Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1947 — Page 1

i. XLV. No. 85.

OVER 100 DEAD IN SOUTHWEST TORNADO

progress Made joward Ending lone Walkout Tentative ilpact On Settling ■long Lines Dispute 'pr. '* P ' “ ■re-n-u-iv of ">*' American Kph.it>* * T- D Krapl. < <»- »«»«! Km-rM; I m >' 'lebphone *NFTW> *>*lay completes ■ uinl* rstanilitu?* ■ oHtlenwiH of Hi.- b.ng III'"" K u ., in f.hii *lay b l-l'li'Oi" K<■huMZ.'l however. '»"■ ■,'n.n ■ approved by ■ top polu y * ommiltee of ip.K<,nal E.il.i.'imn of Telephone K.... befote I' .an he signed ' form K rjll took tin "u'ider.-lanling" K<-’h>' I' tm rnl». > union poli. y * :,s 'Xpeii'-d a fe* hours. Koran *-ai*l Hi- I* illative agtee K cotit.iin.-d ’no provision' K> tl»- company's proposals to Ion;’ lines union would !><• K*-*! to th- other striking MfW affiliates ’>t . on. iliatot s ho|w *1 Ku* lorn agreement might Het patt.-in lot national -**til*ion the policy about a—.pling or rethe proposal. said .' 1.-pt* .-ni.d th m final offer oil the union's demands. H iind.-rstool that the * out proposal -to hides national >d th. long distant *■ four nion-y demands a settleni. nl <>f the union's ■■other demands. money demands involved Hi a IIJ weekly general * I'l elimination of differentials: > reduction promotion >< heilul*- from to fin- years for the top and. ill town < lassifi ■. S Bring, a Islam vice presMnt of the A T & T. Raid the agreement” applies Mi. ’ Io the long lines dispute — [-■ does not cover the oilier -IS unions. first big break in I lie fouri <1? old walkout came last mid»l|lit when the American Tide- !• * Telegraph Co. reached a for agreement with the long affiliate of the National Fedof Telephone Workers. long lines union, which j Ml esents 20.000 of the 325,000 W- telephone workers, has been as a key to the walkout Mlrh has seriously crippled long I ■(Turn To page 5, Column .1) ■— - o ffded Donations ■ Are Reported To Cancer Campaign — ■*° more Decatur organizations ■* made contributions to the K?" county caneer fund, Robert ■thouse, president oi the goc- • announced today Psi lota Xi sos W contributed |SO and the Bus- ■* and Professional Women’s K:i '*’l2s Dr | !en m em- ( -M'" ' hH ttxieiy's board, the work of the riocjety psi | ()la X j ut | (tP j r Wednesday night. OtoMsters will be p| K - w | ln v;ir . ■ l * , a’ur business houses Frl,y *'•** lh>y Scouts Io receive W" h.r th., oociety. The Adams W 1 > goal i s set al >I,OOO. All W»*«s houses W j|| he asked to ■J? during April, which is ■ «»lde as the month to rale** T '“rtmthout the nation ■»druetlo h ( ,f th „ wighln< wel | , <o,,r, hou»e square, spon- ■’ '>y the Decatur Lions dub K *f way today and the pro jL n t s ' ha ‘ proj * rt * m •» ■ . _ <an<er society. it was ■n I- . Th,> wl * hln K well will ■ '* m operation. 1 — .. AW M IZs WE *THER •hund?*? 1 ” d ®cc«uionul Rnt wl° Pm * ‘° ni ’ ht B ° me ’ ►^FridTr’!. 6 '*" 1 ”* an« ■y wi.L ’ y ’ * ,rßn 9 noutherKniaht ‘ . lhl * • , *«rnoon and ■ > h ‘. dimlnishino Friday.

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Veteran, Estranged Wife Are Found Dead Terre Haute. Ind. Aptll D> I ll'Pi A coroner's verdict of intirIder and suicide was icturn-d today in the deaths of a young war veteran and his estranged wife. Th- bodies of John it. Hartman. 2H. and Mix. Barbara Ann llaiiman. his 22-year-old attractive wife, were found on the floor of her apart.inent last night, both witlt I bullet wounda in the head Police said a pistol was found on the floor near Hartman. -- ■<> President Puts Price Reduction i Up To Business Says Present High Prices May Justify Increase In Wages Washington. Apr. H> — ll'Pi President Truman said today that if prices are not brought down, i the economic situation would justify wage increases for the na '■ Hon’s workers. He said the government is snr i veying economic conditions and ' government powers to see if any < action is possible to firing about price reductions. But for the time being, he said, the only weapon in his hand is moral suasion The president thus placed 'he responsibility for reducing prices squarely on business Businessmen wanted free enter prise, the president said at a news conference. Now he wants to see them make it work One of the possible approaiha* to the price reduction problem j under study, according to the , president, is a means whereby I groups of competing companies : can make unanimous price reducI Hons without vicdating anti-trust i laws. Mr Truman said he thought > and hoped away could be found !to permit this. Attorney general 'j Tom Clark is stu lying the matter i The* president described busi- | ness profits in the last nine. : months of 191'i and the* first three months of 1017 as very great He agreed tiiat these* very great profits would soon justify wage raises if prices are not i brought down The president said he did not have any Idea of attempting t > i restore* price controls He thought ' any such action would be imprac-, Heal. He spoke kharply when he rej called his veto last summer ofj what he called an unsatisfactory Ol’A law an I his subsequent ae-1 j ceptance of another law that the administration considered inadequate Mr Truman forecast in his veto that improper controls would, '.Turn To Fag- s. Column 41 Initiation Held By Knights Os Pythias Fort Wayne Lodges Giye Degree Work Approximately 135 members attended the third rank Initiatory ; meeting at Kekionga lodge f>.>. Knights of Pythias, held last niglit at the lodge home In addition to the host order. New Haven. St Joe. Butler. <>s-| . sian, Fort Wayne lodges HH and lift, and Willshire. O. orders were i represented. i Klton Marquardt. Fort Wayne, grand outer guard of the order, and Kenneth Colburn, St. Joe, district deputy, were the speakers. Members of the class were Al- • free! Beavers. Kenneth Runyon, Ralph Kenworthy. Gerald Rumple. 11 Francis Andrews and Myles F. •' Parrish. Albert Sellemeyer. Oren Sc hultz and Fred E. Kolter, formed the committee in charge of the lunc hI eon and social session, which followed the business meeting in charge of Daniel christen, chan-cellor-commander. Initiatory work was conferred by the two Fort Wayne degree teams, assisted by representatives of other lodges.

John L. Lewis Castigated By Federal Judge Goldsborough Grants Government Plea On Fine Return Delay Washington. April 10. H’P) Federal judge T. Alan Goldsborough said today that John L. Lewis ami the Vnited Mine Work<*rs have* failed to comply in good faith with the no-strike mandate ’ cif the supreme* court. Goldsborough granted a government recpiest for a two-weck delay in returning 2Af)o.imn to Hu* union Th*- supreme court had ordered this money refunded if the I'MW complied fully with its Inundate against a coal strike. The judge said there* is evidence that Lewis and the I’MW have "taken advantage of the situation” • c reated Icy the Centralia. 111. mine disaster so as to call a soft coal strike as they had originally planned He was referring to the "mc*m-| orial” * shutdown throughout the soft coal fields last week, and tec I the* partial “safety strike” thlsi week which has kept production' far below normal. "The court could met today say the I2.fiOC.tHW rightfully could be returned, as the supreme court might met feel its mandate has been obeyed.' Goldsborough said He castigated Lewis as "Utterly contemptuous" of the court. He said he* did not question Lewis "sincere grief at the* death of. 11l miners in the Centralia dis-J aster But he said there is evi | deuce that Lewis took advantage* i of the sitiiaticcn in order to bring abccut an April 1 soft coal strike against th** government which the federal courts forbade him to call. At me time pricer tec April I.' Goldsborough said, did Lewis question the* safety of the mines. He made* no mention ccf mine safety until just befccri* the memorial Iccdiday for the Centralia miners expired. Goldsborough not ed , Although he* granted the govern- : ncent motion for a two-week delay, (iccldsbccrough suggested that a decision on whether the* miners had complied with the supreme* court (Turn To Page 7, Column 4) Legionnaires To Aid In Search For Body Legion Members To Give Aid Saturday Saturday will be* "Legion Day" in the search for the* body of Mrs Minnie DeVor, believed to have drowned in the St. Mary's river near Pleasant Mills on April 1. T c Smith, commander of Adams post 43. American Legion, today issued an appeal tcc all Legionnaires to assist in the search ten that day Legionnaires are asked to report with equipment to be used in the search at 7 am. Saturday morning at the Legion home. Assignments will be made* at that time. Members of the post having I boats, outboard motors, grappling , equipment, etc*., which could be used, are asked to telephone 317.1 Legion home, as early as possible and report the amount of equip- > ment they can furnish that day. While Legionnaires are especially urged tcc participate that clay, the search will not be restricted to the members and other persons willing to assist are asked tcc be at the Leghen home at the same' hour. o Pumphrey To Head Church Trustees Carl C Pumphrey. Decatur jewc*ler. was named president of the board of trustees of the First Presbyterian church for 1917 V at the annual reorganization meeting of that board Wednesday afternoon. Wilbur Petrie, local oil company representative, was elected secretary-treasurer The tiustees manage the physical property of the local church.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, April, 10, 1947

Christian X 111, Seen Takes Over

King George X

NEW REGENT of Ih-nmark is Crown Prine** Frederik. who has taken over his country's helm dm* Io Hie illness of ills father, King ChrisHall X Th*- 7<>-year-ol I monarch has suffered his second recent h* art attack ami is undergoing penicillin treatment.

Decatur Canning Co. Building Underway Construction Work Is Well Underway Construction of thro** concrete buildings for Hie Decatur Canning company in the block between Tentli and Eleventh streets and - j facing th** Nickel Plat** railroad I tracks on the north, is well under I , way, Walter ('. Blalock, plant I manager, announced today The general contra* t has been awarded to th*- Yost Construction : company of this city Poured ! concrete buildings are being erected. The factory, or canning building, will be 171 feet long, running east and west, with front* age to the north A switch from * the Nickel Plate will run to the! building Two buildings, eac h 150 by 301 feet, will form a double L on the main building, and ext**n*l southward toward Elm street The ■ scale house will be erected about mid wav on th** block 101. Mr Blalock stated that the buil lings would In* ready for next fall's tomato canning season. He said that approximately 150 men! and women would be employed in the canning plant. Cei-ll Harvey of this city, fieldman for the coin patty, has already contracted for 300 acres of tomatoes Mr Bia- ‘ lock, experiem-eil in th*- canning business, was formerly conne* I* *1 with th** Harker Canning < om-! finny of Hicksville, <) Modern machinery will I**- in i stalled in th*- new plant and a high quality pack of tomatoes will be produced by the city's newest industrial concern. Mr. Blalock *Tnr,i To Page i, Column 6)

Small Illinois City Is Badly Crippled By Telephone Strike

Beardstown. 111 . April 10 (I'Pi : - The current events teacher at Beardstown hiuh school told hie class today that the telephone etrike was affecting the whole nation. Donna Bollhorst, 17, a pretty brunette, said it was worse than that. "It's upsetting niy romance, ’’ she said. Donna's Imy friend Used to call her up at 6:30 every night. He doesn't now lie can't persuade the Beardstown operator that it’s an emergency call. “It’s definitely a creepy situation.’* Donna said (Irocers, merchants, cab drivers and housewives agreed Beardstown, a town of 7.000 is typical of the thousands of small American communities without telephono service except for emergency calls. Local as well as long distance calls are Impossible, because all of Beardstown's telephones are manual There is no dial system Beardstown has had a telephone exchange since 1883. Hardest hit man in town k> Walter Pherigo, manager of the Yellow Cab company. Ho already

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Figures Given On New Construction Washington. April 10 (t'P)Th<- commerce department said today the nation's new construction for March totaled >7M5.000.0i»0. an increase of 6.9 pen-ent over Feb ruary and 30.6 percent over March. 1946. The March figure, however, was slightly below that for January o Confirm Lilienthal As Atomic Chairman Senate Approval Voted Wednesday Washington, April 10- H'Pi I Tit** government's atomic energy ' commission, headed by David E : Lilienthal, had its go ahead to “get I on with th** job” today alter three months of uncertainty In Lilienthal's words: "The important tiling now is to : get on with the job. it is ;:n urg ent job It demand- for success' the wholehearted teamwork of the entire American people, of science, of industry, the armed forces ami I government " He made that statement after th** senate voted 50 to 31 late yes terday to confirm his nomination as chairman of the atomic cuinmis- ! -ion. It was a vote that cam** nearly three months after Presi il*-nt Truman sent tire nomination ! to Hie senate. Those months were l marked 1»y a bitter fight that tore I Republican ranks apart. Th** vote put an end to delay and uncertainty that -nine sena tors and scientists ilaiineil were jeopardizing America's lead in (Turn T*i Puri* I *'nlii*iin Ci

I has laid off two of hia four drivers. " We made six trips today." > Pherigo said. "On an average day we have close to 200. I'm barely ' meeting expenses." A. <1 Schultz, president of Schultz, liaujan and company, said the etrike would >'in business at his grain mill by 50 percent if It lasted iiuuh longer. The firm has lost direct contact with the Chic--1 ago hoard of trade and other marI kets where it sells its products | (Irocers were sending delivery boys from liouee to house to take orders "But that's a slow process com pared to taking orders hy phones." said Harold Walker, manager of the White Clover grocery. "Out, businei has dropped about 25 j pe:cei> We made 16 deliveries ( yesterday compared to our normal 1 average of 40 a day ” E. C Christopher, freight agent , for the Burlington railroad, said he was notifying fanners by postcard when freight shipments arrived for them Except for the In convenience, he believed farmers , had not bean seriously affected j (Turn To Fags t, Column «) I

Texas-Oklahoma Border Lashed By Storm, Fear Death Toll Os Over 150 —— — I — ■

Super Chief Wreck | Injures 25 Persons Santa Fc's Luxury Train Is Wrecked Raton N. M, April Hi tl’Pl Th** wreckage of the* Santa Fe's luxury streamliner “Super Chief." derailed ns it rolled under double dleM*l prewer from Lets Angeles tic Chicago, was cleared from the rail road's main line today. Xante Fe's president, Fred Gur ! ley began an immediate personal investigation with other railroad officials into the cause* of the de railment which injured 25 persons and hospitalized I'l. some* with serious injuricThe extra-fare train, crammed with executives, motion! picture and stage celebrities had' just added a second diesel engine and power unit for the long, wind ing drag over Raton Pass, highest point in the Santa Fe system At fi 40 pin some* wheel or track beneath the center of th** 15 pullman car train gave* way. jack knifing th** gleaming streamliner j and tossing the 152 pa-sengers from their seats. Thirteen of the : car left tin* track, two of them 1 overturned Those most seriously injured j were laid alongside the sdti yard* i of torn roadbed, awaiting ambiil itnc'cs from Raton tnd Trinidad Colo First aid wis administered to others by crew members and volunteers. Thirteen of Hi** injured remained in hospitals today. Tilt* Santa Fe derailment was Hie seventh railroad accident to (Turn T*> Page Column s» 0 Census Bureau To Make Survey Here Two-Week Survey To Start Here Monday A two-week survey will begin in Adams county Monday by re presentatives of the* bureau of census, department of commerce, it has been announced. Richard P. Woctding. district supervisor, announced this morn J ing that the survey will I*** con ' ducted in both Adams and Alien counties by a staff from the Fort Wayne office. Population statistics, covered ' by the survey, will Include* age. sex. marital status: number of families by size and type and amount of doubling tip: number of persons in school ami data on migration Employment statistics to he gathered will include* number em ployed by sex. employment status of veterans, number of employ.-d in various occupations and hours worked during survey weeks: num ber of persons 14 and older not emjiloyed. such as housewives, students, etc* | The housing survey will include figures on number of dwelling units and whether they contain plumbing, heating and cooking facilities Selected characteristics of dwelling units occupied by veterans will be obtained Th** consumer income survey will cover the number of Individuals and families in various In • come groups. The* Information, ex i cepting that on incomes, is to be published Contrary to earlier reports. Mr Wooding said that he hoped to have the- Adams and | Allen county reports included in • those published Decatur. Berne. Geneva and ad-1 jacent rural areas will be covered, he said. Many citizens have* a mistaken impression that a census is taken only every 10 years, he said. While there Is an official V. S. census every 10 years, several "sampling" • or representative surveys, such as the one beginning Monday are j made, he asserted

Nine Men Die In Anthracite Mine Explosion Nine Others Hurt In Mine Blast In Pennsylvania Today i Exeter. P.c . April 10 <l'l'l A gas explosion killed nine of Is' miners working in the Schooley shaft of th** Knox Coal Co min* near here today Nine others wen* Injured, at j least two critically, in the blasti which ripped through the anthraj c ite *-haft shortly after the men I report***! for work this morning. I'ennsylvania state mines seen* t cry Hi* hard Maize l*-ft Harris burg immediately to dir*** t per Honally an investigation of the explosion. th** -<**ond major disaster in th*- area this year. In January. 15 miners wen* killed in a gas blast at tin- Glen Aid* n Coal company's Nottingham Col liery at I’lymoutli. just eight mile from Exeter The explosion today occurred ! 3*M feet below th*- surfa* ** anil about 7<*n feet from th*- foot of th* min** shaft. All of th** dead and injured were t ik**n to I’ittston hospital Six of those killed Were id* titi fied a Michael Fanz.etta. Brown town: Richard Tr**Ha and Mi* ha**l Zambri.i both I’ittston Stephen Alexandria. Yatesville. John •’ tellatii. Taylor, and John Gow I**-. Wyoming Other thro** w* re not fiinn*'liat* ly identif *■*! do* tor saiil Three of th*' min** injur**.l w. rreported in c riti* al condition They wen* Jami* Jackson. Wyom ing. William Zimmerman Luzerti ,*nd l’et**r Kastinski. Dupont i R**-< io* op**i itions w< ri- * arried out under dangeroii- conditionRo* k tails slowed progress of Hie men tn clearing debris to reach the trapped victims. Ambulances took th*- injured to (Turn T* l**g* I’elari.n it Veteran Members 01 Moose Are Honored Dinner And Program Held Last Evening Approximately 125 persons it tended the "old timet ■" party Staged at the Im ai Moose lodge j list night in honor of memberwith 2»*' or mot** year* *>f continu ous membership Il J Stettcr. Fort W.iym a I’il grim degree brothei in 1 zation. was th** chief speaker reminiscing of old times in the, lodgi* ami recalling names of older! members Albert Pierce. Fort Wayne lodge , governor, spoke briefly a did J M Breiner. of the local ord**r, who discussed Moosebaven. a home for tin* aged maintained by Ho* Moose t lodges at Orange Grove. Fla IDrecalled that Mr ami Mr Frank Rtimscliliig. formerly of this city ar** residing there Gold 25 year pins were present ed to those holding a membership for that length of time and auto j math* pencils, bearing tin* Moos** emblem, were given 2*> year mem Iters Hat certificates were given J Peter Braun. Dan Zeser and Hu j bert Omlor: vases of roses t*>' Mrs Tilman Gehrig. Mrs Willi, ini ■ Noli. Mr- Phil Strahm. Mrs, Mat j Coffee and Miss Grace l.icliten , Steiger. Wesley Titus, local lodge gover nor. ailed as toastmaster during the dinner, served by candlelight Mrs. James Koilier. Jr. provided, piano and xylophone musical en tertainment Following the dinner a social i session was held with community i j singing and games 1

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— Hop-Skip Tornado Slashes 150-Mile Path Along Border Os Southwest States Woodward Okla \pril !<• ' !’P» The known *!*•**! in a hop-and 1 skip tornado that slashed a 15**rnile path .** oss the Ti-ws ami Oklahoma l*otd**r last night rose tu |*i!* today, ami um-onfi;med repo ts of fatalities ranged as high • e 152 Til*- known dead Included: Woodward v 3 bodies coiint***! bu undertaker I* I- Arm tronu: 3*l -of them indentified lliggim T* x 17 bodies identified: * ight mor** nr-sing ami feared dead. Canadian T**X Nine bodies identified, including five from Glazier. Tex Oklahoma highway patrol * liief II B Low*-ry ami Red Cross disa tor relief offi* ial** |> ed > t*-d th** toll lo* *• ilon** would l * • the 1 ' mai k The Wooilw.iril undertaker placed an emerg* n y onlei at Oklahoma City for 15** (askeis for storm vi* ims Meanwhile, tin* Texas highway patrol ami 11**1 < i**- *»ffi*ials r*--poiti-d to Gov B**ailford Jester at Austin that k*i*--i if-timat*- placed III*- two alate death total al 152. These **|>*>rts i-ould not tn* con'firmed els**wh*i* anil imr*- was a I***, ability of ilupli* ation Hardest hii was Woodward, Where ill** terroi of the plain- tore , limrquar** bio* k hoi*- in the northwest r*--i*l* ntal dieii i t of this tw*,n **l 7.uu" popiilatum in the hem of Oklahoma's wheat belt. The numb. . of inju •-d here was pla.t-d at m*ir. than |tm Some 35<» lions**- itid business buildings w**r** flattened and lie* *■*! Ilk*- *<o miK-ll kindling wood III*- twister slash*-*! through *!i,*l area*, near Shattuck atf*l <, i .*. ok! wit .* mi *nf II med r*purls of f.ital.ti* - \ll < ommiinii ir ■i*m- lite tn III*.-** t**wn» till went ~ ii. *t* i • *i*-r i: u*-tion t tier** had not i.ei n dele mined - wo k* I s *y the hundreds *lu.* thtmuh piles of debri*. and . .ill* I**l Wl< * ka.e 111 the stricken Oklahoma ami Texa ((immunities, in search 'oi many mia* * oilhted for Flood waii-i- hamper**! re-* inaitivitie al Higgins wher*- to »*nUtil lam- followed III*- death-deal-ing wiail Bill Lal**- a idio allllollh *•■ tin KFD\ a' \marillo. reporteil from the *•* *-n*- that tlier.- had been nine looting in Higgins Hail as laid*- :i- g**ll balls damag'd building ami * r *ps in tinwake of tin* -torm at V. iiite Deer. T**x S< O' I - o. fit a* e offs* *-l s from i l'irn T-» l’;ijf‘ 7 S> LATE BULLETINS San D-ego, April 10. — (UP) — A sharp earthquake shook the San Diego area today at 7:59 am. PST (9:59 a.m. CST> Buddings in the eity rocked from the temblor. A moderate earthquake rocked Los Angeles for about one minute at 7:59 am. also. No damage was reported. Lake Success. N V , April—* —lo.—(UP*—The United States defied the Soviet bloc's attack on the Truman doctrine today and asked the United Nations security council to help build up "domestic tranquat-ty and security" in Greece. Moscow. April 10.—(UP) — Secretary of state George C. Marshall, opposing France's demand for separation of the Ruhr and Rhineland from Germany. but proposing an autonomous Saar, today appealed to claim to permanency is force." Washington. April 10—(UP) —A former Baltimore A Ohio official charged today that a court approved bankruptcy reorganization of the railroad was a dishonest, fradulent transaction agreed to by Jesse IH. Jones as reconstruction finance corp, chairman.