Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 271, Decatur, Adams County, 16 November 1946 — Page 1

HKTIV No. 271

IS. MAY TAKE COAL CRISIS TO COURTS

Kve Credit Kols From Boe Account IKK On Kliment Buying, EBive On Dec. 1 P> — MK.,,.,..! ln-k "" ,l " h..ru. account* and ■■ ynl .nt loan* today and HK., b on installment - Dec. I |^K r ,l „f ,-ov. inor* of Ihe K, „ n . v“t.in revised iMr.tula'H.n w. limiting if sale* of major *■ ■ ■ • order camo in Cliristmas idiofi . j •.!>• mor.’ freedom buying. HS| r „urnim; installment of automobile* were |^K : \ one thir l down completion of all uHlnn !•> month* still K»l |K,< of durable consumer H^Ktrr..l by installment reg was reduced from 36 |K 12 ami the pay period from 12 month* to mVm:ih a. for automobile*. payment requirement* and nine other ■ the list remain at one gMfi.’ m i i'iir.. and *oft miii coverine. th<j require a 2<i per. ent down pay ■9 other item* remaining are mechanical re cooking stove* ami sadiing machines, iron wjMliei*. air condition ami phonograph*. sewand auction (vacon these item*, control* apply if the purchase is W’ pi or more than 82,000. S Eccles, board Bn of the federal reserve would week to have con|B»l't'("'*- permanent control major durables in the of economic stability. ped .Ut was a regulation repayable in a lump ■ to he satisfied in 90 HB all ‘> another under which account* had to be settled day* of the date of pur \V. the consumer ■ Mature. was invoked in iomb.it inflation. Its remay start a return to ■M 'sn a <lollar-a week'' buy B* of the consumer goods ■hl from control were bley ■airplane., clocks, jewelry. ■” boats, yard goods, drap- ■ •ilrerwarc-. furnaces an I appliances, including ■ move was welcomed in the ■'■-•d with the exception of ■’l'-partment stores whore ■*"" account rule was help ■ rollecting debt*. ■ l*iard said the action nar- ■ wop.- of the regulation ■" » considers a minimum B‘’ n ' with ■■the exercise of ■"‘'ting Influence In this ■<* the economy.” ft*" 1 ,hal when present In- ■ jry Pfssures have suhsld- ■ would be further relaxf ,|,er Hengs Two f w '«n And Self ■?.?/' XoT ' 1«-(UP)-A ■ »tb»r told police today that E? ? ent *' il,ne ° wtleh ,01 - KL . " r,h ot tbelr infant son K.L ,0 han< th « ch *W- « 'laughter and herself. Ef r , ’ V °J rnai *kl. 41, cams ■L, , w ° rk ,Mt n, < ht to ,|nd lib. LL. h,w w,,<l 35. 8b..-, *■ ftf ,he|r two chllEj |iß|! in ~ie basement and Kt°B C A AT TH ««*’OMETtR READINGS K/' m ’ — 48 K® «*. 48 MF*** 48 B*., Weather today and early tor • •unday partly cloudy. K, ce,< ’*r tonight Colder ■Nt tsi* nd *" * x,r,me north KL '* ‘ttemoon. Southerly F •'ter^on 5 miles per hour

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Much Colder Weather Forecast In Indiana A decided change from the unseasonable weather of ;ecent days Is predicted to strike In the middlewest over the weekend. Much colder weather Is forecast tonight, with decidely <_• dd«-r Sunday and Sunday night, with hard freexe Sunday night. - o-— - - Big Four Seek Agreement On Trieste Issue France Once More Playing Historic Compromise Role New York. Nov. 16 —(UP)— The power politics struggle between east and west over Trieste Itoiled down today to the simple question: “Who will Im* able to call the cops In Trieste and when?” If the United States and Great Britain on one side and the Soviet I'nlon on the other can agree on that today, the Italian. Balkan and Finnish peace treaties should be ready for signing in the near future. If they fail to agree, the four ministers probably will pack their bags at an early date and go home, leaving Hitler's former satellites in a technical state ot war with the allies for an Indefinite period. France, playing her historic role again as compromiser. Is trying to put In writing a statement on police powers in Trieste that will satisfy both sides which showed last night they were near agreement on everything but the fundamental principle. Young French deputy foreign minister Maurice C'ouve De MurVille spent moat of the night on the task assigned to him by (he other council members. He will present it to the others this morning for study and the council will meet in another "restricted” meeting—restricted as to the numlw-r of officials who can attend—at 4p. m„ EST. On the surface, control of the police would seem to be a simple problem to solve. But for Trieste it Isn’t because of four different bodies or officials who will have varying powers when the area j* Internationalized; 1. The United Nations security council will guarantee the independence, integrity and security of the free territory. 2. The governor will be appointed by the security council. (Turn To Bag* 4 Column ") 0 Company Planning Patrons Meetings Kraft Foods Plans Series Os Meetings Plans for a series of patron meeting* ot the Kraft Foods company, the first to be held on November 20. were announced today hy Ernest Karlen, local plant manager. Thi* meeting will be held - at 7:30 p. m. at the Knight* of Pytnlas lodge home here. The company has extended an invitation to all company producers, and any others Interested in dairying. The second In the series will be held at the Willshire. Ohio high school: and the third at the Jefferson township high school Completed plan* for the meetings were made at a dinner meeting. held here this week in which milk haulers of the local plant were guests of the Kraft company. This event was held in the Rice hotel, with Mr. Karlen In rhargt- Those attending wtfe quests at the professional basketball in the evening. He introduced Nofl Hemmert, supervisor, for Kraft plants, and Webster davitt. new fieldman of the local plant. Mr. Karlen announced that a sound movie. "John Martin 4 Son.” will be shown at the patron meetings. The company is sponsoring a “more milk" campaign, which is explained by Leonard Kingsley.

"""'' ~ H . I Giant Crack Down In Film Strike

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JAIL 1,000 RIVALLING A CECIL B. DEMILLE PRODUCTION in It* enormity, the biggest strike dem onstratlon in Hollywood history took place before a movie studio. As a result, the city* jail* were overflowing aw police arrested I.tDO pickets, charging th etn wKh violation of a court injunction limiting pickets. Among the first to lie arrested was Herb Sorrell, president of the Conference of Studio Inions, which called the Jurisdictional strike against 10 major film studios two months ago. Part of the crowd of 5,000 pickets participating In the demonstration are shown above.

Bumbalough Again Taken In Custody Impersonation Os Officer Charged Police chief M Miller today re-. cclved word that James litimba lough I* again in police custody on charges of Impersonation. Bumbalough created a mild sensation here last April when Investigation by city police proved he had Impersonated an army officer, stolen an au<o and attempted to break into the Sutton Jewelry store. He was turned over to federal authorities at that time and In federal court was given a two | year sentence for vehicle taking and a three year sentence for impersonation. Both sentences were i suspended and he was released ; under probation. To lay chief Miller learned that Bumbalough is being held by the FBI at Aberdeen Miss. The communication indicated Bumbalough will lie returned to South Bend federal court. It will lie remembered here that Bumbalough. a one-armed youth, amazed police officials and newspapermen with hl* knowledge of the army and ETO campaign — although he had never been In service, having tost his arm when four years old. 0 Dehner Is Reelected County Council Head Organization Meet Held This Morning DEHNER IS REELECTED Henry Dehner, first dtatricL county councilman, was renamed president of the council this morn Ing during the reorganization meeting. held at the county courthouse. Neitnuchwander. council-man-at-large, was elected vice-pre-sident. He succeed* Dean Byerly, who retired from the board thi* year and *a» not a candidate for reelection. Other member* of the council are: Juliuo Schultz. Chris Stahly. Charlea Jone*, Otto Hoffman and William Kruetzmann. After the organization period of the meeting, the council wa* to be gin conalderatlon of a number of additional appropriations In addition to the councilmen. Thurman I. Drew, county auditor and ex- officio •ecretary of the council, and Ferd I. Litterer. county attorney, were in attendance at the meeting. 0 Foreign War Vets Will Meet Monday The regular meeting of the Limberlost po*t. Veteran* of Foreign War*, will be held Monday night at 8 o'clock at the VFW home here.

ONLY DAILY. NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decofur, Indiana, Saturday, November 16,1946

Decatur Student To Broadcast Monday George Buckley of thi* city, a freshman ut Indiana I'nlvensity. will appear In the second program of the Indiana historical series "From Freedom's Forge." which will l>e broadcast over station WOWO. 2:15-2:30 pin. Monday. Thi* program is chapter I of book V of the "Indiana Presents” serie*, the {chapter entitled “It Seems Mere Here to Stay.” The show deals with the founding of the Massachusetts { Bay ctdony. one cf the first important settlements in the new world, later to become the United State* of America. Arson Gang Sought Throughout Missouri Half Dozen Small Villages Aroused Higbee. Mo.. Nov. 16— (UPI Jittery residents made their own plan* tor guarding their property HMlay while state ptdice pressed it search tor arsonist* who have left a trail of burned building* through a half dozen small northern Mi*»ouri communitle*. The state patrol sent a laltoratory technician here to study the charred debris of three buildings burned yesterday in the latest of the series of fires. Authorities hoped that from hi* finding* they could learn something about the criminal* they are up against. State police said the firebugs may he operating from freight trains on a railroad which runs through most of the afflicted towns. Police believed the gang has been making its get-away by hopping freight trains during the blaze*. During all the fires, robberies were attempted while residents left their homes to help put out the fires. In ail cases, however, ihe loot was negligible. The fire* all have been similar, having been started by the Ignition of oil or gasoline. In each case, the town chosen for the fire had no fire-fighting force. The fires began six weeks ago. when a barn and garage were destroyed at Wakenda Sept. 28. A resident reported that she was frightened by a prowler In her home durinc the blaze. From Wakenda the fires swept through Missouri hamlets In an area roughly sff miles long and 30 miles wide. Among the towns struck by the firebugs were Brunswick. Dulton. Laclede, Glascow and Gilliam. Early yesterday the worst in the serie* of conflagrations broke out here when five buildings in the tiny business district caught fire simultaneously. A threestory brick building bought recently by the town as the site of s proposed factory was destroyed. Two other building* were damag ed.

New Blizzard Threat Looms In Colorado Remove Thousands Os Half-Starved Cattle Denver. Nov. 16. —(UPI- Railroad and I ruck crew* worked under the threat ot a new blizzard today in the removal ot thousands ot halt starved cattle In a mechanized exodus from the •tonnswept Colorado plain*. Between 20.060 and 3().<M»O cattle, weakened by two week* of hunger during intermittent snowstorms, were scheduled to be taken from the storm lu-lt by train and truck to join 50,000 others already moved into eastern Kansas pastures. The emergency shipments began a<( a new storm of indefinite proportion* moved in from th** north. The •torm. with high winds, low temperatures and heavy snow, hit parte of Wyoming and northeastern Colorado yesterday. It was scheduled to move into southern Colorado tonighi and tomorrow. The I’. H. weather buteau here up |M*aled to radio station* and news agendtw in Colorado and Wyoming to make special effort to inform etockmen In isolated areas of the Impending danger to their animals. Rescue work continued throughout the southern part of the state, where ranch families and herds of cattle were cut oft by the Initial snowstorm Nov. 2. An official of the Pueblo army ordnance depot said 72 a'my trucks and enow weasels still were being used to take few! to marooned cat tie, move livestock to feed supplies and aid snowstorm families. The rescue work covered the area from the southern border of Colorado as far north as Colorado Springs, in the central part of Ihe state. It was believed at least a score of person* bad died as a re«ult of the prolonged severe weather. Y<wterd»y the body of 87-year-old Kate (Grandma> Taylor, a pioneer Colorado homesteader, was liorne ftom her snowbound farmhouse where she perished after burning rugs and furniture to ke<p warm. Expense Lists Are Filed By Candidates Several more candidates have Hied a list of expense* they Incurred during the campaign in the November election, a check at the officew of county clerk Clyde O. Troutner, disclosed today- The candidates and the amounts each declered: George Schieferstein. for trustee <f Hoot townrhlp. l«50: Brayton Pyle, for trustee of Jefferson township. 16.50; Albert Harlow, for county assessor. 185.70 and Jesse H. Engle, for county assessor. 149. Charles Fuhrman, candidate for trustee ot Preble township, filed a declaration saying he incurred no expense to his campaign. December 5 is the final day for candidate* to file their expense account* under the election laws of Indiana.

May Challenge Lewis To Showdown Battle Over Threatened Coal Strike

GOP May Hit Snag On Tax Reductions — Economy Move May Slow Tax Slashes Washington. Nov. 16 — (I’Pl — A Republican movement for economy — first threatened today to slow down plans for a quickie personal Income tax reduction shortly after congress meet*. Any tax cut* passed by the house may be held up In the senate pedlng agreement on a program to cut expenditure* covering the loss to the trea*ury. Sen. Robert A. Taft, R.. (».. I* understood to be among those who believe spending cuts «hou|l lie agreed upon before taxe* are cut. Others indicated that it was the sense of the senate Republican steering committee, also, that tax cat* should only follow budget cut*. Taft will be finance committee chairman in the new congress. On the hou*e side a bloc of younger Republican members headed by Rap. Walter H. Judd, of Minnesota, was forming to oppose hout«- steering committee plans for a quickie tax reduction. Judd contends that budget cuts come first. There i* complaint that the steering committee was not representative of younger house member* when It met Thursday and drafted a 1947 legislative program Judd had been elected to his third term In congress. He is from Minneapolis and is a physician and surgeon with a fellowship in surgery at the famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester, .Minn. The anti-tax cut uprising he undertakes to lead might persuade house leaders to ffow down their reduction plan* Taft said yesterday that the senate Republican steering committee was in general agreement with the legislative program proposed l>y the house committee on Thursday But he said there had been no agreement on details of government economies or when (Turn To Page .’>, Column $> 0 ....- —-— Education Program Held Last Evening Krick Is Speaker At Lincoln School Investing in education was the subject ot an address delivered Friday night ut the Lincoln school in observance of American education week. The speaker was Walter J. Krick, city school superintendent, who related the rejnirt from the White Homie conference, which asked that "financial responslbili Ity for education be shared by governments of the various levels, local, state and federal, taking into account the need* in the respec- ■ tive localities and stale* and" the iLre*ources of these governmental ■ units.” Since the school also observed national book week, students of the 6-A das* presented an Intersting and clever interpretation of the week'* theme. “Books are Bridges." The 4 B < lass presented a mttsl- ' cal program and exercise. Principal I’. Bryce *niomas was ' In general charge of the program. while Mrs. Nathan C. Nelson. vice-president of the Lincoln PTA. presided. A large crowd of parents and faculty members of the I’TA attended the event. o Barns Destroyed By Fire, Loss $40,000 Indianapolis. Nov. Id—(UPI— Owner Burch Klepfer estimated loss at 340.000 today in a fire which destroyed two big hams containing 2.000 halos of hay and straw last night al the outskirts of Indianapoll*.

Eden Supports j Ernest Bevin's Foreign Policy Labor Government May Demand Vote From Parliament London. Nov. 16 -IUPI-Anth-eny Eden threw another factor into the tangled British political situation today when he declared hl* support of foreign secretary Ernest Bevin's policy aw H I* being carried out at the United Nations meeting in New York. Eden. Bevin's predecessor a* foreign *ecretary and No. 2 man in the conservative parly, told an audience at Newcastle that "it I seems to me that the foreign wee retary is pursuing the right course" at the United Nations session. He defined Bevin's policy a* "seeking to build up the authority of that organization and to strengthen the rule of law between nati< ns and that W surely the only policy for this rountry to pur- ' cue." Bevin himself was reported reliably to have demanded a vote of | confidence Monday when commons , debate* an amendment by rebel lab rite* calling for a revision of Britain's foreign polit y Prime minister Clement R. Attlee also was understood to be act on a decisive test vote to clear tije troubled political air ;.nd re-cwtab-lish a solid front among the lalsir in-*. * Bevin's demand for a common* vote on the issue based on Britain* relations with the United Slates and Russia was reported made In a telephone conservation with AH lee. The foreign seirefa y Is In 1 New York for the meeting of the big four council of foreign ministers. The government thus w o represented as in the position of turning the intra party crisl* into a matter of common* confidence in the laltor goverment as a whole A demand for a vote of confidence after th*- rebel amendment i* debated beginning Monday will put the insurgent* squarely on the spot It also wae calculated to prevent any appreciable numbers of them from abstaining by disap pearing into the lobbies just be- , fore the vote. I To a lesser extent the maneuver I (Turn To Pag-- Column I) . -0—- — Eddie Drum Injured ; Here Last Evening r > Youth Is Pinned Under Tombstone > 1 Eddie Drum, son of Mr. and Mr*. Noble Drum of thi* city and 1 a student at the Nt Joseph grade r rchotd. narrowly escaped serious ’ Injury and perhaps death last r evening when he was pinned ■ under a tombstone. The incident occurred during " the basketball game at the Decatur Catholic high school when • Eddie and several other young- • sters were playing in the nearby • yard of the Wemhoff Monumental i Work*. I One of the stones toppled over, t falling across the upper portion of the lad's legs and pinning him .to the ground. Officer Robert Hill, stationed at the gymna*lum entrance, heard the boy's screams and went to hl* aid He wa« unabel to lift the heavy done alone and summoned help. ■ Several men aided in extricating > the boy Examination failed to discloHe any broken bones, al- : though the lad was suffering from I bruise* and shock. He Is able to - be up and around today, although unable to walk without limping.

Price Four Cents

Justice Department May Seek Injunction Or Prosecution Os Top UMW Officials Washington. Nov 16 — (UP)— The Truman administration appeared today to lo* challenging John L. Lewi* to a showdown tight that might carry into the , courts. la-wis' strength lay in his power to shut off the nation'* soft coal supply on the eve ot winter. He served notice yesterday that his United Mine Workers' contract with the government would expire next Wednesday. With no contract, the miner* do not work, even though the government may lw operating the mines as it ha* done since May 22. The administration ha* not yet rhown Its hand But in the first big lalmr dispute to reach the White House since the Nov. r> election. It was showing a tougher attitude than at any time since I the railroad strike last May. On the basl* of a justice department opinion, the government Informed l>-wi» that he had no power to terminate the contract. It did not say what action was planned, but two posible course* were indicated: I Government attorney* said the justice department was considering injunctive action or prosecution of UMW official* under the Smith Connally act If a strike occurred new Thursday. 2. Secretary of Interior J. A. Krug was reported thinking of going over head with a radio appeal direct to the miners. He presumably would urge them to remain at work on grounds their contract was still In force. Although congress i* not in session. Lewis’ decision aroused angry reaction among some senator* and house member* Sen. Homer (’apehart. R . Ind . proposed a special session of congress | to cope with the situation unless I a settlement I* reached "within ’ a reasonable length of time." Hep Clarence J Brown. R . O . *ald a mine shut town would be a ''catastrophe'' and would demonstrate the need for "constructive labor legislation” At Yellow Springs. (>. Sen Joseph H. Ball. R . Minn . said U>wls would b.- violating the Smith-Connally act if the miners left their jobs. In yesterday'* swift serie* of developments. President Truman issued a statement appealing to Lewis to reconsider The president indicated alarm over the possibility of a work stoppage by saying the nation had not yet recovered from last spring's long walkout. Coal stocks now are a lequate for 38 to (<• day*. Mr. Truman also supported a proposal by Krug to take the government out of negotiation* with the millets The president said the government could not replace private management a» hargaln<ng agent "without interfering with true collective bargaining." Krug had asked the UMW chief to take his new demand* to private mine owner* under this plan: 1 The present government contract would remain In effect for a maximum of two month*. 2. During the first month there would be no change in the statu* quo but during the next month, operator* would be free to raise prices and the miner* would be guaranteed that any wage Increases would be retroactive to Dec- 16. 3. If no agreement were -eachei by Jan. 16. the government would release the* mine* Io their owners "and the normal operation of economic forces would then prevail in the coal Industry.” In other words, the miner* would have no contract and would be on strike. o •• - Regular K. Os C. Meeting Monday The regular meeting of the Knight* of Columbus lodge will lie held at 8:30 o'clock Monday night at the lodge hall. Free venl•on will be nerved following the meeting.