Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 203, Decatur, Adams County, 28 August 1946 — Page 1

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ITVESTOCK PRICE CEILINGS INCREASED

K. Proposes I Admission K Nations Iles UN Council IIK Applications IB Memberships |H, , \’.i' .■<>- II- -dquarter*. N V A "« 2S . M T ,. i S':■ * today , I uft«'d Nation* K. . .*1- "><■ ai'l'H1K.',.: .at •*.:* pi. s-ntly al' |K ;,, r Oi- I nVneri* i>i«!>o-ul ■ , ||,r-h* l V .lohiiHoll I «!"' ■‘-•'-d 'liat the K| .ij'prov*- th* ap|»li< Bllolis nai on- pending before II ,I.initiated Siam when |» lu i,>n n ■> l‘-t r ” |M a4,.|| trial application |M/.'|.l .I?.. .-•'b-ment of its |Hi, sitji France -aid that the United tooted th- widest possible in th.- UN and that it that all eight he d-Hpite definite re-er fell by tin* country with io the application* of Al ind outer Mongolia. |K, \u-.ei;. iproniise proBk would admit to IN member |H . , u. tia-u-tan. Ireland. |K-j,r<l.inia. Portugal, outer |K.,|i.i Sweden and Iceland. M/- h.id "M- ’♦•*■ to Albania Li- ie . naiiiiii. regarding Mongolia w’ii< h al*o was by China Itussla ha* in-li-land. Trani* and Portugal ■. -■ a,.1 ilia Illi- goal Ol lite ■B -hon'd Im- universality" of RMi'-e -tales and people* left m<dlA’.' he -aid. will grow illupotlt ." noted tha' ineinltentltfp up mind l><- approved by IS general assembly which i.e<| to meet Sept 23 and nations not admitted at that might have to wait anyear before coming into organization. .poke after a last min from Siam that action r-qn, .t to| inemla-rship be |Muni advised the UN security of her action in a letter general Try vie Me. •' *'»••— ,■omin-inication said Siam previously had antician early settlement of her |9ttti>rui dispute with France however, the note said, such did not seem in pro|V" Therefore. Siam asked that ■ '"‘•ilihership application be held ■ cs-yan.e until she dispute was ■m. K i3n >'« communhation was read ■ council by chairman Oscar U""' It followed a wrangle betK" ’* Eeico Van Kieffens of W'-’-'l and Andrei Gromyko of Ml”I'* 1 '* over whether the council W" I kralno com against Greece. ■ an Kieffens, with the sup ■ . lr Alexander Cadogan of ■ opposed placing the Uk"unplaint on the council u- ■/, ,!romjrk " •'•M’orted the K .... '”*■ Th * dispute fi na j|y ”* ,Or '’•'“’•on after a K ant. ° n ,l ”’ "” >n,b * n *hip «P r l / * s School At State Fair B l ’<<‘ndZ7 B <rf T ' Malan ' * ,alp "“P---ft Xd 1ii pub l , I ,< ' ,n,trac “° n - KlUy "tlßerim 5 ‘°* n Md Kat 'sll of MhOOIS children and stuBtt^r’ ?or sa£ ■'hotl! low? nr d ' ,a S ‘ a '* B* , , ’ndth a ?L , " i, “’ ,u “ ,on *'">• ” w 21 a “ ra!r 1 "" • oo ~w R ATURe Wadinm 10: 00 z.m - eo ••Hn 88 — it C 'M> h 9ht ’ pr,c,d «<’ by ••dy t2L? l "/ Wrth Portion ? oortX *°

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165 U. S. Casualties From Defective Shells Wsahlngton, Aug. IB il'l’t • An official army report today listed 3* American soldlera killed and 127 wounded by premature explosions of defective 4.2 inch mortar shells during World War 11. The report, released by the senate war investigating committee, said the 185 casualties resulted from 63 cnees of the premature explosions.

Building For Industry Cut To Aid Vets Hoosing Expediter And CPA Chief In Building Squabble Washington. Aug. 28.—(UPl— Housing expediter Wilson W. Wyatt, victorious In hU battle for a third big slash in commercial construction, apparently faced another squabble today with civilian production chief John l>. Small. The new issue: who will administer the Increasingly painful curtailment T Email, who believed earlier cuts for the benefit of Gl bouses brought noil-residential building down to “dangerous levels." announced he was handing Wyatt full control of commercial building permits as soon as practical a matter of several weeks, he indicated Wyatt, who sought the new cut because veterans homes were stall Im elpected only next winter, had no Idea st taking over Its adIpinisiratioti. Hk aides said such a move could b eex|WM-ied only next winter, wiien CPA Is preparing to go out of business on March 31. t’p to now. Wyatt has determined what cuts in non-hoiHing construction were necessary. Hut CPA, with its sta'.f of priority and production experts, put the cuts into effect. It WM up to CPA to approve or reject applications lor permission to build "essential, non-defer-rable" stores, restauiants, factories. Veterans groups Joined Wyatt in contending too few were denied. Small and Wyatt agreed to a Joint announcement of the new cut only after a weekend conference with reconversion director John Steelman, called in as referee. W’yatt plainly wan the victor. The announcement last nightsaid the slash—abjut 28 percent off present levels — v.as one of eight sweeping steps, effective Sept. 1, to assure completion of a "great volume" of Gl houses and apartment*) before winter. Set-asides of scarce materials (Turn Tn Fuse I. Column t>

Mrs. Everett Banter Dies This Morning Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Mrs. Lilly Meshberger Banter, 65. lifelong resident of Adams county, died at 5:50 o'clock this morning at her home in Hartford township, enat of Linn Grove, after a year's Hines* of a heart ailment. She was lM»nt in Hartford town ship January 18, 1881. and lived her entire life In that township. She was a member of the Calvary Evangelical church at Linn Grove, Surviving are husband. Everett Ranter; one son. Roscoe, of Linn Grove; a granddaughter, of Diann; four elaters, Mrs. Cora Sales ot Bluffton. Mrs. Fred Beeler of Becatur. Mrs. David Moser of Fort Wayne and Mrs. John Duff of Geneva; and three brother*. Rufus and Oscar Meshlierger of Linn Grove and Harry Meshlierger of Columbus. One brother and two sisters preceded her In death. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the church, with the Rev. George G. Holatcn officiating. Burial will be •n the Greenwood cemetery. The body will be removed from the Yager funeral home to the residence Thursday morning.

Big Four Meet Tomorrow To Speed Parley Seek To Speed Up Peacemaking Task At Paris Parley BULLETIN Paris, Aug. 28.—(UP) —The peace conference's Italian political commission today overwhelmingly rejected Australia's proposal to revise completely the big four plan for reparations from Italy. Paris. Aug. 28— (I'Pl—The big four foreign ministers agreed today to meet in special session tomorrow to try to speed up the job of peacemaking and heal the wounds opene I here in the last month. The meeting will open at 1 pm. (11 am. ElITt at the French foreign office. It will l>e "informal", at the suggestion of V. M. Molotov of Itussia. Delegates to the peace conference. disheartened by weeks of name-calling and loose oratory, welcomed the prospects of the big four getting together and trying to Iron out some of their differences. What little hope they still had that this conference could Im* salvaged and produce treaties acceptable to those who will have to sign them rested in the big four meeting. The big four agenda will at first be aimed primarily at things designed to speed the conference work. This includes considers tion of the two or three conference recommendations already made, an attempt to arrive at common policy on more than 20(» outstanding amendments. and study of ways to handle amendments common to all treaties so as to avoid five separate treatments of them None could say whether tomorrow's meeting was to be the first of a series, or a single* session. Molotov. In the only flurry of interest among the commissions grinding ineffectively ahead, again altac-ked an Australian proposal to revise the* reparations program. Molotov's new attack, the third this week, was made after the Australian delegation had with drawn the reparations amendment to which all the big four oh(Turn To Page 4* Column 4) ■ — ——()——— » — Indiana Slate Fair To Open On Friday Entries Arriving In Livestock Show Indianapolis, Aug. 27 — (UP) The Hrst of more than 2.000 live stock entries had arrived at the fairgrounds today in preparation for the opening of the Indiana state fair Friday. Gene Grubb, la-year-old farm youth from near Covington. Ind., was the first livestock breeder to arrive with his entries. Gene brought three purebred Angus steers for 4-H competition. Facilities were* built to acommodate an expected 25.000 head of cattle In four and a half acres of buildings. Fair officials said the livestock judging would start Friday and Saturday. The next to arrive was Bobby Perkins. 13. of near Greenfield. Ind., and his cousins Ann and Kenneth Pope of Hancock county. Bobby. Ann and Kenneth were on hand with four Angus and two shorthorns. Earlier this year. Ann won the Hancock county fair 4-H championship with her prize Angus steer. The Judging of canning, clothing and home Improvement exhibits in the girl's 4-H class was already underway and officials export the prize* to be determined before the far open*. .Meanwhile, Orval Pratt, fair manager, said that some 113 grand circuit racing horses will arrive from Duquoin. 111.. Friday night for the six days of harness event*. Pratt expected 200 horses will participate in the racing program. A horse show, largest ever held (Turn To Page S, Column 4)

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, August 28, 1946.

IjOHes Plea In Jewel Trial

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ON TRIAL by general court martial in Frankfurt. Germany, for the theft of the Hesse crown Jewels, ('apt. Kathleen Nash Durant is shown with her defense counsel, ('apt. Glenn Brumbaugh, as she lost a round. The defense's plea that the Army bad no legal right to try Captain Durant because she became a civilian three day* before her arrest wa* rejected by the court. ,

Grave Transportalion Crisis Faces Nation Government Seeks To Avert Threat Washington. Aug. 28 —(UP) — Government agencies swung into action t<Mlay to avert the threat of the worst transportation crisis in the nation's history. The civilian produdlon administration took the initial step in implementing reconversion director John R. .Steelman's emergency program to get 12G'.000 more railroad car* rolling and to divert all possible freight to coastal and Intercoastal ship* CPA administrator John D. Small appealed to the steel and lumber industries to speed flow of materials needed to complete 40.0(H) new railroad cars by the end of the year, and said new steps were under study to expedite reconditioning of 80.000 idle car* awaiting repair. Steelman said both domestic reconversion and foreign "economic and political stabilization" were In Jeopardy when he ordered CPA. the office of defense transportation. the maritime commission and five other agencies to Join the assault on the tightening t ransportatlon bottleneck. The other agencies were the war shipping administration, the national housing agency, the OPA. and the state and agriculture department* An ODT spokesman said tho problem was simply that the railroads got "a 16 year boating during the five war years” and the only permanent solution will be more rolling stock. ODT said the railroads are carrying heavier loads than during the war. with car loadings running 960.060 per week. It estimated that without “extraordinary measures" the fall peak would find up to 75.000 cars backed up every week. Steelman said the railroads not only are handling more freight than before the war but are doing R with one third fewer cars. The peak, caused by stockpiling of coal and other winter commodities and by crop harvests, (Turn To Par* 4. Column 4) 0 James E. Linton Is Taken By Death James Elmer Linton. 74. lifelong resident of the Geneva community, died at 2:30 o'clock this morning at the Adam* county memorial hospital. Death was attributed to a heart ailment. He had never married. Surviving are three brother* in Michigan and two nieces in Geneva Funeral services will Im* held ar 2 p.m. Friday at the Wells * Hardy funeral home in Geneva, with burial In West lawn cemetery at Geneva.

Aged Indiana Man Is Killed By Auto Whiteland. Ind., Aug 28-(UP) Services will be held here tomorI row for Joseph DiaJce, 82, wh > died In an Indianapolis hospital last night after being stru k earlier by a car driven by William Eddaimair <.f Columbus. Ind. 0 Limberlosl Group Is Incorporated Approved Articles Are Received Here Articles of Incorporation for the Limberlost Conservation Aasocla'tion, In* . have been approved and l filed in the off! e of the *ccietary of «*tate. Indianapolis, i.ccoidlng to information received today by E. C. Stucky, of Geneva, president Mr. Stucky received the approved articles of incorporation as well as the certificate of Incorporation j from Hue Ab-xander. secretary of ’ state. Tlie articles have been recorded in the couit house of Adams county. Geneva ks the home of the corporation and the resident agent named is E. C. Stucky. The organization will arrange at once to purchase the Limberlost home of the late Gene Stratton Porter at Geneva on which it hue an option from Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Price, the present owners. Other property is to be acquired to be taken over by the state for the establishment of a state park, lake and bird sanctuary. Th*- incori»>ratona and others Hated a* active In the formation of the organization are Mr. Stucky. J I). Briggs. L. W Stucky. Virgil Kelly and Adam Egly of Geneva; Jack Aikennan and Carl Smith. Portland; G. W. Vizard and Robert Heller. Decatur; f'lifton H. Sprunger, Berne; and Ted M mtgotnery, Bryant. The a*mociatton ha* been active for several month* but did not incorporate until the present time. The articles of incorporation state that the organization la non profit and sets forth the purposes as follows: (a) The acquisition of land for Ihe formation of • Limberlost latke" and "Limberlost State Park"; ib) The acquisition of "Limberlost Cabin" which wa* the Geneva home of the late Gene Stratton Porter. (c) The promotion and establishment cf a bird sanctuary within or adjacent Io the park to be known as the Gene Stratton Porter bird oanctuary and to serve as a fitting memorial to her genius as a writer and her lasting and eslenaive conjributlons to the study of nature. (d i The development of other appropriate establishments and instituti ns designed to <onserve and make more fruitful th*» abundant (Turn Tv Fags 2. Column 5)

Anderson Orders Higher Price Ceilings--To Hike Retail Prices Os Meats

Teachers Institute Is Held Here Today Ball State College President Speaker "The major problems of life are constant. Situations change mid shift and In-come more mtn plex around these life problems but we must face the same problems that our forefathers faced " This was the declaration of Dr John It Emens, president of Ball State Teachers college at Mum le. in bls address this morning Imfore feathers of Adams county schools. Speaking during the morning -esslon of the annual teacher* In stltute, held In the Lincoln schtad auditorium. Dr Emens stressed Ihe "current misconception that everything in this world l» changing." "This idea I* confusing to youth anti does not develop a feeling of security." he declared. “We recognize the change* in transports lion, communt-alion and scientific areas: yet, we must all fate the fact that the major problem of life are constant." lie listed as four of the con stunt problems which each genera tion must fate; earning a living, worthy membership in a home, living as a worthy member of a community, ethical character ami relationship to God Dr Emens denied an assertion that “we are spending too much tor education” and cited numerous comparative figures <oticernlttg national expenditures, showing that In several Instances mon- wa« spent for certain "luxuries" than the amount used to further <-<l (Turn To Page 2. S) — 0 Soviet Ambassador To Greece Recalled Seen As Pressure Move By Russians Ath-ns. Aug 28. (I'Pl—Soviet ambassador Admiral M. K Rodianov'a announcement of his impending return to Mos<->w was interpreted by Greek officials today as a pre-election pressure move against Greece and the anticipated revival of monanhial rule. A high Greek government source said Rodianov will remain In Greece for the monarchy referendum Sunday. Earlier unofficial report* had said he would leave for Moscow Friday. Greek government x.rurm said they did not consider Rodianov'* move an outright recall. Rodianov yesterday ask>-d exit vlk.ih for himself and family to proceed to the Soviet I'nion "on leave." Greek officials believed the move was in preparation for possible Soviet nonrecognition of the revived monarchy. ll,th monarchists and their opponents believe the Nat onal referendum Sunday will favor return of King George of the Hellenes I com his Mmdon exile. With the balloting only tour days away. Greece wae Ihe center of new moves by both western and eastern powers in the Balkan dipI -matic tussle. The United States announced yesterday that the 45,000-ton carrier I’. S. S. Franklin D Roosevelt with a cruiser and destroyer escort will pay a "courtesy call" in Greece next week. Jimi after the voting At the same Hine, Greece faces charges by the Soviet I'kraine in the United .Nations security council that she is endangering Balkan peace. The Yugoslav envoy, Isidor Canker, was recalled from Athens last week. Soviet spokesmen and publicity medium** have been hammering away at the Greek government. the only Balkan regime not under Soviet influence (Turn To Pago 2, Column 4)

Bodies 01U. S. Airmen Turned Over To Army Five White Coffins Are Turned Over By Yugoslav Officials Aiduslnn. Italy. Aug. 28. (UP) Five white coffins containing the lemaitM of American airmen killed in the shooting down of their transport by the Yugoslavs Aug Jft were turned over today to the U. S 88th division. Th*- coffins were brought here from Ljubljana ami delivered to the army at this small outpost No. 36 on the Morgan line between the Yugoslav and Anglo-A’tierican o* citpatiou zones of northeast Italy. Th.- delivery of five coffins in effect constituted formal acknow bdgement that all five men aboard the (' 47 were kil!<*d when it fell in flame* after being attacked by Yugoslav fighter*. Thorough medical examination failed to proiime conci adve proof that the remains of five persons were In the common grave near Ljubljana where the airmen were burial. But American auilvoritiesaid they believed to- available circumstanti.il evidence ami the type of crash left little room for doubt that the fifth man filed. Richard U I’att.-ison, I S am ba--ador to Belgrade, officially turned the bodies o»*-r to Maj Gen Bryant Mooi.-, commander of th** ssth division "Marshal Tito ha* m-sored me. both officially and personally, that there will be mt repetition of this unfortunate Incident." Patterson tohl Mofne T:i>- actual exchange t ok place in the no-mall’s land between the American and Yugoslav zone* In Venezia Giulia Aidusitia I* five mile- east of Gorlzia and 32 in ks* west of Ljubljana A military <*scort a<. oinpanied th*- cortege from Ljubljana Officers rod*- in staff ears preceded by jeep* Proposed Tax Rale In City Is 53.34 91-Cent Rate Boost Proposed For 1947 Th.- tax rate payable in Decatur in 1947 on all taxable property now totals 13.34 on *-a< h ID"', a compilation of proposed levies which .omprise the city's rate tevealed today. This year’s rate i« 42 43. Increases In the county, civil city and K-hool board levies account for the proposed 91-cent bo>*t in next year’,* tax bill The county’s levy is boosted from lit Io 68 cents. The civil city's levy is act at 85 cents, an imrease of 13 cents over the 42-cent levy. The school city proposes a rate of |1 36. an increase of 20 cent* over this year's levy. Other rates which comprise the city's total and in which no in creases are propoaed for 1947 include. the state's late of 13 cents; the county welfare department's laet of 15 cents; Washington townchip's levies of five and three cents each for the general ami poor funds, and nine cents for the Decatur library The county council will convene next Monday and acreen the county's levy and if any changes are made, this will affect the city's rate. The following week the Adams county tax adjustment Imurd will meet to review the proposed rates and if that tax adjustment lasly fidlow* precedent. Ihe proposed levies will be certified to the state tax board for final decision.

Price Four Cents

To Result In 5.5 Cent Pound Boost On Beef, 2.5 Cent On Pork At Retail Washington. Aug. 28. tl'P) — Re* retai y of agriculture Ullntpn I’. Anderson to<lay ordered new live* sfiH'k price celling* which will ry" suit in an Increase of 3.5 cents a pound in the average retail print of beef and 2 5 cents so- pork. The order was in tin- form of a recommendation to ttl'A administrator Paul Porter. An agriculture department spokesman said that under th*- new price law. OPA ha** no choice except to pul the celling* into effect within H> daye. It was not certain how soon th*» retail increases will he effective, Thie depends on how <* »>n th*- livestock ceilings become law. It livi-«touk celling* ar» put into effect tomorrow a* scheduled by OPA retail ceilings ate to be imposed Sept !• The re*-ommand*-tl livestock ceiling*. Chicago basis, were 416.2* per hundred pound* for h gs. 420.25 for cattle ami 41'' tor drowned lambs The new ceilings an- 41.40 high- *• a hundred pounds oil hogs and 42 25 higher on cattle than th** tellings in effect when OPA expired on Jun*- 30. The June 30 ceilings at Chicago were 414 85 on hogs and 418 mi cattle. There we e no ceilings on lambs OPA had wanted livestock and meat prices r lied hack to aw Hear June -3t> levels a* [stssible. And*-rson -aid *t was neiessary to giant -onn- increase in livestock prite- because "fanners should expand I I' ll livestock ami meat production during th.- coming month* eo that the nu-at situation may bo Improved "Present prospects for the pr du* Hon of torn are excellent.’ \nderson -aid "Tin- total producion of <o- n ami other feed grain* will bl at re,Of | proportion* " Thi-«<- f'-ed stinplie- i- >uld form tin- ba-a* lor increasing th*- production of livestock and meat**, but If th*- price of cattle will not permit them to move into fei d lot* the nation is lert.iin t > h<- short of beef through tn* winter and next spring." Anders n - action apparently wao taken without ag.tt-ini-ii' by OPA. Tin- agricultuie department spokesman was ask*-d if the recoinmendatioii had lie<-n cleared with She P ice agemy. "I have no knowledge of any agreement with OPA." he replied. Remove Controls Waeiiaigton. Aug 28 (UP) - OPA today removed prl •• control* (Turn To Page 3, Column •) o Red Men To Gather Here This Evening District Meeting To Be Held Here Two state officers of the Improved Order of Heil M*n will head a list of lodge notables expected in Decatur tonight to attend the district meeting of the organization. A iamp fire meeting of tho North*astern Indiana group association will lx- held al 8 p. m. at I.liliger's woods, west of Decatur. Despite tin- possibility of rain and Inclement weather tonight, local lodge leaders predict that. 200 members of 13 "tribes” In th** area will be present. Delegations from Fort Wayne, Monroeville. Bluffton. Warren, .Hartford City. Gas City Mathews, Dunkirk and Huntington have previously announced their intention* of attending the event. Ott Baker, great sachem of Indiana. am! Ed Harding, great keeper of record*, both of Indianapolis, have notified local lodge official* that they will Im- here tonight. Several other notables are expected. Initiation of a class of candidate* in full ceremony will feature tho meeting.