Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 6 February 1947 — Page 1

XLV. No. 31

PUSH BILL TO LIMIT PRESIDENTIAL TENURE

bustrial Gas te Is Banned phis City Kenerol Electric, Easting Company Effected By Order M Stapleton. manager of the ■Northern Indiana Public SerIco'h office Raid thia noon hi.- had just received orders |t off all natural gas service E. city’s two Industrial users | General Electric company |h,‘ Decatur Casting company. L Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Eton had notified the two ■ industries that their usage ■ Im- <ut 50 percent. In accord- ■ with an order of the i-nm-L now order. Mr. Stapleton B Ix-.-omcs effective imrned|E. Bremer, manager of the L* company, said that the ■could he effective several L before it would affect the hytnent roster there to any K* t degree. ■ lira! gas is used for annealk that plant, but only in part L production. Core ovens are ta by fuel oil. he said, thus hiring the effect of the ban E* I W lainkcnau. manager of ■’.ent rai Electric plant, said [tli.- order would affect some |e employes Immediately and talent of any layoff would be Lied by the length of time ■the ban existed. kre. he said, natural gas Is I for annealing, japanning and ■reating He said that any Uy extension of the ban U of course, affect every Severe Cutbacks In Wayne. Ind.. Feb. 6 — I Industrial plants In Fnr' he suffered severe cutback) woductlon today following an |r by the Northern Indiana Hr Service Co. to curtail their [of natural gas. ■rdei>t hit were those plants k gas for heating as part of hciion. Continued cold lher will mean the layoff of Intis of workers. Lunas J Kelly, manager of I Fnr: Wayne division of the khern Indiana Public Service said that the Industrial curbent order had been given to m- enough gas for domestic other necessary genera) ser1 requirements. I the INCA division of the Kps Dodge Copper Product* k a 5® percent gas reduction [erday brought a production I of 65 percent in magnet wire I the International Harvester plant works manager Hugo A. Issbrmlt said It would be two I liefore the reduction of gas lid cause a noticeable producI lag. eneral Electric Co. officials I they would be able to get U for "a few days" without iff* * leater-Goers Pay tr $325 To Fund ecalur theater-goers responded Wotvdy to the March of Dimes ret ion this year te the amount •325 IS This compares favorI to previous years contrlbu- * according to Roy Kalver. > conducted the campaign in the *« and Cort theaters. Not only *• were found in the collection **• but quarters, halves and “widerahle amount of “folding ley." sum will be sent to the head of the National Foundsl far Istantlle Paralsle and half , 1 * h urned to the Adams , *1 chapter for local use In aid- , Delias of the disease Girl Scouts were statM la the lobbies of the two , and It was their efforts , 1 whsslasai that make the ( •Pairs snr-MmOU — i WEATHER *£»idet seoWi sod. central

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New Cold Wave Is Nearing Midwest By United Press Cold weather covered almost half the nation today while n new cold wave swept rapidly toward the middlewest. The middlewest enjoyed a measure of relief from the cold today, but the weather bureau at Chicago warned that it would be short* lived. “The prevailing cold wave over the middlewest will further intensify tonight through Friday night and will continue severely cold through Sunday.” the weather bureau eaid In a special warning 0 U. S. Envoy To Great Britain Dies Suddenly Gardner Scheduled To Sail Today To Assume New Duties New York. Feb d.-fCPI-O. Max Oaf dner. 64-year old ambassador to Great Brit lan. died today at the St. Regis hotel here of coronary North Carolina, tiled at 9:20 a.tn. thrombosis Gardner, former governor of with his wife at the bedside He wuo confirmed only recently by the senate as ambassador to Great Britian. and wan to have sailed today on the NS America with bie wife and son. Ralph, to take up his duties at the court of St James. His *on. and a law partner. Fred Mofrison. of Washington, also were st the bedside when he died. He had suffered a neart attack ut 3:3<i a m Medical aid was summoned. but lie died l«*s than five hours later. William Dupre, husband of Gardner's niece, said that he ambassador never previously had shown any evidence of a heart condition, and the attack ''came is a complete surprise." First announcement of Gardner's death came from the white house President Truman appointed Gardner last Dec 4 as the new ambassador to Great Britian. the post having liecotne vacant last September when Mr Truman appointed the former ambassador. W. Averell Harriman, as secretary of com(Turn T*» !•:•<* 3, Column 3> — —<l Former Decatur Man Dies In Michigan Arthur E. Shaw, former Decatur resident, died at noon Wednesday at his home in Grand Rapids. Mich. A veteran of four yea is service In the Spanish-American war. he served on Survivors Include the wife, formerly Catherine Schmitt: a •dster. Mrs Joel Reynolds of Decatur; two brothers. Oscar Youngstown. O. and Rollie of Kalamazoo. Mich. and several nieces and nephews, including Mrs. David Teeple of Decatur. Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Saturday morning at the El. Mary's Catholic church in Grand Rapids. Decatur Store Is Damaged By Smoke E. F. Gass Store Is Damaged Last Night A fire, presumably started by a carelessly tossed cigarette, resulted in considerable smoke dam age at the E F. Gass more in downtown Decatur last evening The fire is believed to have been started from a cigarette or lighted match d-opped through the grating in front of the store. While little damage was done by th* namaz, the store, which handles ladle. r«edy4o-w*ar merchandise, was filled with amok* The Deca’Sr fire department

FBI Head Says Eisler Chief Red Liaison I Eisler Cited For Contempt Os House Probing Committee BULLETIN Washington. Feb. (UP) —Sources close to the house unAmerican activities committee disclosed today that Gerhard Eisler. alleged Russian secret agent, will be charged with conspiracy to overthrow the government. Washington. Feb. 6 — (UP) — FBI chief .1. Edgar Hoover was disclosed today lo consider Gerhard Eisler as the chief liaison between the international communist organiation in Russia and the communist party in the Unitcd States. Hoover suspected that Eisler might also be serving as a Soviet spy here, the house un-American activities committee revealed. A letter from Hoover to Immigration authorities, written Oct. 16. 1946. was read into the record of a committee hearing after Elsler refused to testify and was cited fur contempt. Eisler, a little, excitable man. who described himself as a German communist refugee, was led away in custody of immigration officers They sail they would take him direct to Ellis Island in New York. Ruth Fischer, who said her real name was Freda -Eisler ami 'hat she was Eisler's sister, told the committee she had been trying since 1923 to expose him as the "most dangerous type" of agent for the communist international. "The fact that this man is my brother." she said, "has only given me a deeper insight in the technique of Stalin's NKVD and the terror system it imposes on the peoples of Europe .. a man who serves Stalin is conditioned to hand over to the GPU (Soviet secret police) his child, his sister, his closest friend " She sai I Eisler had been responsible for the death of two of his friends. If he Is allowed to return lo Germany, she said, he would help build up another Nazi system which would differ from the old one "only by the fact that the fuehrer's name will be Stalin." Hoover's letter, which asif-d (Turn To Paar *. t’cdumn 3) ■ -" —o— —— Cenlral Soya Buys Plant In Memphis Plan Modernization Os Tennessee Plant Central Soya Company. Inc.. which was established here in 1934. has purchased controlling Interest of the International Sugar Feed Company of Tennessee and has launched a 1500.000 modernisation and expansion program at the Memphis mills. Dale W. McMillen, board chairman, has announced The sale price is said to exceed 1500,000. The Memphis concern Is the oldest modern processing feed company south of the Ohio river and was the third largest «weet feed company in the United States It was founded in 1910. by M W. Savage, owner of the famous racehorse. "Dan Patch." William A. Hall, president and one of the founders of the TenMaa** concern, will continue as president of the company M 1.. Hoefle. formerly educational di rector for Central Soya, will direct Mies Central Soya I* one of the largest soybean processors In the country. Besides its huge plant in this city. It has plant* at Gibson City. HL. and Marlon. Ohio The McMillen Feed Mills, a subsidiary, is the largest manufacturer of concentrate feed* for livestock and poultry in the country Feed mills are also operated in Gib*.m City Marton and at Karri*

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, February 6, 1947

No Silk Gloves On Envoy’s Visit P** —- .. „„ IrhEL DIPLOMACY without silk glove* met Poland* lieu envoy. Jo f Winlewicz (lefu. as he called on President Truman to be told by ' the chief executive that Poland hid "fai cd to fulfill' her pledge to hold a free election. With Winiewicz at the White House door is II ('hatli-.-. Sptooks of tin- I S Stat,- d> pat:metit

— y-" School Head Salary Boost Up To State Seek Opinion From Attorney General The matter of a |l.3<M boost In the salary of the county school superintendent. wax destined today for the office of the attorney general, where an opinion is to be sought. Ben Gallion, state tax hoard field representative. who conducted a hearing on several emergency 'appropriation* foi the county, din'closed the above fact during the hearing The matter will he given first to the state (ward, which he represents. Mr. Gallion said. and then in turn to the attorney general'* office. The county council recently approved the boost hy a 4-2 vote hut one member of the council was absent. Since the statutes pro vide for a two third* majority for approval, he -aid that there will he a question raised as to whether the two-thirds Is controlled by the number of members present or the total number on the board. Lyman L. Hann, county school superintendent, asked for the appropriation for the first time last fall when the budgets were fixed after the township trustee* had approved raising his salary to 14.300. The council refused to approve the boost, however The school head then began a mandamus proceedings against the council, which is still pending on ( the circuit court docket. Then came the recent action of the council. over which the present contention rests. Speeders Warned By Decatur Mayor Statement Issued By Mayor Os City Mayor John B. Stults. speaking In behalf of the board of public work* and safety, today issued a vehement warning to “speeders" —motorists who drive their vehicles on the city streets at high rates of sped. In his statement the mayor said that "officers have been instructed to file charges against all violators." declaring that "safe, sane driving is not only the desire but the demand of the public” and promised "sharp law enforcement will follow all violations" He asserted that "thousands of lives are sacrificed yearly id care lessness and wilful violation of driving laws." -•Don’t forget." his statement continues. "If you are determined to drive too fast or carelessly, don't complain about the penalty." j RecaUiMi that "every violator I found guilty in city court ha*. bsea fined tad many have uad their lieeues suspended." be son-

BULLETIN Detroit. Feb. 6.— (UP I — Federal Judge Frank A. Picard today approved entry of the federal government into the Mt. Clemens (Mich.) pottery company portal pay test case. The decision will enable the i justice department to appeal Picard's ruling in the case to the U. S supreme court. The 1 department said it would make such an appeal "whatever the outcome." Army Officer Held For Diamond Hoard — — , Custodian Os Bank Os Japan Is Held S.m Fjancisco, Feb »i <1 I’t An army officer. whose excellen service record led to hi- iipisdnt j men! as custodian of the bank of I Japan, wax under technical ar rest today pending .in investiga tion into the source of jjio.ooo in 1 diamond* he brought home with him from Japan. ' I The officer was fol. Edward J Murray, who wax shipped Mon lay I as he stepisd down the gangplank I <»f the We-tminxter Victory al the 'Oakland army base. Customs in Spectors and army Intelligence of fii-ers seized two diamonds worth I I mon- than IH'.tmo which M ut e. *1 was carrying in hi* watch pocket Wearing the legion of merit the balding officer relinquished a H key to a safe deposit Im>x which ' I customs inspectors said held a '■ hoard of 52k gems valued at »2l»i'.1 000. The entire cache was con ‘ fiscated because of the officer'* alleged failure to declare the gem- at the customs inspection It | was believed they were brought in I last April during a previous visit Official, said It was the largest seizure of this kind ever made on the I’acfic coast. Word came from Tokyo that Murray will lie flown hack to Japan to fate a special board set up to Investigate the caw-. < ustoms officials said they would take no action until the army decided what it intended to do. Murray was confined to quarter* In a guest house at Fort Mason here He said he would be "pleas ed to return to Tokyo" where his side of the story would he given "full and just consideration." Paul lx>;ike. collet tor of cits toms, said inspectors became supicious of Murray through a previous sal* here of 120. MM worth I of smuggled diamonds on the San Francisco market. Make quoted Murray ns saying he considered the diamond* "legitimate loot.’ The customs informed army military intelligence here which (Tarn To Page t. Column 5) Ralph Bentz Rites Friday Afternoon Funeral services tor Ralph W. i Bentz, city streut dpptrtmant am-

House Republicans Clear Way For Passage Os Bill Limiting Terms In Office

Project Increase In Sugar Rations 10 Pound Increase Is Likely By OPA Washington. Feb. 6 (I'Pt House Republican- cheered the] OPA today for tin- projected 10-1 pound inc rc-ase in domestic sugar' ration* but demanded that it be raised to 15 Housewives can collect the- first in-tallment of the almost-certain bonus on April 1. when a new »ug>>i rtaoip wiii bi- validate,! a month ahead of time. It< number, has not been announced. OPA t-uid the new stamp will be good for ten pounds Instead of ' the usual five, ami so will all sub-1 sequent stamps But it did not say how long the new stamps mu-t last I'pping the allowance per stamp. I OPA -aid. was away to avoid printing new ration books Some 20.000 i< pi.i- e-neiit sugar books are down to their la»t five con pons officials said the move- would al-<> fit nicely Into plans to raise th, >earl> sugai al lowance from 25 to 35 jMiund* ; The agriculture department Is i re, ted to make the final decision i on this soon OPA said an Increase was "fairly certain" blit that its size- w es; till to he flX'-d Officials said| privately the best guess was ten mn,tids Chairman August II Andresen, Il Minn .of a house fcxul investi gating subcommittee, was glad to hear tills But lie said lt< would fight for another five pounds, to lull <-d fin domestic tanning Another Republic an l oinmittcwmember -aid supplies w.re avail able sot the In pound annual al low.nice tei ommend' d by Amite s<-ii but that "global do good>-rs tn the state d< partun-iit" were hold Ing it up OPA said no more canning | stamps are planned The new |u pound stamp* must covei all uses That wa- the reason, officials' -aid. for validating the next stamp i Turn I•• I’,*,- I. Column 4) o Dairy-Veterinarian School Closed Here Interest Shown In Insemination Plan The juissildlity of an artificial] insemination program in Adams. county's dairy industry sec-med »I ste|i closer today, following the dairy veterinarian meeting held at th,- Decatur junior senior high school Wednesday While no definite action was taken in the meeting nor any actual plan* made for lu-zinning »tich a program, a number of farmers expressed their interest j in the matter P I Higley, managing director of the American Scientific Breeding institute, appeared before the dairymen' arid explained the method of artificial insemination in detail, citing it* advantages and disadvantage*. Some 1.000 head of cattle are customarily needed to conduct the program •uccetafitlijr from a financial standpoint, it wa* pointed out. Advexate* of the program serteef that enough interest had I*o*ll shown in the county to insure an adequate number participating when such a program ia fioally started The meeting w*s generally ar-

Modified Lien Bill Survives House Debate Legion In Appeal To Legislature To Adopt Bonus Bill Indianapolis. Feb. 6 ll'Pt A modified lien bill affecting pro perty owned by welfare* depart ment old age n-Ristiimi- recipients today survived a long d» bate in th*- Indiana legislature The bill, restoring a provision to th<- welfare laws to give- the state a < laiin on such property aft'-r th,- recl|deiits died advanced to third reading in the lu>u-e. A j motion to kill th,- bill by indefinite |iost|M>ii<-mellt wa- d,-feat<-d 63-20 While the lawmakers kept the bill alive, a crowd of elderly |«-r sons wlio said they represent<•<! the Indiana old age pension organ! zatioti milled around the executiveoffice- of Governor Gates Their ; spokesman and president. B I Brown of liidiana|M>|ls. said th«-y , came to see tile governor ill pro lest to |>assage of the Lien hill I After the house- debate*, ixdll house anti senate- re-ceased nt noon . until 2 pm Earlier today, the American la-gion made a pei-onal appeal to the legislature- to pass a soldiei bonus bill State legion command <«i W ( Bi|.ntou, Scoti-burg spoke in belli liouses urging thelawmaker- to give the ex service men of World War II a IhiiiUs pa* ment iinme-eliate-ly The senate- al-o pa—. <1 two hills. oii<- of which would create- a new slate- departme-nl of revenue- to aliMel b some 2H tax c-0110 ling agencies This was a house* bill. ; and it now goes to Governor G.it* - -for liis signatureThe oilier was a senate bill turn ing over the job of comluctilig city ele-c-lion- to the hands of collll 1 ty commissioners The* welfare* Lien bill c-atne up in the house as a spe-e ial order <>! bu-iness It was fought by a house* blocled by Rep Albert Thompson. R North Vernon who called it "un fair ■' "It c reales a terrific mental hazard that may shorten the liveof our old folks Thompson said * I ern To l-iige • •<*! mm "i o Mrs. Mary Andrews Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Saturday Afternoon Mr* Mary Ida Andrews. *2. widow of the la', .Marion And I rew* dieol Wednesday aftc-rnooti at her home in Washington town ship five miles southwest of Decatur Death was caused by senility She was Icorn in Auglaize county. <>. th-tolH-r 21. |R64. the daughter of John G and Nellie Parr Wiseley. but had spent most of her life In Washington town ship. Her husband died in 1929 She- wa* a me tn leer of the Wash Ington M K. church Surviving *r* one brother. F T. Wiselry of Agra, Okla on* *i«ter. Mr*. Frank Ptnker on of Arkansas (Tty. Kan two half cd* ter*. Mr*. Myrtle DoLiou of Ar kanaa* City. Kan. and Mr* Hoile Reed of Agra Okla and • half

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Override New Deal Opposition, Pass Debate Limitation On Tenure Measure Washington. r»-b 6 d’P) — Hous,- Republic alls today ovetrode new deal l»e*moeratic oppei*itlon and I le-lired the way for passage of a proposal to limit I' S president* to two four-year tei ms The-y shouted down objections to a rule* limiting debate on fit*i>ro|>osed < onstiiutional amendment to two hours GOP leaders claimed e-nougli support by nonnew deal D'-mociat* to ftssitrejiassage* by the necessary twothird* vot<- later in iln- day Meanwhile there* ware* theseother collgl ,-s-lonal Ivvelopment* 1 Tin- senate finance commit- , unanimously approveul indefinite extension of high wartimei excise* fax rates on so-called lux- . ury items . The* hou»«* already has pass, I tin- exii*n-ioii It means a year to tin* treasury 2 A Republic an congressman. Rep Ralph E Flanders. Vt . and .1 union spoke-man. John W Edelman of tin* CIO Textile Worke rs I'nlon. told ioiigress a GOP proposed 15 peree-nt general rent lll(lease* would cans* Industrial strife Fiander* urged five percent raise* e*ae b four months 3. Rep Howard W Smith It, Va said tile < losed shop is in le-fe-nsilde am! should lx- outlawed re gardless of i isk " to labor* man.igeim-nt relathvti* Vine • nt I Miearn <ef the National San>l and Gravel As«ee< tat ion. beeWe*ve*r. -aid haste* in outlawing -he closed shop might piiuhle - only tut moll " I Rep Albert J Engel R . Ml, h . r*newed c ritic ism of proposals to ■u' itic une tax 2<> iterent lie a, < use-el Rc|iultllc alt leade r- of intending '■> eut taxe* before* finding out whether a cut I- justifiable 5 Rep Thomas A Jenkin*. R . (t. called oil his party to force* postpone ment of further tariffcutting tie-gotlotion* But Eric I,din-ton. president of tin* Motion Picture- .o-es iatlon asserted that e otigr,-sional tanipe-ring with the* teciprexal trade- program would be- "disastrous" 6 I'nderse-e-retjiry of commerce* William <’ Foster told a houseilldie iary sube omitle e- that thef.'. iuio tiuee icon c-rop of portal toportal pay suit- made "farsighted, l ouragi-oii- business planning very difficult " If th* proposed pres|e|i ntia| tenure- amendment finally is edopte I by the- country It will lxtit,- first time that the- constitution has been changed *ltic-e* 1933. That was when the- prohibit! in amendment was repealed Ilrpuldlcan* tlioucht they coul<t get the* amendment through hot - the- house- ami o-nate Chairman Alexander Wlh-y. R . Wi* . of thesenate jiidt,T.ery committee* sal*! it would merely put in o writing * i political tradition that had ex* i«ted from th*- time- of George* Washington to the administration of the late President Roo**v*lt It take* a twee thirds vote In both house* to pas* a <-omrtltntional amen intent And then it must be ratified by 36 states The* American labor party of New York joined the opposition to « flat rent lK*o*t Arthur Sebatzer. ALP executive secretary, told a senate linking suix-omaiittee the proposed 15 percent Increase would hike the nation's rant bill l.y IJ.iHXi.iHsfixw And Alfred K. Stern, chnitwan of a New York organ I sat lon call- , d the emergency . ommhtee on rem and ;iou*tr.z " aaaertad 1 hat •if ram* ara im re***d. lator