Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 223, Decatur, Adams County, 21 September 1946 — Page 1

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fc//ace Plans moly War' On truman Policy

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Europe Economy Changes Urged On UN Council Reorganization Os Europe's Economy As Basis Os Peace take Ruccea*. N. T., Sept. 21— (UP)—The complete reorganization of Europe'* economy wan recommended to the United Nations today m perhaps the only way of putting the war devastated continent track on Its feet. The UN's temporary subcommission on economic reconstruction of devaluated areas handed the economic and social council a huge blueprint for a new European economy which. If achieved in its entirety, would fuse the economies of the European nations. The report hold out strong hope that much of the revolutionary program could be achieved. Some of the officials who prepare! it reported that all the governments of Europe from Russia to Britain felt that parts of she plan should be started soon to avert a growing postwar trend to economic nationalism ond a recurrence of the economic unrest which helped touch off World War If. The 20-natlon aubcommiaslon proposed informally an economic commission for Europe. It would be the core of an ambitious attempt to eliminate nationalistic trade practices, reallocate the manpower of Europe, rehabilitate the continent's transport system and fuse into a single pattern the postwar reconstruction programs planned by individual European governments. All European members of the UN and the United States, would be member* of the permanent commission The proposal was not submitted as a formal recommendation because three of the 20 nations on the subcommiasion. including Russia, have not finally (Turn To Page ». Column O 26 Graduates Will Further Education Schools Listed For Decatur Graduates Twenty-six students who were graduated front the Decatur jun-ior-senior high school this spring wilt continue their education at various colleges and iinlversltiee. it was. announced today by principal W. Ouy Brown Following is a list of the students and the schools they will attend: Catherine Andrews. Barbara Bracey. Mary Jo Butler. Ted Hill. Mary Lou Robinson, Indiana university. Eldora Baker. Wanda Busse. Lois Chronister. International Business College. Fort Wayne. Irene Andress. Elkhart business college; Geraldine Andrews. Lutheran school of nursing; Joan Cowan and Phillip Thomas. Ind iana university extension; Norma Eady. Indiana university school of nursing; Hnbert Feasel. Fort Wayne school of aift; Donna Gilpen. Indiana central college. Richard Knapp. Mewilt Mar bach and U-lgh Nelson. Purdue university; Frank Utndin. Manchester college; Anne Maddox. DePauw university; Dwight Marshall. Anderson college; Marjorie Moser. Bob Jones college at*Cleveland. Tenn. Richard Saylors. Rollins univer sity at Winter Park. Fla.; Marelyn Schultz. Valparaiso university; Fred Steiner. Buller university, snd Onalee Zlmmennati, Wayne Beauty college.

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Production Halted At Kaiser Factory CIO Men Refuse To Cross Picket Lines By United Press Picket line* around the Willow Run plant wher« Kaiser-Frazer automobile* are produced raised the number of idle in Detroit's automotive labor disputes to 60.000 today, and threats of walkouts hung over foreign and domestic communications and transport Production at Willow Run was halted for the first lime since the plant went Into civilian operation. The Washtenaw county nuilding trades council, charging that the management hired CIO men to do work properly belonging to the AFL, threw picket lines around the plant. About 4.500 CIO workem refused to cross the picket lines and auto worker* went home. A dispute between CIO auto workers and the Briggs manufacturing company, affecting directly only l,Bo<i men. was no closer to settlement, and it made 55.000 other unite)! abtomoblle workers members idle la-cause of layoffs. Briggs i» a supplier to the auto-making plants. An AFL national bargaining committee notifies! secretary of labor Lewta Scliwelleultach that the Western Union company was making "Impossible" demand* in contract negotiations with representatives of 50.00)1 Western Union workers. The committee said that it could only break off negotiations and "proceed to take action through other means." SchwellenbaCh promised an early decision on how the government would try to head off another maritime strike slated for Sept 30. Two CIO shipping union*, both seeking pay raises, reported they were making little progress in negotiations and asked him to intervene. Their contract expire Sept. 30. New York City limped along on (Turn To Page 4, Column 7) Editorial Staff Os DC Hi-Light Named Miss Jane Parent To Be Editor-In-Chief The editorial staff of the DC HILight, official publication of the Decatur Catholic high school, was announced today by Sr. M. Agnes, school principal. Miss Jane Parent, member of the senior class, ha* been named editor-In-chief. The Hi Light will he published four time* during the schwi year, in November. January, March and May. Other member* of the editorial staff, all of whom are seniors, are as follows: Coodltor--Patricia Meiber*. Feature editors — Alice Geimer and Helen Geimer. Sports editor—Thomas Costello; associates. Paul Kobne, Andrew Miller and Cletus Rumschlag. Exchange editor— Joseph Braun. Advertising managers - Loul* Coffee. Georgs Sorg, Thoma* Ul(Turn To Page 5, Column 1)

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, September 21,1946

Russell Brown Rites Monday Afternoon Funeral services tor Russell D. Brown. 52, who died Wednesday at .Mar*halltown, lowa, will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Black funeral home. Burial will he In the Decatur cemetery. The body may lie viewed after 3 p. m. Sunday at the funeral home, where it wa» shipped following hi* death. o —- • Seek Successor To Secretary Wallace Speedy Action By President Expected Washington. Sept. 21.—(UP)— President Truman is expected to get speedily in appointing a successor to Henry A. Wallace a* secretary of commerce. It will be a recess appointment since congress Is not in seoxion When congre** convene* in Janusry. Mr. Truman will submit the formal nomination to the senate tor confirmation. Underowretgry of commerce Alfred Schindler will head the commerce department as acting secretary until Mr. Truman announces Wallace’* succesor. Schindler, who hails from St. Ixtul*. Mo., and is an old acquaintance of Mr. Truman. wa« among those being widely mentioned today for elevation to the cabinet po«t. Hki Missouri connections, plus the fact that he wa* No. 2 man In the department when Wallace was fired, contributed largely to this speculation. Schindler was on the west coast when Wallace realgned. He Immediately cancelled plan* for uome epeechea and headed back to Washington “to follow the wishes of tho President.” Another Washington-bound ilgure and another proopect for the cabinet job —was lUibert S. Kerr, outgoing governor of Oklahoma and a freouent consultant in the high councils of the Democratic party. Others mentioned as possibilities for Wallace's post were: William L. Clayton, undersecretary of state. He previously served in the commerce department a* an assistant secretary under Jesse H. Jone*. Ellis Arnall. outgoing governor of Georgia. Hto name was mentioned in some southern circles (Turn To P»W» ». Column 1) - - -8 — Michel Infant Dies Here Friday Night Shirley Ann Michel, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Michel. 828 Lino street, died at 7:15 p.m. Friday at the Adams county memorial hospital, a few hours after birth. Surviving in addition to the parents are a alster. Catherine DeLight Michel, st home, and the grandparents. Mm. S. H. Michel of Decatur and Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Johnson of Sharon. Miso. Funeral services will be held al 3 p.m. today at the Gilßg 4 Doan tuners! boas, with the Rev. Carey R Moser officiating. Burial will be In the Decatur cemetery.

Soldier Confesses To Slaying Woman Confesses Killing Os Young Divorcee East St. Louis, 111.. Sept. 21— (UP)—A 24-year-old Scott field soldier ha* confessed to the mystery slaying of Mrs. Irene England Elsing,' pretty divorcee whose weighted body wa* found In the Mi*ai»sippl rivsw Hept. 9. Ea*t St. ixiuis police announce)! today. OffUial* grilled the soldier during most of the night. The bound, trussed body of the 26-year-old dark-haired mother of two young children, was found floating in the Mississippi near Cry*tal City. Mo., by three fishermen. Authorities said Pvt. Billy Anderson. an army airforce vetorun of 27 months overseas service and whose home Is in Burlington, la., ha* signed a confession to the crime. Anderson, police said, has made two written confession* — differing slightly in detail, but implicating with him Robert A. Him mon*. 31-year-old bus driver from St. Louis. Motive for the slaying, according to the confession*, wa* V‘“ r that Mrs. Elsing was about to tell east side police that the soldier and bua driver had been involved in a number of holdups and robberies in the area, police said. Police quoted Anderson as admitting he had been going out with Mrs. Elsing and with another divorcee. lioth of whom, he said, we>e jealous of his attentions. Anderson said further, police reported, that while on a date with Mrs. Elsing he had been drinking too much and had blurted out his and Simmons* connection with the holdups. The confessions asserted that both men boat the pretty young divorcee about the face and head while they were in the bus driv(Turn Tn Pas* 4, Column 7) —O 1 Some G. 0. P. Editors Not To Back Ticket Some Dissatisfaction Shown By Editors l ~ll———French Lick. Ind., Sept. 21 — (UP) — Hooaier Republican leaders forecast by inference today that as many as 20 percent of the Indiana GOP. editors might not “go down the line" for the party's ticket In the November elections. George Huish of East Chicago, president of the Indiana Republican Editorial association, said that four-Bfths of the GOP newspapers would support the candidates 100 percent. “I believe that 80 percent of the Repubihan editors of Indlsna will go down the line for all the nominees.” Huiah said as the fall outing of the editorial association opened. “That’s a bigger percentage than I expected it would boa short time ago," he added His infsrsnee that a bloc of (Turn To Page 4, Column 4)

Judge Finds Company, 28 Other Defendants Guilty Os Monopoly

Deny Byrnes Made Threat To Resign Demanded Gag On Cabinet Members Paris, Sept. 21.—tUPi—Authoritative sources said today secretary of state James F. Byrnes, while not demanding Henry A. Wallace's Kwignatlon. demanded and got from President Truman permanent foreign policy restriction* on cabinet members which Wailace refused to accept. , Byrnes neither threatened to re.«isn nor a«ked Wallace's resignation during hto 20-tninule radio teleprinter conversation with Mr. Truman Thuiwday. the sources said. He did demand th» permanent gagging of ail cabinet members' discussion of foreign policy without the state department's approval. This proved a virtual untimatum to Wallace who bowed out of the cabinet rhther than accept it. Sources close to Byrnes said Wallace still would be in the cabinet If he hid been willing to adhere to the conditiotw demanded by Byrnes and pronounced by Mr. Truman. They said Byrnes demanded from Mr Truman these contritions: (1) Unity of American foreign policy must prevail in the government, regardless of personalities or different-** of opinion. (2) Members of the government executive branch Ynus’ submit to the embargoes on their statements. (3) Foreign policy statements in the future must lie cleared by the (Turn To Page 4. Column 7) ——• William Wells Dies At Home In Geneva William A. Wells. 72. well known resident of Geneva, and senl<F member of the firm of Welle and Hardy, furniture and undertaking, died last evening after a long IIInMS. He had been in business In Geneva 52 years. The widow; a foster daughter. Miss Dorothy Walls, at home, and two sinters. Mr*. Ross Hammi and Mitw Maud Wells of Muncie. Survive. Funeral services will be conducted Monday afterntxm at the Methodist church at Geneva with Rev. J. H. Richardoon. present pastor and Rev C. E. Fallis of Orland former pastor, officiating. Fear Beme Couple On Crashed Liner Missionaries Sought Plane Reservations Pending release of the casualty list from the Belgian trans-Atlan-tic airliner which crashed last Wednesday in the Newfoundland marshes, anxiety will be felt for Ihe Rev. and Mrs. Henry Moser of Berne, believed to have been passengers on the 111-fated plane. Burnell Moser, son of the missionaries. who is studying at Technical High School at Indianapolis under the provision* of the G. I. bill, remarked at his home in Lawrence, that his parent* bad strived to make reservations o.t the airliner. The Rev. and Mrs. Moser have been missionaries to Africa for the past eight years. Their home ia In Berne. A brother. Raymond Moser, lives west of Berne and up to noon today had not received any official information from his brother and wife. There were 45 persons s boa rd the plane and press reports state that 18 survived the crash. The list of survivors and dead has not yet been released. The Rev. and Mro. Moser were returning to the United States after completing seven years in the missionary field. Their time was extended due to the war. They enlisted for their work through the Congo-Inland missionary board In Chicago.

18 Survivors Os Air Crash Await Planes 14 Os Survivors Os Belgian Liner Seriously Injured BULLETIN New York. Sept. 21.—(UP) —Only two of the 18 injured survivors of the crash of a Belgian trans-Atlantic airiner near Gander. Nfld., are now in critical condition, a report released by the cosst guard at noon today said. Gander. Nfld.. Sept. 21. (UP) Eighteen persons. 14 of them Injured seriously. Jiuddled in an emergency camp at Dead Wolf Creek. 22 mile* southeast of here In the rugged Newfoundland bissh country today awaiting the arrival cf two helicopters to carry them back to civilization. They were the survivor* of the Belgian trans • Atlantic airliner which crashed on a Iwavily-wooded mountain slope early Wednesday morning while coming In for an instrument landing at fog-shrouded Gamier airport. Twenty-six persona, including four Americatw. perished in the crash, the worst disaster in the history of trans Atlantic aviation. The dismantled helicopters were flown here from Floyd Bennett Field. N. Y.. and Elizabeth City. N. C., In two army C-5t truiwport planes, prototypes of the giant airliner that crashed. Among the crew* of the helicopters were two veterans of the dramatic- rescue of Canadian flyers who crashed in the wilds of Imbrador In May. 1945. All of the survivors, including 10 men and eight, women, were Belgians except three, a Chinese Isiy and two Americans, Miso Helen Ruth Hendenson. 47. an executive of the girl scouts of America, New York City, and Rudy Revil, 30. a composer, .New York City. However, six other survlv® 1 * listed NewYork City addresses. The two stewardesses were the only member* of the crew of six to survive. Th rescue party reported by walkie-talkie radio that 14 of the survivors were* stretcher caees Some of them were badly bunted Others wen* suffering from broken bones and severe Interna) injuries, the report said. Only eight of the- survivor* were reported able to make the overland (Turn T<> Page 5. Column 7) o Central Soya Co. To Be Host At Program Soybean Program To Be Held Here Monday Members of the Adams county five-acre com club and their guests, county agent*, members of soil Improvement associations and triple A committeemen from a dozen surrounding coupties, will be guests of the Central Soya company In this city Mon. at a soybean day program. J. Ward Calland. director of agronomic research for the company, announced todry. The 93 members of the com club each has the privilege of inviting a guest to the day s program. At noon a luncheon will be prepared and served In the nutritional laboratory building, adja cent to the soybean factory site. A program will follow the luncheon, at which G. W Walker, a crop extension specialist of Purdue university; Ralph Holder of this city, director of the Central Soys company's nutritional laboratory, and Mr. Calland will speak | (Turn To Page S, Column I)

Price Four Cents

Company Official Declares Decision By Federal Judge Will Be Appealed Danville.*lll, Sept 21—(UP)— The New York Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea company today was found guilty on monopoly charges brought against it by Ihe government. Federal judge Walter C. Lindley handed down the decision in the ehstern Illinois U. S. district court here, finding the company and 28 other defendants, officer* and subsidiaries, guilty “In manner and form a* charged in the information " Company spokesman at New York immediately said the decision would be appealed. "Despite the claim of high character of the general business and economic policy of the defendant, I cannot escape the conviction that by their cooperation in the promotion of the plan of operation which involved illegal actions, illegal restraint* of trade, they rendered themselves subject to the penalties of the law,” Lindley ruled. “Congress did * not condone good trust* and condemn bad ones; It forbade all.” The judge took sharp raps at the Atlantic commission tompuny, a subsidiary and defendant. He said: “B is probably true that many actions of defendants of which the government complained, '.landing alone, are devoid of wrongful character, but when the fabric woven from them is considered as a whole and it appear* contaminated by a corrupt threat running throughout the completed texture, the whole becomes a tainted project and all partaking In its creation, having voluntarily contributed to the structure, are charged with responsibility for fabrication. "The conduct of ACO is the rotten threat of the fabric und it so permejtes the entire texture and tics together the other thread as to result in an ImpeV feet, and illegal product - unreasonable Interference with competition and power to monopolize. Lindley reviewed the long case in a 117 page decision, and concluded: "In view of what I have said. It follows that all defendants are guilty in manner and form a* charged in the information. “I reach this conclusion after careful objective consideration of all fact* presented to me. What I have said is not intended to be a scholarly exposition of the law. but it is. I hope, a sufficient indication of the method I have used, and the reasoning I have employed to reach my concln- * ton.” Lindley emphasized the court's Jurisdiction in the com, pointing out that the "defendants’ practice in their retail store* within this district, all partaking of the inherent vice 1 find in the defendant’s activities, acts in purxuant of the illegal undertaking occurred within this district.” The U. S. government began the anti-trust suit against the New York Atlantic and PacificTea Co. In 1941. The original case* was filed in a Dallas. Tex. court and dismissed The present case was then filed In the eastern Illinois federal court at. Danville, 111., Feb. 26. 1944. The government attempted tn prove that the company was restraining free trade by cutting prices below cost in some areas to force competitors out of business. charging that the company forced manufacturers, processors, and suppliers to grant rebates (Turn To P-ige •. Column 3) New Serial Tuesday Another Faith Baldwin story will start In serial form Tuesday. Sept 24. in the Daily Democrat The story. “No Private Heaven,” ia woven about the marriage of a girl 80 to a man several times her own age. The first installment will be next Tuesday