Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 21 December 1946 — Page 1

XUV. No. 300.

1,500 DIE AS TIDAL WAVE SMASHES JAPAN

K Pavements Le 01 Many leeks Friday Persons Taken ■o County Hospital ■allowing Crashes I*. pavements under the Refill late ye*terdsy reH, series of traffic trashes Hty and county. blasting u , celebration plan* of «evitb it Ira*' f*ve lent to the polke wore able to checkrtkally all city (rashes of jjequence*. chief Ed Miller i with only four of these , inteetiaatlon. in the county til I different. however, with la> and deputy Sam inabie to reach all of the re accident scenes. In addithaie reported to the alter>artinent. probably a doxen , ear* slid off the road and died back without summonties at the Adams county ( | hospital were sorely overa the accident victims were to the institution for tnedlCooditiona of the victim* oi definitely known thia • hat It la believed that two e may lie seriously hurt. Crash Headen vent to the hospital as rehradon crash, two and oneks east on federal road tly before 6 pm Friday. A rraumably driven by Rev. L Ford, need about 55. of and owned by the Detroit eae Mfesion. was one of the involved In the crash. | Ms*! Gillig said he believed ■ the l>r>-a-h r either lost con■at Ma car on the Ice or was ■W by approaching lights, and ( the south lane of traffic. Fl vest when the crash occurTke hospital said this morning Mtbey had no record of hie ad- , presumably because of Mmfiiion Th- sheriff's Invent I- | Bn resulted in his name being I Bite v paper In the truck It Bt*on»i that he was enroute pick up supplies for the Bba. of Which he la believed Bl superiniendent. His condi■my be serious. Officials said apparently in considerable Bklaat night. Harwood, 37, and his wife, BtMiabeth. aged about 30. of B 1,1 'he other car. OarJis believed to be suffering I fractured left knee cap. His b not thought eerlous. f 1 Harwood's condition may he jP® She was badly lacerated f 'h* head, face and neck and fcbins of a chest injury. It was ►w The sheriff's investigadisclosed that her head was ■*< through the windshield by ■■feet. The front ends of both K"** were badly damaged, with jammed back to the ■"wot panel I Three Others Hurt l »«i evening, three more ■* hurt In a truck-auto crash F •'**• south of Coppeas Corf* federal road 27. Roy Wag E *«d shout 45. Bryant; his F'Snnica, a nd daughter. Mrs. r/* M -* ere all hort ln th,M f* 5 ' Hospital attaches said F* er *' unable to give any Inon ,he condition of these r®« The daughter is presumed ■ H the most severely injured. I ’ kn »*n ,0 be a patient there. PMb her name was not listed records. 1 track driver had not been F at a late hour this morns * had left the scene by the r Mthoritjeg arrived and had F ported late thia morning. He Fthought seriously hurt. I *«"y More Reported pt •store are known to have F’t'M but either did not reL , l ”' w tltatlon or police were C* to reach the scene. Mrs. C** x '»*ck. of this city, was r ’ • ear which figured In a of Decatur on federal uh»" *® m * I *** last night. In e>ai| h near there, a local *• Column~i) light * IATMI " 5 ’ rain or anew ending S f Pbvtion this morning, eleudy south portion. «what wsrmer today. Part»ttle change In tempera-

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Protestant Churches Plan Week's Service Spiritual Emphasis Week Jan. 5 To 12 Twelve Protestant churches of this community will join in observ. Ing spiritual emphasis week. January 5 to 12. Inclusive, It was announced today by the pastors and laymen representatives of the cooperating churches. Dr. John lien son, prominent lecturer and minister. and former superintendent of the Methodist hospital tn Indiana(tolls, will be the principal speaker at each of the eight union meetings. Dr. Benson Lt well known through out the tniddlowest, and hie series ■ of addresses are regarded as outstanding in the religious field. He also is well known as an author and educator. The eerie* of meetings will be held In four local churches. it was announced. The commitlee of ministers and laymen selected the four churches with the largest seating arrangements. On January 5 and 6 Hie meetings will lie held at the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church. On Januaty 7 and 6, the sarvices will move to the First Christian church and from there will go to the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church on January '• and 10. and on the (Mt two night*. January 11 and 12. the meetings will lie held al the First Methodist church Dr. Hanson also will appear at other local churches during the Sunday school ami morning worship on both Sundays he is in Decatur. That schedule I* as follows: Sunday. January 5. 9:15 am., Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church. 9.30 am, First Bap tut church: 10:30 am., morning worship. First Presbyteilan church. Sunday. January 12. 9:15 am., I Church of the Naxarene; 10:30 am. morning worship. Church of God. Paul Halliday, noted baritone and | teacher of singing at Manchester l college, has lieen secured by the I music committee to furnish musical 1 numbers each night and also to I lead the congregational singing Mr. Halliday will lie in Decatur for all of the eight meeting*. The music committee also an nounced that a special choir would lie organised for the occasion, including singers from all the cooperating churches The spiritual emphasis week will take the place of the week of prayer, held each winter lite last (Turn To >’<««•• 3, Column 5) 4) Local Man's Mother Is Taken By Death Margaret Halterman Dies In Illinois Mrs. Hargaret Halterman. 65. mother of John Halterman prominently known Decatur merchant. d-M suddenly late F.iday afternoon at Jonesboro. 111., according to word received her- last evening. Death was believed to have been caused hy a heart attack and occurred while she was reported to have been helping prepare a luncheon for students at a school near her home. She had suffered a heart attack about five years ago. but was thought to have recovered completely and had not been in ill health recently. Surviving are the husband. A J. Halterman: the son. John, proprietor of the Halterman shoe more here; two daughters. Mrs. Alice Keller of Jonesboro, and Mrs. Laurlne PaPlante, of Tulsa. Okla.; and eight grandchildren. ' Mr Halterman left here for Jonesboro last night.- It Is believed that funeral services will lie held Monday In that city. . -— Soya Co. Christmas Party Here Tonight The fourth annual Christmas party for Central Soya company employes and their families will lie held at 7:30 o'clock this evening at the Decatur Juniorsenior high school auditorium. Joe Seabold, well known song leader, will lead community singing Ed Gallmeyer. Fort Wayne magician, will entertain, and three reels of Christmas cartoon, will be presented. The psrty will close with the arrival of Banta Claus to distribute gifts.

Governor Elect Talmadge Os Georgia Dead r l — Dies This Morning Only Month Before Scheduled Inaugural Atlanta, Ga , Dec. 21.—(UP)— Gov elect Eugene Talmadge who won an unprecedented fourth term a* Georgia governor In November on a promise to maintain white supremacy died this morning lees than a month before his scheduled inauguration. .He was 62. The end came at 7 a m. EST in Piedmont hospital where members of his family and a few close friends had kept vigil since his condition took a turn for the worse Monday. In contrast to the stormy and (olorful life that marked his astendency in Georgia politic*. Talmadge passed away quietly. His death climaxed a n Illness that was aggravated by the seal and drive of his 19IG political campaign when he stumped the state to make 272 speechtM against the advice of his doctors. Death wre due to complications following the stomach hemorrhages suffered at Jacksonville. Fla. Oct 3 Talmadge suffered no pain In •his last hours liu' physician* said •his kidneys and liver both locked." Talmadge never regained conscioMiiess after yesterday midafternoon when he momentarily recognised his family and friends. With him when he died- but not all at th- bedside- were hie wife, th- former Mattie Thurmond Peterson. his son Herman, and two daughters. Mrs. Charles Smyly and Mrs. W. 11. Kimbrough, and two sisters. Talmadge's psss'ng prior to hi* inauguration loosed a storm of , speculation as to who would govern the state. There were these three principal conjectures 1. That the legislature convening Jan 13 would elect u governor to euc< eed Elis Gibbs Arnall. whose libeiai administration the conservative Talmadge was to inherit. 2. Gov. Arnall would hold over for another four-year term. 3. Lt.-Gov. M. E. Thompson. , scheduled to take office Jan. 14. would file suit claiming succession to the governorship. An immediate contest i* expected to decide whether Arnall shall remain chief executive or whether the Talmadge-dominated Democratic executive committee will attempt to name his *uccessor. (Torn To Psge 3, Column &> Fire Destroys Farm Home Friday Night Iva Tecpie Home Is Destroyed By Fire The farm home of Mra. Iva ’ Teeple, located one mile east of Bobo, was completely destroyed by fire late last night, despite efforts of firemen to save the structure. The flames are believed to have been started from an overheated cooking stove in the kitchen of the home—while all members of the family were away. The blaxe was first noticed shortly after 10 p. m. It swept rapidly up through the interior of the frame structure, which firemen said was practical |y enveloped In flames when they arrived. . Efforts to control the blaxe received a setback, they said, when they were forced to move their equipment away from a cistern located immediately adjacent to the burning home, because ot the heat from the fire They did succeed in saving nearby buildings after more than a two hour fight against the flames. Some furniture and clothing was removed from the downstairs portion of the home, tenanted by - Mrs. Teeple. Nothing was beiiev- ’ ed have been saved from the up i rlairs apartment of her son and I daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. i Maurice Teeple. ( No estimate was made of the f loss. It is not known how much of the loss was insured, if any.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, December 21,1946

Spiritual Emphasis Week Speaker, Singer

Dr. John Benson

Senate 6.0. P. May Seek Bilbo Ouster Committee Asking For Special Report Washington. Dec. 2!.—(UP)— The senate Republican steering committee has a«kcd for a special report on whether Sen Theodore G Bilbo. D. Miss., should be ousted , from the eenate for his dealings with war contractors. It was revealed today. Sen. Robert A. Taft. RO. steer- | Ing committee chairman, said the | report would l>e made by Sen. Homer Ferguson. R. Mich. Ferguson ie a member of the senate wur in- , Vfsligating subcommittee which Investigated charges that Bilbo received gifts from Mississippi contractors whom he helped get government Jobs Ferguson said he would have his ! report ready before the next meet- < Ing of the steering committee, tent- : atively scheduled for Dec. 30. There ■ seemed little doubt he would recommend that Bilbo be banned from his seat on grounds ot moral turpitude. Ferguson eald in a radio discussion (Mutual network! last night that If he had to make a decision on evidence presented, thus far. he would vote against allowing Bilbo a senate seat. At the same time, he revealed that the war investigating committee had subpenaed Bilho’s Income tax returns in it* study of his dealings with contrac tors. The senate GOP steering committee aMo has naked for a report from two Republican members of the senate campaign committee which Investigated chargee that Blllio's reelection was invalid liecause negroes were barred from voting in the Mississippi primary. A Republican search of senate rul<w and precedents Indicated the GOP will need the help of some senate Democrats fdr a successful challenge against Bilbo on either charge. The election challenge would lie (Turn T>» Page S Column X) 0 Six Dead In Stale In Traffic Wrecks Police Reiterate Safety Warnings By United Press State police today warned that Indiana highways were “extremely hazardous" and reiterated pleas for safedriving as snow packed roads already claimed six Ilves. “Drive with extreme caution” was the theme of police messages. Authorities hoped to prevent a repetition of the 1945 Christmas season when 19 persons died In the four-day period beginning Dec. 23. Ixjroy Leese. 51, Amboy, this morning became the second victim M a two truck collision near Con- ' verse last night. Rutherford O. Brodt. 50. Amboy, a passenger In the state highway truck Rees drove, was killed instantly. Separate accidents near Princeton killed two persons. Chella Cotton. 65, Evansville, died when ' an ambulance he wan driving sideswiped a truck. Three other persons were Injured. Mrs. Eva Malott. 63. Petersburg. was killed when a truck driven by her husband. Perry, crashed into another automobile ’ on an Icy highway near Prince(Turn To Page l> Column 1J

'“I Paul Halliday

List Den Hours For Christmas Vacation Hours of the Den during the Christmas vacation were listed today by Deane Dorwin, supervisor. ' Regular hours will be observed Friday. Saturday and Sun day nights. It will be open 7-11 p. m. each Monday, 2-4 p. in. each Tuesday; 7-11 p. in. next Thursday. On Wednesday the Den will be closed except during the inter- . mission of the Legion dance and will not open a week from ThursI day because of the dance at the | Moose. •■■ ——o —----- — Sei April Deadline For New Labor Laws Republican Leaders Set Labor Deadline Washington, Dec. 21.—(UP) — ; House Republican leader* today ! set April 1 the day John I. fa-wlx ends his strike truce in the sort coal rieids as a deadline for passage of new labor legislation. At the same lime. Sen. Robert A. Tass. It. 0.. an advocate of strong curb* on unions, -aid h'- would reveal today whether he will take the chairmanship of the Important senate labor committee in the new congress There were strong indication.) that he would • There are more things under the Jurisdiction of the labor and education committee that require affirmative action than any other committee." Taft said significantly in an Interview Taft's seniority gave him the ! choice between the labor and fin am e committees but hht statement left little doubt wl.at his decision would be. He said his chief rival for the labor post. Sen. George D | Aiken. R , Vt. had written a "very II nice letter" suggesting that Taft take It. On the house side of the capitol, Rep Cisterne J. Brown of Ohio, an Influential Republican, said it was es.ientlal that congress make the April 1 expiration of the coal truce the deadline for new labor laws. “If we cannot pass permanent legislation to control tlv situation J by that date, our country will lie In bad shape," Brown said. "Whatever we do. It must come in time to meet the threat of a nationwide strike paralysis." Taft skirted the question of whether a ban on industry-wide Hrikes could be written before April I. “I rather doubt that industrywide legislation could be written I in a hurry.” he commented. Taft said, however, that the t senate would have its decks clear I for some action on labor by Feb. 15. Although he took no position »" ' — (Turn To Pas'* 5. Column 5) , o Hits Driving Over • Lawns At Homestead 1 Police chief Ed Miller today is--1 sued a stern warning against auto ' and small delivery truck* "taking ' short-cuts" across the park lawns l at the Homesteads He said that 1 recently he had received several complaints from residents of the ' Homesteads asserting t'.rnt vehicles 1 had Iteen driving icrow the park. 1 cutting up the soft ground -rather ! than using the drives and streets. p Chief Miller asked the cooperation of all residents, especially ' those living at the Homestead*, in 1 apprehending the violators. He • asked' residents to jot down auto ‘ license numbers of violators, as- ‘ sertlng that prosecution will follow in all such casea ieported.

Tidal Wave Whipped Up - t By Pacific Earthquake » Smashes 50 Jap Cities |

————————— Hospilal Facilities Sorely Overtaxed Wreck Victims Add To Crowded State What is believed to Iw one of the most critical situations ever to occur there was noted last night and this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. With the third floor of the in • stltutlon closed because of the prevalent shortage of nurses, patient* were crowded Into corridors on the first floor Exit by the rear door of the in stltutlon was blocked, since two accident victims were being cared for In the narrow corridor Nur--1 ses an I other attaches were forced to wind their way through a 1 rinall washroom to gain entrance to rooms in the rear. The emergency room at the northwest corner also housed a wreck victim. Still another patient lay In the south wing hallway on the first floor. Visitors were not permitted this morning, with even relatives banned from the rooms of the victims. Available nurses were too busy with their duties to inform relatives of patients' conditions end give other customary information All patients on the first floor, including those in the hallway. were being cared for this morning by only three nurses, an r office attache of the hospital said. 1 With she customary number of 1 winter weather victims being ' treated for various ailments, the staff of lhe hospital was sorely overtaxed by the addition of I almut half a doxen wreck victims last night. • The name of one of those vicI tlins admitted last night was still r not recorded this morning and an otht r was not even believed at an early hour to be confined then* ’ until police official* began their • Investigation and a check disclos- • ed she was in one of the rear r rooms on the first floor Those at the institution last night when the accident victims 9 were taken to the hospital report- • ed one of the busiest scenes in t lhe history of the institution. i — o Hoosier Republicans Battle Over Primary II •' State Committee Girds For Fight t I Indianaptdls. Dec. 21. (UP). II The Republican state committee r today rushed plans to prevent a 11 party split on the issue of returnp lug Indiana to a state-wide primary Reiterating Ito opposition to the ls piimary. the committee girded it *’ self for a major battle on an Issue e it originally regarded as an haras sing tactic of the Democratic minr' ority. " Developments came quickly today: « 1. The GOP State committee r completed a statistical study to ’■ prove the direct primary in Indiana n never was successful. 2. The committee also prepared to hand the Republican policy com mittee which meets Monday, 12 recommendations for Improving the convention systeii| 3 Alvin (’. Burch, state auditor ~ and a Republican. marshalled „ forces to pressure the 1947 general u assembly to return the direct pri- „ mary. f 4. Democrats lit lhe new legisj lature said they would introduce p an amendment to repeal the conH vention system law. E The statistical study of Indiana f under the direct primary follows i the political history of the state t ’ from 1901 when the first primary y law was enacted by the legislature n to 1929 when the nomination of e candidates for U S senator, gov 0 ernor and state offices were re- (. turned to the state convention. r "Six primaries during those (Turn To Page 5, Column 4J .

CIO Union To Sue Ford And Briggs Firms h Seek 270 Millions From Ford Co. In Portal-To-Portol Pay (li Detroit. Dec 21— (UP) -The “ CIO United Auto Workers union ' said today it will file suit next week seeking recovery of 1271'. (Si()(i(K( in retroactive portaMoportal pay for employes of the " Ford Motor company. It *aid it would sue the Briggs 11 Manufacturing company, world's 1 largest maker of auto bodies, for " additional "millions." Richard T. Leonard, national UAW Ford director, said the i >rd total would include 525tt.000.iHS' tlie union claims is due 60.000 1 River Rouge plan' workers for 1 five years’ porta'.-to portal actlv- 1 ity. • Emil Maxey, head of the union* Briggs unit, said the amount ' sought from that company would 1 “run into the millions" but would not give a specific estimate The ' total would (over 22.'t00 employes. ■ 1 Earlier. UAW local 551 at Chicago sued to recover JX.OOO.iHIO ' for 2."t"t workers in u Ford plan' ’ there, listing M.itoti.iMio due in 1 portal to portal pay and an addi tional *4.<hhi.(M((/ in liquidated 1 damages The UAW Indicated still larger ' suits are to come, covering hun (’red. of thousands of employe-* of ' General Motor* and Chrysler cor » poratiotiM and smaller automobile and parts manufacturers. I'nion 1 uttorney Maurice Sugar said pre parations for the suits were mov ing ahead at "top speed o — 1 Black Market Sugar Combine Is Smashed Indiana-Michigan Combine Crushed South Bend. Ind . De*' 21 <1 Pt An alleged ||(M>,O(MI blink mark et sugar ring was smashed today after federal agent* arrested a half dozen men charged with counter feitieg sugar rationing Matnp* Chief DPA Investigator Robert Ehrlich of Washington said tit*' Mump-, were sold for prices rangIng from I'l to 125 |>< r hundred ' weight of sugar to consumers. Source of tile counterfeited coupon* still was unknown, lie said. Arrested and charged with posession and sale of counterfeit stamps and violation of DPA regulation* were Joseph J. Jahelka. 35. John T Hipskind. 40, Leßoy E. Woolverton. 43. and Robert Mesch. 33 all of South Bend; James Toler lea 40, Hudson Lake. Ind , and Ernest (Tubby) Korbell, 13. Shave- ( head Lake. Mich Field representative* Charles t> 1 Bannon of the OPA enforcement . division said a two month investigation uncovered the plot after , large numbers of bogti- sugar .stamps “treamed into the ('leveland. <). verification office of Ute . OPA. I Bannon praised merchant* for coI operation in smashing the opera tion He said the ring operated in South Bend. Elkhart. Goshen. Ply . mouth. Michigan City, New Car , lisle, and Nappanee Ind., and . Cassopolis. Mich. Counterfeit stamps which would purchase some i 500,000 pounds of sugar were in . circulation, authorities said AJI but two of the men. Korbell r and Hlpakind. faced preliminary • hearings yesterday atjd bond was f set at 11.000 each. Jahelka. Hipskind. and Woolverton were identified by authorities as salesmen for the Simon Brother* wholesale com- » pany, South Bend Mesch was a ( (Turn To Page 6, Column 4)

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20,000 Homeless As I Tidal Wave Smashes j Cities, Villages On Japan's Inland Sea Tokyo. Dec. 21. iUP) A dev- ■ ; -tu'litz earthquak' and tidal wave • (.truck Japan tialay. killing at least 5 I Soo peihon*. making 20.000 more • homeless, and smanhing at least 50 (Hies and villages on the shores of A Japan's inland sea. t The pre-dawn temblor, termed B mo.e -ev»-re than the )'•— • lokyo ■ quake which claimed nearly 100. I iuki Ilves, hurled a tidal wave m against ''•* miles of coastline along • Khlkoku Island and south-central B Honshu V Preliminary report* set th* » known dead at s<to but other enti- A mates Itooated that toll by 1,000. w mates boosted that tot; I by I.OO" A demolished or damaged 14.656 | house* and 21 factories, and de- e St (iyed more than I.too fishing ves- * Early compilation# listed 62# per- I sons seriously Injured and 623 tnls*- g Ing The only allied military can- I ualty reported was a British soldier A missing at Miho in Hi <ehlma pre ■ lecture J The thundering wall of water. which wept in from the Pacifi* 1 after the suitmarine earthquake, pulled thousands of houses out to d sea as It receded, and In other 1 places floolel homes or smashed ■ .them flat. I Tonight thou’tndri of families J were witlioitt shelter in hitter cold a weather, with i v wind- adding to I their misery J Japanese relief resoi;:<es were | mobilised to rush aid to tiie stiik i «n area which extended from Hir- J (eliiina on the west to Osaka, I Wakayama and Kainan on th*- east- J ern edge of the p .ture-que inland d sea i j i;, n'e home mlnUter, Sell* hi d ttinu i. told the (louse of repre- I entatlvcs tonight that authorltie J ne <• doing their utmost to utilize a shuttered commttitic.i!ion* facilities I that u-h food and shelter to the J d aster victim* I The Japanese lb d CrutM was hur- 1 of Amei ican Red Cr >s* officials. I The mighty earthquake jolt came 1 «2 mile* off the Japanese coast at J 1:20 am. today ft was felt almost I mtneoiatelv in dozen- of it'es and 1 village* where liouees c(dlai*ed and citizens rushed Into the stieets lerro Jz>-d In N.ira piefe«ture IM house* W. re demolished Nine .persons were killed in the vicinity of Ike Horyu Temple believe.! to be the eldest wooden structure In the wo Id But the teuple. built ill 6«7 ain and housing world-famous, initials, wae unharmed, | Then the sea. lashed upwards by tlie earthquake's fit y. loosed a nia«<ive wall of waler on the shoreline whole mo- of tile poptllai slept City after city was flooded. Kochi, on the south coa«t of Shikoku island, and It* neighboring vllages on the lowlands were swept by wave* seven to ten feet high | which rolled five miles and more . inland ; latter the eoaat of Honshu, on 1 beyond Shikoku, began to be hit | Kainan. a city of 26.060. was virtual- j ly cleaned out hy six succoaoive ( blasts of huge wave*. Tlie tidal dlsturlmtice penetrated the Toku- i shiina strait and entered the inland sea The great port city of Osaka was affected, and no was Wakaya<1 irn T I'ik* «'<>l otiti -'■> Buys Health Bond The Decatur G E. Club has voted purchase of a lit* Health „ , , , bond, officials of Christ*** Smls , h P Christmas Bseal campaign in Adams county announced t nil a, , All proceeds from the annual Christ* mas seal sales are used In the fight 0 n ♦ubcrculo*!* ...¥***•*«*«* t® P™”** . . fre* clinic* and i idWiii _ o.hewise carry on the fight against the “white plague." The sale I* conducted by th* Adami county tuberculosis i sssocistlon.