Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 185, Decatur, Adams County, 7 August 1947 — Page 1

No. 181

HUGHES ACCUSES BREWSTER WITH LYING

■Wave Is Hen Today forHidwest I lAs Os Cool Air FBn Canada Now fMing Southward Bbv United Press ' *“**' blisl.-IKI 10l almost a week was of most of the north woke up this morn by their n,HI full 3|H a ieep since the mercury the 160 degree mark ago. jfi| front the meteorologist s, (J|K| term for a mass of cool | down from Canada, the humid heat away in Chicago bringing with a lightning storm which ■»>ak«Mparched lawns and cooled hoasßln which heat tortured rewere sleeping fitfully. nKnoming the front was mov across Indiana. Illi -Blssourl and Kansas at 10 to ißniles an hour It was ex gi|j|| to bring cooling relief thriKout Ohio by nightfall Tlßthmi.lershow.-rs a< companv MIBB cool air were too scattered. to* help the inldwestern other crops which need iHSdiy. the Immediate relief heat wave, the weather >ia<| (,th<>r < oud nt,w * for residents. said that another hot to hit over th* had been dissipated hot weather probably will in the southern states but northern states it will confor as long as we can advance." the Chicago bureau said. elect of the froht was In Within an hour the slipped from 80 to 72 deZTBie[ HumMlty fell seven perto 95 percent. residents arose from bed on their front porches and ■9the strong cool breezes after tlie torrid spell Sixty three «M|Bof heat prostration and <8 drowned while trying to es B hottest spot in tlie nation was El Centro. Cal., the temperature hit 117 for f h®ifth consecutive day Four reported highs of 113. but Centro they were all In the hot desert regions of Blythe. Indio and wMes. Cal., and Juma, Ariz.. mercury rose to 102 at Tenn • f° r ,he f° ur,h siKht day, and at St. Ixruls, Mo. faßhe second consecutive day Ifc ratures have been over 100 for seven of the last W« days and have topped the jßpark for five days straight at Btcr high temperatures Includ at Phoenix. Aris.; 10(5 at BBnce. Mo , and Fresno. Cal ; >Bat Little Bock. Ark ; 101 at Tenn . Chicago and Cln rMiti, and 100 at Grand Rapids. JB Milwaukee. Mrs. Gordon thought It was far hotter Page «, Column 1) Jt 0 B»ck Catches Fire, ■part me nt Called B r *‘ l, "‘ n w ‘* re called to the rear Erie grocery about 11:30 today when a Kraft Food ‘ “ ü ßht fire as it was movin jßrd the creamery. Fire trucks ftr< *men enroute to the call ‘B* l,el<l U P several minutes by a freight train on the Erie W ,<li> ' i nearby Some damage was ■*'" the truck by the blaze, beJB*d to have been started in the ■pt SI — o WEATHER I Generally fair north portion, ■d partly cloudy with acatter- ■ thundershowers south porB® ri tonight. Cooler tonight, ■nd south portion Friday. Gen ■•Uy fair Friday.

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Institute Speaker I I jsBR ■Il Dr. Stewart McClelland University Head To Speak To Teachers Annual Institute HerßOn August 27 Dr. Stewart McClelland, president of Lincoln .Memorial University, Harrogate. Tenn , a former navy chaplain and president of the National Exchange club, will be the headline speaker at the annual county teachers’ Institute in this city on August 27. Lyman L. Hann, county superintendent of schools, announced today. The interesting one-day session will be held at the Lincoln school building, with a morning arid afternoon program, which Mr. Hann is completing. Supt. Hann has been advised that Borden Purcell, public relations director for the Indiana state tetchers' association, will also attend the institute. Mr. Purcell will speak at the morning session. Mr McClelland, who has a national reputation as an educator, lecturer and traveler, will speak at both the morning and afternoon meetings. Ills general theme Is "Foundation of Democracy” and it is believed he will deliver his lectures on "Abraham Lincoln’s People’* and "Stories from the Southern Highlands.” ’He is the author of several other well known papers, bulls around the democracy theme He is considered an authority on Lincoln. While the entire program Is not yet completed. Mr. Hann said that Mrs. John Purves, of Berne, formerly Miss Christine Habegger. would sing at the afternoon meeting. Devotional* and musical numbers will be given at the morn ing meeting. All rural teachers, numbering 94 in the county, are expected to attend the institute and a cordial Invitation has been extended to the six Lutheran teachers, the 20 Berne teachers, the 37 Decatur teachers and the 16 Sisters who form the staff at the Catholic school. — o — Nettie Robinson Is Taken By Death I ■ I •“ Funeral Services On Friday Corning Mrs. Nettle Robinson, 78, of North Second street, died at 4:50 o’clo.k Wednesday afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospl tai after an illness of eight weeks. She was born in Galveston October 30. 1868. and had lived In Decatur for the past 22 years. She was married August 10. 1895 to W. O Robinson, who died January 9, 1939. Surviving are four daughters. Mrs. Roy S. Johnson, Mrs. Harve Elzey and Mrs. Margaret McKean, all of Decatur, and Mrs. Carl T. Bartlett of Muncie: three tone. Harry 8. Robinson of Piqua. 0., Nad of Muncie and Philip, at home: 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. One son and one sister preceded her In death. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 o’clock Friday morning at the Zwick funeral home, with the Rev. Carey R. Moser officiating. Burial will be at Galveston Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o’clock this evening

Expect Britain To Ask U.S. To i Assume Burdens Request Expected To Ease Occupation Financial Burdens Washington, Aug. 7—(UP)— Great Britain is expected to rsk the United, States formally In the near future to assume more- If not allot her financial burdens in the western occupied zone of Germany, it was Indicated today. American officials, including secretary of state George C Marshall, have avoided any direct comment on repeated British demands for reconsideration of the agreement to split occupation costs in the merged zone on a 50-50 basis. But the British are expected to raise that issue when the AngfbAmerican coal conference start* here next week, and also when the “high level" Anglo-American conference convenes soon to consider Britain’s request for relaxation of the loan agreement. Officials pointed out here that elimination of Britain’s 1200,000.000 deficit in the merged German zones would be the quickest and most direct way to bring relief to Britain, even though in the overall financial crisis It Would be a minor relief. American officials admit privately that "Britain is In a hell of a ■ mess." But they don’t see much prospect of United States help until the ‘‘Marshall plan” gets going next year. * The British for months have been trying to get the United States to sit down and talk with them about taking over more of the occupation costs of Germany. Marshall has refused, arguing that the (Turn To Page R. Column fl — O ——— Foit Wayne School Boy Feared Drowned Fort Wayne. Ind.. Aug. 7 —(UP! —Sheriff's officers today dragged a quarry for the body of a high school student, believed to be one of two drowning victims of yesterday’s swimming crowd. Paul Gombert. 40, drowned at the Municipal beach last night. The clothe* of James Arnold Miller, 15. were found last night at the edge of a quarry on the outskirts of the city. 0 Monmouth Teaching Staff Is Announced Six New Teachers On School Faculty George Schieferstein. trustee of Root township, today announced the complete staff of teachers for the .Monmouth high school and grades. Six of the 10 teachers are new members of the staff. Pupils will register on August 28 and regular classes will convene on September 2. Mr. Schieferstein, stated. The list follows: Joseph S. Haines, of Howe, principal. .Mr. Haines replaces Clifton E. Striker. The former’s wife. Mrs Ada M. Haines, will be the English Instructor. Miss Hilda Morehouse, of Wayne dale. who formerly taught in the Hartford township high school, will teach home economics. Mrs. -Ethel Dewey, who taught in the Jefferson township high school, will teach mathematics and Latin. Leo Nussbaum will continue as the commerce Instructor. Claude D. Collier, who, since his release from the U. S. nafy, has taught school near Boston, Mass., will be the Industrial arts Instructor, His former home Is in Bluffton. Myron Lehman will remain as the .chdpfs athletic coach amt teacher In the aefenth and eigth grades. Mrs. Vera Owens continues as teacher in the first snd second grades. Miss Pearl Master, of New Paris, will be the teacher in grades three and four. Mrs. Myrtle Onion is the fifth (Turn To Page 8, Column •>

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, August, 7, 1947

“Friendly” Talk Follows Attack AT LAKE SUCCESS, N. V., where Egypt's Prime Minister Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrashy Pashe (right» urged the UN Security Council to end Britain's long occupation of the Nile valley and control of the Suez canal, the Egyptian and Britain’s Sir Alexander Cadogen do some after session chatting

Pet Parade Formally Opens Festival Here Crowd Attracted To Decatur By Parade Hundreds of persons lined downtown Decatur streets last night to witness the pet parade, which offlcially opened the three-day youth festival now in progress. More than a dozen float*, some commercial and others prepared by 4-H members taking part In the festival activities, were in the parade. Scores of kiddies from the community were in the parade with their particular pets that ranged from dogs, cats and canaries to raccoons and horses. A duck "that talked back" proved one of the features among the animals. A dozen or more pony and horse riders, the drum corps of the Decatur Catholic high school, police cars and fire trucks in addition to several commercial vehicles augmented the float* and pets to make the parade one of the most Interesting in recent years. Prizes totalling 8100 were given out to the floats and the youngsters. Prize winners in the float division: Preble Peppy Pals, first; Hartford Happy-Go-Lucky, second. Monmouth Merry Maid*, third; St. John’s Can-Doers, fourth; Happy Hustlers, fifth and Monroe Busy Bees, sixth. Other Boats entered by the clubs: Union Pals. Preble township. French township. Wa*hlngton township and Happy Warriors. o Rabbit, Poultry Winners Announced • ■— Judging Held Here Wednesday Evening Winners In the rabbit and poultry events of the Youth Festival were announced today. Judging was done last night and the rabbits snd poultry removed this morning. Dr. Max Andrews. Fort Wayne, judged the rabbits and Gordon Liechty judged the poultry. The list of winners: Rabbits Black Dutch Senior doe, Ist, Eugene Blume. Black tilvqr Martins Junior buck — Ist. Frederick Peck; 2nd. Robert Speakman. Black Silver Martins Doe Ist. Amos Stauffer; 2nd, Frederich • Peck: 3rd, Frederick Peck. New Zealand White Pre juniors. Isf. Raymond Koenemann: 2nd. Walter Reinhart; 3rd. Walter Reinhart; 4th. Walter Reinhart; Sth. Raymond Koenemann New Zealand White Junior buck. let. Paul Sowards New Zealand White Senior doe. let, Donald Charleston; 2nd, Bobby Steury; 3rd. Nolan Griffith; 4th, Max Lehman; Sth. (Turn To Page I. Column I)

Berne's Tax Rate Is Two Cents Lower — Berne. Ind.. Aug. 7 — The 1948 Berne tax rate has been set at 71 tents, which is a decrease of two cents over the 1947 rale of 73 cents now In effect. The general fund levy remain* the same as last year. 43 cents, but the street rate was cut from 17 to 16 cents and the bond from 13 to 12. The amount of jnoney to be raised here through the 1948 rate Is 816,341.36 compared to 815,432.08 being collected through the 1947 rate. Tbs increase on a lower tax levy Is due to the increase in the net valuation. Winners Listed In Dairy Cattle Show Complete List Os Winners Announced A complete list of winners tn the dairy calf judging of the youth festival was announced late Wednes day evening at the completion of the judging Jimmy Price's animal was adjudged champion in the Jersey division. Lester Painter showed the champion bull In the Brown Swiss division, while James Wilder's female senior calf won reserve champion honors, and his senior yearling female was adjmiked champion. Rolland McCune showed tba champion male in the Hol*tein division and Evelyn Gerke the champion female In the Ayrshire division. Franklin Bittner had the champion bull and Charles Ripley the champion female In the Guernsey division Raymond Worden showed the champion bull and Wavelene Lenman the champion female A complete list of the winners: , Jersey Junior calves, Females Ist, Kenneth Singleton. Senior Calvee, females Ist. Jimmy Price. 2nd, Jerry Price. Junior Yearllnge, females Ist, Thomas Drew 2nd. Jimmy Price. 3rd, Jerry Price Cow Class list, Kenneth Singleton. Thomas Drew won first place in the showmanship contest. Brown Swiss Junior calves, females Ist, Janies Wilder. 2nd. Arthur Wilder. Junior calves, males Ist, fleeter Painter. Senior Calvee, femaloe lot, James Wilder. Junior Yearlings, females Ist l-eroy Werling. 2nd Artftur Wilder. Junior Yearlings, males Ist. Edward Wilder. Senior Vearlings, femalee Ist, James Wilder loiter Painter won flrot place in the showmanship contest Holstein Junior calvee, feme’za Ist, Max Lehman; 2nu. Janice Buslck; 3rd Floreine Luglnbill; 4th, Roy Lohman; sth. Joyce 1-oh-man, 6th. Eugene Hoffman. 41 uro To Page 7, Column 2)

Charges Senator Lying Under Oath; Brewster In Blackmail Denial

Financial Report Os County Schools Report Filed Here By Superintendent “ I «... r Expenditures in the operation of the county school system. Including the Monroe and Geneva schools, for the fiscal year ending July 31. were 8335,725.35. the annual financial and statisical re port prepared by Lyman H. Hann, county superintendent of schools, revesls. The report covers the township schools which are under the supervision of the county school superintendent. It Is made to Ben 11, Watt, state superintendent of public instruction. The schools were In good flnan clal shape at the end of the fiscal year, The combined cash balance was 8175,880.91. l>asl year the schools started the year with a balance of 8176.075.47. Receipts during the year were 833.530.19. Combined expenditures for the schools included: instruction: prln dpals* salaries. 82W.712.50; teachers' salaries. 8156.256.35. supplies, etc . 84.235.66 Operational, including janitors. 814.198 61; fuel. 8H.O83.O8; transportation, 848,880 72. Maintenance of building and equipment, 819.73002. Fixed charges. 85.777 24; auxiliary activities 81.639,19 Transfers. 85.4.35990, bonds and 'interest. 812.500; tap’’al outlay. 89,879.50. Bonded Debt ML575 Only three of the township schools have a bonded indebtedness. The total is only 841.575. divided among three schools Root. 821,375; St. Mary's. 816.200 and Wabash. 84.000. Gross assets of the county school system are listed at 11.080.170.02. with ne* worth placed at 8426.26064. Depreciation reserves are the major liabilities, set up as follows Building depreciation. 8306.600, and depreciation on equipment. 829,300 o Evelyn Gerke Wins In 4-H Contests Is Grand Champion In Two Divisions Clothing and room improvement winners In girls’ 4 H divisions of the youth festival, being displayed in the gymnasium at the Decatur junior-senior high school, were announced today. Evelyn Gerke. with her fifth division entry, won grand chain pion honors In the clothing contests. She is from Union township Miss Gerke was also declared grand champion in room Improvement to sweep all honors Follow ing Is a list of winners: Clothing Division I — 80 Entries Ist. Beulah Christener. Monroe; 2nd. Shirley Gerke. Monmouth; 3rd, Margaret Baumgartner. Berne; 4th. Alice Stuber. Jefferson: sth. Mary Ann Ulman. Union Blue ribbons: Patricia Barger of Kirkland. Elizabeth Burke of Geneva. Alice Fleming of Monmouth. Theresa Kohne of Washington. Rebecca Lehman of Hartford. Carol Wall of Jefferson, and Ruth Wleginan of Union. Division II — 50 Entries Ist. Donna Bucker. Kirkland; 2nd. Audrey Witehurst. Berne;, 3rd. Shirley Steury. Berne: 4th. Phyllis Sprunger. Monroe; sth. Sharon Neal. Geneva Blue ribbons: Deloria Werling of Preble. Onale Stucky of Berne. Claranell Sprunger. Berne. Gloria Prinhard of Berne. Carol of Berne, Mary lx>u Hannle of i Monroe and Eileen Funk of Monroe. Division 111 — 38 Entries Ist. Mary Ellen Byerly. Kirk(Turn Tu Page 3. Column 4),

Indonesia Asks UN Commission To Arbitrate Asks United States Persuade UN Name Arbitration Board i Batavia. Aug 7—(l'Pi Indonesia asked the United States today to persuade the United Nations to apiudnt a special commission to arbitrate the DutchIndonesian dispute, the Indonesian radio at Jogjakarta reported The United Slates had offered Its good offices to help end the dispute The Jogjakarta radfo said Indonesia was accepting the offer of the good offices, which should be used to get the UN security council to appoint an arbitration commission. The Indonesian decision was made by the full cabinet, the broadcast said. It came after U. S consul gen-1 era! Walter A. Foote went on the| air twice to broadcast his offer of good offices directly to Jogja karta. Batavia, however, had thought the good offices could be used for mediation or arbitration by the United States. Jogjakarta made it clear that ft still wanted its case to go before a commission of many nations, not one Huge fires raged out of con trol In Java's largest oil field- at Tjepoe. eight miles east of Senta rang United Press correspondent Peter Hill reported after a flight over the area last night Indonesians had been In control of the fields, and were producing 200,000 gallons monthly Prewar, out mit was 7.000.000 gallons monthly A Dutch communique reported i Indonesian, troops con|mued io use mortars ami machineguns in ; attacks violating rhe truce, and* had slain 200 persons in Sumatra Pi au "atrocity.” The Dutch appeared eager for American mediation, but were not hopeful that the Indonesians would accept America’s rebroadcast offer to help Both the Dutch and Indonesians Insisted that the other had , violated the truce which began officially Monday night after the UN security council ordered flighting to slop. An Indonesian communique, adding to previous complatijs. said the Dutch not only occupied Gombong after the truce began, hut advanced five miles further to take the village of Karanganlar. (Tarn To Page I Column Si o ■ Monroe Winner Os Water Ball Battle Bluffton Defeated In Final Contest The Monroe firndepartment won the water ball battle held Wednesday evening as one of the features of the youth festival Monroe scored two straight heats over Bluffton in the finals, after defeating Geneva in the first round and Berne in the semi-final* Bluffton won its way to the finals by defeating Fort Recovery. 0.. and Poe in previous battles. Members of fire departments from the respective towns and cities made up the teams which participated in the contest. Prizes were awarded the competing team*. Hundreds of persons witnessed the events — and many received a thorough ducking from the spraying hose of the competing teams. Some persons apparently were content in receiving » mild ducking In an effort to "beat the beat’’ with the mist spraying over them.

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Plane Maker Hughes Continues Offensive Against Brewster At Senate Hearing Washington, Aug 7 —(UPt *- Plane maker Howard Hughes today accused Heir Owen firewater. of lying under oath before a senate war Investigating subcommittee. The millionaire movie producer and manufacturer continued an offensive against the Maine Republican senator which began with the charge that Brewster tried to blackmail him into an air line merger Brewster denied this and other charges in sworn testimony yesterday ami today. Hughes' charge that Brewster Led was contained in a prepared statement which he read to the subcommittee which Is ing* .legating more than 840.000.W0 worth of plane contracts given to him by the government. Hughes repeated, and Brewster again denied, charges that the Maine Republican onte offered to call off the Investigation if Hughes would merge his TransWorld Airlines with Juan Trippes Pan American Airways. When Brewster had finished answering a batch of questions submitted by Hughes, the plane leaker went on the witness stand again. Sen Herbert R. O'Conor, D„ Md., a aubcommitte member, asked whether he ever mention <d to Trippe that Brewster had offered to call off the probe "Our discussion.” Hughes re plied, "was of the merger ami of the red hot iron In my side. Trippe discussei it as though Senator Brewster worked for him " Hughes returned to the wit l ess stand in angry mood He stated again that Brewster, nt a luncheon in the senator's Mayflower hotel suite here, of sered last February to call ofl the Investigation if Hughes would merge TWA with Pan American The Brewster Hughes exchatoges were a side Issue to the real purpose of the sulH-oinmlttee, which is to investigate Hughes' plane contracts. An original 85i».Wt».Oofl contrait for 100 fast photo-recon-naissance planes later was scaled down to three planes which eventually will cost the government 821.6tt0.000 In addition, the government will pay Hughes 819,500,000 for expenses in producing the Hercules, giant eightengined plywood flying boat which has yet to take the air The (daiie contract issue war sidetracked while the Industrialist and the senator traded personal accusations. Hughes repeated under oath yesterday the substance of char ge» he had made earlier in press releases that Brewster offered to call off the contract probe If Hughes would merge TWA with Pan American Hughes said the ,ffer was made at a Mayf'ower (Turn T<> Page 5. Column 4> _* -... Thermometers In City Suffer From Record Heat Wave The weather including yest erday's record-breaking example — hasn't only been tough on Decatur’s citizens. It's been tough on Decatur's thermometers, too. Old faithful. In front of the Daily Democrat, "gave up the ghost" yesterday and was removed by staff worker* One In front of a drug store "got stuck" at 111 degrees and remained there throughout the night. Another. In front of a second drug store, recorded 106 at the peak of yesterday's sweltering heat wave. Still another said 101. So, It’s impossible to say ju*t how hot It waa In Decatur yesterday — but Fort Wayne reported the flrat 100-de-gree reading since 1936, and we’ll venture it was that hot here. However, the beat wave is to m broken today at least that Is what the weatherman says.