Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 67, Decatur, Adams County, 20 March 1947 — Page 1

I XLV.-No. 67.

CHESON SCOUTS POSSIBILITY OF WAR

lek To Speed ■islria Peace ieaty Study ■Secretary Marshall ■Seeks To Speed Up ■ Austria Peace Pact M.ir 29-1 UP' See reK „! -late George C. Marshall. K inK to h, ‘ Austrian n*-aiy. announced today K will ask 'he big four to r**pt' ‘■•'ii*ati Vch of the Austovernnient tomorrow to for consultation ■jar-h.iH.- statement was part double pronged anglo-Ameri H attack on the Austrian staleK,.' in addition Britain's forminister. Ernest (levin, do Mnd'-d "'at the Austrian depu- ■ present a progress report to big four tomorrow. foreign minister V. M gave n<> indication of his Kttnb- on Marshall's request. Klarsha'l merely made a stateKpt of fact of his intention a' K ( .|o«e of the meeting at which ■ was chairman ami there war ■ dincussion. meeting of the Ide four ■aplet-d debate on economic Hnciples and reparations with Kments by French foreign ■hirter Georges Bidault and ■vin ■After the Austrian ’ discussion Eiorrow they will discuss plan* K a provisional government for ■rrnattv ■Jltlault indicated he would SUP Kt the Soviet plan for reparaKn« nut of current prM'tt*»•*• Kdcr »peciflc condition* but also Krned tliat France's price tor an* ■rwtnent on economic unity, in ■miksl German production or re ■rations was a guarantee that ■ and her neighbors get a ilia* ■oporiioti of German coal produc■n ■ Bidault strei.uous'y objected tc ■nposals to increase German ■«*! production and recalled ths’ ■-.K-t marshall Vassiltv Sokolov ■r said that "to leave German’’ K annual capacity of 9,999.990 ■t,- of steel would mean war ■i'ldn a few years.” I Marshall proposed a two-da* ■oratorium on discussion of suit ■its discussed thus far after th* ■eiission of the proposed admin ■ration for Germany tomorrow. I Bidault made plain to the coun ■i’ i>t foreign ministers that ■rance is adamant on her de ■ands for concessions as a pre mquiiite to any agreement or Germany's economy. I Frame’s position, he reiterated V that Germany should ship coal Io he u«ed in turning French iron ■to steel rather than reverting to ■he prewar practice of shipping wrench iron to the German Ruhr ■or steel production. I France take* the position that fcrrmany's steel production is ths !•'> to her war making pot ent la' In ! will resist any effort to revive |hi« t*asic German industry alang Ire war lines. I Bidault laid down these guaran |ee, which he said must he met Before France would agree to any bpward revision in German Indus t*lrial production' I The rehabilitation of Ger [‘Turn Te Page I. Column TJ Baby Burns To Death |As Home Destroyed ■ ■ Bristol. Ind. March 20 —(VP)— I* baby toy was burned to death and bis father and sister critically burned today when an explosion **"' flames raciag through their 'b ee-room house near here faiward .Mahan. 27. attempted !° ‘tart a fire In a stove with a ’gallon can of kerosene, police •**’ It exploded and the house 'aucht fire. Flames blocked the “•if entrance ' aeighbor. Howard Green, 25. B” »ls". Alma. «® a at, s * ,att<h,w p »"7 J through it - "u ** hu ‘ *»«•*» I*«*- * f «'lu. perished in the biase WtATHCR t>^ Udy ‘ •*•** *■•*" ®r anew •tom ’LT*"’ ** ?• - and eMlfig

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

To Open First Floor Os Hospital Monday Full Facilities Os Hospital Available The first floor of the Adams county hospital will be re-opened for use on Monday. Miss Florence Llchtensteiger. hospital superin tendent, announced today. After being forced to close one floor of the institution for about! a year, a sufficient staff of nursesj anil workers have been employed to enable the reopening. Miss fJchtensteiger stated. Three new nurses —the Misses Kathleen Foreman and Izils Guy ant ami Mrs. Paul G loudening — i have been employed as members t of the regular nursing staff of the institution, she said Employment of the three nurses i brings the total of the staff to 25, | Miss Lichtenstejger stated. This! number Includes a number of nurses' aides and registered nurses able to work part time, such as two or three shifts per week. The opening of the first floor affords the hospital with 13 more beds, including four private rooms, she said. The first floor was closed early In February when the nursing staff, equipment, etc., were moved to the third floor, which had been closed previously. This was done Io avoid first floor congestion, caused by visitors, admittance*, dismissals, etc. Miss Lighten-1 Steiger said. Efforts to open all floors had been redoubled by officials of the hospital for some time, following recommendations to thi effect by n recent grand jury and an en dotsement by the county medical sot-iety. • New Bookkeeper Employed Miss Margaret Moses, of route one. has been employed as a (took keeper in the offices of the Itos nilal and will replace Miss Grace Lichtensteiger. who has served in that capacity for the past thjee veers. Miss Lichtensteiger said today that she is resigning to ac - cept employment elsewhere. The hospital superintendent staled that while the staff was , still inadequate, she believed op* erations could be conducted effi clently with the assistance of the nurses’ aides and part-time work era She said that a force of 30 or 32 workers actually Is needed to elim Irate the added burdens of the present staff and that she had hopes of securing the services of a few more nttraes within a short | time. The hospital officials and mem hers of the medicalSkocieiy now' have under consideration a recom-1 mendation by the state Itoard of j health that a doctor Im* named toj the Itoard of trustees of the hos. i pltal and that a number of doctor* be placed on the staff of the hospital. —o 6. E. Employe Dies Wednesday Evening Abraham Gerber Funeral Saturday Abraham Gerber. 52. an employe of the Decatur General Electric plant since Nov-mher of 1942. died at 9:15 o’clc-k Wednesday night at 'he Adams county me mortal hospital Heath followed g two weeks illness of influent* and kidney complications. He was born in Adams county Decemlier 12. 1594. a son of G. F pad Mary Amstutz-Gerber and wa* married to Vina llatcliff March 21. 1915. A veteran of World War I. he was a member of Adams Post 43. American Ixgion He was a member of St. Luke’s Evangelical and Reformed church at Honduras. Surviving in addition to the wife are five children Alvin E cf Ossian Alice M, Robert O. Etta L. and David L. Gerber, all al home; two brother*. George of Magley and Paul Gerber of Berne; three sisters. Mr* Jennie Wells nf Marion. Mt*. Carolyn Chamber lain of Buahvillr and Mr* Allee Michaels of Mtor Monroe, and one OSS

Greek Troops In Offensive On Guerillas Heralded Campaign Against Guerilla Forces Underway Salonika. Mar. 20— (I’P» The Greek army opened an offensive against the guerillas today in a i sector* where Russian and Polish .delegations of the t'nited Nations inquiry commission were known to be with a leftist hand. The long heralded offensive by the’army second corps against the guerilla forces began In the Graven* area. The Greek government announced that it was forced to let the drive begin at daws because the guerillas were taking advantage of the presence of the I’N Balkan inquiry delegations to protect their movements. Members of the Russian and' Polish delegations, accompanied, by liaison representatives of Yugoslavia. Albania and Bulgaria, were known to be accompanying a band of (ion Andartes or guerillas in i the Grevena region. The government reported that ! the band in whose company the | t’N representatives wen* last . ' known to he was moving along the flanks of the Greek 15th division’s! positions. The leader of the guerilla group was identifieil as Captain Yannoulis. Government quarters charred that the guerillas were "taking advantage of the presence of the, members of the comtnlMion tomove unhindered in away d**trl # mental Io the Greek military for ces and inhabitants of the area In question” Gen Napoleon Zervas minister of public order, and Aposto'es Alexandris. minister, of Justice, flew northward to assist in the direction of the army offensive. Talk Disarmament latke Success. N V.. Mar 2<l — ti p, — United Nations dip'otnsts prepare) to talk about world dis armament todav. but most of them were convinced that arms-simp nlng would be Impossible until the He powers settle their politic*! difference*. Beginning next week, they will discuss a world disarmament blueprint In th** UN’* new commission on conventional disarmament and I make "a fresh start” toward world | iTurn Ito Page «. Column 7, Orders Venire For Jury Trial Here — Trial Is Scheduled Here On Wednesday Judge J. Fred Fruchte in Adams circuit court today ordered a venire issued for the February term petit jury to hear a case next Wednesday. March 25 the first jury trial of the term All 24 persons, whose names were drawn for the jury, have been summoned into court and from thAse a regular panel will be; selected. They are: Jesse Niblick. Dec*-, tur; Orval Jones. Monroe. Wilmer Beer. French; Ell Beer. Blue Creek: Rawley Rattdenbush. Blue; Creek; Ernest Rekeweg. Root; t Groce Tope. St. Mary'*: Shnon Chandler. Hartford; Evelyn Acker. St Mary's: Harold Hoffman. Mon roe; Cecil Harvey. Root; Effie I Campbell. Geneva: Robert Pres dorf. French: Arthur R Holthouse. Decatur; Jesse laiutien heiser. Blue Creek: George Shos enberg. Blue Creek; John Zixel-, man. Union; Orval Alt, Hartford; Daniel Burley. Geneva; Sprunger. French: Mark Moran. Jefferson: Fanny Nyffeler. St Mary’s: John Human Washington, and Laura Osborne. Union. The e*M I* that of Chari** Dinger against th* Confection Cabinet company in which be **k* |2.500 damage* in one of the "pop corn cnees." venued here from Allen county He ***** th*' b* contrwc’ed with th* cotopnny to ram* the popcorn

OELY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decotur, Indiana, Thur sday, March 20, 1947

Gets Permit To Wed Fraulein

F r_ir ' " jr % -J , XHM

FIRST official approval from U. S occupation headquarters for a German-American marriage in tin- European theater has been granted to Peter Rupeka. a War Ihjiartment employe from Hempstead. N. V.. and Erika Schaefer of Frankfurt, Germany. The permit is effective March 29 after the !to<lay waiting peiiisl has expired. Rupeka then must leave the theater within 30 days. Col. Mark Urislawn, who signed the application, is at right.

Cancer Committee To Be Established Meet Here Monday To Plan Campaign The dramatic story of the ceaseless battle against America's second greatest killer — cancer I will Im* told Mt a meeting at K I I o'clock Monday night at the Elks home of representatives of varHious city and county organizations. ’ Robert Punuky. fourth district director of the activities of the 1 Indiana cancer society, wll he the principal speaker, anil interesting sound motion picture* will also Im* shown. After the meeting refreshments will be served Head>i of fraternal, educational and social groups are now being contacted, and asked to send representatives to the Monday meeting. At the gathering * permanent Adams county cancer committee will be established April is cancer month in Indian* and a campaign for funds to reach the Adame county quota will Im* started then Rober' Holthouse is county chairman us the drive and is being aided by Roy Kalver and Thurman Drew One of the principal purposes for which the fundii are used is the dissemination of information concerning earner. It is pointed out that cancer is the greatest killer of children and and causes more deaths than any other scecalled "childhood diseases,” .Many of these could Im- saved if the affliction were recognzed in time, and that ir why the educational campaign is a high-light of the society's activities. o Religious Faiths Explained To Club Presbyterian Men Hear Three Speakers Three religious faiths were explained Wednesday night at the I monthly meeting of the Presb,* terian Men's club of Decatur by a Jewish rabbi, a Catholic priest and a Presbyterian minister in an ; interesting program sponsored by that club. Several prominent laymen of tbe Catholic and Jewish religions were guests at the din ner meeting. Rev James Conroy, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, weli-kuown Catholic publication, of Huntington. explained briefly the Catholic religion Father Conroy was followed by Rabbi Frederick Doppelt. Fort Wayne, who gave a summary of tbe Jewish faith. The Rev. David R. Hutchinson. First Presbyterian church of Hunt ington. wa* the laat speaker and he gave a *ynopai* of the Presbyterian faith. Following tbe explanations, all three guests answered questions pertaining to their religion* asked by the member* of the audience Several representative* ct other,

Elzey Not Defeated In 1942 Election It was erroneously stated In Wednesday’s issue of this news paper that Mayor John B. Stults was elected in 1912 over Forrest Elzey. This wa* not the case. John M. Doan and not Mr. Elzey, who served one term as mayor, was the Republican mayoral candidate. Coed And Boy Friend Deny Murder Plans Girl's Parents Die In Cruiser Blast Santa Ana. Cal.. March 20.— (UPl—Police todav discovered in 21-year-old Geogge Gollum’* car a coil of wire which they said resembled that found in a dynamite time bomb aboard the cruiser Mary E. in which his sweetheart’s parents were killed The Gollum youth and his fiancee. Beulah Ixmise Overell, 17. were arrested last night on suspicion of the murder of Walter E Overell. 62. and his wife. Beulah, 57. wealthy socialite couple ’’The wire definitely Is a hot due.” said sheriff James Musick Th*- girl and the ex-sailor she war to have married April 39. were hooked last night on suspicion of murder. Authorities indicated their investigation would seek to determine if the parents approved the impending marriage of the young couple. The blast which killed the wealthy parents of Miss Overell originally was blamed on leaking gasoline Newport Beacli. Calif., police chief If. R Hodgkinson said, however, that further investigation disclosed 39 sticks of dyhamite. u*exploded dynamite caps, and a time clock in the debris of the 47foot cruiser. Both Hodifkinson and sheriff James Musicck. cooperating in the investigation, declined to disclose de'ails of their evidence linking the girl and Gollum with the blast “It should lie obvious that we wouldn't have put them in jail if we dldn t think we had some evidence against them." Hodgkinson said. Hodgkinson pointed out that Gollum and two mechanics had worked all day Saturday on the cruiser and that he and Miss Overell were ashore when the boot exploded. Gollum said be knew of no dynamite on board "I have no idea how it happened As far as I know. Mr. Overell had no enemies." he said Sheriff Musick later said the time bomb mechanism was operated by tbe minute hand of an alarm clock found in the wreckage. Indicating it would have to have been ■et within an hour before the blast. He also said be had been in formed that Miss Overell’* parent* wer* bitterly opposed to her mar riage. although the girt and Goi lum itetoted thtor romance had the Overmths Mratae

Acting State Secretary Denies U. S. Intention To Send Army To Greece

Program Listed For Good Friday Service Decatur Churches Unite In Service The complete program for the annual Gimml Friday services, to be held at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church here during the Three Hours on April 4. was announced today by the Decatur Ministerial associatioti. An organ prelude by Mtv J. Fred Fruchte will open the services at 12 o’< lock noon, followed by the singing of a hymn. Music, meditation by the various church pastors participating ami prayer will make up each of tin- service periiMls Following is a list of the pastors and the text of each sefmon: The first word "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do” — the Rev. Lyle Steiner The second word — ’’Today you will lie with me in Pa ailise” the Rev. E E. Isenhower. The third word “Woman, liehold your Son” the Rev Dwight McCurdy. Ihe fourth word "My God. My God. why hast Thou forsaken me?" Dr M. (I Le«ter The fifth word ’’l fhln<t” the Rev F H. Willard The sixth wotd "It is finished" I th*- Rev John W McPlieet*-rs. Jr The seventh word "Father, into Thy hands I commit my spirit" the Rev. William (’. Feller. Benediction Rev Feller. Music (luring the services will be presented by the church choir Downtown Property Bought By Sinclair Second Street Lot Sold For $15,000 The sab* of the Studaliaker lot. northeast corner of Jefferson and Second streets, with a frontage of fix feet on the latter street, to the Sim lair Refining Company for 115.000. was officially closed today* A. D. Suttles, real estate agent, announced Mr. Suttles represented the five Studabaker heirs in the transaction. which involved the highest price ever paid for a vacant lot of that size in the city. The lot. on which there are three one-story frame buildings, will be vacated as quickly as legal steps can be completed. Two of the buildings are already vacated. Mr Suttles stated, and notie* of vacation has been served on the third tenant. No announcement has yet been made by the Sinclair Refining company as to the company's plans for development of the property. However, it is believed that a modern service *tation will Im> constructed on the site. The lot was one of the parcels of land owned by the late former Judge David Studabaker. banker and financier of this city, who died in 19<’4 The Second street property and 740 acre* of farm southeast of the city and other real estate, was left in trust for his son. the late David E Studabaker. and his heirs Th** trust was completed last June and since (Turn (I** I’.igr «. •'■■lnnin T» — q — Last Day Os Winter Brings Light Snow By United Pre** Tne l**t day of wiater brought ligbt «no* to the Ohio Valley and tbe northwaatern plain* today, but tbe weather eleewher* generally wa* pleaoant Light snow w** moving into th* TMikHAI Bild WUtFB Mila!MMM)<B Rato and light •»«>• fell on eu*4

Treasury Plans Drive Against Tax Chiselers Secretary Snyder Announces Drive Starting July 1 Washington. Mar. 20 tl’l’t — ' Secretary of treasury John W i Snyder said today that tin* treasi ury expects to net at least 12.500,000.000 in a drive against income tax chiselers during the fiscal year starting July I Snyder added that additional assessments against income tax evaders this year will total about 12,000.000.000 by July I In the first seven months of this fiscal year, he said, the additional l income payments amounted to more than 11 000.000.000 This; was a 44.7 percent Increase In revenue from such sources over t),e corresponding period last year. "Approximately 50.000.0 mt Amer ( leans have just filed their annual tax returns." Snyder said "The vast majority of these returns are honest accounts rendered by pa triotic American*. We owe it to these people to see to if that the, chiseler Is force ! Io pay his share, i too.” Snyder said that approximately j 19,000 extra persons hired by tin internal revenue bureau to cop* with income tax evaders have not been fully trained He credited much of the work already accomplished against chir , el**rs to this new group of account | ants, clerks, agents, and others who are checking questionab'e tax returns by the thousands —...0 Six-Year-Old Boy Is Killed By Rifle La Porte. Ind. March 20 tl’l’t - A six-year-old la,y was killed today when a gun held by an older youth accidentally discharged. The victim was Kenneth Kalugi. Bass Station Thirteen year old Stanley Zdrojewski said he wa* holding a rifle when it a<•• identally fired, lite bullet striking the child in the stomach. He died at a La Porte hospital. « -oBen S. Tickle Dies Wednesday Evening Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon Ben S Tickle. SR. retired farmer and former operator of the eleva tor at Willshire. O . died at 5 15 p m Wednesday at his home in ■ St Mary's township, one mile west of Willshire llrath was caus- ; ed by complications following an i illness of two months. i He was born in Mercer county i <)., June 24. 1575. a son of Ernest ■ and Cbristialin Vian Tickle, and had resided in St. Mary's township ! for the |*ast 20 years. He was married to fluids Grove ; October <. 19tm. He was a mem 1 her of the Union U. B church in Willshire. Surviving in addition to the wife ! are a daughter. Mrs. Rue Strayer i |of Blue Creek township; one slater.ll 'Mrs. John Wiley of Rockford. <» ■ a brother. W O. Tickle of Mariet- i ' ta. <).. and two grandson*.'Donald and Doyle Strayer One brother •nd one sister ar* deceased Funeral services wUi be held at > i 1:M pm (CBT> Sunday at tbe Union U. B church in WUl.hirr, , with the Rev E A Hom-na of flctaling Burt*l will be at Ruck i

Price Four Cents

G. 0. P. Members Os House Committee In Agreement On Lower Income Tax Washington. March 29 tUPi — Acting aer-retary of state Dean \< h>*son told congressmen today I that In his opinion there is “no possihility" that President Truman's Greek Turkish aid program wilt lead to war with Russia. He voiced his opinion on the big question at issue during testimony liefore tjie house foreign as- ! fairs committee Ills appearanco opened Hie administration's campaign for a program that will start the nation on an historic new foreign policy A< heson also answered some other pertinent questions. IDstressed that it Is not the Intention 'of the administration to send [ American troops to Greece. And lie said that neither any other country nor the United Nations Is aide to Step into the crisis with the speed that is necessary to save Greece from "ecqnomic collapse." The issue at stake, he said, is freedom v- totalitatiuni-m. His testimony overshadowed all I other conaression.il developments which included Taxes —Republican members of the house ways and means commi'tee agreed tentatively to a 2« percent tax cut to taxpayers with a net Income of *IOOO or less. The cut would l»e 20 percent for those , making from *I9OO to Wo3.'*N* Th*proposal, however, -till must be | approved by the full committee, i both houses of congress ami President Truman Housing Fiorello II laiGitardia told senators that the nation faces "choas" unless large scale, low-r*-ntil building is started immediately Tit** former New York mayor urged congress to pass the Taft Ellender- Wagner long range housing bill at once So did Franklin D Roosevelt. Jr. who testified on behalf of the American veteran* committee Portal pav Secretary of labor Lewis I! S< hw*-llenba< Ir stepped into the congressional fight over portal pay legislation ll** said the Republican-backed bill pending in the senate would cripple the wage hour lav* and jeopardiz»other federal statutes But senate Republicans pushed for final pa--sage of the bill to outlaw Horn** *9.909.999.00tr in portal pay claims. John L. l-ewis The miners* chief made a surprise appearan< •• before a senate committee to urge enforcement of mine safety regulations and to opjHise the nomination of James Boyd of Colorado to director of the bureau of mines. The bureau is concerned with mine safety Libor A spokesman for small business said the "hierarchy” of labor is a menace to the public welfare and Vven to constitutional government The charge was mado by Frederh k A. Vlrktts of f'hicag<t before a house committee investigating labor racketeering Meanwhile, it was revealed that the administration stsm may propose to congress a Korean aid program even larger than the *490.om;.mm plan to aid Greece nn*l Turkey The Korean project was said to contemplate from *r>U9.999.<WH» to tdim.iam.mut in economic and military aid over a three-year period. President Truman returned last night from his Florida vacation and imm*-diat*-lv found himself confronted with a series of questions on the Greco-Turkish aid program from appri-hensive memtrer* of congress The most pertinent of these submitted by the 11 Republicans senators and representatives from his home stat* of Missouri. was doe* thi* mean war? Here or enroute here to help the President answer thi* amd other tiuertoa war* on-the-spot reporter* of tbe diptotnatie «er*tew and other adviser* taawhl Mta»cVea*h, U. S. raMMMar «