Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 169, Decatur, Adams County, 19 July 1947 — Page 1

XLV. No. 169.

|wall Named ■ Successor I Patterson Patterson iiits Position As cretary Os War nington. July II.—(UP) ■parture of secretary of war p. Patterson from the cabl- « regarded today an another „ the unification reshuffle , expected to provide the n armed forces with an en-nt-w high command by Jan arson's resignation becomea re Thursday. and under aec- ■ K y <>f war Kenneth Royall was yesterday to succeed I was speculation that a ,'3-year old North CaroI would remain as army I Wr n,rv l,nd, ’ r ,he un|fl, ‘ a,1,,n J K The new setup calls for a si , rotary of national securil W" ' ,h cabinet rank, and three 1 Ktaries for army, navy and air mil not lie cabinet members I Ke merger plan has been passthe senate, and comes up in today Passage at thia I of congress is considered K B Kfonned sources insist that secof navy James Forrestal is to be the first secretary of I Knal security. Forrestal him denies knowledge of Such | ■nd-rsecretary of navy John I. I. K van 1M expected to step into ■ Kre»tars job when the new arI Ktetnent goes Into effect. W. Symington, now assistant Ketary of war for air, is slated new post of secretary for J Battcrson's resignation was ac- | by President Truman yes I W ay wi!h P° iKnant r ®Ki’«t” The executive praised the secreI K's magnificent” and "utterly j devotion to his country j King his war department service began in December. 1940 I K had been secretary since Sep--5 K former New York federal Patterson made no stateof his future plans. But there | K talk that he would be appointto the first vacancy that ocj ■» on the supreme court bench J K’here was a slight possibility | Kt Royall might give up his war . Hartment post next year to run K governor of his native North - < Hi looked for Donald M. Nelson. ; Htner war production board chief. I ■succeed him. J postwar Juggling of admin- | ■raturs was not confined to civil I « Dwight D Eisenhower. I ■>>>' chief of staff, already has acI W :, ' J Hie presidency of Columbia J Blversity and will leave the serv | H about the first of the year The I K 11 *' House has not named a sue-, j ■w. but it was announced yes- | Bday that Gen Omar N Bradley. Veterans Administrator, would I W"* a **’ wpek ,our of Europe I t 0 re ’ lew IfooP" at the reIK" of •ony. This was re I as tan,am o“ot to an ad I ■*J Cf ‘ announcement of Bradley's I ■ ,! " inlnien * to succeed EisenI ■wer as chief of staff. J Kim Chester W Nlmltz com I K. ,M hls term a * of naval J ■erations about Jan. 1. Navy J ■in-es say he will be succeeded | ■either Adm W. H P. Blandy. I ■•antic fleet commander or Adm. J ■ulh E Denfield. Pacific fleet I ■•’’•nander. ; K<*n Carl Spaatz. AAF command ■' Is reported ready to resign Jan. 1. Lt. Gen. Hoyt 8. ■ndenherg. his chief of staff. i ■ortedly will succeed to the top force Job. H —- — yany Lutherans To Bttend Centennial ■?J any Lutherans from this comK, are planning to attend the ■"tennlal of the Missouri LutherKut °r ch synod *“ Chicago at ■ tiers Field on Sunday, July 27. ■ a apeclal train will leave Fort L v.* * ar,Jr s " n<)a y morning over ■at Piate ra,,road - returning Kt„. R ** erv «‘tions are now K'a for ‘he trip. The cenk;;; n^ ebraiSoß *• «> K. o . <,ed by 100.000 persons from ■ ’rtout the Missouri synod. I WlA ™eß c,6u4y ”* d e00,,r to - * nd 6001 ■ nd

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One American Killed On Immigrant Ship Three Are Arrested On Illegal Vessel Haifa, Palestine. July 19.—(UP) — British seamen boarding the illegal immigrant ship President Warfield injured fatally one American and arrested three others, It was disclosed today. All the Americans were crew members on the President Warfield. which the British rammed and seized in a 2ls hour battle. The dead American was first mate William Bernstein. 24. Lm Angeles, who succumbed to a fractured skull after he was temoved to a Haifa government hospital. Americans arrfested were the ship's captain. Bernard Marks of New York City and Ohio; and seaman Cyril W'elnstein and Arthur Stanley Ritzer. both of Brooklyn. Polish-born 11 Irsch Jacubowitsch. IS. and an unidentified German youth about 20 years old also were killed in the shipboard battle. They had tried to run the President Warfield, a former Chesapeake bay ferry, through the British blockade which prevents more than a limited number of Jews from entering Palestine. The vessel carried about 4.500 illegal immigrants. After they were subdued, the ship was brought to Haifa and the passengers rapidly transferred to British vessels for shipment to British camps on the island of Cyprus. The first 1,500 Immigrants sailed within a few hours aboard the Ocean Vigor. Others went meekly aboard the Runnytnede for early departure. (In Ixtndon, authoritative sources said the President Warfield sailed from Baltimore Feb. 25 with an all-Jewish crew. 30 percent of which were not seamen but had been trained by Hagana, the moderate Jewish underground organization. The British said the vessel pretended to be headed for China.

Two Persons Killed When Autos Collide I-afayette, Ind.. July 19—(UP)— Police today investigated the collision of three automobiles near Montmorenci yesterday which killed two persons and Injured fouothers. The dead were Mrs. Joseph Morris. 70, and Jerry Mulholland, 5, both of Oxford. They were passengers in a car driven by Harold Mulholland. 35. who. wit It his wife. Ramilda, were injta-ed. The other Injured were Robert McCullough, 22, and Marion Lester. 22. Fowler, occupants of a second car driven by Lester. 0 Wealthy Accountant Found Shot To Death Chicago. July 19.-(UP)—William A. Sheridan. 60, well-to-do certified public accountant, waa found shot to death in his apartment early today. Nearby, seriously wounded, lay his friend. William A. Gould. 48, also a C. P. A. Sgt. George Link of the homicide squad said a man who identified himself as Sheridan called police headquarters and reported that he had “Just shot a man.”

House Group OK's Training Program No Likelihood Os Action This Session Washington, July 19.—(UP)—A House armed services subcommittee today approved legislation for President Truman's requested universal military training program. Although there is virtually no possibility of action by Congress this session, the subcommittee sent the bill to the full committee by a vote of seven to one. The bill provides six months of basic training for teen age youths followed by six months in the national guard, reserve officers training corps or organized i eserves. The bill will be brought before the full committee some time next Committee chairman Walter G. Andrews. R.. N. Y.. has been pressing for action despite statements by Republican House leaders that the bill will not be put on the calendar at this session, tentatively scheduled to end a week from today. Trainees would be paid 830 a month during basic training, with an additional 850 a month for one dependent and MS a month for two more.

France Balks ( At Increased German Output France Deals Blow To Anqio-American Plans For Increase Washington, July 19.—(UP)— France has delivered an alarming blow to Anglo-American plans for increasing German industrial production which threatens the present American concept of the “Marshall plan." it was learned today. Roth Britain and France have thrown monkey-wrenches into the U. 8. plan to proceed rapidly with the revival of German Industryunder allied controls so that German production in the western zones can be used In the European economic recovery program. The French difficulties became known after French ambassador Henri Bonnet delivered an hourlong "demarche" to undersecretary of state Robert A. Lovett. Stripped of diplomatic verbiage, the French position is that she cannot go along with a “Marshall plan” which envisages a vastly increased German production without satisfying France's security needs against a strong Germany. Bonnet put It very bluntly—for a diplomat -in talking with reporters: “If France is faced with decisions which she cannot approve, the Paris negotiations on the Marshall plan will be greatly endangered.” The decisions he was referring to were those by the United States and Britain to go ahead in their merged zones of Germany to double the present allowable level of industry. Later, it was learned. French opposition and France’s Implied threat to the “Marshall plan" caused the U. S. and Britain to hold up announcement of their agreement on a new level of industry for Germany which will double the allowed steel production. Britain still is hesitant about the American proposal to do something now about increasing German coal production. Having lost out In her effort to get the U. 8. to expand the coal conference to consider British plans for the U. 8. assuming more of the occupation costs of the Anglo-American combined zone. Britain now wants the conference held in Berlin. But American coal experts are waitfhg In Washington for the British and they refuse to change the site of the talks. No reply has been received from the British to the last American note.

Dutch-Indonesian War Feared Near Dutch Government Demands Rejected Amsterdam, July 19(UP)~The Dutch government has decided that peaceful settlement of its dispute with Indonesia is impossible and has authorized its representatives in the Dutch Indies to "fix the moment” fbr the start of military action. it reported reliably today Some sources believed military action might start within a few home, but others expected a delay of "a couple of days.** The signal for fighting would be given by Dr. Hubertus J. Van Mook. Dutch governor general In the Indies. The government's decision was taken at a highly-secret cabinet meeting after prolonged negotiations failed to settle differences between the Dutch and young In donesian republic. Both aides have been threatening violence. The crisis came when the Indonesians rejected Dutch demands for a cease fire order along the frontier between Dutch and Republic control territory. The two sides also disputed who would control a joint police force that would main(Turn To Pag* 8. Column <> 0 Flan Flood Control Surveys In Indiana Indianapolis. July 19—(UP)—Officials of the Indiana flood control and water resources commission announced today that flood control surveys would be made where requested in Hoosier communities. Antoti Hulman, Jr., chairman of the commission, said the action was prompted by the Salem, Ind., flash flood last week which caused damages estimated at 87M).O(M).

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, July 19, 1947

Named To NLRB Posts F ... JHK HEbl K HoK ' ■ ■ |b?R Abe Murdock J. Copeland Gray PRESIDENT TRUMAN has nominated Abe Murdock, ex-senator from Utah, and J. Copeland Gray. Buffalo. N. Y.. Industrial relations expert, as members of the new five-man National l-aluir Relations istard. created by the Taft-Hartley labor bill.

Hoosiers Pay More For Coal Next Week Retail Prices Jump $1.3542.05 A Ton Indianapolis. July 19. —(UP)— Coal comes higher to Hoosiers beginning Monday. A spokesman for the Indiana Coal Merchants’ Association said today that retail prices will go up from 11.35 to 12.05 a ton effective July 21. The organization’s executive secretary. Harry A. Rogers, also predicted that there would be another price Increase next fall. Rogers blamed the present stiff increase on Increased production costs among mine operators, occasioned by the signing of a new wage contract with the United Mine Workers a few days ago. If his predicted second Increase is effective next fall, It will be due to a new higher schedule of freight rates, now being considered by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Rogers said. The increase next fall. If It develops, probably will be 15 cents per ton. he added. The price of Coke already has gone up In Indianapolis. The Citizens’ Gas and Coke Utility, which manufactures the fuel, raised the price 12 a ton earlier this week. Dealers said the new retail price would be 115.75 a ton. 12.55 more than it was a week ago today. The price Increases on coal were for Indiana-mined fuel than for eastern products. The old prices and the new retail price schedule, Rogers said, were: Premium Pooahontas (highest* grade smokeless), from 111.90 a ton on lump to 113.70. an increase of 11.80. Premium Pocahontas egg. 112 05 to 113.80. or 11.75 increase. Class B Pocahontas, 111.35 to 113.40 on lump, pr 22.05 increase. Class B Pocahontas egg. fl 1.45 to 113.50, or 12.05 increase. West Virginia premium lump. Class A, 510.80 to 112.55. West Virginia class A egg. 11l (Turn Tn P’lV- S. Column 4)

Chicago CIO Plans Meat Price Boycott Meat Packers Moving In For Kill Chicago, July 19—(UP)—Michael Mann, secretary of the Chicago industrial union council, said today the group's 209.000 members In the Chicago area would boycott meat purchases next week in an effort to reduce prices. The council, which represents all CIO works in the area, said that meat packers "are moving in for the kill on high prices.” Representatives of 200 CIO local unions approved the boycott after Mann charged that meat packers “who succeeded in killing the office of price administration" have increased the price of meat as much as 10 to 20 cents a pound In the last month. "The only war to bring about lower prices is to refuse to buy," Mann said. A spokesman for the American (Turn To Page 5, Column 8)

Hoosiers Shiver In Low Temperatures * Indianapolis, July 19 (UP)-— Hoosiers shivered today in temperatures far below normal At 9:30 a m. In Indianapolis, the mercury had advanced only four degrees from a night-time low of 58. Overcast skies and a strong wind held the tempeiature indicator deep in the tube hours after dawn Scattered rains fell over the state yesterday and last night as the temperature dropped from a high of 83 degiees in Indianapolis yesterday. County 4-H Girls Winners Announced Contests Held At Berne On Friday The annual county wide meeting of 4 II girls was held Friday at Berne, with the winners in the judging and d< monstration con tests to compete in the district contest at Columbia City next week. Winners in the various contests are as follows: “Placing Pictures" was the subject of the demonstration given l»y Colecn Wagner of the Monroe Busy Bees 4-H club that placed first. "The Biscuits Mother Makes." given by Susan Rumple of the Jefferson Work anl Win club also rated “A" an I will be rer*rve winner. In the Junior division (girls under 13 years of age) there were two honor dsmonst rat ions. Dorthea Allwardt of the Union Pals club showing "How to set a Table" and Elizabeth Burke and Shirley Fenstermaker of the Geneva club giving "Good Appear ance for the School Girl." Judging contests In four projects were conducted through the morning session. Each club was eligible to have two girls enter each contest. Mildred Worthman Hardy, was In charge of baking. The two Union township contestants placed first an I second. They were Ann Gass asid Legora Markle Competition in this contest was very keen, there being a difference of only 28 points of the possibly 500 in the scores of the top eight contestants. Alternates for the district are Phyllis Riggin of Geneva club and Berneice King of the St. Mary’s club. Other high scoring girls were: Carol Kirsch. Monmouth; Gloria Crownover. Monroe; Clara Baker. Geneva; and Beverly Lobsiger. Monroe. Canning Judging was directed by Vera Soidner, 4-H club leader of Berne. Evelyn Gerke of the Union Pais club led in this contest with the highest score made by any individual during all the events of the day. She made 490 points out of a possible 500. Shirley Striker of the Monroe club, placed second This is the recond year these girls have represented Adams county in district Judging Their alternates ere Donna Schaffer of the Preble club and Arlene Balsiger of the Berne club. In charge of food preparation work was Phvllls Beineke Hauk, who will teach at Kirkland, and Mrs. Stanley Arnold. The wintiers In this section were Esther Howards of the Kirkland Kut Ups club and Rosalyn Wagner of (Turn To Psge S. Column 8)

Senate Sustains Truman

Tax Cut Veto; Likely To Be 1948 Campaign Issue

Greek Army Reports 110 Guerrillas Slain 70 Others Captured During Past Week Athens. July 19 <UP) —The Greek army reported officially today that it had killed 1!O guerrillas and captured 70 others since Sunday. Additional casua'tlea wore inflicted by the Greek air force, a spokesman for the Greek general Staff said. He set Greek army casuallles at nine killed and 11 wounded. IBs figures on guerrilla losses were considerably lower than those claimed by rightist political sources, and his account of the fighting varied from that given by,defense minister Napoleon Zervas. The army spokesman, who could not lie named, said there was no evidence that an “International brigade" participated in the guerrilla attack. He said Hie cssault began from Albanian territory. Imt was made l»y Greek guerrillas who previously had fled into Albania (tn Sofia, authoritative Bulgar ian sources charged that 209 regular Greek arm ysoldiers ent ered one mile into Bulgaria, "in lessantly firing." (The Greeks kidnaped a Bui garian civilian and (lien with drew to Greek soil, the Bulgarian • (Hircßs raid. The alleged Inci dent was reported to the allied control council and to the Rus sian. United States and British legations.) The Greek army spokesman said that the anti government guerrillas who fled Into Albania received a l the food and ammunition they could carry, and ex < hanged their broken lown wea pons for better. Britteh-niade arms. He estimated that guerrillanow in Greece totalled 5,000 o; 8,000. Under the present circum stances, he said, these gueirllh bands would not have a chance against an organized army. Zervas, both a politician ami i former guerrilla fighter himself, bad complained that the army had left northwestern Greece and particularly loannina (Yan ilia) unprotected. This. the Greek army spokesman denied. He said that guerrillas in north western Greece now were scattered into small groups, but still "seem to be under a single coin mand."

Aircraft Industry Is Losing Millions Five Appointed To Policy Commission Washington. July 19.—(UP)— The major task facing President Truman's new air policy commission today was how to save an aircraft industry that is losing money hy the millions In appointing five private citizens to the commission yesterday. Mr. Truman said lowered aircraft production and failure to keep abreast of new developments might jeopardize national security and economic welfare. Behind this statement was the fact that the companies which produce bombers, fighters and transports had an overall net loss last year of 88.000.000. And they see little chance of doing better this year. Present trends indicate that employment will take a nosedive at the end of 1948. when most orders for airline transports will be filled and there will be uncertainty about military orders. The industry that employed 2.200.00(1 workers during the war now employ* only ahout 180.000. Mr. Truman's action came as a Joint senate-house conference committee Ironed out differences in two hills with similar purposes. The bills would set up a national air policy board to Insure that America has an aircraft Industry capable of rapid expansion in time of national emergency. (Turn To Pags 4 Column I)

Resigns Robert P. Patterson resigned Friday night as secretary of war. effective July 24. He will be succeeded by Kenneth C. Royall. under-secretary. Auction School To Open Here July 28 Over 200 Applicants Received For Term Two students have already arrived for the opening of the Reppert school of auctioneering, which will begin Its 54th term on July 28, Miss Eleanor Reppert. general manager of tin* school, .rinounced today. The embryonic auctioneers are Robert Steele of Brownwood. Texas, and Roy Hayes of Boise. Idaho. They are the vanguard «.f approximately 290 men who plan to attend the school and re ceive a three weeks’ course in salesmanship ami the technique of conducting public amtion .-.ales. With more than 2«»' applicants. Miss R< ppert. who has managed the rchool since the loath of her fat he). Fred Reppert. nationally 'amous auctioneer and founder of tin- school, stateil enrollment’ acre curtailed last May Already a number of enrollments have been received for the Deci inber lerm. In order to give individual instruction to students, the fa uity wishes to have an enroll metu not exceeding la: t sum mer's class of 208. One new instructor. William Haggel of Springfield. Mo., will tie added to the staff of 24 m< n who teach In Hie school. Mr liaggel is a livestock and general, auctioneer. Other members of the staff include veteran instructors and widely known auctioneers Among them are. Earl Gartin oi Greensliurg. <l. W. Petit of Bloomfield. lowa. Boy Hiatt of Portland, H W Sigrfst of Fort Wayne. Q R Chaffee, Towanda. Pa., Roy Johnson of this city. Melvin l.iechty of Berne, C. B Drake of Joliet, 111.. 1. F. Rochelle of itoanoke Rapids. N (', and others. <T»irn Ts» 5. C’nliirtin 6) — O Denfeld To Govern Former Jap Islands Named Commissioner Os Trust Territory Washington. July 19—(UP> President Truman today appointed Adm. I»uis E. Denfeld as United State* high commissioner of trust territory In the Pacific, embracing the former Japanese mandate I islands. Denfeld, commander of the Pa ciflc fleet, will serve under a temporary plan pending transfer <t the trusteeship duties to a civilian department or agency of file government. The Pacific islands wore turn ed over to the United States as trustee by the United Nations. Congress at the president's r< quest passed a Joint resolution authorizing approval of th<* trusteeship agreement. Yesterday Mr. Truman signed the resolution, along with an executive order setting up an (Turn To Page 1, Column I)

Price Four Cents

Truman's Vetoes Os Republican Tax Cut Promises To Be One Os Campaign Issues Washington, July 19.—(i’P) — President Truman's i«> vetoes of the Republican bill to cut personal income taxes shaped up t<»day a*< i majo issue in next >ear's presidential election campaign. Republicans reluctantly put the bill hack on the shelf after the Senate sustained’Mr. Truman’s second veto yesterday. But they promised to bring it out again possibly at the next session of Congress and certainly In the election campaign. Chai: man Eugene D. Millikin. R . Colo, of the Senate finance committee said he was “very happy" over the GOP record of twice getting the tax reduction bill through Congress, even though it was kayoed liy a Presidential veto. House speaker Joseph W. Martin. Jr., termed President Truman's action a "political veto" that would make the American people "realize that while the spending policies of the present administration continue there will be no chance for relief from the strangling war taxes." Senate Democratic leader Alhen W Barkley and Senate Democratic whip Scott W. Lucas lauded the President for Ids "political courage," They said they believed a majority of voters would agree with him that the Republican bill represented the "w iing kind of tax reduction at the wrong time." The Senate backed up Mr. Truman on his second vote, whereae the House had sustained the first last month without the Senate's having to act upon it The bill was the same in each case except that the effective date was changed from July 1. 1947. to Jan. 1. 1948. for its second «iwing through Congress. It would have saved taxpayers an estimated 84.000.9U0.900 a year by cutting personal income taxes by from 30 to 10.5 percent. President Truman sent his second tax-cut veto to Capitol Hill shortly after noon yesterday. And six hours later, it was all over. The House voted 299 to 108 to override 27 more than the necessary twothirds majority. But the veto was sustained when the Senate vote fell five short of the necessary two-thlide majority Ito override. The vote was 57 to ;if, Both the Senate and House must override to enact a bill into law over a veto. Administration forces in the Sen ate mustered 33 Democratic and thee Republican votes to support the President Forty-seven Republicans and 10 Democrats voted to override There were only three Senate switches fiom tlie vote on final pas sage of the tiill last week. They were Sens. George D. Aiken. R . Vt.. Millard E. Tydings. D. Md . and William B. Umstead. D.. N. C. They had voted for the bill, but they were against overriding Mr. Truman's veto. o Checking Teacher's Story Os Kidnaping Logansport. Ind.. July 19—(UP) State police and authorities here and in Angola today were checking the story of Robert Burns. 41. Brookville, school teacher, who eald he was kidnaped Thursday night. Burns said he picked up two hitchhikers while driving through (.ogansport and that they held him up as they approached Peru. He said he was tied with a dog leasli and that the men then drove to a point about 19 miles west of Angola There, Burns said, they robbed him of s»<) and fled. General Electric Picnic Held Today A picnic for General Electric employes and their families In this city, was being held today at Sun Set park, east of Decatur. Dinner for all was served at 11 O'clock, continuing into the early afternoon. Three steers were prepared for the meat course. Children wefe treated with soft drinks and ice cream and a number of contests, including a quiz program, weto scheduled for this afternoon The attendance Is expected to reach several thousand. Including nearly 1.200 local employes, the committee on arrangements estimated.