Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 162, Decatur, Adams County, 11 July 1947 — Page 1

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.abor-lndustry ’eace Foreseen ty Top Official • Labor-Management Peace Foreseen As More Pacts Signed Washington, Jaly 11-(UP)—One the government’ll topflight labor encouraged by wage agreeents in the hard and soft < oal and M glees Industrie* t<><l;iy predictl.l a long period of labor manage ent peace, pOraibly extending rough 1948. The official, who asked that his ime be wltkhMra aald toth labor id management appear t<> be pla<the emphasis on amicable set Vmenta that will assme steady ..oduction and economic prosper He aald it was elgnlflcant that in the anthracite and ■'asa industries achieved yesterday ere reached without government haiatance. And the official* added I at labor leaden aeern as anxious i those of management to avoid vlng the government any reason j Intervene In contract negotiants. At the same time, the President's mncll of economic advisers subItted to President Truman a rent on the nation* economy in blch the now coal contract was scussed at length. The council •portodly advised Mr. Truman at (1) the miners' 15-cent-an-hour ty increase to not out of line with ilses granted other unions this isr, and that (3) it should not roe steel companies and others boost their prices The agreements concluded yesrday leave railroad and shipyard orkers as the only major segents of Industry whose wage deand* still are anaettl*d, the govnment official said. The demands of 18 non operating illroad unions for a 20-cent-an-»ar pay boost have gone to medianun First conference, are ached||ed tfext west M> demands of the terating brotharitoods for 44 rules iangM. The shipyard workers are involv--1 In the nation's lone big-time tike. A total of 70.000 CIO shiptilldlng workers are out on the ist and Gulf coast ports to back > their demands for wage boosts id other concessions The now contract* in the coal id glass industries will give some 10,000 workers a total incn-as-take-home pay of 1150.259.200 a / The anthracite agreement, which •comes effective Auk. 1, raises J ages 11.30 a day and incteases ■ie operators* contribution to the 1 iuem' health and welfare fund -om five to 10 cents a ton. It ime only a few days after mine iss John L. Lewis had signed a •ntract with the nation's soft coal aerators’ calling for a similar pay Miso contained in the anthracite let IS Lewis 1 pet clause that the shall work only as long as .icy are "willing and able." He • slated on this Specification in the toilet it would safeguard his union gainst damage suits which might 4 brought under the Taft-Hartley ':t. The glass workers were the first ’ the CIO mass industry unions ’> reopen and negotiate a contract. . resident Joseph Froesch of the tass workers union said tne ne yuttetton* conformed to the ClO's iewly-adopted policy of working ♦it all problems in conference with nployers, o - ■ - - wo Sheep-Killing . Dogs Are Hunted In | Vicinity Os Monroe 11 An organised "posse" of some m>sen men. under the direction of ■icrlff Herman Bowman, searchJl most of today for two sheep tiling dogs near the William Mich- , bls farm in Monroe township, j The two dogs, one large and the fiber small, killed one sheep and Bjured 10 others so severely that |iey had to be destroyed at the | ichaeia* fam this morning. I Neighbors said the dogs, which ' ok like coUto or shepherd bred. ih been in the vicinity for sev•al days and appear to be wild ad shy. They were sighted sev■al times bat at a late hour no M had been close enough to the igs to shoot them. —o if WKATHCR .J Ps.tly clpudy tonight preceded by scattered showers this , afternoon aortheast. Saturday generally fair. Little change in temperature.

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Finland Refuses To Join Paris Parley Economic Barrier Raised By Russia, Paris, July 11—(UP)-Soviet pressure drove an economic barrier through the heart of Europe today. apparently shutting off American aid under the Marshall plan from all eight eastern European countries within the Soviet orbit. Eight Soviet satellites acting under Russian threats and persuasion definitely refused to join 16 other European countries In the Marshall plan conference opening here tomorrow. The Finnish government announced Its formal injection of the Paris bld today, asserting that the action was taken by a unanimous vote of the cabinet. This was in line with a Soviet Tass report from Helsinki last night. Swedish political sources In Stockholm quoted reliable reports that Russia had threatened reprisals against Finland If the Finns did not declare against the Mar shall plan. The Tass announce* ment, it was believed, may have been a propaganda move similar to the premature Soviet announcements about Romania. Poland and Yugoslavia early this week. Under the circumstances most observers believed the sharply divided Finnish government would refuse the invitation. A high American source warned that the Paris conference will he Europe's last chance to apply for American aid. 'Every country which refuses to join the Paris program, he said, must realize "that this is the last call and that if it stays outside now It will have to stay outside for good.' 1 0 Asa J. Smith Named U. S. Commissioner hglianapolls, July 11—(UP)— Asa J. Smith. 51-year-old native of Wabash. Ind., today became a U. S. commissioner attached to the Indianapolis district fede'&l court. Smith was appointed to fill a vacancy left by the death six weeks, ago of Commissioner Fae W. Patrick. Indianapolis. Smith I* an attorney and a veteran of both world wars. During world war 11, he was a lieutenant colonel In the South Pacific area. o Two Men Held For Merchandise Fraud Indianapolis, July 11 —(UP)— Two men were held today In what police teimed a fraudulent “silk hose' 1 merchandising scheme. Os fleers identified the men as Robert W. Wood, 23. Wabash, end Norman Bland. 21. Indianapolis. The police said the men wore held in connection with a door-to-door saleM campaign in which orders were taken and down payments made on ladies' hose. But, the police said, there was no record that delivery ever bad been made. . o New Rotary Officers Installed Thursday Rev. Win. C. Feller Is Club President Tffe Rev. William C. Faller, pastor of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, was formally Installed as president of the Decatur Rotary cluh at the weekly meeting of the service club, held Thursday evening at the K. of P. home. Rev. Feller succeeds Earl Fuhrman. of toe Schafer Co., who has served for the past year. Other new officers, who also assumed their duties test night, are: C. I. Finlayson, vice president; Louis A. Jacoba, secretary; Harold Engle, treasurer; C. E. Bell and Ernest Karlen, directors. Mr. Fuhrman, as Immediate past president, Is also a member of the directorate. Committee appointments of the new president will be announced later. Rev. Feller, who was the club’s official delegate to the Rotary International convention at San Francisco last month, presented an ir.terratlng report of the convention. the largest over held by the worldwide service organisation. A past president’s pin, gift of the club, was presented to Mr. Fuhrman by Rev. Falter.

House Approves Martin As “Vice-President” V J Im HOUSE MAJORITY floor leader Rep. Charles Halleck (R. Ind.) (left), and minority leader Rep. Sam Rayburn (D. Texas) (right) shake the hand of Speaker of (he House Joseph W. Martin, Jr., (It. Mass.) after passage of a bill which would make the Speaker the next President in case of death to the chief executive. The nation has no vice-president, and the bill would thus make Martin next in line of succession to the Presidency.

Annual Red Cross Election Tuesday Extend Directorate To All Townships - - The directorate of the Adam* i county chapter of the American Red Cross will be extended to include representatives from the 12 townships and every town and city in the county, at the annual election to be held at the local Red Cross office next Tuesday evening. Following the new by-laws of the chapter, which were adopted last year. 30 directors will be named. The hoard will include 12 from the townships and others from Decatur, Berne. Geneva, Monroe, Preble, and Pleasant Mills. clarence <E. Bell, county chairman. will preside at the meeting. The directors will elect the officers. which include a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and treasurer. Chairmen of the various standing committees will be named hy the chapter chairman. One or two additional committees may be named to the classifications already serving the chapter. The public is invited to the annual meeting and persons interested in Red Cross work or serving on committees are especially invited to the annual gathering. The home service office maintained by the county chapter is one of the busiest public offices in the county. Mrs. Ruth Hollingsworth Is the executive secretary in charge of the office. City Employes Hold Annual Get-Togelhei Informal Session Held Last Evening Scores of city employes off duty last evening attended the second annual get-together held at the fire station on Seventh street. Members of the city light, water, sewer, police, and fire departments were in attendance at the event, along with city officials and departmental heads. The event was opened with a 7 o'clock luncheon, served in the station, and was followed by Inspection of the department's new fire truck and fire fighting equipment. The truck was demonstrated by firemen to those at the event and several trips were made around the city. In an informal session. Mayou John B. Stulta. departmental heads and representatives (Turn Tn Page 5. Column O — One Negro Killed During Payday Bout Valparaiso, Ind., July 11—(UP) —One negro was killed and a second jailed in a payday drinking and gambling tout last night in a railroad camp near McCool, IndWalter Washington, 44, Gary, died from a four-inch knife wound In his cheat, state police said today. Rufus Thomas, 32. also of Gary, was held as a suspect in Porter county jail while state and Valparaiso police investigated.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, July 11, 1947

Gambling Raids Made By State Troopers Indianapolis, July 11—(UP)—Six persons arrested in a state police raid on six Terre Haute taverns and restaurants today faced charges of gaming. All nought changes of venue from the court of justice of the peace Roy Fortner. At the same time, 11 persons at Bloomington faced similar charges following talds by state troopers in that city. 0 Practice Run Held By Fire Department Traffic Violations Are Reported Heavy The first of s series of practice "runs” designed to educate the motoring public in cooperating with members of the fire and police departments was conducted last night about 9:30 o'clock. A fire alarm was sounded and , the trucks dispatched to the city dump. There police and other city officials checked the number of cars violating traffic regulations during a fire alarm. They reported 23 automobiles following close behind the fire truck and 43 passing the restricted area within three minutes after the fire truck arrived at the scene. Checkers lost count of the score* of autos that passed the scene within the next few minute*. Mayor John B. Stuits said today that several more of these practice runs will be conducted within the next two months, without warning. Policemen on duty will endeavor to re-route traffic during these sessions and attempt to eliminate the confusion caused by unauthorized motorists driving to lh» scene. Firemen reported to the mayor last night that many motorists failed to pull over to the curb, as Is required by law. when a fire truck approaches. The mayor issued a statement asking for the general cooperation of the motoring public. He declared that many citizens were unintentionally contributing to the situation in their desire to see the new fire truck in action, but called (Turn To Page i. Column 6) 0 Reports Seeing 'Lights At Night* Victor Byerly of Kirkland township retorted today that he, too, has seen "lights at night," one variation of the "flying discs." Mr. Byerly declares that he witnessed the phenomenon while driving a tractor late at night on his farm near the Kirkland high school. Willard lurndie and Deloria Byerly also saw the mysterious lights, he asserted. Q General Electric Orders Increased Schenectady. N. Y., July 11—Orders received by the General Electric company during the first six months of this year totaled 4572,597,000, an increase of 47 percent over the corresponding period last year and an amount 28 percent in excess of the total for the best full calendar year period to 1940, President Charles E. Wilson announced today?

Traffic Survey Is Planned For City Federal Government To Conduct Survey Decatur will he one of the first cities In the state to receive a traffic survey, etressing th<> solution of parking problems, to be conducted at federal government expense, it was announced today by Mayor John B. Stult*. Mtfyor Stult* is one of a sevenmember committee, named earlier this week at Indianapolis to lay groundwork for the surveys. The committee will meet again at Indianatolis on July 24. Other member* are: George Ecker, Crawfordsville; Harry Cooper, Newcastle; Mayor L. I’. Britton. Frankfort; Harry M. Palmer, Seymour; Mayor Roy How< 11, Huntington. and Mayor C. D. Rot ruck, Anderson. The seven cities, represented by the committee members, are the first to ask for the survey. Qualified engineers will conduct the surveys in an attempt to aid in the solution of parking ami general traffic problems. Mayor Stult* said today that it Is likely the survey in Decatur will to made yet this year. Recommendations of the engineer will be submitted to the city council for action. o Sidewalk Is Built To Stratton Place A sidewalk on the south side of Monroe street extended, reaching from the east bridge over the St. Ma.y’s river to the Stratton Place addition, was completed yesterday. The walk join* at the eastern end a new walk installed along Liintorlost Trail in the Stratton Place. The latter has been constructed on both sides of the new street. - o Four Persons Fined On Traffic Counts Arrested Thursday In Pleasant Mills Four motorists made the same mistake last night. All four paid rine* of 11 and costs, totalling 17.70, to justice of peace Ernest Btengei. Their mistake: Passing the car of sheriff Herman Bowman on a yellow line In the village of Pleasant Mills. W. E. Heffner. 48. of Rockford. 0.. was the first to pass the sheriff’s car. This happened at 6:50 pm. At 7:30 p.m., while sheriff Bowman was cruising back through the village, Arthur Bollenbacher, Celina. 0.. was arrested after he committed the same offense. W. R. Taylor. 50, Elmhurt. 111. wss arrested at 8:05 p.m. and Edwin A. Stollatis, 31, Grand Rapids. Mich., was the fourth to be apprehended at 9 p.m. Intensive petrolling of the highway through Pleasant Mills, which is federal road 33, was togun by the sheriff In response to numerous complaints by residents of that vieiaity. concerning fast and reckless driving.

Senate Plans Saturday Session To Speed Up Action On Tax Cut Bill

July Com Prices At New High Mark July Delivery Corn At $2.21 A Bushel Chicago, July II —(I’P) The price of July corn soured to another ail-time high on the ('lllcago !>oard of trade today after the department of agriculture reported that the 1947 coni crop might fall 600,000,000 bushels below last year's bumper output. Corn for delivery in July sold for 12.21 a bushel, setting a new record for the loth time in four weeks. It was the highest futures price in the Istard's 99-year history. The previous all-time high was $2.17 U **t lH«t Monday. Corn hud dropped since then with a government announcement that because of damage to the corn crop it was cancelling corn exports anti switching to wheat. However, the price j umped sharply again today as traders bld furiously against the government's 'forecast of a severe tiecrease in forthcoming supplies of actual grain. Tile department of agriculture >esterday estimated a crop of 2.612.809.000 bushels, compared with last year's bumper crop of 2.287.927.000 bushels and a recent private forecast of 2,682.000,0(t0 bushels for this year. Meanwhile, livestock experts said that the reduced supply of corn, the nation's basic crop, might cut the supply of meat, with a resultant im tease in the price. Prices paid at • the Chicago stockyards and other major midwestern market* for meat-on-the hoof have- risen steady for several weeks. The weekly average price of slaughter steers reached up all time high here last week of 126 48 per hundred pounds. The- price had risen steadily lor 10 weeks, from a starting point of 422.90. These prices Lave been reflected in what the housewife must pay for steak* end other cuts at the butcher's counter. 0 G. E. To Close Two Weeks For Vacation Summer Vocation July 28-August 9 The more than 1.000 employes of the Decatur (Jeneral Electric plant will observe their annual summer vacation from July 28 to August 9. Inclusive, it was announced today by E. W. lainkenau. plant manager While the actual vacation period does not begin until July 28, the exodus from buildings one and two will start on the previous Friday. July 25, the final working day of the- week. The plant will be closed during the two weeks’ period with only guards and a' maintenance crew on duty. This is the first year that the plant has resumed Its yearly vacation closing since before the war. Vacations last year were staggered. Employes with five year* or more service are . granted two weeks* vacation with pay. while those with 2(f or more years serv Ice are given three weeks. Vacation pursuits among the employes are reported to be widely varied. Some will go io lakes and other resorts, and some will remain at home. A number are reported contemplating trips to California and other distant parts. 0 Theft Os 70 Cars Sends Lad To Boys' School South Bend. Ind. July 11—-(UP) - The theft of 70 automobiles over a four-year period put a 16 year-old Indiana Harbor youth in a boys’ school today. The l>oy. John James Espinosa, was sentenced by Judge Luther M. Swygert in federal court to spend the next fl re years in a corrective institution.

Truman Plans Report Soon On State Os Nation Midyear Economic Report To Congress On Wages, Prices Washington. July 11.--(UP) — President Truman decided today to send a midyear economic report to Congress within the next 10 days to bring the nation up to date on wages, prices and production. The President leached his decision at a long meeting with his cabinet and council of economic advisers. The report to Congress will concern economic developments since the first of the year. Dr. Edwin (I. Nourse. chairman of the e<-onomlc council, made a lengthy report to tlie President and the cabinet morning. He discussed among other things the possible effect of the recent coal contract signed by John L. Lewis with the nation's operators on the overall wage picture. Acting secretary of agriculture Norris E. Dodd also made an extensive report on the nation's agriculture outlook. According to White House press secretary Charles G. Ross the consensus in the cabinet conference was that "there has l»een a tendency to exaggerate the importance of the coal settlement in the overall wage picture." Ross said, however, that “If price* should go up as a result of the coal settlement, that would be a matter of concern." After hearing the report from Nourse and the discussion of it by cabinet members, the President decided It would be helpful to the Congress and the nation for him to make an economic report to the House and Senate, baaed on the report to him by the council of advisers. Ros* said he could not say whether the President would make any recommendations. Nourse yesterday expressed some doubt that he would because Congress is expectrd to adjourn or recess in the next few week*. In addition to discussing the possible Impact of the new coal contract on tlie domestic economy, a great deal of time was devoted to the agricultural outlook. Dodd said the corn crop estimate of more than 600,000.000 bushels less than last year wae based on figures taken two weeks ago and that since then growing weather had been favorable. He said the wheat outlook now was better than at the time of the last crop estimate which was announced two weeks aK<’Delphi Man Killed As Train Hits Truck Delphi. Ind., July 11 (UP)-Ray Heise. Go. Delphi, was killed today when his small truck was hit by a WaJ>ash railroad freight train at a crossing in Burrows, 11 miles northeast of here Receive New Church Bids This Evening Union Chapel Takes Bids For Building Bids for th«‘ construction of the new Union Chapel Evangelical United Brethren church, northeast of Decatur, will be received tonight at the home of the Rev. D H. Pellett, pastor. The bids are scheduled to be opened at 8 pm. by the building committee of the church. A date had previously been set. but was rescheduled when bidder* declared they did not have ample time to prepare their proposals. Only bid* from Adam* county residents are to be considered by the committee. The new church is to replace one which was destroyed hy fire last Docember Plans and specification* have been on file at the Pellett residence on South Third street and are available to prospective bidders.

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Republicans Order Saturday Session j To Pass Tax Bill, Speed Other Bills Washington, July 11.—(UP)—• ' Senate Republicans today ordered a special Saturday session with a , view to passing the new tax bill ' tomorrow and completing action on all remaining appropriation bills Tuesday. Chairman Robert A. Taft ot the senate GOP policy committee announced the speedup as friends and foes of tlie revived income tax reduction bill counted votes for and against overriding President Truman’s promised veto. Senators on both sides of the Issue agreed that two or three votes would de<lde whetteer the public will get some 44.000.006,000 worth of tax cuts starting Jan. 1. The house Is certain to override. Other congressional developments: Flood control Brig. Gen. Mwia A. Pick told congress the army engineers could profitably spend 452.000,000 this year on control projects in the floo<l-<ieaolated Missouri river basin That would be more than twice the amount voted by the house for the 10-state area. Economic control* The senate banking and currency committee voted to make It easier to buy cars, refrigerators and the like. It approved extension of installment buying through December. But It voted to relax present restrictions on such buying to considerable extent Wages-prices-production President Truman decided on the advice of his economic advisers to send congress In the next 10 days a report bringing the nation up to date on wages, price*, and production developments since Jan. 1. Navy A senate house conference committee agreed on a bill giving the navy about 13.400.000.000 for this fiscal year This I* 4263.W0.000 less than the navy asked. Housing-Sens Joseph R. Me- | earthy. R . Wi*.. and Chapman Revercomb, R. W Va. introduced a resolution for congressional Investigation of the housing shortage. Railroads The house interstate commerce committee approved a hill to exempt railroad rate agreej ments from anti trust provisions. A similar hill has been passed by the senate. Wages The National Editorial ' Association said proposed legisla I tion to Increase the 40-cent hourly minimum wage to 60 cents would i drive many small publisher* “to i the wall and handicap the services I of others." Universal training The hoit*e armed services committee ended hearings on universal military ' training and referred the measure to a subcommittee House leaders saw little chance for passage in (T'irn Tn Page S, Column «t 0 Lutheran Centennial Celebration Sunday A special service commemorating the 100th anniversary o* the founding of the Luthe an Missouri synod will lie held jointly by the ten I congregations comprising the Decatur circuit of the central district of the Missouri synod. The serviea will be held in the grove of St. John’s Lutheran church. Ft. WayneDecatur Rd. Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The se:mon will be delivered by the Rev Alfred Fuerbringer. president of Concordia Teachers College. Seward. Neb. Prof. Filerbriuger is a grandson cf the Rev. Ottomar Fuerbringer. one of the founding fathers of the Missouri synod Music will be furnished by a mass chorus, composer! of members from the participating congregations W. E. I'ffelman, principal ot St. John's Lutheran school, will direct the choir, and Fred Stoppenhagen. teacher of Bethlehem Lutheran school. Ossian, will l>e the accompanist The Rev. E. T. Schmidtke. pastor of Zion Lutheran church. Frledheim. will be tho liturgist. Three of the rarilvipa'inK congregations are charter member* of the Lutheran Misttouri avnod. They are: Zion. Frledheim. St. John's, Ft Wayne-Decatur Rd.; and St. Peter's. Root township. A fourth. Emmsnuel. Wayns Trace, was the residence of the first secretary ot synod, the Rev. F. W Huamann.