Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 248, Decatur, Adams County, 21 October 1946 — Page 1

L|V. No. 248

WA PLANES GROUNDED AS PILOTS STRIKE

■Speeding Becisions decontrol ■Bn Industry ■fc Decision; KoStockyords IHrou up i"> •> n,| "y ■■t,,; ' while ■K, 11 '!> .'»«•" -d ade MB ~dinc fi'"" bakery umli r controls ■■-.g. ■ "< partin'"" •■' a< t »n tin- bak■Ki,.t. '...lay Seine nhMtvn would I"' denied. !<-ti.p-'iai ily. while the ■■r.t ,j.. < whether « onk| .iul I be removed ' 1 tai ina and se ■■ J.. lin making break >. inoinu is used for and ■Me* ...I w-uked overtime r e-irbnt Truman s ■ ~ . . . t.'••-•I i|e< on' I 01. wen- lemoved today tnade by disabl'd! as hand' raft projects, ri-ives made from im- !■[ mi tanned sheepskins wue in the works OPA’* oft-repeated that no rent increases - Na’loyal Ambo |!'-.|| i: tate boards an that it would continue fol an immediate boost rent* and .'.al of ceilings. It said of (on-rols would add housing shortage by ere poweiful new obstacle' construction. MH agriculture department |H weeks ago turned down i>y ’he OPA flour milladvisory committee controls from flour on worl I w heat supplies will be 35 percent short and that flour therehe considered in short <''itni.it ■ ■ immediately ap the decision to secretary IHlctiltiire Clinton P. Andera formal hearing on the was held last week. |H Jam Stockyards ■kt". o<t 21 —(UP)—Meat 1 jammed stockyard pens BH The huge volume rushed failed to dent cattle appreciably mid hog, were |V *1 or 12 higher than FrlSaturday rolled hogs in chiefly Western railroads reevery available cattle cur and shippers at several had difficulty obtaining choice grain-fed steers at Chicago brought to 50 cents higher per than last Friday, ■J,* top was $35 compared to ■ ' top of |32. Several ■ *old from |3O to $34.50, ■ th" hulk ranging from sl9 ■* »nd choice barrows dTI ■ •*' pounds and over sold ■** W< in the hog market. ■ th.' top at | M Thp av< , ra( , p ■ prlf * •’’fiday was 122.75, ■*f"' to $16.25 a week ago ■ ,nn <so!« and $14,711 a year ■'«al of 156.300 f . ftl t|e came ■ market* to- ■ " r " ' To Paa* $. Column 11 ■ ~T —0 ■ Expiring Sugar ■ m ps Be Continued ■* ! ’ ln «'"n. Oct 21— (Upi-The Bl 7 ,n *’ ( >ngiessloiial food K. 2>mtnittee today asked OPA B.». ‘ nd *rini’ely the life of ■ »r stamp.! spare Nos. 9 dl " > ,0 • x l’ ,s ■ , • O«- M- ■ . a” Tho,na * A - Jenklna, Br i. * m:,n> ’•'’“••‘Wives espe- • east, had been unable KT? ,b * lr coupons. He said ■ ‘ t* the "grossest Injustice” ■ in .?* no ' P* r "»i't«d to use ■ m ‘he future. 100 . Irature «aoing» K»a.* 44 13$ .’"Z «2 | ’• * -- M lp, ls *SATHM B*ad*y ,M ml,d tonight and

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Townsend Meetinq Here On Wednesday Democratic Rally Wednesday Evening Plans are being completed today for the Democratic rally at Decatur, junior senior high s hool auditorium Wednesday night at s o'ebek, at which lime M Clifford Townsend, former governor of Indiana and Demccratla senatorial candidate will be the iheadline ■•peaker, Gerald Vizard, Democatic county thairmun ann'timed. A reception committee headed by Dallas Brown has lieen named. .The following Adams county residents have been named by V'zurd to that committee: Mr. Brown. Charles Feasel, Judge J. Fred Fruchte, l.udcdph Meyer, Edward Kruckeberg, John H. Heller, C. 11. Muselman. (’. E. Stricker, Max Schafer, Delmer Wrchter, Victor Bleeke, E. J. S'hug, Oscar Meshberger, Simon Scrwartz, David Schwartz, Dee Pryhack, D Buidette Custer, John DeVoss, Severin Sihurger, H. It McClenahan. Arlle Foreman, Hue Strayer, Ell Graber. Bob Welling, itick Heller, Gerald Zimmerman, Harve Sells. Max Winteregg. Cap* Norman Augsbiirger. A. it. Holl house, Roe I Ditkemon. Dick Striker. Waiter J. Hockman. Robert Shruluka. Harold Hoffman, Hansel Foley. Joyte Ellen berger, William Schcrry, Herman Muellering. L. A. Holthouse. Gregg McFarland and Mayor John Stults. Chairman Vizard stated that arrangements were being made to secure a band for the occasion and that delegations from every pre citu-t in the county would attend the meeting. * Townsend's address will kick off the final drive of th" Dem >< rats for the general election to be held November 5 and meetings will be held In all parts of the county the next 10 days, it w.w announced. Mr. Townsend, who :s opposed for the senate seat by William E Jenner, former Repuidican state . chairman, is a Blackford county resident. He has been active in school work and agriculture for the last 25 years and served as county superintendent of schools in Grant county for 10 years. He is a former member ot the Indiana general assembly; lieutenant governor and governor of Indiana. When lieu tenant governor and governor he sponsored legislation favorable to labor, agriculture and small business firms. During Townsend's tenure as governor the Indium department ol Inhor wtwi created and this law has been used as a model in many states. He always has i> , ’en friendly to agricultural Interests in the midwest and following his term as governor he was named a special assistant to the secretary of agriculture and spent more than two years In Washington. During the Townsend administration, the gross income tax law was adjusted to provide a bigger ex(Turn To Pag" $. Column St — State Ballots Are Received By Clerk Absentee Voters' Ballots Are Mailed A supply of 12,000 stat*' tor use in the approaching November election has been received at the office of Clyde O. Troutner, the county clerk announced today. The ballots will be held at the office until the Saturday prior to election, when they will be called for by precinct Inspectors along with county and township ballots and other supplies. About a dozen absentee voters ballots were sent out by attaches of the office today—the first day under the law that they could be mailed to persons who had prev-, iously made application Some persons who will be absent from their precinct on business election day are expected to call at the office and vote in person. Clerk Troutner reminded servicemen and women that they may call at the office and vote personally any time up to and including election day. Those not properly registere-l may do so at any time under state election laws.

Anticommunist Party Wins In Berlin Election —— I Wins Overwhelming Victory In First Post-War Election Berlin. Oct. 21 — tl'l’i — Th.-antl-Communist So. ial Democrttlc party won an overwhelming victory in Berlin's first post-war election, polling almost half of the nearly 2.<*oi>.(M>o votes cast In the four party contest, complete official returns showed today. The Soviet-s|M>nsored Socialist Unity party, a fusion of the Communist party and left wing Socialists, ran a poor third, more than 500,000 votes behind the Social Democrats. The Christian Democratic union was votes behind the Social Democrats. Tho Christian Democratic union was second. Voting in all four zones of the capitol Hunday was quiet and heavy. The voters chose IJO city council members and filled SOS seats in the 20 borough councils. The Socialist Unity party t«tedl, which had been expected to finish second, even failed to lead in the Soviet zone. It was second in all eight Soviet boroughs and last in six American and British boroughs. State and district elections also were held yesterday in the Soviet <N-cupation zone outside Berlin. The Socialist Unity party had a plurality there in early returns Official totals in the Berlin election: Social Democrats, also known a« the Independent Socialist tSBh) •148,743. Christian Democratic union tCDUI 431,916, Socialist Unity party >SED 383, 182. Liberal Democratic party (LDP) 182.097. Tlte victorious Social Democrats, led by Franz Neumann, refused to join the Socialist>'nity party when It was formed under Bussian sponsorship from the Communist party and Left wing Socialist. Thus it gained the name Independent Socialists. As such the party has been a bitter critic of Communism and the leading target of Sovietlicensed Berlin newspapers. It outscored the combined totals of the other three parties in six boroughs and led in 19 of the city's 20 (Turn To Pag'- t, Uolunin 5) 0 Forty Hours Opens On Friday Morning Solemn Closing To Be Sunday Evening Forty Hours devotion will open at 8 o'clock Friday morning at St. Mary's Catholic church, closing with solemn services on Sunday evening at 7:3<> o'clock. The Rev. V. J. FHckenstein, C.PP. S.. a missionary or the Precious Blood order from Springfield, Ohio, will conduct the devo tions and preach at the morning and evening services. The mass of the exposition and procession with the Most Blessed Sacrament will open the devotions at 8 o'clock Friday. Two other masses will be said at 5:45 and 7 o'clock. On Saturday the masses will be at 5:45. 7, and 8 o'clock, the latter Itelng a high mass for peace. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will lie before the mass. Four masses will be celebrated Sunday, at 6, 7:3(7, 9 and 10:15 o'clock. The latter will be a high mass of reposition. The evening services, beginning Friday, will be held at 7:30 o'clock. Holy hours are scheduled for each afternoon frmo 2:30 to 3:30 o’clock. Confessions will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoon and evening. The closing of the devotions on Sundav evening will be attended by visiting monsignori and priests from nearby parishes. The missionary will deliver the closing sermon and there will be proces-. sion with the Blessed Sacrament. followed by benediction The schedule for the three days was announced by the Very Rev. Msgr Joseph J. Selmetz, pastor, at the Sunday masses.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, October 21, 1946

- I Offers Lie Plan For U. N. Capital ■r ’*■ *■ * - By 188

THE OFFER OF A SITE valued at $38,0W>,000 as apermanent home for the United Nations is presented to U. N. Secretary-General Trygve Lie (right) in the New York City Bull ling. Flushing, N. Y., by Acting Mayor of New York Vincent Impellifteri. Included in the offer were building plans for the capital which would cost $85,000,000.

Ask Heavy Damages For Death Os Hogs Sues Manufacturers Os Patent Medicine Two Adams county residents, through tlieir attorney, D. Burdette Custer, have filed a $25,000 damage suit In Adams circuit court againrt the manufacturers of a patent medicine "round worm care” for hogs. The plaintiffs. Troy Simons and Bessie L. Dickason. as admin iatralrix of the estate of the late Orestus Dickason. have named the Moorman Manufacturing com pany of Quincy. 111., and the company’s local agent, D. A. Rumple, as defendants In the suit. The complaint chargen that the plaintiffs are partneni in farming and llveatock ralsing’near Geneva and that they raise registered spotted Poland China pigs. It continue* that 9u pigs were born to registered sows described in the complaint, which were well formed, free of disease and which gave great promlie of becoming valuable hogs that would bring large sums of money in the fall of 1946 at a sale which had been arranged with the National Record. Spotted Poland China association. and which was to take place on their farm October 16, 1946 It further alleges that on April 19, 1946 the defendant company through Its local representative, Rumple, Induced the plaintiff, Simons, to purchase 10 pounds of '"E-Z EX" for the purpose of curing the plaintiff's pigs of round worms, with which they were afflicted. The sale was allegedly made for $8.75. It contends that while the pig* were healthy, thrifty and lively when they were given the medicine, soon after they became violently ill. (Turn T" Page 2. Column 5>

Meat Returns To Dinner Tables But Housewives Balk High Price

By United Pre** The butcher# had meat today but many housewives found the price* too high. Nevertheless. meat had returned to hundred* of thousands <»f American dinner table*, where the shortage was discussed in the pa at tense. While many housewies served chicken and other substitute* rather than pay 11.15 a pound for choice cute of fresh meat, the expert* predicted that the price noon would level off. Secretary of agriculture Clinton P. Anderson said at law Angeles that meat, eapecially beef gelea that meat, especially beef, will fall within the Income of the average family. -Production is unhampered and we have a bumper corn crop." he said. "*o beef will flow freely into market." He added that meat price* will com* down in the field of commercial or utility cut*, but choice

Firemen Are Called To Local Restaurant Firemen were called io the Blackstone case about 2 am. Sunday when grease in a French fryer Ignited Employes 11 the restaurant had forgotten t > turn off the electric fryer when the pi tee of business was dosed. o Assault, Battery Case Opened Today Jury Is Selected In Circuit Court Ten mon and two women, sit ting as jurors In the first trial of its kind in circuit court this year, late this afternoon saw the case ol the -tate of Indiana against Elisha (> Merriman, of Blue Creek township, well underway. The defendant is charged with assault and battery under an as fidavlt, filed with prosecutor G. Retny Bierly by John Teeple, 61 jear old Blue Creek township landowner. Teeple. himself, was the only witness called throughout the uiorninK session after tiie jury had been impaneled. He repeatedly testified, upon questioning by the prosecutor, that the defendant "beat me up" although it was a number of times struck from the record upon objection of defense counsel. II R. McClenahan. Once he charged that "boy. he piled me” — referring to the defendant. Upon direct examination Teeple testified that he had an arrange ment whereby Merriman was to farm part of his 80 arces of land He admitted having trouble with Merriman hut denied ho had bocome angry or had threatened the defendant in any manner. Upon (Turn Tn Pave S. Column •»

cut* will remain high." He assured the nation's livestock producer* that the government controls had been removed ■•permanently.” His prediction of lower price* was supported by statements from the meat industry itself. Spokesmen said that prices will come down when the retail butcher shops are replenished. Then, they said, the rush of livestock to market will subside, hitting it* normal stride. A survey showed that retail butchers in many art-a* filled their counters with fresh meat for the first time in many weeks. Beef was plentiful in many cities, hut pork remained scarce except for bacon. At Washington. D. <’.. the committee for consumer protection said that "unprecedented amount* of livestock, most of which are in th* lower grades, ar* reach (Turn To Page 4. Column • >

All Flights Cancelled As Pilots Strike For Higher Pay; First In U. S. History -

— — Speed Limits Set On Federal Roads State Establishes Speed Limits Here I Mayor John B. Stults today received notification from the stat«hlghway commission of a resolution establishing »pe«-d limits on federal roads 27. 33 and 224 in and n<-ar Decatur. Tin- speeds are limited as lows40 Miles Per Hour Northwest Ihiuii'l traffic on V. 8. 33 between city limits and a point 7U(i feet southeast thereof. Southbound traffic on U. S 27 and 33 between Washington street alii a point 700 feet north thereof. Nortliliound traffic on U. H. 27 between a point 800 feet south of the NYC railroad and a point 70W feet south thereof. Eastbound truffle on U. S. 221 between a point 400 feet west of junction with U H. 27 and a point 700 feet west theerof. Westbound traffic on U. S. 221 between a point 100 feet east of St. Mary's river bridge and a point 700 feet east thereof 30 Miles Per Hour All traffic on I'. S. 27 between a point 800 feet south of the NYC railroad and Washington street All traffic on U. S. 224 between the junction of U. S. 27 (13th St.t nnd a point 4WO feet west thereof. All traffic on U S 224 and 33 between tlie junction of U. S 27 and a point 200 feet west of Third street I All traffic on I'. S. 224 between First street and a point 100 feet east of .the St Mary’s river bridge. All traffic on l‘. S 33 between a point ISO feet south of Jefferson street and the southeast city limits. 20 Miles Per Hour All traffic on I'. S. 33 between a point 150 feet south of Jefferson 1 street an I a imint 200 feet west of Third street. All traffic on U. S. 224 between , First street and a point 200 feet west of Third street. The communication from the state commission stated that the maintenance department of the state commission will erect signs to make the resolution effective. 0 Republican Record Flayed By Eichhorn State Senator In Address Saturday State Senator Von A. »Pat» Eichhorn, Democratic candidate for reelection as joint senator froift Adams. Wells ati'l Bla.-kford coun lice, expressed surprise that two years of a Republican ,>dniinlstiat!on in Indiana had pnetuced nothing "but a »-ramble over who got the gravy from the beer business" and pleaded for return I a constructive program in Indiana by electing Democrat majorities In l»oth houses of the general ainem h’y,«before a large crowd at Democratir- headquarters in Decalur Saturday night. Ekhliorn drew .ipjilaioo- on many occasions as he unfolded the Democratic program to his enthusiastic audience. He emphasized the fact that "no new legislation In Indiana has be»-n passed since the three Democratic administrations of McNutt. Townsend and Shi icker," and "no major legislation passed by th'se three adin'nMtratlons has teen repealed except du alcoholic beverage law and the latter was shifted Into a political foot bull and gravy train” Eichhorn praised th<- record of Representative Robert It Heller of the Adams-WelU district and urged his seelectlon al the November 5 election The speaker said that he had been in all parts of the district and had been received en(Turn To Psge 2, Colutnn <)

End 27-Day-Old Power Strike At Pittsburgh Prospects Brighten For Settlement Os Maritime Strike By United Press Settlement of th • 27 day-old Pitts burgh power strike and prospects for an end to Hi - mu: I;fine strike liriclitened the nail nwlde Itilsir outlook despite the first major pilot’s utrike in the history of com menial aviation Pittsburgh power workers returned tu their jobs yes’- r.l cy pend Ing arbitration of their dispute with the Diiquesie- Li ;llt Co. and ship owners agreed to meet again today with members of the strlk Ing maritime unions In other developments on the labor front: Union officials p stpoi '-d a strike of elei tricnl workeiu of Hie Smith Carolina electric and Z>» company nnd agreed to meet with Columbia is C i city officials In >ui effort to settle the dispute Officials of th>- united ant i wmk era (CIOi announced that the union next week would ask the automobile industry for "substantial” wage increases to meet rie tug living costs Th" Httshnrg i t»tr ke ended yes terday when memlu-rs of Hu- in <iep< ndent union of Duquesne Light Co. workers voted to leturn to llieir jobs Immediately while- taelr demands wc-v übmiited to arid tratlon. The South Carolina strike of pow e workers, scheduled to begin at midnight last iiighl. was iiostpoii ed indefinitely M Ellis George local president of the International brotherhood of tii'.i! v.-o k'-rs (AFL mid the union w mid not lower it« demamls for a wage in 1 e,i-e of 10 cents an our in I « pay brackets and 15 cents in uppei pay brackets Skilled employes at precent get sso a week a id unsklll <-d workers get s2l. Geoige said Settli-inelil of tilt' 211 day-old mar! time strike was ho|u*d for today after union offh itils an-: ship ope a tors agreed to mtet this afterno n in an attempt tn iron out two re maltiing differences. The m-gotia (Ttirn T„ J'agf 2, Column «> < " Delvin Pitser Dies Suddenly Saturday Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon Delvin E I’ltser, 66, died of a heart nttnek at 12 20 o'clock Satttrdny afternoon at his home In Bellmont park He became 111 Saturday morning while at work a’ Sheets Bros Cletners. Ho was Imin In Huntington county. February 2. 1880. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pitser, and spent most of his life in Huntington county. He was a member of the Christian ehurch. He was first marlred to Desslo Cook In 1901, and *he died In 1930 He was married to Mrs. Addie Sheets January 23, 1932 Surviving in addition to the wife are a son. Glen Pitser of Fort Wayne; two daughters, Mrs Bertha lz-e of Huntington and Mrs. Isabel Kiser of Decatur, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren Three daughters are deceased Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m Tuesday at the First Christian church, with the Rev. Kenneth Timmons officiating Burial will be in the Redman cemetery at Warren. The body may he viewed at the Zwick funeral home until time of the services.

Price Four Cen

Union Calls Strike After Refusing New Wage Proposal From Fact-Finding Board Washington. Oct. 21 — (UP)—• Pilots of Transcontinental 4t Weal* i n Air. In . struck for higher pay tiHjay and a few hours later tho company cancelled all flights on Its domeslit and International system t r a 24-itou. period. The walkout w..s called at 4:59 am. <EST) by the air line pilots uwociation (AFL), which chrims LIM TWA pilot and copilot metuliers l.e-s than five hours later TWA announced cancellation ot all flights io ■ iu*<- of the strike. It was the first major pilot*’ strike in the hlst iry of commercial aviation in this country. The union tailed the strike after refusing to u< < ept a new wageacalo proposed by Pr-sident Truman's fact-finding boarl. TWA officials raid the company had aeceptM findings of the presidential is»ar<l nnd had placed the recommendations into effe t The c tn pa n y received official liotin- of the 'trik<- Saturday and was given 30 hours tu meet union demand* for a wage scale that would give p lots ot skyma-tter type planes a salary top of $1,096 a month and I'otirtelln* on pll ita $1,187 a month. The union said the average pay foi pilots of all type* of planes is $758 a month No negotiation, were in propress. The g ivernui'-iii had not yet entered the dispute although it was notified by the company that TWA lould not a-a epi mail i'T (shipment bei ause of the strike TWA said all stranded passengers in tiie United States were bein-4 offered thansportatloii on other airlines and trains. Domestic freight and mail were l»*lng transferred to "oth» r means of tran-portation.” Eighteen pilot-' and <o-p,iot,i «-Htabl'shed a picket lln> in front oC TWA building at Kansas City. Mo. The national mediation board ■'Hid 'he strike "came 4 s a compMe surprise to ts*. ’ A spokesman -aid the board may tike some aclicit "later to'hiy. Ho said the union bul abided by the required 30-day wall ng period after an emergen' l»osrd had mad'» reci'inmeti'lat tone for settlement t>t tiie dispute TWA offliiils e.itima'ed that tu»v union'* demands actually would mean SIS,3(H* a year for pilots fly* in* 2" hum * week in four motored plain * While no official figures were avail ihle, • seemed <ertaiu thio was the first tim- that entjiiuye, wh i earn as much as airplane iiilotu do. hid gone on striko to inipr Ae their own wages. The dispute iia* been dragging on for month*. On May 7 President Truman appointed an emergency board to investigate tiie points ot dffetence betw-en union and management. The Imurd on July 7 recommended adjustments which TWA said resulted hl pay Increaa'-s up to 3d percent for copilots in 'liternation* al service and of $750 per year for pilots in international service, fit addition, the boa d recommended Increases in hourly and mileago pay for all pilots and co-pilots ft • ,j r - ---r New Problem Posed To County Officials The county courthouvr is faced with a new problem. County offlcisis *aid t day that un!e-s a supply of toilet tissue > "Uld be |ecuted immediately they would ixv forced to close the two rest room* Immediately From five to seven roll* of th* tissue have t*een stolen from thw rest rooms nightly, they said, until the county's supply is completely »xhHi»ted A supply has been or* dered for months from four different firms, hut has failed to arrive The rooei ■ will likely he locked late today or tomorrow if a impply of the scarce item Is not received in the meantime.