Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 139, Decatur, Adams County, 13 June 1947 — Page 1

i ILV. No. 139.

■ Damage Is ■atened By ■d Wafers | A Floods Building I Jin Missouri And I Id From Rainfall MHny I'nit'd PreHR ■K,.. Moines and Missouri |||K r , ln-w destruction MM UnnlMi'l* »'“> ~lle" r “ v ■■flood* lust week wen- building up tn Mis-ouri as the result of ■■alnig three to five inches ■HKrestern lowa and south ■ J s -,.f>r;wka during the last ISjErif.ft of both rivers in HzK|«soiirl. Nebraska and ■3l hail spilled over their Egg pm the biggest damage by the two main City. Mo, govern warned that ■■^, ull would reach a crest vKfet by tomorrow at St. BL Mm,, the highest level there the flood stricken city a>l braced itself again for series flood on the heels ■- devastation in which ■K. of citizens fled from ■ farm levees were HV >W ,i by the previous flood ||K| farmland stood itnprotec’ ■Hchariton river was out of a! Keytesville. Mo. The ■K itself Stood at the highest ■■ years at Rulo and Nebras ■to, Neb., where It was three ■Her flood stage. ■■earn In Nebraska the Mis RK*d receded, but its trlhu Uflood.-d thousands of acres KKwa. StiO refugees streamed KHttutnwa. where SOO men feverishly on a dike to ■fcr city ’ from further flood ■Hiew flood rolling down the Il'er from overflow ini’ |Kii tributaries was expected ■■otiurnwa some time Sutur The weather bureau eaid would be worse than the and nearly as bad one last week Red -(’rose were alerted and the coast KBiaid It was moving four res into Ottumwa from its la., headquarters. ■■mi per-ons who live in Eddy ■A. on the Dea Moines river |Kf Ottumwa, took no chance* ■■fled their homes to higher last night Those who had BElrniaiient place to stay were today to Ottumwa, where Cross set up shelters. the second time in a week ■tJEddyville residents were driv homes last week, when smashed houses, and at least two of the recent flood victims Bodies Page «, Column 4» ■■ 0 — BLocal Citizens Bad Friday, 13th II As Their Birthdays are at least two persons for whom Friday, the no terror. are Kathleen Schultz. |Bl*r of Mr and Mrs. Gerhard £■>’ who celebrated her sixth K* l - today and Mrs Mar Rash, wife of Ijawrence »ho marked her 23rd birth was born on Friday. too. the more superstitious this ■• day to "stay in bed." For according to believers in powers of evil, Dame would run amok. cats, ladders, spilled salt. »»*r your left shoulder. |B + y"d men these and many at* among the “evil omens" to beware on this Fri ■ *» the first time that Fri BHh*» fallen on the thirteenth month since last Decern ■* Bd better still, it won t hap ■*»!» until February. 1949. ■ ,pi '* the pessimistic predlcof the "believers," at a late no terrible misfortune r «ported among the clti »®d of course the non be mV* * ere quick to "pooh pooh" ■ Areata. ■ —- —o WEATHER light rain or dels|W«tr«ms northwest portion S ’ to "i0»t. Clearing and jy* f '*•« tonight. Saturday ■B/"’’* fa,r > e ®olov In eouth ■* •*” r «l portion*.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Greece Begins New Drive On Guerillas Greek Communists Assail Government Athens, June IS.—(UP—Authorities announced that the Greek army began a new effort today to surround and wipe out a force of 3.(R10 guerillas near Mount Olympus. Government troops advanced northward from Larissa and southward from the Aliakmon river before dawn In an encircling operation. The attack followed by a few hours the publication of a Greek Communist party manifesto denouncing the government's policy of trying to crush the guerillas by force of arms. It was the first policy statement by the party’s central committee since last September. The Communists asserted that Greece was coming under the control of an American gauleiter and announced their Intention to complete “organizational and technical preparations" to meet the situation. Greece, the Communists said, has been turned Into "an antiBalkan, anti-Soviet bridgehead and American protectorate with a person who had police duties hi subjugated Hiterlitc Germany as a gauleiter.” y The reference was to Dwight P Griswold, former Nebraska governor recently appointed head of the American mission to administer the Truman doctripe in Greece. Griswold previously was director of the internal affairs and communications division of the Amerl can military government In Germany. Strength of the guerilla army, reported now around 15,000 men. was growing because of “the Greek people's hatred of monarchofasclsm and Its foreign protectors." the Communists said. The U. S military mission In a note to the Greek general staff has approved recruiting of 20.000 soldiers to replace mefi under conscription since 1940. This was done on the condition that the Greek army substantially reduces its requests for additional military material. Local Daparhwent To Firemen's Canven+ian The vanguard of a delegation from the Decatur regular and volunteer fire departments went to Huntertown today to participate in the firemen's convention being held there At least four attended the business sessions of the convention today. They are Joe Mcßride. John Meyer, Herman Dlerkro and Joe Kortenber. Others are expected to attend tonight. On Saturday a larger delegation will go. with the local firemen participating in the various contests, including hose laying, water ball, etc. —OTributes Are Paid To Sr. M. Isidore 49-Year Member Os Convent Is Honored Special services at Baraga. Mich., are being held to pay tribute to Sr. M Isidore, formerly of this city, who has marked her 41st year among the orphans of that diocese. Hr. M. Isidore is a sister of Miss Christens Schurger of this city and has spent 49 years in the con vent. In 1906. when the Sisters of St. Agnes of Fon du laic. Wls., took charge of the St. Joseph s home at Baragar. Sr. M. Isidore was a mem ber of the first staff Rhe served as matron of boys and Infirmarian. Often she was called to the homes of the Indians of the "mission" to alleviate and minister to the sick and suf faring. - « Rhe remained at St. Josephs home for 11 years and in 191. was transferred to the Holy Family Orphans' home at Marquette, where she was placed in charge o the nursery In 1941 she returned to »t Joseph's "to give her best to the Indians, the people of her choice A solemn high mass, specia music by the childrens choir of the home, a banquet In the audi torium of the home and » pr ® ft “ presented by the orphans in ap predation of her services marked the occasion. . .

Ku Klux Klan Dissolved By Court Order Surprise Request By Klan Is Granted By Georgian Court Atlanta. Ga.. June IS —(UP) — The hooded order of the Ku Klux Klan, Imrn during turbulent reconstruction days and revived on a high tide of antinegro feeling after World War Two, was dissolved by court order today. Superior court Judge Bond Almand granted without fanfare a surprise Kian request that Its charter be dissolved. The move came M the state of Georgia moved Into the courts with a suit instigated by former Gov. Kills Arnall to wipe out the order. It was a bitter Friday, the 13th. for Klan grand dragon Samuel Green who witnessed the end of the order. But he had already conferred wllth his attorney, Morgan Belser, and agreed to drop the fight to stay in business. Green has directed the resurgence of the Klan which wae climaxed with an elaborate Initiation ceremony on Stone Mountain qear Atlanta on April 9. 1946. After that initiation. Green was swamped with applications for charters and for memberships ft out numerous states. In 1941, Imperial wizard James A. (’olescott. now a Miami, Fla., veterinarian, had declared the Klan was dormant ('olescott ripped the Klan charter from the wails of t.ie suburban Eaat Point, Ga. Klan hall after several members of that klavern were convicted of brutal floggings. After the charter was granted by Fulton superior couit last year, Belser said the public erroneously believed the Klan was embarking on a resurgent drive Judge Kister Makes Three Case Entries Judge Henry Kister of Princeton, special Judge in the Wabash dredge case, was here late this morning and made three entries on the case docket card. The first stated that he traveled from Princeton to Decatur and was dated June 12. The second, dated June 13. asserted that the commissioner of construction. Homer Teeters, reported that the special Judge (Karl B Adams) had ruled tn the mandamus suit against the county commissioners and the court ordered him to proceed The third entry, dated June 14. stated that lie traveled from Decatur to Princeton in this proceeding. o Albert Sellemeyer Is Rotary Speaker School Attendance Officer Is Speaker Albert Sellemeyer. attendance officer and band director of the Decatur Junior-senior high school, presented an interesting discussion of "Juvenile Delinquency" at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Roiary club Thursday evening. Relating many of his experiences as attendance officer for the city's schools. Mr. Sellemeyer asserted that the chief problem Is really not Juvenile delinquency, but parental delinquency The fault of many of the schools' problems with children can be laid to parental neglect and Indifference, the attendance officer stress ed. Praising the value of music as a distinct curb to delinquency among Juveniles, the speaker told of the high scholastic average of the members of the school band, and also quoted from various au thoritles on the need an I value of music in the home. Not canned or radio music, the speaker concittd ed. but personal participation music by the members of the family. Three members of the school band presented musical selections during the dinner. They were: Barbara Anspaugh. flute solo; Connie Hili, clarinet solo, and Anita Rentz, saxophone solo. Dr. Fred Patterson was chairman of the program. L. R. Zlntsmaster. Decatur auto dealer, was Introduced as a new member of the Rotary club, with the official welcome and charge given by W. Guy orown.

OMLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, June 13, 1947

Bandits (Jo To The Cleaners Im IB! ■ ; ff MH THREE CHICAGO BANDITS did this to Stanley Gia I. 65 year old watchman at a cleaning plant, liefore they fled with truck load of furs, one safe and contents of another. Glad was beaten, choloroformed and Iruam-d up with neckties.

James Farley Tells Os Roosevelt Break Secret Bitterness Related In Article Washington. June IJ.—(UP)— The secret bitterness James A. Farley felt toward the late Franklin D. Roosevelt Is a matter of public record today, and a lot of people are going to be astonished Not a few will he angry. Farley was Mr. Roosevelt's </ainpaign manager In 1932-36 but he balked at handling the third term try in 1940. He marks the four-time President down as an ungrateful man and a social snob He implies that FDR was an occasional tamperer with the truth or an artist at the double cross. Farley feels that Mr. Roosevelt was unjustly and punitively Jealous of him. and he comes up with some evidence to support same. But Farley will go along that the late President was the hottest candidate of our times and a politician of parts and resources. All this and considerably more is contained In the current Issue <»f Collier's. Four more Installments are to come, and next winter will be published Jim Farley's book. It will he required reading for all politicians In that presidential year. "Why I Broke With Roosevelt" is the title of Farley's first piece. As pre convention manager of Mr. Roosevelt's presidential aspirations in 1932, Demorcatlc national committee chairman and postmaster general thereafter until well into 1940. Farley played for the biggest stakes there were. He would have liked the presidential nomination for himself In 1940, or for Cordell Hull. It scarcely is necessary to go beyond that for the reason the firm of Roosevelt, Farley and Co. broke up. But there are details. Political but never social pals were Farley and FDR. the author relates in Collier's. Writing that he never once was asked to spend the night or to dine Intimately at the White House during the Roosevelt regime. Farley adds: "Mrs. Roosevelt once said ‘Franklin finds it hatd to relax with people who are not his social equals.’ I took this remark to explain my being out of the infield " Farley dates the beginning of his break with Mr. Roosevelt as of Oct., 14. 1936. He implies that the President was Jealous of his manager's popularity and resent(Turn To Page S. Column 7)

r o^*gNa^s—saa Tomorrow . , Flag Day . - we again pay our respect* to . man and woman who dT' * j—wore a uniform in service to X\ v ~ . !■ our country. Attend the combined Flag -~ 4 yit*-wMLw !■ Day sponsored by the ■ ■JKJfTOcwLjF B P. O Elk*. American Leg ion V. F. W. ELKS HOME h/wATur 7 o’clock P. M.

Youth Is Killed As Auto Hits Scooter DeKalb. 111, June i:t —(UP)— A 15-year-old t>oy was killed yesterday when his motor scooter collided with an auto ala highway intersection south of hereThe victim was Richard East, son of Mr and Mrs Lynn Kast of Wateunan, 111. Luther Troxel. 56. I'rliana, Ind. and the three pasaengers hi his car wen- not injured. 0 Former President Os Notre Dame Dies Rev. Hugh O'Donnell Dies Late Thursday South Bend. Ind. June 13 (t'Pi Notre Dame mourned the death today of a great Catholic leader who guided tile uiverslty through the war years and help ed mold the Ilves of two generations of its students The Rev. J Hugh O'Donnell. C S. C, president of the uiilver eity from 1940 to 1946. died late yesterday He was 52. The Rev. O'Donnell had been bed ridden with a rancorous ailment since February, but had continued to serve as an advisor to the university. He first came to Notre Dame as a student 35 years ago He won scholastic honors and starred on the football team, of which Knute Rockne then was assistant coach. After his graduation, he entered the priesthood and returned to Notre Dame as n teacher of his tory. Tentative plans were lieing made for his body to lie in state at Sacred Heart church on the campus. but final arrangements await ed the arrival Today ol tile Rev. John Cavanaugh, C- 8 C, who Ire came head of the university when the Rev O'ltonnell retired In July. 1946. The Rev. Catianaugh deliver <-d the commencement address yesterday at Providence, R I. The Rev. O'Donnell's only Im mediate relatives, a slater. Mrs Gertrude Graziani. Chicago, and a brother, Dr. Frank J. O’Donnell, of Alpena. Mich. were at his lied aide at the school Infirmary when he died The Rev. O'Donnell was born June 2. 1995 in Grand Rapids. Mich At Notre Dame he gained a reputation as one of the world's most dynamic leaders of Roman Catholic young rnen. When Olkrnnell was prefect of discipline (dean of men I from 1924 to 1931 and Rockne was head coach, the two teamed up as father colifr* (Turn To Page S. Column 4»

GOP'S Economy Drive Is Eased, House Committee Votes Fund To Agencies

SI. Louis Transport Employes On Strike Arbitration Panel Award Is Rejected St. Ixhils. June 13. (UP)- Some I 4.0(M) AFL bus and street car opera tors walked otf their Jobs today In protest against what they called a ’’phony" arbitration award, leaving this city and adjoining suburbs without public transportation. The men voted to strike at a stormy meeting of both day and night shift operators which began at midnight. They declared the walkout effective at once but Owl cars continued their regular runs until 5 a m. The Immediate cause of the walkout was the award of an arbitration panel amounting to a 14-ty cents an hour pay Increase nhove present scales The union claimed the award was Illegal and "with out standing" because Its representative on the panel was absent at the time It wan voted The vote to strike was 2.072 to 147. Arthur K Kast. union president, said after the meeting that It was reviving Its original demand for a 35 cents an hour Increase If the Public Service Co agrees to submit the Issues to re arbitration by a new panel, however, the union will reduce its wage demands to 23 cents an hour. Kast said The company said It would stand by the award Th<- walkout left thia population area of more than 1.444,000 persons dependent upon taxicabs, so-called service cars and private automobiles for transportation The strike was voted shortly before 4 a m CDT and squads of plcjleta were Immediately sent, out to parade before the various division yards and offices of the company. 0 Clear Weather Is Indiana Forecast Indianapolis, June 13 (UP)— Hoosier farmers were cheerad today by forecasts for clear weather during the weekend. Officials at the U. 8. weather bureau in Indianapolis) said light showers probably would fall throughout the state today How ever, they warned that a heavy rain might fall In a small area In northwestern Indiana Saturday promised to tie fair and warm Scattered showers were expected late Sunday, they said. ■ IS '- Q "" ' ” New Trial Motion Filed In Mandamus County Officials Seeking New Trial Ford L. Lltterer Adams cour’v attorney, and Frank Gordon, conn sei for the defendant county coin missloners. auditot and treasurer, have filed a motion for a new trial In the mandamus action brought as a side Issue to the fata ed Wabash dredge case Special Judge Karl B Adams ruled against the commissioners after keeping the case under ad visement since last July, and man dated the county officials to Issue bonds covering the IT" 1 '.7.47 14 costs of the construction The suit In mandamus wss brought by petitioners for the dredge The Istter action was filed more than a quarter cen tury ago and has been In constant litigation since that time. Petitioners for the dredging and plaintiffs In the mandate suit are represented by Roscoe D. Wheat of Portland. DeVoss 4 Smith of Decatur. The attorneys argued the case In July. 1946 before Judge Adams Henry B Klster of Princeton Is special judge In the original Wa bash dredge case, having heen named by the late Governor Harry Laalie. The motion for a new trial contends that the tullng was not sustained by evidence, is contrary to law and avers errors in excluding some of the defendants’ avldaaca,

Senator Tobey Declares Rent Control Dead Congress Expected To Take Final Bill Action Next Week Washington. Juno 13. —(UP)— Chairman Charles W. Tobey. R. N. H . of the trenate banking committee said today there would be no rent control at all after June 30 If President Truman vetoes pending rent legislation. "I don’t think there would be a chance of getting new rent legislation through congress." he said Nonetheless, Tobey took a glum View of the rent bill being reS'lied for final congressional action by house-senate conferees He said that regardless of whether President Truman signs or vetoes the measure, "rent control Is dead" For much the same reason. Ren. Glen It Taylor, D. Ida., already has urged a presidential veto of the bill He contends the proviso "practically assures" a 15 percent rent increase across-the-hoard. Taylor thought a veto would glvs "public indignation" a chance to force congress to pass an "effective” rent bill Kven Its most ardent Itemocratlc supporters concede that the pending bill is far from what President Truman had in mind when hs re quested a one war teUvwal of "of fectlve” rent and eviction controls Tobey, whose committee would have to draft another measure said congress wouldn't pass It Sen John Sparkman, D. Ala . agreed saying: "It's this, or nothing " Rent conferees were to meet today to look over a printed ver sion of their hill, and "see If there are any bugs In It " Final artinn by congress Is expo ted early next week. The measure would freeze rent ceilings as of the date it becomes law and put housing expediter Frank R Creedon in charge of cont rids. Federal rent control would lie continued to March 1. 1946. but area boards to be set up under the hill probably would end It earlier in some seitions q — — Deposed Hungarian Premier To U. S. Give Refuge From Communist Forces Washington June 13 tl'Pi— Ferenc Nagy, the deposed mod es.ite premier of Hungary, is ex pecte.! to arrive in this country tomorrow, assured in advance that the United States will lie very glad to give him refuge from the communist forcas now ruling his country. Hungarian sources said Nagy and his family, who have been In Switzerland, were expected to arrive at noon tomorrow at New York's laUluardia Field Their plane originally was due here last night. It was sail. liut was delayed Nagy will be met in New York by his 82-yaar old son Ference, Jr., and Aladar Szegedy-Madszak. who was minister in Washing ton for Nagy's moderate government. The diplomat has refused to recognize the new communist dominated regime in Budapest A state department spokes man. confirming that Nagy had advised this government of his desire to come here. said the United States would lie "very glad" to give him haven Word «>f Nagy's Imminent arrival here came on the heels of i strong U. 8. protest to Russia against the communist coup which deposed his moderate regime in Budapest. In the note, the United Stales strongly hinted that it would take the issue to the United Nations unless Russia agreed to an “adequate" Soviet BritishAmerican investigation of the situation in Hungary.

Price Four Centi

Uf Small Percentage Cut Made In Funds; Vets Administration Cut Only Slightly * Washington. June 13—(UP) — The Repubili an economy drive Sloweil a little today as the house appropriations committee voted to give nearly a seore of government ageniii-s all but 3 9 percent of what they asked for fiscal 191* It was the smallest percentage cut recommended thus fat by the economy minded committee whose job it Is to draft money bills for running the government. The so-called Independent agencies bill carries |M.147,949.087. President Truman had asked I*.499.409.759. The biggest Item was 14.944.457.0 M for the veterans alnnniittratlon. whose original request was cut by only 1 9 percent The measure is expected to go before the house on Tuesday If approved, it will bring to |3.400.000,040 the amount cut by that chamber from major 1949 appropriations bills thus far considered. Other congressional developments: l<al>or — Chairman Robert A. Taft of the senate lalior committee denied that the Taft Hartley liilwir control bill would rule oui union claims for paid lunch, reai and waiting periods. He saiu the ban on "featharbeddin*" would prohibit only such de mand* ar. conatitute "extortion by labor organizations" Mean while, the United Mine Workers Journal pr>sß<-t«sl that enactment of the hill would produce "a decade o( induatrial. pollii<*al and economic hell." It said the UMW was the hill's chief target Interior — The senate appro priations committee recommend ed restoration of 154.116 940 which the house cut from Interior department appropriations for fiscal 194* Most of the proposed restoration would bi- In reclamation bureau construction funds Surplus The government expects to close out most of its surplus war material buxines* in another year War asset* ad tiiinlslrutor Robert M Littlejohn fold a house committee that sales through fiscal 194* would bring surplus disposals to alwtnt 330.400.000,00 P Kxclses — Chairman Harold Knutson of the house way* and means committee told the cosmetic* industry that the best It inn expect is a 50 percent reduction In axcl-e taxes on its pro duct* Western Union The fed • rat communication* commissimi I* afraid that if something Isn’t done to give II a profit, the West ern Union telegraph monopoly may be forced to quit business FCC commissioner Ray C Wakefiel I told a house committee that Western Union lost II In 1944 Health Secretary of state George (’ Marshall ask<-d con gres* for early passage of legl’ latlon to i»ermlt this country t. Join other* In the United Nations' world health organization He »ald It was necessary to U H (Tur* To Pa«* « Column It O —-—— Private Pilot Is Killed In Crash Granite City. 111.. June 13 — ((•pt— George Horn, 23-yearold private pilot of Millstadt. 111. was killed and a companion severely hurl in a plane cra«h last night near Ukeslde airport, six mile* eaat of Granite City Airport officials said Horn and Arthur Voelllnger. 34. Belleville, co owner of the converted army trainer with Horn, took off stuntt 9 15 pm without authorization . ng, ’ ■— Anderson School Girl Is Killed In Accident Anderson. Ind. June 13 —(UP> - Joann Helma. 14. Anderson high school Junior, wa* killed and throe companion* were hurt, one critically when their automobile struck a utility pole and a tree today. The Injured were Jeannie Hart. IS. who was reported tn critical condition at 8t John's hospital; Jun* Wlaobeart. 17. and Undy Swinford, 18, driver of the cag,