Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 258, Decatur, Adams County, 1 November 1946 — Page 1

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■ Contract ley Opened ■oft Coal HH —— K|er Lewis Nor K n Attendance ■penmg Session No* *’ P) ” of the govern|W , t , | ni'< I Mine Work MT l-r-.m wage eon shich private H£.„ ,|.x rthe.l a« a pub ML iml a -hanie." ■|K IMW John ,«r. aiy of interior IKnix pti'iripa 1 spokesman K... part..« *«■* present ii off'red no ex K, r the al> ence of !>ew-mLh.ii'-'I hl * < ’ fflce ■ kil |q..ari.T< Krug still KLm in the west. session lasted 90 the conferee* then K ttXil 2 P Six'he* Hr both aides declined to |K 0B the initial dlscusHlt doubted that the ■n, bringing In new conKopocab in the absence of Krug K.nin>g Krug at the con navy Captain N. If. ■ federal mine adininisMs Lr*j. presumably failed ■j because Krug had not to Washington, ■inflations may direct ■ turn in federal wage ■L fit chance* for laltor Hua sister. ■ab.lr the bituminous mine ■n negotiating committee ■ catement < ritl< izing the t decision to enter with the union. That ■ires failure to reach ■.- with the UMW lust ■ ;„j to government seizure ■ left coal mines last May lent a delegation of five ■olxials. headed by vice Kat John o la-ary. to attend ■tonic with ColllMon. ■ colhMori and Krug want■to to negotiate with the ■nen. but Lewis wanted ■ igreeinent with the gov ■ Ant Krug nor Colllsaon has ■i that U’wis < ould reopen ■wnt agreement, although Mrkved their invitation as Htorr of his claim that the ■ could l>e reopened. He Miyort>-d to have a commit- ■ m that count from other Mbtntion officials. Mtstnie Krug's aides took Mwitum that they would at ■ tar what the miners had ■ «iut the government does ■ ItMtis* demands will be iaportant. The 18<4-cent Crease granted the UMW I government agreement last •** the maximum allowable prrxent wage policy. Any spiced policy changes must toted before new wage con- *• ran be granted to the ite was expected to ask a »* To Pas* 5, Column t) fl »*ee/i Is Jinx o Daily Democrat, Paper 'Hours Late 1 Hi Halloween and moat anywild happen. lit did happen in this news t office last evening. minutes after going to '*t appeared as If spooks. M goblins and possibly gremM taken over the press room htred havoc with production 1 >ft«rnoon edition. > »«b of paper broke not only a half dozen times, re•t minute* which ran Into *"*• all adjust menu had Mdr. ** '*'*■ and true to American J**" - - ‘he young follows u '' wl,nM, or participate In a ,J sa,pl,B parade. Some de- • “Hr papers after the "■’Mie others waited until or combined both de- " * afternoon. w «'re sorry, we also »• hope It doesn't hapu?» R A T . THtRMOMIT <" ’"NATURt READINGS !»£-•- - « N*** M H Weather •torsi w,rm,p to’eth and eT Mrt| y wtody «"d ■toht « W * *® uth Portion * hug. partly humid, with , «l»e extreme . tale. * or ‘ , ® n » Saturday

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Truck Driver Held In Traffic Death Brownstown. Ind., Nov. |-(UP) Lloyd Mlse, 21. Indianapolis truck driver, wus held under 12,500 bond today after pleading not guilty In Jackson circuit court to a charge of involuntary manslaughter

Mize was held in connection with the death last Tuesday night of Karl M. Cox, Seymour druggist, killed In an autotruck collision near Seymour. Mize w.«, named as driver of the Pennsylvania railroad truck Involved. 0 U. S. Opposes Bearing Brunt Os UN Expense Oppose Proposals United States Pay 50 Percent Os Cost Ijtke Success, N. Y., Nov. 1— (UP) — The Unit*! States today vigorously opposed proposals that the U. 8. pay half the United Nations’ operating expenses but Indicated Willingness to contribute as much as 25 percent to the annual budget. Senator Arthur Vandenberg, (R„ Mich.) told the UN general assembly’s budgetary committee that the proposal by a committee of experts for a 50 percent U. 8. share was “entirely inadequate to the total considerations which should be given international assess ments.” Vandenberg, making a general plea for economy In the UN pointed out that the budgetary experts, In their report and recommendation, had themselves admitted that their estimate at best was an "educated guess" and that they didn't really know how much money would be required. Vandenberg opened the budget fight as the assembly shifted from Flushing Meadows to nearby Lake •ucoeM and split into committees for the "shirt-sleeve" phase of Its work before considering in plenary session such controversial Issues as the Spanish question, world disarmament and the veto. Meanwhile, the question of a permanent home for the world parliament was thrown open agaln when the United States ask ed UN to consider the greater New York and San Francisco (Turn »lo Page J, Column S) Den Formal Opening Held Thursday Night More than 200 young people attended the opening of The Den here last night, featured by a dance. Doughnuts ant* filer were served to the students. The Den will be open this evening and beginning Saturday win observe the regular schedule of hours. Plans are now underway for a Thanksgiving dance. 0 Non-Strikers Pass Through Picket Line Allis-Chalmers Men Defy Picket Lines Milwaukee. Nov. 1 — (UP) — Non-striking workers, organized Into groups for the second consecutive day. passed through picket line® to their jobs at the AHI®Chalmers farm equipment plant today but police warned there was "no reason to believe" that violence of the pa»‘ four had ended. t . More than 350 workers brushed past the greatly-outnumbered pickets in a single group, and two groups of automobiles, 50 in one and 39 In the other, drove through the plant gates without being molested. Meanwhile, 26 officers and stewards of the striking union were scheduled ,to appear In circuit court later today to answer chsrges that they were In contempt of court for Illegal picketing at the plant. The strike leaders. Including Robert Buse. president of UAWCIO local 248, and vice-president Joseph Dombek, are accused of violating a court injunction prohibiting pickets from barring workers from their jobs. Six of nine persons arrested In Wednesday's rioting outside the plant were arraigned In district court. They were placed under bond and ordered to appear for (Turn To Fags I, Column 4)

British Battle Jew Refugees In Haifa Port Bloody Battle Aboard Schooner Carrying Jews To Cyprus Jerusalem, Nov. 1— (UP) — British officials diverting 1,400 Jewish* refugees io Cyprus fought Ihelr way aboard the schooner laitroun In Haifa harbor today and In a bloody battle on the ship at least six Jews were beaten unconscious. Encountering resistance, a British iMiardlng party used tear gas and fire hoses to get alma rd the Latroun. Most of the 1,500 uncertified refugees were herded off the ship, but a small band defied the orders. British officials reported that they were forced to beat six refugees into submission. They were carried down the gangplank for transfer to a British ship taking them to Internment camps on Cyprus. During the debarkation, batonwaving police charged Into a crowd of 1,500 Jews walking In the direction of the harbor. They carried black flags. The group dispersed I after some minutea of tense uncertainty. Authorities reported that some 700,000 Jews expected to observe a one-day strike Sunday in protest against the blockade ot Palestine against uncertified immigrants. The Arabs* "private army" held meetings in various parts of Palestine in preparation for demonstrations on the anniversary of the Balfour declaration promising the Jews a homeland in Palestine. The Jerusalem supreme court moved to test the legality of British deportation of Jewish refugees. Sir Alan Cunningham. British high commissioner for Palestine; was ordered to appear and show cause why one refugee. M. Frankenstein, should not l>e allowed to land. David Goiteln. a Jerusalem attorney. brought action on the ground that the high commissioner cannot order deportation of any person without a trial. Palestine Arabs, meanwhile, planned a nationwide strike tomorrow — the‘anniversary of the Balfour declaration, in which Britain pledged to aid in creating a Jewish homeland In Palestine Several British naval vessels guarded the laitroun throughout the night against possible attempts (Turn (Po Page 3, Column S)

OPA Control Office Here Closes Monday All Local Boards Suspended By OPA The Adams-Wells county war price and rationing board, with offices in the Leland Smith building, center First and Monroe street, will be closed Monday. November 4 — as result of OPA's derision to suspend all local boards. Official notification of the suspension came here today In a telegram from the OPA administrator. First organized here early in 1942 as the Adams county price and ratidhlng board, this summer It became the Adams-Wells when controls in the two counties were merged. At the present the office is employing three person: Mrs. Donna Fuelling, chief price clerk, and Mrs. Loren Nye, price clerk, both In the Decatur office, while James Keefe serves as a survey clerk in Bluffton. Volunteer members of the price control panel are: Thurman I. Drew, chairman; l-eo Kirsch. Will Schnepf. William Linn, Roy Price, Felix Maier and Henry Graber. Glenn Hill, flret chairman ot the board, served throughout the war years until rationing wa« lifted. Dale Waterhouse, of Angola, Is the board supervisor. Closing of the office brings an end to a varied existence that embraced such tasks as handling the original registrations for rationing and issuance of various other ration tickete and coupons. Work of the board had dwindled to little more than a few matters concerning price control from a task (hat once required eight to (Turn To Page 6, Column 5)

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, November 1, 1946.

Case Lets Diners Set Prices

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AT CLINTON, IA., F. S. Magee inserted a newspaper ad upon the death of OPA ceilings announcing that his restaurant customers might set thel rown prices, and despite the fact the diners didn't have to pay for their meals If they didn’t want to, the case overflowed with paying guests. Magee, right above, shown Kverett A. Streit, a customer, the size of steak that brought him 13.75 (25c over OPA celling) from one diner and 35 cents from another, "I'm not crazy," Magee's sign reads, “I’m just trying to set up a fair price schedule for the public."

Election Workers Named By Parties Entire County List Is Announced Today Precinct election board workers were named today by county chairmen Gerald W. Vizard and Harry Easez, of the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively. Since the GOP cast the larger number ot votes for secretary of state in the last election, that party under the law Is entitled to one more worker -an inspector —at each of the voting places. The complete list of workers follows: Republican Decatur 1-A—lnspector. Charles Peterson; judge, Bill Trout; clerk. Helen Reynolds; 2nd clerk, Eliza beth Aurand; sheriff. Chris Neukom. Decatur 1-B—lnspector. G. G. Flanders; judge. Mrs. Nida Deltsch; clerk. Mrs. Robert Strickler; 2nd clerk. Mrs. LaVern Bowman; sheriff. Harvey Brunner. Dt'catur 2-A-inspector. C. E. Hocker; judge, Doris Doan; clerk. Mrs. C. D. Teeple; 2nd clerk, Mrs. Maynard Hetrick: sheriff. Noah Frye. Decatur 2-B-Inspector. F C. Hoeneisen; judge, Mrs. Glenn Hill; clerk, Mrs. Julia Rose Jackson; sheriff. O. J. Passwatur. Decatur 3-A-lnspector, Roy Dallner; judge. Mrs. Evelyun Kingsley; clerk, Mrs. W. A. Lower; 2nd clerk, Mrs. Russel Acker; sheriff. Charles Kitson. Decatur 3-B- inspector, Wilson Beery; judge. Mrs Ed Warren; clerk, Mrs. Carl Hammond; 2nd clerk, Mrs. Wm. Kohls; sheriff. N. W. Abbott. East Union-Inspector, Ed Bischoff; judge, Adolph Marbach; clerk, Cbyce Crozier; sheriff, Curtis Miller. West Union — inspector, Mrs. Georgia Morris; judge, Mrs. Marie Barkley; clerk. Mrs. Tressella Holler; sheriff. Warren W. Harden. East Root—lnspector. Will Schnepf; judge, Marie Stoutenberry; clerk. Urcel Miller; sheriff. Jimmie Harkless. West Root—lnspector, Sherman P. Kunkel; Judge, Chauncey (Turn To Page 4. Column 4)

School Lunch Program Is Big Business At Pleasant Mills

Two years ago principal Hansel Foley put 51.500 of his own money Into the treasury to further a school activity which he believed worthwhile. Today, Pleasant Mills high school — one of three in the county to Inaugurate such an activity — has a school lunch program that has really become "big businees.” Nearly all of the school's 220 students perticlpate In the program — remaining at the school each noon rather than returning to their homes — and they always have a "hot meal.” Probably one of the most amazing features of the Pleasant Mills school lunch Is its low cost to the students. Students in grades one to six buy a meal for 20 cents; in the junior and senior high, where bigger appetlties require a little more, the lunch costs them 25 cents. To this is added the nine cents paid by the state school

Decatur Students On Air Town Meeting Decatur high school speech class students took part on WOWO’s town meeting of the air Thursday afternoon. Two of the students. Mary l<eitz and Carlann Striker, and two North Side of Fort Wayne students gave talks on the problem of “Immlgiatlon Into United States'* and other students asked various questions. The program was recorded Wednesday aftertuxin at Decatur high school and placed on the air Thursday afternoon. o ■ Halloween Parade Draws Big Crowd Colorful Parade Is Held Last Evening Witches, goblins and ghosts returned to their habitats for another year and Decatur resumed a state of normalcy today after one of the largest and most entertaining Halloween parathvt In years. The annual event, held last night under the sponsomhip of the Decatur Chamber <>f Commute, attracted scores of participants and hundreds of spectators who lined the sidewalks despite the cool damp weather and threat of rain Five bands-Harlan, Avilla. Convoy. Ohio; Ohio City, Ohio and Decatur Catholic high school band* end the Decatur junio'-senlor high echool drum corps participated in the parade and entertained on the streets after the event. Police and city officials led the parade which moved down the main street past the judges stand and then returned before prizes were awarded. Novel and original costumes were prevalent on all sides and the crowds thoroughly enjoyed some of the more Ingenious m:.k<upe. Prize winners included Mrs. John Alberding and Ronnie Myers as pipeye and Olive Oyl; Kermit Crist, who carried away the tallest “woman" prize; Msrcile Bentz as a fat "man." Robert Abbott and his George Washington costume, Mrs. Robert Monnier and Connie Baxter who (Turn To Page 7, Column 1)

lunch program. The meal Is well balanced and sufficient to appease the appetite of the most hungry youngster. Yesterday, for Instance, the menu boasted of swiss steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, string beans, salad, half a peach for dessert, half a pint of milk, bread and butter. Another amazing feature of the lunch is the quiet, orderly and yet relaxed manner In which the students eat their meal—especially mothers of the primary grades. At exactly 11 a. m. each schoolday. a high school girl rings the bell. The little tots walk quietly to the domestic science room, take their place at one ot three tables, each seating about 20 students. With bow«l heads, a prayer is said In unison. Older students through the first six grades eat in’the same room. In less than (Turn To Page 7, Column 5)

OPARemoves Controls On Nearly 100 Items; Close All Price Boards Monday

Threat Os New Tidal Wave At Hawaii Eases Wave Churned Up By Aleutian Earthquake Alarms Hawaiian; Honolulu. T. H . Nov. 1.-(UP)— A tidal wave whkh the navy had warned might strike the Hawaiian (elands today failed Io materialize at the scheduled hour, and beach lesidents began returning Io the homes they had evacuated several hours earlier. Pacific fleet headquarters warned that a wave churned up by an earthquake In the Aleutians was expected to strike the Islands at 5:49 a m. (11:19 am. EST). At 7 a m. HST (12:30 pm. EST) only a few high waves had washed against the shores of Oahu, however These were receding gradually to normal The navy issued Its warning through Honolulu police who in turn alerted thousands of residents along the beach areas north of Diamond Head, many of whom had seen their horn’s demolished or badly damaged In the devastating tidal wave that hit the island last April 2. An hour before the big wave wax rcheduled to hit, most of the beach residents had left their homes and were In the hills. Wave water rose several feet near Koko Head,, slightly northeast of Diamond Head, but otherwise there was no unusual wave action reported. Seismographs throughout the United States record the Aleutian quake around 6:25 a m. ('ST (11:55 p.m. Wednesday, HST). The California Inetitule of Technology seismologists listed its Intensity as 7- % on a scale ranging from 1 • Turn To Page 3, Column 7) Truman Meets With Missouri Leaders Holds Conference On St. Louis Stopover Aboard President Truman's Special Train, Nov. I.—(UP)—President Truman made his first political gesture of his current trip of his home at Independence. Mo., to vote in Tuesday's election when he conferred with Missouri Democratic leaders during a brief stopover at union station In St. Ix>uix When the Presidential pulled into the station at 10:00 a.m. CBT, a crowd of alrniit 300 leaders of the Democratic party from St. Ixiulx and out state Missomi was on hand to greet him. Many of them were old friends of the president. A party of Democratic officials then went aboard Mr. Truman’s car for a brief conference before the train pulled out of the station shortly after TO: 15 am. They included U. 8. senator Frank P. Briggs. U. 8. representative John B. Sullivan ; nd John J. Dwyer, chairman of the St. Louis city Democratic committee. The president made several appearances on the platform of the car. once after ho had been presented with a bouquet of roses by the St. laiuis women's Democratic club of St. Louis. it appared likely that Mr. Truman would make other brief appearances and have other similar talks with political leaders when his train makes slops in two other Missouri cities. Brief stops were xchoduled at Jefferson City (12:30 p.m. CST) and Sedalia (1:30 p.m. CBT). 0 Funeral Held Today For Beery Infant Funeral services and burial were held this afternoon at Monroeville for Jacqueline C. ’ Beery, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Beery of Monroeville, who died at 4:45 p.m. Thursday at the Adams county memorial hospital. Other survivors include the grandparents. Mr. and Mrs Fred Beery and A. F. Witte, all ot Monroeville.

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Mayor John B. Stults heads a list of city officials who will appear on a "City Plan" program at the Rotary club next Thursday. to which the wives of the Botarianx are also invited. Rotary Club Plans City Plan Program City Leaders Speak, Ladies Will Attend The Rotary club will hold a "City Plan" program next Thursday evening as which Mayor John B. Stults and other city officials will be speakers. Because of the widespread its terest in proposed city Projects, which manifestation Is not limit ed to the male citizenry, the Ilotar lans will Invite their wives to the meeting. It will not lie the customary "ladies night," but the program will follow the regular Rotary routine. Dr. Fred Pptterson, program chairman announced. The program will he in charge of the club's community service committee, of which Tom Smith is chairman. The 40-mlnute program will be divided among the city officials and Carl ('. Pumphrey, president of the Decatur Community Fund Mayor Stults has been asked to outline plans for the proposed sewage disposal plant, storm sewers and the city swimming pool. Lester Pettibone, xu|M-rintendent of the city light and power plant, will talk on that Industry and what steps have already been taken to make a million dollar improvement. Ralph Roop, superintendent nt the water department, will outline (Turn -Io Page 5, Column 4) Thousands Os Vets Face Payment Loss Failure To Report On Outside Income Washington, Nov. I.—(VP)— Hundreds • f thousands of veteran students are threatened with cessation of their Gl subsistence payments unless they report their outside Income by Tuesday, the veterans administration warned today. VA said only 10 percent of the 1.251.K11 ex servicemen drawing federal payments under school and job training programs have filed statements required under a new law limiting combined private In come and government subsistence to 8175 a month for single veterans and 8200 a month for married ones Meanwhile. VA official* said that no matter how high living costs go they d > not intend to ask congress to increase Gl tuition and employment training subsistence allowances. In any case, veterans who fall to get their reports in the malls by Tuesday will find their federal payments hslted. Officials declined to estimste how many veterans will owe the government for excess payments since Aug. 8. when the new law was passed in the closing dayp of the last congress. It wss tieileved, however, that the number will lie large. Student veterans generally have contended it is difficult to live on the gov(Turn To Page 3, Column 7)

Price Four Cents

OPA Passes Halfway Mark In Decontrol Os U. S. Economy; Boards To Close

Washington, Nov. 1 — (UP) — OPA today removed price controls on nearly 100 items, including some dairy machinery and machine toolH, matches, and paper diapers. Continuing piecemeal release of Its master decontrol order, OPA said It wax discarding controls on these Items because they are not important in business or living costs or because they are in good supply. The OPA now has passed the halfway mark in decontrolling (he nation's economy. During the peak of wartime controls. MO percent of the nation's economy wax under price ceilings. Now the figure has dropped to less than 40 percent, with much of the decrease registered during the past three weeks under President Truman's decontrol speed up order. latte yesterday. OPA announced that Its remaining local price control Istards would be closet! Mon lay. This means dismissal notices for *613 employes ax of Nov. 12. OPA area offices will take over rent control functions. A previous announcement revealed that controls had l»een removed on various kinds of wearing apparel which account for 10 percent of the nation's clothing purchases. These included men's and women's hats, neckties, Imth!ng suits and trunks, some fabric gloves, handbags, belts and suspenders. The newest list of n early 100 Items Includes a numlter of dairy machine Items such as churns, milling machines, cream and milk separators, ice refrigerated milk coolers, agricultural Itand-operat-ed sprayers and dusters. Wooden and paper matches were dencontrolled because the match supply Is equal to demand. Other machinery Items decontrolled were gasoline and diesel engines, certain sixes of pumps, a number of incandescent light'ng fixtures for industrial and commercial use Among metal products decontrolled are fluid milk shipping containers, wire enforcing fabric, school and passenger bus bodies and parts. Lumber Heins decontrolled Include redwood cigar box lumber, sawn circular heading for fiber shipping drums and walnut lumber. Controls also were removed on a number of •■hemical product a including fused quartz and fused silica. Other decontrolled items were household cleansing powders, (but not soap or soap products), alloy steels, silver, iron ore shipped after Jan 1. 1947. tire recapping and repair services, and certain sizes of recapped and used tires. On Monday, OPA’s 1.642 remaining local price control board* go out of business. The decision to close them, announced yesterday. means dismissal notices for F. 613 employes as of Nov. 12 Rent controls will be administered through the 650 OPA area (Turn To (■•«•• < Column «» Newsman Is Hoaxed Early This Morning By Story Os Hanging It was 2:35 am and the writer "had a hard night" in "covering'’ the Halloween parade not too lonic before He tumbled wearily from his bed and groped through thn darkness for the jangling tele* I-hone. “Here's a hot tip A man just 'hung' himself from a tree in thu • ourthouse yard. Better get tha story," said an authoritative voice. Then ho hung up.* A sleepy brain began to function. "Aw no. this i* night for prankto and pranksters. They can't do thia to me." But the siren on an ambul* ante or police car sounded. All skepticism vanished and tha writer donned pants, shirt and coat in a few lightning-like jerks. A moment more and he was “hot on the trail of a good new* etory " The moral to this story: Never trust a voice at 2:35 in the morn* ing. The reason: the 'man" waa a stuffed dummy that swayed from Its "scaffold.” The result: The writer has turned Hawkshaw and Sherlock Holmes to learn the identity of "The Voice.''