Chamber of Commerce. Investigation showed that a local man who knew Lt. Governor Ilk-hard T. James, head of the state department, had made inquiry of his office, relative to obtaining his aid in tin* event that prolriitcs for bulding materials had to he obtained. Mr. James expressed a helpful attitude and indicated that he and his department would Im* only too glad to intercede In the local case. There the matter rested, with th<* result that the contact with Mr. James and the Decatur man. was interpreted that application hal been made to construct a lOO.OOD squarefoot build ing here. A building of that size is not to be ’’sneezed at." for it would cover a couple acres of land. A comparable structure Is the new G. E. building, which wa* purchased rece’-'ly by the General (Turn To Pag* 7. Column 7)

IN PEACE PARLEY

Renews Battle Against Liberalized Vote Rules In Paris Peace Conclave

Decalur's Tax Rale To Go Over S 3 Mark Near Dollar Boost In Rate Forecast Tito tax rato payable in Decatur will jump above the 83 mark and may «<tth* at a figure >omewh<*re Iw'tween (3 25 and 83.4 b, nn unofficial, but fairly accurate < impllation of pro|Mi«ed levies which comprise the city’vt total rate, revealed today. Decatur taxpayers ar<* now pay ing a rate of 12.43 on each (I'mi of taxable*. Final a<-tiot: on the 191. ratrv will not <-oin<* until late n**x* i month after the proftosed levies and budgets have lieen scanned by the <ounty lax adjustment Iwtard ..ml approved by the state tax board. However, it Is not Imlieved that either of th** superviHing tax bodies will Im able to reduce the propo.-ed levies to a figure that will bring a net of loss than 83. Tiie civil city's pi*>pos*-<l rate ha- Im-i'U iMcwte-l from 12 to 85 <*nts by <■ tuii'ilmani' approval, will h if finally adopted, alone will increase the rate to 82.86. Preliminary woik on tin* countiy'e budget Indicates a subatantial im rease m that late. The present levy of Its rt-BIH, exclusive of that of the welfare <l* pait.n* nt's, may Im* increased to around 75 cents, whi« it boost or any major porti m ot it would send the total above three dollars. In ail probability an Increase will Im* made in th** D**catur -< bool < ity'rt rate, which Wil! be reflected in the city's rat-. The school boau! may Im* faced with making a 20*<'**l(l increase. ,i reliable e ur< •• informed thin m-w-paper. Higher wage, increased cost of materials and depletion of cash .(■serves need in the last few years, an* ascribed reason- for increase in i:ove: nmental budgets, which an* i-f!.*( i**d in tax rate* Included in the tat.-s which make up the total payable in lb*catur, are th** -ta ■. county, welfare depart mein, school boaid. library board, a fraction of Hie township rate and the civil city's own levy. (I „ Terminal Pay Bill Signed By Truman Provides Terminal Leave Pay To Gl's Washington. Aug 8. (I’P> President Truman Imlay signed leg l-latlon providing terminal leave pay totaling 82,431,7U8.wm HD in bonds and cash tor »om«* 16,000mm, t.M» Gl's The tumls ar** included In the final deficiency appropriation bill, one of the last measures approved by the 79th congrees in-fore it adjourned Aug. 2. Mr. Truman haa not acted yet. however, on a separate lull authorizing the funds. He ie expected to sign It later. Gs terminal leave payments cannot be made until the authorization is signed. I'nder the terminal pay provision of the deficiency bill, enlisted per sonnel of World War II will be paid cash if they have 850 or low coming to them. If they have more than thut amount due them, they will get 850 in cash and the hal ance in five-year, two and-one-half pescent Iwnds. The 82.636,489,417 appropriation bill also carries: (30,<00,000 (Mt to buy automobiles for disalded Gl's who lost on** or both legs In service. There in a 11600 limit for each amputee'* or. Funds to enable each senator to hire an 8800 a year admintatrative assistant next year. Other items include 826.000,000 for OPA, 820,000,0tt0 for government employes’ overtime and holiday pay, 81'0,000 000 for xtock(Turn To Page 5, Cuiuuin b)

Strong Quakes Again Strike In Caribbean Dominican Republic Is Again Rocked By Severe Earthquake Ciudad Trujillo. Aug. 8 H’Pf —Another strong earth shock in •he series that began last week i ( tid shook this capital of the Dominican Republic at 8:30 a. m today. Tile people poured OUt into tlie street* and fled In search of saf« r places. Second Reported Miami. Fla. Aug. 8-ll'l’i A i second "very lieavy" earthquake somewhere in the Caribbean area v.as recorded on navy instru . ments here at 1:31 p. in. (EDTi , today, exactly four hours after a first and even more severe disI turbance. The rei-ond tremor was described as "not quite so heavy" a 'he i first one. rei-orded at 9 31 a. m. “Very Strong" ! St. Ixtuis. Aug. 8 — ll'Pl - A "very strong'' earthquake center ' ing in the West Indie* was re- ' (or led on seismographs at St 1 Louis university at 8:34 a m today and continued to register for more than an hour. Father James Mace!wane, S .1 . said ii second weaker tremor was recorded al 9:34 a. m. while tin* fir t was still registering H<- said the first tremor wa slightly less in strength than the •<HH* that shook the West Indies two days ago. causing tidal waves i.t'd loss of lives. Chicago, Aug -8 11'Pt A •’really big earthquake,” altout 1.950 miles away, was recorded today on the Istyola tinivcr ity .seismograph. Fr. Alphonse Si htnitt, university seismologist, salil ill'* quake was only alMiut one third as intense as Hie one recorded Sun day but "it still was a really big earthquake ' Schmitt said he was unable to determine the direction of Hie quake. "Tin* general record was somewhat like the one on Sunday and it lasted for 90 minutes on our iecords,’’ Schmitt said. He said the quake began at > 31 a m tCDTi i> Decafur Firemen Contest Winners Local Department Water Ball Winner The Decatur fire department proved Ph laurels at tin* recent firemen’s convention in Berne were well earned when ihey won the water hail contests Wednesday evening. staged on Sec >nd street as one of the features of the youth festival being held here. Th« local department was firs' victorious over Berne, then won from the Central Soya company de partment of thin city, finally defeating Monroe in the last battle Th** Central Soya team defeated the local General Electric fire fighters bes -re losing io the eventual champions, while Monroe won its way to the finals with a victory over the Berm* department. Hundred* of persons lined the streets for several block* to wit-, tie*** the novel water battle, with the recently purchased D»*catur fire department truck being used as a pumper to furnish the water supply for the contestant* Decatur fin* chief Harry Stultal and other membera of the local de- 1 partment were in charge of the contest.

Price Four Cents

Premier Os Italy Arrives To Plead Italy Case Against Harsh Peace Terms BULLETIN Paris. Aug. 8 — (UP) — V. M. Molotov of Russia blew the peace conference voting issue wide open again today with a demand for the junkmg of the rules commission decision that both the simple and two-third majorities be used. Paris. Vug. 8 dpi Soviet for-(*i-*n iiciii-t V. M Me.otov today Kin wed his fight against IHm t.iliz**d voting rub * by demanding that the peace I onferen* •- reverse the hard fought d'* eion of its rules (om illusion. Molotov brought into the pienary ec-slon *f he p •;.< <* coiif< rence tin* s.ifiie demand that he had lepentedly mad" in the rules com'mission that delegates reject the proposal allowing tlie conference to «<*nd recomni'tidaHon* to the council of ministere by a alinph* majority a« w*-ll a* by a two-thirds con Edward Kardelj of Yugoslavia follow*''! through on Molotov'« new demand by serving notice that .1 the conference refuses, to alioliKii the -itnple majority .ommenda lion, in- country would continue t< ' take part 'only with the inox' strong and explhit i-servitione ' Geo .*•-- Bidault. French for**igi minister, brought the plenary se eon to order and (ailed for an immed.ate vote on tile rules. Moltov. liuw. v. ask* (l f T perini--lo!i to <*p* ak. "The Soviet d'-leaauon." Molotov ea d.*''i'onsiders th'* decision adopt* ~| n the p oced tral c mtnisslon a- erroneous and insists on the confer'ih <* < hangirg thr erroneous dec ii'ion M'lhitov .Iff Hide contrasted sharply w.ih tli.r of Herbert V. Evatt. Uu-trallian foreign minister and h-ader of the small nations light f*> libera! zati n of voting rules, Evatt exp esH.'d -atif.iction with th'* outcome of his battle d'*pit<* ‘filibustering oppo-ition." The plenary session came as Italian premie kh id** De (lasperi arrived to plead Italy'- care In-fore the peace conference, urging I** !'an<li terms for his ni.iiitry I In- f .nt, asc* tii looking Italian lead* a lived from II me to direct the Hglii again-t the big four term**. II » efforts were aimed panic ..'a ■ i |y against the French Italian frontier i'*vi-ions and economic terms. Italian memoranda on the frontier ie-ue W'-r.- submitted 1(1 the I l onfereiice, and a 10-jHiint economi' statement will follow. De Gaspe, will pl'-ad hie pdnts before a plenary sc - ion Saturday. A plenary se on will moot a: I pm. ill a in. EDT) today to coni T :rn 'i ■ P.iKi* <’"! imn . > Late Bulletins Walter*, Okla.. Aug. 8 — (U p, _ Two armed bandit* wearing dark glasses robbed the Walter National bank of more than $31,000 in a daring daylight raid shortly after 10:30 a. m. today. Washington. Aug. 8 — (UPI —Two phy»icians for Rep. Andrew J. May, D., Ky.. certified today that the elderly Kentuckian mu»t have "an indefinite period of re»t, quiet and careful attention by physician*.” Washington. Aug. 8 — (UP)—• —Maj. Gen. Alden H. iVaitt announced today that the chemical warfare service, under fire in the Mead committee war profit investigations, is being reorganized. Fort Worth. Tex.. Aug. 8 — (UP) — The U. S. army air forces announced today that the XB-36. world's largest bombing plane, has flown auccessfully for the first time.