Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 257, Decatur, Adams County, 31 October 1946 — Page 1

|;KI|V No. 257

IISSIA BITTERLY ATTACKS WARMONGERS

I Prices To lease, All L Lifted |o 30 Percent Kase Expected tonfrols Lifted Ltnn. Oct. 31 - (UP) ■ Lr psyins to 30 per K, f„ r shoe* >"«»“ Klndi«tr* liu* been decon■Ol*\ estimated today. L. shoe*. leathers, hides K, «<re removed yester-■pY-rr.-r-lnll director John Emm Th** order came an K, surprise to Ol’A. Emu * lll h ‘* Eft"'" |4' , ' | ~MH'.OOO. ,MH '.OOO to J6IH).■t year in the nation's allK, bill, already about 32,E>n "aid decontrol was K t» increase the flow of Ki leather* to shoe mantiK. »I»>M- supplies were ent Ku' the recent slump in K ilauahterinx. K> of the slaughtc*rlng K shoe production dropped ■ten! in September to an Kl 41,000.000 pairs. A furKline wa« expected this I Total production for 1946 Krted to be about 510,000,K- <11.0011,000 pairs fewer ■ Mrlier estimate. ■ crffh-i.il- said the decontrol K Would not have a mater Kt on the decontrol of Kthlnr Items. DPA intends ■ all other basic clothing ■Mcr control unless, one laid, it should be overruled ■ White House. ■ prices of diapers, heavy ■Brand certain cotton knit ■dr were increased today ■ra lour to five cent a pound ■r la yarn. BuMle. Ol’A continued work ■■utrr decontrol plan and ■ Mid another installment |be issued today or totnor Wk OPA controls are dis ■f rapidly, the agency is Iteto rent control on an F« "calc It will impose ptrols O n u additional larras in Ji stales tomorpt- then will he 650 rental |«d*r rent ceding*. I ( ’PA official predicted that I *t«l rooming houses in a R’al areas will he freed from |t»ihan about Dec. 1, but P*°* will not ejtend to a F 1 - and home residences. P »‘«o Increased prices on r ' ,ln ' items today: zinc * cent a pound; lath. F *' r l*r thousand pieces. I ‘ ’»me time, it announced F' 1 M Os Ethyl alcohol, bur k' > i*° V ‘" J u,e I ,ro <lu‘ts, L ,urla| ’ tubing and —fl r Brothers Get Rrriage Licenses 0 Wed Twin Girls — Trout ner, working In IT-,.,.’ * r county ■ ' "•r. yesterday Issued * offic.-'g most ullUH a! FHawTr’ “ for L 'o marry twin girls. ’’l«-rtive grooms are Paul 7* Weldler. 24-year-old te .J Mrs - Pwhlertck S > ~ ,u,f,0n - twite four. «idns-to-be are Erneata CL H “ ,rtetter * ISyaarffi*’ ° f Mr ’ and Mrs. of Geneva, route * ai(l ,he ~c‘ ‘n ie* » h*J w,,ho " t difficulty, DM th, '7!* l<M,ke<l u lo ' ) mt r «*mbled each Dot " he ,ook pudSSS! IO ke “ p ,he Irin,, separated [— fe\V.7 RMOMETIR URE headings bt 62 •m.. 83 Father and Frid,y N t J." r " «"d north perh occasional *M.Ju e / riday ’ No m temperature.

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Three Men Burned To Death In Fire Mysterious Blast At Rooming House Baltimore, Md. Oct. 31 (UP) Three men were burned to death nnd six others were Injured today when names which followed a mysterious explosion swept a waterfront rooming house, police said there was some Indication the tragedy was an outgrowth of the recent maritime strike. The dead were Identified as Haul Santana. Marco Espinos and .Manuel Hulbero of unknown address. The Injured were Raymon Homero, Manuel Lainela, Antonio Aneros and Antonio Medina, all of whom were burned seriously, and Manuel (Bullas who suffered an ankle injury. The dead and injured were believed to be seamen. Police Sgt. Wandler said at least one witness told him that a mysterious object crashed through a downstairs window of the three story brick house Just before the explosion. He said that last week, while the maritime strike still was in progress, a heavy wrench was hurled through a window from a speeding automobile. Tied to the wrench. Sandler said, was a note reading: "You're harlmring scabs. You'd better cut It out.’’ Chester Rodrigues, owner of the house, said most of his roomers were crewmen aboard Panamanian (Turn To Ptg. 4. Column 7) Army Deserter Is Held For Robbery piicago. Oct. 31— (UP)— Jack Hoefler. 26. admitted army deserter from Fort Waym, Ind., was scheduled t day to appear in felony court on a charge of armed rob bery. Hoefler confessed lo holding up a saloon here Sunday night for |2su after his arrest In a Chicago hotel r om. He told police he deserted from Fort l-eavetiworth. Kan.. la*<t Thursday. — Rural Traffic Death Toll Still Mounting Chicago, Oct. 31. < CPi-Clty traffic- deaths have ben reditctd. but the iural death toll still is soaring, the national safety council reported today. The council said that rural traf sic deaths In September were up 16 percent over last January, while the city t 11 had been reduced 2x percent. For the year, however, city deaths have risen six percent over 1945, while the rural toll has mounted 4K percent, the council said. o — Truman Leaves For Missouri To Vote Leaves Capital By Train Late Today Washington. Oct. 31.—(UP) President Truman leaves Imlay for his home at Independence. Mo., to cast one vote for the Democrat* in next Tueeduy’s erm istl election The outcome will determine whether he works with a Demo cratic or a Republican congress during the next two years Mr. Truman was scheduled to leave Washington by Pain at 3:30 (EST) this afternoon, arriving at Independence tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 (CST). The presidential party will Include Mrs. Truman and house speaker Sam Rayburn. Unless his plans are (hanged between now and election day, the president will make n> speeches In behalf of Democratic candidates. White House press secretary Charles O. Ross Mid Mr. Truman will not make an election-eve "get out the vote" addrees: nor will he speak Friday night at an Independence political rally, held annually In behalf of Jackson county Democratic cad Ida tea. Rayburn will be featured speaker at the rally. The prenldent will Independence scum after he votes, arriving In Wasblßftoß the morning of Nov. 6.

Mayor Appeals For Settlement Os Long Strike West Allis Mayor Urges Government To Settle Walkout By United Press A force of 4(hi police and sheriffs deputies patrolled the West Allis, A'is., Allls-ChaltiK rs plant in the (me of mounting vloli nee today, while at Detroit the CIO united automobile workers threatened a strike agalnnt the Ford Motor Co. In a third major labor dispute, the ClO's committee for maritime unity told striking longshoremen and licensed ship engineers on the west coast to get ready for extension of the shipping strike Well ini > next year. Other labor developments: 1. Strike bound Transcontinental A- W'eutern Air, Inc, announced that it plans to resume operations despite the strike of AFL pilots. 2. A strike by 7,<)oi* Western Union employes in the New York area was averted shortly before the midnight deadline last night. 3. AFL teamster* voted to embargo all rail ehltmiente Into Pittsburgh unless the railroads quit hauling coal to struck breweries. 4. The AFL united mine workers were expected to demand shorter hours and higher pay when negotiations with the government open tomorrow. In the Allis Chalmers farm equip inent strike, mayor Arnold Klentz of West Allis aetit a telegram to secretary vt labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach asking the government to settle the 184-day walkout. Meanwhile. 10 pickets were arrested fur picket-line violence at the plant yesterday, and 26 men. Including leaders of the striking CIO united automobile workers, wen cited for contempt of court. At Detroit, the UAW-CIO announced it would file a 30-day strike notice on behalf of 66.0(H) workers at the Ford (liver Rouge plant, largest industrial establishment In the world. Uni>n leaders •,aid a dispute had developed over alleged health hazards in the open hearth steel furnaces Open hearth crane operators had gone on a (Turn To I'age 2. Column 4» 0 Splendid Record 01 Scouts Cited Over 200 Enrolled In Scouts and Cubs Boy Scout leaders of Decatur today pointed to the splendid record of the !«»'») y»"ths a* a means of spurring contributions to the Decatur Community Fund, which includes 3L400 in it* budget to aid Scouting activities. A total of 107 boys are en rolled in the Boy Scouts and 102 in the Cubs. Os this numliei*. 61 Scouts were advanced during the year and 56 Cubs moved In rank. All of these were coinplett advancements in were complete advancements in who became Eagle Scouts top (he list. Eighty-one Scouts attended the Adams county camporee this year and KO went to the annual area camporee at Fort Wayne. The Big Island camp attendance totalled 67 and 23 took the annual trip to Northern Michigan. A total of 174 merit badges were awarded to Scouts during the year. In addition to these activities, the Scouts conducted the paper drives In the city, participated In a summer program at Worthman field, and first aid meets in the city, county and area. Sponsoring organizations and leaders of (he various troop* are: Club pack, sponsored by the par.cut teachers association. Bryce Thomas Cu binaster; troop 61. Fjmnsored by Rotary club. John McConnell, Scoutmaster, Gray Paddock. assistant; troop 62. sponsored by Lions club. Ixvwell Smith, Scoutmaster. Bill Spahr, assistant; troop 63, sponsored by Adam* Post 43, American Legion. Jac k Hunter. Scoutmaster. Fred Schamerloh and Howard Gehrig, assistants.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, October 31, 1946

Picket Pickets The Pickets * Mk. |(V r ' St k * A LECTURE BY UPTON CLOSE in Madison. Wl». wax picketed by memlier* of the American Veteran* committee ami the University of Wisconsin's Youth for Deino<-racy club, but one member of the AVC didn't agree with his <-omra les. Note Hugh Davidson, left, a university junior, handing out leaflets stating hi* idijection a* he pickets the pickets.

Townsend Blasts At GOP 'False Issues' Says GOP Seeking To Scare Citizens Indianapolis. Oct. 31 lUI’l — Former governor M. Clifford Town send continues his campaign for a I". 8. senate seat tonight in an address a* Terre Haute after blasting Hoosier RepublicatM f r raising “a lot of false issues" in an address here last night. "The Republican party,” said Townsend. "Is trying t > scare the people. This time it !»• Communism I do not think any more of Communism than they d > and neither does my party." GOP spokesmen, however, continued to hammer away on the Communistic theme. Al Watsaw, Rep. Charles A Halleck. R.. Ind., told a political rally that the Republicans intend to "drive from public office . . . officially enrolled Communists and all radicals who seek lo destroy the American form of government." "If we sit around and wait for radicals to admit parly membership,” he said, "wo shall never uncover many of them. But by their deeds, we shall know them." A Tennessee congressman. Republican John Jennings lashed out at a Greenfield meetig at what he at a Greenfield meeting at wii.it he unwitting sabotage of American ideals and principles " "We have never in this country's history faced a more* terrible threat from within.” he said. Townsend, however, suggested that "world peace," nnd a "continuation of prosperity that we are enjoying now” were the two major campaign issues. "President Truman will no doubt sign a world peace treaty within tlie next two years,” lie said, "the (Turn To Page 3.,Column 5) 0 Late Bulletins Frankfurt, Oct. 31.—(UP) — Maj. David F. Watson today was convicted of conspiracy and of receiving stolen property and was sentenced to dishonorable discharge and three years st hard labor for his part in the taking of the Hesse Crown Jewels. Washington, Oct. 31—(UP) —The White House today announced settlement of the three-week old Washington hotel strike. London, Oct. 31.—(UP) — Five Communis( party leaders were convicted todsy of criminal conspiracy in organizing the squatter invasions of London apartment buildings in September. All five defendants were "bound over" for two years—the British equivalent of a twoyear suspended sentence during whith time those convicted will be on probation.

Formal Opening Os Den Here Tonight Tin* Den. Decatur'* youth center, will Ire formally opened for the season tonight following the Halloween parade. A free dance will be field and free refreshment* will lie served. Any teen-ager* who have* n >t secured membership e aid* may do *o .it the D*-n tonight. The first session for junior high school members will lie held Sat urday afternoon. De.me Dorwin. xu|>ervisor, announced o Democrats Complete Plans For Election Democratic County Leaders Confident Optimistic over attendance* at tile series ot Democratic meetings held in Adams county, which closed last night with a rally at Jeffer son township high xchesrl. otticeralrrl workers ot tile Di-lllne ratir central committee* started today to coriipleie their precinct organ Izatioll* for elertioll <fsy Noveill-be-r 5. Gerald Vizard. Democratic conn ty chairman, and Severin Schurger, chairman of the speakers bureau, both expressed confidence following the large turnouts at the meetings held in all parts of tlie county the la I 16 days. Candidates mi the Democratic ticket for the various county offices also are optimistic and be lieve that in most contest ■< the Denim rat, will gain big majortiex Still mt the cratic imlitlctil program is a dance sponsored by Decatur Young Democrats Friday night at the K of I’. home at !) o'clock. The campaign will close Monday night at Democratic headquarters witli a smoker. Mr. Vizard will give* last minute instructions to precinct workers at the* smoker Each precinct coni mitteeman will have several volunteers to assist in getting the vote out. A heavy vote is predicted In most of the townships because trustees and advisory boards are to be named at the election. Tills always brings out a larger num her of voters. In the state. Democrats hope to gain two and possibly more con gressional seats to add to their present two. the first and eleventh. Walter Frederick, Democratic candidate for congress in this district. has visited every precinct in the district in an effort to un seat Congressman George* W. Gillie. He is a World War II veteran and it prosecuting attorney of Fort Wayne. Both of the major candidates for United States senator have visited Decatur in the last 16 days. William E. Jenner, former G()«’ state chairman who defeated Sen. Raymond Willis for renotnltia tion, former governor M. Clifford Townsend. Democratic sentorial candidate, will complete their blds (Turn To I’ugr 3, Column 7)

“Reactionary” Advocates Os Third World War Are Lashed In UN Assembly

I Annual Halloween Parade On Tonight Rain Threatens To Dampen Observance Only the possibility of rain threatened to mar the huge Call!thumpuin jiarade. planned for down town Decatur t might under the sponsorship of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce ('. of ('. leaders said late today, however, that hardly anything short of a cloudburst would t ne a cancellation of the event, since all pieparatioiis are complt ted Scores of the city’s youngsters and not a few grownups have been wo,king fir days on novel costumes, dei orating vehicles and otherwise planning for the b|event. Will Bowers, general parade chairman, announced today that the stage was all set, and that he anticipated one of the biggest Hal loween parades in the city’s history. No Parking Ordered Police chief Ed Mille- t day re minded citizen* that t>o parking will lx- perm 1 ted on Second etieet between Jefferson and Jackson street* along the line of inarch for the parade. All cars in this area are to b«- re moved before 6 p tn. Al', inennx-rs of tlie f->rce will le- on duty to enforce parking regulations and in sun- older. Merchants hive been asked to keep display window lighted dur Ing tin event. Tin- parade will form at the jail yard and after moving to Se< ond on Adams w II inarch down through the main part «f the btisimviH dixt riit. t<> turn around at the not th edge of the distri't and return. Prize* will be awarded at the Daily Deinoi at offices Judges will be stationed there after the parade lias disbanded. _— - 0 - Grand Jury To Probe Kidnaping Os Couple Federal Jury Will Meet At Fort Wayne Fort Wayne. Ind.. Oct. 31 tl'l’t A special session of the! United States grand jury wax I scheduled for November 7 in fed eral court here Imlay for two young negroes charged with kid mipiiig elderly Mr. and Mrs. Al fred Sherrick. Convoy. Ohio. Henry Black, Jr. who gave biage ax 17. and Albert Webster, who said he was 11. remained in Chicago under 125,000 bond each win-re they where arrested late Tuesday night on the south side after a five-day hunt by federal. Fort Wayne and Clrli ago author!! le-. Tlie kidnaping charge Is the only charge fil d against tlie two, however, motor theft indictments are expected to be returned again t them also following the grand jury probe. Black and Webster arc charged with forcing themselves into the Sherrick car October 21. In Ohio anil driving into Indiana after beating Sherrick. S 3, and raping Mrs. Sherrick. 70. A deatli sentence Is the maximum penalty for kidnaping in which a victim is injured. o— Negro Is Sentenced To Life For Murder Michigan City. Ind , Oc t. 31 — ll'Pi James Parrish. 27. today be. gan hie life term following hi* guilty plea to the ehotgun murder of George Patters n, 43, last Thursday. Parrish, a negro railroad worker, was sentenced in Auburn yesterday in DeKalb county circuit court, and was removed to tin* state prison immediately.

Byrnes Seeks Agreement Oji German Border Will Ask Ministers Reach Agreement On General Frontiers Washington. O< t 31 tl'Pi Sec retary of state* James F. Byrnes said today* he will iftk the big four foreign ministers to reach agreement on Germany's general frontiers during their preliminary dixeu-xiotix at New York on the* German peaco treaty. He (•»!«! a press conference that agreement among the United States, Britain, Russia and France Is necessary on several basic matter*, including occupational problem* and frontiers, before intelligent work can be started on peace terms Tin* secretary .trongly praised yesterday's disarmament apeec-h before the UN general assembly in New York by U S. delegate War ren It. Austin. ID* emphaxixed that any disarm ament program would have to contain safeguards removing the i hazards of violation. Austin bad > ]>r>>po-e<i an international lns|u*e Hon system. Byrnes said he expected the dis ' cuxsions on til.- controversial Ger man settlement to begin about Nov. 2<t. He said it should be quickly at parent If the mini-Cm Would be able to conclude their pri-liminary iliscux-ion. during the course of the prexel.t UN g< Iler al assembly. Byrnes said that If it develops the disciiHsions will take mon* time. h>* is willing to return to Europe to continue* them ll<* said hi- would recommend at the New York meeting tli.it each of the big four nation, ap point spi’dal deputies to priM-eei) with a tentative draft of the treaty. He *aid this would require* sever al basic decisions by tin- foreign ministers themselves on general frontiers and military occupation matter*. But minor matters, he said ii! -i To Page 7, *' -: imn i» o Hannegan Renounces Communist Support Congress Campaign In Final Five Days By United Press Democrats and Republican* feverishly exchange I victory predlclion* ind n.ime-i illing today a» the i ongnw-loii.il election c ampaign moved into it* final five days. The Communists were told mean while that the Democrat- want no part of them. In a radio e|w*ech last n ght < Mutual) Demoi-rath chairman Robert E Hannegan flatly renoum cd all Communist eleetl >ti support "This administration neither w.ints nor deserves your support." D?nnej.cn top) the c-immuniet-"You should give it *o the Repub Bean party. In that party arc* your Test friends, the p(oven champions of chaos. Give them your vote; for they, not the Democrat*, have earned it.'* At Philadelphia. Sen Robert A Taft, R. (). said the Democratic party Is dominated by the CIO political action committee, which the Republicans call a Communist organization. Taft also told a meeting of the union league* that the election of a Republican congress would -"halt the Democratic trend toward totalitarianism " , Other campaign developments: Fifty Washington political writ(Turn To Page Column 4)

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Path Cleared For Assembly Action On Disarmament, Outlaw Atom Bomb United Nation* Hall. Flushing, N. Y, Oc 31 (I'l’l — Russia lauiie heel a bitter attack on the "reactionary" advocates of a third world war today as the path was cleared for action Icy the* Unite I Nations general assembly on disarmament and abolition of atomic warfare Ukraine foreign minister Dimitri Z Manuilsky, In tlie recond major statement of Soviet policy before tin* general assembly, c harged that "dark forces of evil’’ were trying to poison "publio opinion in favor of a new war." He coupled his .-■neral a- .cult oil warmongers with 'lie charge* that nations favoring revision of the UN i barter were trying to promote ' discord and conflict” among the Idg five powers. Manuilsky spoke after the assembly's Important steering committee put on the agenda for committee rejMirt and debate a Soviet proposal for tire reduction of armaments and th** outlawing of atomic warfare. Manuilsky said that war propaganda Was ill ing pushed "Utl’ler tin* eyes of governments who helplewsly shrug their shoulders r.nd declare they are unable to do anything against this evil liec aitsc* ' there is freedom of speech and ■ pres* in their countries” He -aid that freedom of cpeech created immunity for warmongererx. The white Imired Ukraine delegate, peaking in French and Isilihin..' hi- white head for cm-pha.-is. delivered an • ven more *mpa--ione| defense of the Veto rule than that made by Soviet foreign minister Vim h*-lav M. Molotov la-fore tie- a-selllbly Tuesday. Mannl-I.y ai*l that trouble was treated in the ■<•*urlty council not by th<* veto but because • very r* a otiabli* proposal submitted by a minority find- itself igainst any immovable wall formed by the others Tin- majority has alw cy voted acainst the mlnotify ll* m * used tin ' \n:-lo Saxoll majority' of trying to cTc.ih* a monopoly in the- -o urity council. If the veto tn!*- wa> revised, he argued, all nation- would have to accept th*' will of the majority. Flailing ('uba and Au-tralla for pressing for revision of tlie votng procedure. Manuil ky said their proposals "echo wi>h the propaganda of the advocate, of a new war Before lolay's general assembly plenary session, the teering committee approved a motion by Philip .1 Noel Bake r. British delegate. to put the Ru linn disarmament proposal ott th* general a- < rnltly agenda tuid refer it to the political and security committee for the assembly Th* artion guaiatitecd i show* down on i re (me lean -nd Russian pro|i "..il< f**i redintlim of world ar* maments T.’i*- rrmatni 1 questjoti wax po- I f ret :n the assembly by Soviet foreign minister V M Molo* tov. Vnerh-an delegate Warren R. Austin accepted the Soviet pro* poxal ye-terrlay and broadened It to call for universal dleartnamenC .end a method of inspect on for en* (Turn ’l** I'.'g*- «. Column I) 0 Young Democrats To Stage Penny Dance Here Friday Night Young Democrats of Decatur wilt stage ,i penny dance Ftlday night at 9 o'rlis k at the K of P home 111 this city. The affair will la* opun to the public and Joe Geels' wellknown dance band will furnish th« muelc*. Admission charge will be 10 cent** a person, and each daAce ticket wilt cost a penny. There will Ite other entertainment and th** affair will be open to people* < t all ages. th« committee in charge* announced. There will be dancing from 9 o'clock until 12:30. am! for thciM who do not dance there will be games and contests. The* publla ii invited.