Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 273, Decatur, Adams County, 19 November 1946 — Page 1

[L|V. No. 273

MORE UNITED MINE WORKERS LEAVE JOBS

E Russia Kisl On ■ Os Veto EB Union Will e Weakening K| Veto Power ■K. ' ■ •"! ■■ , . **f the UK. I “" ■■ ~l light against „■ , ..|l* ** ' tlllk* lillg . «h<- ... < ,i iP th.■■n ' *** f-“ mt - ■ " |v i"' 3 ' *'ii i ;,| y |[ " T Hungary US.,- - , 4 m IIU .. HK... of |K • . ■ Vi... h->;|>*-.i" -I *■' li.iv- »• • "i I ' l '■ x, “ l HH Tfl--t*-a I - . •* I.V .ill >'.ll ly IKirr get n ■K I hi- I'X npr- \ Giomyk > , ry-’.u ■1- Ilia! they |. market ’<> bargain veto They will th. It light to use the currently ate m different confer Kt*-*. in .ihlitiott to the I’N Mg four council of Kr minister* is in it* third Kif attempt to write final for Hitler's former sate!a lit ■ -It French sugges K* big five, which include* are meeting in the same different times to examfor .softening the interpretation rather amendment of the I'S' Ing powers took tittle off today to attend >-sions al the I X hilt the font' will ■ their -o aty making loand fl!, five may le-linie of he Veto then. Mfeeling among most of the ■ta'tnti- however, was that ■ has all hut closed the ■o even log five discussions ■ tetoai.d its alleged misuse Soviets. Mr Gromyko issued his stir Mldao at the I'X late last ■ the I'X'g political and se- ■ commission voted 38 to fi ■five abstemious to postpone ■ days Its debate on the ■ n 'i- the big five discussions ■t-d ■ Australian Paul Hanluck, ■f the leaders of the fight ■' 'he veto and one of the ■ n ‘ r " in last night's vote, ■'"■d Gromyko's statement ■’ a Pl“'mi mg" and said that ■ tsstner th.- I'X commission ■*l its dehate on the veto ■“ rn t* h,, « column 6* 0 ol Lady's Father s Monday Evening tord Scroghim, 75, retired * county farmer, died at 8:40 , Monday night at his home W Bluffton after ar. illness of Surviving are three **'’• Mrs Daniel Durbin of Mrs. John Plummer and ~Jrr y Horner, both of Fort *• r ”ur sons, Cecil of Poe. * n»»r Middlebury. Marshall '**• both of Fort Wayne. R«l service* will be held at Thursday at thp Pugney » tV*' lhp Svr< ’l , ham realThe laxly wan removed to **X 4 Son funeral home at BO & AT T M«nMOMETtR ‘"HRATURE READINGS * •■■*- - o IE „ * 1 I 55 Ir.i Wo,h « r L. U " l9M ' '•“’‘•••'"S ■»/,"?* •" d m " d *' d '' el ' | ,n ® Wednesday night.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

OPA Unperturbed On Landlords’ Padlock Threaten To Padlock Vacant Rental Units Washington, Xov. 1* tl'p) (DPA w.ie unconcerned today over i the latest tn .vemetit ti notu land lords to padlock their •.acant rental units until they ye: 4 J 5 p,. ( ~n t general tent Increase. Among other things. <)p\ said.] the number of empty apartments i. insignificant. The padlocking movement was urged by Tleoige M Englur. president of ilie national upaitmi-nt own ers associ.tii n. at hi« organization's annual conventioti at Oklahoma City Englar said it should continue 1 until the 15 percent blanket bm.st is i forthcoming. Here's why the OPA was undisI tiirbed. 1. There have b.-> n slmllßt 1 threats recently an I all have wa.<h ed out. 2. Ivan Carson. OPA deputy ad tnlnlgtrutor fit- rents, said he be lieved most landlord- a<e 100 pub li. -pirlted to do such a thing. 3. Anoth.-r OPA spokesman salt) "only apartments can be padlock ed. Since there a'e practically no | vacant apartments, there are very I few to pad! < k.'' J A ruling on rent in. reuses may be taken out of op Vs hands. Pr«<ldent Truman is expected to create soon it new liquidation agency to absorb the remaining functions of OPA and oilier war agt tlcies. A high OPA < fflclal said mean while that if the question is OP.Vs to decide, it may grant an a< r<*ts tae-board increase, perhap* of five percent. The agency previously favored individual adjustments rather than a blanket increase, but the official said it no longer has the staff to process individual ap pile at ions Heisinversioti director John It Steelman met with war agencyheads yteterday to dl <uss final plans for the proposed liquidation agency. In addition to OPA. it would take over the civ.llan production administration, the wage stabilization b ard. the office of contract settlement, and possibly the retraining ami reemployment administration. —O. Runaway Youth Is Apprehended Here A young runaway youth from Benton Harbor. Michigan, was apprehended here yesterday by Officer Adraill t'offee of the city police ai d is being held tor authorities of that city. The youth guve his name and age as Linwood Flippa. IS. He said he was headed for Tampa. Florida. The youth was picked up about a month ago in Indianapolis on a similar count. Chief Ed Miller reported that cars driven by Gayle Bebout, 35. of route three and Clifford Hay. 2S. Coldwater. Ohio, collided last night shout 9:05 o'< l<-4B on Madison street. Officer Hohert Hill investigated. o Three Confess To Stripping Autos Theft, Stripping Include Local Cars Three Fort Wayne men have admitted the theft ami stripping of 15 autos, including two from De eatttr and one from Berne Arnold Btubaker. 25. and Kenneth Both. Hare Iteing held in Celina. Ohio, on vehicle taking charges. A third. Virgil M. Burns. 23. is in custody at Fort Wayne, and a fourth man is expected to be arrested eo<»n. While Brubaker Is said to lie ringleader of the group, the four neveroperated as a unit Brubaker and Burns did team up octasionally, however, police reported. All three of the cars stolen in Adams county were later found, with wheels and tires missing as wao the case in most of the other thefts in Alien and surrounding counties. In addition to those taken here, others were stolen in Bluffton. Warsaw. Fort Wayne. Columbia City. Berne, Huntington. and De fiance. Paulding. Celina und Toledo. Ohio.

Three Nations Elected Today To UN Council Three Others Take Seats In Assembly For The First Time I'nited XalioiM Assembly ll.>ll. I Flushing. X V. Xov. 19 tl'Pi Belgium, Colombi-i and Syria were elea ted io two-year terms as nonpermanent members of the security council today by the railed Nations general assembly. All three nations <asily poled the necessary two thirds-vote for their eleclion to replace Egypt. M« xico and the Netherlands on the council. With Afghani-dan. Iceland and Sweden taking their seals In the assembly for the first Hine today, there were 51 nations balloting Colombia received 51 votes, Belgium 43 ami Sytia 45. India. whl< It pul up a bard back stage fight to get a -eat on the <oiin> il, polled only 13 votes. .Norway drew four votes ami Canada. Cuba. Greece ami Turkey one eat h The makeup of the al! important security council now Is the I'nited States, the I'nited Kingdom. Russia. France. China. Australia. Brazil, Poland. Colombia. Belgium ami Syria The three new elections preserved the same geographi al I'lstrilmtioii as before with LatinAim-: icon nations retaining two voles, tlte Arab bloc one vote, and the European low countries one Vote. The election virtually was a cut-and-dried affair, decided in conference rooms ami lobbies of the I'nited Nations during the past few weeks. Britain und Russia wen- reportctl to have backed the Indian candidacy, but how each nation voted today was not disclosed. The next item of the agenda was the ele- tion of six members of the economic and social council so: terms of three years etch. The new delegates from Afgha nlstan. Iceland amt Sw -den signed articles of adherence to the I nitel .Nations charter in a six minute ceremony in the assembly hall this morning before the opening of the | plenary session. The flags from , the three countries were hoisted in the circle of 51 other national standards fluttering in tin fall breeze in front of the building. (‘resilient of the a-setnbly Paul ( I arn To Pag> 'b <'<>llollll 5) Eight Youths Held For Juvenile Probe State Excise Force Also Investigating City police, lei by chief Ed Miller, have apprehended eight youths from in ami near Decatur lln a concentrated investigation into two acts of reported juvenile delinquency Chief Miller and members of Ids force have lieen in conference with local school ami church leaders relative to the punishment t<» Io- given the young boys. Three of the lads were apprehended as the result of one reported instance of juvenile delinquency. while the rest were picked up in anotiier incident. It was learned from authentic sources today that tm-mbers of the state excise force have also entered the investigation, since both incidents allegedly involved likely violation of the state laws governing tin- sale of liquor ami beer. Throw Bottle In Church Three of the lads are charged with tossing an empty whiskey imttle into the Church of the Nazarene, at Seventh and Marshall streets, while church services were underway. It was reported that no one was struck by the missile, but that it narrowly missed striking a baby. The lads have reportedly made signed confusions to chief Miller end members of his force, admitting that they threw the bottle and that they purchased the half pint Ivottle from a Imai retailer. The other incident. police charge, wcurred when five boys (Tam To Puga 5, Column 6)

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, November 19, 1946

Famous Pastor Back In Pulpit ■ \ BHWk \ tawlrif i ■ PASTOR MARTIN NIEMOELLER. who. her-au-e <>f hi an'i-Nazi views was held prisoner in his native G< rmany for eight years is shown in England addir -ing German prisoners of wat

Baby Abandoned In Fort Wayne Hotel Baby Is Abandoned By Unwed Mother Fort Wayne, Iml . Xov. 19 tl'Pi A ilark haireil month old lialiy girl slept peacefully In a hospital tml.iv ami hospital attend ants followed faithfully the detail ed feeding in-trui timis left by lu-r "unwed mother" when she a bandoned Hie child in a hotel room’ last night. Hotel attendants discovered the [ chilli when they rei-eivril a tele , gram from t'restline. <•. instruct ing them to "take can* of the val ] uables” left in a room by a de parting woman gm- t I’ollje said the mother li.olP board<*d an <-astbour<l train after abandoning the chilli in the hotel near the railroad station. "I'd give my soul to keep her myself but what sort of life would she have being born out of w<-d lock? This is the best way 1 know I ve done all I possilily i-ould for her." a note in a strong <|e!iberai<* handwriting said. Tin* note, signed “unwed moth er." was found near the foot of | the hotel lied where the chihl wasj bundled in pink ami white blan kets Beside Hi<* child was a large suitcase filled with baby <loth<--blankets ami feeding bottle-. “May G<m) forgive me for d<sorting my own child this way but I have no means whatsoever of providing for her. Won't someone please find a good home for her ’ the note pleaded "She was born In Chicago on October 23 ami I have named her Dian** Please don't fry to find m<*. only provide for the baby i I n<i 1' • I* i«. I • ■-.tiimn > — o District Meeting Is Held By Moose Over 400 Men And Women At Meeting Mon* than 400 members <>f the Loya! Order of Moose and Women of the Moos** organizations attended the district meeting in Decatur Monday night, with the local organization members serving ae hunts. Dr. John S. Coffman pr* mini nt Moimc notable, delivered an inspiring aildrexs concerning Mooseheart and .Moosehaven homes, operated by the Mo- se lodges. Dr. Coffman, who holds the pilgrim degree in th** order, is a past state president of the Mooee and has held several other high rank ing posts in the order. Robp't Gass, of Decatur, seventh district president of the state Moose aseociatiou. was In charge of the meeting, aided by officers of the h<»t Adams lodge 1311. Twenty-five men ami women participated in a musical**, presented by the Fort Wayne ledge. Mrs R. J. Stetter. Fort Wayne, direct ed the chorus After the meeting a lunch was served, featuring meat from the grand champion 4 H steer, pun has ed last eummer by the local lodge.

Rent Representative Here On Thursday A representative of the Fort Wayne It-< atu: t* nt <ilTi-<* will leal th*- Ih-iatur |mst off!**-, Thursday to as-iet persons eeking in I irm.ilioii mi matleie | < it.lining to lent control. Confen-n *■ will lie held from 9 a m to I p.m. If i» the Intention of the Ol’fil e to have a representative be ■■ the third Thursday *>f each mont , i. John E Williams, ditecl.ir ntto, m-y s'ated to lay U. S. Is Drafting Disarmament Plan UN Assembly Will Be Given Proposal Xew York. Xov 19 H'l’i ' American offi* ials ar<- drafting a i I S disarmament proposal which they ln-liev*- *an f*-t th** world on the road to d**milltariza- ■ tion. but which will preserve this : nation's »*■* urlty evi-ry step of tin- way. Th*- proposal, it w.-i 1- arm *1 to I day, will bi- pre-* nt* d formally to ihe I'nited Xa'iolr- g* llerul a i -einldy tills wi-*-k. or m-x' Dip'omnth- sour** who can i not lie named but whose informa lion is not questioned, sal I that flu- American draft sill demand as th*- pri*'*’ of I S parti*-ipa tioti: 1. Effedlve safeguards to in ; mre that no country is violating i.ny ili--iitnam* tit pm t eventually ! agreed upon 2 Iron-bound assurances that ; other nations an- committed equally with thi- country to arm | i reduction, anil that they will fnl I i fill th*- * ommittmi-nfs on sched tile. • Th*- plan will Ik* submitted for President Truman's approval befor*- it is mad*- public. I’ will be th.- I'nited States' answer to Ruslan foreign minister V M Molotov's I'X resolution for arms reduction The I'. S risolutloti will lay down th** terms on which this cointry will work for world illsarmament If it is accepted by t th** general assembly It will be th** basis for drafting of disarmament schedules by tho security louncil. or a special I'X commission which may In* established for that purpose Meanwhile. American offi* ials express***! Strong hopes 'hat an economy minded congress will not undermine this country's liar gaining position by further •Utting lit** strength of th** army, navy and air corps Such a procedure, it was emphatically stated, would be In * fleet unilateral disarmament of the most dangerous kind It would lake from American negotiators their chief bargaining factors —American military strength on land, sea ami in the air The American plan, it was said, will exact no bargain regarding settlement of outstanding postwar disputes with Russia or with any other country. However. It was maintained that any disarmament program must be considered and drafted in context with su<h questions as effective control of atomic energy, agreement to provide international armed forces tor Hie I'N security louncil anl th** general settlement of points I of friction throughout tin* world. I

Lewis Confronted With Surrendering To Court Order Or Risk Sentence

U. S. Industry Fears Impact Ot Coal Strike Fears Os Complete Stoppage Cast Long Shadow On Industry By I'nited Press Fear of a complete work stoppage in tin- nation's soft coal fi>-| I rer-.iidh-- <>f any new step that John L Lewis may take to avoid a |s»sslble jail sentence, < ,i-t a long shadow today over I S industrial production Thus far. 72'HMr of tin- nation's lonium Mifi coal mim-rs have quit wmk jumping the deadline -<-t for midnight tomorrow In other labor developments 1 Approximately l>m» ships rode idly at anchor in west coast poit but tin- M day old man lime strike Was expected to end tlore tomorrow Major steamship <-ompani< - cautiously made plan■o resume trans l’a< ific sailings 2 I? olcrs of the stormy HollyI wool film -trike, -i li< <lulc<l foi • arraignment on < harges of crim ! ■ inal colispirai y. said the < harges "wont -tick" ami th<- strike would continue 3 Form- 3<><i auto worker- who -irm k at tin- Ford Motor < <>m pany Limoln plan: w. re .order ed bin k to wotk today by union otfiical- alter the walkout hail idled I l<Ai other worker- yestcr ilav Preparing for tin- wor-t in th>-j threatened < <<al strik> ’Io- offh | of ib-fi-n <• Iralispor'.ition ha- ord <r< I a 27 percent cut ill coal burning passenger transportation mileage. < ff<-< five Sunday mid night. I? w I-. I'nifi-1 Mine Wo: k< r chieftain, gave no hint of whether Io- would obey a fedeial court order requiring him to n-tra< t his ord<-r terminating Un- union < >ti triii-t wi’h thi- government The union also wa- ordered to comply with thi- contract ami refrain from action which might instigate a slowdown of mining operations In thi- maiitinu- -trike the ■ 1 i- - - Authorize Sale Os Raffle Tickets Here Go-Ahead Sign For Reputable Groups Reputable organizations in chiding veterans' group-, lodges sororities, churches etc will have the right to sell “raffle" ticket in Decatur Utllll<>le-te<l in the future. This was marie known today after Mayor John B Stults and polite chief Ed Miller conferred with .leaders of the city s two veterans' organizations ami others The matter was climaxed yetenlay when two memlets of an out of town Veteran- of Foreign War- post were ordered to quit selling "chance-” on a n< w car by I’,till McFaul, executive secret ary of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. The two, who asserted they had secured permission from Mayor Stolts before beginning the sale at the courthouse, again appealed to the mayor ami chief Mill< r Commander T C. Smith of AdaniPost 43. American Legion, and Cbalmer 11. Deßolt, vice commander of Limberlost post, VFW here, were asked to confer with the mayor and police chief concerning their sentiments. Commander Smith voiced approval of the la-gion post ami vi< < commander Deßolt reported that a unanimous vote of approval wagiven the mat*T-i at the Monday night meeting of the VFW City officials said that in the • (T int T • Page Column <D

Ex-Mayor Dies 11 w 7 / . * JAMES .1 WALKER former mayor of N> w York City, died Monday night in a X< w York New York Ex Mayor Dies Monday Night Jimmy Walker Death Mourned By People Xew York .Nov l!< IIT‘I 1 | Tin- people be loved stoisl ill lm<for hour- today for a last look at Jimmy Walk< r. th- ■>y and lovable < v mayor who w< nt to meet ' th- lean Up-tall Jam- I Walker, G7 died ill i Doi-toi ho-pital from a <-r<-bral blood < lot at f. 25 p 111 yester dav admit* d bv million !>< ■an <- h<- 1 <-v< r In-bl .1 giud.’e ' Tin- man up-t.iii tak< <o< of thing Ik> th.i< l>< on- • aid Th<- humble ami th* gr- at Wait ed patiently in front of t ■ I'i.c I E Campbell f in* tai parloi. Ma li sot: Yve at 7'*th to p,>-. lheir i<-p<-<t. beginning at mam to th*politi* ian of aliotli* r ■ ta who look e<l at his world a <1 found it amusirc Til*- publ ' !l* V* t fol: t lli good humor They for-ot that la- -'e;q-<-d out of ofti< *■ iind*-i tit*- B t Flor* 110 II I, iGuardi.i. hi bitt*-i- - t political foe. r*-< oinm<-iid*-d Walker for the cjiiiam a year job a impartial . hair of the Cloak ami Suit Indus . •: T-i P >g- I * '■»! l'im *'-< 0 Glee Club's Annual Concert On Nov. 26 - Annual Concert To Be Given Next Week Plans for th*- annual gle<- club chotal concert, to be giv* n at til* ' |i* .at o junior -enlor high »< h<s>l T ie-dav night Xov*-mber 2'i at s p. m . wen* ant oun< * d toil ly by prim ipal W Giv Brown. Mi Helen Haubold. mush director at th** school will dire-1 the ' < omeit. which annually ultra* ts 1 several hurnire*! patron- of the school ami music lovers No charg<- is made for admi - I ion to the <-oli< ert Soin*- 111 voices will parti* ipate •' in tin* presentation. Including - * ' member- of the combined boyami girl-' glee <dub- aid •'<•* in the l freshman sophomore chorus Miss Kathryn Ann Edwards will be the a< i-ompanist for the glee ' < luh numbets ami Mis- Eileen Bie • liet ich tor th<- freshman sophomore ', chorus. The comidete program for the ' concert will lie announced liy j M Haubold later this week.

Price Four Cents

Over Fifth Os Soft Coal Miners Idled; Lewis' Period Os Grace Is Dwindling U'a-hiiiuton. Xov. 19 tl'l’t — Im r< .i -a, ■ number- of I’nited Mine Worket ■ left their job- today as the p* iii«l of grace shrank in which John I. la-wis must decide whether to risk jail or < all off a n.itiol al -lift coal sh ltdowti scheduled fur tomorrow midnight Th*- -olid fuel administration reported shortly after noon that of tin- union- t'mmm soft coal min* r w*-r<- idle ami 272 pits shut down SFA estimated proI dttetion loss*-- yesterday ami tixlay at <:t; 1-7 tonAt th*- rate in width members of : the AEI. IMW were walking out. |it w.i appitviit that v tai blttimii m>u- prodm tn- will be .it a dead top by lliur- l.iv morning unless jla w I lies otherwise If b<- does md if h<* iboosi-s . to - tarn! | at <in hi- anmmt < ement t it the I MW Wo llil < Olisiller Its lontr.ot with tie- government terminated by mid: slit w**dn*-sdav la wi~ pre imably w II be in . oiit.-mpt of a mut t order that In* . all off th- h iidi-wn He also will Io- silbjei t to |«»-»ible prose- ■ itlon iiml* r th*- Smith t’oiinally : .H 1 Tin- li.iggy brow -d mne uniau li hieftalu kept ileni *• about Ills plane , Ind lidual miners walked out by t,. thou-and Some quit n W* st Viremia alm *-. ami *" |ur**-|il of Alabama - mine w-ero shut ilowti \t IMW h> .idquart.-rs then-w<-re no Inili* at-in- l.*-wis or any i,th* i a: imi offi* ial wa« planning t . do anytiii ig alxi it th** court I ~i , f so i.iirv i-a’ fii** otiler esIt**t ii I; la WI- Would have to * all . th. h itdown wi ll in advance of t • I** heilul* d deadline. Otherwi .- * . i-.y work*-i- til "ft the , w ibl t.iit • t word of tho i. ■> i-.il i: Him to keep from qtl Mill.. ■p . o-,,0 in; . -,t prepared for t|,. a>.| st ; > oid*-f H.e .1 .‘5 pel ent i i . im- . p.i ■■* i.-er Hu- i-rv o < i ff. itive lu-xt Moll" ~y |t :-i t. <1 toll parcel post, ..idlimry i .mi :>.nl ami less es , iitial inis-ht a ,ld * iirtaib-il it , till: lb Him*- -hlttdown de-t-A, ! .! t .- walkii it- gut under- *■ .* . v ncr.il Tom <’. Clatk w< * ' I*- I S dlstrii t . T \l.in Gold-borough hern ~ii.| , tai--d r•- t- mpor.iry reSti am ill. •*«•!* i a- dii«t la-wis. H<» , ted with th* knowledge and - ippm-t <>f I’res.dm t Truman, who kept in iIo . t**a, i with the coat development- from bi- v.c itlon rell< at a* K*-y W*- t Fla | la w to ■ aiii-cl hi- I*rd* I terminal- |- I-,-. :> Late Bulletins Frankfurt. Nov. 19—(UP)— An American transport flying from Munich to tstreo. France, with 11 person* aboard crashed today in mountains r >jht mde* from Entraigur*. France. U. S. army air force officials announced. Officials said they had been in touch with the downed plane, and no deaths or serious casualties were reported. The plane crash landed on a snow covered plateau 11.000 feet h.gh. Washington, Nov. 19—(UP) War assets administrator Robert M Littlejohn revealed today he has rejected all bids for the "big inch" and "little big inch" pipelines because they did not guarantee “a fair price" to the government. He said the 16 bidders will be given an opportunity to submit "informal bids" on a new basis within two weeks. San Francisco. Nov. 19. (UP'- A boiler exploded on the aircraft carrier Ant.etam today, killing one person and seriously burning nine or 10 others. ,