Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 115, Decatur, Adams County, 15 May 1947 — Page 1

XLV. No. 115.

CONGRESS APPROVES GREEK-TURKISH AID

Bis Agrees ■Bargain On L Contract Surprise Move Made K Union Chieftain M n Coal Contracts May 15—(UP)--.urpriM- niov»*. John PHlay agreed to start bar |K C ti.oions with about r ., H,, rt »iH '•“Kin •" tn KI’T tomorrow. foul Producers which Haim* to |K»nt zbottt • ■ of ■* e ,1,1-tr'. ha- announced that Wide L. WIH ha* made it |K that bargaining negotia HK would have to be on an wide l>a'-i-‘ or not at all M |l . de< r kui *.»* annouiH «•<! y || Collison. federal M utminiftrator after a one |M ( „ l i!>r.n<e among the oper |K 1t ,.. I toted Mine Worker* and the government. IKtbum »aid that Charles K; representing 75 percent .oft Interests. had n, down ami talk wage |Ktu*loii » I ' ll Dewi* now and Bhß ...n-inied to bargain that group |K||iv,n '.nt Leu is would take |Hlk question of bargaining |Hn>iy *ll II the southern op a meeting of the ■■g pulny committee here Monday ■ emphasized that Ixn* fHli not refused to bargain southern group |K* .southern foal Producer* |Hru:ioii representing about a |K indepeiulant southern astold l>wis it was |K| to bargain only for its |M)ber« It told him it was tin to bargain with the rest sKi~ industry and does not to ut in on the negotia BHlk southern operator* said they would not negotl■B ut'.l congress had acted on M Question of unionization of anl a iniigTs' health welfare Mb-.- '»" issue*. plus lewis' for a federal safety » re«ulte«! in the deadlock |Mrli touched of! the 59 day coal list spring The southern Were the chief objec io th* demand*. ■h strike led to government iif the nation's soft coal |Bk-' May 2.’ and was followed |B<*k later by a contract be La-sit an) the govern which im hided most of demands government must turn the |™il<ri> T, Pag.. 4 Column S> Both Toll In Rome Be Mounts To 26 Bar May 15 -(UP)— The 'oil In Rome * worst fire in >sirs rose to 26 dead today firemen continued to BB* >hs rains of the Minerva ( ® building for Icodles that * iiii ** hidden in the tower ■B*<d trackage. nffieiala of the film dlxtrl‘Wsny were arrested for on charge* of violat"'X regulations ty allegedly ■**** ezeessive amount of injUT""*' Police said an HT''" 1 ’Mono feet of film had ”«elt»d in the building. ■W*ph G. Suelzer ■ T «ken By Death * "" ' ■t' 1 ' lor Joseph G Fort Wayne n widely known In fourth l ® wrr * t PoHtlcal circles, t’ s * ,ur< l‘*y morning at Bfr s«2“' t,Orrh ' Fort Wa yn« whu *•»* fourth dis■g!,/"’"1' Chairman, died ■l^/ 4 * morning at St. Joseph s ~* ln < an illness of Mfet j.?. H# ta *“ r vived by bis • l,8 " <h "’ rs Mr SuelB®*«ir k “' J * n her ‘‘ and * f »ltB Ua>M <lUr ‘ ni polit ' o At One “® e he ■ r *Wa^ ,tt, ° ll ' e,,8 » bureau

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Explains Increased School Bus Costs Per Capita Costs Not Greatly Higher Transportation of an additional 500 etiildren and near'p 1,000 extra miles in the route* covered, are the reasons that school bus transportation costa have increased in this county. I,yman L. Hann. ! county superintendent of schools, said In a written statement today, in reply to the one issued by the Indiana taxpayers association. “When this Increased mileage and additional service extended to more than 500 children Is considered the cost has Increased only a small fraction." Mr. Hann stated. .Mr. Hann's explanation of the transportation costs for last year, compared to tbel93Mo schoo’, year, follows: "I am writing In regard to the recent statement Issued by the Indiana taxpayer* association in regard to school transportation in the county. I think when a part of the facts are given, we should have a complete statement. Since 1939 there ha been insistent demand from a number of our townships that transportation be furnished for all children instead ot Just a few; and the trustees have repsonded to that demand by buying more buses and providing better facilities. Further, the general assembly in 1*45 provided that where 15 or more children are transferred out of a township not maintaining a high school, such children must be transported on petition of half or more of the patrons affected. “Now the official reports on file In my office show the following facts: 1939-I*4o Total cost of transportation 119,53527 Total pupils tran*|M>rted, 1,593 Total mileage of all routes. 1.16 b Cost per pupil per year.) 12.26 Cost per mile of route per year. $ 16.97 Cost per mile traveled. J .953 1945 1946 Total cost of transportation. 142.635 14 Total pupil* transported, 2.097 Total mileage of all routes 2.151 Total cost per pupil per year. — I 20.42 Cost per mile at route. | 19.77 Cost per mile traveled. I .063 "A careful comparison of these figures will show that the Increase Is not nearly so great as reported -considering the service rendered. I am sure that reductions could be made by reorganizing the whole system on a county-wide basis and getting away from duplication of bus routes and extra driving to take children to several different schools from the same neighborhood; blit that can be done only as the people are sold on (Turn To Page 2. (•nlumn .'»> O— Lawrence Opliger Dies Last Evening Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Lawrence E Opliger, 69. former superintendent of school* In Adamo county and active in politics here some year* ago. died at the state Hospital in Richmond at 7:30 o’clock last evening Born in Wayne county. Ohio. Mr. Opliger came to Adams county when very young, was educated In the connty schools and attended the Marion Normal and Tri-State college. He served a* county superintendent from 1906 to 1914 and was a candidate for the nomination for congressman In 1918. He was mairie<i to Mi»s Mary Baumgartner in 1904. Surviving relatives include two daughters. Mia. Grant Smith of Berne and Mrs. Newell Neuhauser of Fort Way be. two brothers. Edward of Webster. South Dakota and floater, of Wells county, two sisters, Mrs. Wess Miller and Mrs. Ed Rose, tmlh ot Bluffton, and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will lie, conducted Friday afternoon vt 2 o'clock at the Thomas funeral home at Bluffton, with the Rev. Wayne Paulon officiating Mr Opliger had been a patient at the hospital many years.

Forecasts House | Likely To Ease Labor Measure 11 Hartley Foresees Easing Os Drastic Labor Control Bill i • Washington, May 15.—(UP)— Rep. Fred A. Hartley. Jr.. R.. N. J.. . Raid today the house probably , would drop It* ban on industrywide bargaining in order to get a labor J bill that will Hiirvive a presidential j veto. Hartley, chairman of the houiu* labor committee, forecast that the ( bill which emerges from a housesenate conference will be more . like the relatively mild senate . measure than the stringent house ( >ll. i He said the problem in to get a bill that the senate will *U|rport I by the necessary two-third tna- , jorlty to override a possible veto. Other dongressional devel<g> ments: Resources Secretary ot Interior f J. A. Krug told congressmen the i United States is deficient in "sev- . eral important industrial minerals" . and must undertake a “dynamic . program" to develop it* resotircea. I He disclosed results of a threeyear study which show, he said, that “we can no longer afford to , continue the policy of letting , nature take its course." , Foreign broadcasts Assistant secretary of state William Benton , told g house foreign affairs sub J oommittee that congress would have to continue the “Voice of America" broadcasts for several years or drop them now. Benton said it would be a waste of money to put the broadcasts on a short|)6rm basis. It will be a long time before the broadcasts take root among peoples subjected to propaganda from other countries. Benton said. [i Mr. Truman signed the portalpay hill yesterday despite vigorous protest* from organized labor. There wax some speculation that by signing the bill, the President would feel that he wax in a position to veto the omnibus labor measure without being considered pro-labor. Republican leaders in congress . believe that prospect* for over- , riding a veto would be good if the ( measure finally sent to the W’hlte House is more like the senate bill than the tougher one passed by 1 (Turn To !•**>- J. Column 5) o Ceremony Friday To I! ; Honor Girl Scouts I Court Os Awards Here Friday Night Approximately 98 members or i the Girl Scout and Brownie troop* lof Decatur will be honored FriI day night at 7:30 o'clock at the Lincoln school during a special court of awards. The girl* will be given the awards for their work on individual and troop project*. The Girl Scout troop wa* flr*t organised here in 1927 by Mrs. P. Bryce Thomas. Like the national organization of Girl Scouts, the local troop started with eight members under the direction of ’frs. Thomas. The number steadily grew and with the aid of Mrs. Glenny* ElzeyCompaert. Miss Electa Oliver. Miss Elizabeth Hower, Mrs. Ruth Mackiin-Deßolt and Miss Eleanor Pumphrey three troops were formed. They were sponsored by the Tri Kappa. Psi lota Xi sororities and the Decatur Woman's club. Today the organization emi braces 10 troops, comprising 269 members. The general public has been invited to attend the ceremonies Friday night. Following is the program: Flag ceremony. Address of welcome—Mr*. R. C. Hersh. Brownie Flyup ceremony. Talk- Mrs. Milton Swearingen Presentation of badges —Mrs. Robert Bailey and Mrs. Kenneth Smail. Songs—entire group. Flag recession.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 15, 1947

Widows-To-Be Os World War 111 F #UST Mn MO ftMUi ! EftJSmwl »tatMiiou atiomm t> oua MVj Mtt dsstwre I CWIWHIt £iis IN VAIN 7 W® L, W „us/ I WMS W 1 L. ..... . — J COEDS FROM SIX leading American colleges in the New York area band together in a non-profit organization, "Widow»-to-He of World War HI," dedicated to prevent a third world war. Representative* of the new group bring their plea in a picket line to the White llou*e in Washington, D. C.

Decorate Graves Os War Veterans Flags Are Received By American Legion Ix*o "Dutch" Ehlnger. graves registration officer of the American Legion, ba«i received the flags which will be used to decorate the burial places of war veterans in local cemeteries on Memorial day. More than 1.000 flags will mark [the final resting place of veteran dead on May 30, when the nation 'pays homage to those who served their country In uniform in time of war. Mr, Ehlnger said. Committees, or those in charge of decorating the graved In cemeteries outside Decatur, are invited to call at the legion home and get the flags. Members of the local Post will place the flags In the Detatur and Catholic cemeteries, Mr. Ehlnger statedThete are altout 300 veterans burled in the Decatur cemetery and more than 40 In the Catholic cemetery, west of the city, the Legion graves chairman slated. Memorial services will be held at both cemeteries on Memorial day. by Ihe Legion ami Veteran* of Foreign War*, followed by a program al the peace monument. The two veterans aiganizations are cooperating In the memorial program, complete detail* of which will be announced in a few days. Mr. Ehlnger stated. o Moose Lodge Plans Memorial Service s Annual Memorial Service On Sunday Plans (or the annual memorial services ot Adams lodge 1311. Loyal Order ot Moose, to be held Sunday, were announced today by orricials ot the organization. The service* will be held at 2 p.m. that day at the Mooae home with the Rev. John Michael, pastor of the Magley Evangelical and Reformed church, delivering the address. The event will l>e attended by both members of the lodge and of the Women of the Moose auxiliary organization. The general public is also invited. In addition to the adress, ceremonial rites will be conducted In memory of deceased members of both organizations. Ernest Worthman. lodge secretary. said today that 127 members of the men* lodge had died since 1916. WEATHER Partly cloudy, occasional showsrs or thunderstorms In northwest portion tonight, and In east and south portion lots tonight or Friday. A littlo warmer tonight, cooler north portion Friday.

Plane Loaded With Strawberries Crashes Churubusco, Ind Ma> 15 (UP) — A converted B-18 loaded with strawlierrles from Arkansas crashed on a farni near here early today when the gae ran out. The pilot and co-pilot, two former GJ's from Bay City. Mich., escaped without serious injury, and the 3.500 pounds of strawherr- [ les destined for Bay City from New. port. Ark., were undamaged and tin < rushed. Paper Sack Fortune Case Is Venued Here Pretended Will Is Fought By Daughter Portland's widely-heralded “paper sack fortune" case has been venuwi here from the Jay circuit court. Adam* circuit court records disclosed today. The case is one In which Miriam Peace has filed suit Io set a*ide the “pretended" will of her late father, Henry Shlndollar, who left his estate to a number of persons, and several charitable institution*. Source* from Portland classified the deceased a* “a transient" who customarily carried a paper sack, in which It was thought he had his lunch or some similar practically worthless items. They said that he was fatally stricken on the streets of Portland In June. 1944. and before be Ing placed in an ambulance handed the sack to a passerby, asking the latter to "take it to the bank.” These same sources said that approximately 822.0011 was found in the sack. The plaintiff. In her complaint, which makes no estimate of the estate's value, declares that she Is the only heir and that the will was executed “under duress" and while her father "was of unsound mind.'* Defendants, all beneficiaries under terms of the will, are: William. lota and Lewis Champ. Harry Boroff. Vernon Webb, Robert Sunderland. Ray Neitermeyer. Ida Schneider, the Methodist childrens Home of the Ohio annual conference. Basher Deaconess orphanage of the Methodist Episcopal church, and the Estelle Peabody memorial home of the Pres byterian church. 0 Three Persons Killed In Building Collapse .Elko, Nev.. May 15 — (UP)— Three persons were killed and four were injured early today when an old brick and wood apartment house collapsed. At 4:05 am. the building slid into a 200 by 50 foot excavation that was being dug alongside The roar of crumbling wood and top pling bricks could be heard all over town. A bugs cloud of dust arose.

400 Million Dollars To Aid European Nations Is Approved By Congress

Damage Suit Opens Here This Morning SIO,OOO Asked In Case Venued Here The 110.900 damage suit of David J. Thoma* against Albert Romanowski, venued here from Allen county, got underway In Adams circuit court today before the April term petit jury panel and Judge J. Fred Fruchle. In hi* complaint the plaintiff> a*ks for the amount as. damage*' for personal injuries allegedly au* tained May 19, 1945, when be wa* | struck by a car driven by the defendant on Hanna street In Fort Wayne. His complaint declare* that he wax about to enter a truck, moving at the rate of 15 miles per hour, when the defendant'* car swerved to the side ot the street and struck him. knocking him to tb pavement. He charges negligence and excessive speeding on the |>art of the defendant, averring that both his legs were fractured and that his left leg 1* permanently stiff, because of the injury. The case i* a bit more unusual here since the plaintiff Is colored and wa* accompanied to court by i a number of his witnesses, who are also colored. One of hi* attorney* is William Briggs. prominently i known Fort Wayne colored lawyer | and justice of peace. He Is also : represented by Ira M. Snouffer. Jr. Representing Romanowski are , Ray McAdams and Richard Teeple, lof the firm of Lincoln A McAdam* Two members of the panel. Frank Orndorff ar.d Raymond Yoder, were excused by counsel Among other questions each juror was asked whether he or she had any feeling of racial prejudice. Tile Jury panel, as approved: Adolph Hannl. Walter Reppert. Theodore Graham. Harold Warthman. Edna Moser. Charles Fuhr <Turn To Fage 1 Column M o Send Four Boys To Hoosier Boys Stale Annual Boys State To Be Held In June Name* of four youths to be sent from here to the annual Hoosier Boys State at Indianapolis next month were announced today by H- Vernon Anrand. Boys State chairman of Adams post 43, American legion. The event will be held at the state schools for the deaf In the capital city on June 7 14. Boy* attending will be taught citizenship and governmental func i tlons and will participate in regular elections. Those going from here and the name of the sponsoring organization for each: Charles Keith McGrory of' Berne, and John Edward Gillig. of Decatur, bofll by Adams post 43; G. Madfbrd Smith. Decatur, by the Decatar Lions club. and James A. Cowens, Decatur, by I Imyal Order of M<n>*e, Adams lodge 1311. It is reported that the new Legion post in Berne is planning to sponsor the trip of a lad from that town. - — 0-" ——— Romney Convicted By Federal Court Jury Washington. May 15 —(UP)— A federal court jury today found, former house sergeatit-ai arms Kenneth Romney guilty of fraudulently concealing a 1143,963 shortage in house hank fund*. The jury deliberated an hour and 59 minute* before returning its verdict of guilty on all three counts of the indictment. • No date was set for sentencing Romney announced he would ap

Says German Food Shortage To Continue Ernest Bevin Says Grave Shortage To Last Three Months i Ixmdon. May 15 — (UPl—For-|, elgn secretary Ernest Bevin fore | cast today that the grave forul , shortage in Germany would last for at least three more months.' and *ai;l the German people, theniKelve* must "work their, passage back to economic re-, covery." In an 11.999-word review of foreign affairs Bevin told the I ; house of commons that Great ' [ Britain wa* in constant touch . with the United Slates on tin' vital problem of food and pro duction for Germany, and would trv to help her. Observing that all the world , wax short of foml a* a result of the war for which Germany wax, responsible, Bevin said bettec 1 I ration* for the Germans could j not be achieved unless the Ger man* themselves face up to I their problems ami plt< h In to * contribute to their own recov I cry. Bevin said American ant Brit - Ixh representative* in Germany! had reached “such an agreement! as will enable the operation of our fusion arrangement to fun< - tion successfully," * i Anglo-American agreement on the wonomic merger of their t occupation zones was announced at the meeting of the big four foreign ministers in New York last winter He said the new understand Ings included an agreement on the status and joint operation of the iwtezone agencies to insure their maximum efficiency ami control. As a result of his conversations in Berlin on his way home from Moscow, he said, funds were being made available tin tier the fusion agreement for Im portal ion of raw materials. Bevin opened commons debate on foreign affairs with an exhaustive review of the situation in Germany, the .Moscow confer(Turn To Page 2. t'-dumn t> Mrs. John S. Weber Dies This Morning Funeral Services Saturday Morning Mrs Nevada Barbara Weber. 83.' of 640 Cleveland street, diet! at <12:40 o'clock this morning at the ' Adams county memorial ohlpstal. ’ She had been In falling health for several months Death wax attributed to complications. She was born in Adams county : September 11. 1863. a daughter of 1 Henry and Mary Maple, and lived In Decatur most of her life Her husband. John S Weber, died 19 years ago. She was a member of St Mary's Catholic church and the fit Mary’s society. There are no near surviving relatives Mrs. Weber Avas the last of a family of 10. A sister inlaw. Mrs Elizabeth Snyder, Jives in this city, and a brother-in-law. ; Rudolph Wellman, resides in New Haven. Funeral services will be held at 9 o'lock Saturday morning at the St. Mary'* Catholic church, with the Very Rev. Msgr. J. J. Reimetz officiating Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. The body wa* removed to the Gillig A Doan funeral home, where friends may call after 7 o’clock thia evening.

Price Four Cents

President Truman Urges Congress To Provide Funds For Post-UNRRA Aid Washington. May 15 —(UP) — CongrCM* today approved ami sent to the white house the bill authorizing 3400,000,(010 in aid to Greece and Turkey The senate completed congressional action on the bill by unanimously accepting a Joint conference compromise of minor differences In the senate and homeversions. The house agreed to the {compromise an hour earlier. The administration measure to quarantine Communism in the near east authorizes both economic and military assiatance to the two nation*. The measure authorize* expenditure of the money but does not appropriate it. That must be done In separate bfll Plans aie to spend 3250,909.090 for aid Io Greece and Hso,ooo,o<M> to Turkey. The Turkish government already has announced it will use most of it for its armed forces. The compromise provisions of the bill: 1. Require FBI ecreenlng of civil- | ian personnel on the economic and military mission* that will go to . Greece and Turkey. 2. Bar Greece and Turkey froQi using American credits to pay off debts to other governments 3 Require the two XoVvrtuueU!* to inform their peoples fully that 'the a id is from the United NtatM 4 Put the United Nation* on i notice that it can take over the aid ' job whenever it feels it wants to and i* equipped to do so. Urges Approval Washington, May 15 (UP) — : President Truman urged congress today to approve hb< full 3350,000.{min request for poxt-UNRRA fori elgn relief as a step toward insuring wo: hi peace. "The peace of the world can only be realized when people an- free from hunger." he said And the United State*, he added, can help many countries reach the goal of freedom from hunger "in a few more months" If the 3360.000.0tMt Hinn is authorized HU statement came a* senate and house conferee* sought to comp'omise their differing versions of the relief measure. Th» - house slashed the total to 3200.009,000 hut the senate y«wterday approved the full 3350,000,000. Senate leaders were reported ready to go along with the house on a 350.(8)0.000 "token" cut. One senate conferee said it was believed such a cut would not damage Mr. I Truman's plan and might save day* of haggling over the total. The bill wtMc intended to take 'up where UNRRA leaves off in , aiding the peoples of Austria. Greece. Hungary. Poland, China, Italy and Trieste i Mr Truman's plea for approval of the full 8350.iuMi.OcHi was contained In his report to congress on UNRRA operations for the last three months of 1946. I The reopr* showed that cumula(Turn To f , »g- t Column 7> — -O- ■ 11 Philadelphia Mint Engraver Is Dead New York. May IS —(UP)— John R. Slunock. chief engraver of the Philadelphia mint and designer of the Rcscsevelt dime, died yesterday at Marine* hospital, Staten t Island » SinncM'k. who wax 59, was l*orn In Raton. New Mexico His will asked that he he crenjated and his ashes xcataered over his native state. o La Salle Hotel To Reopen Next Month Chicago. May 15 —(UP)— The lai Salle hotel, scene of a fire disaster which took 61 lives last June 5. will reopen for business next month. Roy Steffens, president and general manager, told stockholders yesterday that fire resistant materials had been used In tefurfflshing the hotel.