Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 216, Decatur, Adams County, 13 September 1946 — Page 1

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

To Award Contracts For City Equipment Citv Council Will Take Action Tuesday Contract a for the new lo.ttoo KWI! turbine generator and aurlace condenacr at the municipal liKht and power plant will In> awarded Tuesday night, it was announced today by Mayor John It. Ktulta. The Itoord or public work* and aafety. which yeaterduy received hlda on the equipment, will make Its recommrtidalions to the council at that time and the contract* will Ire awarded by the latter hody. Low bidder an the turbine contract was (leneral Eler trlc of Fort Wayne on ita bid totalling 0271.-96-1. Low on the condenser was Weatlnghouse Electric Corp., of Pittsburgh. Pa. on a bid of t(R,645. There were three bidders on ouch of the two contracta The Iroard met last night with representatives of the bidding companies after tabulation of the bids was completed by J. It Emery of the engineering firm of Emory, Hawkins and Emory; lister C. Pettibone, city light superintendent; members of the Iroard of public works and safety. Mayor Stults. Joseph Brennan and city attorney, Henry 11. Heller, and H. Vernon Aurand. city clerktreasurer. While delivery dates on the turbine generator vary, the shortest time of delivery offered was two years, in addition to this, inatallatlon and erection times vary from 4# to 56 davs. The proposal of the General Electric company agreed to deliver Ito nnit in 28 months, the Al lie Chalmers c ompany of Milwau itec in 24 months, the Westinghouse corporation In 27 months. Days needed for erection, in the proposals, were 56, 69 and 40. respectively. Installation of the new equipment I* part of a pro|*osed n» w huge Improvement program at the municipal plant. —o— Remove Kidnaper To Kansas Citv Indianapolis, Kept. I.I—(VPI — Mrs. Mildred Everett. Deleware. 0., teday «w ordered removed to Kansas City, Mo., by federal judge Robert Baltzell for trial on a charge of kidnapping three-year-old Madeline Tobias. The maid and little "Toby" were discovered at Terre Haute last Monday after a four day nationwide search during which police saldthoy •'feared the worst.” Mr* Everett was quoted by authorities said they "feared the worst." Mrs catate she "wanted one of my own The girl was unharmed. Valid Suaar Stamps And Expiration Dates Here are the sugar stamps and their expiration dalce n» released by the office cf price administration today: Spare stamp no. 51 (Good for | five pounds, regular uses! valid through Decenti>er 31. 1946 Spare stamps no. ff ami 10 (good for five pounds eachi (home canning only I valid through (ktolter 31, 1946. Spare stamp no. 49 (good for five pounds) valid through September 30, 1946. 0 Rev. Trueax Returns To Nazarene Church Returned To Local Charqe Fifth Year The Rev. J. T. Trueax. pastor of the Decatur Church of the Nazar- , etie. has been returned to the local charge, following the annual Northeastern Indiana conference assembly, held at Marlon. The Rev. Trueax has been pastor of the Decatur church for the pdsl five years, coming to the local 1 pastorate from Garrett. The local pastor is alrc treasur- i er of the camp meeting board, the i special finance committee, the Inni'd of examiners and lite board I of orders and relations of the t Nazarene conference. The Rev. Trueax also announ- I ced today that a two-weeks reviv- ' al service will open at tbe Decatur ckureh Monday evening.

Terrorists In Raid On Banks In Palestine Jewish Underqround Raiders Throw Two Cities In Turmoil Jerusalem. Sept. 13 (CP) Jewkdi underground raiders today threw Tel Aviv and Jaffa into turmoil with attacks against four (tanks and th* Jaff* prison and running gun buttleo In which at least four persons we-e killed, five wounded and p ssibly eight extremists captured. An estimated 50 extremism curried out the attacks The amount of loot seized in the holdups was uncertain. Mt«*t repo-ts placed the figure at about IIO.MO after earlier estimates running as high us (420.004). Police explained that in running gun buttles they Itud captured u number of raiders and u major portion of th» stolen cash with which they had hoped to finance underground activity. The attacks were made In the heart of crowded Jaffa and Tel Aviv. Wild hursts of gunfire spattered through the crowded streets an the raiders sought to fight their way out through hastily summon, ed emergency squad* of tadice and troops. Thousands of shop|M*rs milled about In the streets as the fight raged. The crowds remained in the streets despite an immediate imposition of a curfew lor both Tel Aviv and Jaffa, and |>ol!ce made no immediate attempt to disperse them. The operation was one of the most during yet undertaken by the Jewish underground and brought heavy detachments of British troops pouring into Jaffa and Tel Aviv, scene of the operations, and Intensive security measures in Jerusalem. Casualties included a 22-year old Yemenite member of the uttacking band, an Arab constable and two bystanders killed; five persotM, including two. girls wounded and eight raiders captured. Banks attacked were the Barclay. Ottoman and Arab bunks in Jaffa und the Ottoman bank in Tel Aviv. Police and security details broke up the the attacks on the Jaffa banks und the casualties occurred when the raiders tried to ehoot their way out of the Ottoman bank in Jaffa. The attack on the Ottoman bank at Tel Aviv wax successful and the (Turn To Page Z. Column 5) Q— Second Polio Case Is Reported Here Norman Kruse, Jr. Reported Recoverinq I—ll— »■ Decatur's second case or poliomyelitis was reported here today, when it was learned hat u local high school student is suffering from the disease. Norman Kruse, Jr , 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Kruse, of 416 South First street was reported today to be recovering from the disease. The youth was stricken about three weeks ago, it was slated, and has been confine! to his home since that time He has been unahle to enroll as yet, hut upon his return to the Decatur junior senior high school, he will be a junior. First to be reporter! stricken with the disease was John Brecht, local coffee salesman, who Is recovering at bis home here after being released from a Fort Wayne hospital. — Visit Brother First Time For 40 Years Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Brelner will leave Monday for an approximate six weets tour of the westetyi states, during which Mr. Brelner expects to meet a brother, Mart, whom he has not seen for 40 yeato His brother is a native of this community. Mr. and Mrs. Brelner will leave by Erie train for Chicago and from there go west to Oregon to visit relatives before traveling to Creacent City. Calif., for the visit, with Mart Brelner. I

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, September 13, 1946.

Head laegio Iff s BL BB#--'*-

T. C. Smith and Mrs. Harold Tieman are the new heads of Adams !\i»t 43, Anwrlcan lx«ict<Mße and ita auxiliary. Mr. Smith was inata)h*<l ax poM commander this week and Mrs. Tieman will assume the office ; of president of the auxiliary in ceremonies at the post home tonight. Commander Smith is a chemist at the Central Soya company and resides in this city. Mrs. Tieman is a resident of route three, Decatur. i - ... ———

I —— Democrat Editors In Annual Session Townsend Principal Speaker At Meeting , French Lick. Ind., Sept. 13 I (upj, _ Hoosier Democratic editor*. disappointed by President i Truman's rejection of an Invita- : lion to speak, gathered today for . their annual fall outing and plan- . tied a "home talent" affair. I .Members of the Indiana Demo- , cratic Editorial Association, party , leaders and many elements of the rank ami file met for a two-day program highlighted by an address by the party's nominee for IT. S. senator. Former Gov. Clifford Townsend. ' seeking a seat in the upper house ’ of congress, talks tomorrow night at the annual banquet climaxing the outing No out-of-state speakers are listed on the program. . 1 Originally, the editors believed I there was a strong possibility ' that the president would travel to French Lick for a campaign apI pearance In behalf of the Hoosier ‘ Democratic Amgreaalonal nomi- ■ nees. But Mr. Truman said he i couldn't make it. i The state organization, badly ( ■ beaten two years ago In the presi , i dential election, hoped to increase I its seats from the present two to i u majority of the II Indiana i places in the house of representatives, and to elect a Democratic ( senator to replace Sen. Haymond , , E. Willis, R„ Angola. ( Despite the lack of speakers of ( national importance, the Hoosier party affiliates obviously Intended to make the outing a big success ( from an attendance standpoint. , Party leifders reported a sell-out j of reservations In the sprawling ( French Lick Springs hotel, days ( before the,meeting opened. Most state and congressional ( nominees arrived today. They will be presented tomorrow night , at the’ closing banquet. Mean- , tTuen To Psr* t. I 0 I Talk On Radar Given ■ At Rotary Meeting ; 1 1 Charles D. Ehinqer 1 1 Speaker Thursday Charles D. Ehlnger. secretary- 1 manager of the Citizens Tele- 1 (hone company, gave a talk on , radar apd how the army and navy applied the science in the war, at 1 the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday even- ' Ing. Great Britain and the United • States used radar to great advant- ' age in the European and Pacific war theaters. As Mr. Ehlnger 1 described It, radar was an explosion of energy which reflected It- f self hack to the point of sending. ' In the latter part of the war, the ’ navy promoted its use to such an extent that ack-ack guns on fighter planes were automatically fired through the application of * radar. During the war. Mr. Ehlnger 1 was a radar officer, stationed In ' the Pacific. The Rotary cluh voted to join 1 the fraternal and service cluh ‘ howling league, which will bowl at the 0. E alleys. Joe Globig ' I was named captain to jecrult a I team.

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, BULLETIN Salt Lake City. Sept. 13.— (UP)—The national housing administration ard the OPA today filed 48 criminal complaints against sawmills and lumber dealers in four rocky mountain states in a "crack down" against "black market" lumber activities. —o-' ■ - — Little Black Market Activity In Meats Insufficient Meat, Industry Asserts By I'nlted Press Meat industry spokesmen said today that there is almost, no black market lieeause "there's not enough meat to start one." In a nationwide survey by United Press, the only city reporting definite evidence of an organized black market was New York Slight black market symptoms were reported in Philadelphia. Dallas. Tex.. Ran Francisco, Minneapolis and St. Paul. in other cities there were scattered reports of a few over-ceil-ing sales, but no evidence of organized illegal traffic. OPA investigators, however, were anticipating black market develop ments across the nation. Among the major cities reporting almost no signs of a black market were St. lamia. Cleveland, Detroit. New Orleans. Atlanta, Ga., Portland, Ore.. Salt Lake City. Des Moines, la, Omaha. Neb., and Milwaukee, Wis. At St. Louis, however. OPA agents were watching closely the 5,000,000 pounds of meat in cold storage there. The meat reportedly was owned by less than 20 of the largest retailers and bought by them when price ceilings wore off. At New Yprk, the OPA said that about one out of 10 butchers were selling at above ceiling prices ranging from a few cents to twice the celling. Some butchers predated their invoices to avoid the Tuesday deadline when price ceilings were restored. Other New York butchers with bare counters were selling direct to the consumer’s back door I through delivery boys. Instances were reported in which a 1\ pounds of pork chops, with a celling price of 84 cents, sold for 11.10. Steak was selling at 82.10 for 284 pounds, when the ceiling price was 11.21. But only 55 percent of New York's retailers had any meat at all. At Chicago, cattle traders charged that most of the animals shipped into the city's huge stockyards were being bought by eastern operators for the black market trade in New York and other large eastern cities. Traders asserted that 77 percent of the 5,149 head of cattle received at the Chicago stockyards Monday and Tuesday went to New York. Philadelphia. Boston and Newark. N. J. Chicago buyers said the cattle was sold at from 81 to 8-"> above the maximum allowed Chicago packers, meanwhile, were slaughtering almost no cattle. Swift A Co. slaughtered only two beef animals at Its Chicago plant yesterday Par kers said they could not buy in compliance with livestock price ceilings when "outsiders" were (Turn To Psge t. Column 7)

Recommend CIO Seamen Given Wage Increases Same As AFL Mariners

May Restore Butter, Cheese Price Ceilings I Call Dairy Industry To Give Explanation Os Price Increases Washington.-Rept. 13 tl'l't The price de-control board today opened the way for possible restoration of price ceilings on butter, cheese and other dairy products within a week. The board called on the dairy industry to submit before Sept 18 an explanation of price rises, and nixo asked other Interested parties — DPA. Department of Agriculture and consumer groups to submit their evidence and Views. Either on Sept. 18 or a* soon afterwards as possible, the Isnird said, it will "either step in and put ceilings back into effect or give .reasons why dairy products will remain decontrolled " The board said It had "noted with concern" price Ixmxtx on butter and chee-ie since its determination on Aug. 2<> to leave milk products free from control. The board Is empowered muter these butter and cheese prices ' have advanced significantly more than the prices of other manufac- , tured dairy products, and that these prices threaten to cause in creases In the prices of oilier mini ufa<■!r ed dairy products." it said. ! The board ix empowered unties the control act to reiin- . pose <■• thug* if It is found in the public interest. The sudden action of the board made it seein likely that some or ' all dairy products would he back under price ceilings In n.irt or all of the country by the end of next week. X spokesman for the Ixiard said the dairy industry itself was con periled over the price trends. He said industry men were "trying their best to hold prices at Aug. 20 levels but in some cases they need help." The board has kept a close check on the rise in dairjp pri es since it decided on Aug. 20 to keep them free of controls. In Chicago, for example, the wholesale price on butter was 67.6 cents a itotind on Aug. 20 itut was up to 76 cents Hept. 11, On the Wisconsin cheese market, the hoard said, the price of cheddar cheese was 41 cents Aug. 20 lint 43.5 Sept. 6. Rural Grade School Enrollment Higher Increase Os 54 Is Revealed This Year Enrollment In the rural grade schools of Adams county for the 1946-47 term shows an increase of 54 over that of the 1943-46 term, according to flguies complied today in the offices of Lyman L. Hann, county school superintendent. Mr. Hann's report shows 1.661 students are enrolled in grades one through eight In the public schools of the county, in addition to 269 In parochial grade classes, making u total of 1.933. Last‘year. 1.605 students wore enrolled in the public grade schools — 39 less than this year. The parochial enrollment last year was 274. however. In comparison to 269 this year. Mr. Hann said that while the ahove figures may change some as the term progresses, they are considered accurate estimates of the early enrollment. All schools have now reported their enrollment to hl* offices, Mr. Hann stated. Rural high ach<s>l (Turn To Page 3, Colunia I)

- ■ 1 Plant Manager I E. W. Lankenau

Lankenau Is Named I ! As Plant Manager I Change In Title i Announced Today The title <>f plant manager has ■ been given to E. W. lautkeuuu. who. ever since the Getie-al Electric r Plant was twtablished in this city > in 1920. has been superintendent. • The change of title w.i- announced today in the GE Works News. Among other plant etip< rintendents who will have the new title are George Auer, manager of the new G. E. plant at Tiffin, Ohio. Mr. Lankeanu (-ante to Decatur from Fort Wayne tn 192<>. and under ' his supervision the first unit ot the G. E plant was opened in this city. In the past 28 years he has seen it grow into Decatur's largest I industrial site, and employment climb ateadily. During Hie war period as many an l.'imt persons were employed h< re. Mr. lainkenau lu-gan employment witll the General Electric company in 19<»9 as a tool maker. Prior to that time, dating hack to 1900. he was an apprentice tool maker in th« old Kerr Murray Machine shop in Fort Wayne. During his residence here he ha* Iteen an active lender in the civic and business life of the community. He is an ardent eports fan and participates generally in athletic events f the bowling and golf clubs within the 0. E. organization. o Files For Dismissal Os Criminal Charge Lack Os Action Is Cited By Attorney A possibility was seen today that the first riminal trial of the September term in Adanu circuit court—set for Monday—will not go on as scheduled Hubert II M< Clenahan. attor ney for Mrs. Helen Sudduth, who was to have been tried on a disorderly conduct, charge, in court late Thursday filed an application to dismiss ' the charge lodged egainst the Decautr resilient by a neighbor lady. In the application for dismissal. It was averred that three successive terms of court have elapsed , since recognizance wax first , taken. ( It alleges that the defendant , did not ask for a continuance at any time and that the delay was | caused only by the state and Its officers. The application asks for a dismissal of the action and the ‘ discharge of the defendant for 1 lack of prosecution. Mrs. Sudduth was arrested on ’ July 28. 1945, and after pleading ’ not guilty was released under 1 8259 bond. Judge J. Fred Frnchte late today bad not ruled on the appli- i cation. Meanwhile. Prosecutor G. I Remy Bferly issued subpoenacs I (Turn To Pag* 8, Column 4) •

Price Four Cents

CIO Union Strikes For Hiqher Waqes Granted AFL Union In Scttlinq Strike BULLETIN Washington, Sept. 13.—(UP) — The maritime commission metfor two hour* today but deferred action on the question of granting striking CIO seamen the same wage increases which ended the nine-day walkout of AFL maritime unions. I Washington. Sept. 13 —(I’P)— Prospects for settlement of the entire murltlme strike brightened today when the maritime commission lalxtr relation* director said he would recommend that CIO seamen be given the same wage increases as AFL maritime unions received. Godfrey Butler, maritime commission labor relation* director, said he wax confident that the commission would approve hi* recommendation. He disclosed the recommendation a few hours after CIO maritime workers struck for the higher wage scale* evolved In the nationwide strike by AFL seamen. CIO maritime workers had heau Idle by reSpei llllg ph kel line* Os the striking AFL seamen, but did not go out on strike until last midnight. The powerful National Maritime I'nion (ClOt called the new strike even ax AFL seamen began voting to return to work under a government formula granting them wage Increase* |5 to lift a month more than Won by CIO unions last June. NMI' president Joseph Curran charged that this new revision of the government's wage |M>licy wax a "delllierate creation of inequities which provide differani rates of nay for men doing the same work on the same type of ships." » "Some of these inequities oc i curred after an agreement was reached in Washington In which the union iNMCi was assured by (he war shipping administration and the operators that no further inequities would be created In the industry." Curran said in or lering hi* ino.ndfl cio seaman out on strike. Government officials Itelieved the CIO workers would lie eligible for the same raises granted the A Fl, seamen under th< new pay formula , Cut ran said the walkout bad the full approval of CIO president Phillip Murray. In addition it had the support of the one indtptendent and 'five CIO unions making up the committee for maritime unity Curran sent telegrams to the A FI, unions asking them to support the strike of his union, especially by respecting picket lines. If the AFL unions heed Curran's request, shipping in the nation’s major seaports would remain immobilize i despite cancellation of the AFL strike. "Some of these in.qitilies oc» lors union of the Pacific on th« wcat coast were first to call off their walkout after the change In government policy was announced by stabilization chief John R. Steelman They wore scheduled tra return to work at 10 a m. (CST). AFL strike leaders on the At* lantlc coast announced their walk* • out would continue until they received "official" note of the gov* ernment plan. Steelman's new wage regulation* in effect overruled the wage stabilization board, and there were some indications the latard might, disintegrate as result of the pretu* sure brought against it Ir the marl* time pay crisis. The dispute arose when the «ai* lors union of the Pacific and the seafarer's international union. Itoth AFL. won pay increases for seamen of 122.50 a month from Pacific coast employers and 127 from east coaat and gulf companies. Thia wm |5 and 910 more respectively than approved by the board In the “pattern" CIO ease. The board said there was nothing to prevent lhe shipowners from putting the higher raises into effect -but that they coaid not axk (Turn To Ps<o I, Column I)