Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 200, Decatur, Adams County, 24 August 1946 — Page 1

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P Trying To Vacated st Os Allien lon Resigns From oup Probing List Campaign Costs •hington. Aug. 24—(UP)— ilian chieftain* today nought DdMatp to fill the vacancy y the resignation of Rep. Ix»r» Im. R. 111., from the house liter to Investigate cafflpippndlture*. ffi'i resignation reportedly against their advice and the question of finding a Hute at a time when most members were hack in their districts , ue Republican leaders felt Allen's resignation played the hands of the Democrats, said it could play no cffecrole In this years election signs. en resigned from the commit tMterday with a scorching ■ent that he was "unwilling t a party to what may turn o t>e a political travesty." lie the group had still to hold its meeting despite the fact that •I all primary campaigns have concluded ’ committee has been the * of considerable controversy its inception. Most of the •as generated by charges Its members were hand-pick-a smother any widespread in •ration of activities of the CIO *•1 action committee. Whern Democrats, who have ffd hard for such an invest!m. Charged that Rep. Km met t , •'■ Ky . iiad been picked drman to keep the committee L They wanted Rep. James n.. La,, to head the Pspeaker Ram Rayhurn. D„ b spMinte.l O'Neal despite ,*..“** precedents which a ha »<‘ Riven Dorn " >h* job. Rome southerniauLV”" ,rp ' 1 ,hat ,h '*y lm ibiit. h 7 an th* mitS?" **•’*« °f the an,! R ’ , P- Carl se b® l * l fonser«ed . S lor4 Bnd •"’»>«' ttn•ad L ** l< ’ on ”‘d a wide- « WObe of the PAC. it»M Ju W °hinttton when not Bnd ,hu ’ far thj a rommlttee id iir J'" »"•<! that he 'hat J.* turn nMt week «Ma>atan H h i * n ° < ‘ om P |aln ’ a J* "S’ Wood'lTt h waa kinglhoZ BDd r * mai » th* irnittH W T h ? ' an “‘•mber r,i the M mt Wtfl Wrt of **. he *i|B.* *" * BetlTe “heckling *w2 t ’"® *" rd from Nebras- »• i Curtl * * owW ‘“t Uhl he'm. iB Waah ’ ,la W Ut^?? Uow A,l «’« vtd of , h d ' h * m h * d:»*pL f °mmlttee , s mac***Uda! ir * M “ ,lM,a w «y and warmer.

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Official Eater At Food Conference Is No Longer Hungry Chicago. Aug. 24 tl'l’t Porter Leach, official eater for the 19th annual conference of the National Food Distributors conference. was turning a pale green today. As chairman of arrangements, nne of l.euch's chief duties is to stroll through the display lull and nibble nt the samples offered by each of the 2H> exhibitors. "Just today I've eaten nuts, pop corn, noodle soup, chocolate pudding. pickled pigs'feet. herring, butter cookies, dehydrated bananas olives, apple sauce and an- < hovies." he said. "Those are all b can think of at the moment. Undoubtedly there were more." Leach. who Is six feet two and weighs about 190. feels that he is constitutionally suited for his job “Never had a moment’s sickness in my life," he said “A lesser man — one with a nervous stomach perhaps might crack ur. der the strain." la>ach has been arrangements chairman for the Food Distributors' conference since 1927. lie trains for his four-day smorgasbord by going on a liquid diet for a week prior to each convention "The first day of the show was wonderful." he said. "I'd worked up a terrific appetite and I gobbled away with real enthusiasm. “There was a certain chocolatecovered pecan I'd taken a fancy to and I went back again and again. "Then the novelty began to wear off and now I’m just wondering if I can hold on till the show is over tonight." A delegate popped his head In to the doorway. “How -about lunch?" Leach winced. “Sorry, old man." he murmured, “nut, somehow. I'm, not hungry." Gets Permission To Exhume lowa Body To Disinter Body Os Mrs. Hottie Calhoun Burlington, la. Aug. 24.—(UP) —lndiana authorities today had permission to exhume the body of Mrs. Hattie Calhoun, a possible poisoning victim, provided the body Is not taken from the state. Dltsrlct Judge Paul McCold signed a court order late yesterday, authorizing the dislnternment of the body of Mrs. Calhoun, elderly eccentric, who died at Dupont, Ind., in 1937 while under the care of Mrs. I-ottle Lockman. Mrs. Lockman, 62-y ear-old chapged with murder by poison in housekeeper, already has been the death of another woman. Judge McCold signed the order after Indiana state police detectives Earl Smith and Graham Tevis testified that investigation showed Mrs. Lockman had arranged three weeks prior to Mrs. Calhoun's death to ship the Imdy here for burial. The court order stipulated that the exhumation and autopsy he carried out under the supervision of Des Moines county coroner R 0. Giles and that the body remain in lows. Smith and Tevis said the body probably would be exhumed Monday or Tuesday.

Normal White Bread Coming Back Sept. 1 I 1 Groin Goes Also To Flour, Whiskey, Beer On That Day Washington, Aug. 24.—(UP) — ■ Normal all-white bread and flour I were on their way back to the nation's retail stores today along with inoro whiekey and beer. I Americans were warned, how- < ever, that because of the world grain shortage they must continue i to get along at least for a while with less wheat and flour than dur- ■ Ing normal times. Secretary of agriculture Clinton P. Anderson, in a broad overhaul- ■ Hug of the department's grain conservation program, said that: 1. An order issued last March, tequirlng miller* to manufacture r 80 percent extraction flour in-; stead of 72 percent flour, will be rescinded Sept. 1. The order reI suited in the so-called “beige" bread. 2. This country will earmark up . tc. 400,000,mm (M) bushtls of grain r and grain products from the 1946 I <rop for export to deficit areas overseas instead of vhe 250,900,000 i bushel* originally promised. 3. Because world grain reserves t are low, Americans must do their share by continuing to limit the . amount of wheat and flour used by ■ food processors to 87 percent of last year's consumption. 4. Distillers will get 20 percent more grain for beverage alcohol • in September than in August. Brewers will get about 21.5 percent more grain. This is 85 percent of last year's base instead of 70 percent. wißwn 5. Wet and dry procesHors such as sqrtip makers—and food and feed manufacturers will receive five percent more corn than their current quota. Officials said elimination of flour extraction order may be the first step toward a reduction in bread and pastry pricea. OPA said previously it would cut bakery prices when flour restrictions ' were lifted. The principal reason for the bread price increase, the 87 per cent flour restriction order, still Is in effect. Another order reducing the side of bread loaves 10 per cent also will remain in effect. Anderson said the department had been anxious to relax its grain restrictions. He said this now is possible because of the prospect of record crops and recontrol of livestock which will limit the use of feed grains "The time has not come, how ever, when all restrictions can be removed," he said. "The use of our grain supplies must Mill be managed with care." 70-Year-Old Spencer Man Dies In Crash Bloomington, Aug. 24—(UP)—Injuries received in an automobile accident Thursday proved fetfil Isst night to Charles Hendrix, 70, Spencer.

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RUSSIA “FIRES” LITVINOV

Church Padlocked As Pastor, Elders Fight Preacher Swears Out Warrants Against 11 Herrin. 111., Aug 24—(I'I’t— The First Apostolic church of Herrin remained padlocked today pending the outcome of a dispute between the Hev. C. ('. William* and members of his flock. Williams said he would seek legal advice on how to get back into his church, from which ho and three trustees have been barred by a court order. Nevertheless, he charged that no one ha* a right to keep a per son—especially a pastor—out of the House of God. A dispute over control of the church and election of trustees reached a climax last Sunday when police broke up a disturbance and services were dismissel. Williams swore out warrants against 11 member* of the congregation charging them with "disturbing a religious meeting for the worship of God." Three of them retaliated and obtained a temporary Injunction barring the Rev. William* and three of his trustees from the church. They padlocked the church after obtaining the injunction. "I don’t think it Is morally or legally right," Williams said, “but I won’t risk contempt of court by preaching In the church." William* said he had returned from hl* vacation July C and was served with a notice of dismissal. (Turn To Paa* 9, Column I) 0 Gold Theft Blamed On Army Colonel Kept $150,000 Bullion Taken From Japanese Shanghai. Aug. 24.—(UP)—A year-old |lso.<Hto gold theft involving a former United State* army officer came to light today with the filing of a criminal suit by Formosan officials. The suit to recover the bullion, or cash derived from it* sale, brought out the story of how an unidentified lieutenant colonel •’liberated" 3.M2 ounce* of gold from the Japanese duting the first days of the Formosan occupation. According to Formosan vensions of the theft, • reminiscent of the 11.500.000 (Ml Hessian crown jewel robbery in the German occupation zone, the colonel was supposed to turn the bullion over to the Chinese. Actually. It waa said, he handed over only half the loot -nd kept the rest for himself. Several month* later, it was reported. the colonel came to Shanghai. cashed in his 1,998 ounce* of gold for |isfl,(MtO I’. S. money and returned to the States to he discharged. The theft was not discovered for another sis months when a routine (Turn To Pegs 5. Column 71

Only A Dozen “Boys In Blue" To Attend Encampment Today

Indianapolis Aug. 24 — (UP) -- Only a dozen of tbe thousands who once marched as tbe boys in blue wore expected today for the 80th na'ional encampment of the Grand Army of tbe Republic. The encampment, again rumored to be the last one. officially opens tomorrow. Most of tbe aging veterans and more than 2.000 of the GAR “family” of auxiliaries' were scheduled to arrive today. Commander-in-chief Hiram S. Gale, Seattle. Wash., 100-yearold. led the "corporal's guard" into tbe Hoosier capital when tbe then youthful GAR staged Its flrat encampment in 1866. Indiana GAR affiliated organization officials said an attendance prediction ot more tban 12 would be optimistic. Thirteen attended last year's encampment in Columbus, O. Twenty-six of the 86 GAR mem bers died during the past year. Nearly all of the survivors approached or bad pawed the century mark- Tbe oldest veteran scheduled to attend is William H. Osborn of Joplin, Mo, 103. Theodore A. Penland. Portland, Ore. the junior vice commander, at 98,

Two Deny Claim Os Tito; Assert Skies Overcast Americans Say Plane Could Have Lost Its Way In Bad Weather Trieste. Aug. 24.—H'Pl—Two American* who saw Yugoslavia fighters shoot down a I’ 8. transport plane last Monday said today that, contrary to a claim by Marshal Tiio, the weather that day was bad though to force the big ship of Its course and over Yugoslavia. “There wasn't a break in the clouds—the sky was completely overcast.” Isrth Americans said, agreeing to be quoted in exactly those words. The witnesses to the attack were Richard 8. Golchik of Sheboygan. Wle., and Pajla S. Filpus of Detroit. They aye UNRRA employee in Belgrade, and were vacationing at the Yugoslav summer capital of Bled, where Tito was staying. The Ci". second U. 8 transport attacked by Yugoslav fighters in 10 days, plunged Into the rug ged country. The latest reports indicated that all aboard were killed. The Americans said that two fighters which attacked the transport "closely resembled" American P-51 Mustangs. Any U. 8.rnade planes in Yugoslav hands Presumably would be lend lease material. The fighters left the transport Immediately after it burst Into flame* and started falling, the witnesses said. The fighters headed westward toward the LJubf Jana airfield. Some planes returned several hours later and circled the scene of the crash for several minutes, evidently to direct ground parties searching for the wreckage, the Americans reported. The weather was so bad. they said, that persons at the resort in that area of Yugoslavia did not go swimming that day. Tito, who saw at least part of the Incident, had said that the weather was good that day. The Americans gave an account of wh it they saw to military authorities, who were forwarding It to the state department Hunt Bodies Belgrade. Aug 24—(t’PI—U. 8. army graves registration men went to the village of Koprivnik in northwest Yugoslavia today to disinter and attempt the Itentlfication of five or more persons aboard the American transport plane shot down by the Yugoslavs fast Monday. The United State* embassy reported that all crewmen aboard the C-47 when It was shot down in flames were killed and their bodies were buried by the Yugoslav militia in the nearby village. Harold Shantz. embassy secretary. said Ambassador Richard Patterson reported from Bled. (Turn To Page i. Column 7>

was the youngster of the encampi meat. i California* representative, t Charles L. Campbell. 99. will fly t to Indianapolis for the session be-

cause ho "gets fidgety mi trains." The U. 8. marine band will play ' for all sessions of the encamp- ! ment and spearhead the colorful ■ parade through downtown streets • 1 Wednesday, Only a handful of the whitehaired veterans were able to march around Ibis city’s world- ' famous Soldiers’ and Sailors' mon--1 ument in 1942 when the GAR en- ’ campment was held here. Affiliated organizations meeting at tbe same lime Included the Women's Relief Corps, ladies of ' tbe GAR. the Daughters of the Union veterans of the Civil War. and the auxiliary to the Son* of the Union veterans. Rnt private business sessions of tbe GAR Itself will highlight the tivfrday encampment. Other veterans who will attend Included senior vice commander inChief John H- Grate. Atwater. O. chaplain Robert M. Rowud, Rip(Turn To Psge J, Column 4)

USSR Releases Deputy Foreign Minister From Post In Big Shakeup

He Bows to U. S. Ultimatum g.—l —■! 1 r -• n J ] Mr I '' \ Ikdl. k -XMARSHAL JOSEF BROZ TITO, the Yugoslav premiei who created international headline* before bowing to a US. ultimatum on the release of interned I’. S. airmen, is seen in this excellent charaetej study at his headquarters in Bled.

Allen Doesn't Want To Be Party To A Political Travesty Washington, Aug 24. (UP) Rep. Leo K. Allen. It . 111 . has | resigned from the house committee' on campaign expenditures because; "I am unwilling to lie a party to I what may turn out to be a political travesty." He submitted ills resignation to speaker Sam Rayburn yesterday in a strongly worded telegram criticizing the inactivity of the com mittee "The long delay in calling the committee together, ’ he said, "plus the even longer and still unexplained delay in the appointment of the committee, has had the result that primaries have been held in most ot th« states at i- time when this committee either .vas not in ex let <-nce or was not in a position to exercise its duties." o_ Hurls Charges At Safety Division Driver Gets Permit After Suspension Kokomo, Ind, Aug. 24 -(UP) Indiana’s division of public safety was charged today by city judge Virgil L. Coffel with "making a mockery of the law" in connection with suspended drivers’ licences Coffel accused the division of “irregularities" in a letter to governor Gates demanding a "nweepIng investigation. ’ The judge »ald the division reissued a driver's license to Shirley B. Spivey. Greentown, just five week's after Coffel recommended that Spivey's license be suspended for a year following his conviction I of drunk driving. Coffel produced a letter show I ing that the state department hid approved the one-year revocation !' Spivey appeared In city court yesterday on another drunk driving charge. He was found guilty, fined 1100, sentenced to six months on the state penal firm and had his license ordered suspended for a year . At Indianapolis, neither state police chief he td Austin Killian, head of the division of public eafety, nor Louis Smith, chief of the department which actually rules on , operator license suapensions. were available for comment. ( However. H. Dale Brown, direc- t tor ot tb* bureau of motor vehicles. ( (Turn fv I‘age i. Column 4)

Service Officers To Take Schooling Dwight Arnold, Adams Officer, Will Attend School bells will ring for Indi .ma's <ity and county veterans .if fair* officers this month when they go to Indianapolis to attend the sec ond annual service offi.ers school conducted in accordance with State law by the State of Indiana Depart mens of Veteran* Affairs Tile see sions will open 9 .. in. Monday August 2t> and dose on Saturday Aug list 31, with examinations and interviews of the officers. All of the -ession* will be held in the National Executive Chamber. Itli the American Legion building. 777 N. Meridian Street. Indianapolis ■according to an announcement by I William <’. Stalnaker, department director. The opening day session Monday August 2i> will include reglstraGon and lectures on law* and regu ilit ions, general f .Hid lons of local (enters, counseling techniques, and community public relations Tuesday’s sessions will cover Veteran* Administrttlon polider, rehabilitation and retraining, vocational advisement. and the employment situation. Forum discussion topics on Wednesday will lie: hospitalization for veterans, out-patient treatment ser vh e. dental services, and the fam1> doctor and veterans’ problem*. Main topics on Thursday are as follows. G L loans and govern ni'-nt guarantee*, regulations and procedures governing veterans' priorities. Veteran- Administration forms, and adjudication procedure* On Friday. August 30. sessions will be taken up with discussions of these tophs training facilities. readjustment allowances for veteratM. and prosecution of claims That evening there will be written examinations tor those service officers who have not previously been certified, followed by oral interviews Saturday morning for the same men Those who successfully (Turn Io Pag- «. Column J) 0 — 17 Polio Cases In State During Week Indianapolis. Aug. 24 (UPt— There were 17 cast* of infantile paralysis reported in Indiana last week. Dr. James W. Jackson of the state board of health eaid today. He aald this brought to 87 the number ot polio cases in the Hate thie month.

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No Reason Given For Ousting Long Time Advocate Os Friendly Relations London. Amt. 21 (I Pl Th<» coum I of ministers of the U. 8. < Il today "released’’ Maxim Litvinov, longtime advocate of Russian friendship with tfie western world, from hl* p<»t a* deputy foreign minister a* part of a big administrative shakeup. A Moscow dispatch said all newepapers there publish'd the announcement that Litvinov had been "released from his duties deputy minister for foreign affairs.' The published statement said nothing ot Litvinov being assigned to other duties, the dispatch saul \ terse Moscow radio announcement gave no reason why the 7oyear-old Litvinov was dropped tiom the foreign office, where loha- been a deputy to V. M. Molotov Author of the phrase "peace is Indivisible.” Litvinov has been reg lided as a leading advocate within the Soviet government ot close eaet we-t relations His Wife ie English The brief annoltncemeut *tated that Feodor Gusev. ambassador to Great Britain, ami Jacob Malik, one-time ambassador to Tokyo and recently a Soviet advisor on the allied council in Japan, have Irnen named deputy minister* of foreign affaire Litvinov's ouster marked another«pe< tactllai elep ill all -ill alld-out career duting which he was prewar foreign commlssat and later | „liilia--ador to the United Slates. ' ile wa» relieved f om both posts and sent .nto retirement, only to ' reappear in an important capacity. The chubby, jolly diplomat had been deputy foreign minister on* • f foui assistant- to V M. Molotov since the Soviet cabinet wan reshuffled on Al.iri h 23. He had handled general matters. Today * -nakeup in the foreign j uinietry cairn- on the heel* of a ' Mo-cow aiinoiiiiceuieii' that a mass leplaiement of leading communist* is o<cuiing in the Ukraine, because they wa re "tarrying out their political work weakly." Other recent Moscow announcements indicating that a tna'jor realignment of personnel and cleanup of wartime abuse- is in progress include ill HWmlssal of two cabinet ministere M I’ Smirnov as miniateof the meat and dairy Industrie)* and Boris Vannikov as minister of agricultural machine b.'.lding t2i Prosecution of Industrial officials charged with falsifying production records and other ahuces ot theii |H>s|t;oilr i.'h Suspension of one Leningrad magazine and severe official criticism of another for publishing "ideologically harmful" articles and. "anti Soviet" attacks. Litvinov has been a powerful influence in Soviet foreign policy for nearly two decades. Ile became foteign commis»ar hi ll'2f». During the thirties he raised a strong voice in the league of nation* against; Adolf Hitler and tnged collective security In May, 1939. he was succeeded as foreign minister by Molotov The official announcement said Litvinov quit at hi* own request. Shortly thereafter the Soviet-German pact was idgned and the war liegan. Litvinov had opposed such a pact ami sought friendship wit a Britain. He was out of the public eye until eye until after Germany attacked Russia In mid-summer of itli. In November he was named ambassador to the United States and arrived in Washington the day ot Pearl Harltor During the ensuing month* be made the Soviet emhassy a diplomatic gathering place and had many talks with the late President Roosevelt. Litvinov left Washington In May. 19*3, for consultations in Moscow. He did not return, and on Aug. 22 Moscow announced t>hat he had been replaced as ambassador by Andrei Gromyko, who had been hie counsellor. Promotion of Malik to a deputy (Turn Te Pag* J, Column 4)