Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 235, Decatur, Adams County, 5 October 1946 — Page 1

XLIV. No. 235

Ke Progress Morts To Mie Strike ■ Me Progress Made ■ ■Morit ,nie Strike, I Me Workers Idled " ■Hh iiv I'li.t*'! IT'""’ M-.•rXMb. report- ■'* to SEWth*- n-ti.ua.'lH * -lipping 8M.,,1 th. t ~üb.r **f workyrn ■K - “ ■*• h ‘‘ MM 7- <" MM-hi”< n ‘ o,< T MM',: In". ■ buck t<! work ,lty * IH ’ w ‘' r it , !.'•> 'l.O appeared ■K t ,,i,ti:*’i-l *>’ 'notion ..t Hollywood. ami surkers at MM :l ‘ 0. ami Chicago. -najur development* MM |ii ' k ,, h:il ,.iit .Ht-mpts to end ti» *P *' r '' ‘'itesif»*‘‘ l IgMt "a’t wer * r "' retreating their fight ■K union security. ■■?*,.. I S ..iiploynu-nt serial Pittsburgh office was a- th" number of work--1,11" '.y till- t'l'H'T strike 125.000. Join. S Wood. I*. Ga . raMpn I,t th" h.nt-1- un AmeriMM arr,v '" l t., f.egin an invest!- ‘ th- tti'-H'- strike to deter- ■ j it was "inspired by subgrotipn MH the W Sp" ■' ll '' workers a yM'-"" 4 '' 11 -- Gsy * er *' air,"!) r; H.ilkoutH Tile fM 1 "' iii.tnpi"yi'il a, the re MM*-' ,4,Hir 'li'imtH, The shipstrike alone made s****.*••*•• |||M>' Adm V> ili.it't Smith chair HM" ! '■’■ r ? " •rtunuMsiun. MM hr 'unit.r>tm'<r that wont M ihlposuers were ready to BM ..ml mar. HBre of juiuii membership on ■Mrtlal h *" 1 " Th.-’* "union he I'tu*-** uo b.-.-n tho chief Illßcle* ' u "■ 'i‘- '"a" Mdrike MM th " west "-ail however Harry Bridges of the MM lait-X'liorrmi-t, , union, exe a dire, t a>K>ut fa**- After ■■iM 10 " rd '' l striking Bkvrwnen back ‘° work, HMp 9 tonuunieil that the Walk ||M*'’' 1 I' 1 •• 'I ’it,'ll si-ttlenient m aioor he had offered to yM* to fatth.i negotiations the ■Mhon ■*( t longshoremen unload 1« steam <t- remote west coast yM* * turbulent mass meeting in | a< t night, members 'P*- street, ar operators' ■B* r "'*'" e ' 1 aKam.t ir.teniaU-n |M’* pr ** , ' ,lU,lv " Patrick J. O'»ho urged thine to return Juba. The streetcar emgM* of ~r|l tliiK Jtower workers. yM " ull,, *“ M i picketing which had resulted In violence gM _ <X * l * he ‘ l *»» n-ported peace Mb**? 81,1 ~ol<lwy n Studio wan ” -’"’’"rday for the first MMy ,or ’‘•fly settlement «•«>• bui walkout were dim |KL*' to’ drtv ' ,r » rejected a |M '*°rk plea by a federal IKn -ao’* 10 bW Promised in MT.-" lnu<JU ' t n *««‘h»UoM unIm LaT*' hav * **•“ MuJa .? ri ho * BV «r. offered W | «>» dispute to arbltra iKfy es Os Commerce W ee ,n 9 Here Monday H 01 ' ’-rector of the K C «««W Indiana- **• «P«tker at the B" C!um? n ' n^, ‘ ni ' ° f **• B aitht .7.°! ( omm «rce Mon BLlciibk” ‘ O ' rlo <k at the Bil aa<ll ‘«rium. B“ »r» loe “ OrKan| - lß*"tir M, ,0 attan <* ‘he B«'f i Mor “ n |M* i ’ r »i» 1 * to a clty of B* 1 Cbtaul*' pre " l,len ‘ of ‘he £ Pre,We and IM* l ’ sorta. pta '“‘r Arrange- ,, ‘l*rv|.j n m ** ,ln * «re under M* ! 1 B E R .J U ” E R KADINQB fc>7 — « IM :ot ».». 72 H Ws, **«h«r B' 0 *

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Gifford Pinchot Dies After Long Illness Sew York. Oct. .’ irpi Gif. font Pinchot, former chief of the C. S. forestry service and governor of Pennsylvania, died at the llark'neM Pavilion of ColombiaPreebyterlan medical center last night of leukemia. Pinchot. who was HI years old. entered the hospital early thfx week after an of several months. 0 Dreamboaf Is Past Halfway Mark Os Flight Army Superfortress Is On Epic Flight Over Top Os World New York. Oct. &— (UP)—The army super fortress Pacu «a n bream boat passed the halfway mark in IU epic flight over the top of the world today, and roared on toward Cairo, 10,300 miles from its starting point at Honolulu. At 10:45 a. m. EST, the big 825» was believed flying between Greenland and Iceland, and was some C.OOO miles on its way. It was expected to roar over Meeks Field, Keflavik, Iceland, soon after noon EST, The last report from Col. C. W Irvine, commanding the crew of IV, was received hy the air transport command's Greenland base headquarters, at Narsarssuak. Greenland, almut 9:45 a. m EST. at which time Irvine said he was flying over the Greenland ice-cap, and all was well. (Army air forces headquarters In Washington received a report placing the Dreamboat midway between Baffin Island and Greenland at 7:30 a. m EST. Its posiUm at that time was 71 degrees north latitude and 63 degrees west longitude. It was making about 250 miles an hour at 15,000 feet.) It was expected that the next report front the Dreamlioat would come from Meek* Field. In the first 17 hours of Its flight, the plane averaged 253 miles an hour and its speed was Increasing as its 13,000-gallon load of gasoline decreased. The Dreamlioat was flying at 15,000 feet altitude an 1 a radio report picked up at 4:45 a. m. said the crew was watching a “'spectacular aurora borealis.” indicating that the plane was flying in clear weather. •‘Everything okay.” said the terse report. Previously the Dreamlioat was believed heading into a blinding Arctic snowstorm, but a radio station on Arctic Bay. Baffin Land, said the plane was skirting north to avoid the storm area. The plane's course was approximately 100 miles north of the magnetic pole. The 10-man crew was encased in heavy, electrical ly-heated flying suits and battling temperatures of 17 degrees below zero. Ahead stretched the bleak ice floes of Baffin Bay before the plane reaches tho west coast of Greenland, the last big hop across land before . the ship reaches Europe. 0 Mrs. Mary Stuckey Dies This Morning Funeral Services Monday Afternoon Mrs. Mary Stuckey. S 4. a litelong resident of Adams county, died at « o'clock this morning at her home, 210 Bugg street, following a long Illness of complications. She was born in Berne July ». 1862, the daughter of Peter and Barbara Luglnbill, and had lived tn Decatur for the past 38 years. She was the last surviving member of a family of nine children. Her husband. Alm Stuckey, died a number of years ago. She was a member of the Zion Evangelical and Ileformed church. Surviving are two sons, Rufus A. Stuckey, of Decatur, and Jesse Stuckey, at home One daughter. Ella, preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Oilllg A Doan funersu home, with the Rev. William C. Feller officiating. Burial will be in the cemetery four miles west of Berne. The body may be viewed at the funeral home after 3 o'clock this evening. *

Dietrich Among Stars A t Screen Guild Meeting h| B .•* -'T - MARLENE DIETRICH is shown among the crowd of actors and actresses at a ma*e meeting in Hollywood of the Screen Actors' Guild, wheer the stars voted to ignore the picket lines around seven movie studios and to demand the AFL unions to end their dispute..

Army Planning For Airborne Operation Gear Operations To Increasing Speed Washington. Oct 5 — (UP) — Th*- army, gearing Rs operations to ever-increasing speed, is planning tu make all ground forces entirely airborne, It was revealed today The disclosure was made by the Brig Gen William M. Miley commander of the alrlmrne school at Fort Benning. Ga. in an article In the AAF Review, official air force publication. .Miley said ordnance equipment was l»eing redesigned to fit aircraft loading requirements and that giant air transports wers being designed. The key vehicle in the airborne army will be the C-82 Fairchild packet known as the "Flying Box Car." This plane is capable of carrying a 155 MM cannon or an army two and one-half ton truck. Th*- packet can seat 50 sky soldiers. Only 1100 of these planes could transport an entire infantry division and all Its equipment. Other air transports being developed are: 1. The C-97 Stratocruiser, a doubls-decked cargo version of the Boeing 829 that will carry 20.000 pounds of equipment or 142 men thousands of miles. 2. 71*0*84 Dwtgtaß Globemaster, capable of carrying 125 troops or 49,000 pounds of air transportable equipment. 3. The C-99 cargo version of the X 836, world's largest l>omb(Turn To Pa«» 4. Column 7) 0 Headquarters Open Monday To Register Both Parties Keep Offices Open Here Democrat and Republican headquarters In Decatur will remain open Monday night for last minute registration of voters, it was announced by Democrat chairman Gerald Vizard and Republican chairman Harry Essex. Midnight Monday la the final time for registration of voters to be eligible to vote in the November general election. Democrat beadquarters are located on the second floor of the Fortney building on South Second street and Republican headquarters are located on the first floor of the Essex-Andrews building on South Second street. Workers of both parties have been busy all week getting registrations. and they report that there are still several hundred Adams county voters who will be Ineligible to vote unless they register before the deadline. Besides the county organizations. candidates on both tickets are qualified to register voters. — Slight Improvement In Hull's Condition Washington, Oct. s—(UP)—Former secretary of state Cordeil Hull had a more comfortable night and shows slight improvement this morning, the navy reported today Hull Is at the Bethesda, Md., naval hoapital. The 73-year-old sUtszmiß suffered a stroke Monday nltfiL

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, October 5, 1946.

British Plane Forced Down In Yugoslavia Rome, Oct. 5 (UP) - killed headquarters announced today that a British plane was forced down In Yugoslavia yesterday, apparently l>y signals from Yugoslav combat planea. Reports of the plane being forced down were the first *rf any untoward air incident over Yugoslavia since two American army transports were downed on Aug. 9 and 19. a ■■**■ ■ Q •*-" Cancel House Arrest Os Acquitted Nazis Appeal Filed For Convicted Nazis Nuernberg, Oct. 5 — (UP) The U. 8. military government ended an 11-bour argument with German police today by releasing lljalmur Schacht and Ilans Fritzsche from American house arrest and promising them protection from re-arrest by German authorities. Schacht and Fritzsche were told they were free to leave th*- separate Nuernberg apartments in which they had be*-n barricaded since their secret departure from the Nuernberg prison list night. They cannot he arrest*'*! by any German authority ''until further notice." Telephoned orders from Brig. Gen. Walter J Mueller. American military governor of Bavaria, in early afternoon cancelled the American house arrest under which the two acquitted German leader** ha*l been pla*'e*l while military government authorities weighed the right of German police to rearrest them on de-Naziflcatlon warrants. Schacht and Fritzsche were told they would be assigned American military police escorts for trips around Nuernberg If they desired, restriction,* on their movements were lifted. Until Mueller's order arrived, tbe two men were barricaded In their apartment buildings by American police. German police stood guard by the Americans, seeking to arrest the men If they came out. while the Americans refused to permit them to come out. Fritzsche sought to leave his apartment and surrender to the Germans, but was forbidden by the Americans to do so. Hermann Goering, Joachim Von Ribbentrop, field marshal Wilhelm Keitel and seven other convicted men filed appeals shortly before tho deadline. This raised total appeals to 16. Appeals for Ernest Kaltenbrunner, Balduh Von Shirach. and Albert Speer had not been filed five minutes before the deadline. In Berlin, a British spokesman for Lt. Gen. Sir Brian Robertson said entry applications to tbe British zone from Schacht. Fritzsche or Franz Von Papen would be denied. He added that none had been recived. Schacht and Fritzsche waited impatiently in the sanctuary of friends’ apartments, where they went from the Nuernberg prison last night, while American and German officials tried to untangle tbe comic opera plot of orders and counter-orders about their status. Tbe official viewpoint, delivered at 1 p. m., was that Schacht and Fritzsche were under bouse arrest (Turn Tu Page $, Column I)

Full Preparedness Is Urged By legion Legion Convention Is Closed Friday San Francisco. Oct. 5. *1 P> — Thousands of American l-eglon national convention delegates were on their way home today with their new national commander. Paul H Griffith, Uniontown. Pa. empowered to seek a program for "full preparedness' including compulsory military training The 28th annual c-nventlon dosed week-long sessitma yesterday with mon- criticism of Gen. Omar Bradley, head of the veteran** administration, and a statement favoring a four-month period of military training In contrast t<* the war department’s recommendation for six months. The pt-point preparedness program also called for a unified command of armed forces, keeping of atomic bomb secrets and a full Investigation of "exceaaiv** war profits.” Griffith. 49 year-old veteran of World Wars I and 11. pledged he would tarry on the policies of his predecessor. J din Stelle of Illinois, He drew resounding applause with a parting shot at Get*. Bradley, as zerting be would carry on the Legion's efforts to obtain repeal of the $175 and s2oo a month ceilings over the “on-the-job" training of World War II veterans. The liinl-' tations were passed by congress during the final week of its session at Gen. Bradley's recommendation. Delegates voted a special resolution that tongress choose a committee to investigate the veterans administration "vast publicity staff" which Stelle had charged was costing the taxpayers a million dollars a year (Turn To Page 5, Column 4) Print Ballots For November Election Official, Sample Ballots Are Printed Printing of ballots for the fall election on November 5 was completed today In the job printing department of the Decatur Democrat company The printing, done by (). K Baker, company printer, was supervised by Severin 11. Schurger. Amos Burkholter and county clerk Clyde O. Troutner, members of the Adams county board of election commissioners. Deputy sheriff Sam Bentz guarded the ballot* at various tlmus when members of the lioard were away from the print shop for meals, etc. When all ballots were completed today they were taken to the offices of the county clerk, where they are to be kept until the day before election when called for by precinct inspector*. Both official and sample ballots were printed for the county ticket and the respective township tickets. County ballots were printed in four forms—one each for the four cnuncilmanic districts, vary' ing in th? listing of county council candidates. The county ballot carries three laities — Republican, Democratic •nd Probation candidates re spectivsly Only one Probibitiou (Turn To Page 5, Column 4)

Government Urges Huge Pig Crop To Ease Meat Shortage; Hike Prices

1947 Budgets i. Approved For Community Fund Playground, Tennis Court Projects Are Voted By Committee In addition to approving the 1947 budgets for the Teen Canteen, | the Boy and Girl Scouts and allowing the requests of the Salvation Army ami I'SO, the budget committee of the (lecatiir Coin-, I munity Fund voted 11.500 for playground and tennis court projects In this city The playground ajprdpriation will be expended under the direr--' tion of Waller J Krick, city su|s-r i intendent of schools, and the lieeatur school Isiard The committee suggested that the tennis courts. be constructed on school property Mr. Krick recommended that the* courts at Worthman field lie im- ( proved and new courts be bitilt either at the Lincoln school play ground or the old South Ward building site. Playground facilities will lw provided to the extent of funds available, with the major expenditure being allocati-d for tennis courts. The youth of the city. petitioned tire hudgeters to provide funds for the tennis courts, emphasizing that the city provided only two courts. Mr. Krick accepted the responsibility of buHdior the courts and stated that investigation of costal for modern rock asphalt and day courts would lie made Immediately, with the plan of having the added playground facilities ready for use next summer. Budgets Are Allowed Budgets for the existing agencies supported by tin- Decatur Community Fund, were approved for tho following: Boy Scouts, 11.100 Girl Scouts, SI,OOO Teen Canteen, $2,3*11. Salvation Army. SI,OOO United Service Organization. sl, 2*to. (Turn To Paa*- 4. Column 4) . n Willshire Ready For Third Sect Meeting — Third Meeting Is Scheduled Sunday For the third consecutive week end. residents of Willshire, Ohio, are "standing by" to enforce a bun on a series of Jehovah's Witnesses sect meetings, scheduled for the public park In that village Officials of Willshire stated yes-, terday that the sect had asked I jM-rmission to hold a series of three meetings beginning at 2:30 p. m (EST) each Sunday afternoon A ban on the meetings by Mayor Jess ('. Spitler and village coun- j cilnien has been enforced the past * two weeks, the first by a group of the citizenry and last Sunday by i marshal Russell Christy, who ord-’ ered members of the sect to leave’ the park (')yde Steele, minister of the De ' eatur company of the se* t. could not be reached for a statement as to whether the sect will again attempt to hold its scheduled meeting tomorrow. Frank M. Cox. Willshire news pa|w*rman in a "by-lined” story in this week's Willshire Herald declared that Will-hire is "fed up with the tempest In a teapot " Relative to the two attempts of the sect to hold its meetings there. Cox asserts that "The Herald does not and did not then, think the incident warranted more than passing mention, certainly not th»- exag gerated stories carried in certain district papers which have obliged by giving the sect the very publicity and martyrdom which they seek." In his story he quotes a number of Willshire citizens who explain their reasons for refusing the sect permission to use the park and reiterate tbeir iutenttons of enforcing the bau.

Heads Drive if Harold Grant, local business man. has been named to spearhead the flecatur Community Fund ilrive beginning October 2* Mr. Grant is now completing his organization for the city-wide campaign to raise funds for th*' support of youth agencies approval bv Hi*' Decatur Community Fund, ~~" Council Explains Position In Suit Explains Denial Os Hann Salary Boost The countv council, following a meeting held Friday in the i courthouse, i'*u*'*l a statement , tor publication today, explaining 'its position in denying the request I for a $1.30*» increase in the salary of (lie county school superlntend--1 ant The statement concerning th*- ’ coumii's position in th*' matter follows th*- filing of a mandamus action by the incumbent superintendent demanding payment of the increase to $4,3’81 In 1917 i The statement follow “While the council has raise*) no objections to numerous salary increases asked by the office in the past three years, a review has disclose*! that if the present demand is met. a 250 percent increase in the salary of th*' supet Intendent since 1943 would r> ult The salary of the superintendent in 1943 was $1,720 "The review of the matter also pointed out that while for a period of |o years the duties of an attendance officer wer*' always handled by the school superln- , tendent. in 1945 a separate attendance officer was •■mploycd at a salary of $l7O pet month, plus mileage This relieved Ihe UperIntendent of considerable duties "The records disclose that in 1942 the lioard appropriated an amount of $3,43** for th*- entire expense of operating the superintendent's office for th*' year (Turn To Pag'- 5, Column 11 o John Junk Dies At Fort Wayne Today Husband Os Former Decatur Resident Relatives her*' late this morning received word of the death of John Junk, prominently known Allen county resident ami husband of the former Ellen Kintz, a native of this city Death occurred at 7 a m. today of a heart ailment, following an extended Illness. The, Junk family resides on North Clinton ' street extended, in Fort Wayne. Survivors, besides the widow, include 13 children Mrs. Leon Koline, Columbia City: Rev. Walter Junk. Hamilton. Ohio; Rev. Damien Junk, of Kentucky:Sr. M Luca of Dayton, Ohio: Mrs. Otto Valaslty of Chicago; Cletus. Raymond, Edwanl and Marcellus, all of Fort Wayne: Leo of Louisville. Ky.: Alvina. Catherine and Rob ert, all at home. He was a broth er-in-law of John Kintz. Mrs. William Kohne and Frank Braun, all of this city, who received word of his death. Funeral arrangements had not heea made known here at a late hour today I

Price Four Cents

Authorize Cases To Increase Prices On Meat Dishes; Other Prices To Increase Washington. Oct 5 — (UP) Th.- agriculture department today urged the nation's farmers to prodm.' sh,tm**.otm pigs next spttng as insurance against an» other meat shortage next year. Tli.- pring goal Is api»roxiraatr|y 13 p.'i.ciit larger titan last spring's actual production of 52,4**l.mm pigs, but the agriculture department emphasized that th.crop would not b*- r*-fl<‘*'t*-*l it* larg.-r pork and lard supplies liefore th*’ last three months of 1947 At the sain.- time. Sen James M Mead. D. N Y called for a congressional Investigation to dei lei min.- if present moat r.-gula tions were giving chain stores an advantage over small independent retailers. In announcing th*- new spring pig goals, the agriculture department also established new pig support prii-es for th*- year end* ing Oct. 1. 1947 But with de man*! for meat as strong as it js. it saw littb- chance hog prices will fall that low even without government buying. Offi* lain said an important fat - ter In th*- de* ision to hike pig goals next spring is that mutton an*l lamb supplies are expected to t»- much mailer in both 1947 and 194 Ras a result of lal*or shortages and a smaller number of i-wes. "Production of beef ami vcttl in 1917 may be larger than bi 1946 but some decrease is probable bv 1945.” they added. "On th*- other hand, consumer liuyinc power Is expe* ted to continue at a high level with a <-onse*pi*-Ut strong demand for meat "Fulfillment of th*- goal, with marketing at weights about eqinii to those of the past couple of years, would help to Increase total 1947 ami 1948 m*-at production. Particularly it would provide a larger supply in 'he fourth quarter of 1947." The spring goals are aboat twice as large us last fall's goal of 31.500,0**0 That goal was set at a tim>- when the administration was trying to discourage the feeding of livestock to fn-e grain for deficit areas abroad. Pig -uppoii -prices for the coming year were set at an average of $1125 a hundred, Chicago basis, compared with th<- present celling of $16.25 and a siipimrt level of sl3 The seasonal variation ranges from $12.75 in December to sls 75 in September 15 Percent Raise Washington, Oct. 5 (UP) Patrons of hamburger stand*, steak houses and other restaurants ha*) ample reason toilay to righ and sav that bad news comes in bunches. It wasn't enough that DPA authorized ail restaurants, <-ffe* five tn-xi Thursday, to raise th--prices of all meat dishes by 15 percent But to top it off. OPA officials said prices of poultry, fish ami egg dishes also are going up soon And the r*> laurant industry, not entirely satisfied with increases grantc i by OPA. is going ahead with plans to partition for immediate decontrol of all restaurant prices. The 15 percent meat price boosi authorized by OPA applies to all rating placer, from hamburger joints on it covers all meal* in which meat is the major ingredient. On meat dishes selling about 2*i cents, the increase will be roiiiiili-d out to the nearest nickel. On hamburger sandwiches ami other meat items selling under 2<r cents now. the increase will be founded out to the nearest cent • ■■■"lf ■ I ■ I II——» Mrs. J. E. Reynolds Dies At Bluffton Mrs Stella R-ynolda. 68. wife of J Edwin Reynolds, prominent Bluffton businessman, died at 3 p m Friday at a Bluffton hospital of a heart attack. Abu surviving are a son. Ib-ane. of Blufftun; a daughter, Mrs. Robert H. Dreisbach of Fort Wayne; two grandchildren. two brothers and a sister. She was an aunt of Pete Reynolds of thie city. Funeral services will Im held at 4 pm. Sunday at tbe Hr st Methodist church in Bluffton. Friends may call al the Thoma funeral bome until tin* of tbs nerviest.