Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 189, Decatur, Adams County, 12 August 1947 — Page 1

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Trapped In Crushed Auto

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Boßd’J FIREMAN lights a c-igaret for Anthony Polowski. 23. of r. Mais , while rescuers attempt to cut him out of wreck driven by his brother, Edward. 21 year old legh-xx ex(»l suffered fractured skill) and jaw and multiple (lead, chest injuries, while Edward sustained la< erated t ight elbow xr&jn -<-ir car collided with a parked truck.

■ropei’fy Value Bver 31 Million

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Police Ask Club Help On Pension Letters Sent Out To 14 Groups Fourteen letters have been sent 1 to the various civic, service and social organizations of the city asking their support in the appeal 1 for a police pension plan in De ’ catur. it was made known today. A spokesman for the city pollen said that the letters have asked that members of the various organizations attend the budget meeting of the city council on Aitguet 25. A petition asking for the adoption ‘ of a police pension plan in Decatur had been submitted to the city conncll hut no funds lor such a 1 plait a re included In the proposed budget as submitted to date. 1 The city Imard of works and 1 safety in a report to the council at the last meeting indicated that '■ it would not approve any one pen- : sion plan for any particular group of city workers. One of the fltMt of the above let--1 ters was read to Adams post 43, 1 American, legion at its meeting 1 last night The matter was referred 1 to the executive committee. I o_ Henry Haugk Funeral Wednesday Afternoon Funeral services for Henry Haugk. who died Monday morning at the local hospital, will be held at 2 pm. Wednesday at Zwlck funeral horn*, and 2:30 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran church, with the 1 Rev. Paul W. Schultz officiating. ’ Burial will be in Decatur cemetery. 1 The body may be viewed at the ‘ funeral home until time for the services. ’ o Auction Students Graduate Friday Last Sale To Be Held Thursday Night Commencement exercises for the . 54th semi annual class of the Fred . Reppert School of Auctioneering will be held Friday. It was an- . nounced today by school officials, i The ceremonies will lie held in the Knights of Pythias lodge home j on Third street beginning at noon . that day. Members of the staff of Instructi or* will appear on the speaking program at the commencement. Enrollment in the class now totals 227. several new members having been added af**r the course was opened two weeks ago. Last of the public auction sales, being held nightly on Madison street near Second, will be staged Thursday night.

TOBIN HINTS OF THIRD PARTY

England, U. S. Open Talks On Ruhr Program Important Bearing On Marshall Plan Is Seen Likely Washington, Aug. 12 —(UP) — The United Staten and Britain open a conference here today to compromise their differences over future operation of the Ruhr coal mine*. The discussions are regarded In diplomatic circles as having an important bearing on the outcome of the Marshall plan. Tlte conference Is expected to continue for at least two weeks. Recommendations will then be forwarded to the American and British governments for approval. While the future of the mines v. 11l be a major hurdle to an agreement, diplomatic officials pointed out that many other fun damental problems will have to l>o solved before coal output can l>e increased substantially In the 50-xquare-mile Industrial region cf Germany. State department sources predicted that the question of maintaining present administration of the mines or nationalising them would bob up from time to time Io plague the conferees. British foreign secretary Ernest Bevin has emphasized that his government will press for early nationalization of the mines and factories in the German Ruhr. The United Stales is unalterably opposed to the British plan on the ground that the experiment might further slow up production. U. 8. planners have suggested la five-year poratorlum before the German people are permitted to decide the issue for themselves. Some arrangement Is expected to be worked out here which will allow new postwar tonnages of coal to funnel into German Industry and increase shipments to other western European coun tries. In contrast with 440.000-ton dally rates reached at the Ruhr mines before the war. only 225,000 tons are being mined now The conferees hope to find ways to increase production to more dhan 350,000 tons daily by next year. American officials have placed much of the blame for present low coal output squarely on the present administrative setup which has Britishers serving In all top posts. During the confer(Turn Tn I’wtrr 2 Column 7» Q Legion Plans For Installation Meet New Officers Take Over August 25 Plans were completed at Monday night's meeting of Adams post 43 for the installation of office™ at the next session of the American Legion orgainization on Monday. August 25. Charles Morgan, elected commander recently to succeed T. C. Smith, will he installed as the ruling officer in the post. Plans were also launched for a golf tourney for the local Legion post to be held September 7 at Brookwood course in Fort Wayne. Hugh Andrews, post athletic chairman and John Bauman are in charge of arrangements for the tourney. James K. Staley, fourth district commander, announced that the annual reorganisation meeting of the fourth district will be held August 21 at post 47. Fort Wayne. The local post will send a delegation of representative* to this meeting. ■ II -• 'I '■ ■ - -—Q -IM■ ■IM '-I —I — Local Lad Suffers Injury In Fall David Lee, two and one-half year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Beery, was treated at a local physician’s office for a chin laceration sustained when he fell from his tricycle. Two clamps were required to close the injury.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, August, 12, 1947

Graveside Services For Former Resident . * Graveside services in charge of Rev. Ignatius Vichuras, assistant pastor of Bt. Mary's church, were held at the Catholic cemetery yes terday for Miss Agnes Geary. 67 of Sidney, Ohio, a former resident of this city. Survivors include three brothers, Frank of Fort Wayne, John and William of Sidney, and two sisters, Rose Geary of Dayton and Katie Geary of Sidney. The deceased was a daughter of the late William Geary, who died here in 1913. He wax a Decatur policeman. o— — Commons Passes Bill To Control English Labor Beat Back Attempt To Water Down Bill For Emergency Act I/>ndon. Aug. 12 —(UP)— The house of commons, after 17 hours of continents debate approved an emergency bill today to give the government almost unlimited powers over Industry and labor. The vote was 178 to 63. The measure now goes to the house of lords for action. The light vote was blamed on the fact (hat many members, nearing exhaustion from the long debate. had gone home, knowing that the labor party's overwhelming majority was sure to win. The house remained stonily slfeut when approval of the bill was announced. The labor government first proposed the measure a week ago today. Passage came after common* worked throughout the night fighting down conservative amendments to limit the scope of the bill of prime minister Clement Attlee. Winston Churchill, conservative leader, won the support of several members of Attlee’s lalmr party in denouncing the measure ae too sweeping for peacetime. Churchill said no British govern ment in history had dared to ask for such powers "except when enemy bayonets were at our throats." Churchill moved formally to eliminate a general clause empowering the government to assure that the manner best calculated to serve the interests of the community." After nations resources are used “in a 5H hours debate, commons voted down this amendment. 278 to 136. The bill as paiwed would empower the government to order workers to new Jobs. This, In effect. would allow the government to close industries deemed non-es-sential in Britain's fight to revive its economic life through greater exports and fewer imports. The government also would be allowed to order industries to set aside percentages of their production for export. They could be directed to specific countries, and the government could order any or all imports cut off from some countries. Critics of the measure had complained that it also granted powers for acts not yet imagined. Turn T<> Page 8. Column •>

Whole Town Out For Wedding Os Blind Man And Mail Order Bride

McCook, Neb.. Aug. 12—(UPl— Blind Sam Moats was hsppy on his honeymoon today, even though his mail-order bride wore blue st the wedding instead of red. The couple didn't go anywhere for their honeymoon. Moats had to get back to the street corner where he has played Ms fiddle for many years. But his bride visited him for a while and they held hands while people gave them their best wishes. Moats. 67, had wanted his bride to wear the same red velvet and chiffon dress she wore when they took out their license at the Red Willow county court house last Saturday. But the bride. 50-year-old Dorothy Alice Jean Jerusha of Ads. 0., knew better. "Get married in red. wish you were dead; get married in blue, always be true," she quoted. Moats let It go at that. It didn't

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BECAUSE they "depict the old. depressed and ancient Japan with the new. helpless, young Japan lisikiiig for a bright, wholesome future.” Pfc. Bruce Marshall of Corpus Christi. Tex., took this picture near Owada. Japan, and lists it ax "my favorite" in his collection to characterize the occupation soldier's attitude toward the Nips.

Peoria Man Kills His 'Best Friend' Found With Accused's Bride Os Three Weeks ■ *<• X Peoria, 111.. Aug. 12 —(UP)— James Murphy, 80. told police today he shot and killed his “best fiend." Glenn Lindsey. 36. after he found his bride and Lindsey parked on a lonely road. Police said murder charges had been filled against Murphy, of Brimfield. 111., who admitted killing Lindsay, also of Brimfield, after they drank reavily at several taverns with Murphy's wife, Dorothy. 19. Saturday night. The Murphy's had been married only q week at the time of the shooting. “Lindsey took us home In his car about 4 am. Sunday." Murphy said "He let me out and then, before I could stop him. he drove away with Dorothy still in the back seat " Murphy said he ran into the house, grabbed a .32 calibre automatic pistol, and went looking for Lindsey and his wife. He found the car parked on a gravel road a short distance away. "I walked up to the car and looked Inside. Lindsey and Dorothy were huddled together in the back seat." Murphy t<ild police. He said Lindsey got out of the car and started toward him In a threatening manner, "Then I shot him," he said. Murphy said he got his wife out of the car. and took her home. He said Lindsey staggered to the car. got in, and drove off. He said he did fiot know Lindsey had died until police told him the car had been found in a field. Lindsey's body was slumped over Turn To Fags 8. Column 71

make much difference anyway, because he couldn’t see the woman he met through a romance-by-cor-respondence club. Almost all of the county workers turned out for the wedding ceremony conducted yesterday by county Judge L. H. Cheyney. They laughed at the lipstick on Moats' face after the couple's wedding kiss. Afterwards the couple pf-omenad-ed down main street arm in arm. Moats waving the marriage license and his bride carrying a big box of cigars for the charivari which almost everybody in McCook attended last night. No alcoholic liquors were served at the party. Moats and his wife don’t believe in drinking. But there was plenty of soda pop and Mrs. Moats passed out ths cigars. Everybody said it was one of the filcest wedding parties held bare io a long tlms.

AFL Leader Seeks Merger With CIO Union To Back Third Political Party

Blaze Checked At Wayne Novelty Co. Fire Fighters Bring Flames Under Control A more serious tire was averted shortly before 7 o'clock last night when firemen brought under control a blase at the Wayne Novelty company In northwestern Decatur. The blaze started In the sawdust storage building, presumably from spontaneous combustion. At one time the flumes broke through the roof and threatened the entire building, us well as the main plant nearby. Firemen remained at the scene about an hour la-fore becoming satisfied the blaze was completely extinguished No eximate was made of the damage. An unidentified youth wax knocked semi-conscioue for a time when a hose "blew up." The lad wax re ported to have been straddling the, hose when It gave way and the force of the water knocked him to the ground. Alter lying there for a short time he wax able to get up and walk away from the scene, it was re ported — o — — Auxiliary Members Back From Meeting Five members of Adams Post 43 American M-glon Auxiliary have returned from French Lick, where they ait' tided the department convention. They are: Mrs. Nick Braun, Mrs. Ralph E. Ropp. Mrs. Frank Liniger, .Mrs. Ed Bauer and Mrs. Harold Tieman. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Kenneth Stleph, Monroeville. 0 Justice Fines Youth For Traffic Violation Theodore Eyanson. of this city, was fined 11 and costs, totalling 17.10. when he pleaded guilfy before Justice of peace Ernest Stengel to a charge of failing to stop for a preferential highway. He was arrested about 3 am. Sunday one mile north of Monroe by sheriff Herman Bowman on the charge. o Mrs. Amanda Steiner Dies At Bluffton Funeral Thursday For French Township Lady Mrs. Amanda Baumgartner Steiner, 64. of French township, died last night at 6:30 o'clock at a Bluffton clinic. Death wax attributed to a cerebral hemorrhage. Death followed an extended illness. She had been bedfast the past 12 weeks and in the hospital for two. She wax a member of the First Mennonite church in Berne. She wax married to Oscar Steiner In lf»«5. Survivors Include the husband, the following children: Carlton of near Berne. Perl L. of Baif Axe, Mich.; Miss Luella at home, Emmett of Farmland. Clarence of Berne. Mrs. Esther Hartnett of Berne. Weldon of Bluffton and Mrs. Darrell Wagner of Angola: one sister, Mrs. Ell Habegger of Geneva and a brother. Mr. M. M. Baumgartner of Berne; nine grand- < hildren. Funeral services will he held st the Mennonite church Thursday morning at 10 o'clock and burial will be In the M. R E. cemetery. The body will he removed from the Yager funeral home to the residence this evening and may be viewed there after 8 o'clock.

Teacher List For New School Term Announced Four New Members On Faculty Staff Os Public Schools Names of faculty members of the city’s public school system for the coming 1947-48 term wenannounced today by Walter .1. Krick, city school superintendent. Mr. Krick said today that he is unable to list the studies which each will teach at present, as some changes may have to be made on the opening day. Three new teachers have been employed at the Decatur junior senior high School. They are: Robert Worthman. carinate of Ball State Teachers College; Naomi Steury. graduate of Pur due University and Rebecca Wai terx, also a graduate of Ball State. Mary lx-e (’aril, a graduate ol la-noir Rhyne Uol’ege, Hickory. North Carolina. Is tk<- n< w teach er at th.- Lincoln school. The staff at the high school: W Guy Brown, principal: Mor ritt Alger. Hugh Andrews. Harry Dailey. Deane Dorwin. Sylvexter Everhart. Virgil Graber, Helen Haubold, Maynard Hetrick. Kath tyn Kauffman. Amos Ketchum. Vaughn Millikan. Eleanor Pumphrey. Dale W. Ross. Albert Sellemeyer. Ixtwell Smith. Catherine Weiffler and the th-ee new teachers. The staff at the Lincoln school Bryce Thomas, principal; Grace Coffee, Kathryn Dorwin. Georgia Foughty. Rosamond Gould. Flor epee Haney. Kathleen Harris. Vera Harris, Edward .laberg, John Parrish. Elisabeth Peter son. Glennyx Roop, Mathilda Sei lemeyer. Opal Sprunger. Vera Van Buskirk. Gladys Chamberlain. Ruth Petrie and the new It acher. The new term of school opens In Decatur on September 2. the -lay following laibor Day. Rail, Utilities Assessments Cut State Assessment In County Off $120,000 The state’s assessment of railroads and utilities in the county dropped over last year, rolling up for a total of 13.456.812. compilation of the tax sheet by the county auditor, revealed today. The three railroads which pass through the city, still have the highest assessment, although all are lower than a year ago. The Erie is assessed for 1843,227, a drop of 154,256 the Pennsylvania. 1654.517. a cut of 8104.988 and the Nickel Plate. 8602.932. decreased 838.661. In percentage, the largest reduction wax made in the assessment of the Buckeye Pipe Line Co., now evaluated at 868.040. a drop of 845.720. The assessment of the Citizens Telephone Company was boosted 837.728. for a total of 8245.232. Other large assessments fixed hy the state board, include the Indiana Service Corp. 8429.040; and the Panhandle Eastern Pipe Une. 8211.270. The latter pipe line brings the ffatural gas from Texas to thia city and east to Detroit. When valuation totals were com piled a week ago by the county auditor, a cut of five and one-half percent was contemplated In the railroad assessments. Auditor Thurman I. Drew stated that the final figures of the state tax board were 813.000 under the anticipated reduction.

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Green Declares Tass Would Get Worst Defeat In Election History San Francisco, Aug. 12 —(UPI Daniel J. Tobin, president ol the nation's largest AFL union, held oiii an olive branch to the CIO today and hinted he may advocate a third political party based on the combined unions. Tobin told the teamsters convention yesterday that the AFL wax prepared to accept all CKi unions into the AFL and discuss* i Jurisdictional differences later. This offer has been rejected, however, by tin- CIO, Tobin told the 3.000 delegates. He blamed three unnamed members of the CIO executive boarl as holding up the tn« rger Tobin, a leading figure in Demis ratio national committee cirjf cles for more than a decade, surprised convention observers when be said: "For years, ever since the days of Samuel Gompers. I have been against a third party, but times are changing and I may change my mind But there Is no hope for a third party until the labor movement Is cemented Into one -We won’! Join baud hi hand with the < it) again.-t some ,s> 111 Seal caiidt-a' unless they first <mie in and .(< H: it and map <’«♦ i program.' AFL president William Green charged that "the forces of re action*' had captured con--res-and "their next objective lx tn take over the White House” Green warned that Great Brit ain't socialist government was the direct result of Toryism" "Attempts to repress labor and prevent workers from earning a decent living brought about a popular revulsion against Tory policies in England. he ml led. and America has become "the last fortress of the free enterprise system." He said that labor's rank and file here was demanding concerted action "to strike back at the enemies of the workers with every legitimate weapon nt our command unt'l the Taft Hartley act lx repealed and the whole Tory trend Is reversed." "Every member of congress who voted for this vicious law" will be oppose I for reelection by the AFL. Green said titber weapons against the Taft Hartley act. lie said, would be court challenges and "use of our economic strength . . . In <ontract negotiations ... so that some of the harsh provisions . . . will not apply." Green "challenged" next year's Republican convention to nominate Sen. Rubert A. Taft. R . Ohio, for the presidency “so that we <an have a clear-cut issue in 1948 " "I have no hesitation in predicting.” he said, ’’that for every labor vote that Senator Taft gets, at least 100.000 labor votes will be cast against him. I further predict that Mr Tafi would suf(Turn T<> Pag* •"•. Column £> - -O — Heavens To Put On Meteor Show For Stay - Uppers New York. Aug. 12 -(UPI - The heavens tonight and probably the rest of the week will put on a show for late stay-uppebx. The principal characters in this show are the Perseld meteors, which appear at this time every year They may be seen In the Per seus constellation in the northeastern part of the sky. The meteors, flying at about 20 miles a second, radiate from the constellation, and may be seen best after midnight. An astronomer. Robert R. Coles, assistant curator at the Hayden planetarium, said the Perxeid meteors usually reach their maximum on the night of August 12. but ■H>metline* the maximum may come a day or two later. He said the "shooting stars** should be visible all the rest of this week.