Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 16 December 1946 — Page 1

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Relax On Le On Bond B Invalid ■ s Supreme Court Tax Os K percent Illegal M ... 7 (I'l’l The " nrOn HFjjn Indiana tax imposing 88l > v ‘ 0,1 income r ’’' the pale of stock*. Brother securities. ||B ... raised by Hath I’ Hrßi.hmo.id. Ind. when he Bf to ••cover 1652 paid |BJ f .t In FH4O. Freeman aod the fight wait K by hi' widow 8,.,. .t- aside through the stock '■<' h inge The that the In hßui therefore, placed an "IIBnr>n on interstate comBtS.crfliit with the federal 'irut wait heard In 19H, ~-d>ied re.irgunient iv; x f mk'iirter deliver ' - decision. Jus Mfuk Murphy j lined in a K written by Justice William Justice Wiley B RutK.'. j t-paiate .’.' page conKhatlon. said that "what Hphe Ui invalid la the fact ■ix» ii interference by a Hui: the freedom of interMnaaerce." B Hail Decision Ku;x>li*. Dec- 14 —(UP)—• Ki . obrag- concerns today KiMpreme iimrt decision on ■f-t-auti cane" and said it ■ the eales of stocks, Hird tecurßies to the stale. Bkmn for financial houses Bar lime Indiana passed the Bpttrnt xroM income tax in Bin: mon- than 50 percent of Bkt>. brokerage bittiness movBogsgo. Cincinnati, Ohio and Kit Ky. Ba*nplained residents of the Baifted thei financial transBt to out-of-state firms as a B* evading the levy. K" Mid the president of an Bp>l:. brokerage house, B»l! be no need for sub rosa Bh activity. The decision ■Xsalate business with IndiHtasrial concerns and return |W»m that is rightfully Bisrome tax department of- • side no immediate comment B amount of money the state ■l* In tax income other than B " ’““M probably lie large." fcty attorney general Winslow ■fern argued the case before ■Wr»me court In November, y 1 hl * h tribunal came to Bwment. Deputy attorney pJohn McShane pleaded InB ase in 1945 and the deP Way was based on that hrn-y general Jamas A. Em- ■ Mibougli declining to comI* tbs ease, admitted it was I*”” when informed of the Fusion. Rinue Hunt For FPed Prisoner pMaviUeTlnd. Dec. 14-p-’i*!* police continued a • W*y for Wiliam H. *• who escaped from the r**' 7 county Jail Thursday, Clifton Braden. 43. pMhi Saturday. They slugged «nd escaped. They will r*v assault charges. | ~ WEATHER tonight with light ‘ changing to enow flursnow flurries and turning r Tuesday. Clearing and J™ 1 ' eelder Tuesday night. . ~e|y strong northerly Z! Tuvsday. HIM pBTe fcv—> n

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Truck Plunges Over Mountain, Two Dead Denver, Dec. 14—(t’P)-Helen Fouse is, junior leader of a skiing i*rty which plunged over a mountainside In a truck, died today. bringing the death toll td two. Slztedn others were Injured. HeA fiance. 18-yearold Clifford Ouy Oowan, died In the M-foot drop • yesterday off the mountain road near Idaho Springs, Colo., .12 miles west of Denver .Mbs House died In Colorado General hospital he:e. • Upholds Right v Os Government < To Negotiate » — B Mine Supervisory Employes Eligible For Negotiations I Washington. Dec. 16 — (CP) — The U. 8. court of appeals today , upheld the right of the government t to negotiate union contracts covering supervisory employes in gov- • ernment-operated coal mines. - The court did not rule directly i on the question of whether supert vlsory workers can claim bargain- • Ing rights under the National Lab- • or Relations act. It did. however, reject arguments t of the Janes A Laughlin Steel t Corp, that the safety responsibilii ties of mine supervisors should • make them Ineligible for membership in a union which also Included rank and file worker*. - J. AL. had sought to enjoin the r government and the United Mine t Workers (AFLI from negotiating I supervisors' contracts under the , general I’MW-government wage a- . greement signed after the mines I were seized last .May. » The company had contended that t supervisors’ bargaining rights f should be established only through • proceedings before the National I Labor Relations Board. The NLRB had certified district 50 of the ■ UMW as bargaining agent for sup- • ervlsors in the J . & L. mines. i Sustaining a district court deci sion dismissing the injunction suit. i the appeals court said the sole , issue was the authority of the govi eminent to change conditions of i employment In mines under its • possession. It said It did not need i to pass on propriety of the NLRB r certification order. It was believed that the broad- . er question of supervisors' bar--1 (Turn To Page 4. Column I) I -0— ■ Mrs. Ira Huber Dies • Sunday At Willshire r . Funeral Services To Be Held Wednesday « Mrs. Jenedean Huber. 48, wife of Ira Huber, died at o clock 1 Sunday evening at her home in Willshire. 0.. after a year’s Illness of complications. She was born at Willshire August 19. 1898. the daughter of John and Minnie Aitheon-Knott. A graduate of the Willehlre schools, she was a ■ lifelong resident of that town. She was a member of the .Methodist church at Willshire, the EastI I eru Star and the American legion auxiliary. , Only survivors are the husband and the father, both residing »t Willshire Funeral services will be held a. 1:30 o'clock <EST) Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist churc In Willshire, with burial In the Wilbhlre cemetery The body will be removed from the Cowan funeral home to the residence Tuwday morning. „ o—- — , Minneapolis Store Is Damaged By Bomb Minneapolis, Minn. Dec- >®-“ (UP) —An explosion eaid by firemen to have been caused by a bomb, damaged the entryway and Interior of Stouffer's restaurant in the downtown boniness district tods v and shattered windows in adjoining buildings No one waa injured. Deputy fire chief Walter N. Harrlty said the explosion appeared to have come from a bomb "planted In the entrance.” . *„

Escaped Train Wreck-What’s Three On A Match?

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FRIDAY THE 13TH was tbe lucky day for these three soldiers, so they (aunt the jinx once more by lighting three on one match. The soldiers were aboard the "Golden Triangle" passenger train when It was wrecked near Mansfield. ().. killing 18 persons and Injuring many others. The three, left to right, I’vt. Ken Cunney of Mi-Henry. 111., I’vt. Robert Komac of Chicago and Pvt. Art Alaniz of Chicago, escaped without a scratch.

Mayor, Other City Officials Indicted Malfeasance Charged In East St. Louis Belleville, 111. Bee. 16— (UP)— The mayor of East St. Ix'ul* and five other public official* were Indicted today on charges of malfeasance in office a* a reault of a sweeping grand jury Inquiry Into gambling in St. Clair county. The grand jury, which Included eight women, accused the official* of permitting gambler* to operate openly and unmoleated In Illinois' second largeat population center. Two operator* of gambling liouses were charged with violating the Illinois gambling code. They were Vincent Doyle, owner of the Ringaide. said to be the biggest dice game in southern lllinoi*. and Roy Bowman, handbook operator. Official* indicted were: Mayor John T. Connor*, police commissioner John T. Engliah, finance commissioner Joseph W. Ganschinietz. fire commissioner Albert P. Lauman and former street commissioner Leo J. Dougherty. all of East St. Louis, and deputy sheriff George V. Gruenewald. who served as St. Clair county sheriff until Dec 2. The official*. If convicted, face a possible maximum fine of ,10.000 each and removal from (Turn To Page 5. Column 5) 0 — — Testifies On Gift Os Auto To Bilbo Contractor Relates Gifts To Senator Washington. Dec. Iff—(UP)—A Mississippi war contractor said today he gave Sen. Theodore G. Bilim a ,1919 Cadillac car and built the senator a 23-aere artificial lake with surplus equipment from an army project. The testimony was given by Michael T. Morrissey of Vichshurg. Miss., before a senate war Investigating subcommittee. The group Is looking Into charges that Bilbo accepted gifts from war contractors in return for helping them get contracts. Morrissey's bookkeeper. John A. Bellan. said the |3,«72 cost of the srtiflcal lake—built on the senator's estate in 1941— originally was listed as part of the cost of building Keesler Field at Biloxi. Mis* Later, he said, it was changed and billed to the senator, but Bilbo never paid it. Morrissey said he gave Bilbo the Cadillac as a Christmas gift In 1941 because "down in Mississippi we elect poor folks to oflee.” lie said Mississippian* had given cars to other office holders, ' (Turn To Psg* 5 > Column •)

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, December 16, 1946.

Christmas Party Os Lions Club Tuesday Plans have been completed for the Christmas party for member* of the Lion* club and their children Tuesday evening at fi o'clock at the Knights of Pythias home. Member* are asked to note the lialf hour earlier starting time. The appearance of Santa Claus will feature the program, which will follow the dinner. ‘ 0 Slippery Pavements Result In Accidents • Icy Streets, Roads Blamed For Wrecks Slippery streets and highways resulted in a serie* of traffic accidents late Sunday and early this morning with nq fatalities or critical Injuries reported among the victims of the crashes. Police chief Ed Miller reported three accidents within the city limits directly attributed Io the icy street*. At 7:50 p.m. Sunday, a truck driven by Wilifa L. Stewart, 32. of Crawfordsville, crashed Into the rear of a car driven by Brice Sheets. 20. of Decatur, route two. at the intersection of Monroe and Second streets. The truck slid into the rear of the other vehicle when the latter stopped at the traffic light. Damage was estimated at ,50 by officer.* Adrian Coffee and James Borders. A car driven by James Tumbleson, 10. of route three, wae damaged about 11:45 p.m. Sunday when ft slid into a lamp post at the intersection of Jefferson and Second streets a* the driver attempted to make a left turn onto Jefferson street. Damage was estimated at ,50 by Officer Rov Chilcote. Still another was blamed onto the slippery street when an auto driven by Kenneth Roop. 35, Craigvllle. slid into the back of an auto, driven by William A. Myers, 24, Ossian, in the 200 block on Monroe street as the 'atter stopped in the lane of traffic. Officers Coffee and Borders estimated damage at ,50. Number in County Perhapu a score occurred In the county as a result of the icy pave(Tnrn To Page 2. Column 5> O O CHRISTMAS EDITION The Dally Democrat will publish its annual Christmas greetings edition next Monday, December 23, Solicitors are calling on business establishments this week with special advertising copy. Besides the greeting advertisements, there also will be several Christinas features anl pictures in the special edition. Anyone desiring an advertisement in the December 23 edition. who ha* not been contacted. is asked to call 1,000 and a salesman will call. • — «

Two Arrested After Pair Os Accidents Monroe Youth Fined As Drunken Driver Two were arrested and two-were hurt In a pair of accidents which occurred In Decatur shortly after midnight Saturday, police chief Ed Miller reported today. Roger Seuenschwander, 25. of Monroe, was fined ,10 and costs, given a suspended 10-day jail sentence and hl* driver's licence revoked for 90 day*, when he pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge before mayor John B Stutts In city court this morning ae the aftermath of one ot the ciashes. Officers Roy Chilcote and Robert Hill, who investigated, said Neuenschwander. made a wide right turn at the intersection of Madison and Fifth streets, going up over the sidewalk on the left side to bow! over a lamp post with hl* auto about 12:45 am. Sunday. He was unhurt. Damage to the car was estimated at ,75. He was held in Jail until his arraignment this morning. Mrs. Myrtle Minch. 47. ot this city, and Paul Farr, of Ossian, route one. were Injured about 12:29 a m Sunday when the taxicab driven by the former collided with another auto, driven by Maurice Heckman. 19. of route one, Decatur. The craeh occurred ut Marshall and Third streets. Heckman, arrested by Officers Hill and Chilcote for failing to yield the right of way. allegedly did not stop at the stop sign. He was to appear in city court late this afternoon to answer to the charge. Farr was taken to the hospital, suffering from a leg injury, and (Turn To Page Z. Column 7) 0 Adams County AAA Officers Reelected Annual Election Is Held Here Saturday All members of the Adams county AAA committee were reelected for 1947 at the annual county election. held Saturday at the county office In this city. The officer* are: Winfred L. Gerke, chairman; Homer W. Arnold, vice chairman; Harve 8. Ineichen, regular member; Oliver V.Dilling. first alternate; Lawrence Beckmeyer, second alternate. Mrs. Francis Howard was reappointed by the committee a* secre-tary-treasurer. and Miss Justine Brlte and Mrs. Ralph Burnett were retained as office assistants. Results of the Kirkland township election, not previously announced, were: Oliver V. Dilling, chairman; Thomas Griffiths, vice chairman; Glen Adler, regular member; Harold Henschen, first alternate; William Sowards, second alternate.

Definite Steps Toward Keeping Peace Taken At 1946 Assembly Session

Housing Shortage ' To Remain Acute Removal Os Control To Speed Building By United Press Home builders agreed today that President Truman's removal of housing controls would speed construction of homes and apartment buildings, but they warned that the housing shortage would remain acute "for a long time." A survey of const ruction sources across the nation produced the con*ensus that housing de- i control ultimately would result In lower prices and more housing for veterans, despite the fact that most of them will be unable to pay the prices to be asked for new homes. Builders warned, however, that material shortages still would hamper new construction, and that the housing situation would remain tight through 1947. Many construction Industry sources said new homes would be priced generally at 4.15,000, too high for most veterans. Former servicemen will )»enefit. they said, because as new homes are built other units will Im* vacated. Builders also anticipated a Ixxim in construction of apartment dwellings, the type of housing In most demand by veterans. At Chicago. I’aup Gerhardt, Jr., city building commissioner, predicted that the greatest Increased construction would be in apartments bts-ause of the new ISO average fur rent ceilings. Arthur Fossller, head of the government's housing committee, said that the old program had "unrealistic ceilings" Spokesmen for the metropolitan housing council, however, said that the new program would "push new housing farther away from the veteran." Robert M. Wilson, president of th“ Philadelphia real estate Itoard, said the new program "won’t provide extensive relief" in Philadelphia, but that it would encourage building. William E. Johnson, vlce presilent of the Home Builders Association of Philadelphia, said decontrol would help veteran* because "it will enable builders to enter a competitive field." Claude C. Gay Dies After Short Illness Funeral Services To Be Wednesday Claude Carl Gay. 57. prominent service station operator, died at 12:10 o'clock Sunday morning at hi* home. 222 North Thirteenth street, following a short illness of complications. He had heen bedfast for the past three weeks. He was born in Adams county May 7, 1999, the eldest son of J. L. and Martha Teeple-Gay, and was a lifelong resident of the county. He was engaged in farming until 1938. and since 1941 operated the Mobile station at Thirteenth and Monroe streets. * He was a member of the First Methodist church and was a charter member of Adams lodge 1311, Loyal Order of Moose. He was married to Lena 8. Miller February 20. 1911. Surviving in addition to the wife are two sons, Harold J. and Robert E Gay. both of Decatur; one daughter. Miss Kathryn K. Gay. at home; three brothers. Richard D. Gay of Alma. Mich.. J. Fred Gay of Ithaca. Mleh., and William B. Gay of Stanton. Mich., and two sisters, Mrs. Goldie Smith of Alma. Mich., and Mrs. Ruth Parent of Clare, Mich. One brother died in infancy Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Zwlck tuneral home, with Dr. M. O. Lester officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home alter 7 o'clock this evening. .

Soviet Paper In Plea For Lasting Peace : Major Statement Os Foreign Policy Os Soviet Government I Moscow. De<'. 14.—(UP)—Th* magazine New Titre*, in a major statement of Soviet foreign policy which was regarded as the most important Russian declaration In months, today pleaded for International Goodwill and patience and aaaertod that lasting peace can l»e obtained only through compro-l miS'M by all sides. The unsigned editorial to which the magazine devoted almost one third of its pages was taken by foreign observers im an outstanding declaration of Soviet foreign policy. It was noted that the editorial paralleled the conciliatory line taken by foreign minister V. M Molotov nt the New York foreign minleters and United Nations meet, ings. The Soviet declaration asserted that efforts by reactionary circles to seize world domination had marked the nianeuvets of the Americans and Brlttoh at these two conferences but said that in the actual work accomplished at New York there was the key to international cooperation. "It is clear that these (big four and United Nations) decisions cannot correspond fully and entirely with the viewpoint of one Individual power.” New Time* said, "since :epresentattva* of different countries view the same things In different manner. "It is well known that between countries there exists and must exist a difference on a whole numbo. of concrete questions. However. experience in the war has shown that the freedom-lovlnff peoples, despite the difference In their political and public struefures and ideology may find a common language and means of solving the difference exiHtlng between them, although naturally these means are not to be found at once and are (Turn To Psge Z, Column 5) — 0 New Castle School Teachers Ask Boost New Castle. Ind.. Dee. 16 —(UP) — The New Castle city school board meets Wednesday in a *|>edal session to consider demands of teacher* for salary increases. Resolutions adopted by the city’s teacher* called for 3200 increase payable Jan. 8. 1947. for the school year 1946 47. and for a 10 percent hike for 1947-48. —0 " — Stores Open Nights For Late Shoppers Stores Close Early On Christmas Eve A new schedule of hours to be . observed by local stores during ’ the Christmas holiday season wae announced today by the retail committee of the IFecatur Chamber of Commerce. > The stores will remain open un- . til 9 p.rn. on Wednesday. Thunsday. f Friday and Saturday night* of this week and Monday night of next week to accomodate Christmas shoppers. ’ On Tuesday night, December 24. ail at ores will close at 5:30 o’clock I to enable employer* and employes ! io participate In Christmas Eve t celebrations. A majority of the stores will be . dosed all day on the Thursday . following Christmas ss well as the i Thursday after New Years day, tbe committee announced.

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Movement To Hold Next Year Session In Europe Defeated At Final Meeting United Nations Hall. FliMhlng. N V . Dei-. 16 <UPi The 1946 session of the United Nations general assembly ended in a final flourish of oratory early today and tbe weary delegates started home with revived hope that the big powers have found the path to accord between the east and the west. They seemed confident, too. that the same path led toward a day when nation* can throw away their weapons without fear. They wore determined to stay on that path. The first-year meeting of the world parliament ended at 12:4.1 a m.. .’I days after diplomats from all over the world gathered at ( Flttthing Meadow to liegin work on l problems which seemed almost Ini soluble liecuuse of the broad gap Let ween Russia and Ihe western | powers. In the final meeting: Slam became the United Nations’ 55th member. A constitution for an International refugee organization waw approved over diehard Russian opposition. A Ukrainian-Russian move to hold next year's st ssion In Europe I was defeated. 35 io 14, with one abstention and one nation absent. This one-time New York City headquarter* for the 1939-10 world's fair, renovated for the assembly at a cost of 43,000.000 will be kept In leadlness for next year's meeting. The security council and the atomic energy commission remained In session, meeting today. Thu atomic group must submit a report to the security council by the end of this month. The 10-member trusteeship council will resume Ils work soon The windup session of the general assembly was the last of 35 plenary meetings, more than 354 committee meetings, and the liouft of bickering and speech-making which produced a score of decisive achievements Including the first Hieps toward world disarmament, the start of a trusteeship program tor 15.im0.000 dependent peoples and the strongest action yet taken against Generalissimo Francisco Franco',! Spanish dictatorship. "The aMsrmbly has met tne test,’’ chief American delegate Warren R. Austin declared jubilantly a* the world parliament reached the end of it* gruelling, eight-week session. "Starting with the ink and paper charter of the United Nut ion* w« progressed from positive disagreement and skepticism to a newly discovered harmony." i’aul lieiiri Spank of Belgium put away his gavel w th a weary smile and, as president of the assembly, 'jsald happily that the session had • proved "there are no blocs" in the UN. The optimism came from two things: the a**embly'* agreement on the first step of a glolml disat mament program and the signs that the United States, the Soviet Union and Britian have broken through the crust of mistrust and pessimism which ha* c.oaked their relations in the 15 months since V-J day. The new wave of hopefulness waa well tempered by the certainty that many obstacles still *tand in the way of complete harmony In big three relation*. Delegates empha(T'irn Tn T. Column ?> Buys Health Bond r The I’sl lota XI sorority han I voted purchase of a 810 Health •' bon '’' x.nritrmas sems the Christman , j campaign in e < ~T : K' > ! Adams county announced today. ' i proceeds from thp anntial Christma ” sales are 1 ’ u>Pd ln tbe flgbt ’ 0 ” Fuberculosls ’ ... Vsw an J to provide Afsisst vuHiriv'rilr fr e e clinics and » ot he wise carry on f the fight against the "white b plague.” The sale Is conducted ,| by tbe Adams county tabcrcnioalff association.