Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 207, Decatur, Adams County, 3 September 1946 — Page 1

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Enrollment In JgjWic Schools flbar Year Ago

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Holiday Death Toll In Nation Over 400 Mark Old And Worn Autos Blamed In Mounting Holiday Death Toll By United Press America’s accidental holiday death total mounted today fail uirove the 3SO forecast by the national safety council. At least 426 persona 'net violent death during the weekend. Traffic accidents accounted for a least 322 deaths, well ahove the 210 predicted by the council The nation's millions of old and worn cars — more than half of them over S years old—were blarn* d for the mounting fatalities. Thirty-three died In drowning*, and 71 other persons died In mlcceilaneous accidentfi. California led the states In deaths, with a total of 37, all but eight of them traffic fatalities. Ohio was next with 21, followed by Michigan. New York and Texas, each with 2<>. Pennsylvania had 19. I In Indiana, one person was drowned when un automobile overturned I in a creek. Two were killed in a plane craah near La Crosse, Wls. | one of the victim* was Lawrence Miller, 27, who was celebrating the birth oLa daughter on Sunday. A flat-bottc*’Mid motor boat capsited In the Illinois river near Grafton, ill., drowning three mem'■Hers of a holiday boating party. Three persons were kiH> d In a railcrossing accident at Prairie Du , Chien. Wia. George Hobson, winner of the .1946 Indianapolis speulway MBtulle race, wao one of two drivers killed In a colllaii-n during a lIH>tnlle dirt track race at l«akewood Park, near Atlanta, Ga. George liar ringer was the second driver killed in the four-car crush. Rescue parties searched the fogbound, jagged British Columbia coast near Prince Rupert, B. ('., for a big flying Itoat lost since Saturday with six persons, aboard. Including a m tther and a sick baby. At kMtes Park. Colo., a vacationing youth was killed when he fell nearly 960 feet daring a mountain climbing trip. The victim wan Charles Grant, 19, Chicago, who fell while climbing the 14.000-foot Umg's peak. Nine In Indiana Indiana today counted a holiday death toll of nine hut that number was far less than police had pre(Turn To Pegs 4, Column 7) ---» Holiday Observance Is Quiet In City Most Os Business Suspended Monday Decatur was a busy scene today as employes and employers returned to their labors after a two-day holiday and hundreds of studenta went to school for the first day of the 1946 47 term. The latter Day celebration was quiet and orderly in Decatur with only one arrest and om traffic accident reported by police. Practically all business was twopended, with only a few business bouses remaining open. Even one or two taverns elected to close for the day, although state law permitted them t<> remain open for the sale of alcoholic beverages. There was no otflcl.sl commemoration ot the latter Day holiday nor of the anniversary of V-J Day here. There were few cars and few pedealriaiM on the streets during Sunday and Monday, although many Decaturites did stay in the city and cancelled their customary trips to lake and summer resorts because of the extremely cool weather. The city returned to life at an early hour this morning, with down town workers bustling around to reopen closed stores, and added actlvltlty occasioned by the end of the summer vacation of the public schools. ■< •

New Increase In Employment Is Predicted New All-Time Peak Employment Figure Predicted For U. S. Washington, Hept. 3—(DPI — Government economists today raw signs of another rise in civil- ' ian employment to a new all-tline peak. But serreiary of commerce Henry A. Wallace warned the present situation la an abnormal one and that In due time employment will drop. He believes the country is entering an "Inflation ary Imom" that will prove a pass- | mg phase ot the transition from war to peace. The employment returns for August are not yet In. But some economists are willing to predict an Increase in the job total to between sX,son,mm an<l 59.mm.0tm. Employment in July reached an all-time high of 55.130,000 while unemployment dropped to 2,270.006. The number of jobless does not include ateut 1,900,000 veterans drawing 120-a-week government benefits. The census bureau does not consider them to be in the later market. Optimism over the employment picture was based on: 1. Preliminary reports Indicating that in the last half of July and early August, the number of unemployment compensation beneficiaries dropped. 2. Evidence of continued expansion of industrial production. 3. Increased employment prospects in 82 out of 95 important later market areas surveyed by the V. 8. employment service In early August. Government economists said that unless there are developments contrary to the usual trend, the late fall may show a drop in the employment figures. Cold weather generally bring* a reduction In agricultural workers and In the construction industry. Students holding temporary Job* also will be returning to school. From a strictly statistical standpoint, the employment total appeared to be nearing the #0.000.-000-jobs goal which Wallace had hoped to see accomplished by 1950. If the nearly 3.000.000 members in the armed forces were added to the July employment total. It would appear that the goal had even teen surpassed But Wallace contends that (Turn Tn Pags 3. Column 4) o

Grant Permission To Construct Levee To Prevent Flood Damage To Farms Permission to proceed with the plan to build a 3,000-foot long levee along an east and west road, two and one-half mile* south of Berne, to prevent flood waters from the Wabash river overflowing on 432 acres of farm land, was granted by the county commissioners today. Fred Weidler. one of the land owners, and Robert l-ong of near Berne, a former captain with the army enigneer*. appeared before the commissioner* and outlined plan* which farmtrs in the flood affected area conceived at a meet Ing held last week in Berne. The proposed Improvement and building of the leve< will he done by the private a**esament plan, (he men explained. It la estimated (hut the dike and pump house will coat ateut 69.500 and that an assessment of 620 an acre will finance the plan. Walter Ollliom, civil engineer, has been employed to draft plans for the levee, assisted by Mr. Ldltff. The landowners claim that many acres of fertile soil can be reclaimed with the building of the levee and plans for carrying through the proposed improvement will proceed under tbe committee named at the general meeting last week. O. N. Smith of Berne. Is chairman ot the group. — oOnly One Accident Reported In County County highways were reported free of accident* over the Labor Day holiday, except Cor one craab. according to Sheriff Leo (JBig's report this m>rnlng. No details were learned concerning tbe one craab nasi Preble, which was Investigated by state police.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, September 3, 1946

Evicted Family In Rolling Home J# EVICTED FROM THEIR APARTMENT in East Orange. N J.. Michael de Palma his Wife, and two children, are using their family car as their home. They ride ateut Newark. N. J., all day seeking an apartment At nigiit they park behind a gas station, when- attendants proXie them with water and other facilities. The children are in deep slumber as their parents look at a likely for rent ad.

Sale OIK. Os C. Building Proposed Special Meeting Called Sept. 16 letters have been Balled to memters of the Knights of Columbus Building Association, owners of the K. of C. building, north west corner of Second and Madison streets, of a special meeting that will be held Monday. Septetn ber 16 at 8 o’clock, to "consider end vote upon a proposal to dispose of the real estate now held by the aaaociatlon." The K. of C. building has a frontage of approximately 44 feet t.n Second street, and extends west on Madison street to the alley. Built of brick in 1903. by Allison and Studabakar. It is three stories high. The K. of C. lodge and dub rooms are located on the third floor. The first and second floors are leased to retail establishments and professional offices. The vote of member*, who also are member* of the Knights of Columbus Council, 864. will be taken solely on the question of offering the property for sale. Proxies have been sent to members empowering the trustees, or any one of them, to vote on the matter, in ca*e the member does not attend. The trustees are Casper Miller, president; Joseph H Koors, vicepresident; James J Meyer, secretary. and Herman Gelmer. treasurer. Severin H. Schurger. local attorney. Is acting secretarytreasurer for the trustees. Members who will not attend the meeting are asked to mall their proxy in the stamped envelope sent to them with the letter of notification. Commissioners Meet In Regular Session The Adams county teard of commissioner* met in regular session at the courthouse today. Bills were allowed during a routine morning •OMsim and this afternoon, the teard was expected to receive one or two petitions for hearing*.

F. D. Roosevelt Feared Third War Inevitable If UN Failed

New York, Sept. 3 — (VP — Franklin D. Roosevelt believed that a third world war was Inevitable if the United Nation* taileil and it Europe continued to cling to Imperialism, the late president’s son, Elliott Roosevelt, disclosed today. "Backward, depressed colonial ureas of the world" should be given economic and social assistance and eventually be freed through an International organization led by the great powers. .Mr. Roosevelt told his son. "If this Isn’t done, we might as well agree that we're In for another war." he said. The late president's views on the future and hitherto unrevesled secret promises and agreements made at the Casablanca conference were disclosed in an article In Look magazine, taken from Elliott Roosevelt's book, "As He Saw It," to be published In October Elliott wrote that he sat by his father's ted In a Casablanca villa one night during the conference in January. 1943, and heard for the first time about the United Nations.

BULLETIN Chicago, Sept. 3 — (UP) — William George Hoirono, 17-year-old killer of two women and a little girl, la legally sane, a court-appointed board of psychiatrists reported today. — Many 4-H Members Take Blue Ribbons Adams Co. Entries Win At State Fair Many Adam* county 4-H club mentlrers ar<> winning ribbons at the Indiana slate fair, judging result* to date reveal. Twenty-three of the county’* 33 state fair 4-H exhibitor* visited the fair last weekend, being Iran*-,' ported by school bus, along with their prlxe baking and gardening exhibits. The winners of ribbons to date are as follows: Evelyn Gerke. first on both can ned tomatoes and a child snow suit; Thelma Daniel*, second on canned apricot*: Elizabeth Berts ch. first on canned strawberries and cherries: Enid Ripley, third on sport dress; Jeanetta Fuhrman, second on curtains; Marilyn Jaberg, first on cookies: Mrs Rose mary Habegger. third on white butter cake. First place winners In the gar-, den classes are Russell Krttetzinan. dill pickles and early Ohio i»ota toea; James Merriman, red tomatoes. Second place garden winners: John Frank. Katahdln potatoes; Arvada yellow tomatoes. Chinese cabbage and kindey beans; Albert Schroeder, pop corn; Evelyn Gerke, sweet corn and beets: Jeanette Schwartz, carrots; Helvetia Burry, wax bean*; Wilmer Grote, flat cabbage. Third place garden winners: Russell Krueizman. pointed cabbage; Arvada Schaefer, squash, muskmelons, peppers and potatoes; | Wilmer Grote, turnips; Eugene Hoffman, lima beans: James Mer-I riman. onion*; Evelyn Gerke. caull- i flower.

Mr. Roosevelt told his son that France should te restored to a world power, but that she should te given only a trusteeship over her former colonies, reporting annually. The younger Roosevelt asked to whom France would report. and later wrote: *'The organization of the United Nations, when It's set up, my father replied. It was the first time I'd aver heard of the plan. " How else?' he went on. 'The big four-TOurzelves. Britain. China. the Soviet Union—will be responsible for the peace of the world when we've won the war. These powers will have to assume the task of bringing education, raising the standards of living. Improving the health condltlona — of all the backward, depressed colonial areas of the world And when these area* have had the chance to maturity, they must have the opportunity extended to them of Independence—after the United Nation* as a whole have decided that they are prepared for It'.” Later In the conference after he had talked w|tb Geu. Charles (Turn To Pag* I. Column 7)

Over 30 Billions Asked In Reparations Against Italy For War Damages

County Council In Study Os Budgets Appropriations Are Reviewed By Board Meeting in annual session today, the county council took up the county's 1270.199 00 budget for 1947 and Iwgan a review of the requested appropriation*, which call for a 69-cent levy, on each 1100 of taxable*, an increase of 2* cent* over this year’* rate. Final action will not be complet-; ed until late tomorrow, the mem tern indicated. It telng the intention the count Diner, to review every financial request listed by ppbllc officials and department bead*. The proposed 68-cent levy will produce approximately <206.000 in taxes next year, the budget shows. Thurman I. Drew, county auditor. explained to tli« councilmen. that due to the special approptlatlons made laut year the first half of 1946. the county's general fund was reduced to the imint that It might ite necessary to borrow fund* prior to the spring Installment of taxes. Appropriations for bridges and other dips into the general fund <ui deeply Into the w rklnz l>alance. Mr. Drew stated. The welfare department’s budget, totaling 6169,980. of which <41.656 will Io- raided through a 15-cent tax levy, will be taken up separately. The county highway budget, totaling 6118.985. compared Io ostimated Income of 6110,(06 from the gasoline tax. will glso be tevlewed by the councilmen. In all likelihood this budget will be reduced to the 6110.506 estimate The counciltnen will In all proImbility call in the hospital trustees to explain the budget totaling 6113, nop. against which Income of 696.000 for 1947 leave* a deficit of <17.000 to be raised by taxation Members of the council are, Henry Dehner, Dean Byerly, Julius Schultz, Le.n NeueiMchwander. A. ('. Monroe, Charles Jones. William Kruetzmau, seventh tmmiter, was' unable to attend, due to a hayfever attack. n Mercury Is Found In Rogen's Body Chicago, Sept. 3 tl'l’k Coro-1 tier A. L. Brodie announced today that enough mercury had teen' found In the tedy of wealthy race results distributor James M. Hagen. Hr., to kill three men. Bn di said that 10 9'lo graine of metallic mercury had been found in Hagen's body. This equal* about 14 graitM of bicholoride of mercury, he said. Four or five grain* usually is enough to cause death, he added.

September Term Os Court Opens Today Call Os Docket Is Scheduled Thursday The September term ot the Adam* circuit court opened today with scores of entries being made by Judge J. Fred Frunchte In cases In which September 3 had teen set as a return date. The term will run until November 2. when court will vacation for two week* prior to the opening of the. November term on November 18. Judge Frunchte indicated today that he would "call the / docket” on Thursday at 9 30 o'clock, with all attorney* expected to be pre*ent to appear in their reapertfve cases. At an early hour this morning, several cases had been set for trail and entries made In various others The divorce case of August against Mary Hernandez was set for September 7. a «ltnllsr case of Donald against Wilma J. Williams for September 6. A claim of the Adams county lumber company against Rachel Springer estate a suit for restoration ot sanity filed by Math- Knigh a gainst Charles «. Krugh were also set for trial on September (Turn To Psg* ». Column <>

Deny Yugoslavia Responsible In Fliers' Deaths Further Frontier Violations Os U. S. Planes Are Charged London. Hept. 3—(l'P> —Radio Belgrade today broadcast a Yugo slav note to the I’nitel Htates dated Aug 30 which denied Yugo slavla’* responsibility for the death* of five American flier* shot down Aug. 19 ami reported further "deliberate" frontier violation* by American planes. The note listed several alleged "unauthorized ami deliberate" violation* of the Yugoslav air by American planes lietween Aug 23 and 27. On Aug 22. Marshal Tito promised I’. H Ambassador Rich ar:l C. Patterson. Jr., that there after Yugoslav plane* would retrain from firing on plane* crossing the frontier. When this promise was given, the note said, the I'nited Stales was expected to take steps insuring -that further violations would not occur. The note said Tito's tease fire order presupposed that the I' H government would undertake to prevent further viothlions. Yugoslavia advises the Ameri can government, the note continued, "that- it should speedily adopt the necessary measures to avoid in the future similar incident*. as they greatly hinder gmat : relations between America and ; Yugoslavia and would lead to undesirable results." Tlte note protested the I'nited States' failure to answer earlier Yugoslav protests against frontier infringements l»y American ] lanes, the broadcast said. Referring to the fatal Aug 19 crash, the note said the crew "regretahly ended in tragedy which may otherwise have heen avoided if they had submitted to a signalled order to land." “However much one regrets the unfortunate ending . . the (Turn To Page S, Column 5) q — Otto L. Schlickman Is Taken By Dealh Prominent Decatur Man Dies Monday Otto L. Schlickman. 64. prom ineiit cabinet maker of litis city, died at 5:30 o’clock Monday morn ing at his home, 121 North Ninth street. Death was unexpected although he had been ailing for two years. Iteatli was caused by coronary thrombosis. He was tern in Kirkland township February 3, 1882, the son of Fred and Lizetta WorthmanSchlickman, and had resided in Decatur for the past 26 years. He was a member of the Magley Evangelical and Reformed church. He was married to Mol- I He Peck March 4. 1916. Hurviving in addition Io the wife is one brother. Henry Hchlickman. of Fort Wayne One sister and one brother preceded him in death Funeral service* will be held at l:3<t o’clock Wednesday afterpoon at the home, and at 3 o'clock at the Magley Evangelical and Reformed church, with the Rev. John Michaels officiating. Burial will be In the church cemetery. The body will be removed from the Zwlck funeral home to the resilience this evening, ami may be viewed after 7pm MacArthur Is Backed By State Department I I Washington. Sept. 3,-H’Pi-The state department »ald today that Gen. MacAr'hur’s warning of a possible clash between opposite political philosophic* in Japan was not contrary to this nation'* established policy in the far east The department, in an official statement, defended MacArthur'* right to speak freely on any phase of American policy which ba I cliooae*.

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Claims Filed By 12 «• Nations 300 Times Amount Agreed Upon For War Reparation Paris, Sept. 3 — It'Pi — half stood acctiMd today ot inflicting on the Allied nation* war damage totaling more than 83O.OOO.OO0,» mm. The Italian economic conference has received claim* by 13 nations against Italy. Claims of damage done by Italy exceed by 300 times the 6100.oiio.ooo It already ha* heen agreed that Italy shall pay the Soviet I nion In reparations. The sum also is more than imt t'mes greater than the amount which the conference is likely to < rder Italy to pay. Financial claim* against Italy have teen submitted In two form* —some as estimates of damage canned them by Italy In war; and some as reparations claims that do not attempt to estimate the total damage. Some nation* have done teith. The Italian commission l»e---came involved In another violent Soviet versus British dominion* row over a Brazilian amendment today hut defeated the motion. 15 to 4. with one abstention. The Idg four had agreed to let Rus*ia collect some of her 6lte.« ttito reparations from Italy in current production and further provided that the Soviet I’nlon furnish Italy on commercial terms with som>- of the material* normally Imported and needed for such production. That clause had been written In by the big four at the insistence of secretary of state James F. Byrnes The Brazilians wanted to revise it to read that the Soviet shall furnish “If necessary' to Italy such raw materials Australia. Canada and South Africa supported Brazil when Russia's Andrei Vl»hln*ky bitterly deiffiunced the amendment atql its supporter*. Vlshinsky lnal*fed the Soviet* did not want any gains from reparation* "bill certain people do.” He said that those people were afraid to say what they really meant that the Brazilian amendment was designed so that Brazil. Australia. Canada and South Africa and other* could supply such raw material* for eventual reparations to Russia. Yugoslavia took her campaign to overrule the big four compromise and win all Venezia Giulia, including Trieste, before the conference today with an oratorical nssaiilt on Italy Alex Beider of Yugoslavia in the hour-long speech to the Italian political commission charged Italy with lying, making unjust claims ami displaying an aggressive spirit He delivered a scath-

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11 Criminal Cases Are Set For Trial Trial Dates Set In Circuit Court Eleven criminal case*. Involving eight defendant*, were set today for trial in the Adams circuit court during the September term. Judge J. Fred Fruchte set the cases down upon motion by Prosecutor G Remy Bierly. Following Is a list of the cases, naming the defendants: Sept 16—State vs. Helen Sudduth. disorderly conduct, at liberty under tend since arrest July 28. 1945. Sept. 17—Stale vs. Elisha O. Merriman, on two counts charging assault and battery. Sept, 19— State vs Richard Dale Swygart on two counts charging assault and battery. Sept. 23—State vs. Albert Stein* er. sodomy indictment by grand jury in Decetnter, 1945. Sept. 25 — State v». Cldye H. Smith, reckless driving and failure to yield, on indictment* of grand jury in December, 1945. Sept. 27—State vs. Pearl l-al-sure, drawing a dangerous weapon. at literty under tend since arrest in March. 1946. Oct. I—State vs. Glenn Martin, public intoxication and reckless driving, at literty under tend since March. 1946 Oct 4—State vs. Don Knittie, vehicle taking and using car without owner's permission, at liberty under bond since February. 194«.