Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 249, Decatur, Adams County, 22 October 1946 — Page 1

IV. No. 249

)VERNMENT REJECTS LEWIS’ DEMANDS

■Reviews ■ Os Paris ■e Parley gBIB! ””” —I Hres Division And West ■ Be Prevented - -For-rW-'atv | Bevin 11l review of |B>reo'ii y that there .viy in Europe tin division between Be th. *<•«• <»" !"■••• mMliu’ the work <’f ”> p . ollft lrlK HeVltl Biio- to further their without regard ftertner.il good." ad ling fttc dial sympathies." waving an olive K, the Soviet bloc against W , 'rill |M ,1 rs Were Pari*. Bevin Maid: ■i.. 4 suggestion that a tween the east and the ■ bwinning evident. I felt division could he pre But if it I* not. there can for Europe." that Yugoslavia had B*'l it would not sign a K, Iral'ed tentatively for Kvin continued: lie Yugo lav govern Bill withdraw from thia ex- ■ enunciated British policy ■fil trouble areas In these ■t We will not desert ■ x x x we shall lake the B troops <>ut of Greece as B> We ■• We have given definite Btlut there in to he no inwith the government —"British troops will Bof Indonesia by Nov. 3ff.” Hr The task ahead is to B 'hat the Japanese have B resources nor desire to B the patli ot aggression Bl- East The government B*l>e<t. sustain and develop Bh|ii-nd>ni'<■" of the peoples ■ middle east—’ not only the Bountrles." ■-Negotiations arc under Br a new treaty "founded on Bnlity ot interests and prin ■of partnership and mutual ■ibility." Bane|ie M —Britain will Insist • sovereignty of Turkey and ■interests of other powers •ned outside the Black Sea •" T.< Pne n. Column 7> ■ „ Io Outbreak At Icott Closes School Bthello, Ind.. Oct. 22 — (UP) ■•'111' tnlimds at nearby Woll»ere closed today following ■b>r*ak of infantile paralysis. Bit* county superintendent ot ■» Forrest Lake said two new l'' a *e.< had been reported in Uxh school and grade school Olcott, ty followed the death of anWl ° victim, John Parks Itnido Student, a week ago. —o—— £ Foil Convention Genevo October 29 * stinual fall convention of M»ms county Christian En r union will be held at 7:30 October 29. at the / nlted Brethren church, "gram will emphasise three “ nl0 " : ‘fc* aulet hour, O'- and music. fth? J- A ' Krehble >' P»mn. ”* n nonlte church the D On ,he qu*** tw » Andrew J- Loiter, k on *’ ,,< ’" Mr r to Africa, will ' win ? M,on " : and ,he Prot " flw,e »l‘h ministry In * TURE READINGS '•mu 44 bsn 59 • - - - -.......... 70 "® rth »"d cenWednesday.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Lutheran Speaker

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The Rev. E 11. Albers, pastor of the newly organized Peace Lutheran church at Fort Wayne, will be tin- principal speaker for the Zion Lutheran pastoral conference in this city Thurslay evening.

Lutheran Church To Be Host To Pastors Pastoral Conference Thursday And Friday The Zion Lutheran church and <tt pastor. the Rev. Paul W. Schultz. Will be float to the annual northern Indiana pastoral conference Thursday anil Friday The conference ha* a router of fit active pastor*. 24 paatoft emeriti, ami 21 professor*. Sessions will open Thursday morning at Hl o'clock with devotion* by the Rev. Schultz. Ilev. M Zschoche. Napoleon. Ohio, will then lead in the exegetical pre Mentation of Ist. Corinthians I "The approach to the social problems from both the cocial gospel and the fundamental view points" will topic of the Rev. G. II Hentschel, of Hobart Special rejairt* will be given by the president of the central dis trlct of Lutheran churches, the Rev. W. F. Lichtslnn of Hammond, and by Or Paul Dannetifeldlk chairman of the Lutheran army and navy commission. Thursday evening at 7 o'clock the conferem e divine service with celebration of holy communion will be held. The Rev. E. II Albers, pastor of the newly organ ized Peace Lutheran church, Fort Wayne, will be the speaker, with the Rev. Schultz as liturgist After the service the Rev. F. Miller, head of public relations of Vai paraiso University, will report on the work of the school. The activit(Turn T > Page 6, Column 7) C. Wesley England Is Taken By Dealt) Former Local Man Dies In Florida C. Wesley England, aged about 64, former well known Decatur business man, died Monday at his home in Coldwater. Fla., according to won! received here b)f friends late Monday afternoon Mr. England had lived in Florida for the past two year* after retiring from business here in August of 1941. When he sold the England auto parts store on South Second street, now operated at Michel's auto parts. His condition had been critical for several days ami followed an extended illness. Mr. England, a native of Michigan, came to Decatur In 1932 from Coldwater. Mich. He is survived by his wife, a step-son, Frank Wallace of l«aPorte, and two sisters and a brother, residing in Michigan The laxly. accompanied by Mrs England and Mr. Wallace, will arrive in Docalur early Wednesday morning, and will be taken to the Black funeral home, where friends may call after 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Funeral arrangement.-, have not been completed.

U. S. To Limit Loans Only To Friendly Lands Byrnes Indicates Factors To Govern Loans From U. S. Washing! -n, Oct. 22 fl’PI S"i retary of stale Jami» F Byrnes today indicated that f. S. foreign loans will l>e limited to governments friendly In outlook and in epeech toward this nation. lie told reporters that I*. S < redlt p dicy will be determined by two factors- need of nations applying for American fundr. and the friendly attitude shown by the applicants. Commenting on recent action terminating ffui.oiio.i no (M> in economic aid to t’rochosl ivakla. Byrnes said tills country was not interested in lending dollars to nations believing that American policy Is one of econ >mlc enslave meiit. He pointed out In liW« first Wash ington press conference in almost three months that America's dollar supply for loans is u limited one. Hence, he asserted, the ('nlted States probably would be unwilling to make loans to nations who believe that V. S. economic efforts are dollar diplomacy or economic imperialism. His comments were touched off by reporters' queitions concerning recent state department action which suspended discussions on a 150.000,0 mi export-import bank loan and cut off 110,000,000 <M) in surplus property which had been earmarked for Czechoslovakia ewT Qt 3toa 1 -nmw mw mw m Byrnes said an agreement between the Czech government and Romania for retransfer of 110.iiio.ooo of surplus property to the latter country indicated that the Czech economic condition did not make C. S. aid essential. He pointed out that the Czech Romanian agreement tailed for seven tier cent in administrative fees and a six per cent Interest rate. Byrnes sold the state depart meat has no general program of denying aid to countries within the so-called Russian sphere. But, he said. American officials an- human and naturally do not rare to lent! money to those charging them with economic enslavement or imperialism o UN Assembly Will Convene Wednesday President To Speak At Open Session New York. Oct. 22 — (VP- — Top diplomats of the 51 l-nlted Nations rehearsed their lines today for the second 1916 meeting of the general asesmbly, the biggest show in the UN's brief history. The session gets underway at I p. m. tomorrow in the new assembly hall at Fluking Meadows In an ornately renovated building, once the headquarters of the New York world's fair. President Truman will personally welcome some 3.000 representatives of other lands Ills address is expected to contain a major pronouncement oil American foreign isdicy. Delegations spent the final day of the seven-week session in private huddles In hotel rooms and office buililings assigned to them as headquarters. They expectetd to be here at Jpst until Dec 7 for at least 430 meetings including full dres plenary meetings at Flushing and committee sessions in the UN's semi permanent headquarters at lavke Success, b. I. Soviet foreign minister V. M. Molotov scheduled his tune-up conference with the Soviet delegation at the $1,000,000 Glen Grove. L. I. estate once occupied by J. P. Morgan. The Soviet government leased the estate for its UN delegation several months ago. Warren R. Austin called another series of meetings of the American delegation, which has taken over an entire floor of the hotel (Turn To Page S, Column i)

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, October 22, 1946.

Blind Boy Becomes Eagle Scout FI i

THE FIRST BOY SCOUT in history to become an Eagle Scout though totally blind is Ronnie Sanders. 16. shown above building a fire completely by touch At Culver City, Cal . his sioutmaster R ' c Cmhratie. left, needs a flashlight to watch the feat, hut not so ' lonnie. who has learned to save a drowning person, identify bird* by their catitt and pass numerous other tests.

All Stockyards Are Jammed By Livestock I Indications Point To Price Decrease Ry United Press Livestock camo to market in ' shipments too great for some yards to handle today, a wv-ek af- ’ ter the removal of controls, holding the promise to housewives of 1 more meat on the table at lower prices. I Receipts on all type* of animals were high. Dealers sail the i flow would have been heavier if ■ markets had been able to handle I the traffic Yard* were jammed with new ■ and holdover animals. In many • places market officials pleaded , with fanners to withhold shipi ments until apace was available. An embargo on cattle and calf shipments remained in effect at r Rioux City. la. Today's receipt* at the 12 maj 1 or markets were estimated at tiLlOti cattle, 17.300 calves. 70. MW 1 hogs ami 49.300 #heep. The tig 1 urer. were considerably below yesterday when a weekend backlog of livestock shot receipts up to 150.300 cattle. 33,300 calves, 62,500 hogs and 118,60<r sheep. A week ago. the day on which president Truman lifted all con trols on meat and livestock, but before farmers were able to get f their animals to market, receipts were 31,599 cattle. 12.721 calve*. 15.338 hogs and 55,503 sheep Supply still ha<l not caught up with demand, however. and spokesmen for the meat industry (Turn To t’aae 5. Column fc» Bad Troop Morale Probe Is Requested Eisenhower Asks MacArthur Probe Washington. Oct. 22— (UP) Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower, army chief of staff, today asked Gen. Douglas i MacArthur to investigate reports of ■ disintegrating morale among U. H. troops in the Pacific. Eisenhower asked especially for a report on conditions In Manila and other part* of the Philippine* The New York Tirntt, expressed concern over the situation in the Philippines yesterday tn an editorial commenting on a dispatch from its Manila correspondent. The dispatch said troop* in Ma i nila had been characterized by the i Filipino leaders as "brash, ill mannered. slovenly, contemptuous children." It said the men had not been Indoctrinated by their officers in pride In their unite, themselves, the army or the United States. Eisenhower reported on his return from a tour of the European i theater Saturday that conditions among troops there had shown marked Improvement and were generally excellent • But army leaders are frankly concerned about the ni 'rale prole (Turn Tu Page 5, Column St

Decatur Girl Scouts Meet Sunday Morning All Decatur Girl Scouts are talked to meet at the Zion Reformed church at 9:45 o'clock Sunday mornIng. The Scout* will attend service* at that church a* the opening of Girl Sc ut week All Girl Scouts are asked to wear thei- uniforms —o Assault And Battery Case Is Near Jury Unusual Testimony Given By Witnesses Late this afternoon in Adams circuit court the case of the state of Indiana against Elisha O. Merriman was expected to go to the jury—after instructions from Judge J. Fred Fruchte and final arguments of counsel. Whatever else happens, the case one in which the defendant is charged with assault ami battery upon the person of John Teeple I* likely to go down as on.- of the most unusual in a decade. Before a courtroom fairly well filled at ail sessions with residents of Blue Creek township — home township of both the defendant and the prosecuting witness—the complaining 61 -year-old witness, a bachelor, and his unmarried sister. Lillie. 59. provided the most unusual testimony of a long line of state and defense witnesses. Punctuating her testimony with such "off the record" remarks as "He asked me. judge. I can tell him. can't I?" "how about it. judge?" and "bring that up. will you, Mr. McClenahan." the witness at one time even insisted the defense attorney in hi* cross examination was "ail mixed up" all of which made her* even more entertaining to the court room spectators than had been the previously almost unprecedented testimony of her brother Despite the fact that Judge Fruchte warned btffh witnesses innumerable time* about "slowing down" their rapid fire answering of question* and to stay within the bounds of pertinent material, the spectators were given a hearty laugh repeatedly by irrelevant replie- of tin- pair. Bailiff Fred Roller often was forced to use hi? gavel to quiet laughter and Judge Fruchte once indicated that he might clear the courtroom upon another outburst —but it was observed that even they were unsuccessful in hiding a smile now and then Through hi* witnesses — the Teeple*. Mrs. Dent Baltzell. Dr W. E. Smith, sheriff Leo Gillig. deputy Sam Bentz and Gloria Merriman, prosecutor G. Remy Bierly contended that the defendant had struck and beat the complaining witnesses when the two were engaged in an altercation over the farming of land—owned by Teeple and rented by Merriman. Dr. Smith testified in particular concerning a head wound on Teeple which he had treated on November 7. 1945 —day of the alleged incident H R. McClanahan, defence (Turlf To Page «, Column 7)

Rejects New Round Os Wage Negotiation For Nation's Coal Miners

— Marine Strike Is Partially Settled Today White House Steps Into Called Strike Os Airline Pilots By United Press Tile three week shipping tie-up was partially settled today, but a new strike threat aro«e In the nation's soft coal mine*. In a third major labor dispute, the White House Stepped into the strike of TratMconti.iental and Western airline pilot*. At Cleveland. O. a threeman "wildcat" walkout forced a com plete shutdown of the open heartli divhxiollN of the Rept Idle Steel Corp. Six hundred men were idled by the walkout and the shutdown threatened to cause the layoff of 2,000 more workers later today. Company officials estimated 1.2 " tons of steel would lie lost today Ail the workers involved are mem burs of the nulled eteelworkers union (CIO). The first real break In the marl time strike came when Che CH) marine engineers union and ship operator* on the east and gulf coasts reached an agreement after a prolonged negotiating session which liegan Sunday The agreement reportedly in eludes a 15 percent wage increase, higher overtime rates and prefer ent lai union hiring. The settle metit. covering It shipping firm* and 12.000 union member*, becomes effective upon ratification by local unions It does not affect Pacific < asi strikers, but negotiators were con fideut that it would result in cum plete settlement of tin nationwide shipping Strike either ioday or to morrow. A settlement still must be leached with the Al'L mastei*. mates and pilots. May Call Disputants Washington, Oct. 22.—ll’l’i The government, seeking to end the strike of 1400 Tratuu o.iiinental A Western air pilots, today considered calling on the disputants to re same negotiation*. Nudged by the White House, the • Turn T<> Page «. Column "i O Parrish To Preside Al Democrat Rally Clifford Townsend To Speak Wednesday Myles Parrish. Decaair attorney, president of the Adams county Young Ih-mocrats club and unop | posed for electi n a* prosecutor of Adame circuit court, will preside at the Democratic rally to held Wednesday night at the Decatur junior-senior high school auditoi ium. Gerald Vizard. Democratic county chairman announced today Max Schafer, direct r of labor relations at the Central Soya Co will Introduce the speaker, former governor M. Clifford Townsend. Democratic senatorial candidate, who will he the headliner on the rally program. The program is a« follow* Pledge of alligiam- Floyd Hunter. Music Mrs L. A Holthouse Presiding Myles Parrish. "Issues of the'Day," Walter E. Frederick. Demoiratlc congressional candidate. Introduction of county candidates - Mr. Parrish. Welcome to Mr Townsend Rob ert 11. Heller, candidate for reelection as joint state representative, Adams and Wells counties Introduction of Mr. Townsend Max Schafer Principal address—Hon. M. (’. (Turn To Pag* 4, Column 3)

iT ~ Navy Day Speaker

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The Rev Otto Karl Busse, putt* tot of the St Paul's Lutheran • huri It at Preble and former lieutenant colonel during World Wat--11. will be flte speaker at Navy Day < erenionies at the American Legton home here next Monday

night. Navy Day Program Planned By Legion Rev. Otto K. Busse To Speak Oct. 28 The Rev. otto Karl Busse, pastor of the St Paul's Lutheran church at Preblu. will be the speaker next Monday night at tin- Navy Day iclebration at the home of Adam* Post 43. American Is-aion Announcement of Mr. Bu-.-e selection a- the speaker w.i» made today by If Vernon Aurand. Adam* county Navy Day chair man The meeting, during which the annual obsevance of Navy Day will be marked, will begin at s p m. Myles F Parrish, a member of the post naval committee and World War II naval viti-rai will introduce the speaker A special invitation ha been extended by the l.e.'ioll to all <‘X naval veterans in the county to al tend the event Tin- naval cominKtee of tlie post will he In charge of the ob-ervance and of lunch ami refreshment to be served follow Ing the meeting. Sime Navy Hay actually falls on Sunday, tn-fuller 27. it i* to be coinmemorateu throughout the t atioii for the mo-t part on tinfollowing day Monday Program at School Mr Aurand had previously announced plans for the observance of vent at tin- Decatur junior senior high school on Monday morning, be-unning at s 15 a in P.ipal W Guy Brown, of that school, Is in charge of the program to be attended by students aid faculty members of both the < Turn To 5. Column t) ii Schools Close For Annual Institutes Teacher Institutes Thursday And Friday Public school* of the city and county will be closed Thursday and Friday during the -essiom of the annual teachers' institutes in Fort Wayne and Indianapolis. Walter J. Krick slid Lyman I. Hann, city and county school sup erlntendents. announced the < lo* Ing today to permit teachers to at tend the event. A majority of teachers in Decatur and in the rural schools attend the Northeastern Indiana teachers' conference at Fort Wayne on the two days, while a few go to Indianapolis to attend the statet conference <Tas*es in the city and county schools, as well as Herne public schools, will resumed as usual next Monday morning <’l.is-es at the Catholic school* in the city are continuing as usual this week.

Price Four Cents

Suggest Soft Coal Miners Seek Wage Contract Os Mine Owners In Dispute Washington <ht 22 'I P' The government today bluntly rejected John I. Lewis' demand for a new round of wage negotiations for soft coal miner* It suggested in-te.id that la-wl*’ United Mine Workers iAFL> seek a wage contract with private mill" [ operators so the government can release the bituminous mine* wliiih it has te< hni<-ally o|ier.ited sil < e last May 2'2 Th" government * jsisition wag . outlim-d in a letter to Lewi* by I ( apt N II Collls*on, government ( coal administrator lie replied tn .1 nt by Lew I yesterday to si <• retary of Interior, .1. A. Krug Lewis had asked for a reopening of the wage contract signed with Krug last May 2'» lie said 1i.i.l .... llgnlfh ant changes" in government wage policy and act used the government id violating the pre ent agreement. He cited a carry over provision in the union l!t|s i ontrai t permitting either Patty to reopen th" contrail on I" days' notice a* grounds for new negotiations with the government With respe* i to ymir statement that signifiiiint change* in ■vi in.-in nt wag. pol.i jes hav. oi r curved " t'olli**on replied, "such i changes if any, provide no con--1 traetual lm*i» requiring negotiation for a revj ion of the KrugI Lewis agreement ('olllsson also di-nied that th" . reopening provision of the union'd . lat'i contract w is t arried into the government iivreemenl ||e quoted i provision which -aid the Krug--1.1-w- agreement "covers forth" . peiiod of government possession the term and condition- of em- , ployment in respect to nil mines in government pn -e-*ion ' Till* slate of the agreement'll Ide I ; niqi'.alitj. d t'olli-sotl lid. The Ki i Lew * ..reement cartie forward only t'lo-e term- and provision of past i.intrints which were not amemb-d or supplemented by the Krug la-wis agreement " I'uilisson said In- therefore was unalih to regard la-wis' letter a* i not ' e requiring to . otiation- on wage* and other question Hi- htter reiterated that th" , government willln.- to arbitrate dispute* over interpretation of the agreement involving vacation pav and Ho- formula for collecting vv. lfare fund paymet t* ('ollisson told a new* conference . the coal administration favored th- selection of "an emmitlent jiiri i to de. ide whether th<« weight of coal before or after impurities w.re remov.-d should bn used in a* e-sinz the welfare fund royalty of f|v<- cents a ton These were two point* on which Lewi* said the government had violated it- azret merit with the mine worker* Earlier Krug also challenged Lewi*' right to demand reopeiiin.f of the cofitrai t Close Rest Rooms At Courthouse At Night The shortage of toilet f -sue ha-t ■ >t>-d I.■.July > 10-iti.- f the res', room* ~t the .ounty . oiirthouse, official* eaid today Th. rooms will be kept open tn the daytime, at l ast for the pn--. tit. they said Disaster Committee To Meet Wednesday A field n presentatlve of th** disaster committee of the American Red Cross, will be in the city Wednesday to confer with (' E. Bell, county chairman and Tliii Sauer, county disaster chair* man. Mr Sauer ha- called a meeting of the county committee for 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon at the local Red Crow* office. There are about 35 member* on the county disaster committee, chairmen and m-mbera representing every town and village in the adea.