Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 208, Decatur, Adams County, 4 September 1946 — Page 1

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EIRENS PLEADS GUILTY TO MURDERS

raOO Lopped ■Hospital ■7 Budget K Hospitol Set j UKhorgc F° r [oKounty Patients f bulletin | ■ county's t.M rate it 62 cents. reducI 6 cent* under the | K e submitted to th* I rjfc ccune.l. Lite this *f- | 2^K n the councl hid cut from the budget reoti Ito" 1 ,|ie ■K . ■’ hi'npifal ■HL.r :■! Hl.' ..unity <oun ui,aiain"'l'ly for .( mo■■t ■). I. ■ HU-'ees s.-t "I "‘t. barges for i.j'oiit* .it (he Io>«- ' ' I 11 totalf'l anl i..eiptK from pit■■r ». « «'imate<! at |Hb;. Hi.’> '■ pr • deficit Mk I'. ill. ilnt' ti voted in- reduced to Til. difference will be Mia!.,, h will have to be S|M|. : , 'Mat ..n .-.|inval.-iit to f .jr. .ii' tax rate on the a-sessed valuation of H (Ira..- I.iechtensteiger, at the hospital. ap■Hbdore th lltity council tha' I.'.iaf'l Operating boon!* in salaries. in- ■| h it" ’ . aUM-d the budget K She said that In-<-xt.mated at a high ■K.: This year th< |K ii la. mg Uli unexpected increased operating Ki;.ri.i,';:.s running along i;..', ...... estimate filed a kK. while income might to only 195.000. At pres councilmen stated. It is |H basis of Iftn.Obff a year. MH count Jim.-n discussed the |M and the suggestion was ■■that a higher rate should |lMr.-..| out of county patients gWIR 'he councilman stated, part of the Increase, the coum Ilmen suggested of county patients should at. ,-xtra 11 a day per Ml Ati'dhei loumilnian stated rate i,t increase would an out of-county patient. plan all the burden of would not be placed on the of Adams county. was made and the six voted in favor of th* Ffiptendatlon The hospital »HI be notified of the Jy 11 a "*on by letter, it is ry l ' “hd a copy of the will be forward’’■them The county council set the fees or room rent for the hospital This ac- *** ,alt *n by th* superboard. Jt wa „ M)a(e d that price for a private room J hospital was (6.50 per day. Jt 1 ? «“*« are less. It was SW, «cd lower rates are oWß * hiii and **lf«re de- " W ' P,r * *• n «l«irr <i -»el Reynolds Dies ■ Tuesday Night Rt‘ ** yno!d * ”• Htelang realjjL. . hl * conmunity. died at Min " laht a ‘ hl » M". McConnell building HV o years illness of compiler,"* Wa " born ,n Allen W d »Mry JO, i gS3 , , he -on or ■*J-'d Sue Anna Reynolds. BLt ~a * r " r >nd was “living member of his M, services will be Ma n2 m , Thur «l*y at the • ‘ nil [ anenl home ' »“h K Ba^. 1 “ M<CUrdy Ot - MthJ ? * ,n ** al M ‘ M.;, "‘•y be Viewed at af '* r 7:30 0,e1,X!,1 THE ’ !M0 * 7 ® TIR M »'" ATUR ' MAW ’*G« •Sn ’ * ” — «4 Jm& n m —7O I 80 M WtATHtR M» w .* M ten.ght. Ksih* Z* d,y w,th ahowers Bm H n^ hWHt Thur*,, | " evening.

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Two Entries Win At Indiana Fair Two Adams county ext rants have been given award* In the domestic art exhibit at the Indiana state fair. The winning entrant* from this* county are Mrs K. W Hus. he of Monroe and Evelyn Oerke of Union townohip. Wyatt Warns Home Shortage To Be Worse Housing Expediter Warns Shortage To ; Be Worse By Winter Washington, Sept I — (l’P> — Housing expediter Wilson W. 1 Wyatt warned today the housing r shortage will get worse, not better. this winter Wyatt said 517.110 homes of all kinds have been completed so far this year. ll* hopes thousands 1 more will be ready this fall But in n monthly report he added: 1 "Constantly rising demand at present more than offsets the additional accomodations . and not * until after th* turn of the year ' will the demand begin to level 1 off." Wyatt also said price tags on • new (II house* are too high for l the average veteran , Meanwhile W. A. Bryant, chief , of the civilian production admin- ‘ istration's consumer durable goods division, said a veteran who succeeds in buying one of i Wyatt's houses may have trouble furnishing it. I 'Bryant said hardwood production ha* doubled, a fact now show- , Ing up at furniture factories. But ' demand is two to three times J greater than in 1941. "Prospects are that all-wood furniture will be short for another 1 year or two." Bryant said in an interview. He said upholstered furniture Is In somewhat better [ »uppiy Wyatt reported that 61.30 CT home* of all kinds were finished during July. Ten thousand of . these were permanent homes J started this year, bringing to , 5u.000 total- homes of this type actually begun and finished under 1 the veterans housing program W’yatt hopes to start work on 1 1.200,000 veterans houses and , apartments in 194 G. Even full attainment of this ' goal, he said, "will leave the nation with a greater shortage of ' housing, compared with demand, than existed at the beginning of the year." Demand will continue to rise, he said, a* more veterans find permanent jobs, settle down, and seek homes of their own. W’yatt said production of building materials is way up. but housing "la still bottlenecked by a few materials In critically short supply." Manpower is getting tighter. This is because higher wages and longer Jobs in uon-resldential construction put homebuilding at a Ta f o Decatur Lions Back Limberlosl Project Robert H. Heller Is Speaker At Meeting The Decatur IJons club in its Tuesday night dinner meeting at the Knights of Pythias home pledged Its unstinted support of the proposed Limberiost stat* park project near Geneva The club announced it* endorsement, through president Robert Gay, after hearing an address by Robert H. Heller, of this city. Mr. Holler, Joint state representative from Adams and Wells counties, and one of the chief proponents of the park, described to the club the various steps taken to date to Insure Its establishment He told of the advantages which the park will afford all Adams county realdenei* and increase property valuations In the community. Club president Gay and members of the board of directors In h dicated their willingness to lend financial support to the project t

Catholic High Has Largest Student Body Total Opening Day Enrollment Lower In Catholic School While the total opening day enrollment in the Decatur Catholic schools wus lower than that of last year, figures released today disclosed the student body at the Decatur Catholic high school the largest in its history. Enrollment at the high school totalled 123—59 l>oy« and 44 girls topping last year’s figure of 116 and all previous enrollments. The enrollment in Isoth the St. Joseph grade school and the (Decatur Catholic high school today totalled 367. compared to the 1945 figure of 373. In the St. Joseph grade school 121 boys and 123 girls were enrolled for a total of 244, compared to the 1945 figure of 257. The above figure* were released by Sr. M. Agnes, who was named principal of the school this year., succeeding Sr. M. Eidell*. trans-, fcrred to Muncie. This is the third time that Sr. M. Agnes has been assigned hero, returning after a six year absence. Faculty Is Listed Members of the faculty, as listed by the Very Rev. Msgr. Seimctz. superintendent, areHigh School: Sr. M. Agnes, principal and English; Sr. M. Leonida, mathematics and social studies; Sr. M. Alma. Isatin, English and librarian; Sr. M. Benigna. science and social studies; Sr M Hugollne, commercial; Sr. M. Dorinda. home economic* and English: Sr. M Patricia and Sr. M Ambrosine. music, the latter succeeding Sr. M. Joachim The Rev. Ignatius Vlchura* will serve a* athletic director and instructor In religion. Grades: Sr. M. Bernada. eighth; Sr. M Letitia, seventh; Sr. M. Mary Beatrice, sixth; Sr. M. Angelus. fifth; Sr. M. Carissa. fourth; Sr. M. Dominica, third: Sr. M. Henrlta, second; Sr. M Eudocia. first. Only one vacancy occurs on the staff—'hat of coach and physical education Instructor, and it is expected this position will he filled soon. 0 Sludge Type Plant Favored By Board Recommendation Is Given To Council The hoard of works and safety of the city council in session Tuesday night filed with the council a recommendation of its preference for an activated sludge type treatment plant as part ot ' Decaturs proposed new sewage J setup. This prefernce was reportedly made by the board after visiting ' several cities to Inspect sewage j and sewage disposal methods In ’ those communities. The engineers, in their prelimin- ; ary report, recommended the in- , stallation of a rock filter type ( plant. City engineer Ralph E. Roop filed with the council the prelimin- , ary assessment roll* on the Cleveland and Stevenson street curb and sidewalk improvements and ( after the rolls were approved by ( the council the hearing date was set for the next meeting night. Th* engineer also file plans and specifications on the sidewalk improvement. proposed for Madison street between Eleventh and | Twelfth streets to be known as the . Daniels sidewalk improvement. I The cost was estimated at Mil.75 by the engineer. The council passed a resolution for construction of the project. A petition for a rural light line, t filed by Edward P. and Elizabeth 1 N. Peck, east of Decatur, was re- I ferred to the light committee An ordinance providing for ad- t ditional appropriation* of M.ISO-- d 88 for the »/ice department, pur- C chase of the Ford fire truck and b the sewer department truck, wa* adopted by the council. 8 Bill* were allowed and other routine business conducted. I

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Decatur, Indiana, Wed nesday, Sept. 4, 1946

Twin Dogs, Twin Boys Happy

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LOST FOR NEARLY a week and found with the help of newspaper*. Huffy and Bound*, filuffy twin spaniel*, leap joyously Into the arm* of their twin masters, Richard and Robert Schwartz, in » Ixis AngeIsa homecoming.

I 21 Persons Die In French Plane Crash Airliner Crashes Factory Building Paris, Sept. 4 — (VP I — An Air France DC-3 airliner crashed Into a factory building today a* it took off rrom Le Bourget airfield for Ixmdon, killing 20 of the 26 persons aboard. A workman on the ground alto, was killed when struck by a wing of the fallen plane, making the I total death list from the crash 21. One of the plane’s two motors failed a few seconds after It was airborne, and the plane dived into the building at the edge of the historic airfield. The crash occurred at 9:16 am. as the plane began Its cross channel run to Croydon airport, the London terminus. Air France officials said 21 passengers and five crew member* were aboard. Four passengers and two crew members^ ’rvived. ac -ording to first airline reports. The crash was the second major disaster on Air France lines within 24 hours. An Air France DC-3 craahed in Denmark yesterday, killing 22 persons, shortly after it took o!t from Copenhagen for Paris. The Le B urget crash occurred in cloudy weather. There was a gusty wind, but fairly high ceiling. On wing of the falling plane tore the roof off a suburban villa and decapitated a mason who was replacing some broken tiles. The wing fell into the street, while the body of the plane fell In the factory courtyard. Police said the passengers evidently knew they were going to crash for all had rushed toward the tall of the plane. Charles Robin, a police inspector attached to Air France, was cred- ( Ited With saving the six survivors. Robin was taking a driuk in a nearby case. He rushed into the factory courtyard and, braving the : flaming gasoline, pulled the survivors through a hole In the fusel- . age where the wing had been riped off. Transport minister Jules Moch 1 rushed to the scene and ordered . police to twin newsmen and photo- i graphers from the vicinity. He t also ordered all photographs of < the accident destroyed and warned t photographers that If they defied < the order he would confiscate their j (Turn Tn Psge 4. Column 7) , 1 Elderly Man's Body Is Found In River ] Fort Wayne, Ind.. Sent. 4.—(UP! i —Police today investigated the a identity of an elderly man whose | body was found Boating in the St. t Mary's river late yesterday by five I boys sailing a raft. I Officers said the man wae be- I tween 60 and 65. and that the body t did not show any signs of violence, • Coroner A. P. Kattendorf said he <' had been In the water 36 hours. r He wore a blue pin-stripe suit 1 end bis shirt had laundry initials J “M. W." in his hand he held al* gold wrist watch.

Decatur Stores Open Thursday Afternoon Decatur stores will n-rnaln open Thursday astern on since they were closed .Monday in observance of the Labor Day hol’day. it was announced today. The practice of closing Thursday afternoons will be resumed next week. 0 --— Many Enlries Made In Circuit Court — Two New Complaints Are Filed In Court Customary opening term action in the Atlants circuit court before Judge J. Fred Fruchte continued unabated late Tuesday and today with numerous entries being made and two new complaints Hied. In the quiet title suit of Della Moser against Bruce Foulk. and others, the court found for the plaintiff and ordered the title trt the involved property quieted. Ir the account suit of the Suttles company against Robert Fritxlnger. the court found for the plaintiff in the sum of 456.64. The plaintiff was awarded judgment of 470 principal and 435 interest in the note suit of Grace E. Walters against Clarence Smith. The court found for the plaintiff In the suit to foreclose a mortgage brought by Jeanette Porter Meehan against Isaac Haviland, and found 42.790 due A possession suit brought by Orville and Norma Smith against Richard and Pauline Paul was set for trial on October 8 after an appearance for the defendant by D. Burdette Custer, while a note 1 suit of S. H Dellinger against William H. Johnson was set for October HI. In the damage suit of Paul Patrick by his next friend. Virginia Diehl, against William Zeser and others, the court found for the plaintiff in the sum of |sff for personal injuries. Nathan C. Nelson represented the plaintiff and John L. DeVoss the defendant during the short trial before Judge Fruchte. New Complaints Two new complaints were filed. In the possession suit, brought by Amos L. Ruse against Sarah Hudson. the defendant, through her attorney. John L. DeVoss, filed a cross complaint She asks judgment of |706, which she alleges owing as follows: for personal properly purchased. 4200; for board and room. 4400; money advanced for purchase of auto. 410: for payment of federal income, 450; for laundry work and miscellaneous. 450. Suit for divorce was brought by Beulah Evans against Chester Evans, Geneva, charging cruel and inhuman treatment and stating that they were married September 2, 1944 and separated Sept. 1, 1946. She alleges the defendant drinks to excess; has been intoxicated practically every night since his discharge from the armed forces; told her to get a divorce and told her of improper relations with other women and that he was going to get another girl. She asked 41.000 alimony. D. Burdette Custer Is plaintiff's (Turn To Page 5, Column I) (

Enters Plea Os Guilt To Slaying Degnan Child, Two Women In Chicago

Vishinsky Replaces Molotov Al Parley Big Four Convene In Second Meeting Paris, Sept. I (UP)—The big four convened their second meeting of the Paris peace conference at 4:05 pin. (10:05 am. CDT) today with Andrei Vishinsky representing Russia In place of the absent foreign minister V. M. Molotov. The big four meeting, it was understood, was summoned at the suggestion of Vbliinsky. Rumors had circulated that Molotov was returning for the meeting but had been flatly denied by all responsible quarters long before the ses- ! slon started. r Secretary of state James F. Byrnes was accompanied to the meeting by Seim. Arthur H Van- ' denberg and Tom Connally. Fori eign secretary Ernest llevln represented Britain and foreign minister Georges llidault, who called the meeting, represented France. There was no indication why Vishinsky sought the new big four meeting hut It was believed possible he wished to renew Soviet objections to holding the United National general assembly Sept 23 a* scheduled concurrent with the continuing Paris peace conference. Byrne* has not yet written th* speech he will deliver t:t Stuttgart but it was anticipated that he would present a now definition of American policy in the reich based on the American thesis that the four occupying power* have failed to carry out the terms of the Potsdam declaration. Byrnea has conferred with foreign secretary Ernest Hevin on the subject and it was presumed that the British and American policy maker* were seeking a community of views on the subjjec' of German policy. Revin akto conferred with his adviser* on German questions. The top level moves thrust the routine peace conference operations Into the background. The Italian p litical commission continued to listen to the long-winded speeches on the Italo-Yugos'.av frontier question. The military commission approved minor military points of the Italian peace treaty. The foreign ministers deputies continued to study the 2 it amendments thus (Turn Ho Page 3, Column 4) Q Young 6irl Injured When Hit By Auto Judith Ann Baker Seriously Injured Judith Ann Baker. 5. daughter of Mr and Mrs. Phillip Baker, of 804 .North Thirteenth street, was believed seriously hurt shortly after noon today when she was struck by an auto. Th* accident occurred in front of the Baker residence as th* young girl was crossing the street from a neighbor's home, where she had been vislling. The auto which struck the child was driven by Leo Rowe, 30, Monmouth. who was enroute north toward his home on Thirteenth street, which is also federal road 27 by-pass. Rowe told police chief Ed Miller, who investigated, that the child started across th* street and that sh* suddenly turned back He said he was unable to stop In time to avoid hitting her after she darted back again. Authorities said that at a late hour the seriousness of her condition could not b* definitely determined. although It was thought that she Is suffering from a compound fracture of one leg, a pro- 1 liable hip fracture and perhaps 1 internal injuries. She I* confined in the Adam* 1 county memorial hospital, where 1 she was taken following the ac- 1 cident.

U $. Insists Yugoslavs Pay Compensation ) _ Will Consider Case Closed If Payments Made By Yugoslavia Washington. Sept. I — H'l’t ~~ >, Ac ting secretary of state William 1 Clayton said today the United i State* will consider the case closed if Yugoslavia pays compensation for the property damaged and five Ilves lost When Yugoslav fighter* shot down two U S. army transport*. In his first press conference as acting secretary, Clayton '-aid . the indemnity bill would I* l presented to Yugoslavia in th* near future. He expressed hope that it could !»• settleci amicably and that It would not be necessary to call in any third party to settle it Clayton said the 3,000-word note given Yugoslavia last night closed the incident except for th* Indemnity question. [ He noted that Marshal Tito had 1 c xpressed regret over the shoot--1 ing down of the American planes - on Aug. 9 and Aug. 19. und had ' unequivocally committed hl* government not to fire on any other 1 foreign plane* even if they pass I over Yugoslavia without prior clearance. He said it would be necessary to confer with the army before .he bill is submitted. He did not know how it would be Worked out. He pointed out, however, that tn the case- ot loss of life through railroad accidents, for example, courts normally take into consideration the victim's earning power. family responsibilities anil the like. In its note to Yugoslavia, the United States called for "suitable" indemnities and made It clear that regrets alone were not enough Jt rejected Yugoslavia's effort* to shun responsibility for the attacks on the two U. S planes and denies charges that hundreds of American planes have violated Yugoslav sovereignty during th* pa»t six week* The note, signed by Clayton, acknowledged Marshal Tito's expression of regret for the American deaths but said the United States “confidently expects" Yugoslavia to take more concrete steps to right th* wrong. Specifically, he said, th* United States looks for "suitable indemnification to the families and dependents of the unfortunate victims" and to the U. S. govern(Turn To I'age 6, Column 3t l( Bombay Riol Death 101 l Mounts To 132 Situation Is Still Described 'Tense' Bombay. Sept. I — (UP) — The official death toll in four days of Moslem-Hindu rioting rose to 132 today with (84 reported injured In bloody hand-to-hand street fighting Police said 1.06.1 persons had been rounded up in connection with th* disorders. A roundthedock curfew was lifted in order to allow residents of th* affected area* to buy food, but the situation still was described as "very tens*". Many workers wore in Bombay streets today, celebrating th* Parsl New Year. Twentyeight textile mills were closed because of abothers were expected to shut down tomorrow. Unofficial reports said 12 person* had been stabbed to death and 43 Injured since the official government communique was is-j (Turn To Psg* I, Column 4>

Price Four Cents

Murdered Child's Father Is First Witness Following Youth's Guilty Plea Chicago, Sept 4. —(UP) William lleiretis. 17 ear-old university of Chicago sophomore, pleaded guilty today to th* murders of »lx-year-old Suzanne Degnan and two women The youth also pleaded guilty to 24 burglaries and two assaults. Three other charges of assault wern dropped by the etale His parent*. Mr and Mrs. Georgo Heiress, sat In the first row of th* crowded courtroom and watched their son tlitough half open lips murmur, "guilty” after each charg* was r*ad In addition to th* Degnan murder. Ilelrens pleaded guilty to slaying of Frances Brown, ex WAVE, and Josephln.- Roso, a housewife The youth sat quietly with his hands folded In Ills lap during tb« proceeding* Chief Justice Harold (I. Ward of criminal court, asked Heirena If ho knew that by pleading guilty h« could be sentenced to death, to Ilf* imprisonment, or to at least It year* in prison. Heirans answered: “yes sir." I Before the arraignmmt. Heirena . was asked by his lawyer, John i Coghlan I "Hav* you thought over all th<* ■ things we discussed in private, • Bill’" i "Yes," replied lhe youth. "Do you want to qualify your plea m any way?" "No." "D> you understand that by pleading guilty you may never the light of day again a* a free ■nan’ Do you realize that you will .pend the rest of your natural lift* n the penitentiary? You must .iink of yourself. BUI. You owe no urther duty to society. In the Ugh’ >1 all this, d> you still want to Mead guilty?" * "Yes, I want to piead guilty." Heirena said. Th* questions were asked informally in the presence of eherlff Michael Mulcahy. By his reference to the youth’* spending his "natural Efe" In th<» penitentiary, th* defense attorney implied that tho arrangement between the prosecution and th* defense to spare Heirena from tho electric chair still was in effect. The pr sedition had agreed not to demand a death sentence In return for the youth's full confession of a series of crimes that shocked tho nation. Theoretically, justice Ward could If he chose ignore tlie agreement and imposo th* death penalty, but It wa* doubtful that he would After a 10 minut* recess tbn hearing was resumed with James Degnan, father of the slain child, as lhe first witness His vole* was (Turn To Page 4, Column 6) 0 Late Bulletins Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 4.— (UP)—Franklin circuit court judge William B. Ardery today revoked the corporation privileges permitting the Ku Klux Klan, a Georgia corporation, to operate in Kentucky. Washington, Sept. 4,—(UP) —Chairman J Percy Priest, D., Tenn., revealed today that the house campaigns expenditures committee has been asked to investigate the Missouri Democratic primary campaign In which Rep. Roger C. Slaughter was defeated with the personal opposition of President Truman. Kansas City. Mo., Sept 4. —(UP)— Rep. Roger C. Slaughter, D., Mo., chairman of the house surplus property committee, said today that he had asked that Benjamin F. Fiside be cited for contempt of the commi tto* because of hie testimony concerning th* division of profits on a screen wire dosl.