Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 62, Decatur, Adams County, 14 March 1947 — Page 1

Bti'xiv. No. 62.

VANDENBERG ASKS SENATE BACK TRUMAN

Bussian Organ I “ashes Truman [id Policies Bitterly Assails Projected Aid To Greece And Turkey MMaTvi.-«rP>-s*e- ' of state <!••<>«<■ Marshall. . fervent appeal fw < ration of „ denux racy for all in Germany, ►rned the «o»«‘» for ‘‘ ,Mn toiater* today that anti-democra- . ideologic* never would be tainated until all kinds of Gerintl enjoy unrestricted access to formation of all kinds. Th( . council meeting was the of the five held since the IK, .oiiference opened Mon Hson.' foreign minister V M |K^,,,, V said h" did not agree comIKiriv -Aith Marshalls definition ■ d.-mo-racy II" -aid he would -mrgi-tion more spec, Mov.-r h.olouing the council meet- [■> «as a bitter denunciation of IKesident Trumans new foreign tKu.y published by the Soviet Bfaverimient organ Izvestia | ■The newspaper compared the states with Hitlerite GerEnany. and an used the Americans trying to "subjugate" Greece Km Turkey to their "imperialistic plans. I[A long Izvestia editorial critl'he policy expounded by Truman was the first reaction K the American proposal. Other statements were distri Kuted by the official Tasa News | [Todays council meeting was |L>lh| primarily to the reading formal statements on the de ta'izati.m ml demilitarization ■f Germany. El hl addition to giving his con of demo< racy as it should applied in Germany. Marshall to the council: M I That the United States still <;• rman prisoners under control, but more than half in Germany and in the pro Bi< of being discharged. KB * That of 117 purely German plants in th" American zone, had been destroyed completely the rest would lie this -year, i ■ 3. That more than B.oo<l Ger in military units In the Kkmeri' an zone were purely serv Kre crews, and an order already ■til been issued for their dis- ■ The highlight of today's meeting Mka- Marshall s statement on the ■ieunx r.itization of Germany He that the word democracy Bud different meanings, but add B>d that to the American governit had a basic meaning that human beings have Bnalb-naiue rights which may not ■ (Turn To Page C. Column 3» M n ■Excellent Response ■To Red Cross Drive ■ Ext aordinary response to the Bled «'row fund drive ha« l>een givBn in two township sections, Lyman K* Hann, township chairman, re-Bort.-d to lied Cross headquarters Balay. ■ in section 17 of Monroe township, Bb’tij D Mazelin. chairman, re■•rea Milo Glendening. chairman 801B 01 nettiM 33 in Hartford townB**ip. received |27 from contributors ■u that territory. ■ Protest Assessment lOn Proposed Drain 1 A group of Adams county of- !"*•>» went to Portland this mornJ”* «mf*r with Jay county of ■ '“sU and protest against assess- ■ ma<l ‘‘ ln a Proposed drain ■ hi<h affects Adams county. I u ot ,h * draln - which *«■ "" ■ entifinl. lies in Jay county, it was ■ ? po '* 4 Thecae included in the I t-u r, *‘ ,e *stl'>n commissioners, |^‘ n Chriatenar John Aug* burger I J*** , D county attorney I Vi~ i » Lil,erw ' toon, ’ r surveyor Inai*? 2"** r * Mnd superintendent ■ waipu Rice. I WtATMM ri2 t '^‘r*' ,ltM ~wr anrf t*t»rday.

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Two Are Killed In Louisiana Tornado Colder Weather Is Midwest Forecast By United Press An isolated laiuisiana town! counted two dead today from tor ' nadir wind* which struck In the midst of torrential rains and blew houses across a flooded street, j The rain moved northeastward | todjy, extending into New England. The movement diminished the rain's intensity and permitted a blast of cold air to slip into the midwest from Canada The cold air replaced a low pressure area which brought the rain. The Chicago weather bureau in its 6:30 a m. (CSTI forecast predicted temperatures generally in the midwestern area tonight would be 20 degrees lower than last night. Two persons wetf»> killed at Abbeville, lat., early yesterday by local tornadlc winds which develop ed during a heavy rainstorm that drenched Louisiana. Fifty Abbeville families were reportedly made homeless by the winds’ de structive power. News of the town’s plight came from mayor Emil Dutel in a me* sage delivered at Lafayette. La by a bus driver who had inched through flooded highways. Dutel said 25 to 30 homes were bldwn down or damaged. The winds blew .Mrs. Leopold Isaac's house across the street She was crushed to death In the wreckage. Elma Ixddanc. a tw|> year-old girl, was found in four feet of water, pinned under the kitchen stove, after her parents' home Was hurled across the street Another home was struck by lightning and bunted to the water’s edge. The occupants escaped. At nearby New Iberia a dozen other homes were-wrecked by the winds .Milton. Im., was reported under water and state police evacuated stranded motorists and rescued negro families in flooded lowlands near Baton Rouge, Jeep* were used to push stalled aiitoino biles through the canal like high, ways, where the water was two feet deep in some place* Light to moderate rains today covered the northeastern section of the nation, from eastern Indi ana. Kentucky and Tennessee eastward to the Atlantic states. On the coast the rain extended from Virginia's southern border north-1 ward through New England. The new cold air dropped the mercury at Miles City. Mont., to 18 below at 6:<H» am., and spread across all of the liakotas and Minnesota. It was moving across (Turn To Pane S. Column 7> O — Current Breakdown Causes Time Mixup What time is it? The office clock Mid 6:50 a tn The jeweler’s clock, on which we always rely, said 8:29 a.m. One side of the courthouse timepiece said 8:13 — another side 8:10 The reason for all the mixup was that current breakdown about 8:45 a m. and from then on throughout moo of the morning, the chief question was “What time is It?"

Electrical Service Is Disrupted Today Primary Line Short Causes (Disruption Ail electrical current in the downtown and surrounding residential area was disrupted for a *bort time about 8:45 o'clock this morning when a ptfmary line "shorted" in the alley behind the Stulta grocery Lester C. Pettibbne city light superintendent, said that the trouble was traced to the primary line and not to a transiormer as was first reported The resultant fb*h from the two' high voltage wires crossing result , ed in a bright Gash that caused aomeone to turn In a fire alarm No fire of any consequence occurred. however and the nameaj had died down before firemen ar rived. Service WBd quickly reatored by ■ etty light crew, which made ra?a*ra an«j

Urge Congress Cut Individual Income Taxes Two Ex-Roosevelt Treasury Officials Urge Cut In Taxes Washington. March 14.—(UP> — Two former Roosevelt treasury officials today urged congress to cut Individual taxes 2<i percent across the board. In so doing John W. Hanes and i Roswell MaGill. both former treasury undersecretaries, clashed with the Truman administration—which opposes any tax reductions now. But they gave aid and comfort to a large number of congressional Republicans who want to fulfill the party's campaign promises of last fall. While the house ways and means committee talker! taxes. there were these other developments: Communism -The house unAmerican activities committee will start public hearings March 24 on bills "to curb or outlaw Com-’ munism in the United States." Russia—Sen. Ralph E. Flanders. R. Vt„ introduced legislation to stop all shipment of U. S goods to Russia until that country fulfills "commitment* made by it under the Yalta and Potsdam agreements in Korea and Germany. i Lshor—Walter W. Generazzo of the American Watch Workers Union asked legislation to make trade unions democratic. He also proposed that industry-wide bar gaining be outlawed. Draft—War and selective service officials wanted to hang on to draft machinery in case of need for mobilization in the next 12 months. But. it was disclosed today. President Truman overruled them. The senate armed services committee nevertheless decided to preserve draft record* in local boards at least until June 30. Merger Sen. Elbert D. Thomas. D.. Utah, told congress it had bet-j ter approve unification of the armed forces "before our experiences in the war are forgotten." He said unification is necessary if the United States is to "meet all of its obligations under world organization." War powers — Temporary controls administrator Philip B Fleming urged continuation of the President's war authority to allocate scarce materials and facill(Turn To Page !. Column 4>

Legion Will Mark 29th Anniversary Party Monday Night To Mark Anniversary Plans for a gala 29th anniversary party of the American legion, to be held Monday night at the home of Adams Poet 43 here, were announced totjay by commander T. C. Smith. The event will begin at 5:30 o'clock Monday evening with a cafeteria chicken dinner, which will be served until 7 o'clock, and will lie followed by card games from 7:30 until 9:30 p.m. A floor »how is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. to climax the evening’s entertainment Ralph E. Roop who was named general chairman of the event by commander Smith said today final plans are rapidly nearing compie lion and an overflow crowd is expected. Because of limited facilities at the local post home, compared to the more than 1.000 membership roster, admittance to the event will be restricted to Adams post 43 members, he said. Fred S< hamerloh has been named chairman of the card game*. Robert Ashbaucher chairman. of the eats committee and Dee Fryback chairman of the floor show aud entertainment committee Similar parties are being held throughout the nation this month in commamoration of the Legion s anniversary. A party at the Legion poet in Willshire, Ohio on Thursday night is expected to attract a large delaga'“»n from the local sad other eurroundiag F** l *

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Decatur, Indiana, Fr iday, March 14, 1947

‘Warned’ To Change Labor Views ‘! k " I MYSTERIOUS telephone tail to Rep. t'arrwll D Kearns (left*. (R(. Pa . warning the congressman to change his "viofrs about labor" so lowed a dinner date with George P. McNear. Jr., murdeied Peoria rai’road president. Kearns. House labor committee member, discusses call with Rep. Fred A. Hartley (R). N. J.

Confer On Proposed Highway Widening Fort Woyne Porley Tonight On Highway Members of the highway com ! mittee of the Itecatur Chamber of Commerce will go to Fort Wayne tonight to confer with C. of C. officials there concerning the proposed widening of federal road 27 between Itecatur and Fort Wayne. Chamber officials at Fort Wayne are endeavoring to have all nai | row highway* Into the city wid j ened and have announced their intentions of conferring with! Chamber of Commerce represen- j tatives from all surrounding com I munities. The Decatur group is the first to be asked Io convult with them Mayor John B. Stults. Clarence Ziner. local Chamber president; Dan Tyndall, committee chairman: Phil Sauer. A. D Suttles and Glenn Hill will participate in the discussion Elect Monday Night The Decatur Chamber of Conmerce directors will elect offk rs for the coming year at a meeting to be held Monday night in the local Chamber offices The meeting Is scheduled for 7: 30 p. m Director* are: C Petti bone. Robert Holthouse. Herman If. Krueckeberg, Carl C Pumphrey. Kenneth Runyon. Charles It Ehinger Mr. Ziner. John Halterman and C. I. Flnli>y*on Mr. Ziner is the incumbent (•resident. Mr. Krueckeberg vicepresident and Mr. Halterman, sectetary treasurer. Mr. Holthouse and Mr. Finlayson replaced H. E I.romer and Dan Tyn tall as directors during the recent election, while Mr. Petlibone was renamed to the board. o Roger Schnepf Wins In Rotary Contest Annual Discussion Contest Held Here • Roger Schnepf. a member of the senior class of the Decatur juniorsenior high school, was named winner of the annual Decatur Rotary club dis< ussiqpi contest, at the weekly meeting of the local service club Thursday evening. Schnepf. son of Mr. and Mrs Will C. Schnepf. of north of I»ecntur. was adjudged winner by a very narrow margin over Carl Beehler. also a member of the I graduating class of the junior-sen lor high school Both contestants, the only one* entering the oontest this year, presented excellent discussion* on the theme selected by Rotary ip ternational. "Rotary's contributim tc the Uatted States in fostering world peafe” Both students urged Rotary (■labs, which now total approximately 386.000 member* throughout. the world, to extend their (Turn Tv P*a* ». •>

Provident Loan Pays Off At 180 Percent James L. Kocher, liquidating aI gent for the Provident Loan Ac Mociatlon today sent checks to each claimant for an amount approximating 18(t percent The com- ! pany has been dissolving for a numtier of year* and the final distriI button was recently approved and oidered by Judge Fruchte. Tile company was organized some 20 years ago and built a number of residences here besides loaning to parties desiring to build. H B. Heller served as secretary of the organization during its <nt ire exist- , < ence. 0 Auto Hits Stalled Truck, Three Die Three Anderson Men Killed Last Night Three m<-n were killed instantly when their automobile plowed into th>- rear of a stalled coal truck near here late last night The front seat, in which all the victims rode, was jammed against the back seat by the force of the collision. Three other men in the rear seat were seriously injured. The de.d were Deroy Lesser. 74. John Wollatn. 41. and Virgil J. Barnes. 47. all of Anderson. They were members of a Moose lodge initiation team which wa* returning from an Initiation meeting at Crawfordsville. Critically injured in a hospital here were Kenneth Wardlow. 34. Virgil Goyer. 47. and Arlie W’ewe. 49. all of Anderson They all suffered broken legs and head injuries Sheriff Rush L. Robinson said that rain and mist might have obI scured the vision of the driver of the automobile. The truck was parked at the side of the highway six miles west of ix-banon State police said Wollam was driving the car la>dge members In other cars stopped and helped remove the injured men from the \vrecked auto. The coal truck was owned by Charles Batts of Lebanon. The accident occurred shortly before mid night. Batts told state troopers he posted flares along the highway when hi* truck stalled. o Three Uninjured In Auto-Truck Crash Thee men escaped injury In a truck-auto crash one mile north ,of Salem In Blue Creek township I Thursday afternoon, which resultled in heavy damages Sheriff Herman B< «min. who Investigated, said that a track owned by Clark Ross, of Wren Ohio and driven by hl* son. I tester. 18. apparently plowed into the roar of an auto driven by Andrew Myer*. 41. Rockford. Ohio rente one. as the latte- was attempting to make a left turn The Myers auto rolled and over into a field and badly damaged but the driver and bis brother, who waa not Mien lined by name, escaped serious injury.

Senate President Says Anti-Communist Policy Least Risky For U. S.

Report Rebels Gain Strength In Paraguay Key Army Garrison Reported As Joined In Rebel Movement • - Buenos Aire*. Mar 14 tl'Pi Border reports today said the key Chaco garrison in Paraguay had joined in an uprising against the government, throwing the mid* overwhelmingly in favor of the rebels. Observers here said that if the frontier reports were borne out. it would seem Hint (he days of the Paraguayan regime of Pres)- ! dent Higinio Merint’o were num-1-ered. A correspondent al the Imrder town of Po: adas said wor I arrived from Concepcion that the Chaco garrison, considered the decisive factor in tile situation had gone over to the rebels. The army’s first infantry division started the rebellion al Con < epcion. The reports said troop* of the Chaco, after a swift march southward. had renrbed Con<-opcion and that Id. Col Alfredo Galeano lad been name ! supreme com mander of the revolutionary movement Posadas reports w»-re to the effect that the relu-ls now had 30.000 men a’ Concepcion. A broadcast by the rebel radio nation <li<l not confirm the reports, but did say the rebels Intended to overthrow the Morin fngo regime. Galeano was a new figure whose name had not figured previously In the confused reports on developments in Paraguay Earlier word sal I Colanlonlo Guggiari headed the Chaco garrison, but he was not mentioned In the (Turn T« Psae t. (intnmn f> o Three Pastors To Speak On Program Presbyterian Men To Wednesday An interesting evening is prom - ised tor the men’s club of the First Presbyterian church In Decatur next Wedneaday evening, when the Rev James Conroy. Rabid Fred erlck Doppelt and the Rev David R Hutchinson will share the speakers' rostrum, it was announced today by Gordon Harvey president of the dub i Father Conroy is editor of Ottr Sunday Visitor, well-known and popular Catholic newsp.iper. published in Huntington Rabbi Dop > pelt. Fort Wayne, is one of the well-known Jewish ministers of the midwest, and Rev. Hutchinson is pastor of the Huntington Pres byterian church Each speaker will use the same subject. "Religious History and Sytqtoliam." and each will limit hi* talk to 2« minute*. The pro i gram has Iteen planned so that the! i history of various churches and 'religions can be more generally! understood. Mr Haney said Each of the speakers will bring I representatives of hi* particular ■ church with him and It is Itelieved that a series of similar meetings! in northern Indiana will be planned j by a number of churches The meeting here will start at I ’ C:3O o'clock with a dinner as usual! and the speaking will follow in j (be church dining room All mem-1 bera have been asked to notify Kenneth Runyon if they plan to attend, and also if "they plan to bring guests. Mr Runyon has asked t>at all reservations be made not Utsr than noon Tuesday.

In Zone Contest K Miss Karlann Striker. Decaturj ’ junior-senior high school student will carry the loiinty's aid dis-' (riit'a liopes in Hie Zone 2 Anieri r.an lx*gion conte ( at Huntington on Friday. March 21. The event will lie staged at 8 p m. that night under tlie direction of zone chairman. Dean Bechtol. ill the la-gioli home. Miss Striker previously won the Adams county contest end the district event, held at Fort Wayne. Study Successor To : Resigned Secretary May Name McFaul's Successor Monday A successor to Paul M< Fatil. who announced yesterday his resignation as executive eecrelay or the Deca’ur f'hamlier of Commo ce. may be named Mon lay Clarence F Zi.ier. president of the Chamber, said today that the selection of Mr M< Fani s mkccssoi will be among the more Import unt blMiness to lie tt an-aet.-d that night at a eting of the boar! of die tors during which officers of Hu- Chamber ate also to Im- named He said today that lie had received no formal applications for the position although several local men had been aientioned as proapective applicants. He said that the directors had indicated however, their dtwire of naming a man with previous ex.perience in that type of work. Mr Ziner declared emphatically that the Chamber would be con (Turn To Pag-- J. Column Cl Talk 01 Hour Club To Open March 20 World Traveler Is First Club Speaker Ridiert Kazmayer. world travel - er and lecturer, who will be the ’ first speaker on The Talk of the Hours Club at the opening night Harch 28. has for his subject. "The Challenge of a Changing World ” Season ticket* for the series of talks and entertainment* are obtainable from Miss Joan Wemhoff. club secretary or Gordon Harvey, ticket chairman. The K aztnayer and following two program* will - he given in the auditorium of the I Catholic high school Kazmayer give* a dramatic re ■I view of the far reaching change* affecting va*t areas of the earth ' today As a young man Kazmayer combined actual experience gained in traveling around the world i with a broad background of formal education to obtain an understand I ing of the factors shaping the postI war problems and responsibilities | of the United State*. Ilia latest of eight tripe to > Europe was made last summer and took him to England France. Ger i many. Italy «nd parts of couth eutern Earop- j

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Top U. S. Military Officials Join In Urging Backing Os Truman's Program Washington. Mar. 14 (UP! — Senate president Arthur H. Van denberg today aske-l senate Republicans to i>a< k President Truman'* anticommunist program in Creei e and Turkey on the grounds that it i* the least risky courso itefore the country. Vandenlierg. chaijman of th«» senate foreign* relations umnnlttee. analyzed the president's proposed s|<ni.obu.m>b cash ami-arms program at a secret conference of the senate Republican member i ship Chairman Eugene D. Mlllikin. |: Colo., disclosed that Vandeni l.erg was a*ked what would hapI pen ultimately if congress rejected the Greco Turkish loan Vandenberg’s reply. Mlllikin | rail was that he believed "(here wi’l be less risk if we follow the I resident's reqiie*' than if we reject It." The president tidd congress on Wednesday that tin propos.-d aid to Greece and Turkey ill the form <»f money, i-quipment. and military adviser wa* ne<. ary to stem Russian totalliarlanlsm in that |Mirt of the world The administration hopes congressional approval will In forth- < omiiig liy March 31. tin- date on which Great Britain ha* aiimnim ed r-h«- most withdraw the help the ha* been giving Greer-e. First reaction to the president's p’nn received at tin- White H >u*e was overwhelmingly favorable. Pct subsequently receive I telegrams. White House sec retary Elwn Ayers said, criticized the program in away that showi-d they were "clearly inspired." Th president, resting at Key • West. Fla . was reported tn feel «ncouraced l>y the response he lias received so far. He loafed In the »un. apparently confident of idtlinate approval While Vandenberg was seeking tin- support of his senate < <dleagues, the country's top military official* joined It* dip’omatfc leadership in urging the house foreign affair* committee to give prompt approval to the loan .request. Secretary of war Robert P Patterson ami secretary of navy James Forrestal appeared before the committee with acting secretary of Male Iteatl Acheson Millikin said the senate GOP conference went into the matter with "serious appreciation of the enormous gravity of the situation" He allied, however. Jhat no decision was reached Mlllikin said Vandenberg reviewed the public statement he made on Wednesday In that ■ statement Vandenberg said the independence of Greece and Turt key must Ih- preserved for the | peace and security of the United States He put Soviet-American i disputes at the core of the problem an I said every effort must be made to settle them In the light of the March 31 deadline, some senators asked Vandenberg how long the administration had known of British plan* for withdrawal from Greece. Sen William E Jenner. R . Ind , expressed the belief the information came from British foreign secretary Ernest Revin la«t fall rTurn Tn Fas* 8- 7> .— ——o— —«—■ — — Margaret Truman To Broadcast Sunday Washington. March 14—Margaret Truman’s condition ha* Improved and she exports to make* her radio debut «* a an ger Sunday night. The original plan of the Preaident's daughter to make her debut on the ABC network last Sunday tn Detroit from 4 to 8 p tn. EST was upset when she developed laryngitis Her broadcwM wa* postponerf. Mtam » U1 *** !fe