Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1946 — Page 1

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■Hiltons . led 01IHC ■porta! M Kit Brings Total Kked Ot Industry K, cr 5600.000.000 ” . 21 (UP)-Sult for ‘ „ (Ml portalto-porfal ■T. *ii-i l,l a r "" , ‘ d S, "'’ ,R V. ,„ur- t"<l“y •'«« ln '" ,he KL-t.nal Harvester <’*»• m yr,15.000.000 V... Ln hy l,nlon " HLu already <>O tH** '■* federal |K\r<i-’‘ ,f "‘ country. Suita HKL .eve al hundred million W” m „re were being prepared union* for filing thia K .ait ar.k. 4 for 150.000.000 overtime and K„ H I. Mi damage*. It wsh BK- a'tornes* David Rothstein M- >r Merer*. who said they ■ ,-n-ing 35.000 Harvester |K. r i ; plant* throughout the filed in Itehalf of three of- „( the united farm equip metal worker* union represented are ernK at plant* m Auburn. N. Y., Ky Evansville, Ind.; Kllohne. Ito' k Falls »"<• R‘»rk ail in llinola; and BettenKwn' offir lais named a* pet IK, were tieraid Fields, Inter K-.w ee< r< tary treasurer; Earl K*. preaident of local HI. and HL«rn Biscontine. official ot Kl” Korneys -aid claim* were preKm for overtime allegedly due Kan eight year period The K aw assigned to judge Philip Kun* court. Kfirial* of the V. 8. labor deKarnt’* wage* and hour* diKt said that worker*' claim* for Kiituportal pay can go back Krurj in Illinois and seven in I To Sue 35 Plants Kiunspolis, Dec. 24.—(UP)--Kiltoportal pay for some 20,000 Kim member* ot the CIO united Ksobile worker* union will he Kkt in federal court suit*, a K* *pokesman said today. Hinold Atwood, regional director ■thr CAW in Indiana. Kentucky ■ Illinois, said suits would be K against approximately 35 Kier plant*. ■tvood naitl some of the suit* K *eek ax much as $1,500 in Kl pay over a slx-year period B tech worker. I Not Justified Kroit. Dec. 24—(UP)—Federal K Frank A. Picard, who made original ruling in the portalKrtal pay dispute, said today ■lmany of the suit* filed by labor Kt against Industrie* for back y m»t be Justified and ImM that Rome may not stand up ■wart. frkird. who ruled in 1942 that ploye* of the Mt. Clemen* ■tt) Pottery Company workers P* entitled to compensation for B* ipent on company property P* ibey actually started to P blamed the wave of suits on F 1 '*- 1 *" by the labor unions. r lf it develops later that these F’ are not Justified, either in F w *boie— and many of them to not be—|'m sure they'll be P”** I *,'* the jurist said. j/”' 1 ' attorney Edward Lamb, to aoccessfully prosecuted the to*ry case, joined in warning las ,Bton * not to be over enthuslasf® Wng suits for back pay. L°** r ' flamboyance" by labor to*» would lead to stiffer action f twigreas when It begins conlabor legislation next to I *. Lamb said. further warned union* to*< nami specific figures In r tj l-twporta| disputes and called ■•• ion to statutes of limitations lßt *t states. J 1 »ie In Air Crash *° r Rio De Janeiro &l « De Janeiro, Dec. 24.—(UP)— •‘I Persons were killed last . * h * n a four-motored Avro 11 Trana-Atlantlc plane crashed ' B mountain near here. . * ‘••■•h toll rose to 20 today c J* rique l-ecrok, one of those rd - d ied. An official announce- • short time earlier had set " ,o ‘el fatalities at 19. — WEATHER partly cloudy tonight, a little ”’ ,r north portion. Wodnes- ’*/ generally fair with mods•empsratures.

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Passengers Unhurt As Trains Collide Only One Serious Injury Is Reported Waubay. 8. D.. Dec. 24 — (UPtl — A faulty or improperly thrown I switch was blamed today for the; collision of a slow-moving freight and a Chicago bound Milwaukee road passenger train which struck headon near here last night. Twenty person* received medical attention for Injuries, but only one. Angus Thompson. 70, was de scribed a* being In serious condition. He suffered a concussion. The westbound freight was scheduled to take a Mding and permit the halted Milwaukee Olympian to proceed. The freight, traveling at 10 to 15 mile* per hour, ran through the switch and crashed headon into the train of day coaches carrying 14 cars of holiday traveler*. Milwaukee railroad officials said they were investigating to determine why the switch failed to function. Engines of both trains remained on the track, hut 10 freight cars, two of the Olympian's mail and express cars, and two passenger coaches were derailed. Eleven of the injured were taken in ambulance* to Webster. 8. D.. and nine others to a hospital here. Dr. F. Pfister, one of 10 physicians rushed to the wreck scene, said the "buckling of one of the Olympian's baggage cars acted as a cushion and absorbed most ot the freight train's force. A majority of those injured were occupants ot the dining car and were struck by flying glassware and crockery. The accident occurred at 8:10 p. m. The passenger train Involved was the second section of the Olympian, made up entirely of coaches. Two In Hospital Chicago. Dec. 24 — (UP) — Two of 40 persons injured in the collision of a South Shore suburban train wHh an Illinois Central freight remained at hospital* today for further checkups. The suburban train struck the caboose of the freight last night after the latter made an unscheduled stop near the city limits. Injuries to passengers were limited to cut* and bruises.

Lumberjack Battle Starts Fatal Fire . Queliec City. Que.. Dec. 24—(UP) —A fight lietween two lumberjack* during which an oil Move was upset waz Itelieved to have started the fire that destroyed the three story Mount Royal hotel, killing two women, firemen said today. The fire Itroke out las’ night and spread rapidly through the hotel In the old section of the city. Five peiuon* were injured In the blaze. One of the victims killed in the fire was a 16-yearold girl Neither of the dead women was Identified. Warns On Practice Os Shooting Lights Police chief Ed Miller today warned agaliwt youngster* shooting at lamp globe* and bulbs in the city. The Identity of lads who last night broke an overhead light at Eighth and Jackson streets is known, he said Prosecution will follow If any more such incidents are reported, he said. _e Commissioners To Name Appointees County Board Meets Here On January 1 A number of Important county appointee positions will be filled on Wednesday. January 1. In the annual New Year’s Day reorganization meellng of the county commissioners. Among those to be named is a member of the board ot trustees of the Adsms county memorial hospital. The four-year term of Fred Kamholz of Berne expires at that time. A county road superintendent will also be named, along with four district supervisors. Ralph W. Rice. Root township, is the present highway superintendent. The superintendent is named for one year. A county health officer Is also to be appointed Dr. D. D. Jones of Berne Is now serving in that capacity. A county physician, a position held by Dr. James F. Burk, is another to be named. Following the making of the appointments, the commissioners will go to the county home for the annual appraiaal.

Warns World Faces Major Food Crisis . Dismal Christmas Picture Os World Shortage Os Food Washington, Dec. 24 — (UP) — I The United Nations Food and Agri- I cultural Organisation painted a dis- I ma I Christmas picture today of suffering and starvation in vast! area* of the world while the United Slate* basks In abundance. In a report de*crlbed a* "World food appraisals for 1944-47," the I FAO: 1. Warned that a major food crisis still confronts the world. 2. I‘redhted that the European food situation would "deteriorate sharply" In the spring. 3. Deported that nutrition and health are little better than last year and “in some countries worse.'* 4. Appealed for "Immediate tightening of controls and food economy measures in all countries," especially those like the United State* which have a surplus. The FAO report was made public as UN HR A neared the end of tions assembly meeting during Its work and after the United Nawhich the United States — the major financial supporter of UUNRRA served notice It would I no longer participate In Interna-' tlonal relief work. Instead. It will dole out its assistance on a unilateral basis. The FAO reported that the areas suffering chiefly from luck of food were those most seriously damaged in the war — Europe, the Orient and the Soviet union; that food production was beginning to recover but only slowly in those countries; that food output in surplus producing countries — especially North America — was higher than la*t year's record. Throughout the report was an Implied criticism of the United States and an indirect appeal to it. to reconsider the quantities of food it feels able to ship abroad. For example, after describing malnutrition, stringent food rationing. and low food production In many countries, the report said: ‘ In the United States per capita consumption is 15 percent higher than prewar and higher than last year. . . "The uncertainty which prevails regarding food export* from the United States in the current year creates uncertainty for the whole world's supply i>ositlon, since the United States is the only large country where there remains a choice of exporting more rather than less." The report noted that on the heel* of record grain harvests this year in the United States, this country had taken off restrictions on the use of such grain* for beer and alcohol. While people in the United Stab (Turn To Pag* •. Column

Martin Haugk Dies Early This Morning Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Martin Haugk. 54. retired Union townahip farmer, died this morning at 1:30 o'clock at bis home after an IlineNS of one year. He had been bedfast six weeks. The deceased was born in Union township on July 27, 1882, the son of August and Doris Haugk and had resided In that township during most of his life. He was married on October 26. 1905 to Wilhelmina Wefel, who survives. He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran church. Surviving, besides the widow, are five children: Arthur and Ed win at home. Gerhard and Mrs. Luetta Nern of Fort Wayne. Richard ot Hoagland: two brothers, Henry of Decatur and William of Fort Wayne.; two sisters. Mrs. Martha Wefel of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Wflliam Gerke of Waynedale. and six grandchildren. A brother, a sister and a half-sister are deceased. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1:80 o’clock at the home and at 2 o'clock at the cflurch with the Rev. E. B. Allwardt officiating and burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be returned from the Zwlck funeral home to the residence Wednesday afternoon and may be viewed there until time for the services.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, December 24, 1946

This Trio Prefers Alaska Weather ■ K Ik fw' r 1 K IT MAY BE THE SEASON of good cheer for many of us. but not for LLvuk Anntusuk 1%-year-old Eskimo boy. and bls dogs. "Rowdy M7“Lnva" tlhe pupl They came from Whale . I.lanl, Alaska. store exhibit. The trio would rather lie back In Alaaha.

President Leads In Christmas Welcome Broadcast Greetings To Fellow Americans Washington. Dec. 24 — (UP) — President Truman leads the nation In welcoming Christmas today when he lights the big Christmas tree on lhe White House grounds and broadcasts yule greetings to his fellow Americans. Mr. Truman will go out to the south lawn of the executive man sion at about 4:16 (CBT) for the traditional lighting of the national community tree. He then will deliver his brief message, which will, be broadcast by all major networks. Patients from nearby army and navy nospitals. many of them amputees, will lie guests of honor st the ceremonies. A guard of honor will tie formed by Washington high school cadets and Girl Scouts, Campfire girls and Boy Scouts. The famed U. 8. marine band will present a .concert of Christmas music. Tomorrow. Christmas day. Mr. Truman will take off In his special plane at 7:3ff a. m. for his home in Independence. Mo., where he will spend a 24-hour holiday His wife and daughter already are in Missouri. White In independence. Mr. Truman will follow his custom of eating—or at least attending—three Christmas dinners within two hours. This permits him Io divide his time between his bn mediate family, his 94 year-old mother, who lives 17 miles away at Grandview. Mo., and Mrs. Truman's family. The president will be back in Washington by 7 p. m. the day after Christmas. Mr. Truman was forced to observe only a brief Christmas holiday because of his work on the state of the Union message and the new 1947-48 budget which he presents to the new congress early next month.

Spirit Os Good Will Prevalent In Decatur At Christmas Time

Good will toward men!" Tangible evidence of the good will that man feels toward his fellow beings was displayed on all sides in Decatur and community today — on the eve of the world's Greatest Gift. Os these, some were reported while others were not wholly revealed for publication for obvious reasons. But the fact still remained that gifts and cheer were being brought to many whose lot this Christmas is less fortunate than that of moat. First of all, of course, are those who received the Christmas baskets from the Good Fellows club—a yearly program designed to make the holiday a little brighter for some of those whose purses won't permit a biff banquet table and lots of gifts. Then there are report* of various churches sending carolers around to “cheer up,” among others, invalided, aged and quarantined "shut-ins.” Inmates at the county home are expected to receive their share of Christmas caroling and cheer tomorrow. There's the report of the St.

Power Service Is Restored To G. E. Power service to plant oue of the Decatur General Electric from the municipal plant was restored shortly after midnight last night, according lo L. C. Petlibone, city light superintendent. A partial closing of the one plant was necessary Monday l>ecau«e of the disruption of service when a spliced section of the cable furnished the plant power "blew up " Work at both planta will be suspended at 7:30 o'clock tonight to give workers a Christmas Holiday. p Zionists Retuse To Attend Conference Militant Palestine Policies Endorsed i . I Basel. Switzerland, Dec. 24 — j (UPI American Zionist leaders sought today to form a new lead-; ership for the world Zionist organ | Ization to carry out the militant Palestine policies endorsed by the congress in final meeting here. Al 11 a. tn. the congress had been In continuous session for 19 hours. Congress leaders njled out the renomlnatlon of Weigmann for the presidency after the congress voted agalgst Jewish parti-, cipation In the IXindoii conference, on Palestine, scheduled for Janu ' ary. For the time being the man of. the hour appeared to be Rabbi Ab-' ba Hillel Silver of Cleveland, president of the Zionist organization of America. in an session climaxing the congress. Zionist delegates voted 17! to 154 agulnst taking part in the proposed Arab-British-Jewish conference on the future of Palestine. The vote appeared a setback to the moderate policy advocated by president Chaim Weizmann* The congress passed a resolution which denounced the British regime in Palestine as "oppress(Turn To PVR* !. Column 4»

Paul church, south of Decatur, contributing >118.69 which they collected from the congregation, toward the rebuilding of the Union Chapel Evangelical United Brethren church, recently destroyed by fire—a gift given at an appropriate lime of the year. (Incidentally the rebuilding funl of the church was boosted >51.90 from the scrap metal sale of the ruined church's hell. The bell was rendered worthless when the intense heat of the fire melted a hole In it.) Report “Big Gift" Probably the most shining ex ample of the Christmas spirit is the action of-a gjotip of local workers being taken in behalf of one of their number whow misfortune visited last week. The spirit of the season has even overshadowed so greatly the inflate desire of the writer lo reveal what to him I* really a “scoop,” that the “big gift” of these worker* will be kept a secret for the present—especially since It is to be a surprise to the recipient.

State Department Says Russians Within Legal Rights In Ship Action

Amnesty Granted To 'Little Nazis' General McNarney Gives Proclamation Frankfurt, pec. 24 —(UP) —Den. Joseph T McNarney today gave *om<- Aoo.tmo "Little Nails’’ a clean bill of health, cleansing them of the taint of Hitlerism in a sweeping Christinas amnesty. McNarney. American commander In Germany, proclaimed the tna*a clemency In a Christmas message he delivered at Frankfurt's Jammed Roetnerberg square, onetime scene of the coronation of the holy Roman emperors and birthplace of Germany's first social constitution. The second personal address liefore Germans by the U. 8 commander was broadcast over every German radio station In the American zone The amnesty applied to Germans "who are not chargeable under the (denaxlflcatlont law as major offenders, and whose financial *tatus conclusively shows that they have not profited from Nazi greed and ambition." The decree affected perhaps a third of all the German* in the U. 8. (H-cupation zone who might have been charged under the new denazification statutes written and administered by the Germans themselves Also affected were offender* who suffer from a more than 50 percent disability "I am sure." McNarney said, "that this amnesty will permit the German administration to proceed more vigorously to seek out and pitnlßh the active Nazi* who brought destruction on their country. and at the same time will ! encourage those who came under its term* Io seek the way of de 1 j mocracy." Hi* only other personal appearI ance before a German audience was a year ago, when he assumed ’ command in succession to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Bids Are Received By Commissioners Old Highway Truck Sold To Local Firm The Maier Hide A Fur company purchased the old White truck, owned by the county highway department, on Its bld of >75, submitted to the county commissioners in the regular meeting late Monday. Only one bid was offered. The Berne IGA store was awarded the contract for furnishing groceries and tobaccos lo the county Infirmary during the first three months of next year The other bidder was Home Grocery. Decatur. This I* the first lime that bid* have been received since previous to 1942. War shortages prohibited receiving blds previously. The only item which the winning bld did not include is red kidney beans. Blds on sugar, syrup, canned pineapple and other hard-to-get Items were included. Mr*. Miller Named Mrs. Emma Miller, matron at the ladies' rest room in the courthouse for the past several years, was reappointed to the post by the commissioners for a period of one year. Barton Wallers of Washington township and Herman Gelmer of Union township were named a* appraisers for the annual New Year's Day appraisal to be taken at the county home. Walter* was named by commissioner John Uhrlstener aud Gelmer hy commissioner Dale D. Moses Under the alternating plan of making the appoint ments. commissioner Ell Dubach did not name an appraiser. Mondsy's meeting was the final for EH Dubach, retiring member of the iMiard of commlasioner*. Mr. Dubach, who was not a candidate for reelection, having served two terms in the office. Is to he succeeded January 1 by John Augsburger. named in the recent November election. They represent the third district.

Pope Appeals For Just Peace, i Disarmament j — I Warns That Present ' Agitation Os World Could Lead To War Vatican City. Dec 24— (UP) — In a Christmas message to ti.e world Pope Plus today appealed for a just peace and general disarmament. warning that present “world agitation could leal to new conflict*” using armament*' so terrible that they appear "to the eyes of horrified humanity a* Infernal creations” The Pope's Christmas declara(ion wa» couched in some of the strongest terms ever employed by the supreme pontiff and forcefully called upon the statesmen of the world to make their nati-m* secure against atomic warfare In a passage in which Catholic . leaders who closely study papal | pronouncements found an unmis-' takable reference Io Russia the Pope said that he realized that his words and intentions ran the risk "of being distorted for political; propaganda" Inti that "such er-1 roneou* or malicious comments i could not seal our lips." He added that "no claim of veto, no matter where it came from, could hold against the pre cept of Christ: Go aud teach." I "A new element has appeared in recent times to stimulate the desire for peace.” he said. “The power of machines of destruction ' which modern technique has strengthened and still strengthens up to the point of making them appear Io the eyes of horrified humanity as irtjertml creations has been placed at the center of international discussions under ■ aspects which are completely new I and with an impulse which has . never felt Itefore. the problem of disarmament—giving way to hope that that which In past times had been sought for in vain might fin ally be reached " The Pope did not refer to the atom bomb by name but his inference was plain. In the face of this threat Pope Pius called upon statesmen to work constantly for peace with Justice—"a peace which must not be static but which will always leave the door open for future changes and for eventual readjustment." He called for no relaxation in ’ the light for peace an I a better ' world in which would be stressed ’’ "the reeducation of humanity to a spirit of brotherly solidarity " i- ___________________ p (Turn to <L <*«»lumn

Mrs. Anna Garner Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Mrs. Anna Rebecca Garner. 73. widow of the late Sylvester Garner. died at 11:15 o'clock this morning at the home of her son, Thomas Garner. 911 Bush street. «fter a week's Illness. She was born in Grant county November 13. 1873. the daughter of I.indsey and Jane Wilson-But-ler, but had resided in Adams county for the years Her husband died In 1914. She was a member of the Christian church. Surviving are five daughters. Mrs. Lucy Cox. Mrs. Mary Railing, Mrs. laiura Lee and Mrs. Agnes Fisher, all of Decatur, and Mrs. Edna Foreman of Fort Wayne; four sons. Arthur, James. Thomas and Joe Garner, all of Decatur; one brother lx*on Butler of Wall Lake. Mich.; 33 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. One daughter. two brother* and one sister are deceased. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm. Friday at the Thomas Garner home and at 2 o’clock at the Church of God. with the Rev. Dwight McCurdy officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. The body will lie removed from the Black funeral home to the residence el 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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Confirm U. S. Navy Vessel Ordered Out Os Port Os Dairen; Within Legal Right

Washington. Dec. 24—(UP —A state department spokesman to« day confirmed that Russia military authorities ordered a U. Ha naval vessel out of the Manchurian port of Dairen, but said tho action was within Soviet legal rights. He said there wa* “substantial accuracy* to a newspaper dispatch saying the Russians ha I given the ship a 20-mlnuta "getout" ultimatum. The spokesman revealed that the department had received a preliminary, hut garbled, report on the Incident. He said the garbled portion apparently referred to the oral ultimatum Russian official* Issued to the naval ship to leave within 20 minutes after its 48 hour stay had expired. The spokesman said the word I "consequences" appeared in the garbled section. The newspaper dispatch by William H. Newton, Scripps-How-ard correspondent representing I the combined world press, said j the ultimatum to the ship had ' baen to the effect that “unless you leave within 20 minutes, wo will not be responsible for the consequenceai" The Hpokesman pointed out i that under the Hino-Sovlet treaty of August. 1945. Dairen eventually is to be a free commercial port. under Chinese administration. But he added that the Soviet and Chinese governments have not yet made the necessary arrange- | ments Pending that he said. | Dairen remains under Soviet military control He added that the Soviet Union was within Its legal rights in i ordering the vessel to leave and in refusing to allow two Americas newspaper correspondents and an American businessman the right ' to go ashore Neither of the three civilians had received any prior assurance i that they would be allowed <w ’; land. "The department ha* received a preliminary report regarding the U. 8. courier ship which recently visited Dairen." the spokes- > man «ald "This report confirm* - the substantial accuracy of William H. Newton's story The pur- • pose of the trip was to bring »up- > plies and diplomatic mail to the i consulate general at Dairen. i "The Soviet authorities were • notified in accordance with estab- • Hshed routine and the vessel was • granted the usual permission to stay In port 48 hour*. The court ler. Harris II Ball, was allowed r to transact his official busings I without hindrance, having receiv- > ed prior clearance for authority to land "But clearance was not request-

<•<l (or the two newspaper rorrw pondents and the American businessman. "Upon arrival of the vessel at Dairen. consul Reneral H. Merrell Beiiniiißhoff attempted to obtain (Turn 'to I’aue S. Column 4» 0 — Red Tope Deprives G. I.'s Os Checks Indianapolis. Dec. 21 — (I’PI— Federal red tape ha* reprived some Homier (1 I college students of subsistence check* for the entire fliat semester. director William Stalnaker of the mate department of veteran* affair* aaid today. Stalnaker said several hundred Indiana college student* have had no O. I. check alnce the opening of the school term. He urged a “decentralisation" of the veteran administrations tliaburaement sya* tom Buys Health Bond The Decatur Woman’s Club ha.e voted purchase of a lirt Health . •-i bond. officials of ‘ h • Christmas seal campaign in Adams county an* aW*I>ZS* nounced today. All proceeds from * th< * nnnual Christ* max seal sales are 3 used in the fight ' .T**- i 0 n tuberculoslo ... fast PMKHsa “ nd t 0 Provide Agatovt Tsbsvutetis f ree clinics and othewlse carry on the fight against the “white plague." The sale Is conducted by ths Adams county tuberculosis I association.