Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 262, Decatur, Adams County, 6 November 1946 — Page 1

LIV. No. 262

Republicans Sweep Into Control Os Congress

lEMOCRATS WIN MOST OF COUNTY RACES • -—■ — , I ——. I —

EOP Retains State Control

Wins, | Republican Ins Elected SB —■ - — Hp Unchanged As ■ Democrats Are ■gross Winners and I*" DemoK1 except line of them in- ' ** led victory -.situ the Hoosier par K m Washington for the K years exactly as it I* Km elected a Republican tu succeed a liepublican ■ returned two Democrats ■h- Republicans to the na |Virir.‘ of representative*. ■ j GOP candidate to the Hnted by a Republican conin the eighth district. K, a solid GOP ticket of U> for ,-i.iteh it*e offices Gerald W. Landis. IL. t. jnd Nolde -J JohnK ftrth district, were assurMri.tory in mid morning as increased with the Ktalation of returns. Ld A. Mitchell, It . Evant Lon a closely contested race ■infield K Dent n. D . Evans ■ the eighth district. n previously, Republican* ■ six house seats by electing MBU, and the Democrats M reelection of the two they already controlled i off year balloting drew an ft*! 1.250.000 I.Mt voters to IBs In 1059 Indiana precincts iil»w counting made a line- ' the state legislature's 1947 »ee| indefinite, but early reshowed that numerous Demotrying for reelection to the house of the general as*emst defeated. •Micans therefore looked to prater gains m both the md senate than they made in •hen the membership of the hduded 6ft Republicans and ■oerats. and the senate 37 Wlcans and 13 Democrat*. ■hm E. Jenner. 38-year-<>ld I War II veteran, Won deci»»er former Democratic Gov. Wt rd Townsend in the U. 8. 1 race. Jenner joins Sen. •rE ('apehart, also a Republi- ® Washington in January. ** lead with 75 percent "counted waa greater | H5.(i00 and Townsend conbefore midnight. Jenner •totted by 82,000 majority two * **» when he ran far aborti »«ator |{ e >e rved two * io the senate, after the #< Sen. Fredrick Van Nuys. OMPlratlon of the term Wtttmem of Sen. Samuel D. J®- "-. who sweeping the races, duplicated their ““■Pliahment. They elect E tath. Jr, South Bend man. as secretary of ocral Harr * McClain 1 tu?* ** an< * ,he ,e,t °f ftoe 2*"* WWIt a,on « w,th h,m »nt * consistent with Jen * •taing margin. " Ul * taket eventually was B w win by nearly 175,000 •"’ions that the GOP would ** al * ln the .state legisla--^L To pgg, Column 4) tSIY THIRM OMETER *.l RATURt "tahoiNot |-to * 40 •H „** SO R . _ 40 ** - e? l((w Weather Ming cloudiness and Hs.lL ** rw * r tenlght, with . ral " taginning ex•sti.T* Portis". Thursday u* Ra,n north ""O ” Mrtien,

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Congressional Winners

I. T W ■ IK ' 1 WILLIAM I. JENNER U. 8. Senator

Township Trustees Are Evenly Divided Six Elected Tuesday By Each Os Parties Democrats and Republican* will have six trustees each next year, results of Tuesday* township | election* d Inclosed today. The Democrat* regained the ' offices in Blue Creek and Kirk I land townships, thus giving them j an even balance, in the town-' ships where contests existed, each parly won tour races. Each party had two named without opposition. Hibbard High was named to the position in Kirkland town ship, debating incumbent Harvey Manker, 183 to 161. Mankey won over High tour years ago. Floyd Myers was the Democratic victor in Blue Creek township. winning over Han Raudenbush. 116 to 123. Other Democratic victories were established in Root township. where George Schieferateln won from his Republican opponent, Orley Walters. 255 to 185; and in Hartford township where Ralph Miller was the winner over Erman Owens. 219 to 139. Gilliom la Winner Howard Gllllom. Republican esid Berne newspaperman, was the winner of a feature trustee contest in Monroe township, carrying all five precincts to beat his Democratic opponent. Fred von Gunten. 795 to 670. The vote there by precinct with Gilllom's figure listed first: North Monroe, 152-112; Middle Monroe. 68-49; Berne A. 159-149; Berne B. 216-172; Berne C, 2<M»188. Benoit Johnson. Republican, was renamed to the office in St. Mary* township, defeating E. E. Winans. 309 to 90. Charles A. Teeters was victorious in Wabash township over Harold Mattax. 424-319. Brayton Pyle was the winner In Jefferson township over Victor Uollenbacher. 172 to 146 to complete the GOP wins. John Stoneburner, unopposed Democrat in Washington township. polled 2.220 vote*. Ell Gr» (Turn To”Pag- 2 Column 2) Herman Bowman Names Sam Bentz As Deputy Sheriffelect Herman "Punk" Bowman was the first newly elected county official to name his deputy. Sam Bents, will known and popular law enforcement officer and present deputy sheriff, was named by Bowman to serve as his deputy. Mr. Rentz has served under the present, sheriff. l>eo Gillig. and will continue In the same capacity under the new chief law enforcing officer of the county. Sheriffelect Bowman and his family, including his wife and two daughter*, will move to Decatur and occupy the home which Is furnished the sheriff next January 1.

•' 'I r * Joi GEORGE W. GILLIE U. 8. Congressman

Dorwin Speaker To Decatur Lions Club Deane Dorwin, of the Decatur junior-senior high school faculty and coach staff, was the speaker Tuesday night yg the regulifl| I meeting of the Decatur Lions club, ‘ held at the Knights of Pythias | borne here. Mr. Dorwin described intramural athletic activities of 1 the school. Heller And Eichhorn Reelected Tuesday Both Reelected To State Legislature Adams county will continue to be represented in the Indiana general asaemldy by two Democrats, final results revealing the reelection of Robert 11. Heller, of Decatur. as joint state representative from Adams and Well* counties, and Von A. (Patl Eichhorn, of I'niondale, as joint senator from Adams, Wells and Blackford counties. Heller, Democratic minority leader In the house of representative* during the 1945 session, was reelected by a majority of 372 votes, despite losing Adams county by the narrow margin of 27 votes. Wells county giving the incumbent legislator a majority of 399 votes. Heller received 3.845 vote* In Adam* county to 3,872 for Cecil Lockwood. Jr., Bluffton insurance man. Heller's vote In Well* county totaled 4.145 votes as compared to 3.746 for Lockwood. Eichhorn's overwhelming vote In Wells county carried the state senator to victory over Homer C. Michael. Eichhorn polled 4.400 vote* in Wells county to 3.471 for Michael. In Adam* county, Eichhorn received 3.926 votes to 3,585 for Michael. The unsuccessful Republican candidate carried Black(Turn To Page 2, Column I) 0 4 Communist Votes Cast In Tuesday's Election In County Adams county rot are. cast four votes for the Communist party candidates on the state ticket in Tuesday's election, official returns disclosed today. Precincts registering these votes were: East Root. West Union, North Monroe and Ceylon, one each. The Socialist Labor candidate for U, S- senator received five votes. That party's candidate for secretary of state waa credited with nine vote*. The Prohibition candidate for V. S. senator received 157 vote* and the highest number was given to the party’s candidate for superintendent of public limtructlon. 167. The major parties gave the U. S. senator candidates 3930 for the Republican and 3996 for the Demo crate.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, November 6,1946

Pace Democratic Victors

Mfr 3 MpsF s '-- M B a B ■*- ■ Jb » EDWARD JABERG County Clerk

Over 8,000 Voles Cast Here Tuesday Much Splitting Os Tickets Revealed • Adam* county voters cast a few more than B,®oo ballots and switched back and forth in their preference for candidates in Tuesday s eff year election. Official returns revealed today. Tuesday's total vote was about i 4<H) more than that cast four year* ago and approximately 86 percent << the 1944 presidential vote, which totaled 9452. Dewey received 5648 and Roosevelt 3804 votes in the presidential election. The switch in votes was prevalent on both the state and county ballots. M. Clifford Townsend. Democratic candidate for United States senator, carried the county by 66 votes over William E. Jenner. Republican senatorial standard bearer. The vote was Jenner 3930. Townsend 3996. For secretary of state, a majority of the vote* were cast for the Republican candidate, which fact will give the Republicans (the election inspeotors 4n the county in the 1948 battle of ballots. Fewer votes were recorded for the state candidaV** ihan for the sena torlal nominees. In the secretary of state race, Tomas E. Bath, Rep., received 3867 and Harry E. McLain. 3806. The state vote then dropped to 3697 for ,he l>«nocnit candidate for judge of appellate court, second district, and to 3854 for the Republican candidate in the same race. On the county ticket, voters gave George W. Gillie, Republican candidate for re-election to congress. 4012 votes and his Democrat opponent. Walter II Fn-derhdq 3573. George G. Holston, congressional Prohibition candidate re| ceived 182 in the county. Gillie's plurality over Frederick was 439. which is about half of what It was two years ago. The congressional vote totaled 7767 compared to 8064 cast for the two candidates for county sheriff, the highest on the two tickets for any two candidates. With the Prohibition. Socialist-Labor and the Communist ticket votes added to the Democrat and Republican totals for U. 8. senator, the latter totaled 8092. After the voters gave Gillie the lead In the county, they switched back to the Democrat candidate ’ for Joint state senator, register- , Ing 3926 vote* for Von A. Eichhorn and 3585 for Homer C. Michael. Republican nominee for the office. , The split was again demonstrated in tbe race for Joint state representative, Cecil Lockwood. Jr., of ; Bluffton. Republican, receiving a , 27 vote plurality over Robert 11. Heller, Democrat, of this city. The , vote was Lockwood 3872, Heller , (Turn To Page 4 Column If *

■v r - -si JL r IW I ; s Ml K HERMAN BOWMAN Sheriff

Republican Elected To Old Truman Seat St. Louis. Nov. 6 — (UP) —- Republican Janie* P. Ken. wealthy Kansas city attorney, today was elected by Missouri voters to fill the old U. S. senate seat of President Truman. Nearly complete return* gave ! Ken 548.958 votes and the Democratic Incumbent. Frank P Briggs. Macon publisher. 491.093. 0 • All Advisory Board Members Are Named Some Os Townships In Political Split Contests for advisory hoard posts in the various townshliw of Adams county during the election Tuesday resulted In several politically split organization*, results showed today. Following I* n list of the various candidates, with the vote given each In the respective toWMhips: (three high elected in each township): Preble Louis Worthman. 226; Edwin Aumann. 189 and Martin Selk ng. 176. all Democrats Root Hugo Boerger, 295; Martin Aurnann, 287, and August Selklng. 294. all Democrat* Union Herman Gelmer, 161; Richard Bleeke. 149 and William Krueckeberg, 142. all Democrat*. Kirkland Glen Adler (Di. 182; Homer Arnold (R), 168; Milton Girod (ID. 163; Samuel Henschen (D), 159; Ed Kolter (Di. 157 and Floyd Ehrman (R). 138. St. Mary's Harry Ray (R), 251; George Foor (R). 246; Otis Shifferly (II). 230; Joe Steele (D), 128; Groce (Turn To Fags 2, Column 4) 0 Parrish Total Is Largest In County Myles F. Parrish, unopposed Democratic candidate U* prosecutor, was given the largest vote of any candidate on any ticket in the Tuesday election. His total Is 4.467. •Edward Jaberg. successful Demoiratic candidate for clerk, headed the list of those with opposition, getting 4,414 votes. Virgil Bowers, elected county surveyor, topped all GOP candidate* with 4.149 vote*, besting Congressman Gillie by 137 votes. Votes of the unopposed candidate*). besides Mr. Parrish: Henry Dehner, Democrat, county councilman. first district. 884; Julius, Schult, Democrat, councilman, second district. 1.675; county council-at-large famn Ncuenshwander. 4.096; William Kiueztmunn. 3.951. and Otto Hoffman. 3,956. all Demo crate.

Take Control After 16 Years Democrat Rule Incomplete Returns Show Republicans In Control Os Senate — New York. Nov. (l’P)-Re-puijiicuiM won control of congress today In a countrywide election swing to the right after H years of Democratic rule. The GOP captured the senate on the baeis of incomplete returns with a total of at least 50 seats As of 11 a.tn. EST. It had elected 222 members to the house of representatives four more titan needed tor a majority. Four senate contmts remained in doubt—in Arlxona, Moi.tana. New Mexico, and West Virginia. The Kepublican sweep in a great turn-out of voters throughout the country thrust upon PriMldent Truman the difficult task of dealing with an opposition congress during the remaining two years of his present White House term. The 80th congress, convening next Jan. 3. will have Joseph W. Martin. Jr., veteran .Massa<’husette Republican, as speaker of the house. Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, who has Iteen the Republicans' chief adviser to secretary of state James 1 F Hyrneii, probably will lie president of the senate. ReputdicaiM have promised that the new congress will overhaul the government. They have pledged reduced taxes and sharp cuts in federal spending in an effort to balance the national budget. The election victory, which stripI ped Democrats of their power in many of the country's Idg cities where they had been unbeatable during the regime of the late President Roosevelt, nwulted in early speculation on a possible GOP triumph In the 1818 presidential race Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of .NewYork. who unsuccessfully opposed Mr. Roosevelt for a fourth term, tfas re-elected in New York by a thumping majority over Sen. James M. Mead, Democratic new dealer who until recent'y conducted the senate's war profit* investigation. The dw'tne are now lieating again for Dewey in talk of litis Republl(Turn To Page 2, Column «> - -■ -u—— _ Battle Rages Over UN Headquarters Russians Lining Up European Support latke Success. N. V.. Nov. 6 — (VP) —A new battle over a permanent site for the United Nations headquarters was raging here today with the United States apparently set on San Francisco and Soviet Russia determined to move the world organization from this country to Geneva While the Americans chalked up an ostensible first-round victory. Russia was lining up strong European support and possibly tome Taitin American votes for a renewed effort to bring Geneva back Into the running as a possible permanent UN home The Russians lost In their attempt to do so last night in the UN general assembly's steering committee while the American delegation succeeded in opening up the site question to include all of greater New York and San Francisco. American delegates made no secret of their support of San Francisco as the ultimate UN home and of their confidence that any renewed Soviet maneuver to bring Geneva into the picture would be averted. Some delegates felt differently, however, and they held out the possibility that the United States would be handed a stinging rebuff and a decisive "no thank you" before the assembly ends Its current session. Whatever the eventual out- 1 (Turn To Psgo 5, Colusui <) 1

GOP Wins Two, Democrats Take All Other Races

Yugoslavia And Italy Protest Boundary Line Notice Served On Big Four Leaders Os Two Protests New York. Nov. 6—(UPl—ltaly served notice on tin- big four foreign ministers today that it would never accept voluntarily the pro posed compromise lutundary line with Yugoslavia, and Yugoslavia reltereated for different reasons that the line which involves Trieste was "inacceptahle." Italian ambassador Alberto Tarchlani denounced the compromise French line as "a cruel mutilation of the patrimony of the Italian people,” and one which represents "human Injustice," denial of democratic principles and a violation of the Atlantic charter. Yugoslavia's foreign minister. Stanoje Simlc. offering minor concessions on the already rejected Yugoslav line, reasserted Yugoslavia's position at Paris — never to sign an Italian peace treaty which Includes the com promise French luiundary line. The statements were made by ‘he two men at the third meeting of the big four council of foreign ministers in the Waldorf-Astoria hotel It was their last chance to appeal on the proposal to Internationalize Trieste and to draw the Halo Yugoslav Iwiundary according to the French compromise. Earlier Yugoslavia made two minor concessions in the bound ary dispute. The concessions proposed by Yugoslavia on its position taken at the recent Paris peace confer ence were: Frontier — proposal to increase the international territory of Trieste II square kilometers of approximately one third over the previous Yugoslav position. Trieste — proposal to renounce the request that the Trieste governor be a Yugoslav and agreement to have him appointed by the United Nation* security conn ell instead of by the Trieste popular assembly Yugoslavia al au withdrew Rs request to main - (Turn T o Pane 2. Column it i 0Ask Slop Lights On Highway 27 In City Council Approves Mayor's Request Mayor John B. Stults. In the regular meeting of the city council !■ Tuesday night, asked that body t.» approve his request to the state of Indiana for installgpioti <F traffic lights on federal road 27 by-pass In this city. Approval of the council was given and a copy of the request and recommendation is to lie forwarded to the state immediately. Mayor Stults said that the re quest followed recent action taken by a group of Decatur citizens in which they asked for more rigid I enforcement of traffic laws here. Phillip Raker, who circulated a petition asking for the enforcement some time ago. appeared be fore the mayor and other city <|fflcials again Tuesday. Mayor Stults reported Police authorities here hsif* i been stressing traffic patrol and 'school patrols recently, the mayor 1 stated.

Price Four Cents

Democrats Win All Offices Except In Surveyor, Treasury Posts On Tuesday (Tables on Page 2) Democratic candidates swept to victory in all but two major county offices, official results of Tuesday's election disclosed today. Republican winners are Virgil Bowers, young Wotld War II veteran. who di-feated Incumbent John W. Tyndall, the Democratic candidate for reelection surveyor and: Norval D. Fuhrman, of Preble township, who won the treasurer contest from the Democratic landldate, John 11. Duff, former Hartford township trustee The vote. Bowers. 4.119 and Tyndall. 3.682; Fuhrman. 3,944 and Duff. 3832. Bowman Wins Feature Herman ‘'Punk" Bowman, of Berne, won one of the feature races, topping the Republican candidate for sheriff. Dale lieuth of Decatur. The vote: Bowman, 4.377 and Death. 3.687. Edward Jat>erg. Decatur school teacher, true to predictions of hi* party leaders, led the Democratic ticket, amaseing 4.414 votes to 3.331 for his Republican opponent, Raymond Snyder. Harmon Gillig. Decatur undertaker, wa* victorious lit the Coroner's race over his Reoubllcan opponent. Joseph Morris, local dentist. The vole: Gillig. 4.011 and Morris, 3.627. Alliert Harlow. Decatur florist and nursery proprietor, who carried the Democratic banner in the contest for as»>»sor, defeated Jesse II Engle, loi al real estate agent, 1.125 to 3.591. Democrats regained control 08 the county commissioners’ board, scoring victories in both contexts. John W Blakey, I nion township, former county treasurer, pulled 3,954 votes against a total of 3.68.3 cast for his GOP opponent, John H. Peter* John Augsburger of Hartford township garneied 3.982 votes to down his GOP <-om|>etitor, Roy Poorman, who amassed a total of 3,655. A Republican, Charles J. J nes, scored a victory in the race soy councilman, third district, beating Dan ('. Rumple, 1,005 to 846. In the other councllmanlc contest, Democrat Chris Stahly won over incumbent Republican, A. C. Munro, 647 to 563. | In acc-.rdance with early forecasts the vote was litfle better I than normal but ntereit ran high I during the night a* several contests results remained in doubt. Ax usual. West Union was thn flnst precinct to report. By 3 am. ' teday 27 of the county's 34 preclnctg had reported, and the outcome of the two commlsskond? races and the treasurer were tbo last to l»e decided. Main interest of the voters seemed to be centered on the race for ! sheriff, if the telephone calls which the Dally Democrat received are to be accepted a* a criterion. For the major part of the night, two of every three calls concerned this ' contest. 0 No One Injured As Crack Train Derails Florence, S. C., Nov. 6.—fUPI — The second section of the Florida Esst Coast Railroad's "Champion” jumped the tracks at Purvis, 8. C.. about 40 miles north of here early today, but no one was reported Injured The railrosd's office here reported that one car overturned. A number of other cars were understood to have left the rails but remained upright. The wreckage wan cleared in several hours and tho train schedules resumed.