Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 238, Decatur, Adams County, 9 October 1946 — Page 1

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boston wins third game OF SERIES, 4-0

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Speaks Today ti ' |||||MOB|ar«\ ■ Harry McClain, Democratic candidate for secretary of wtate, opened the political campaign In Alanitt county thh afternoon, apeeking at a party rally in the circuit court room.

Democrats Planning Intensive Campaign Townsend Speech To Highlight Campaign Adams county Democrats made plans for a whirlwind finiHti to the campaign prior to the general election November 5 at a meeting held in Democrat headquarters Tuesday night. with representatives from all part* of the county. (Jerald Vizard, Adams county Detnorr.Hli- chairman, presided Severin Kchurger, hx-ai attorney. named chairman of the county speakers bureau and plana were announced for a series of meetings in the 12 townships of the county, closing with a smoker and general windup meeting at Democrat headquarters here November 4. Schur ger stated that he would announce the dates and names of speakers at the various township meetings soon. Each township meeting will be attended by the candidates and precinct organizations. The actual speaking campaign will be limited to about the last two weeks of the campaign. It was decided A county-wide rally will be held in Decatur October 23. at which time M. Clifford Townsend, candidate for I'nited States senator, will be the headliner. County candidates reported on every precinct in the county, and all the reports were optimistic. Registeration ha, been completed and it is now believed the vote November 5 will be much heavier than first anticipated. The county has been divided into sections, with ft candidate for county office in direct charge of each section. The county finance committee reported at the meeting that more than half of the budget had been raised and the balance would be received in (Turn T<> J’age 2. Column it 0 _ Approves Report In Wabash Dredge Case Current Report Is Filed By Teeters Still another entry wan made today in the famed Wabash dredge caoe when special Judge Henry Kister approved the current report of the drain commissioner, Homer Teeters. The current report merely asserted that the commissioner had been unable to make any progress in proceeding wl'h the drain. It went on to assert that the action to mandate the county commissioners to issue bonds for the dredging-a •‘sideline suit” filed in connection with the original had been submitted to Karl It. Adana* tw special Judge. It continued that the mandamus action had been atuged and briefed and taken under advisement, but that special judge had not ruled on the matter. The report went on to say that until that case was decided, the eemmissioner could not proceed., (Turn To Tags 2. Column 5)

Peace Parley Rejects Russ Trieste Move Rejects Demand To Set Specific Date For Troop Removal I’arin, Oct. 9 (t'Pi The peace conference rejected today a demand by Soviet foreign minister V. ,M. .Molotov that it act a specific and early date for the with* drawal of all Anglo-Ameri, an occupation forces from the Trieste area. The conference was voting one by one on the ho sections of the Italian treaty draft after the conclusion of general debate. Early In the balloting the conference approved the big four compromise boundary line between Italy and Yugoslavia Thus it ignored a Yugoslav threat to refuse to sign the Italian treaty unless certain frontier demands were met. At a morning plenary session. Molotov asked the conference to set a date for the Anglo-Ameri-can withdrawal. He charged that United States and British troops in Trieste were responsible for the unrest and disorder there. At an afternoon session. Andrei Vishinsky of Russia proposed an amendment to an article on the free territory of Trieste providing for the withdrawal of all foreign military force ; in Trieste within 30 days after the Italian treaty liccame effective. The vote was a straight east against west division —six for thj Soviet amendment and H against, uiih Ethiopia abstaining Earlier the boundary proposal was adopted by a roll call vote of 11 to t; with two abstentions. Russia clung to its compromise big four agreement and voted for the line originally proposed by Erance other members of the Soviet l.l<H voted against It. Belgium and Ethiopia abstained. Eoreign minister V. M. Molotov of Russia told the conference before the voting began that the cast-west division among the nations was becoming absurd. He suggested compromises on "certain outstanding questions.* but made it plain that he was not ready to yield on Trieste. "It is very important to find compromises on certain questions here, as we have been able to find on many occasions since we started to examine these problems," Molotov said. "Bringing about such an accord Is possible because we all recognize that we all want democratic (Turn To I’age 4. Column 7)

Firecracker Sale Is Slopped Here Local Lad Caught In Illegal Sales The illegal sale ot Hrecrackcrs in Decalur was halted late Tuesday by jmllce < hiet Ed Miller, when a Decatur lad wax caught in the act ot making a sale to another juvenile. Charg'w were net placed against the lad making the sale since he is a juvenile, and he was placed on probation to h : « parents by the chief after a severe reprimanding An estimated 80 firecrackers of the two-inch variety were confiscated by the chief and taken to police headquarters here. Apprehension of the lad climaxed a several days search for the origin of the mysterious "popping" of the firecrackers, which had been reported in various sectors of the city recently. The youth was doing a profitable busdness in selling the firecrackers at 10 cents each after buying them from out of the at ate in large quantities by mall order, chief Miller said, until the sale was stopped. * The youth was forced to return 50 cents, which he had charged the other lad for five of the "crackers ” Chief Miller called attention of all persotu today to a state law prohibiting the aale and use of any type of fireworks, excepting that done by organixations with an approved permit fruit) the state fire marshal's office.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, October 9, 1946

A Pancake Hat For “Ike” GEN. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER inclines his heal toward the pancake hat. symbolic of the degree of doctor of laws, as it is given him by a colorfully attired official of Scotland's Edinburgh university during ceremonial investment exercises. The Scotch also gave the U. S. chief of staff a castle during his visit and the keys to the city of Edinburgh weer thrown in for good measure

Vote Registration Figures Compiled Final Figures To Be Available Soon Total registration figures for the period which ended Monday in preparation for the coming fall election. will be avallabl.* in a few daye. County clerk Clyde O Troutner made announcement of thia fact today wlille he and a corp of staff workers continued thelt tasks of separating the cards of last minute l egist rut ions. While registration in the clerk'a office waa not as heavy as had been expected during the final days. Mr. Troutner stated, a large I,umber registered at both party headquarters and with a corps of registrars appointed from the ranka of the two parties. These were brought Into Hie clerk's office Tuesday and are being separated and placed in the proper registration books. No estimate of the number registered could be made today, the clerk "tilted, but it is known that a large iiumlier of residents will not be aide to vote next month be cause they failed to qualify by registering or transferring their registration for numerous reasons as provided by law.

— John Weisel Rites Thursday Afternoon Funeral services for John Weisel, who died at hla home in Portland Monday, following a heart attack, will be held Thursday afternoon at X o'clock at the Llmberlost church of Christ, with burial In the church cemetery. The Rev. Clyde Sloan, pastor of the Muncie church of Christ, will officiate. The body has been removed from the Baird funeral home at Portland to the residence. and may be viewed there until time of the funerid. ii . - -0 — — Says 99 Percent Os Fires Preventable Joint Meeting Held By Service Clubs "Ninety-nine percent of all fires can be avoided,” Ralph Whitehouse. Fort Wayne fire insurance adjuster, declared Tuesday night in an address here. Mr. Whitehouse spoke to members of the Decatur Lions and Rotary clubs in a combined meeting held at the Knights of Pythias home to commemorate fire prevention week. The s|M*aker listed several acts of carelessness and negligence which often start u fire, placing the blame for nearly all fires on careless use of Inflamahles. matches and cigarettes. He warned against using un stoppered cans of iflammiibles, walking into clothes closets with matches or candles lighted, against putting furnance ashes in wooden boxes or pasteboard cartons and against defective wiring. Mr. Whitehouse recommended (Turn T o Fags 2. Column «)

Heirens Is Adjudged Mentally Unbalanced Joliet, 111.. Oct. 9 (UP) -William Heirens. 17, convicted slayer of six-year-old Suzanne Ikegnan and two women. :i..0 been adjudged mentally unlialanced and will be transferred next week to tile Menard slate peni'enllary for the i riminally Insane. It was announced today. Warden Joseph Hagen of the state prison here disclosed plans for Heirens' transfer after the youtli stoned an armed guard yes terduy in the prison recreation yard —o . . — - 15 Persons Killed In Italian Riots Worst Riots Since Italy's Liberation Rome, Od 9 — (I'Pt — The worst riot since Italy's liberation broke out today at Viminale Pal ace. seat of tile government, and initial report-; said at least 15 persons were killed and more than 100 wounded in a wild battle between demonstrators and saber-wielding, carbine-firing gendarmes. The demonstrators hurled ■tones at Vice premier Pietro Nenni, communist leader Pahnlro Togliatti and undersecretary of interior Angelo Coral when they attempted to address the crowd. Unofficial newspaper reports placed Hie casualties much higher than Hu- government's figures. More than 30.0«0 demonstrators, led liy a vanguard of 10.000 persons marched on the palace and hundreds stormed their way into tin- government offices. They were finally driven out in a bitter lat tie witli police. Carablrieri opened fire on the moii with their carbines, causing most of the casualties. Demonstrators replied with barrages of rocks and a few hand grenades The rioters attacked police with spikes and heavy clubs. Mobile police reserves attempting to reach the scene were hurled from their jeeps by demonstrators who stripped them ot their weapons The demonstration was led by about 15,000 road workers who were dismissed from their Jobs yesterday. They were joined by thousands of other unemployed, including many war veterans. The palace Itself was stormed by a crowd of several hundred men who fought their way into a side entrance after smashing guards on the head with their (Turn To Pa<» 4. Coiunin — Five Major Fires In State Capital Indianapolis, Oct. 9— (UPi -The fifth major fire in the past 24 hours today marred the city’s observance of national fire prevention week and destroyed an estimated 110.1)01) worth of meat. Firemen said flames started in the meat smoking apparatus of the Stark Wetzel plant this morning and swept through the plant. Total damage was set at )4O.t)ttO to equipment and the building. The blaze raised the total estimated damage in industrial fires yeeterday and today to more tbau >IOO.OOO

York's Home Run In First Inning With Two On Base Paces Boston's Victory

Slavs Pay $150,000 For Fliers' Lives U. S. Still Pressing For Pay For Planes Washington. Oct 9 fl’Pl— The state department revealed tisl.iy that Yugoslavia has paid the United State* llM.mm ar Indemnity for th" lives of the five American aviators killed when their unarmed transport plane wee shot down Aug. 19 The Ytigtwlavcs refused, however, to pay for the loss of this plane and another one which was shot down without casualties. The I'. S. io still pressing for payment for the aircraft. Lincoln White, state department I press off her. told newsmen that U. S. ambassador Richard Putterson delivered a note to Yugoslavia yesterday acknowledging receipt ot the ||so,o<Ml. He said this wao ■’roughly” what the United Staten had naked for the lives of the aviators. The state departmen* said this government "could not accept the Yugoslav contention that the Yugoslav government hair no responsibility for the loss of the unarmed transports shot de wit Aug. 9 and 19." Consequently, it said, the United States "must ask th* Yugoslav g ivernment to reconsider its refusal to make compensation for the loss of the two aircraft.” It was understood that thin country is seeking about |200.000 as compensation for the loss of the two planes. The state department said that In compliance with a request of the Yugoslav government, the 11',".000 indemnity would lie distributed equally among the families of the five fliers This would mean a payment of 130.000 to each of the families. — 0 Disabled Veteran Commits Suicide Paoli. Ind. Oct. 9 <UPI—A coroner's report said today that Riclianl !,. Seybold. a 25-year-old war veteran, died < nroute to Clark h .spital late yesterday after drink Ing carlsdic acid. Seybohl was disabled In Europe after serving more than three yeans as an infantryman. Plan Programs To Observe Navy Day School And Legion Planning Programs Plans for the commemoration of .Navy Itay in Decatur on Monday. October 28 are progressing rapidly. It was announced today by 11. Vernon Aurand. iocal Navy Day chairman Mr. Aurand began today distributing posters and placards, calling attention of Hie citizenry to the observance. The posters are being placed in various business houses, in the schools and at iocal service posts. Programs at the local Ix'gion home and the Decatur high school are to feature the observance here. Mr. Aurand announced today that Bob Shraluka. local newspaperman and naval veteran, will speak to the students of the Decatur Catholic high school and the Decatur juniorsenior high school in the latter's gymnasium on Monday morning. October 28 at 8:15 o'clock. "V-J Day in Tokyo Bay” is to bo the subject of the speaker's address. W. Buy Brown, school principal, is arranging a program in connection with the address. He has extended an invitation to all servicemen, especially naval veterans, as well as the genera) public, to attend the event. (Turn To Page J. Column O

FBI Finds No Collusion In Meat Shortage No Substantiation Os Conspiracy By Growers, Packers Washington. Oct 9 — <1 Pt An intensive investigation by the justice department and FBI has found no evl lence of collusion or conspiracy by jmlustry to create meat shortages, i' was revaled today High Justice department offi cials said the inquiry yielded nothing to substantiate < harges that cattle glowers and packers were creating artificial shortages in order to destroy OPA and get higher prices. They said any withholding of meat or cattle was a normal economic reaction to the lower price* prevailing since price controls were restored last month. At any late, they did not fin I that packers had mu' h meat. At tlw- same time. If was reamed that at least two cabinet m<-m hers are urging President Truman to reverse administration policy and abolish meat controls immediately Mr Truman be lieves the meat sit nation will ease up soon and refuses either to raise or remove ceilings now The two cabinet members proposed tliat suspension of ceilings be for an indefinite period to avoid charges that the move was taken for political purposes They referred obvioir ly to a proposal by house Democratic leader John W McCormack. Mas- . that con trols be lifted fol tin days until a few weeks after the congr- ssioll al election' The two cabinet members also are urging Mr. Truman to take tteps to do away with banieis limiting importation of meat from Canada ami Mexico to relieve the shortage in this country The justice department Utilized the resources of the FBI and its criminal and antitrust divisions in the search for evidemu- of possible collusion to create meat shortages in order to force an end to price controls. "There just was no evidence of such a conspiracy.” ati official said They didn't have to get together in the growing or pa< k ing end of the industry to decile they want'd to keep their pro ducts off the market in hope for n better price That's just sound economics on their part." One official said he had received "a very reliable estimate" from a prominent member of the (Turn Io I'.ige Cidtimn ti 0 Loading, Unloading Zones Marked Here Signs Installed To Prohibit Parking Metal signs designating "load ing and unloading zones Decatur streets by the city street depart meiit. The sign, are used to mark sectors along the curb, in which parking is prohibited except for passenger autos and light trucks to use in short intervals for loading and loading men handise or passengers. City officials decided upon establishment of the se< tors several months ago. Imt police enforcement in the zones hud been held up until the signs arrived. In addition to the signs, curbs in the aectors are painted yellow to denote the restricted parking area At the time (he curbs were marked, police were instructed to prevent motorists from abusing the privilege of using the areas hy lengthy parking.

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Dave Ferriss Hurls Red Sox To 2 To 1 Game Lead Against St. Louis Cardinals Score by innings: RHE St. Louis 000 000 000 0 6 1 Boston 300 000 OU • 4 8 0 Today's Lineups St. Louis Boston Schm'lldiensf. 2b Moses, rs Moore, cf Pesky, ss Musial. lb DiMaggio. <•{ Slaughter, rs Williams, If Kiirowrki. 3b York. 1b Garagiola. c Doerr. 2b Walker. If Higgins, 3b Marion, hh Wagner, c Dickson, p Ferrtss p B eton. Oct. •’ r--z» The Boston Ib'd Sox tcslay defeated th" St Louis Cardinals. I to 0. in the third game of th'- Worl I series, A home run by Rudy York. Boston's big fii-t lus'-man, with two men on base in the first inning was the payoff blow .a; Dave (800 l Ferriss. Red Sox right I.under hurl- < r. limited th" Cardinals to six wellspaced bits. The Red Sox added their fourth run in the eighth inning on S< lioeiid en-t's error, th" first St Louis error of the n'-ries. A play by play description follows: First Inning St laillls Schoendienst grounded out. Ferriss to York. Moore grounded out. Doerr to York Musial walked and stole second Musial was caught off econd and run down. F'-rriS' to Higgins Boston Moses filed to Walker. Pesky singled down the third base line DiMaggi" grounded to Musial, who tagged him out on tli« ba-e line P'-sky going to secottd. Williams piirjsisely passed York hit a home run to top of the left field fence ,ori :• Pesky and William- ahead ot bint. Doerr struck out Three runs two hits Second Inning St l.otii Slaughter grounded out Pesky to fork Doerr threw out Kurowski. Garagiola ■rounded out. York unassisted Boston Higgins walked and went to -"cond on a passed bail. Wagner sacrificed. Musial to Si hoel.llien-t. Who covered first. Iliggin- going to third Ferriaw strmk out Moses grounded out, Schocmdlelist to Musial Third Inning St lamis Walker Hied to Mo-es Marion beat out a grounder to Pesky Dickson filed to DiMaggio. S< hoendi'-ust filed to Moses. Boston Pe ky lined to Slaughter DiMaggio grounded out Marion to Musial With the Cards pitying all their infielder, on the right, side of second bae--. William beat, out a bunt down the- third base line for a hit York forced Williams. Marion to Schoendienst. No runs, one hit. Fourth Inning St Louis Moore grounded out Dm-rr to York Musial grounded out the same way. Slaughter fouled to Wagner Boston Doert ingb'd to right. Higgins grounded out. Dickson t » Musial. Doerr going to second. Wagner popped to Schoendienst. Ferriss filed to Slaughter No runs, (Turn To Pane C, Column 4) . — n— Late Bulletins London, Oct. 9—(UP)—Diplomatic sources reported today that Great Britain and “presumably” the United States had advised Turkey not to enter into direct negotiations with Russia regarding the future of the Dardanelles. Detroit, Oct. •.—•(UP)—The Ford Motor Company said today it will be forced to shut down virtually all units from tomorrow night until Monday morning because of a shortage of rolled stool. The layoff will affect approximately 100,000 employee.