Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 30 September 1946 — Page 1

XLIV. No. 230

lITLER GERMANY CONVICTED OF CRIMES

End To Lr Strike Bsburgh Bikers In Movie Bjustry Resort To [Down Technique Hh ** ’ ■ |ly I'lllteil f , iii tli>' movie industry K U, th.- -A down techuiKuy as the government ■7, n end to Pittsburgh ■ and tried to avert K r abipN’ l * ,i, u| ’ “ l mW ‘ KluUyvtxgl- niovie studio pickKt down in front ~f ,h * «“ ,e * K M-tnMJoldayi Mayer Mud■in effort to block the ««• K Sheriff» deputies arrested Kitur-. but "'her pickets K m to lake the place* of ■ arreated. Kr escorted nine busloads of Kn into the Warner BrothKtndai through linen of JeerK<ket» K Hollywood strikers were Ker« of the AFL conference hdia union* who arc involved lj;neli< tionsl dispute with an t AFL union. irmae.it conciliators report Ibct the prospects of a new time strike* had reached a ksl stage The new walkout |d follow by less than a week iNttlMMnt of the earlier tiepunt in th.- nation’s history hiishlle. th.- government sent omciliators to Pittsburgh to i mediate the walkout of 1,pMNr workers tow in its atb day of apparently hopeless Hits. The strike has forced 5 industrial and commercial kii.hment. to dose and has reid la paralysis of Pittsburgh’* h transportation ib»r lalsir developments: At Columbus, o. operators of H<ars. trolley coaches and wvoted ill animou.ly to b at midnight, tying up all b conveyances. A strike in the motion pic--1 industry at Hollywood conad despite court orders proUng mass picketing of two Goternment concilia! or s M io avert a west coast dock l* r » walkout at midnight, hut ofii. ial< at law Angeles I*I a stop work order in advance k ’ deadline i the maritime dispute. Edgar Urr * n - chief of the U. 8. conI toil service, said he needed time remaining before the Mhi deadline to avert n ■* lie added, however, that f had promised not to gun’ and th> strike ? y as they did in the l ‘hipping walkout. •■'Mii-uoiis negotiations were heat X Mwwn au '' ‘lip operators and the CIO udsl*"’^" 1 and beneficial t>, "? ‘ he AFL maat *«. ’ ««d pilots union. Uxt pow * r mt / .’2 nt the radl ° i»»‘ ' leaden,h| n of He crll . •furs T n 0.2 —Z — — **** *• Column 4* Father * •« Michigan i ”■ »' S” Os ‘ hi * c,tJr * died 18. IH , ‘“* hl » !*»• in MarIl .”•*«* dl -J in March, "•S2 sd,,de5 d,,de 10 ch,b < in.,. * M ot Grandchildren and r *c^l ,Mh,er indin, $ MM »hall. Those *ty »iH J v*'” ,rom ,hla b **» Mr. ,?* p:, “ a J »ckson of tea L En< * of Fort Flllshln, o Jada ®n Paaawator TU?tp A A T Tj£f RMOMtTIR UM RE *DIHG« -- M "• —- 60 ,:R »-m. 7 »1 r: hir an!'^™ 1 * 4 cool to-. •* ,air

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Columbus, 0. Faces Transportation Tieup Cilumbus. Sept. M.— (VPI Street cur sii.l bus riders here today faced a complete tie-up of transportation facilities after operators and maintenance men for the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. voted to strike at 12:01 a.nt. Tuesday. Tb<- strike would leave an estimated JflO.Ouo daily paesepgers with ut transportation. To Keep Meat On list Ot Short Supply Anderson Will Not Remove Meat From Ceiling Controls Albuquer.iuv, X. M.. Sept. 3<<‘— (I'Pi — Secretary of agriculture Clinton P. Anderson, in a speech before the New Mexico Cattle Growers association today, raid In effect that he would not remove ineat from the short supply list to lie announced tomorrow. Recent reports from Washington had hinted that Anderson would omit meat from his monthly list of scare* commodities tomorrow. thus suspending ceiling prices on meat. “Most of our present trouble arises from our July August holiday from price ceilings,” Anderson said. Anderson told the cattle growers. “there is in thia country an hbundant supply of rattle, hut when I announce tomorrow- the new short supply list. I could not mention range cattle. I must deal with pork and mutton and beef," he explained "Beef is not made on the plains." Anderson said. "The great volume of beef is made in the feed lots. I have often sail that a good range animal is merely a frame of hide and bone anil muscle on which to hang the top grades of beef. "Beef — to look at receipts at Chicago and Kansas City—is in short supply. Hogs are also short to look at receipts,” Anderson said. The secretary reported that cattle receipts for 12 markets for the week up to last Thursday totaled 180.000 whereas a year ago they totaled 306,100. Ilogs were 20.200 against tt.200, he said. Production Mounts Washington, Sept. 30—(UP)— Chairman Boy L. Thompson of (Turn To Page &. Column ”> 0 Harry McClain To Speak Here Oct. 9 Democrat Candidate For State Secretary I Harry McClain, Shelbyville, Democrat candidate for secretary of state, will speak in the Adams circuit court room Wednesday night, October 9. it was announcer! today by Gerald Vizard. Democrat county chairman. The meeting will be open to the public. McCiain is one of the state leaders in the casualty insurance field and is secretary of the Indiana insurance agents association. During the McNutt administration, he served as staff insurance commissioner. Mr. McClain also served as Indiana president of the B. P OElks and has long been active in that organization. He Is an able speaker and will deal largely with state issues in his Decatur speech. Mr. Vizard stated that he would name several committees soon to organize delegations from every township In the county to attend. McClains address will be the kick-off for the Democratic campaign in Adams county. During the final month before the elec tion, Mr. Vizard ,is planning meetings in all parts of the county with state and local speakers. Ex-governor M. Clifford Townsend. Democrat candidate for United States senator will speak here, and Mrs. Edna Bingham will address the women's Democratic club daring the month.

HITLER GANG AWAIT FATE

TRIED FOR THEIR CRIMES against humanity. Germany's once powerful high command sits In the prisoners' dock before the International Military Tribunal at Nuernberg. They are: I—Relchsmarshal Hermann Goering, commander of the Luftwaffe: 2—-Rudolf Hess, deputy fuehrer; 3—Joachim von Ribbentrop, foreign minister; 4 — Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, chief of the high command: s—Alfred Rosenberg, director of the foreign political office: G—Hans Frank, who ruled Polish areas: 7—Wilhelm Frick, director of central office for Norway. Alsace-Lorraine; S -Julius Streicher, editor of ln-r Sturmer; 9- Walther Funk, director of the Reichsbank; 10-—HJaltnar Schacht, head of the Reichsbank: 11 Grand Admiral

Failure To Revoke License Is Probed Investigation Made Bv Police Officers Police authorities here are conducting an investigation into an Incident which they believe may resemble one at Kokomo recently. in which a circuit judge scored the state safety department for its issuance of licenses to car operators whose permits had been suspended The investigation was started following a wreck last week in which an auto, driven by John Lammert, 19. of near Decatur, drove his car into the porch of a home in Preble, causing considerable damage Deputy sheriff Sam Bentz, whe investigate! the accident, said that Lammert produced his driver's license at that time. Police chief Ed Miller said today that the city department had been notified early in August that Lammert's license bail been suspended. The suspension, according to a notification from the chief reviewing officer of the division of safety of the state, was made for a period of 90 days from July 30 to October 29 -upon the recom(Turn Tn Pna» 2 Column It

Demands U. S. Share In Plan On Danube Senator Vandenberg Makes First Speech Paris, Sept. 30 - (UP) — Sen. Arthur Vandenberg. It. Mich., demanded before the peace conference today that the United States have a share in plans for internationalization of the Danube. The American and Russian viewpoints on the Danube collided as the 10th week of the conference began. Vandenln-rg, aide to secretary of states James F. Byrnes, devoted his maiden speech at the conference to the Danube. When Vandenberg voiced the demand for an American voice In Danube internationalization plans. Fedor Gusev of Russia (hallenged him. Gusev asked why Russia ami other dlatant states had no voice In the regulation of navigation on the St. laiwrence river. The British-American demand for unrestricted movement of international trade along the Danube was vigorously resisted by Soviet Russia and its Balkan satellites. The Danube, greatest waterway In southeast Europe, touches (Turn To Page 5, Column 4)

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, September 30, 1946.

BULLETIN Washington, Sept. 30 — (U P) — A federal grand jury today indicted ex-convict Benjamin F. Fields. Washington contract expediter, for contempt of congress in connection with a house committee investigation of a $12,936 surplus wire screening deal. Report Hight Frost Here Sunday Night Warmer Weather Is Predicted Tuesday A light frost which accompanied the drop in temperatures Sunday night was not heavy enough to create any crop damage. it was believed here today following a survey of various sections of the county. L. E. Archbold, county agent, said 'hat he had received no reports of crop damage in his offices at a late hour today. Residents living south of Decatur reported a light frost at an early hour this morning, but declared that Iw-cause of the dry weather it would not create any damage. Had the ground been wet, they (Torn Tn Psge 4. Column ?»

Willshire Halts Meeting Os Jehovah's Witnesses Sunday

BY 808 SHRALUKA (Staff Writer) True to promise, the village of Willshire. Ohio enforced its ban on a proponed meeting of the Jehovah'a Witnaatee sect in the public park there Sunday after noon. Enforcement was made in a dramatic manner before an estimated crowd of some 709 |>ersons — nearly 200 more than the village population — amid a tense atmosphere that reflected the feelings of the townspeople. Central figures in the drama were a speaker for the Jehovah's Witnesses, who gave his name an E. Woebbenhorst. and Russell Christy, husky village marshall. But it was the Rev. C K. Roberts. tall, mild-mannered pastor ot the United Brethren church of Willshire, who "stole the show” with his handling of the citizenry before and during the climactic halt of the sect's meeting. Crowd Gathers Early It was exactly 12:50 p. m. Sunday (CST) when we arrived at the public park In Willshire, where half a hundred men and boy* "played ball" while many of their wives and children waited in about a ecore of autos around the park.

Erich Racier, head of lhe German Navy; 12 Balder von Schlrach, Reich youth leader; 13—Fritz Sauckcl. in charge of slave labor: 14—Col. Gen. Alfred Jodi. Army chief of operations; 15—Franz von Papen, ambassador to Vienna and Ankara; 16—Arthur Heyss Inquart, Austrian Quisling and guuleiter of the Netherlands; 17— Albert Speer, chairman of armaments council; 19—Constantin von Neurath, overlord of Czechoslovakia: 19 —Hans Fritzsche, editor of the German News Agency. Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz. responsible. for t’-hoat warfare, ami Ernest Kaltenbrunner. chief ot the brutal concentration camp program, are the two other defendants.

David W. Leisure Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon David Wilis Laisure, 82. lifeI long resident of Adams county. ' died Sun lay morning at the Ad- | am* county memorial hospital. , He had been bedfast for the past I year He was Itorn In Monroe township December 22, 1863. and had lived in Monroe for the past 4« years He was a retired farmer. He was a member of the First Christian church of Decatur. Surviving are the wife. Laura; 1 : four daughters, Mrs. R. C. Ix»ng- ' J enberger and Mrs Ben F Shirk, both of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Otto Longenberger of Monroe ami ' Mrs. Clarence H. Davis of Dayton. ().: a brother. Jess Laisure. • in Illinois; two sisters, Mr*. Celia Meyer* of Eaton Rapids, Mich., ’ and Mrs. Dan Bailey of Winchester; eight grandchildren ami seven great grandchil Iren 1 Funeral services will be held ’ at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon ’ I nt the Monroe Methodist church, ’ with the Rev. E. O. Kegerrels officiating. Burial will be in ’ I Spring Hill cemetery, northeast 1 of Berne.

At 1:55 p. m. as we left the park the incident had been concluded and all but a handful of th.- citizens had left the grounds in answer to the plea of the Rev. Roberts that “ go now quietly to our homes with a feeling of having done nothing wrong" after an impassioned talk in support of the Willshireltles. Upon entering the park we could see that younger men predominated among the ball players. ' No. this I* just a means of killing time," said a citizen when asked if thi* ball game were a naual Sunday afternoon event. His statement was obvious In view of the rain that pepperel down on the players. The young men played hall. The older ones gathered In groups here and there to discuss the "breaking np" of the meeting the previous Sunday and what they expected to occur at this one. Marshal Christy stood nearby without showing any signs of agitation, a perceptible smile on his lips moat of the time. Mayor Jess Spitler drove np and parked his red coupe. "The marshal ha* his orders," he said. "He know* what (Turn Tu Fag* £ Column 4)

Former Decatur Man Dies Following Fall Funeral services we-a held Sunday afternoon at Poland. Ind., f r Al Frltzingei. 6". formerly of Decatur. who died Friday of injuries I suffered the prectding day in a ! fall from a haymow on his farm, (lie died in a h<epita! at Greencastle. Hkt mother. Mrs. Oscar Fritzinger, lives on Master Drive in this city. Also surviving are the wife, eight children, and two brothers. Curt Fritzinger of Root Township and Charles of Royal Oak. Mich Mr and Mrn Robert M. Fritzinger and Dallas Goldner attended the funeral Sunday Bargain For Release Os American Fliers Aviators Enslaved By Lolo Tribesmen Shanghai. Sept. 30 —(UP) — A U. S. army rescue mission today rounded up silver, foodstuffs and blankets with which it hoped to ransom five or more American airmen enslaved Ity headhunting la>lo tribesmen in the wilds near Tibet. An official label of accuracy finally was put on reports that a number of Americatv* downed while flying over the hump from India to China during the war were in bondage of the savage tribesmen. Lt. Col. Herbert W. Wurtzler of Minneapolis headed the rescue mislson which swung into action It hoped to lure the Ixtlos Into a relatively easy surrender of the Americans with ransom raterial* which for the savages would amount to treasure trove. Already the word had gone out over the "bamboo telegraph" in the Lolo wilds that the "Meikuo" (Americans > were willing to pay a rich ransom in silver bullion, blankets, salt and the like for the safe delivery of the enslaved airmen. The first move in the delicate attempt to rescue the men. who presumably have been captives of the Aborigines for more than two years, was made by a Chinese Catholic priest. Familiar with the customs of the Lolo*, the priest set out afoot from a Catholic mission at Hscichang on the border of Lololand. 250 miles southwest of Chungking The pt lest Intended to feel out the Ixdos, find out their terms of ransom if such could be arranged. and to assure them that the Americans had nothing but friendly Intentions. Wurtzler expected to take off by air tomorrow with supplies, including radio equipment, for a, (Turn To Fags 6, Column 4)

Nazi Defendants Clearly Doomed; Verdict Tuesday

To Admit News Correspondents To Executions Allied Council In Agreement To Plea Os Press Coverage Ib-rlln. Sept. 3d— (I'l’t —The Allied control council today agreed to admit news correspond<nts to witness the execution of Nuernberg war trial defendants. The council agreed to allow two correspondents from each of the four occupying nations to witness the executhms. The action was taken after Hugh Baillie, president of the Cnited Press Association had telegraphed Gen. Joseph T. MeNarney, American representative on the council, urging the admix sion of correspondents to the execution of Nuernberg war criminals. A protest against the proposed news blackout of the Nuernberg executions was initially launched last week by Earl J. Johnson, United Press vice president and general news manager. The I'. P. protest received widespread editorial supjHirt throughout the United States. Today’s action means the two <orrespondents from the United States, two from Britain, two from llussia ami two from France will witness the death of any Nazis sentenced to execution by the Nuernberg tribunal. Previously, it had been planned by the council to conduct lite executions in closest secrecy with only official witnesses present. The protest by Baillie asserted that "secret executions are not the American way ’ Baillie noted that ' in the United States executions are covered by the press associations and newspapers as part of the duty of a free pres,, to keep the public Informe I." "Friends of Americans who never < ante home from the war." Baillie said, "feel that they have the right to a first-hand newspaper reporter’s description of what happens at the place of execution (Turn T<> Page 2. Column 3) o — — Officers Elected By Church Os God Expansion Planned By Decatur Church The Church of God. in annual congregational meeting Sunday, selected officers for the coming year in the various departments of the church and Sunday school, and discussed plans for the expansion of the church as soon as building materials arc available The congregation is growing steadily and enlargement of the church Is deemed, necessary for proper care of the increased at- ; ten tance. Two lots adjoining the present church building to the south were purchased a few years ago and this space will be used for expansion purposes. It is hoped to start work early In the spring. The church parsonage has been completely remodeled, and the new pastor, the Rev. Dwight R. McCurdy, and family are planning an "open house” for the entire congregation and friends. Following are the officers chosen for the ensuing year: Trustees — Clarence W. Strickler. chairman: M P. Irwin. Kenneth Mitchel. John Chllcote and Gilbert Strickler. Finance hoard —Kenneth Mitchel, Robert Strickler and Floyd Mitchel, Treasurer—Kenneth Mitchel. Secretary—Mrz. Janice Agler. (Turn To Page 2, Colusa «) • J

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International War Crimes Court Finds Nazi Groups Guilty Os Aggressive War Nuernlnrg. Sept. 30 (UP)- Tho international war erime< court today convicted Adolf Hltler’a Germany of lh<> crime of aggreeslvo war and of ci lines agalrmt humanity and clearly doomed the 22 de- | fendanm. including the absent Martin Bormann, to a verdict of guilty. .Most, if not all. of the defendants, the court seemed to make plain from the strength of its denunciation of their crimes, will ho sentenced to die. The court found th.it the giefapo. the Nazi 88 and SD and the top group of the Nazi leadership corps to be criminal groups, thus opening the way to trial an I conviction of thousands of Germans connected with these organizations. The justices f ItiiMla. France. Britain and the United States, how. ever, declined to render a group , verdict nt guilty against the German high command, the Reich cabinet and the SA brownshirts although it denounced members ot these groupie in angry terms. lamg before the court adjourned for the day after reading 177 pages of the 250-page verdict the jtldgCM had made dear from passage after passage tint the Nazi defendants had been toun/i guilty of numerous crimes listed in the indictment. "To ii-xert that it Is unjust to punish thoae who in defiance ot treaties and assurances have al tacked neighltoring states without warning is obviously untrue,” the court held in a section of it«» opinion read by Judge Francis Biddle. American member of the tribunal. "Hitler could not make aggressive war by himself. He hud to have the coopeiation of the statesmell, military leaders, dipl >mats and business men.” The- 2! Nazbc present listened to the verdict with varying attitudes. Rudolf Ileus was seized with stomach cramps ami left the court1 om briefly Some may be found innocent on part of the four charges against them. A few probably will escape the death penalty when individual sentences are anti >um-vd tomorrow. The tribunal's relentless catalogue of Nazi crimes which racked Enrols- made clear that even the lucky ones faced prioon terms. The tribunal in ide it evident that many members of the three acquitted organizations must Ice punwheel as individuals. The crimes of ’lie Nazis against civilian populations, particularly in Rtiftda and Poland, were castlgftted by the court In terms so harsh that courtroom observer* believed no defendant connected in any way with the-m atrocities would escape the death penalty. That would doom the absent defendant, Martin Bormann. Keichsmarshall Hermann Goering. Field Marshall Wilhelm Kejtel, Alfred Rosenberg, ld>-loglcal leader. IlanFrnk. Gauleiter for P -land, and Constantin Von I'cmrslh. "protector” of Bohemia. The court specifically ruled that members of the organizations declared criminal by the tribunal(Turn To Page 4. Column *) 0 Blossom Funeral Here On Wednesday Funeral services will he held at 2 p.m Wednesday at the Zwick funeral home for Mrs. Bertha E Blossom. 69. of Gerard. 0., who died at the home of a son. Lyman It. Blossom, in Pittsfield, .Masn., where she had been visiting. Her husband. Franklin Blossom, former Adams county resident, died in July. 1945. Surviving in addition to the san are a oilier. Mrs. Rolland Rumsey of Adrian. Wte.. and a brother, Herman Lusk of Cleveland, 0., and four nephews and eight nieces. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Csrey R. Mottei. with burial in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 pm. Tuesday.