Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 87, Decatur, Adams County, 12 April 1947 — Page 1

1L XLV. No. 87.

PHONE STRIKE PARLEY NEAR COLLAPSE

Ijliong Strike Sonlrol Bills Kder Study Mt — . I (House Committee II Ready To Approve " s «Anti Strike Bill I Washington. Apr'* 12. (UP) I house labor committee I approved a Republican1 Kafted bi" damping tight (Katrictions on labor union*. ■ taehindon. April 12.-(UP)-BHL hon e labor committee was ■( y today to give final approval ■■j;. ! ,>l>li..u> sponsored bill alm- > nationwide strikes stilt reMiic lions activitiesiAl^^Knniiiiit' 1 '*' i hairman Fred A. Jr. It. N J- predicted . four ((((th. mH To- other >ix have .1 tl.-v .Mil • ten a dis-ent ifBHH minority report lent lotion. designed company K :.bo i-ti idnslrywide and outlaw the cloned II would alxo establish 75th injunction* dis- ■ pt- - in vital industries. KK, house labor committee B B tin - coincided with a confer--4,1 v, nate Republicans on legislation The committee han been session for few days to write a bill. (E(be>''''''' •■ssiiitis of the senate B»initb-<- tl.it- far have Indicated Mt it- iha it man. Sen Robert A «(t. H " fa..-* heavy going in ; approval of some of his HBpo-i.c- By hi, own admission. (■ »a< defeated on a series of BKK<ir amendments by a bloc of Republicans and Demosenate committee alreudy I approved a ban on the closed p and a proposal to Increase national labor relations board seven members. It has also red on other less controversial mdments to the Wagner act. he stand of Republican Sens, ng M. Ives. N. Y., Wayne »e. Ore., and George 1). Aiken, indicated (bat the senate bill Id he considerably milder than house legislation. They have latently held out against Hth" restriction* on union ac« det. mong the many restrictions in house bill I* one aimed at miunist-dominated unions. It Id deny collective bargaining Ification to any union it any t» national officers were Com(IB’ 11 *'' 1 "r could "reasonably be ■S( ar, l , ' , i' a * pirty member*. (M provision which would permit BB* ,n hop, in some case* drew ■H f-re of Reps. Clare E. Hoff C-Bf 1 «. Mhh and Ralph W. ■Minn. it, y y They claimed (M 11 ' prevents uh from taking BW ,l ‘ ll Merl to protect (M rrom '•aidoitation by , bosses." I Bttle Progress In I Bone Negotiations BBidi.mapuiiH. April 12 —(UP) - ■■kt»n.en f „ r | ht . e „ h .| ephone (("’ "■ | "’ r!, 'd today that little « OfhMs tiad been made during E '“■xmlaiiomr with the Ind ■ ■ Tt ‘ !e ldtone company this SB’* 1 11' 1 4||ll||S were recessed last ' until Monday. SVeanahile, '*"■ MOO teleK woilo-is remained on the job BBs''" e . Os “ l " a ‘* ,aw inhibiting BB " while B?B ed * ,lUnal walkout con'I Workman Killed | J Fa,,in 9 Beam •'•’HI 12 -(UP)- (..( *' , Frw *eriek. 2tl. was kill IBos M y * hM a 8 "“‘ 1 b « UB I ■tetk.' 1 "' ** h " worl<e<l ln a con ' I Ena T* ,h ‘- B " r "'«eutieal company I E s „ leather I B’ fl '»M C and y ,” 1d COOI ‘ Od * y ’ I KLI. d ‘’morrow, with I Kbit S'/ 1 'i®*” rain oouthwest / noon and ••«<»* *’• i J"#”' and „r| y tßm ., rsW-

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Truman Opens Third Year As President Will Spend Weekend With Ailing Mother Washington. April 12 (UP) — President Truman began bis third year In office today, a better than od*da • on favorite for renomination In i!HK and more sure of himself than at any time since ne was catapulted into the white house by the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Mr. Truman put aside businewt for the anniversary weekend to fly home to Missouri and visit his ailing. 94 year old mother. He will deliver a radio tribute this afternoon to Mr. Roosevelt. The president left at 7:10 am. (CST) aboard hit plane, the Sacred Cow. for Grandview, Mo., his mothers home, arriving by midday. He will visit with his mother who is recuperating from a fractured hip. until early afternoon, then drive into Kansas City. Mr. Truman chatted briefly with lepurters before he took off from the capital. He said the crises seem just as numerous today ae when he took office. But he said be was feeling fine His tribute to Mr. Roosevelt will be broadcast nationally beginning at 4:40 p.m. (EST). He will talk for al>out three minutes Mr. Truman is scheduled to return to Washington by plane Sunday afternoon. Accoiding to his physician, the president I* in excellent physical condition. His staff and advisers feel that bis political star is shining blighter as compared with the dark gloom which covered the Democratic party immediately after the Republican landslide last November. And judging from Mr. Truman's recent demeanor in public appearames. he is in high, confident spirits. He- was mote surefooted in his last three press-radio conferences than he- has been in month*. The president has come a long way and learned a lot alcouf the burdens of the presidency since the fateful afternoon of April 12, 1945. when Mr Roosevelt died at the Little White House- in Warm Spring*. Ga. o— Slays Fiancee And Self, Wounds Man Hammond. Ind . April 12 —(UP> —Police »aid today they could find no reason why Nicholas Klsmanic, 55, suddenly went berserk Nn a tavern and shot and killed his fiancee, critically wounded a bartender and then killed himself. Kizmanic, a railway car insjiector. pulled a pietol from his pocket yesterday and shot and critically wounded bartender Ira Bartlett. 53. He turned and fired at his fiancee, Elizabeth Ba*sow, 25, hitting her in the head. Cornered by another bartender who chased him. he put a bullet through his head. 0 Decatur CIO Unions Form Joint Council To Coordinate Work Os Local CIO Unions Announcement was made today of the organization by all local CIO unions of a joint Decatur CIO council. Purpose of the council, union officials stated. I* to coordinate the educational and union work of the locals. This action was previously authorized by the membership of all local*. Council officers, elected at Thursday night* meting, are: Vernon Hebble. chairman: Kenneth Hirsthy, secretary: J C. Strickler, treasurer; Ross Way and Ambrose Spangler, trustees. The newly-formed council took Immediate step* to secure a charter from the state CIO. and also discussed plan* for a town meeting. tentatively arranged for Thursday, May 8. Those in attendance at the organization meeting of the council were: Henry Stauffer. Vernon Hebble and John Schurger of Local 924, UE (CIO); Roy Kocher of Local 93 FT A (CIO); Ambrose Spangler and J. C. Strickler of Local 1932 USA (CIO): Ros* Way of Local 44 ETA (CIO).

Coal Industry Leader Assails Ruling By Krug I —— Says Krug Aiding John Lewis Keep Miners Off Jobs Washington, Apr. 12—(UP)—A coal industry spokesman today accused «ecfetary of Interior J. A. Krug of helping John L. Ix-wls keep soft coal miners off their johs. The charge was made by John D. Battle, executive secretary of the- National Coal Association. He assailed Krug's ruling that "until the 518 mines closed by the coal mines administration are all inspected by federal Inspectors, no other mine will be Inspected." Due to such "arbitrary and unreasonable rules'' he said Krug, whether intentionally or not. is "aiding and abetting" Lewi* “in his program of production control." "Mines Hhould be Inspected on the basis of those that can qualify for quick operation," Battle added. Meanwhile, the so-called "safety" shutdown of soft coal mines entered its sixth day with the back terwork movement continuing at a slow hut steady pace. Latest report* to the coal mines i administration showed production up to 59 percent of normal. CMA said 185.000 miners reported for work yesterday, including 120.000 I'MW member*. This was an increase of 20.000 over the number of UMW workers reporting the previous day. The house and senate are mov-' Ing forward with separate investigation of mine- safety. A senatepublic- land* subcommittee probing the Centralia. 111., disaster will call on Lewis for testimony next week. A house lalcor Hubcommittee is preparing to begin its own spot chec k of coal mines to determine* the extent of safety compliance. Restore Operations Pittsburgh. Apr. 12 — (UP) — With coal production Increasing, I'. S. Steel Corp today announced 1 (Turn To Page S. Column *) -0 Community Fund To Name New Directors Election Will Be Held Monday Night Therae directors of Die Decatur I Community Fund. Inc. will be, named Monday night at 7:301 o'clock In a meeting to be held at the city hall. One director from each of three classification* will lie named during the meeting. The nominee* ate: Ray Ruy la-itz will Ire named during the meeting The nominee* are: Ray Leitz and C. I. Finlayson, representing industry; Walter J. Krick and W. Guy Brown, representing schools: James K. Staley and Joe Murphy, representing fraternal organizations. The nominating committee is composed of Clarence Helman. Dan Tyndall and E. W. larnkenau Report* will Ire made- and other business conducted during the meeting Carl C. Pumphrey, presi dent, has extended an invitation to the general public a* well as all members to attend tne meeting. Officers of the Community Fund will Ire named at a later date by the Iroard of directors o Tickets Available For K. C. Banquet Tuesday Tickets for the banquet Tuesday evening at the K of C. hail, honoring quarter-century members of the organization are still available and will Ire until time of the banquet. ft was announced today. AVhlle the banquet and program are being held In honor of 25-year memlrers. the event Im open to all members of the St. Mary's parish, it was emphasized today. The veteran members and their wives and sweethearts will be honored at the banquet, which will be followed by a danee and social program.

OKAY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, April 12, 1947

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WHILE MRS. EILEEN BTANOWSKI, 27. does duty in the Chicago picket line of telephone workers, Jier husband. Howard, takes their 11-month-old daughter. Arlee Joy. for a liuggy ride.

No Decision Made On School Change Public Meeting Is Held This Morning No Immediate decision by th.* trustees on the proposed forming of a county school corporation was expected late this morning as the public meeting in the courthouse was still in progress. John M. Stoneburner, president of the trustees* board, conducted the meeting and outlined provisions of house bill 241, which provided that the corporation might Im- formed. Mr. Stoneburner asserted that the meeting was held merely for the purpose of learning publicsent intent on the matter, which would transfer supervision and management of township schools tc a county board of education, composed of the 12 township trustee*. He declared that he was Impartial and had not indicated bls approval or disapproval of the plan. Os the few people who indicated their sentiments, including several trustees, a majority expressed their disapproval of the proposed corporation. The trustees were to hold their regular monthly session at the close of the meeting. o Humble Thousands Pay FDR Tribute Hyde Park Center Os Memorial Rites Hyde Park. N. Y.. Apr. 12 —■ (UPt—Humble thousands from all parts of the nation jammed the Roosevelt family estate today and filed slowly through the quiet rose garden to decorate the grave of the late president who died two years ago. Hyde Park was the center of memorial services held throughout the country on the second anniversary of Franklin D. Roose velt's death at Warm Springs. Ga. The ceremonies will he climaxed at 3:30 p. tn. (CST) by a memorial broadcast over all major networks. President Truman will speak for three minutes from Kansas City. Mo., where he flew today to spend the first day of his third year in office with his aged, ailing mother. Former secretary of the treasury. Henry Morgenthau. Jr., and the president's widow. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, will speak from Hyde Park. The broadcast will last 15 minute*. The ceermonle* will be held from the flagstone portico of the Roosevelt home where the president used to sun himself on warm spring days and where he received bis neighbor* on election nights to celebrate hi* victories.

Donate SI,BOO To War Refugee Fund St. Mttry's Catholic parish and the grade and high school pupils of St. Joseph's school donated nearly 81.890 to the bishop s war refugee relief fund, recently collected in the chunhes in the Fort Wayne diocese. Members of St. Mary's parish donated 81.208.75 to the fund, which, according to the listings in Our Sunday Visitor, was one of the largest received in the diocese The grade and high school pupils are credited with giving 8584.85. 0 Wallace Assails American Policy Says Leaders Feel War Is Inevitable Manchester, Apr. 12 — (UP) — Henry A Wallace, speaking on the second anniversary of the death of President Roosevelt, charged today that American policy is slipping into the hands ol men who seek to embark the United States "on a wild and mad niglitmari-" of "ruthless imperialism." Wallace, addressing 5,0tt0 trade unionists In Hie second appear ance of his European crusade against President Truman's foreign policy, charged that ihe American government is controlled by men who believe that the United Nation* are doomed to fall tire anti that war with Russia Is virtually inevitable. A program of American imperialism. lie said, was a dangerous venture because "Americans will never carry the program through. Americans will never pay the cost and they cannot pay the cost." "Today the government and congress are controlled by men who believe that in a world in which communism and capitalism live side by side there is little hope of peace," Wallace told 5.000 trade unionist*. "They believe that fascism and communism are similar evils and that the United Nations is doomed to failure. They believe in using the American power to organize the world against the U. 8. 8. R " Wallace attacked an article iff the magazine Life which advocated establishment of an "American empire.” “I'm utterly opposed to this policy of imperialism." he said. Speaking on the second anniversary of the late Preaident Roosevelt's death, Wallace said the progressive forces in the United States were divided and seeking leadership. "The Roosevelt spirit of joyous service to mankind was never so needed as It is today. Roosevelt is dead — and some people are satisfied that the Roosevelt tradition is dead also. I deny that." The former vice president was making the second major speech of his British lour. His London speech last night warning that the world was slipping toward (Turn To Pags 5. Column 4)

Hopes For Immediate Settlement Fade When Union Declines Offer

Ravaged Woodward Buries Storm Dead City Is Sealed Off From Curious Public Woodward, Okla , April 12 (UPI Ravaged Woodward, where S 3 of the 14t> Texas-Oklahoma tornado victims died, sealed itself off from the curious today and began burying Its dead Fifteen funeral* were scheduled tod iy. Other* will be held on Sunday. The four major churches have cancelled Sunday school and regular Sunday services Road blocks were set up to prevent motorists from coming into the area until the debris is cleared from the streets. The blocks will remain up Sunday. Grave diggers set to work to enlarge the municipal cemetery. Ad ditional acreage on the cemetery's outskirts was condemned by the city council because the cemetery was too small forth. Interment of the tornado victims. Mayor 11. A. Bosch met last night with Woodward's lumbermen, plumber* and contractors and three federal housing expeditors. The expeditors. L. W. Atkin*. Oklahoma City. 11. L. Van Norman. Dallas, and Bill Williams. Amarillo. assured them the government would request manufacturers and jobbers to rush critical materials into the area. "I know of no better time than now.” Bosch Slid, "when we are at the very bottom, to set up a plan to develop this city. Rain poured down on the stricken city during the night, damaging exposed buildings with roofs rip .Turn T.> page *. Column 7) o Legionnaires Join In Search For Body High Waters Hinder River Search Here A group of Legionnaires, head ed by T. C. Smith. Adams post commander, joined this morning in the search for the liody of Mrs. Minnie DeVor. believed to have drowned in the St. Mary's river on April 1. A swollen and swiftly moving current was expected to hamper their efforts considerably, however. The river, transformed from a customarily placid stream into a rushing current by recent rains, measured 12 and 13 feet In some places today. Authorities held little hopes that they would be successful in today's search because of the deeper water, but kept the hunt going for the 12th consecutive day. New grappling equipment of the Decatur fire department was dis patched to the scene this morning. The equipment was especially made at the Beerbower A- Mcßride welding shop here and donated by the firm to the local department. It will be kept at the local fire station as a part of the city fire department's rescue equipment. Heavy rains Friday halted grappling work done about a mile northwest of Pleasant Mills, after a Fremont man, heralded as a "peach twig” expert, believed he had located the body in about eight feet of water. Until the i rain forced the searcher* to stop, they had been unsuccessful. ■■■ —»■ O' Justice Delayed By Elevator Breakdown Terre Haute, Ind.. April 12 — (UP)— Workmen repaired a court house elevator today after a breakdown delayed Justice for minutes yesterday. Two ciicult court judges, a probation officer, four deputy asses sort, and an attorney were among 11 persons trapped on the elevator It stuck between the first floor and the basement.

Soviel Russia Affirms Stand On Reparations > I Declares Marshall Compromise Offer Acknowledges Right I Moscow, Apr. 12— (IT)—Andrei 1 Vishinsky of Russia claimed to 1 day that Gen George C Marshall, by advancing a compromise offer, had acknowledged the Soviet ' rnlon's right lo reparaiions from 1 current production in Germany—--1 "just what we have been lighting for." Vlshinsky. Soviet deputy for | elgn minister, blamed lite failure 'I of the east and west to reconcile their major differences on lack of understanding and lack of com mon wishes. Tli<- expression of the Soviet : attitude came at the end of the I fifth week of debate liy lite big 1 four council of foreign ministers Vishinsky held a press conference noteworthy for lii* deftness hi parrying question* and for an i impassioned defense of British I policy in Germany by a reporter ( for the Jxmlon Daily Herald organ of the lalxir party. ! Vlshinsky contended that Marshall's compromise offer for Ilin 1 Ited reparation* from Germany's i current production admitted th<; . I principle for which the Soviets were fighting. Reparations wera a basic issue in the drafting of the German treaty, and disagreement on that issue was largely responsible for the skimpy achieve ments of the conference. "A German treaty without ade quate reparations for the Soviet Union would be like a man with out a heart." Visliiti-ky said t That was his answer to a ques tion whether the Soviets would agree to a Healy not fulfilling their demand for lln.tmo.ttim.iam ' worth of reparation*. Asked whether he agreed with ' Marshall's recent definition of de i mocracy. emphasizing the "Ina I (tenable rights of human beings.’ J Vishinsky said: ,| "The first and most important i definition of democracy is that J democracy Is a struggle against ment of fascism " ' (Turn To I’iige I Column 7) q — -oCity On Daylight Time On April 26 Fast Time Prevails Here During Summer In accordance with a city ordi- ' ‘ naiti <!. Decatur will begin operat- ' Ing ott a daylight saving schedule I Saturday night. April 24 at mid night. The "fast time" will continue ' throughout the summer months. s with the city returning to central 1 standard time schedule on Satur- ' day night. September 27. The ordinance, renewed after World War 11. provides that the ' city observe the (ast time schedule from the last Saturday in ' April until the last Saturday In September each year. This wiii be the second summer that the city has marked the daylight saving schedule since the war. After abiding by the ordinance for several years. It was temporarily shelved during the war when central war time- also one hour faster wa» marked the year around. Uttle change Is expected to result from the fast time schedule. Bus and train routes are customarily revamped somewhat, as are tavern opening and dosing hours. Most of the surrounding cities and communities also make the change on the same date.

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Mediators Search Desperately For A New Formula Aimed At Ending Strike Washington. April 12 (UP) — Formal negotiations to end the nation-wide telephone strike all hut collapsed today and federal mediators searched desperately for a new peace formula In the six-day-old walkout. Last slender hopes of an immediate settlement faded la«t. night when the long distance affiliate of the striking telephone union Ignored a midnight deadline for accepting a "final" offer bjr management. The American Telephone & Telegraph Co immediately withdrew its offer, declaring the next step was up to the American Union of Telephone Workers. The union, representing about 2tr.noo of the nation's 32A.0A9 striker*, said. It had no plans to request a renewal of negotiations. Despite the stalemate, possibility of early White House intervention seemed slim. President Truman was scheduled to fly to Missouri today to visit his ailing 91 year-old mother. While the national picture remained clouded, local settlements were reached in two widely separated sections of the country. The ' Sherman Tex.. Telephone Co renewed its union contract and 4.••(»•> members of the Independent Empire State Telephone Union end'-d their upstate New Vorb walkout wih an nrhtitration agreo ment. For the most part, however local negotiations were no mon. fruitful than the conferences in Washington. Four unions representing 35.it00 workers in New York. Long Island and Westchester county said they would not. t ike part in further mediation until the company made a "firm offer.” In New Jersey, three women union leaders surrendered to police to force a court test of that state's bitterly contested new law- against utility strikes Federal coni ilator* in Washington were s.iid to he Imsing their hope of bringing the a. T A T. and the key long lines union hack into negotiation on a new compromise proposal. It was believed to incorporate the best concessions by luith tlie company and union in the various local negotiations. Mediators clung to the hope that a long lines agreement would set a patteni for settlements with other striking unions There was no indication how they expected to hurdle the chief ohstacle-whether arbitration should be on a national or a union by-tmlon basis. The parent striking union, the National Federation of Telephone Workers, is insisting on national arbitration. The union Is asking a 812 weekly wage increase and other contract improvements for (he 325,imo strikers. On wage*, it already has agreed to consider an |8 hike proposed by a federal conciliator to the Illinois Telephone Traffic Union The NFTW's new contract with (Turn To I'ag, ‘nliinin Sj <> Clement Green Dies At Home In Geneva Clement S. Green. 79. retired oil contractor, died Friday evening at his home in Geneva tollowing a cerebral hemorrhage. Surviving are the wife, Bessie; a son. Rupert of Fort Wayne; five daughters. Mrs. Homer ('amphell and Mrs. Merle Teeple of Fort Wayne. Mrs Francis McWbinney of New Bremen. O, Mrs. Cornelius Hale of Moniltelia. Calif., and Mrs. Richard Cotter of Geneva; two brother* and four sisters. Funeral servk-M will he held at 2 p m Monday at the Geneva Evangelical United Brethren church, with the Rev R S. Miller officiating Buiial will be In Riverside cemetery. The body will be removed from the Hardy & Hardy funeral home to th* residence thia afternoon.