Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 10 February 1947 — Page 1

XLV. No. 34

GOVERNOR GATES ASKS NEW STATE TAXES

■rly Senate Bion Likely H Portal Pay Senate Committee ■ o Consider Bill Outlawing Suits 3J®f(lliiigt<>n. Feb H* fl’Pi — ! WB,l ll " l ‘l > *' 1 i,row ’ '* ,ul " 'HB II ' " li,v anti-portal pay next week. Alexander Wiley of i -»..•»♦• jndiiiary committee I. wH hi.-c group would approve a Am Monday outlawing portal I jaS 1., tn- like those now pending a-'gretrate sum of t.A.tMMt,. Slid the senate should I measure Priority despite [ Saturday of the M' Pottery Co. case are the latest develop on other subjects claiming attention: <ontrol — Former price Leon Henderson and ex- | expeditor Wilson W Wy I ‘I ■‘"si'lent Truman to congress that he will veto rent boosting legislation Hp.|.,al budget — Sens Millard jK’ydings. It . Md . and Styles It. N II . proposed a con ‘ amendment to require SEnced budgets in peacetime. Kublican leadeis meanwhile, ii-jiorted agreed on a H.bftO.t <ut in Mr Truman’s 191* ■K.-t to permit tax reduction. Hgrt balancing, and payments national debt. Th- \merican Newsp.i Guild told the house labor that publisher .1 David MjK-n used a Guild strike us a excuse" for selling the Re* ord and two n. N J . newspapers Hep H|Krl*-x .1 Kersten. R Wis said ■■ relations between Stern and »K Guild -tarted when the pilbli began 'hammering away" communism Stern will tomorrow <nergy—Sen E*l«’ln <’ - I.ilienthal report of last which became the basis of Harm li world atomii control »a< the greatest blunder m g^^Blomai-y" this country ever ■■(l*- The report, to which Ba added strong political safe proposed progressive reMB"*- of al; atomic energy secrets plants to an international y. rsal training - House KeI ans and Democrats said the rat ion’s reipiest for peace i Bn- military training was a dead g®N*-w opposition Was developing | B»atiwliil.- to confirmation of |B'H E Lilienthal as chairman g|B Hu- atomic energy commission Kenneth M< Kellar D Tenn . has lx-en fighting the noml almost single handed, won sunport of Sen Styles Bridges X II who called I.ilienthal appeaser of Ruasia " And it HB* k b-arned that senate Republl leaders were considering the attack. hHKBi the house Rep. Eugene E I> Ga . c alled for moral supof Mc-Kellar Cox said who holds the atomic post should ’’above suspicion and added HB*' I.ilienthal Is not that man " ’aid I.ilienthal ax TV A < hair permitted TVA to become a ''-tied for communism " ■ rial Opened For ■Mieged Kidnapers MB ort Wayne. Ind. Feb 10 BM 11 Pl The kidnaping trial of teen aged -noys from Nashville. ME* 11 b e- an | a f, ,|eral court here With the selection of a jury. Black Jr, 17. and Albert **•**. U. faced anythin* from R freedom to a death sentence MB^‘" k ' h * outcome Os the trial. ronf *“*» kidnaping an el MT** r ’»’oy Ohio couple when Ely* w>r, ‘ arrested by federal bur HIE " ' Bv> ”t«a<iuti agents, trot later Innocent to the charges Y" ,rrwt « l 'h- youthful iB."

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Legion Convention To New York City Indianapolis, Feb. 10 — (UP) — The 29th national convention of the American legion will lie held in New York Aug. 28-Sc pt. 1. Leg ion national headquarters announced today. The announcement was made by Judge Vincent A. Carroll. Philadelphia. chairman of the national convention bureau of the American Legion. 0 Great Britain Near Crisis On Fuel Shortage Attlee Pleads For Alt To Cooperate In Nation's Need London. Feb. lA—(UP)—Prime Minister Clement Attlee told the house of commons today that Britain’s fuel crisis lx so grave the emergency can be met only by the cooperation of all parties. Attlee’s appeal came ax British Industry faltered under the staggering impart of an unprecedented power shutoff ant the government desperately sought for emetgency measures to meet the economic crisis. To Attlee’s appeal for conservative cooperation, opposition members of parliament shouted: ’Resign, resign." It seemed apparent that the fuel crisis had brought to the lalior party government a political crisis of considerable magnitude, as well. "The serious situstlon which the country now faces can be met only by the cooperation of all.” Attlee insisted He said the government was aware of the serious losses being inflicted on Britain by the power shutoff but “it is an action which is essential at the present time.” Attlee told commons that actually Britain was suffering from a chronic fuel problem rather than an isolated crisis arising due to the severe winter weather He said that while coal production had Increased steadily there had lieen an unprecedented and unexpected increase in demand. He said the coal situation in Britain had been critical for the past five years, noting that this winter was begun with only 11.000.000 tons stockpiled against 14,000.000 last year. He said that in addition to the shortage of coal Britain’s available generating plant capacity lx rapidly approaching the point where it is overloaded However, he added, had It not (Turn ToV-Tgs t. Column 4»

Joseph Globig Quits Decatur 6. E. Plant Takes Position In Los Angeles Plant Joseph W'. Globig. assistant superintendent of the Decatur General Electric plant since April, 1942. will leave February 2H for Ixm Angeles. Calif. where be has accepted an enncnUve position with the Sawyer Electric comP<»y _ Mr. Globig will b» manager of the motor division of the electrical manufacturing concern, which employ* about 900 people. His wife anl two children will remain here until a home is acquired in Lot Angeles They are residents of the Homesteads subdivlalon Mr. Globig began hia career aa an electrical engineer with tbe General Electric company in 1939, following hia graduation from Waahington University. St. Louis. Mo. He waa employed In Schenectady. N. V-. Philadelphia. Pa . t and Fort Wayne before coming to Decatur John F. Weieh. F*”™ l •«l* r visor of iuepucUon si the Fort Wayne General Electric Work*.

Berlin Dance Hall Fire Toll At Least 81 Additional Victims Sought By Workers After Saturday Fire Berlin, Feb. 10.— (UP) — German workers shuffled through the: blackened ruins of a Berlin dance hall today seeking additional vic-1 tims of the flash fire that killed at least Hl masquerading dancers; Saturday night. Berlin police president Paulf Markgraft officially set the death toll at “at leant Si" last night when - shivering laborers searching the I embers of the Case Loebel called a halt until dawn. Eight of the dead were British soldiers. The case wax In the British zone of Berlin. Markgraft said 27 complete bodies were removed first, and that the rest of the dead were tallied from portions of bodies removed from stacks around the dance palace's exits. Another police official said the bodies were so horribly dismembered that the exact death toll might never be known. More than a hundred persons were reported by hospitals to have been treated for burns and other injuries. British authorities in the Span dan Borough of Berlin, where the fire occurred, turned a large mtxxeiim into an emergency morgue. An estimated 800 revelers at a masquerade were in the building when fire broke out at 11 pin I Saturday, apparently due to an overheated stove. An official British army spokesman. after inspecting the ruins, said. "I saw bodies lying all over the place. It was a gruesome sight. They didn't resemble human be-1 Ings they were twisted, distorted shapeless hulks." I'nited Press staff correspondent Robert Haeger reported from the scene "I saw German workers fill six caskets with liodies or parts of Imdiex and take them away on a truck, latter, they were 1 in the process of filling 12 more coffins. "The black-painted, brass decorated boxes were lined up in neat rows to receive the bodies. Two were piled in each casket to speed the Job. “The bodies were burned so bad(Turn T o Page t. Column <> Union Chapel Church Plans Are Approved

Preliminary Plans Approved Sunday The congregation of the Union Chapel Evangelical United Brethren church approved Hunday the preliminary plans submitted by the building committee for reconstructing a new church to replace the one destroyed by fire. The plans, previously approved by the quarterly conference and prepared by Toth architects of South Bend, estimate the cost of the new structure at 129.9fi0 Thia does not include furnitures, fixtures nor the architects' fees, it was stated, and does call for a possible fluctuation of 10 pen-ent either ahova or below the estimate due to conditions and building costa. Nearly SIC.OOO has been raised to date and placed in the church’* building fund, it waa reported to the congregation by Martin Sprunger. church treasurer. Latest contributions include Union Chspel Evangelical United Brethren church of Willshire. Ohio, III; Adame County Farm Bureau Coh»p. Genevs mothers of World War II veterans. IS Os some 140 churches in tbe 81 Joseph conference of the church, the first 30 psrtldpating In • recent coilection for the fund reported a total of IMO Most of sre small rural chur* it

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, February 10, 1947

Disagree On laabor Views ■FWM W iS*'' J? ■r . J - -SlHl w w - JHBr " ’ B 11 HI jg o ■ MINNESOTA’S EX-GOVERNOR Harold E Stassen Hefti disc uxs.s his 10-polnt program for bettering lalmr-management relations with Sen. Robert Taft (R-Ohioi in Washington. The two Republican presidential aspirants clashed repeatedly ax Ntassen outlined Ids plan at a hearing before the Senate Mbor Committee. At one point Taft called a proposal by the Minnesotan "trivial."

Two Arrests Made In Traffic Drive Five Red Tickets Issued By Police Two arrests were made and five ’’red" tickets issued liy city police over the weekend, in conrormlty witli the latest drive on tratfic enforcement ordered by Mayor John B. Htults. police chief Ed • Miller reported today. I.ewix Sheets, Decatur, route five, was arrested on a charge of speeding and Charles Mowery. 20. 225 North Eighth street, wax arrested on a charge of reckless driving The latter arrest wax made at Five Points. Both were scheduled to appear before Mayor Stu'.ts in city court late this aftern*»on to answer to the charges. Recipients of the "red” tickets will be required to pay the II fine under the "cafeteria court” ordinance at the offices of the city clerk treasurer Chief Miller said the tickets were issued for parking by a fire plug, on the wrong side of the street. In a restricted area. etc. One accident was also reported Saturday night when cars driven by Verlin Ray Geyer. 20. route six. Decatur, and Ernest L. Bedwell. 20. of this city, collided at tbe intersection of Madison and Second streets as the latter was attempting to cross Second street. o To Plan Assessing Work February 24 County Assessor In Charge Os Meeting Final plans for the 1947 assessing work will be made here Monday. February 24. at a meeting of assessors to be held In the Adams county courthouse Albert Harlow. Adams county assessor, will be In charge of the meeting and Instruct the various township assessors and deputies In their work. A representative of the state tax board will also speak at the meeting. relative to new schedules of assessments, etc. Sixteen assessors from the county and their deputies attended the district meeting last Friday In Fort Wayne to learn of major changes to be made In the assess ing work, which starts officially (Turn Tn Pas» *. Column S) Report McNutt To Resign March 15 Wsahtactea. Feb 1».-(UF) -

BULLETIN Washington, Feb. 10—(UP) The supreme court today upheld the "clean politics” section of the Hatch act which forbids federal employes to engage in politics. 1 „Q — Satellite Nations Sign Peace Treaties Italy Is Officially At Peace With World Paris. Feb. 10.—CUP)— Italy was officially at peace with the world today 41 months after she capitulated to allied armiesl swarming across the Mediterra m-aii from North Africa The peace treaty formally put ting an end to the hostilities he tween Italy and the 20 nations that fought against her was signed at 11:30 a in. <4:30 a m CSTI With the completion of the signing ceremony. Italy became the first of the former Axis partners to achieve peace. It was a moment Italiaiix had hoped for ever since—six years and nine months ago Benito Mussolini hurled the weight of his Fascist divisions against Britain and France. Yugoslavia signed the treity and surprised the diplomatic world by accepting the terms of the pact she liad vigorously objected to ever since the big four foreign ministers first announced the treaty provisions. Yugoslav foreign minister RtanoJo. Nlmitch. accompanied by Bosnian Prime Minister Bogdan Tcholakoviteh. signed the red sealed, beribboned document for Yugoslavia and simultaneously re leased a statement bitterly protesting the "obstinate failure” of

the allien to meet all the Yugoslav demands. The statement objected to Yugoslavia's failure to receive Venexia Giulia. Gorilla. .Monfalcone. Trieste and part of northeast Istria In the treaty “which infringes on the elementary national interests of the Yugoslav peoples and painfully affects their feelings." Yugoslavia, the statement said, "feeling itself nevertheless obliged to sign this treaty, is anxious to emphasise that the Yugoslav peoples accept this heavy sacrifice solely because at the present moment they do not wish to assume the responsibility of not doing their share In establishing t peace between the nations." Leon Melas of Greets also objetted to bis nation's failure to receive her full demands regard Ing the Italian and other treaties Treaties ending the war for Romania. Bulgaria. Hungary and Finland will bo signed later today AU of the big tour powers must ratify the segarat: treaties In dividaally before they are finally !

Asks Three-Cent Cigaret Tax; Tells Communities Solve Own Tax Problems

Local G. E. Plants Are Still Closed Gas Ban Continues In Effect In City The weather and its resultant labor layoff, which followed the ■ urfailment of natural gas usage by industry, wax little changed today from last Saturday Although thermometers di I rise • a little today and the weatherman forecast slowly rising tempAraturex. there appeared little possibility of any Immediate "break" I in the cold wave sufficiently to bring about the return of workers to their bem lies at the DecaHtr General Electric plant The General Elei-tric factory here was almost completely shut down with only a few maintenance men. office workers, foremen. guards and firemen on tin "day trick" on duty Both plants are afficted by flu order Issued last Friday, which completely shut off natural gas used at the plant after a previous order cut the usage M» percent While the Decatur Casting com pany was also affecte-l by the gas ban. no layoffs were necessary there and plant offcla's have said none will he for a few weeks. Officials of the gas company , have stated that Industry would rot lie plac ed back on the consum er list a< long ax cold weather permi ts, since- th< gas was being conserved for domestic- and exxeti Hal use. The future weather picture- was somewhat cloudy here today While a metropolitan newxliaper predicted another cold wave- Tuesday night or early Wednexlay. this prediction wax not substantiated by reports over I’nited Press wires Temperatures In In-catur early this morning hovered around !•' degrees altove zero ami were slowly c limbing <• A Stapleton. manage r of the local Northern Indiana Public Service- company offices here, to day refuted reports that all natural gas pressure- in the vicinity Is low Numerous cases of low ga» (Turn T-> Page Column Series Os Lenten Sermons Announced Services Will Open On Ash Wednesday The series of Lenten sermons at S(. Mary's Catholic church will open on Ash Wednesday. February 19. with the Very Rev. Magr Joseph J. Nelmeta. pastor, delivering the first of six special m<-s---sages on the general topic. "The lay Apo-lcdate” Msgr Neimetz. who will also speak In five Fort Wayne churches in an interchange of pulpi'x with the- respective pastors, will speak on "Appreciation Shows Itself in Action” Churches at which Msgr Sc-imetz will deliver his sermon, are. St Andrew's. St Peter’s. St. Jude’s. St. Paul'S, and St Joseph's. The five visiting priests who will speak here and the subject of their sermons are February 2-”> — Rev Janie* J. I Hayes, assistant of St Josephs. "Personal Holiness Fortifies an Apostolate." March ♦— Rev Donald J Mui doon. assistant at 81. Paul's. "What is Alienating the W'orld From Christ ” March H -Rev Charles F. Gir ar dot pastor Rt Jude’s. ’Real in Ihe Anoatolate ax-Aasm,

Key Portal Pay Case Dropped By Federal Judge Prompt Action By Congress Promised To Clear Status Washington. Feb in. (I’Pt Republican letider assured industry today that congress will move speedily to deal with portal-pay Issues left unclear by dismissal of the key Mt Clemens pottery worki era case Chairman Robert A. Taft of the senate Republic an policy commit tec- and house speaker Joseph W Marlin. Jr. agreed that remedial legislation should be taken up asoon as congress fixes a ceiling on government x|w-nding for the new fiscal year. That Job must be completed by Saturday. Taft said congress must deal "comprehi nsively" w ith the portal ,iay question de*pite federal Judge Frank Picard’s dismiss il of the Mt. Clemens case, which had touched off almost |r..ono.ta»o new (It) in portal pay claims A house judiciary subcommittee wax ex|ieeted to wind up hearings today on h-gi-latioii to restrict such suits and to file .1 report with the full committee later this week Rep Francis Case. U.S l> said one* objective should be to nail down Picard's ruling that em ployerx should not he- liable for cl elms arising before June- io One witness before the housesubcommittee today wax Stanley I Posner, general counsel of the National Industrial Launderers and Cleaners Association He urged enactment of h-gt-lation providing that unions could not demand any compensation other than provided in a bona fide < <>> lective bargaining agreement Chairman Alexander Wiley, It Wis.. of tii<- senate judiciary <<>m mittec* said Picard’s decision had disposed only of one ease- Con gross, he said, should define- its posit ion in "no uncertain terms to help the supreme court dispose of the whole matter once- ami for all " Officials of the cio which fib-d most of the portal pay claims, made* it clear that other pending suits would be- pre-red and ifidi cTue-n T- Pace •. c'-elumn &> Harry Fuhrman Dies Late Sunday Night Funeral Services Thursday Afternoon Harry It Fuhrman. S 2. a resident of Adams county most of his life, died at 10:30 o’clock Sunday night at the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne after a four months illness of complications He was la»rn in Adams county Oe toteeef- 29. ISSI tin- HOU of David and Mathilda Fuhrman After farming for a number of years, he serve-d for eight years ax sc-xton at the Decatur cemetery, resigning in IMS to move tn Windemere, Fla. He was returned to Fort Wayne three weeks ago when his condition bemuse serious He was a member of the Christian church at Windermere. Rurvivora im-lude two daughters. Mr*. Myrtle Craig and Mrs. Agnes Hartman, both as Fort 1 Warne: two ao«. Dale of Fort

Price Four Cents

Says Cigaret Tax Is Needed To Keep State Government Out Os The 'Red' Indianapolis. Feb. 10. tl’Pi Governor Gates today asked th*’ Indiana general assembly to establish a three c ent a package c Igaret tax to keep the state from reach- . ing for red ink In 1949. In a budget message delivered .it a joint session of the -enate and house. Gates told Hoosier communities to solve their own financial problems and lie less reliant upon Hie state government. The Governor refused to recommend a new minimum pay schedule for school teachers. But he said that if there must lie Increases from st ite funds "new sources of revenue for this purposemust be found " He Intimated local < cunmiinltlex might provide the- in< re-axes through their own taxing programs. In his half-hour address. Gates recounted the Increased costs of slate government and likened them to the inflationary problems of Galay's business Reiterating Ills belief in "home rule" Gates suggested that thclegislaturc- solve many financial problems by passing permissive legislation so Ica-al communltiea could levy their own taxes. ' Tills." said Gate-, ''would placet u|am the |H-oplr of each ica-al community the- responsibility for deciding for themselves such ad ditioiial taxes as might be re cjuirecl for their si leads or for municipal uses." He said Ho- people "liave become too reliant" upon financial assist anc-c- from the state government. He -aid Hi*- budget committee i c.iitemplated .in expenditure of roundly 41xii.iaai.uim (Mi for the next two years, plus J2s.mac.tHHt <M> institutional improvements Gates aid there- would be a c ish balance of |s*>,ihi.(WM) i.Mi In th*- state treasury at the end of the * iirrc-nt biennium in June He -.aid Ho- budget committee cstlmited revenues for the next two year, would total II lu.ihhi.ihhi c Ml I’lf budget ouiimittee re* ommetidatloux are approced. as f believe they should lie.” Gates •aid "we shill reduce existing: balaticex .in estimated 141 (hhi.ihhi ■ Mi for tlie Idi-nntiiiii.’’ The Governor said thia would leave a c-uxb balance of Jll.mm.<HH> iM * in the general fund on June 3(Hh. 1919 "This bairn* *-." Gates -aid. "will not be -uffic lent to make the school tuition siipiMirt distribution of IlS.tHm.iHHc *Mt due July 15. 1949 Tin- state must maintain an ample < ash Imlance so that it will not be ne* essat'C to revert to property taxes to tike care of the aihiHil fund "Our revenue, must be augmented Taxation which will produce (Turn Tn I’age I. c'nlumn Si ** — — Lincoln Day Dinner Here On Wednesday Name Walter Helmke Principal Speaker Plans for the annual Lincoln Day dinner meeting to be held here Wednesday were znnouncotf today by Harry Essex. Adams county Republican (hainuaa The event will be held at the Knights of Pythias home on Third street, beginning at C M pm. Walter Helmke, Fort Wayne city attorney and Allen county GOP chairman, will tee the main