Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 108, Decatur, Adams County, 7 May 1947 — Page 1

UXLY No. 108.

NOPE MOUNTS FOR END TO PHONE STRIKE

IN Bows To Lab Threat if Boycott I Vote Extraordinary a Session To Permit I Arabs To Appear ■uk# Snr'-M*. N. V. May 7— EL Th , rni -d Nation* knock K under to a threatened boycott ■ the Palestine debate by the ■ h higher committee today and ■[-) to call an extraordinary KL fV session for the sole par o! Inviting the Arab body to ■L action constituted the KanreM pi‘-<** " f parliamentary yet seen In the United ■ T ., political committee approv- ■ by j vote of 28 to 5. an Indian Solution calling for delegates to f. plenary session of the genK| assembly ■Vfish-r ttje Indian resolution, the session would adopt a Koiution directing the political Kfmi'tee to invite the Arab high- ■ committee for a hearing. Then ■f 55 delegates, without changing K, nr even facial expressions. Hpnol become the political comKttee and receive the order they ■$ Jut voted. ■ Th. result was a signal victory ■r the unofficial, nongovern Kntal Arah committee, headed by Ke notorious grand Mufti of JerttKjem The Arabs had been sulkK since the assembly voted last Kttrday t<4 order the political Kmmltee to hear the Jewish Ken-y and such other groups as ■ those. ■ The Arab committee then with ■tv its request for a hearing, and Kr?> delegates announced they Krht boycott the Palestine de Kitt view of fat threat, the poll ■a'. committee yesterday voted ■ lire an equal hearing to both ■t Arab committee and the Jew ■k agency. ■ Rut the Arabs let it be known ■day that they still would stay ■v because they had been in■ted only by the political commit ■a. instead of the general assent ■y as the Jewish agency had ■ A-as Ali. Indian delegate, intro ,tle resolution which cans ■ the delegates to do an about ■tt from their previous position ■ living full assembly recogni ■> only to the Jewish agency by ■tup* of its semi- official status ■der the Palestine mandate ■ the United States and Britain ■tre among the nations voting ■ ’h<- Indian resolution. Russia Sweden. South Africa, ■whoalovakia. Guatemala and K* 1 were the nations on- ■*•«! the move. ■ fcsth African delegate If. T ■Xrews. speaking for the first ■ ,Tllr * To Page s Column 7) ■ 0 jta Elaine Baker p Ibis Morning I funeral Services I On Friday Morning Kf*** 1 Baker, four-yaar-of Mr and Mrs. Otto ■“*> <B*d at 12:05 o'clock this ■I I** 1 ** w ihe Adams county M***»l hospital after a week s ■jr“ o! ®«t>ingitis. She was re- ■ K". '-® the hospital Tuesday when her condition be■Jtftieal. was born in Decatur KT' ' 19< 2. the daughter of if.. " arl * Straub-Baker, and «iy child. L, ln a<,di,ion to the parKi,., ". grandparents, Tice ■Lu Ro °’ ’ownship, and Mr. K,* Gl «n Straub. Sr., of ■hUam '. ,B * * sreat-grandfather, ■ hiM.i B,r * ub of Peterson. ■ g'tioik * rvlc ®» will be held at ■. 2“’ m °rnlng at the Kver?i,’ Cath °lic church, with Ku? R *.> M ** r 11 Selmetz of Bur ial wilt be in the ■ The btM, r wiU ■u bomi trom the Zwick fun■kt mil* 2° ,h * rw’Wwnce, one- ■*•<* B.?*' 01 D * catur - where ■to fall ,f,er * o'clock

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Seek Construction Os $160,600 Sewer New Sewer Sought In West Port Os Decatur The city of Decatur today had i under consideration the early' construction of a sanitary and storm sewer which would service some 2.000 lots in the western section of Decatur. f Mayor John B. Stults conferr- ; rd with councilmen. city street i and sewer officials and the city engineer Tuesday night on the proposition, after a number of petitions were filed with the council by residents of that area, asking for sewers. Engineer Ralph E. Roop stated that early estimates placed the costs of such a sewer at about $160,600. Land in the western portion of the city, north of the Erie railroad through the Home wood addition and the* Olles Porter addition to Washington street, as well as that on Ixith sides of federal road 27 by-pass. i would likely lie affected. City officials indicated that they would consider the matter I and call in a representative of the Consoer. Townsend A- Asso- | elates to discuss It. I The sewer would he built separately from the formerly pro > posed sewer and sewage disposal program—but upon completion I of the latter would be Joined by an Interceptor. The newly proposed sewer would run north to Washington . street and then to the river in a route most favorable to the engi- | neers. Mr. Roop said that in his early , estimates, which he believed to be high, land from Washington | street to Nuttman avenue would lie assesed $1((9 per lot as first benefits and that from Nuttman avenue to Adams street would liei assessed at $54.50 per lot as | I second lienefits. Both Mr. Roop and Phil Sauer. 1 city' street and sewer commix-i sioner. asserted that probably all residents In the affected area would he favorable — declaring that the assessment would be far below the derived benefit and ’ improvements. The petitions presented to the council last night proposed that the water lie drained into the Dierkes drain The first petition presented last night was signed by Hubert Gilpin and about a score of oth ers. A second was filed by lx-wls Beery and Gerald Strickler for the new subdivsion west of Sixteenth street and others. A third was signed my Brice (Turn To Page 2. Column «) I Kirkland Faculty I List Is Announced Only One Vacancy In Kirkland School I Hibberd H. High. Kirkland township trustee, announced today that he had employed all but one teacher for the schools in his township during the 1947-48 term Dale Decker has been rehired as principal and commercial teacher. while Hubert Zerkel. Jr., has been renamed coach and physical education Instructor. He also serves as English Inatrwctor. Other members of the high school faculty are: Harvey Hag gard. social studies; Lucille Beavers, mathematics and science, i Phyllis Beireke Haugk, vocational home economics; Mrs. F. H. Willard, music and art. Mrs. Haugk; succeeds Mrs. Angela Sharp, who has resigned. Grade Instructors are Irene Kirchner Friedley. seventh and eighth: Robert Brown, fifth and sixth; Naomi Griffiths, first and second. The third and fourth grade teacher vacancy has not, been filled. Mr. High also announced that William Soherry has Iteen named Janitor, succeeding Frank A ager, who resigned. 0 I WEATHER I Fair tonight and Thursday. Unseasonably cool tonight. Heavy frost in north portion, and scattered light frost in i south portion. Not so coo l Thursday nlfht.

Senator Green Joins Foes Os Labor Measure - Joins Opposition To Drastic Measure For Curbs On Labor Washington, May «— «i’P»— Sen. Theodore Francis Green, D., B. 1., today Joined the opposition to the senate labor bill. Am the senate continued debate on the measure, he protested that it “treats laltor as a gigantic culprit.'* He said the bill puts responsibility for industrial strife •'entirely on laltor.” The senate moved toward a vole on an amendment to restrict industrywide bargaining. Republican whip Kenneth S. Wherry predicted it would pass hy “a comfortable margin." The amendment would limit bargain ing units of employes to a single plant or company or to a single metropolitan district or county. A vote on the proposal was expected late tolay or tomrrow. Republicans no longer were confident a final vote on the bill could he reached this week. Other congressional developments: Dismisal War assets adtninis frator Robert Littlejohn told a senate subcommittee he forced Frank R. freedom to quit the WAA last summer becauM he didn't like the way Creedon ran WAA’s general disposal department. Creedon subsequently was named housing expediter. The senate's rent control extk-npion bill would put him in charge of federal rent control. Greek-Turkish aid—The house settled down for five more hours of debate on the $400,000,000 Greek-Turkish aid program before voting on a barrage of restrictive amendments. Proponents of the bill indicated they would make no more than a token fight against some amendment*. Among them were proposals that the I'nited Nations be asked to investigate lluMsian pressure on Turkey and tlmt a (Turn To Page ’. Coiumn It o Subdivision Plat Is Proposed Here Plan Subdivision On Sixteenth St. A plat for the Strickler it Beery subdivision, which would be located west of Sixteenth street at the extreme west end of Madison street, wax submitted to the city council Tuesday night. The subdivision contains five 1 lots and Is to be restricted to I homes costing $3,500 or more. 1 Gerald Strickler and Lewis Beery submitted the plat. City attorney Henry B. Heller reported to the council the recipt of an easement fiom the county commissioners to enable the city to cross the road for the installation of water lines to homes on High street near the Homestead He also reported that the KrickTyndall tile mill officials had staled there were no objections to local residents using “Krick s Pond" for fishing, but that the land was not for sale or lease. It had been proposed by conservation cluh and other organization leaders here that the city lease the land for the establishment of recreation grounds. Mill officials said that they will fix "Krick street." which can be used as an entrance to the fishing site, with the aid of the city street department. 0 Decatur Lions Hear Scout Commissioner Sylvester Everhart. Adams county Boy Scout commissioner, spoke to the Decatur Lions club in It* meeting at the Knights of Pythias home Tuesday evening. Mr. Everhart outlined the Scouting program planned for the coming year, and asked the cooperation of the Lions club and all organisations in the city in promoting it.

OHLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Wed nesday, May 7, 1947

Huddle On Foreign Broadcasts ■ ZflK K. r I Ik 1- h Inl SHORTLY after the House appropriations committee recommended muting of all the State department's overseas broadcasts with exception of those to Isatin America. Secretary of State George Marshall (left) meets with congressional leaders in attempt to save the “Voice of America" programs. Marshall Is greeted by Hep. John Tatter (right> tilt, N. Y., chairman of the appropriations group, and Senator Carl Hatch (It. N. M.

Trace Os Snow In City This Morning Oldtimers Recall Other May Snows ■* Decaturltes found it hard tn believe the calendar tn lay. As if below-40 temperatures • were not enough to challenge the date, something suspiciously like snow fell shortly before noon. Then some of the older weather "fans" started recalling other "May snows." For instance, Jim A. Hendricks, Monroe, checked through his own records and found that on May 5. 1883 four inches oi snow fell upon the community and on May 6. 1898, six Inches dropped from the skies. The corn was “hit" liotli times, he declared. Fred V. Mill*. who is somewhat of a weatherman, himself, in an unofficial manner, obligingly looked through his lata and found a more modern "snow in May " It was on May 25. 1925. that the city had Its last snow as lat(* as the month of May. his record* disclose. According to the weatherman, "ycu ain't seen nothin' yet." Hix latest prophecy goes something like this: "t’nseasonably cord tonight Heavy frost in north portion." o Mexican President Lauds Democracy Lashes At Tyrant Imposed Shackles Kansas City. Mo.. May 7.—(UPII P|esident Aleman of Mexlao today lashed at the shackles that tyrants Impose on truth ax he received an honorary doctorate of laws from the University of Kansas City. "In a democracy.” he said, j "truth is broadcast on its own merits and lx not subservient to the purposes of propaganda. "In a democracy the resplen- i dent nakedness of truth douo not tolerate being masqueraded under a despot's uniform. "There Is only one universal measure— Man. Democracy, then. | is a system made to measure for man. not for this or that tyrant or for a tyrant's slaves" The visiting chief executive was hailed In the citation for the degree as a “true son of the Americas" and a man who has Inspired confidence in hls people at home, in the people of our continents and in people throughout the world in the practical Ideal of democracy." The citation was read by Dr. Clarence R. Decker, president of the university. 'ln a decisive moment of history. you. Mr. President, have attained the stature and responsible ~'(Turn To Pag« 4 Column I)

BULLETIN London, May 7.— (UP) —An explosion occurred in a mine shaft at Barnsley in Yorkshire today and conflicting early reports said three to nine men were killed. The first report on the explosion from the northeast division coal board said three men were killed, six were miss- , ing and 25 required hospitalization. o I Plan Regulator To Boost Gas Pressure I I Council Approval Asked By NIPSCO I ! Approval by the city council is being sought by the Northern Indiana Public Service corporation for the installation of n regulator to boost natural gas pressure in the Homesteads and the southern section of the city. The regulartor would be installed at the southeast corner of the Grant and Winchester streets intersection, under the plan proposed by tlie NIPSCo. An intermediate pressure line would also be installed under the proposal from the storage tank on Nuttman avenue to Winchester street. The proposal stated that the installation would be made before i winter to ‘nsure adequate pres ' sure during the cold weather. The | matter wax referred to engineer Ralph E Roop, after being subinitted to the city council last night al the regular meeting at I the city hall. Dtiring the meeting, a report from the state lax board was read by H. Vernon Attrand. In which approval was given additional appropriations totalling $4.790 Mr. Roop also filed plans and , specification* for the Clarence Btiltemeier sewer and estimated the cost at $885.6(1. A pedtlon for a light at the alley intersection bounded by Adams, Jefferson. Thirteenth and Four teenth streets, filed by Hubert j Gilpin and others, was referred to the electric tight committee. Petition for rural light line extensions, filed by Harold Grant and William Gas* and by Herman Roth, were also referred to that committee. Rural light line agreements with Mr. and Mrs. Junior Ray. Monroe township, and with Mr. and Mr* Lawrance Jacobs. St. Mary’s township. were ap-i proved. 0 Two Persons Hurt In Bus Accident At least two passenger* on a [northbound ABC bus reported this morning that they escaped Injury when the vehicle went into the ditch south of thia city. A truck assisted in puling the bus from the ditch No one was seriously injured, according to unofficial reports. No report of the wreck waz made to the county sheriff's office.

Strike Leaders Abandon Efforts For Pay Boosts On Nationwide Pattern

16 Indiana Mayors Lose In Primaries Surprisingly Heavy Vote Cast Tuesday Indianapolis. May 7 (VP> / Sixteen Indiana mayors, opposed for renomination in yesterday’s municipal primaries, sat in defeat on the sidelines today. Nearly half of the 37 incumlients involved in contexts a* 78 Hoosier cities went to the polls to select nominees for next fall's election lost their bids for four more years In office. The casualties were the mayors of Muncie, Richmond. Bedford, Linton, Connersville. New Castle. Bloomington. Wabash. Crown Point, Noblesville. Frankfort. Rushville, Crawfordsville, Madison. Salem and I Hobart. Election day wax bright, however, for 21 other mayors These, along with 2o incumbents who had no opposition and were nominated automatically, moved into places on the November ballot. The IG losers and 4fi other pie sent mayors who decided not to |run again, paved the way for 62 I new mayors In 1948 among the I state’s 102 cities ! A surprising element in the day's , voting a day that was quiet (everywhere except in battle-fraught i Evansville was the heavy vole i cast. [ Political experts hid predicted jhat no more than 250.000 peiwma j would go to the polls in the cities ’But figures showed that some 375,1000 ballots were cast, about 35 per cent of the registration. The 1942 [elections brought out only 29 pe !<ent of the registered vote. The Idg vote was considered raimarkable in view of the fact that I there were no contents In 21 cities, and none on one or the oilier party tickets in numerous others. At Gary, the Demm ratic vote alone was around 29.hOtt. tlie greatest that party eve, mustered in a city election. Indianapolis voters turned out 70.000 strong, nearly 50 percent greater than advance guesses. One of the highlights of the results was the renomination of mayor Manson L. Rekberl in the Evansville Republican primary Reichert, who was Indicted on elec(Turn To Page 2. Column 5» O Finlayson To Head Red Cross First Aid — Committee Named By Red Cross Chairman C. I. Finlayson, plant manager of the Central Soya company, was named chairman of the Red Cross first aid. water safety and accident prevention committee, by C. E Bell, ohapter (Jiairmait. at an organization meeting held last evening. Interest was shown in the formation of this committee by the persons who attended the meeting Mr. Finlayson named a committee composed of Eugene Pettibone, Mrs. Walter Kiesx. Mrs. J. K Gun ther and Mrs Ruth Hollingsworth The first three named members | recently completed an instructors' course in water safety and life guard tactics at Van Wert. 0.. under the sponsorship of the Red Cross They are authorized to teach swimming, beginner, inter mediate. Junior and senior life sav- j Ing courses. The local Red Cross chapter Is planning to send at least two students to the aquatic school at Camp Llmberlost in June, for Instructions in life saving and swimming instruction. Mr. Finlayson announced that classes in water safety would be conducted during the summer months at the city pool and that the program here would be expanded to attract the youth of the city.

Settlement Os Inland Strike Is Announced J Steel Industry's Only Major Strike Is Settled Today i Chicago. May 7 (I'Pi Inland Steel Co. and the CIO I'nited 1 Steel Worker* today announced settlement of the steel industry's only major strike. The walkout, which begun May ■ I. I lied more than ll.mm work- ■ era at the company's three Chicago area plants. The company is the nation's seventh largest Steel producer I’nion offk’ials said the agree ' Went would lie submitted to tile workers tomorrow night for rati Peat ion. Meanwhile, the company notified workers to return to their Jobs. ' The strike resulted from company demands for a "union responsibility clause” to prohibit i wildcat strikes and other work 1 disruptions The union agreed to give the company assurance# of two years of industrial peace and production, but objected to the clause. The Strike shut down produc-t-on at the company # huge Indi ana Harhor plant at East ('hi cago, Ind. and two other smaller plants. |r was the first major steel strike this year Most of the nrajor steel companies have sign ■ed contracts granting wage in ' creases, covering 378.000 work ers The first to sign wa« I S Steel Corp which set tile wage pattern last month Terms of the Inland Steel set llement include a wage Increase of 1)1 cents an hour and an “inequity settlement" in excess of s2.tton.('<ut. It grants sever Turn To ■' (’■•lutnn T> . —o Mrs. Dora Lawrie Dies In Colorado The body of Mrs. Dora Lawrie, former Adams county resident, who died at her home in Denver, Colo, was scheduled to arrive in Decatur this afternoon The body will be taken to the Zwick funeral home Funeral a rangement* have not been completed \ brother August Schlickman, reside- in this county. — , —— C. C. Warns Against Itinerant Salesmen Decatur Citizens Warned To Check The Decatur Chamber of Com nterce in a statement issued to- ' day warned local citizen* to "be- ' ware of fly-by night salesmen." | “With the coming of warmer weather tlie number of door to ! door xale*peopb* will Increase," the statement declared. “These salespeople profit hy a high pressure, speedy sales argument get their money and Dave town “If you will follow a few sim , pie rules you can't lose. Read j before you sign anything; check . any sale* proposition with the i Chamlter before you pay and ie I member that a reliable concern will not ask payment until the services have been rendered "The Chamber of Commerce will give a written letter of approval to any organisation nireting its specifications. Ask the person you are dealing with to show It tn you. "If he can’t produce It, play < safe and don't buy," the state < men I concluded. '

Price Four Cents

Local Settlements Reported In Nearly Dozen States; Drop Naionwide Efforts , • • Washington. May 7 il'Pi — Ixx-ul settlements In almost a dozen state* today augured carlv I countrywide resumption of norI mal telephone service ax strike . leaders gave up efforts to win pay boost* on a national pattern. Settlements granting wage Inj creases of $2 to $4 a week for a I sizeable number of telephone ; workers who struck 31 days ago have been hammered out locally in: Wisconsin. Illinois. New York. ■ Pennsylvania. New Jersey. Maryland. Minnesota, the Dakotas. lowa. Nebraska, and Washing ton. D (' Apparently nearing settlement In conciliation negotiations here was the strike of 29,000 la>ng Lines employe* of the American Telephone A Telegraph Co. federal conciliator brought the parties together again at II a. m | FST to work out a two-centa anhour difference over a proposed wage increase Not all the local settlements meant that normal service would be resumed at once. Some affected only a part of the union* on strike And in several inl stance* win-re new contracts i' were signed, the union* concern- • ed vote:) to respect picket lines - -of still striking unionn. In an alsiut face on strategy, the National Federation of Telephone Workers disbanded its 49 memlier policy committee, sent committee home and instructed affiliated unions to seek the best possible settlements in local negotiations Within hours, wage settlements were announced in ills nois and Washington. D C and arrangements were made in other arc.i- to intensify or renew local negotiations The Illinois Telephone Traffic I’nion. third and larges! striking union in the state, announced a wage agreement with the Illinois 801 l Telephone company Two other union* had previously settled their wage disputes but had been respecting picket lines of the ITTV Th<- executive Isiard of the Illinois union was to act on the settlement today and then sub mit It to the membership for ratification. It wax beileved to propose a ton weekly wage Iwvosf of $4 Wage raises of $2 to $1 weekly ended the dispute for 3.30't commercial and plant workers in Washington, but the union said . it would respect picket lines of the 3.(WM members of other union* still on strike. These Include operators The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone company *aid the contract would go into effect when the workers returned to their job* The company hailed the . agreement a* an example of ; "what can he accomplished n the union bargained locali ly " The NFTW originally demanded a nationwide contract and a sl2 weekly raise. Federal conciliator* meantime predicted “quick solution at any hour" of a two vent sfper hs>ur wage dispute blocking -.Murn to work of 20.(w0 long distance worker* It was on this settlement that NFTW earlier pinned It* hopes for a “pattern.” Conciliators Peter I Manno and William N. Margolis called negotiator* for the American Telephone it Telegraph Co. and the American I’nion of Telephone Workers, an NFTW affili(Turn To Pag# «. Column 7> --o - Local Man's Father Dies Tuesday Night J. B. Hersh, 71, father of Clinton Her*st of this city, died suddenly Tuesday night at his home tn Garrett. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.