Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 287, Decatur, Adams County, 6 December 1946 — Page 1

i ILIV No. 287.

ttWIS, UMW POST APPEAL BONDS TODAY

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Gay Skiing Parly Ends In Tragedy College Co-Ed Dead, Two Men Are Hurt Ward, Colo., Dec. 5 tCP) A gay collegiate skiing parly which turned into frozen terror high in the white-capped rocklea wuh over today with one gitl dead ami two men injured seriously. The body of Hazel Jeanette Martin. 22, New Providence, la., lay frozen on Wind-whipped, deserted and treacherous Isabel Glacier. The youths, David Waddington, 22, Westcliffe, Colo., and Deforreat W Meehlelb, 20 Peoria, 111., were rushed by ambulance to Boulder, Colo., for emergency hospital treatment. The three I'nlversity of Colorado students had been tnbslng since Tuesday. Weary res. iters, aided by dogs flown from the air rmeue base at Fort ItohliMon, Neb., foiling them Just before dusk yesterday. Searchers who stumbled into Mil ler'a store early today with the two survivors said the skilera.mitst have been caught In .either a landslide or a enowallde. Waddington was faintly conscious ami Meeh lelb was unconscious. Both youths were suffering from multiple broken Itottes and exposure. The three students started out last weekend on a 12-sludent skiing expedition. Tuesday morning they left the others to brave the dangerous trip to Navajo peak. The rescuers trudged foot-by-foot through the wind-ridden moutalns Meehlelb wa* found near Miss Martin's body. Waddington was rescued two miles away. It was IreJieved that he—the least Injured was seeking aid when ho collapsed front shock and exhaustion He apparently walked the two miles through the sn >w with a broken arm and a shattered shoulder Irone. It wrw not determined Immediately whether Miss Martin died of injuries or exposure. The exhausted rescue parties planned to make the dangerous trip back through the snow tor her lardy lute today. John Spahr Speaker At Rotary Meeting Tells Experiences In Greek Election John Spahr. Decatur young man stationed with the I'. S. army in Greece during -hat coun'ry-. lat eat eIM-tion. was the guest speak er at the weekly meeting rl lh< Decatur Rotary club Th'trad-iy evening. Spahr, a lieutenant in the army forces, was selected as an official observer for the Greek ?|eetioKS, and related some of his Int Testing experiences and observatiar.s while stationed in the European country. He told of the Intensive indoctrination given to all officers appointed as official observers for the election emphasizing that these observers were wa-neo t<i he strictly neutral, and that they were sent to Greece at the request Os the Greek government. w. Guy Brown, chairman of the club’s international service committer*. was in charge of the program. Carl Faurote, of the Catholic high school, and Norman Mmnardson. of the public high school, were Introduced as the club's high school guests for the month. Earl Fuhrman, president of the Rotary club, last night claimed the winning of the attendance contest that was staged during fteptember. October and November. between the Decatur and Bluffton clubs. Mr. Fuhrman announced that the local cluh's record was almost perfect, the average for the three (Tu-n Tb P’** Column 1» 0 Newspaper Carrier Is Killed By Auto Indianapolis. Dec <—(VP)— Twelve-ver-old William France was killed on IT. « 1« fl** mH*’ west of IndlansnoHs while deliver Ing newspapers last night. The bicycle he was riding was struck hr an automobile driven hy Byron Stanley, 32. Greencastle

Large Packages Jam Mails To Beat Embargo

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NEW YORK POST OFFICE is swamped with large parcels as rush starts to beat post office embargo on packages weighing more than five pounds and measuring more than Ik inches in length. Embargo is a coal conserving measure.

Liniger's Airport Under Construction Former Army Flier To Conduct Airport Plans tor the construction of tin- new Liniger's Airport, now being built west of Decatur, were announced today by V'aun Llnlger. exarmy air Torres pilot. Embracing 35 acres on the Uniger farm, two ami one-half miles west of the city, the airport will ultimately have three huge runways that will permit landing and takeoffs of practically any size aircraft. Arrival of a 10 hy HO foot quonset bullilng. which will form the airport hangar, is expected with In the near future. Mr. Llniger stated. Fences and trees an* now being removed and other work done on the land to make way for the runways. An east-west runway of 2.379 feet, which may he expanded to 3,000 feet, and a northeast-south-west runway of 2.110 feet will be constructed first. A north south runway of 2.01ut feet will be constructed n:*xt summer. Mr. Uniger stated. Temporary approval has already been granted the airport and Mr. Linlger said today that he hopes to qualify the airport for commercial. Instrument and Instructor courses not only under the G. I flight training program. but for all aviation enthusiasts as well. Training, plane* charter, plane rentals, passenger rides and small freight handling will be Included In the aerdees to be ultimately offered by the airport. The cabin, owned by the local American U'gion post, located on the Linlger farm, is to be used as an office and classrooms for students. Ex-servicemen interested In participating in the <l. I. flight training program are urged hy Mr. Llulger to secure certificates of eligibility from Dwight Arnold, county service officer, at an early date, so that they may participate as soon as final approval is given Instructions, plane rentals, etc., will be conducted at the airport under the name of the Llnftfer Flying Service. At present four planes are already based at the airport now under construction. Three of the planes—two Cessna's and a U. 8. Navy Steerman — are owned by the airport manager, while a fourth la owned by a Fort Wayne resident. The Decatur Aero club, composed of local flying enthusiasts, also plans to move its planes and equipment to the new airport at an early date. Local flyers have expressed their satisfaction at ateps taken toward the construction of the new airport, since the CAA decllnel approving the McComb Airport for the G. I. flight training program Although the McComb field Is (Turn To Page 5. Column 7)

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY,

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, December 6, 1946.

Indiana Mine Union Rejects Coal Confab Indianapolis, Dec. ft — (UP) — Indiana t'nited Mine Workers today declined an offer hy labor commissloner Charles Kern to discuss possibilities of resuming coal production hi the state. Kern returned here from Washington this morning and immediately contacted U>uis Austin of Terre Haute, president of district 11 of the t'MW. Austin told Kern he had no authority to negotiate with operatora. DePauw’s Memorial Kick-Off Dinner Held 13 Decatur Persons At District Dinner Thirteen Decatur perao")* attended tlie Del’auw University •'kick-off'' dinner Thursday evening at th<* Bluffton Country club, which was a part of the nationwide drive launched to raise >175,(Mid tor a Memorial student union building at DePauw. Those attending from Decatur were: Lowell Smith. Adams county chairman for the drive, ami Mrs. Smith; Dr. and Mrs. M. O. Lester, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Andrews. Mrs. Florence McConnell Kirkpatrick. Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Bromer. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Maddox, and Mr. ami Mrs. Will Nchnepf This was the largest delegation from out-of-town at the dinner meeting. Dr. Clyde Wildman, president of DePauw. was the principal (.peaker. Dr. Wildman emphasized that the university caters Io the physical, intellectual, esthetic, religious and social values of life; that all the physical properties of the university are gifts of Indi(Turn T<> Page* •. Column 2)

Supplement Saturday Features New Stratton Place Addition

Saturday's edition of the Decatur Daily Democrat wijl contain a special 9-page supplement devoted to the opening of Stratton Place, Decatur's new and modern subdivision and the completion of the first 20 homes there. The houses may be Irwcpei-ted. tieginning today, from 2 to 8 p.m. Articles and pictures. Including aerial views, detail every phase of the subdivision's development and of the construction of the homes. The supplement U of value, not only as a memento commemorating a memorial occasion In Decatur's progrcMS hut also for ita faetural information. There are original tabulations and charts, detailing the advantages of home ownership on today's market In comparison with renting. Highlight feature* of both the homes and of the subdivision are completely and fully listed. Detailed plats of Stratton Place itself

Uneasy Labor Peace In Oakland, Calif. Fear New Violence After Strike Ends By United Press The soft coal strike jeopardized al) production today, as other labor disputes dragged on at mattered factories and plants through out the nution. Railroads, steel, automobile makers and other manufacturers already have curtailed operations. Today — on the 16th day of the miners’ strike there were more than 1,000.000 workers idle be.ause of the walkout. Both John U U*wis' 100,000 Un Ited Mine Workers and the government were being bombarded with neutral i>ea<-e proposals. But no settlement was In sight. Tlie strike caused the government to stop movement today of all lint Indispensable freight and draw up plans for extending the 2I day dim out to seven more stat es. Elsewhere, these were the labor developments: 1- An uneasy peace settled over the Oakland metropolitan area, as life returned to normal, after a 51 hour AFL mass strike Nome lalMir sources said unrest might breitk out again. 2 Public school teachers al St Paul neared the end of the second week of a city wide strike that idled 30,000 grade and high school pupils. 3 Officials of the Aills t'halm ers farm equipment plant at West Allis, Wls., where picket line violence has erupted aporatlh ally during the 222 day strike, rejected the Milwaukee county board's request that they arbitrate the dispute. I - In Texas 11 AFL unions sup (Turn To Page «. Column 1)

and of Stratton Place with refer cnee to the city are Illustrated. There are epecial articles by T F. Graliker, president of the First State Bank: Mayor John Stuits: Paul McFaul, executive sec. retary of the Chamber of Commerce; Clarence Kiner, president of the Chamber of Commerce. There are abw> interesting feature articles by A. K Hofer, civil engineer, and by French Quinn. Decatur's historian. The Steigmeye.r advertising ngency of Fort Wayne cooperated In preparation of the supplement, lioth Clem Stelgmeyer and Cletus Junk, of the agency, formerly of this city, giving It their pewonal attention. The opening of the sulMllvislon is also a noteworthy event for Decatur, hecauae it was developed by John R. Worthman. noted builder, native of Adams county.

Cabinet Official Voices Government's Firm Stand On Lewis; Extend Dimout

Government Plans To Extend Dimout To All Areas Os U. S. Using Coal Washington. Dec. '• — (VP) — The civilian production admini* (ration on Monday will issue an order extending the dimout to all areas of the nation where coal is used l>y public utilities. Erl ward Falck. chief of the office of emergency control of CPA. told reporters today the order would l>e issued Monday unless a truce is reach*l in the coal strike. Southeastern states will M most drastically affected hy the new dimout extension. Falck said Dimout restrictions are now In effect In 21 eastern states and the District of Columbia. Announcement of the projected extension of the dimout program to all states came as a partial freight embargo and drastic par cel post restrictions went Into effect. About a dozen stales, principally in the southeast and west will not be greatly affected by the new dimout order Many utility firms west <»f the Mississippi do not use coal. However, atty coalburning utility within those states will come within the gen ,-ral order. Falck also said that the schelule on which restrictions will latightened has been pushed up by several days. Vnder the new order, utilities which get down to a 25-day supply of coal will automatically be put under strict sur veillance by CPA. If relief cannot be found for those utilities ami their stocks hit a SO-day level, more drastic restrictions will be put into effect. Falck said that the supply limit for putting a third and even more comprehensive schedule of restrictions into effect has not been decided yet. Originally the second phase was to go into effect when coal supplies were down to a I'i-day level, and the third schedule when the slocks were down to a 10-day level. Falck also said that CPA Is planning to Issue an order to divert new coke production into current areas. He said it had not l,ei-n decided when tills order 1 r - ——- —— I—l I ■ I—— (Turn To Page ®, Culiimt, <i Press Search For Three Missing Lads Boys Missing Since Thursday Morning Police today pressed their search for three Decatur lads, missing from their homes since Thursday morning. Police chief Ed Miller and members of his force. Sheriff lx>o T. Glllig's department and state police of Indiana, Ohio and Michigan have all been notified and are taking part In the search. The boys are Charles. H. and Carl Johnson. 12. grandsons of Mrs. Josephine Baumgartner, and Robert Grlinm. 10. son of Francis Grimm Several "tips" have been received hy police and are being checked. In one It was reported that the three were aven In the village of Pleasant Mills last evening and that they secured a map of Ohio before leaving there. A playmate reported to police that he had received a long distance telephone call from the three hoys and that they told him they were near the Indiana-Michigan state line. One of the three is reported to -have had about Sth on his person. Another source reported to ludh-e that the lads stopped at th>- Rice grocery In the south end of Decatur yesterday morning. There It is reported, they called school authorities to tell them they would not be at classes, but were going hunting. Other playmates said they heard the trio talking among (Turn To Page 2, Column S)

Two Teen-Aged Youths To Face Murder Charges Arrested In Fatal Shooting Os State Officer Thursday Shelbyville. Ind . Dec • —(VPi —County prosecutor Harold Me loy said today that two teenaged luiys would Im* charged with first degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a state high way patrolman who questioned them on the ownership of their automobile. The lioys, William Price and William It Johnson, both 17, of Evansville. Ind, were arrested In a corn field near Shelbyville. Ind., by a |u,sse late yesterday. With them were two girls, Vera Horn huck. 15, Atvlerson. Ind . and Mary Ward. 11. Evansville, who had spent a week wl'h the boys touring Indiana In a stolen auto and committing petty thievery Police said the girls were held on open charges The shooting occurred after patrolman Herbert Smith. 29. of Shelliyville. stopped the Im>)'H 15 miles southeast of Indianapolis. Price, the driver, was asked for the automobile's registration and when he couldn't supply it was told to follow Smith to Shelbyville. Ind In signed statements to police, Price and Johnson said they d< elded to fake motor trouble and make Smith come to their automobile. Johnson said Price intended to hold the officer at gun point while he. Johnson, tore out the radio equipment of the officer's cruiser so they could escape After they turned off tin- motor and slopped. Johnson said. Price fired through the windshield as Smith approached the car, striking him in the chest The four youngsters fled into the cornfield when a passing mot orlst stopped after seeing Smith slumped over the wheel of his car. trying to make a radio report. The motorist notified state po lice headquarters at Connersville and a posse was formed The fugitives gave up without a fight as soon as they wen* surrounded Johnson, in his statement to police, said he and Price met while serving terms at the Indi ana imys school at Plalnf Id. Ind He saiil 'he gun and an automobile were stolen at Evansville, (Turn To Page 2, Column 1) 0 ——— - ■ Reserve Officers In Monthly Meet Reorganization Os Army Meet Topic Reorganization of the army was the subject Thursday night of the monthly meeting of Adams chapter 11. Reserve Officers’ association, held at the American legion home Nearly all members were pres ent. In addition to several officers of the officers' reserve corps. Lt Col, Otto <’. Busse, president of the local chapter, called the meet Ing to order The first troop school instruction was held under the direction cf (‘apt Neverin H N< burger Lt Col Julius W. I>*vy newly assigned infantry Instructor of the Fort Wayne military subdistrlct, was present and Informed memIters of the changes in ORC and ROA affairs. Maj. Hugh Campbell is vicepresident and Capt. Walter 11. (HIHorn provost officer of the chapter. Lt Col. D. Burdette Custer is past president, The next meeting will he held in the town hall at Berne Thursday. January 2.

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Post Appeal Bonds For Full Amount Os Fines; Judge Seeks To Speed Action Washington, Dec. <1 — (t’P) — John L Lewis and the I'nited Mine Workers today posted appeal bonds for the full amount of their 53.510.0tM> contempt fines as the government promised to keep on slugging in it* battle to break the coal strike on the administration's terms. The contempt case seemed headed for fast appeal through the anpreme court The union deposited 53.5U0.0U0 In government securities and l>*wls put up Slff.ftOO 111 cash to cover the fines pending the final verdict. Tlie promise to show no comprm mine In the fight against lx«wla was voiced at the White House hy a cabinet member after an hourlong meeting of the cabinet with President Truman The cabinet official told reportvr« after the meeting, at which tho coal crisis was discussed, that “there will be no turning back” by the administration. With the strike in its Ifith day, there were these developments: 1 The government prepared sweeping new fuel-conservation orders designed to keep the ino-t vital Industries and services going through the winter. 2 Sen, Homer t'apehart. R., Ind , said he had lx-en "reliably informed" that the government had rejected an offer by lx*wis to negotiate for a possible resumption of coal priMiuction. He said the propoaal was made in a written memorandum to federal judge T. Alan Goldsborough which “was turned down by government attorneys.** It was Goldsborough who convicted and fined the union and l>*wiH. 3. President Truman discussed with ills cabinet what he will say Sunday night when he goes over la-wis' head witii a broadi-Mt ba< k-to-work appeal to the miners. 1 The solid fuels administration announced the nation used up onefourth of its emergency coal stocks in the first 12 days of the strike. Tlie consumption rate has beenslowed by conservation ordero, however. At present rales of use, there is enough coal left for 5.» days 5 Judge (ioldsliorough, seeking to wpeed final determination of the contempt case, ordered a record of the proceedings before him presented to the court of appeals this afternoon The next step may be a government petition to the su« (Turn T-> I*<<*- 3. (’ntumn .">1 ft Auto License Tags On Sale January 6 The new 1917 auto tags will gix on sale at the local license bureau Monday. January ft. It was announced today by Harry Essex, bureau manager. Mr. Essex and Mis* Dorn Mae McCullough. bureau cashier, are nowmaking arrangement* for the opening of the sale The plates have arrival and have been stored at the bureau pending the opening sale date. Motorists who huve been purchasing the same numbered plates each year, will Im* unable to follow that, practice in 1917 since the number* lire of a higher set les. Buys Health Bond Local 921 t‘ E R M W A has voted purchase of a Sift health . , , bond, officials of ' 11 - Christ man

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neal campaign In AdaniH county announced today. All procceda from the annual Chrlatmaa neal Halen are used In the fight o n tuherculoaia and to provide * « _ _ ~u_i _a

afrimt laUrraiMto fr<,e cHnlca and ot he wine carry on the fight aaainat the "white plaaue." The Male la conducted by the Adam* county tuherculoaia aHiuH'iation.

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