Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 172, Decatur, Adams County, 23 July 1947 — Page 1

XLV. No. 172.

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Ingress Works I Must Bills lore Recess Whittling Away At iandful Os High Iriority Measures ■shinston, July 23 —(UP)— K-- whittled away at a Kui <»f high priority bills toB determined that’ nothing I upset H« plans t 0 adjourn Lturday. K senate appropriations comK pushed the foreign relief ■ a little nearer enactment Kppruvlng a total of $1,430.Ko for this fiscal year. | would be nearly $80,000,Knore than the bouse voted Korean help. The senate Ktittee followed /he house | however. In cutting 118.000,• ■rum the administration's reK for 5350.000.000 In post Bra expenditures. Bth adjournment on schedule By well assured if everything ■ according to plan, many Kessmen turned their atten ■to other things, such m: Itrillo — Rep. Carroll D Bns. R. Pa.. announced that ■ music czar James C. PeK had made peace with amaI and military musicians, per Bng such non-profit performIto make radio broadcasts or ■dings. Kmmunists — Kep. Karl K Kt. R„ S. D.. introduced a hill Krsel by the house unAmeri I activities committee which ■d require communists and Kbers of affiliated groups to Kt.-r as foreign agents. ■American — Ann Mathews ■<r employe of the Winston Ln (N.C.) local of the United t Tobacco and Agricultural Ikers union (CIO), told the Be unAmerican activities com L«- that'the local Is undet Istantial communist domina Lavchenko—A house judiciary lommlttee approved a bill to hit Victor A. Kravchenko, for J Russian official, to become I S citizen within two years Ivchenko told the subcommit Iht- was afraid of reprisals and light U. 8. citizenship would k protection. Ivestlgations— Senate Repub ■> leaders approved Investigab of the housing shortage and I high cost of living. lage-Hour — A senate labor kommittee announced it would ■lder legislation next fall to Ise the wage-hour act. It will k particularly iato the matter Exemptions and the act’s defi[on of the work wwk. ■ven money bills remained to I delivered to President Trub There were other bills on I agenda of both houses, but r leaders Indicated that noth [except an appropriation mea b was Important enough to I congress In session beyond ■rday. ■her high-priority legislation hded the armynavy unifies- ) bill, social security tax Me bill and measures to rein lerate the Inter-American Inpfe and to continue the suh r program for copper, lead I zinc. topp.ng the list of appropriaM was the cofnpromiae agrlhre department bill which I tenate and house were exM to approve promptly. P ! *»e most serious threat to Purnment, the bill was modiI by senate-house conferees so. Ito be acceptsbie to both bran-* *°'h house and senate made Isiderable progress toward ad [rnment yesterday. They ap F*d a compromise bill for a lioiai scietyce fou</iation deto keep the U. 8. up-to-r on scientific developments I w »r and peace. ® addition, the senate comPod congressional action on • controversial Interior departfTurn To Page J, Column 8) WEATHER '• lr tonight and Thursday »d not quite so 000 l Thuroand in northwest and onP' w*t portions tonight.

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Corn Outlook May I Drop Food Prices Sudden Improvement j In Outlook Os Crop ' • Washington. July 23. -(UP)— Government hopes for a drop in food prices were bolstered today by the sudden Improvement in the outlook for the all-important corn crop. Between July 1 and July 15, prospective com production ed upward 151.000.000 bushels, even more than the most optimistic officials expected. The increase was expected to reverse the recent spiraling of com prices, and to have similar effects on the wheat market. Cora, the nation's biggest crop, is vital to livestock, poultry and dairy production, and Is the key to the entire food price structure. Agriculture department spokesmen said that the 2,771.000.000bushel crop now indicated would be ample to assure a steady meat production from now through 1948. Earlier, on the basis of the gloomy report of two weeks ago. they feared a 5 to 10 percent cut in meat output by next year. A more plentiful corn supply will make It easier for the United States to meet its export promises on grain to foreign countries. The government recently has been reluctant to buy for foreign allocations in the face of record-break-ing grain prices. Despite the upturn In the corn outlook, agriculture department officials warned the crop Wit by uu iu»»u« Maufud ■ ■ Yesterday's report reflected two weeks of highly favorable corn weather. But the current cold wave over the midwest has set progress of the crop back another notch, and slimmed Its chance of winning the race with frosts next fall. If the crop is nipped by frost before fully matured, both the quality and quantity of production will suffer.

The corn production forecast in yesterday's report still is smaller than the government goal of 3,000,000,000 bushels and much below last year's record harvest of 3.288,000,000 bushels. Officials said that if farmers can gather in the crop now indicated. they probably will be encouraged to increase next year's pork production. This would offset an expected drop in beef supplies. In the meantime, livestock men were expected to follow the normal trend of increasing market inga of range cattie by about 15 percent between now and fall. 0 Boswell Man Drowns When Boat Upsets Monticello, Ind., July 23 —(UP) — Clifford Schilling. 30. Boswell, drowned last night when a upset in lake Shafer A teen-age boy and girl also tiding In the boat saved two other companions. Kenneth ■£. Grove, 43. Boswell, and Helen Morria. Lafayette. The rescuers were Theodore Morris, 17. and Nina Motrls, 13. both of Hammond. Qi■■ ■ i ■ Adams County Girl Reported Missing Mary Jean Tricker Is On Missing List Police aid was sought this morning in an attempt to learn the whereabouts of a 21-year-oid girl, who was reported missing from her home near Decatur. She is Mary Jean Tricker. daugh ter of J- O. Trlcher, of Decatur, route five. Relatives asked the aid of both the eity police and the county sheriff's department this morning, after ahe failed to return last night. . Relatives said she drove Into Decatur In the family car late Tuesday afternoon saying that she would return in a abort time. When she failed to return last night, they notified authorities. City police found the family car parked on Jefferson atreat near Second atreat. The young lady haa boon employed in Fort Wayne, police wore informed.

Dutch Forces Claim Control Os East Java Two Army Columns Sent Driving For Indonesia Capital Batavia. July 23 — (UP)— Dutch forces claimed control of all of east Java today, and sent two columns driving toward the Indonesian capital of Jogjakarta. Dutch aircraft attacked Jogjakarta this afternoon. Indonesian anti-aircraft claimed they shot down one plane. A Dutch communique said that Dutch troops, after beating back an Indonesian counterattack, captured Salatlga, 35 miles north of Jogjakarta, and continued to advance. Another Dutch force, the communique said, was approaching the capital from the northeast. The Dutch communique said all of east Java had fallen to the Dutch. It said Dutch troops were in numerous coastal towns in east Java, and Dutch units from the north and south were closing together to plhch off the eastern tip of the island at its narrowest point. The southern arm of this pincer was composed of seaborne troops landed at Bambang in the first amphibious action on the south coast. Dutch fighter planes slashed the defenders with bombs, rockets and machinegun bullets. Indonesians were reported trying to use demolitions and guerrilla tactics to stop the Dutch. Indonesians had claimed earlier that they halted the Dutch at Salatlga. The Dutch force there was reported spearheaded by Bren guncarriers. The Dutch communique reported Netherlands troops also were fanning out over western Java, advancing 50 miles from Batavia. In the Island of Sumatra, the Dutch were reported to have pushed 80 miles {inland from Palembang toward the rich oil fields which are partly American owned. American-made. Dutch-piloted fighter bombers heavily strafed and bombed roads and vilages between Salatlga and Jogjakarta, Indonesian reports said. Antara, the Indonesian news agency, said the Dutch pilots were attacking "widly" small villages which had no de(Turn To Page 4. Column S> o Discuss Proposed Police Radio Here

State Policeman To Speak Here Tonight Officer James Hull of the Indiana state police will speak here tonight rela> ve to the installation of a two-way police radio advocated tor the city of Decatur. Officer Hull will talk to member* of the city administration, the courny commissioners and Chamber of Commerce leaders in a meeting at the C. of C. offices in the library building, beginning at 8 p. m. A radio technician at the Ligonelr state police, post, the officer. will discuss estimated costs, location of the proposed transmitter and advantages ot the system.

The two-way police radio has been advocated for some time and the move to install the system was given further impetus this week when the Chamber of Commerce included It in a point program, which Is to lie submitted to the city council for approval. It was estimated that the system will cost about $5,000 to $6,000 and would link both the city police and the county sheriff’s department. —— 110 ■■■ «■■■■■ Christmas Lights Finally Removed Workers of the city light department took a bit of “ribbing" today when they started removing Christmas lights from downtown Decatar. Added duties of the department, especially repair work needed because of ice etorms early this year, prevented the crew from removing the lights at an earlier date.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, July 23, 1947

Denounce Dutch Operations Jr Ml _ Jl■ s L 'J d I'■ ■r K • HRk; ihhl * * DUTCH moves in Indonesia against native government were denounced as an "attack on our freedom and justice” by President of Republic Achmed Sockarno (leftt In a radio broadcast from Jogjakarta. Dutch threw 90.000 soldiers against Republic followers after collapse of negotiations to establish Interim government. With president is Dr. A. T. K. Gani. vice-premier of the republic.

Allis Union Offers Io Return To CIO Offer Contingent On Officers Resigning Milwaukee, July 23— (UP)— An independent union of Allis-Chal-mers Co. workers awaited a reply today to its offer to return to the CIO United Auto Worker* if the present local UAW officers resign. The offer was made last night by Walter Petersen, president of the Independent Workers of AllisChalmers. In a letter to the local. Copies were sent to Walter P. Reuther. International UAW president. and to CIO president Philip Murray. The IWAC was formed last year by Aills-Chalmers employes who revolted against the NAW leadership during the long strike against the huge industrial plant in suburban West Allis. Members of the insurgent group charged the UAW officers were Communists. Petersen's letter said the independent union would waive its rights to a new bargaining run-off election if the CIO officers were replaced. The IWAC came out second to the UAW in a bargaining election conducted by the national labor relations board last week. Results of the election were Inconclusive as the UAW failed to pall a majority of the votes cast. Petersen demanded a "democratic election" In September to se(Turn To Page 2. Column 5) o Begin Harvesting County Wheat Crop Expect Good Yield From Adams County Harvesting of Adams county's 1947 wheat crop haa begun and will Jikely be In full swing by the end of the week, a check revealed today. Julius Rchuitz. county councilman living near here, was among the first to be reported harvesting his crop. Most farmers agree that the crop Is a good one and some reported moisture contents at around 14 to 15 percent, which they declare la fairly good cunsidering the recent wet weather. Combines have been nated underway in several fields and In others the wheat has been cut and shocked for later threshing. Corn for the most part Is behind the average growth at this time of the year, most fasmers agree, but they hope for renewed hot suns to push the crop slong to tta normal height.

BULLETIN Dorse Morehead, farmer reeidinq three and one-half miles northeast of Wren, 0., •A3Z k!lstd about noon today In a farm accident. He became caught between a tractor and a buck rake, faetened to the front of the tractor, and a bolt pierced hie heart. o British Transport Blown Up At Haifa Empire Lifeguard Is Sunk In Harbor Jerusalem. July 23. -(UP) The British transport Empire Life guard, which ferried illegal Jewish immigrants to Cyprus Internment camps, was blown up and sunk to- . day in the shallow waters of Haifa's Inner harbor. Authorities said the Empire Lifeguard was mined by saboteurs of the Jewish underground organization Hagana. apparently while being loaded at Cyprus. She arrived last night with 261 Immigrants being returned to Palestine About 50 Immigrants and a number of crewmen were aboard when the blast rocked the ship, but an official statement said there were no casualties Dense clouds of smoke boiled up from the engine room and the ship settled slowly to the bottom, coming to rest on an even keel. Military and port firemen wearing asbestos suits swarmed aboard and prevented a boiler explosion before the transport went down In 20 feet of water. The explosion occurred soon after the debarkation of most of the immigrants, who were taken to the Athlit clearing camp for certified admission to Palestine under the quota. British authorities cordoned off the entire port area while navy divers went down to examine the ship. The sinking increased the likelihood that the British would clamp a firm hand on the whole coastal area of Palestine as a "controlled area” amounting virtually to martial law. 0 Exploring Youngster Located At Monmouth Larry Hakes, 3, son of Otto Hakes, Jr., 910 Dierkes street, decided to du some exploring late Tuesday afternoon. Larry started out on hie tricycle and when an ABC bus driver picked him up and brought him in to town he was well on his way to Monmouth The bus driver reported the Incident to city police and his parents. who had been anxiously searching tor him, were immediately notified.

United States Proposal Rejected; “Atom Veto n Dispute Is Postponed

Charge Two Nations Aiding Guerrillas Obtained Arms In Albania, Yugoslavia loannina, Greece, July 23 (UP)—United Nations investigators heard testimony today that guerrillas fighting in northwestern Gree«-e received help In both Albania and Yugoslavia. Captured guerrillas acknowledged that they passed through the two communist-dominated countries, but denied Greek charges that members of an "international brigade" joined the fighting. (Athens reported a new outbreak of guerrilla fighting, this time along the Bulgarian border. (The government announced that 400 guerrillas raided the town of Nigrita. 37 miles northeast of Salonika, and in a I! 1 *, hour battle killed 24 civilians. Ten houses were burned. (The Athens announcement said eight guerrillas, including one girl, were killed before the guerrillas fled when government forces approached.) The UN Balkan subcommittee which is in Greece to watch for border troubles heard several captun d guerrillas repeat rumors of an International brigale. but none said they saw it. R Velkos. one of the witnesses, said his battalion of 380 guerrillas was recruited mostly by force In Greece's northern mountains. De said the battalion crossed from Greece Into Yugoslavia in June. De said Yugoslav soldiers armed the guerrillas with rifles, mines, machineguns and mortars Each guerrilla, he said, received |(to rounds of ammunition. Velkos said two other battalions of guerrillas entered Yugoslavia about the same time, an I i urn T<> Page •'>. t’olu ioi S> 0 Slightly Warmer Weather Forecast Torrential Rains Drench Erie, Pa. By United Press A cold snap which sent temperatures skidding to new low records for July moved across the middlewestern states today. The weather bureau said the cold weather will hit the northern Atlantic seacoast today, but that the effects would be greatly modified. Torrential rains drenched the eastern Great region yesterday. flooding Erie. Pa. Eighteen inch drifts of hail stones were reported in Cleveland. 0., where children spent the afternoon pelting each other with "hailballs." A total of 9-H inches of rain fell at Erie during the eight-hour rain. Two to five feet of water deluged the city at the peak of the flood, forcing the evacuation of 20 families from low-lying areas Telephone service was disrupted, two theaters closed and some restaurants shut their doors At Pittsburgh, lightning hit a crowded streetcar during a thunderstorm. injuring 16 persons, two seriously. Temperatures at Chicago dropped to 51 degrees early today. The reading was above the 49 3 record low for July reported yesterday, but was 5.9 degrees below the previous low for July 23 set tn 1898. The Chicago weather bureau in its 8 am. (CBT» general forecast said that warmer air had overspread the northern plains, the upper Mississippi river valley and the upper Great latkes region. The cool weather continued over the remainder of the north central area today and was spreading southward into southeastern states, the forecast said. Turn To Pass Z, Column 7)

Bomb Shatters Berlin Police Headquarters Eight Persons Are Killed By Explosion In Russian Zone Berlin. Julv 23 (UP)—A bomb explosion demolished two stories of Berlin traffic police headquarters In the Russian zone today, and an official reported from the scene that eight persons were killed and four were Injured an official Investigator said the blast which shattered the north wing of the yellow brick structure was caused by a bomb. Police central headquarters earlier had attributed it to an accidental detonation In the ammunition room The blast was In the office of Deinrlch Kanlg. thief of traffic police and second ranking officer In the Berlin police department. He was not In the office Sqpads of police ringed the three-story building and kept spectators. reporters and photographers away while firemen and rescue workers pried Into the debris In search of bodies. , Russian officers joined German detectives in the investigation Among the dead was Derr Emmrich. t hies of the personnel bureal. The north wing of the head quarters building was shattered by the blast at B’3o ain Bodies of some of the dead were taken from the wreckage a short time later. Few Polio Cases Are Reported In Indiana Indianapolis. July 23 tl’l’l The Indiana state lioard of health ieported today that only 22 cases, of poliomyelitis have lieen brought to the board’s attention so far this year Dr. L. E. Burney, state health commissioner, said the incidence of the disease throughout the nation since Jan. I was low and "dora not seem to indicate an epidemic." Burney said an increase in the number of cases could be expected during the next few weeks, since Infantile paralysis Is more prevalent In late summer and fall. 0 Engineers Report On Contract Plans Some City Plans To Be Ready August 1 Mayor John B. Stults today announced that he had received information from Consoer. Townsend & Associates, engineers of the proposed city sewer and sewage disposal aystem. concerning the status of plans and specifications. Relative to contract number one —the Interceptor sewer and forced main, to be built at an estimated cost of $125,00), the engineering firm reported that plana and specifications will be completed by August 1 and ready for submission to the state board of health for approval. Concerning contract number two. covering relief sewers In the north part of the city, the plana and specifications should be completed by September 1. the firm reported. A number of petitions are now being circulated in the northwest section of the city for sanitary sewers to be built in conjunctloi with the relief sewers. It has been reported City officials are expecting a representative of the engineering firm to be in the city soon to diecuss the present status of the proposed construction.

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U. S. Proposal For 11-Nation Parley On Japan Peace Treaty Rejected By Russia London, July 23 (UP) The Moscow radio announced today that Russia had rejected a United States proposal for an 11-natiou conference on the Japanese peace treaty on Aug. 19. Foteign minister V. M. Molotov's reply io the American proposal for a preliminary meeting on the Japanese treaty wav broadcast from Moscow Molotov charged that the United Stales, in proposing (lie conference, bad acted unilaterally, without consulting Russia. Great Britian or China The Soviet note demanded that the matter be taken up by the council of foreign ministers before any such conference was held. The Russians suggested thal th” Soviet, Chinese and British ambas-sado-s In Washington, together with a United States representative. decid*- on "the earliest jxieslide moment acceptable to all the council of ministers in'o session to Interested governments" to call the ‘consider the question of the treaty Shelve Dispatch Lake Success, ,N. Y , July 23 — tl'l’l The United Nations atomic | energy commission shelved the 1 east-west dispute over "the atomic ■ veto" indefinitely today after the I United States ee ved notice it 'never would accept Russia's etand on the issue. The postponement was requested by American delegate Frederick H. Osborn, who said the United States "will not be a party" to any attempt to give the big powers the right to veto punishment of glogal atomic control offenders. Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyka retorted that Russia still found the American position “unacceptable.** Any attempt to alter the powers and functions of the I N sei-uritv coum-il where the veto prevails -• is "doomed to failure," the Soviet delegate warned. He assaib-d the American stand as an attempt to uite> the powers ami functions of the UN security coancil and warned that It wa u "doomed to failure.” The issue, he said, has got to be settled sometime. The issue was postponed until a later stage of atomic negotiations perhaps for several months shortly after Gromyko ieo|M*ned his attempt to amend a majority report endorsing the United States stand on the veto question. Gromyko did not object, how ever, when chairman Fetnand Van Lengenhov of Belgium granted Osborn’s postponement request, and it was agreed to unanimously without a formal vote. oMason Continues As Deputy Collector Joseph Mason will contiue as gone deputy collector fur the internal revenue department, it wa» announced todays Mr. Mason aubmitted his resignation. effective July 15, but it was not accepted by the department. He was requested to remain in c harge of the Decatur zone office, which is located in the Reppert building. Mr. Mason planned to open a private tax service office had his tesignation Iteen accepted by the government. o Seek Safer Method Os Paper Delivery Word has been received at thia office that the mall bag carrying the Daily Democrat to customers in and near Monroeville has been so badly ground up twice within the last week that It has been impossible to make delivery of tho papers The railway mail service at Cristline. 0.. has been notified of the problem and it is hoped that a safer method of delivery will b-» worked out soon. Postmasters at both DAcatur and Monroeville are cooperating to help bring about a better delivery of tlte second class mail.