Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 122, Decatur, Adams County, 23 May 1947 — Page 1

pxLV. No. 122.

[AGRICULTURAL FUNDS CUT BY 32 PERCENT

■formal Poll Mows GOP To In Tax Test Ilxpected To Defeat Ifcemocratic Motion ||ro Ask Bill Delay 23-(I P)— |K r leader Charles today accused Demo M, o t trying to force congress |K r!l (lV ..r it- law making powers ■b,. president K. Indiana Republican said he --getting tired” of what he ,| i( . Democratic strategy of a presidential veto for IK, pi,.,,, of legislation which opposed. Dted labor legislation, tax and the anti portal pay ■■m hack up his claim. The of a veto has been used in by Democrats in an ef- <!! kill the legislation. Halleck E| in an Interview. HL.brine that the duty of conK, i.< to "write good legislation it to the White House." cannot be written |K, r bu-H of what the President ■.nr will tint, take." congressional developH'.v- -An informal poll con H tel t>y senate Republican lead H d)owed the GOP would win a H rial senate test on income tax M iD.on by at least a two-vote The test vote is scheduled Republicans will seal. Ml -feat a Democratic motion to consideration Os the tax bill June io. The Republican poll the senate would reject motion by a vote of 4ft to 45, or 48 to 46, '.urn policy Administration experts, who hope to congress a multi-billion do]

foreign aid program, were ■l t<> look with favon on the being placed on world problem*. Tbes)> exssld that even Henry Wai bitter attack* on the Tnv do trine by centering public or world problem* wrfl them when the twne come* to ipprov.il <>f the admlnistraglobal economic plan iegi-latlon— Senate and Me labor conferees hope to the preliminary phase of work today. thus clearing the tor major showdown votes ! week on restrictive labor Senate spokesmen the belief that a final draft differences between the an«l senate hills, tnay be for submission to the two by Wednesday. They confident the finished pro--1 would exclude the so-called BB’rt features of the house hill ■B 1 ”' 1 Senate ingtsevinjsw ww (B*** ~ Senate investigators BB* hl additional details about the “grey market" In steel K hbaurner, a Pittsburgh broker, was to continue his of -the Hampshire house a (ale involving fork gangsters, a busted "count and 248,00 ft tons of ■Mured steel. H — BJ em °rial Service Sunday Morning J member, of the American Le ■"’ nd the Veterans of Foreign , * r * urged to attend the an'nemorial services, which will ■*. M O •' (he First Christian ■. Sunday morning. ■/J ** r s of the two posts are . m ** 1 nt the Legion home ,li-n ®:ls o'clock Sun- ■ "'‘tnlng. from where they will | ■J, ~n * ,HM| y '« the church. The r h kenhower. pastor, will M *"* memorial sermon ■ weather” c,Oud y south and eenoce**, onal showers in S * nor,h afternoon, showers ig central ■m tor "B»*t. and southeast ■r-. /'7* Muth Portion SatB* Un. *1 mttt Os north ■q and tonight, *° Uth Portion Saturday. •* extreme northwest

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Graduate Exercises Held Last Evening Diplomas Awarded To 79 Graduates — "Honesty is the best policy." "The way of the transgressor Is haul." ■•Tiieso are the two most important truths of life," declared Rodney H. Brandon in his address to .the 79 graduates of the Decatur Junior-senior high school in the ; ,66th annual commencement exerI rises, held Thursday night at the .school gymnasium auditorium. | Mr. lirandon, public welfare director of the state of Illinois, who I hus directed the destinies of the | Illinois penel institutions for years, J lauded tin* graduates for having 1 completed the high school course ■and for their desire to seek learni Ing. Schooling, he asserted. Is one of those essentials which inmates of [penal institutions lack. "In the schools we not only teach the thinkeie how to think but we teach workers how to work.” he declared in praising the present system of affording vocational training in the schools He cited Thornlas Edison, who was unable to pass I the fifth grade examinations twice, 1 uh an example of those who proved their worth later in life. The ptison population in the central states In 1918 was 550 per one million residents, he said, and it grew to I.Um from 1920 to 1930 This he attributed to the first war. • "And we are on the verge of another great crime wave,” Mr. Brandon said. "Contrary to popular opinion it Is not the returned veteran who becomes the criminal. It Is hU k'd . brother." ' "On* <4 every 75 boys is a social enemy and a potential inmate of a penal institution." he said, as a result of four factors: "home-less, work-lean, church-less and schoolless environment.” The average educational attaini meat of men in the Illinois prisons is below the third grade, he said

i l<ess than three percent are high i school graduates. “A high school I diploma ie practically immunity . from Imprisonment." he stated. . < "Twenty-five percent of our people . today have only a 'funeral-wedding’ J relationship with the c hurch,*' he I said in lauding the spiritual bene- , fits of attending church "Sunday scitmd alumni do not go to prison." he avowed "If every boy * went to Sunday school once a week we could 'beat' the housing short- ' ago in Indiana by renting the variant cells at .Michigan City. Pendleton. Plainfield, etc " Large Crowd Present A Urge crowd altnont filled the ' gymnasium • auditorium of the school to witness the ceremonies, ’ opened by a processional with Miss Helen Hau bold at the organ ' and the graduates clad in cap and gown. | The Rev. William C. Feller, pasti or of the Zion Evangelical and Re- ' formed Church, delivered the invocation and the school glee club i sang three selections. Walter J. Krick, city school supedintendent, ] Introduced the commencement speaker and principal W. Guy ' Brown presented the graduating (Turn To Page 4 Column 7) O —- Portland Man Fined On Speeding Charge Pleads Guilty To Speeding In City Carl Stein. 69. Portland, was arrested last evening on the federal road 27 by-paas on » charge of speeding by sheriff Herman Bow--1 man. Sheriff Bowman charged that I Stein was driving 52 mil»* per hour ' In a tone prominently marked for 30 miles per hour limit. Stein was airalgned before justice of peace Ernest Stengel at Berne, wlo imposed a flue of SI and coats, amounting to s>.lo. Henry Costello. .Mexican, was fined $lO and coals by Judge J. Fred Fruchte in Adams circuit court late Thursday when he pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct Costello was arresf’mi by officers Roy Cbilcote and Robe t Hill about 12: SO am. Thursday whan he allegedly threw a bottle of wine In a South Second street tavern and broke four other bottles.

May Seeks To Show Probe A Political One Subject Is Struck From Trial Record By Judge In Case ——■■■ Washington. May 23 —(UP)— Former congressman Andrew .1 May sought today to “how at his war fraud trial that ex-senator ' James M. Mead. D„ N. Y.. carried ' out for political purposes an invest!- ' gation #hlch led to May’s indictment. But the court etruck the sub- ■ Ject from the record. May and the Garason brothers. Henry M. and Murray, are charged with conspiracy to defraud the government. They are on trial in federal court. May is charged with 'laccepting more than *53.000 in bribes front the Garssons. Mead was chairman of the senate war investigating committee which tinned up first chargee against the Garssons and May. Mead later ran for governor of New ' York Charles J. Margiotti. counsel for the Garssons, first Instructed May at his morning’* session not to an swer a question he was about to put to him until the court had nil Al on It Then he asked: "was senator Mead at the time of the investigation a candidate for governor of New York?” "Yes,” May shouted without waiting. Chief prosecutor William A. Paisley objected. Federal judge Henry A. Schweinhant first let the question and answer stand, but after a bench conference ordered them stricken from the record. May also testified he had no knowledge of the Mead committee investigation of the Garsson muni tions empire until abou> the first of ■ June. 1946 Government witnesses earlier

i testified May knew of the invest!I gatlon in the summer of 1915. May said that he first learned of - the investigation when Henry Gars- > son called on him in early June. >| 1916 and asked him if his commit- . tee was investigating the Gatsson firms. .May said the committee was not. He suggested it might be the ) .Mead committee The government caarges that ; .May was paid more than $53,000 for ■ using his influence as chairman of the house military uffaim committee to furthnr the Oarssons' interest. Chief prosecutor William A. Pais- ■ ley was to open his cross-exumina-Htioti after May had been questioned , I briefly by counsel for the Carson i [ brothers. Henry and .Murrey. The (Turn To Paa* 5. Colar.oi St I — —— o- — Annual Horse Show Here Memorial Day County Riding Club, Lions Sponsor Show Twelve classes, which will form the horse show at Hauna-Nuttman park at 12:30 pm Memorial day were lifted today by officials of the Adams county riding club and DeIcatiir Lions club, which aie sponsoring the event. Itiblx.ns and cash prizes, donated by local firms and professional men, will be awarded winners of 'the first six places in each class. Following is a list of the ( lasses: .! Carrying mail, local flve-gaited. 1 western pleasure, ponies, one-half 1 ' mile race, professional five-gait. | weste n parade, junior horseman-; ship, fine harness, pairs. English pleasure, musical chair. Dale D. Moses Is general chairman of the show, with Thurman I. Drew as secretary. The judges are Ralph Pack of Marion and Fred Robison of Howe. Herman Lankenau will act as i ingm aster. Special attractions art lieing ar- . ranged to augment the regular program Bleachers are to l>e erected and fans are promised plenty of parking space for autos. Admission price is 25 and 50 i cerite. tax included. Tickets may he secured from any member of either club or purchased at the gate at the time of the show. I in event of raiu, the show will lie held Sunday. June 1.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, Muy 23, 1947

Will Wed Fourth At 98! — ’ i fl § ’> ■ HE’S outlived three wives and now, at 98, Moses S. Lane, a retired contracot rof lamg Beach, Cal., will wed a fourth time The bride-to-be is his housekeeper-nurse, Mrs. Verba 11. Fox. 46. a recent arrival from Ohio.

Romney Sentenced To Term In Prison I ""““ Ex-House Official Given Prison Term Washington. May 23 —H'PI— Kenneth Romney, former house sergeant-ftt-arms. today was sentenced to from one to three years In prison for concealing n $113,- , R 63 shortage in funds in the , house ‘'bank” for almost 2ft , years. i llomney 65 year-old Montanan, was convicted by a federal court i jury on May 15. He was Indict- ■ ed last February, not long after he lost his post as house ser-geaiit-at-arms when the Repub-’ beans won the November elec- • tldna. Romney was calm as sentence was pronounced by fe leral Judge Alexander Holtzoff Homney’s attorney filed notice that he would appeal Romney was released on s2.suft bail pend--1 Ing th)- appeal. , A veteran of 32 years of service in th)- house s>wgeant >t arms office, he had held the top post for 17 years , Th>- government charged Horn ney with falsifying statements on the house hank's condition in reports to the general accounting office ami with fraudulently covering th)- shortages. Th>- shortage* Involved listing worthless checks and othet , shortages as "cash.” Members of th)- house use the ‘•bank" to deposit their salary checks mil then draw ageinsi them Th)- federal court jury was told during the trial that part of the missing funds was used in Florida real estate speculation with former Rep. John H Smithwick. D., Fla o Terre Haute Teachers Given Salary Boosts Terre Haute. Ind . May 23 (UPj Teachers in the- public schools were told today that the board of school trustees had approved salary increase ranging from >6oo to $1,375 The increase becomes effective next full Boy Scouts To Attend Trinity Church Sunday The Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church. Madison at Ninth street, will have 75 Boy Scouts as their gueets in the divine service at 10:30 am. Sunday A special seating will lie provided for the Scouts and their leaders. The minister of Trinity church. Dr. Charles E White, will preach a special sermon for and in honor of the Scouts on the subject: "The Value of Reverence — A Scout is Reverent.’’ Anthem and music will be present ed by the vested choir and organist. All members and friends of the church are urged to make special effort to be present Visitors are welcome. The regular Holy Communion and the quarterly conference have been postponed until Sunday, June I.

BULLETIN Washington, May 23.—(UP) —The southern coal producers association and John L. Lewis will meet here next Wednesday to begin contract negotiations, it was announced today. The negotiations will be separate from those presently being conducted by the United Mine Workers and 75 percent of the industry. o Convict Mariani On Communist Charge Federal Employe Is Convicted Os Lying - ■'' ' Washington. May 23 (VP)— The convictinn of Carl Aldo Marzanl was huih-d by the justice department today as the first victory in lt« campaign to prosecute alleged Communists In the Vnited States. Attorney general Tom C- Clark said he was "very much pleased" with the verdict. Marzani, ousted state department aide, was found guilty in federal court late yesterday of concealing his Communist affiliations to retain hie $7.|00-a year government job. A justice department spokesman 'descriljed the .Marzuni <a«e as the first one In which a federal employe ever wa» tried and convicted of lying about Communist connections. Two other government prosecutions of alleged f'ommunlets now are pending Contempt of congress indictment* have been returned here against Eugene Dennis, secretary of th)* Communist |>uity in the V. S., against German-born Gerhart Eisler, alleged behlnd-lhe (Turn To Pag)- 3, Column 7) o Officers Elected By Student Council The regular monthly meeting of the students spiritual council was held Thursday afternoon at the Decatur Catholic high school auditorium. The following officers were elected for the next school year: Richard Rurschlag. prefect: Ronald Smith, vice prefect; Clarice Rumschlag. secretary. Philip Terveer, treasurer. Out going officers include Mary Francis Schmitt. Bernadette Braun, Paul Kohnc. John GilHl — o — $150,000 Damage In North Vernon Fire North Vernon. Ind., May 23 — (I'Pt- Itamage was estimated at $150,000 today Wi a fire which destroyed four business buildings and threatened nearby homes before firemen from four cities controlled the blaze. Officials sffid the blaze broke out in the Eberts and Brothers’ flour mill yesterday and was carried by a brisk wind to the Eberts office building and ice plant and to one building of the Miller lumber Co. Firemen from North Vernon. Seymour, Holton and Vernon fought the flames Charles Bertram, North Vernon. WM iajuted when etruck by a fire hose. * IBBfl

Republican Economy Axe Cuts Deeply Into Funds For Agriculture Dept.

Young Negro Taken From Jail By Mob Another Lynching Is Feared In Carolina Jackson. N. (’., May 23—(UP) A mob of masked, armed white men seized a young negro from the Northampton county jail early t<slay ami sheriff A. W Stephenson said he was afraid the negro had been lynched The negro. Godwin "Buddy" Rush, 24. had been arrested four hours earlier at nearby Rich Square. N C. on charges of trying to attack a young white woman. Stephenson formed a large posse and combed the Roanoke river area but at noon said he could find no trace of the negro or the white mob I .oca I residents surmised that the mob might have lynched Bush and dumped his body in the Roanoke river. Jailer A W Edwards said he surrendered the negro voluntarily because he was unarmed ano was helpless In the face of the armed mob's guns He said be did not recognize any of the men The governor's office in Raleigh said it had received no word of the lynching, but Gov Gregg Cherry gave It his immediate attention The state highway patrol said it had no details. Itut had received a call at 9 a. m (ESTi today from Williamston. N C. that rumors of an "expected lynch Ing” bad been heard there Bush was arrested about 10 p. n:. last night after an alleged attempted attack on Mrs Mat garet Allen Bryan at Rich Square. The young while woman told officers t lint a negro man trk-d to attack Iter as sinwalked by the side of a ware house. Bush was arrested only a few minutes later and brought to the county jail here Edwards said he was asleep v heti he heard the knoc k on the (Turn To Page I Column Si

Dr. R. S. Burnett Is Rotary Speaker Dr R S. Burnett, head of protein research for the (’ential Soya company of this city. wa« the guest speaker at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening Dr Burnett told of the various uses of the protein extracted from soylwau* dining processing (' I Finlayson was chairman of the program. o Board Os Review Members Named Board Session To Open Here June 2 Judge J. Fred Frucht) today announced two appointments to the Adams county board of review, which conducts lt« session here next month Hugh Andrews was named as the Republican member and Mrs Naomi Bormann as the Democrat Both are residents of Decatur. They will serve with assessor Albeit Harlow, auditor Thurman I. Drew and treasurer Roy L. Price. The a*)es->or. by virtue of hl* office, ads as chairman of the Isiard. The niemlwr*’ duties consist of reviewing ail tax assessments in the county and bearing objection* or complaint*, if any. Dates for hea.ing complaint* are set for the various taxing unit* and resident* will lie expected to appear at tb« courthouse on the specific date *et by the hoard. The board • geaaion opens June 2 and continue* for a 26-day peiiod.

Mrs. Truman Is Reported As Unchanged President Resumes His Daily Vigil At Bedside Os Mother Grandview. Mo. May 23 cCPt President Truman, who apparently lias determined to remain here until his mother shows marked improvement, said today her condition w»» 'about the same” H>- told newsmen that 94 year old Mrs Martha E Truman did not have a very good night She has been placed In a motor driven oscillating bed in a move to ease the load on her heart Accompanied by the first lady. Mr Truman b-ft the Muehletiach hotel at 8:31) a m CST to resume Ills daily vigil at the bed side of his critically-11l mother Mr Truman had been up since 3 a m passing up his customary morning walk for the third straight day lie devoted his time to catching up on the mass t.f official papers and other work that constantly demand his attention Mr Truman obviously was torn between two highly Import ant considerations ■ his moth -r'« condition and the pressure of official affairs In Washingtoi He knew his presence here was one of the most importan' factors In his mother's persistent fight against the ravages of ad vanned age and the illness whic.t followed her hip fracture dur Ing the winter An elaltorate temporary White House was functioning with l.ealquarters at the nearby Mulilebacb hotel in Kansas City. His two lop secretaries. Matthe v Connelly and Charles G Ross, were channeling lite more tin portant paper work to the chi-f executive Daily. army courier planes I ring state document* to him from Washington. Between visits to the bedside of his mother, he works early in the morning

turn T., fag)- !. Column C» '— — Study Commission On City Planning Delegates Return From State Meeting A move toward the formation of a city planning commission here is expected to be given further impetus with the return of a delegation of city and -Chamber of Commerce officials from n meeting at Turkey Run state park the past three day*. Mayor John R Stult*. who. with Ralph K Roop, city engineer, represented the city administration at the meeting, said that a detailed report Wil! he given the council. Carl C. Pumphrey and Clarence Ziner. delegates of the Chamber of Commerce, are also expected to report to that organization at an early meeting Mayor Htult* said that much material of value was gathered by the delegation ami Indicated that he and hi* official* would approve a suitable resolution. If such were proposed at any time by the Chamber of Commerce. One of the most Important function* of a planning commission, he said, would be preparation of a suitable zoning ordinance He said, however, that the delegation learned such an action would require a matter of months and would entail an a<'< urate and elabotafe s'trvey of the city before plan* could proceed

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Take Action Despite Anderson's Warning Os Crippling Effect On Farm Program Washington, May 23 -(<’P)«The house appropriations committee mainspring of the Republican economy drive, today voted a reduction of *383,427.742 — or 32 percent — in the agriculture department's operating funds for the new fiscal year The action was taken in She face of a warning by secretary of agriculture Clinton P. Antler son that it would cripple the farm program It would leave the department about $805,143 - f 76 for the 12 months period beginning July I This would lie 32 percent less than President Truman's budget request and some *469.542,47*. lews than the department had available this fiscal year While Anderson said the- department's budget had Ireen pared to the hone, the committee charged that the agency still was guilty of duplication and overstaffing At several points in Its report It urged s congressional study with a view to con solidaling relate! departmental ac tlvites Counting the agriculture- cuts, bouse Republicans will have trimmed about *2.3*2.6#0.006 from six major supply bills Their goal Is to cut at $6.00(1.000 IW from (’resident i Truman's overall budget eatlm ' ate of *37.500.000.000 , Five major appropriation bills i still must be reviewed, including funds for Hie war department's military and civil functions The letter two measures are egpeefecl to lie cut *1.000.000.600 The bureau of economics, the agriculture department's statistical arm. was trimmed from *2.(93.000 to *1.743.000 The comnilttee sail that while BAE's crop and livestock report* were valuable its economic findings were "highly speculative" Completely wiped out was *33,000,000 for farm tenant loans This program enabled the gov eminent to make 100 percent loans to tenant farmers to buy their own farms The committee said buying at present inflated prices would encourage rather tiian cut tenancy The committee also cut the |-ro|Hised farm tenant mortgage Insurance fund from $15.000,000 to $1,000,000 Interest from the fund was to have been used to Insure farmer loans similar to those now made to city folk under the FHA program The- committee said the original request for a $15,000,000 fund was "wholly unnecessary." It contained soil conservation payments to farmers <s> a limited basis during fiscal 194“- hat ordered the entire program junked after that Conservation payments for 1948 were cut from the budget estimate of *267.620.754 to *150,ouo.ooo despite agriculture department protests that the funds already are obligated. The committee said fanm-rs are aware payment* depend ou the appropriations - —»• 39-Year-Old Cigars Presented To Veteran City Police Officer Police officer Sc phtte Melchl today received a couple ot cigars — not for tearing up a parking ticket but as a souvenir gift from an old friend The dears are approximately 39 years old and were presented to Mr Melchl by Martin Klrchnar, well known farmer who Ilves weat of Decatur Mr Kirchner received them in the l»0S political campaign when William Jennings Bryan made hl» last of three races for the presidency What b Mr Meldil going to de with the aged Havanas? He's not going to smoke them, but praaarvn them among his menanU*.