Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 97, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1947 — Page 1

No - 97 '

BIG FOUR CONCLUDE MOSCOW CONFERENCE

-ederal Judge Jfders UMW s lie Reduced Lops $2,800,000 Off Fine Assessed For Court Contempt — I — <»*hiaz ?on - <1 P) I, MP T Alan Golds today lopped $2,300,000 STtitf fin* imposed *", John L. i-** l "' United ETwod*" for ,art ypar * , ■ oo, in defiance of a court order. who ha '* w,,hhe, d ijfrinr reduction of the fine. L that Lewi* had complied L W ith the V. 8. supreme L, order to withdraw hie pend p April 1 atrike «ignal. It was k tut condition that the supreme Lett ordered reduction In the jywu withdrew the strike notice Lrh 11. hut when his mine workL befan a "safety shutdown” in L wtt coal field’ whlrti lasted L April I to April 14, the Ltnnent objected that he had L complied fully with the ppr-e court mandate. I The VMW flrat «<»««ht return I the UM'.hOO two weeks ano. h* Goldaboroufh delayed it when L prernment asked for time to Luder whether Lewin waa vlokat the order by the safety [AMjatant attorney general John k fessett said today, however, L prernment had no objection I > fine. [tawtt aid that ttince April 14 Mpriioo haa been subnormal but la real injury tn the people of be United Staten" han resulted. TW safety walkout began shortI after the Centralia. 111., mine ■liter in which 111 rninera were EM and the government ordered ■pectiona of all soft coal minee. The court ia willing and ready ■ sign an order carrying out the ■w o( the government," GoldsBMgli aid ln« reviewed the background of ■ 1M« (trike and events lead- ■ to the iauance of a prelimi■7 njtmrdon forbidding Lewis ■ the ’ MW to Interfere in any F with the government's operapot the coal mines while the ■■•ent between Lewis and secpny of interior J. A. Krug was bdtat. pddaborough said this injuncMill was in effect. He Indi Rd that in the event of further r* difficulties in the coal mines r would be invoked F”' l*wis. pM’borough noted that the hwic Issue in the case P*’* r Uwis had the right to C* 1 to roa,r »« with the gov- ” has not been settled. L‘ Presume there is no IntenF • Pressing thin matter and F will be held in abeyance L~ "•» I®. the date that the p- Lewis agreement ends." C** ,rOfl *h Mid. originally fined L?* MJOP.OOO and Lewis hjwSS* 14 h,B «"• •'«> I**” floldsborough two weeks L w!!ln s ‘n effect the .i 00- ** “ id he wa * uot hZL— w i n *r» had obeyed [''—•'’l7 'EEf"* H 1 Sunday School r" ent| onOri Sunday town- ■ be Zu T invention F balsa r-sT 2 * >n ’- Stt “day at fei*« Tto »- Doro,hy Shady; 7 <be Rev. Homer kT by Msgley ReRfe» bt prlmar 7 demonPr thur< h; i r; “ Wreo ' ►beta- th. d B " B,,a ’ r school [®*u 0 m”; W,l,er Adems chL??* u by •* I^ka ’» his 2J ATH <8 ' ** swm- ’ M * tly c ” u *y ? oceaa ‘*"«i «*«■».!£***• •eetter- *■ n ’ rth **’’• ti>»- ,y c,w *y l* My Mrth »P’«*d l eg JL P****d*i ay "*B M -

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT _ ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Grant Institutions Sugar Ration Boost Washington. April 24 —(UP*— fUntauranta, hotels, hospitals and similar Institutional types of sugar users today were granted a 25 percent increase in rations for May and June to match recent Increases given to housewives and industrial users. o Mine Workers Give To Phone I Strike Funds I I Present SIOO,OOO i To Strike Fund Os Telephone Workers BULLETIN Philadelphia, April 24—(UP) —The Pennsylvania Federation of Telephone Workers announced today its 4,000 members In maintenance and plant department of the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania would go on strike at 7 a.m. tomorrow. > , I Washington. April 24—(I’P)—' . The United Mine Workers (AFL) i today presented 4100,000 to the > Telephone Workers' strike fund as - federal conciliators Intensified es ' forts to end the IMay-old nationwide walkout. i The miners' check, boosting the , telephone strike fund to $157,000, i was presented shortly after the UMW got back tn federal court I $2, $00,00(1 rescinded from the $2.I 500.000 contempt fine levied 1 against it for last fall's soft coal . walkout. • Government conciliators earlier > had said there was a 50-5L' chance > of getting the nation's 340,000 I striking telephone workers back on the job in a week or less. 'I The UMW check was presented II to the National Federation of Tele- ■ phone Workers by John T. Jones of the UMW international I executive bojrd. Jones had not • learned of the federal court re- • fund when he handed the money i over to C. W. Werkau. NFTW ' secretary. The NFTW previously had an- • nounced that its strike fund had - received $57,000 in contributions i in the past two days. In accepting the UMW's offering. Werkau - said that "through such efforts we will carry the strike to a success- • ful conclusion." i The money will be used to help I hardship cases among the strikers and to counter company advertis- ! ing about the walkout, the union i said. > As the union appeared to be • digging in for an indefinitely long strike, government officials worked harder than ever for a settleI meat i These were the developments: i 1. The labor department invit- ’ l- r ■ - 111 ■ —— (Turn To Page 4 Column 3) 0 ' Leo Nussbaum Heads : Ball Slate Alumni Dinner Meeting Is Held Last Evening Nussbaum, of Decatur, was elected president of the Adams county chapter of the Hall State ■ Teacher's college alumni association, at a dinner meeting held Wednesday evening at the K. of P. * home. Other association officer* are Miss Helen Alx. of Berne, vice i president; Maynard Hetrick, of ■ Decatur, secretary, and Edward Jaberg. of Decatur, treasurer. , Dr. Robert H. Koenker and Prof. . Dave T. Hartley, both members of the Bali State faculty, were the principal speakers during the meeting. Both speaker* discussed the cur riculum and other problems of the Muncie college and also spoke on the organisation of alumni associations in every county In the state. Bryce Thomas, principal of the < Lincoln grade school, organized the > dinner meeting and presided during the program. The meeting w»» tended by alumni of the college and by students planning to enter the institution nest fail-

City Observes 10 Percent Price Knock-Down • iu in iiflq -/ t 1 -fl B 1 ' flfll t ..eaamk ntwrfir ■ ’1 Bob |o i--a^ a ' ' W Es'jiKflßS _ fi THROUGHOUT NEWBURYPORT, MASS., retail stores are conducting a 10-day campaign with a 10 per cent price slash in answer to President Truman's demand for lower prices. Merchants like Hardware | Dealer John Swanson (above* report definite business increase.

Newburyport Plan Reported Spreading Voluntary Slash Os Prices Snowballing / Newburyport, Maw. April !4 (UP) The "Newburyport plan"; appeared to be snowballing across the nation today an manufacturers’ and merchants in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Minnesota and California followed this city's j example and voluntarily slashed prices 10 percent or more. Designed to create a coasttocoast rollback of prices, the plan. was inaugurated by most New-' buryport merchants Tuesday on a 10-day trial basis and since has ’ been adopted in and Amesbury. Mass., Spring Valley. N. V.. Virginia, Minn., and Sher man Oaks, Cal. Lever Bros. Co., makers of Lifebouy, Rinso. Lux and Swan soaps announced a 10 percent price reduction yesterday, short ly after President Truman had telegraphed congratulations to the Essex county development council, sponsors of the plan here The Lever cut was followed by similar reductions by the Colgate Palmolive Peet Co. Os Jersey City. I N. J . and Lincoln Stores, Inc., a , department store chain with 15 ' outlets in New England. New York and Pennsylvania. The Clover Farm Co. of Boston with 125 New England stores reduced prices 10 U> 30 percent on groceries supplied to independent stores in Massachusetts. Vermont | and New Hampshire. Ten percent reductions were announced by the General Cable Corp, of New York and Cowhig Industries, a Boston hardware supply house. As mayor James M. Curley called on Boston businessmen to make the huh "the first large city to take concerted action" requests for information poured into Newburyport from other New England cities. In Chicago, the Illinois Federa(Turn •)*< Page 3, Column O o— Three Men Die As Train Hits Truck ‘— Two Trainmen And Truck Driver Die Fulton. Kan . April 24 — (UP)— p A speeding Frisco passenger train and a gasoline truck collided today at a crowing in Fulton, killing two i trainmen and the truck driver. The truck and locomotive were i enveloped in flames following the crash. Firemen summoned from I Fort Scott, nearby, extinguished the i T. W. Moreland, chief clerk for the railway at Its Fort Scott head I quarters, identified the dead train- < men as S. A. Jackson, engineer, and I Ray Tippen. fireman, l>oth of ■ Kansas! City. The body of the truck driver was t not immediately identified Moreland said first reports In- 1 dlcated that none of the passenger cars were derailed. The wreck happened -hortly after i 6 am. a few blocks beyond the < Fulton railroad station. ' The train was reported en route to Kansas City.

Decatur, Indiana Thu rsday, April 24, 1947

Chamber Os Commerce To Maintain Listing The Decatur Chamber of Com-1 merce will maintain a listing of all ' roonwe. apartments and homes for rent as a public service. It waa I announced today, and landlords' having vacancies are asked to tele phone 161 S to inform the Chamber, i Numerous calls are received by the IC. of asking for living quarters. ■ - o— ■—— - — - Local Painter Badly Hurt Last Evening Ervin Anderson Is Badly Hurt In Fall Ervin Anderson. 2fi. local paint er, was seriously hurt shortly be fore 5 p in. Wednesday when he fell from the top of the Macklin's I Super Service building, cornerof Third and Madison streets. The young man suffered a head injury, possible Internal injuries, a shattered left elbow and a crushed right hand in the accident. Eyewitnesses said that he started to come down from the roof of the building when the accident oc i curred. They said he was supporting his weight by hooking an arm over the cornice of Hu- building. as he lowered himself to a ladder. A section of the cornice, weighing an estimated 300 pounds, gave way and fell with him to the pavement. It is thought that he ' struck his left elbow and head on the pavement, some 14 feet below, and that the cornice piece fell on his right hand. Miss Juanita Baumgartner. R N., of the local hospital nursing staff, a passerby, applied a tourniquet to his right arm and administered other first aid until the arrival of an ambulance. (Turn To Page 2. Column -■>

Lutherans Os Decatur Area To Join In Centennial Celebration

The Lutheran churches of De-1 catur and autrounding territory will' join over 40OT congregations j throughout North and South America Sunday In special geri vices commemorating the loOth anniversary of the founding of the Evangelical Lutheran synod of Missouri. Ohio, and other states. Among tne prime movers In the organization of this synod was the Rev. C. F. W Walther, of St. laiuis. the spiritual leader of several hundred Lutheran immigrants from Saxony in 1544. Walther began publishing a church paper called the "Lutheraner." in which he set forth the fundamentals of the Lutheran faith. Copies of this paper came to the attention of the Rev. F. C. D. Wyneken. who traveled throughout northern Indiana. western Ohio, and southern Michigan in search of scattered Lutherans. Another group that established contact with the Rev. Walther through the "Lutheraner" was located in the Saginaw valley of Michigan under the leadership of the Rev August Creamer. Representatives of these three groups, then the Saxons from Missouri. the Low-Germans from around Fort Wayne and Decatur, and the Franconians, or Bavarians, from Saginaw, bad their prelimin-

Hearing Held Here On Remonstrance Judge Takes Case Under Advisement Judge J. Fred Fructe this afternoon had under advisement the remonstrance agaiw.t the proposed levee in Wabash township, tiled by the ; Adams county laiard of commissioners and highway department. Judge Fruchte conducted a hearing on the remonstrance in Adams circuit court this morning. County attorney Ferd L. Lltterer. appearing for the commissioners and highway department, called Ralph W Rice, highway snpertendent. and his assistant. Nathan Meshherger. to the stand. They contended that the amount <if $2,140 which would be assessed against the county for having con structed the 2.0T0 feet dike and road, was gieater than the amount iif benefits. They contended that upkeep of the road would cost about s2oo to $500: that it would be necessary to Install guard rail* along the road. Mr. Meshberger testified that the dirt road now in existence had a four to five feet grade at some places. Walter Gillion. engineer, called to the stand by attorney Buri : Whiteman and Severin H. Schurger for the petitioners, said that he made croes-sectlons. etc. in surv eying for the proposed dike or levee He said that the road was often flooded and that it was level with surrounding lands up to six inches in grade He said that It was originally intended to aesess the 1 county a sum of $5,000 but It was cut down. Both parties agreed that the road Is often Impassable, and that It is used only a little. The petition for the dike was filed November 20. 1946 by Fred Weldler and others, who said that it would keep (Turn T<> Pass C, Column 2*

| ary meeting in Cleveland, in Sept‘ember, 1545. Arrangements for the I organization of the synod were continned in Fort Wayne during July. 1846. where the first draft of the constitution was prepared. Finally, on April 26. 1847. at First St. Paul s Lutheran church, in Chicago, the constitution was adopted and signed by 12 voting pastois. representing 16 congregations, and 10 advisory pastors, and two candidates at theology A very important part In the founding and promotion of the new synod was played by the men from this area, namely. Dr Wm Slhler, pastor of St. Paul's Fort Wayne; the Rev. Wyneken. pioneer missionary in this territory, and Profs. Wolter and Crammer of Concordia college in Fort Wayne. The Rev Frederick Husmann. founder and first -pastor of Emmanuel. Wayne Trace. St. John's Fort Wayne Decatur road and St Peter s Fuelling settlement, was among the charter members of synod and became its first secretary. Zion, Frledhelm, St. John's Bingen. St. Peter s. Fuel Ung. and St. Paul's Fort Wayna, were the congregations from this area to join the synod at its first session. The 10 Lutheran churches of this (Turn To Pag* 6. Column 3)

Fail To Reach Oit Treaties; Meet Again Next November In London

- -- - Courthouse Clock On Daylight Time The courthouse clock will be moved up one hour at midnight Saturday, like all the other timepieces in De<atur and neighboring commuaitles. The county commissioners approved the < hange in the clock today. as has been th<- case every year since daylight saving time was instituted. Nearly a decade ago the Isiard kept the big timepiece on the standard time schedule all summer, despite the fact that other city docks were set up. o GMC Refuses To Arbitrate On Pay Issue Refuse Arbitration Over Division Os Increase In Wage Detroit. April 24—(t'Pl—Gen eral Motors Corporation today rejected a CIO United Auto Work■era proposal for arbitration of a dispute over division of a 15cent hourly wage Increase acceptable to both parties Company and union officials resumed negotiations Immediately. GM and the union have agreed in principle to the 15-cent boost but disagree as to how it should be paid The UAW wants a flat wage increase while the corporation has offered to pay a straight 11-% cent raise plus the equivalent of three and a half cents In six paid holidays annually. UAW president Walter P. Reuther suggested last night that the 11-Ai cent increase go into effect immediately and that an arbitration panel decide how the remaining three and a half cents shall be paid Today. General Motor* rejected that proposal. Harry W. Anderson. GM vice president and the corporation chief negotiator with the UAW. said in a letter to Reuther that General Motors was "opposed to arbitrating matters which should lie settled by collective bargaining." "We consider our offer to be extremely advantageous to the employes represented by your union." he said "Delay in acceptance is at their expense." Anderson said that had the UAW accepted the GM offer on April I*. when it first was made. (Turn To Page «. Column 3> — — o Revenge Is Exacted For Town 01 Lidice Six Gestapo Men Sentenced To Die Prague, April 24 (UP) The Czech people's court exacted revenge for Lidice today and sent enced to death by hanging six gestapo men who wiped out the famous little town. Nine others were given prison terms totalizing 105 years. The justice of the death sentences will be as swift as the Nazis' own action In eliminating the Czech town. They will he hanged this afternoon if their appeals to President Eruard Benes are rejected. The court convicted Harald Wiesmann, chief of the Kladno gestapo. of direct responsibility for the deaths of 333 Czechs and partial responsibility for others, besides his share in the destruction of Lidice. . Others who received death sentences were his deputy. Thomas Karl Thomsen and Rudolf Vlcek., (Turn Tu Page Z. Column 3> j

Ex-Treasury I Officer Urges [ Tax Reduction J > Declares Argument i Against Immediate Reduction No Good Washington. Apr 24— (UPI John W Hanes told congress today that it could cut taxes and reduce tile national debt at the same time. llanos, who used to be under secretary of treasury, rejected administration argument* against immediate tax reduction as no good. He urged senate passage ot the house bill to cut taxes from lo* 2 percent at the top of the income scale to 3o percent at the i liottom. Tile country's Industrial devel opment. Hanes said, will peter out if money now going for taxes Isn't diverted info venture capital Other congressional develop- *'! ments: "■ Ideological warfare —Chairman H John Mdtowell. R Pa., of a hotlse a . unAmerican activities sulH-oinmii- ’ tee on Fascism asked the Com l ' munfst party to turn informer He said he hoped communists and h everybody else with information about fascist* would turn it over ’ to him. Unification - Secretary of war J Robert P. Patterson tried to quiet congressional fears that unifies lion of tile armed forces under a secretary of national defense : would reduce the marine corps to 1 | a mere "dress parade" outfit I Gen. A A. Vandegrift. marine ['l corps commandant, had told a committee earlier ’! that under the unification plan the corps would he wrecked as a ( combat force. Patterson denied it, adding: "Marines, marines - I that's all I hear They're not treated any differently in this bill , than any of the other branches' ! Interior—Rep. Robert F Jones. R„ (>. charged that a "smear I campaign" is under way to dis- , credit the Republican majority of I ~~~ (Turn T» Page I Col tmn • <) Entries Are Made • I In Several Cases Actions Are Taken In Circuit Court A number of entries were made in various cases on the Adams circuit court docket by Judge Fred Fruchte late yesterday and today. In the damage suit of Jack Emerick agalnet Ralph Gilllom, the defendant was ruled to answer absolutely on or lieforc May 4 In the partition suit of Mary E. Adams against Uhaunccy Deßolt, j and others, appearance by Hogg. ; Peters and Engeler was entered I for the defendant William V. Ite Bolt, who was ruled to answer. In the damage suit of Lester E Ford against David Lybarger and J others, a separate answer was filed ' try John Henry Lyhargcr. A partition suit has Iteen filed I by Elmer Baumgartner a* admlnl-' st rat or of the estate of John Lob wiger agaliwtt Noble Lobslger and l ot hers. In the dlcorce case of Dorothy against Robert High, the defendant was ordered to pay $lO weekly support money for the plaintiff and two minor children After a citation hearing in the divorce case of Bonnie against James Manning, the court found that the defendant was $547.50 in arrears, ordering him to pay S4O i within 4S hours and comply with the $lO per week court order in the 1 future, withholding sentence on a contempt charge a« long as he complies

Price Four Cents

Farewell Banquet Tonight By Stalin For U. S., British And French Leaders Moscow. April 24 -(UP) The foreign ministers council concluded its Moscow conference tonight with a record of few accomplishment« and agreed to meet again in London in November The Big Four succeeded neither in agreeing upon a jieace treaty for Germany nor upon a treaty for Austria which had iteen the minimum accomplishment expected for the session. The final meeting concluded at 7:35 pm. (11:35* am. EST* and the foreign ministers of the United States. France and Britain will leave Moscow tomorrow after a farewell banquet tendered by Generalissimo Stalin at the Kremlin tonight. Secretary of state George (’. Marshall told a press conference Immediately after the session concluded that while he was disappointed at the lack of progress he felt there was "fair chance" of reaching an eventual agreement within a reasonable time. Before quitting the Big Four agreed to set up a special commission and a special technical committee to meet in Vienna and study the disagreed points in the proposed Austrian peace treaty. The ministers, in addition to the latndon session, agreed to bold a short meeting in New York at the time of the UN general aauetnIdy meeting in September provided they are all present at that meeting. The ministers directed the allied control council in Berlin to report by June 1 on a proposed program for reducing the strength of occupation forces in Germany by Sep*. 1. , The foreign ministers' deputies were instructed to continue to work mi German problems either In laindon or Berlin Meeting the American cotffespoiidents immediately after tho final meeting of the council, Marshall said: "We are naturally disappointed that no Austrian treaty or fourpower pact for keeping Germany disarmed was agreed upon here.'* latter he was asked to comment on American newspaper reports that failure here meant the United States never would reach an agreement with the Soviet Union. H« said: "It will not be possible in a month or two to evaluate the prte gross made here and clarify the issues Thia was just the first round. In our impatience we probably expected more progress In this third session than could probably lie expected." “With all my impatience." he continued. "I think we have a fair chance of reaching at* agreement on these- critical matters within a reasonable time, however depressing the present delays may seem." Marshall will leave by special plane nt It a m. Friday. He wiii make a sjiecial report to the American people either Sunday or Monday evening. He «sid that when he left Washington he realized there waa ; little chance of an agreement on the German treaty here. He added that he did hope for an AusI trian treaty before leaving Mos- ; cow. British foreign secretary Erne»t I Kevin failed In last minute effort (Turn (To Page 3. (’oliimn I* o _._— Spring Institute Os Walther League Here The inter-river zone of the Lutheran Walther league will meet this evening at the Zion Lutheran church at 7:30 o'clock for the tecond of its «prlng institutes The program includrw an address .by Herman Krueckeberg of the ilocal Lutheran church on "Summer ramps.” The second addreas on the program will de.il with "Athletic* In the Program of the Lutheran Walther league" by Ray Rosenthal of Van Wert, O. The public I* Invited to attend the Institute.