Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 247, Decatur, Adams County, 19 October 1946 — Page 1

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Kors Are Kunced For Hnunity Fund ■ Drive Plans i Bk* Announced JKnner Oct. 25 (or i<ta.l and busl|K,. m.hKliuK profession |K H (: ,f canv.ie* for conK for »'i - ifcofnr ComSKu"'* *' ri ' nai ” w * j.„„i.*. 10. 11 druggist, K l! '” > <>'alrman of Ktive division. |K|.,n- «' ’*»»' (,rlv " whUb ».. »ill l* launched dinner Friday «n---k of )’ homo. It la planK VI . ’I" -'■* solicitor* and attend a Hah fry. Hji hair'ii.iti Harold ('.rant ■mi KruciketM-rg. VousK r fiFC. will outline plane for the *UC« eS*flll tinK and drive. K rl r$ quota lit *11,461, S; lamed will finance the By.,uth activities supported Hfteiai'ir Community Fund. »i of *-’.200. wh,th ■ the Salvatbn \rmy and I SO. all of the money K ur the fend I* for local Mr Krueckcberg ex drive eliminate* ■ appeal* far fund* throuyear and enables local V>u contribute in a more manner toward youth proKttd activities. ■T'-en Canteen, which wan Mbed three year* ago and K-at.-d wi'h great guccess K :> a* school i*rioda. will ■ 12.36! ■ Girl Scout* will receive ■ Thi- organization ha. Iwen Ked .md expanded unden K> direction of Mt*. C.l. Fin- ■ Several hundred girls are ■l In scouting. K.y Seoul, are < .edited With Ks which |9OO is for the anit. tile Anthony ■ area office. A few of the ■ttivities ar- financed from ■MisterK« appropriation of *J,500 Kui* court* and playground Kment to included in next ■ budget. These recreational K will be developed under Kervbion of Walter J. Krick, ■ (uperintinent. and the De■iciiool board. ■ fund director* lint *2,500 for ■ax expense* and cont ingen■Only |SOO to earmarked for ■I expenses. ■ solicitors will call on merB. store proprietor* and proBal men There will not lie ■hoine-to-hoti** solicitat ion. ■rant laid. ■loy- group* In several of the ■iniustrles ar • enrolled in the ■1 deduction plan. Already, ■mpain in being made at the Bal Electric Work* among the fcpw in the local plant. G.E. By- have been heavy contri- ■ to the fund, thu directors Invitud to fish-fry ■ following solicitors are InIto Friday * ftoh-fry: ■*rt Holthouxe, Jes*e Sutton, I Doyle. Fred Schulte. John ►man. David Heller. Glen OsI Robert Zwlck, Robert Lane, F’ •Ixckson. Roger Kelly. Wilrrtrie. Ned Johnson. Shraluka, Robert Gay, I Hsttgk. Kenneth Runyon, r* Deßolt. Richard Macklin, pwer. Clarence Ziner, Lyle George Bair, George r Firrewt Rahner, Charlee ■tr. F»M Parrish, William Gaea, f Zlßt*ma*ter. Clarence HeiI*- H Uaumgerdner, Bari M. pt. I*wio Smith, D. Burdette f Myle* Pa rr |*b. Rev. w C. F John DeVoee, H. L Mell, F» Biting. L* ilinln Welland head* the i ~ contact women's organdivision chairmen by "General" Grant are: . „ ’°dgfti and service F> «y Leila, industrial pay H. H. Krueckeberg, ™««tring concern*; C. E Bell, ib au * m<a: Lou ** Jllco b*. • Wrtrt: J» m « M Elberaon. ,tai, and federu! e|n bll<,Ke ‘ iu,a >*d J™* Included about IS.OOC war fund. Thia F>< ” *. Column T> ao “ tR *TURt READING* mJ’ 2“’ T • »~«»h

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Efforts Renewed To End Labor Disputes * * Government Enters In Work Stoppages By United Pre** Government labor official* entered two major work atoppagc* in more or lea* "ob«erver” role* today in renewed effort* to aettle the nationwide whipping atrTke end the 20-dny-old Plttwburgh power walkout. John W. Gibwon. n**i*tanf »ecretary of labor, planned to *it in on negotiation* in New York between the ea*t and gulf coa*t shipowner* and representative* of the Ntriklng Murine Engineer* Beneficial A**o<latlon (CIO). It wa«* the flr»t meeting between the two group* «ince governmentaponaored talk* were broken off more than a week ago. The operator* resumed negotiation* ycMterday with the other rtrlklng union, the AFL Matter*, Mate* anti Pilot*, but no progre** wa* reported. George L. Mueller, head of the independent Power Worker* union. *aid he would meet with «ecretary of labor fi-wi* B. Schwellenbach in Wa*hington today for a di*cu**ion of i«*ue* in the paralyxing Pitt*ubrgh tie-up. Elaewhvre, a atrlko threat wa* renewed againat the Western Villon Telegraph Co., a walkout of Collier crew* in Hampton Road*. Va., threatened New England coal *upplie*. and the CIO United Auto Worker* union prepared to make new wage demand* on the automobile industry. Almoxt simultaneously with resumption of maritime negotiation*. the Seafarer* International Vnion (AFL) threatened to Join the walkout. Official* of the union, reprerenting 11,000 *eamen. walked out of a meeting with east coast operator* when the companle* refused to meet any of their three new demand*. A strike by the SIV would have 14ftle effect at thia time on already Idle American flag ship*, but one following *ettlernent of the present dispute would further cripple the maritime Industry Dan H. Wheeler, deputy solid fuel* administrator, warned that the New England area faced a serious bituminous coal shortage as a result of a strike of collier crews at Hampton Roads. The crews went on strike Oct. 12. cutting off shipments to New England. 1 ■" 0 * ■■■-— ■■ ■ ■ ■ # Little Price Change On Local Markets Little change was reported in local market* today. Hog* at both Decatur livestock market* were quoted at *22. one going up and the other down from Friday s quotations. One grain market reported no change, while another moved it* la-an prices up from *2.75 Friday to *2.80 today. Wiieat was quoted today at *2. Slate Senator Will Speak Here Tonight Democrat Meeting At Headquarters State Senator Von A. (Pat) Eich. horn, Democratic candidate for reelection. will be the -peaker to night at a political meeting scheduled for 8 o’clock at Democrat headquarters on South Second street. Senator Eichhsrn will speak on state issues and will compare the Democratic and Republican platform*. «ectlon hy section. He is now finishing his second term in the upper house of the Indiana general assembly, and i* a member of several important senate committee*. The public I* invited to the meeting and county chairman Gerald Vixard -toted that additional seating capacity has been arranged In the assembly room of headquarters. There are seats for 250 people. Sen. Eichhorn reside* in Well* county and represent* Adams. Well* and Blackford counties in the general assembly. 0 Paint Oven Fire At G. E. Plant The *lren of the local General Electric plant attracted considerable attention late Friday evening when It was blown to warn workers of a paint oven fire at the plant. No caetialtie* were reported io the blase.

U. S. Considers Soviet Protest On Slave Labor Disclosure Is Made After Protest Is Sent To Yugoslavia Washington. Oct 19— (UP)—The United Statft* today was considering a formal protest to Russia over allegation*! that scores of American citlxen* are held In slave lulair there. This wa* disclosed by official source* after the state department sent a eharply-worded protest to Yugoslavia, charging that many American citisen* are lielng held in prisons there without charge, tiiat aome are being hold under slave labor e->ndltlon* and that some have died a* result of brutal treatment. The*e source* reported that up to 10 American dtixe.i* all civilian*—hove died in Yugoxlav prison camps and that 165 other* are engaged in forced lalior. The state department’s charzea brought an Immediate nnd < mphatic denial from Dr. rbrglje Makiado. temporary charge d'affaires of the Yugoslav embassy. “The Yugoslav government,” he said in a statement, "has always rupulously re*pected the rights and privilege* of all American citlsene. I most emphatically deny that any American* are being subjected to slave labor In Yugoslavia or that slave labor conditions exist in my country." Officials said most of the American* allegedly held in Russia were I'. 8. citlaetM sent into the U. 8. 8. R. in 1944 and 1945 by the advancing Red army. They were taken from Romania, Yugoslavia. Poland and Hungary, where they had Iteen living for wome years. Many since have been returned to Poland und the Balkans. At present, the case* aie being handled on an individual basis but, official* said, a lilanket protest will be made * on unless Russia gives a satisfactory explanation. Official source* said that at least 4o V. 8. citizen* were taken to Russia from Romania, “quite a numlter" from Poland, and some from Yugoslavia and Hungary. It was not ciear how many were naturalized American c tizetu who had returned la the countries of their birth, and hoW many were l»orn in this country. Makiedo's statement, however, •aid that there are approximately 110,000 people of the German minority In Yugoslavia and that among them rre some who claim American citizenship, investiga (ion has disclose-). Maxiedo said, that these person* were born in Yugodavis; they came to America ami became V. 8. citizens without relinquishing their Yugoslav citizenship. and then returned to Yugoslavia during the depression years In thl* country. Those held in prison camps. Makiedo said, were found to have helped the Germans during Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia. It seems likely that the Russians also are holding American citizen* on the grounds, that they helped the Nazis. The protest cited a* typical the ca*e of Kristian Hegel, an aged American who lived for many years In Yugoslavia and who was Jailed by the Tito government on Nov 26. 1944. Hegel, the state depart(Turn To Psge *. Column 7) _____—Q.... — Man Arrested For Traffic Violation Berne Man Arrested Here After Accident The first arrest under the new traffic law enforcement program In Decatur came late last evening when a Berne driver failed to stop at a stop sign, police chief Ed Miller reported today. Ruin* Amstutz, 45. was issued an arrest ticket by officer Adrain Coffee when his car crashed at the intersection of Third and Jefferson streets with another vehicle, manned by Jess Williams. 57, Decatur. , , Officer Coffee charged Amstutz failed to stop for the sign, while going south on Third street. William* was enroute east on Jefferson street. Amstutz was given a “cafeteria” arrest ticket. Chief Miller reported the recovery of an auto, owned by Wil Ham Heim, which was stolen here Thursday night from a parked position in the 100 block on Be cond *treet. It was IdCated on Patterson street Friday, the chief said.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, October IS), 1946

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DUKE OF WINDSOR point* to the v.indow that thieve* used In burglarizing *10<).0)>o worth of Jewel* from the collection of his American-born Duchess at Ednam Uxlge In Sunningdale. England The duke's attorney, identified as Mr. Allen, stand* at left.

Two Boys Are Killed On School Hayride 10 Others Injured Auto Hits Wagon Racine, Wi*., Oct 19—(UP) — Two 12 year-old boys were killed and io other children on a church •chool hayride Injured last night when an automobile ploughed into the rear of their wagon. The dead youths, both seventh grade pupil* at St. J din'* Lutheran school, were Jerry Hack and Richard Schupe. The injured student* were taken to St. Mary's and St. Luke'ii hospital*, where two of them were reported to lie in critical condition. Police Lt Peter Henke* -aid that police were holding Howard Bauman. 20, on charges of driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident. He said Bauman had Iteen picked up approximately two hours after the accident occurred and admitted having become frightened and walking away from tlie scene. Hehkes said that about 35 youngsters had been piled in the haywagon. Because the wagon wan overloaded, he said, twi lioys had ridden their bicycle* In back of the wagon and were the first to be hit. The accident ocean ed at about 8:30 p.m. within the city limits as the wagonload of youngster* hud headed out for the country f r a picnic. 0 Slowdown Strike On Ship Revealed Passengers Tell Os Drifting Helplessly Bristol. England, Oct. 19—(VP) -Passenger* aboard the strikestricken British freighter Prlncessa today told a modern mariner's xaga cf drifting helplessly In the Bouth Atlantic for days while the *hip'>i company lished for sharks. The 8,731-ton Princessa reached port yesterday 22 day* overdue after a 52-day voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay, with a cargo of argentine meat. Seven \V«t Indian firemen were taken ashore last night to lie arraigned in magistrate'* court for their part in the turbulent voyage. The firemen were charged with "continued wilful di*o>»edlence to certain lawful demands" during the voyage. Inspector N. Phillip* said other charge* of a more serious nature would lie preferred later. Passenger* said the firemen went nn a “•lowdown” strike one week out of Montevideo in protest against working condition*. The ship's head of steam dwindled *o much the vessel wan unable to move. It wss barely sufficient to keep refrigeration working and (Turn To Page 4, Column 3)

County Ministers Will Meet Monday The Adam* County Mintoterlal A**ociation will meet Monday at 9:30 a in. at the First Methodist church in Geneva. G W. Wallace, state superintendent of the anti ratoon league will Im- the speaker —_— Berne May Change To City’s Status Subject Is Raised By Berne Residents The poMibillty that the town of Berne will change over to a city and elect a mayor next year, in 1947. when new town officials will be elected, was seen here today through a letter received by Jerome Yager, town elert-treas-urer. from Ferd L Lltterer. town attorney. Yager contacted Mr. Lltterer on the matter after the subject had been raised by a number of local people. The act* of 1935. chapter 97, page 295. provide that any town with a population of 2.000 may change over to a fifth cla*s city. The 1940 United Btate* census gave Berne a population which would be sufficient to permit the change over from town to city. It I* believed that the IHipulatlon ha* Increased considerably since then. Tlie town election will lie held In November of 1947. The usual party conventions arc held earlier to draft a slate of canlldates to run for the town offices In the fall election Members of the town board at the present are Clarence H. Sprunger, Fred Blum and Brice Bau*eriiian. If Berne would change over to tt city status a board of councilmen would ntill he retained In addition to the mayor Foreign War Vets Will Meet Monday The regular meeting of Limberlost post. Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be held Monday night at 8 o'clock at the VFW hall. All members are urged to attend. Following the business session, member*! of the Moose lodge here will make a formal presentation of the VFW colors, which the former organization recently gave the veterans' group. 0 Hear Arguments In Plea In Abatement Junge J. Fred Frucht-’ in circuit court here Friday heard arguments on a plea in abatement filed by Paul Kroner, cr-defendant in a suit for rent and pomcsmloii brought by William and Harold Bachelder against Kianei and Ivan Hough. Severin H deburger reprreeut* the plaintiff and Roscoe D Wheat the defendant.

Byrnes Urges Russia And Rest Os Nations Abandon Fear War Is Inevitable

Paymaster Os Nazi Spy Ring Is Nabbed Five-Year Wait Ik Ended With Arrest New York. Oct. 19 (UP) Gennan-liorn Teodoro Erdmann Erich Mu. who became an Argentine citizen during the war, wa* held in *50.000 bail today as the alleged paymaster of a Nazi spy ring to climax five year* of watch fill waiting by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Since 1941 the FBI had known (hat Lon, the Argentine "business man" was the mysterious "Bill" who brought in the money to pay off the notorious Ludwig *py ring They checked hi* movement* In South America. Canada und Eng land The FBI announced Inst night that l.au wa* arrested Wednesday when lie entered the United State* Trom Canada for the first time In five year*, ostensibly on a biisine** trip lam was arraigned Itefore federal Judge Simon II Rifkind late yesterday on a charge of espionage. The FBI said the last visit I .an made to this country was in 1941 when he allegedly paid *2.000 to Kurt Frederick Ludwig for his German Intelligence services In 1942 Ludwig and eight German partners were convicted of espiotl age and sentenced to a total of 132 years imprisonment The Ludwig ring was the first convicted in the United State* after we entered the war The group hail planned to send Information to Germany on convoy movements, troop ship*, location of armaments ami details concern Ing disposition of army camps airfield* and induwtrial centers, the FBI said Ludwig picked up and questioned numerous hitch-hiking soldi'-rs in hi* automobile which was equipped with a |s>werful short-wave radio The FBI Identified lam. along with (’apt Elrlch Von Der Osten, as one of the master iiiinil* be hind the Ludwig spy ring. Lau’* identity was revealed by papers found on Von Der Oaten * l**l> after he was killed by a taxicab in Time* Square In 1911 Ludwig, who was with him. snatch ed his brief case after he was lilt and disappeared into the crowd. The papers in Von Der Oaten's pocket* put The FBI on the trail of the ring. Before Von Der Oaten’s death lain had been known only by his code name Bill. Lau went to Argentine In 19.19 and established a hosiery husineas in Bueno* Aires as a front for his espionage activities He esta blished a branch of the business here and visited New York in (Turn Io Page S, Column O o Employment Rolls Lower In Decatur Employment lx>wer But Payrolls Gain Although payrolls are mounting, industrial employment in De entur is off slightly from that of a year ago. according to a quarterly report released by the Cham tier of Commerce through its executive secretary. Paul McFaul Seven industries are included In the bulletin, with only one tin reported Employment a* of Aug ust. 1946 in local Industries, excluding the one not reporting, totalled 1,808, which is 17 less than a year ago. according to the Chamber bulletin. The payroll totals *200.36* — a gain of *37.976 over last year, the bulletin also shows. Other items of interest are disclosed In the "business barometer" issued l>y the Chamber For instance, rail carloadings totalled 2.231. which is an Increase of 456 over la*t year. The barometer shows 2.264 electric consumers listed, 1.929 water consumers and 4,070 telephone patrons. These are gains of llff. 177. and *9B. respectively over a year ago. ths report shows No building permits were issued during the period, the report show*.

Goering Poison Probe Continues / Into Third Day Inquiry Board To Meet With Allied Control Com mission Nuernberg, Oct 19 - (UPi The American Inquiry board hunting th<- secret of Hermann Goering* suicide capsule will meet the four power Allied exei utlon commission today, and a report may he reli-a-ed later In the day. It was reported officially Mui. Gen. Roy Rickard, Ameri can member of the execution commission, said the three Americans investigating the Goering suicide would meet the four-pow-er commisisoti during the afternoon. I’oHsibllity of a solution to the mystery centered on the three pencilled note* held loosely in Goering's hand when prison official* found him dying of (iotasrium cyanide Tuesday night One note was addressed Io Col Burton C Andrus, prison com mandant The others reportedly wen- addressed to Frau Emmy Goering and tin- German people Rickard said tlie Inquiry hoard bad gone to Frankfurt Thursday night with “specimens.” He did not Indicate the nature of the “specimen*.” The Itoard return ed to Nuernberg late last night, lie said, and had not made any reports to the commission before today. He said the original copies of tile three Goering notes had Iteen sent to tile Allied control council in Berlin He refused tn divulge their contents Ail three notes were in German. Andrus -aid he did not know what was in the note ad dressed to him liei-ause lie did not read German He had turned It over to tlie commission tm mediately “BeVond seeing that the note wa» addressed to the prison commandant and that it was signed by Goering, I have no Idea what was In it." lie said thi morning He said he had no part in the in veMtigation Bernard T. Mueller, public prosei-u oi of tile Nuernberg de nazification court, said Hjalinar Schacht one of the three acqultt ed German leaders, probably will (Turn To t‘u«» I. Column It 0 Small Percentage 01 Students Immunized Survey Is Conducted In County Schools Early report* received by Lyman L. Hann, county school superintendent, today indicated that only 10 to 2o percent of the county'* •cho-il and pre school age children are immunized again*) smallpox und diphtheria. Mr Hann said that ti few of the school*, which have been making the survey, have reported mid thaf the percentage of thiwe immunized will not run more 'han 2“ pccent. In most cases the survey is being conducted l»y health classes of the respective schools, with member* going to individual homes to make the check In Decatur the survey ip in charge of W. Guy Brown principal of the De’.-atnr junioruenior high school and in Berne. E M Webb, Berne Mchoo] superintendent, is in charge Ix-.ider* of the survey hope to create interent in the immunization program by the survey, in addition to Mecuring actual figures concerning the number vaccinated. Former Decatur Man Reported Critical C. W. England, former Decatur businessman, ii reported to be critically ill In a hospital at Newport Richey. Fla. He ba* been In Hi health for some time.

Secretary Os State Reports To Nation On Peace Parley By Radio Friday Night Washington. Oct. 19 v- (UP) — Russia’s reaction was awaited today to thi* countfY’* latest bld to ease the friction between the east and west Tlit bid wa* made by secretary of wtaie James f. Byrnes last night In a radio report to the nation on the 97-day I'ari* peace conference. Whether It will lie accepter will be determined when the big four foreign ministers meet in New York on Nov. I to resume their work on peace treaties for Nazi satellitie* Russian foreign minister V. M. Molotov was due in the United State* Munday altoard the (jue'-n Elizabeth Byrne* again offered the Soviet. Union thi* country’* friendship. He *aid if state* an- to resell agreements they must act in good faith and a spirit of reconciliation. "No state should assume that |i ha* monopoly of virtue or of wisdom.'' Byrnes *aid. "They must not launch false and misleading propaganda against one another. "They must not arldtrarily exercise their power of veto.” Byrnes in his report to the nation explained that disagreements between the eastern and w•■stern alite* wre *|M>tlighted at the I'arl* conference by the very nature of their work "It was inevitable that in the making of com rete peace settlement* the Allie* should di*cu*s and debate the issue* on which they and not those on which they agree,” he said. Referring to Yugoslavia* announcement that it would not accept tlie proposal approved by two-thirds of the delegate* at the peace conference to make Trieste a free territory. Byrnes said the United State* could not accept Yugoslavia* demands "It would make the territory a protectorate of Yugoslavia and leave the United Nations powerless to prevent it from becoming a battleground,” he said . Byrnes said he hoped "Yugoslavia will realize that Just as other state* have made confession* sin- must make comeHslon* to bring about the peace." Among tin- first to comment on Hie speech was Henry A. Wallace Tlie former secretary of commerce, who lost his Job for puldie erificisi'i of Byrnes' feefirm With Russia policy. served ..tiiai in still .ti ,i with that |>oli< y Wallace said "After listening to the speech of the secretary of state, I am mor,- certain than ever that wo must adopt a real American foreign policy ”1 am glad he has progressed since lik Stuttgart epeei-h. I sincerely hope that further progre** will lie made and that the secretary of state will eventually realize th it the Am<-ri< an twopie demaud Justice, good neighborline** and peace in the world ” In III* Stuttgart Speech, Byrnes outlined in detail this country’s policy of firmnes*. He restated that policy last night At times he whs bltingly i-ritlcal of Russia's attitude at the peace conference. but In- tempered hi* criticism with repeated offers of patience and friendship. —. _—o —■ - Sheriff Spikes Rumor Two Men Wounded Sheriff Leo Glllfg In * et.'.tement today spiked tlie rumor that two men had been badly wounded by a shotgun blast from a weapon in the hands of a resident of nest* Pleasant Mill*. Sheriff Glllig said Francis Studebaker, Blue Creek township, and a i-ompanlon were returning from work at Fort Wayne during the heavy raid Thursday night when their car stalled near the Oscar Ray home near Pleasant Mills Ray raid the "backfiring" of the auto awakened hl:n and when the uiitolst* failed to answer his call he fired Into the air with a shotgun Studebaker compla ned to the sheriff that he had beeu hit by the pellets, hut could not produce any evidence of Injnrle*. the sheriff stated

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