Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 206, Decatur, Adams County, 2 September 1947 — Page 1

I XLV., No. 206.

TRUMAN PLEDGES FIGHT FOR WORLD PEACE

Public School Enrollment Up bn First Day

■Gain Os 21 Pupils gOver Opening Day I Figures In 1946; 11,096 Registered ■nroilment in the Decatur pub■sehools on opening day of the 7.48 terub totalled 1.096 — 21 re than were enrolled on the ning day last year, according figures released at noon by Iter J. Krick, city school suppendent. The figure in 1946 i 1.075. Iniollffent 'in the Lincoln je school increased only one. lays figure is 634 for the six des against 633 last year, egistration in the high school ay totalled 462 against 442 1946, a bopst of 20. Tffr. ck said that both figures are tected to be boosted by the | of the week. it the Lincoln school, kinderten has been divided into four sses. two in the morning and iin the afternoon. First, sec- | and third grades have been it up into three classes each ier individual teacher superlon. loth the first and second des lost slightly in comparito last year’s opening day ures, as did kindergarten, ey are all expected to be tsted this week, however. Sev--1 grades showed gains of a ten or more pupils. he figures from both schools, iwtng this year's opening day ollment and that of last year 3 Lincoln School 1947 1946 idergarten 100 104 rst grade 102 120 cond grade 105 84 lird grade 86 91 urth grade 91 75 tth grade 86 68 rth grade 64 83 Totals 634 633 High School venth grade 93 58 ghth grade 65 71 eshrnen 73 80 phomores 77 86 niors 78 73 mMfs 76 70 Totals 462 442 No figures were available today am the Decatur Catholic hools following registration of 'st grade and freshmen stuints, officials of the school Id this afternoon. With school officially opening ednesday, however, first day tals will be announced then, ey said. Unable To Open The Pleasant Mills school, •utheast of Decatur, was unable open for the fall term today, leak in the pressure water uk curtailed the water supply id Hansel Foley, principal of ie consolidated school, stated he thought repairs could be ,m Wed today so that classes n “!tH>egin tomorrow. The Tost Construction com»ny was making the repairs, e tank had to be removed from concrete base before the leak '“ld be mended. Lyman L. Hann, county supes.itendent of schools, stated that « had not been notified of' any er sc ho()fc> idelayed in reopenHg. •'0 enrollment reports have (Turn To Page S, Column 8) •onvict 18 Germans or -laying Airmen Hamburg. Sept. 2 -(UP)Germans, 15 of them high : t S ’ S ‘ officers » were conUlin tn a ® r H*sb court today of . g '0 K. A. F. men who had .„ recapture d after a mass break ‘ a Prisoner of war camp. •ui • defendants had been on lol»t| SlnCe July 1 char ?ed with tth th llß ° f the laws of war an(l tft (he actual killings. WEATHER and cooler tonight, n , esda >' fair and modlately warm. ,

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37 Killed In Canadian Rail Wreck Monday Canadian Passenger Trains In Collision, Search For Victims Dugald, Manitoba, Sept. 2 —(UP) — Thirty-seven bodies were removed from the wreckage of two Canadian National Railways passenger trains here today and police said more victims may b#found In the still-smouldering coaches. The trains collided head-on at the Dugald station last night. At least 25 persons were injured in the crash, which involved a holiday train ennuite to Winnipeg and a trans-continental express eastbound from Winnipeg to Toronto. The work of removing and identifying bodies of the dead was hampered by fire which broke oQt in one of the wrecked trains and spread swiftly to a nearby oil warehouse and grain elevator. Ambulances, doctors and nurses were rushed here from hospitals in Winnipeg after the crash, which took place at 10:50 p. m. Ambulances raced back and forth from Winnipeg all night with the injured. The work of removing the burned and mangled bodies from the wreckage continued today and authorities said identification would be difficult because of their condition. An early statement by a railroad official had said that “five persons are dead and 25 injured” but added that “the search continues.” Three CNR trainmen were among the missing. The railroad official, W. R. Devnish, CNR vice president, said the express was stopped at the station when the collision occurred. He said fire broke out in a baggage car and one passenger coach of the extra train and spread quickly to the express and a nearby grain elevator and oil warehouse. A light Stinson airplane was dispatched from Winnipeg to help evacuate the injured but railway officials said it was not needed. Uninjured passengers from the extra train were loaded into the express, which returned to Winnipeg later and then continued on toward Toronto over alternate tracks. (Turn To Page 2. Column 4) Quiet Holiday Is Observed In City Heavy Rainfall Hits Decatur Last Night Decatur was back to work today after a comparatiO®y uneventful — but wet Labor Day holiday celebration. Offices, store and factory workers and executives .retijrned to their labors today after marking the two-day holiday in trips to lake resorts, fairs, ball games and some by just staying off the vehicle - packed highways. No major trffic crashes were reported in the communty, despite the heavy flow of traffic which fluctuated considerably at various (wirs over the holiday. W rain of almost cloudburst proportions late what had been an almosrn’erfect day for Jioliday celebrants. Starftyg shortly before 7 pan. the rsfflfis flooded city streets, and overtaxed sewers were unablmto prevent the flooding of many ftp al basements. Tourists reported being to Vsee sufficiently to drive during the downpour and were forced to park along the highways until the rain “slacked reportTurn To Page 2, Column 7)

Holiday Death Toll In Nation Over 400 Mark Indiana Toll 17; Highway Crashes Lead Holiday Toll By United The long Labor Da'y holiday took the lives of 456 Americans in tra®c accidents, drownings, airplane crashes and miscellaneous mishaps, a tabulation showed today. Highway crashes Killed 272 persons, 22 more than the 250 traffjc deaths predicted by the rational safety council before the holiday began. In addition. 70 persons were drowned, 24 died as result of airplane ’Occidents, and 90 died in miscellaneous mishaps directly attributable to the holiday. The total of 456 dead was just one under the 457 fatalities counted last yftr. The most spectacular accident cf the week-end occurred at the Minnesota state fair where two planes locked wings shortly after they rendered an aerial salute’ to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the army’s chief of staff. Three men were killed as the planes plummeted to earth. A fourth man parachuted to safety. Four accidents marred the Cleveland air races where 150,000 spectators saw Tony Janazzo of Cleveland killed iflhen his navy Corsair fighter ploughed into the ground. Two other pilots suffered injuries in crash landing A fourth broke his leg when he bailed out of his plane. 17 In Indiana Indianapolis, Sept. 2 —(UP) — Indiana state police said today that 17 persons died violent deaths in Indiana during the three-day Labor Day weekend. Eight persons were killed on Indiana highways. four were drowned and five were killed in miscellaneous accidents. Only two persons were killed in traffic accidents yesterday when the highway toll was expected to be at its highest, state police said. Mrs. Gretchen England of Springfield. 111., was fatally injured when the car in which she (Turn to Page 6. Column 6) 0 County Councilmen Begin Budget Study S County's Proposed Levy Is 65 Cents The seven-man county council took up consideration of the county’s $335,882 budget today carrying with it a 65-cent tax rate, payable on taxable property in 1948. Henry Dehner, president of the councilmanic body which wields the pruning knife on appropriations, stated that review of the budget would not be completed before evening and possibly not until tomorrow. The county welfare department's budget totalling $184,595 and the county highway department’s list of appropriations based on gasoline tax receipts of $110,925, will be', considered by the council late Wednesday, Mr. Dehner indicated. Richard Pruden, executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, attended the session. Mr. Pruden compiled a table of appropriations for the county for the past four years, together with the estimates for 1948. He was comparing these amounts with the requests for next year. The county’s proposed 65-cent rate is eight cents above the current 57-cent levy. Based on the county’s assessed valuation of property, the levy will produce approximately $200,000. The welfare department’s 13-cent rate is the same as that payable this year And will produce $42,000, figured the higher valuation. No levy is made for the highway department, revenue from the gas tax providing its operating, funds. The council has jurisdiction over the appropriations. Chairman Dehner said that the! '??(Turn To Page 2, Column 4)

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, September 2, 1947.

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STEVE BEVILLE, 32-year-old racing pilot of Hammond, Ind., smiles happily with his wife at the National Air Races in Cleveland, where he flew his P-51, the “Galloping Ghost” to victory in the Kendall Trophy Race. He flew the 105 miles (it an average speed of 384.602 mph. to set a new closed-course racing record.

German Stalemate Blamed On Russia t U. S. Blames Russia Over Unity Failure Washington, Sept. 2 — (UP) — The United States today blamed Russia for the two-year stalemate over the economic unification of Germany. It did so in a note to Moscow rejecting Soviet claims that the London three-power conference (Britain, France and the United States) on increasing Germany’s industrial levels violated the Potsdanj agreement. The note said, in part: “For over two years the United States government has sought persistently to reach agreements on matters affecting Germany as a whole and to implement the provisions of the Berlin agree'ment of 1945 (Potsdam) which state that Germany should be treated as a single economic unit and to this 1 end certain common policies should be established.” Asserting that the “Soviet government is certainly aware of the importance of German production to the economic rehabilitation of Europe,” the note added: “The failure of the Soviet government to .implement the Berlin agreement has placed upon the United States a heavy financial burden in the occupation of Germany.” The note was handed to the (Turn To Page 6, Column 6) o New Circuit Court Reporter Appointed ' Winefride Kitson Is Named By Judge ' i Announcement was made today by Judge J. Fred Fruchte of the appointment of a new court reporter for the Adams circuit court, effective today. Judge Fruchte today named Miss Winefride Kitson, of this city, as official court reporter, succeeding Mrs. Robert Frisingcr. and the former Berniece DeVoss. Mrs. Frisinger resigned from tne position last Satißday and the new appointee assumed her 1 duties today with the opening of the September term of court-' ' Mrs. Frisinger ndHgned to devote full time to her duties as a housewife after serving during the past few years in the position. Miss Kitson was employed in #ie FHA offices and previous to that time was on the office staff in the secretary of state’s office at Indianapolis. Bailiff Fred Kolter is the other member of the circuit court staff. entries were made toby Judge Fruchte in opening day cases set Jgr action. The ! term docket winr likely be called later in the week.

District Auxiliary Meeting Thursday Mrs. Ralph E. Roop of this city will be formally installed as fourth district president of the American Legion auxiliary, at a district meeting to be held at the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church Thursday morning and afternoon. The district meeting will open at 10:30 a.m., with dinner to be served afc-the noon hour. Members of the auxiliary planning to attend are asked to make reservations with Mrs. Nick Braun by Wednesday evening. o Wage Hike Granted Railroad Workers Arbitration Board Announces Decision Chicago, Sept. 2 — (UP) — A government arbitration board today awarded a 15% cent hourly wage increase to 1,000,000 non-op-erating employes of the nation's railroads. Seventeen railroad unions and brotherhoods, representing the workers, had demanded a 2ff-cent hourly raise. The arbitration board reached its decision after hearing testimony from both the unions and the railroads in hearings here which began Aug. 4 and ended Aug. 28. The members of the arbitration board were: Henry A. Scandrett, retired president of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad, and J. Carter Fort, Washington, vice president and general counsel of the association of American railroads, representing the railroads: George M. Harrison, Cincinnati, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Steamship clerks, freight handlers, express and station employes, and George Wright, Chicago, vice president of the brotherhood of firemen. oilers, roundhouse, and railway shop laborers, representing the unions; Dr. Robert Calkins, New York, dean of the school of business administration of Columbia University, and Dr. William M. Leiserson, Washington, former chairman of the national mediation board, who served as public members. Both the unions and railntßds have agreed to accept the board’s decision as final. The non-operating railroad brotherhoods reprcMfent shop workers, maintenance men, and clerical employes on the nation’s railroads — workers not directly connected witlk running the trains. During the hearings by the arbitration board, representatives of the railroads said that the lines could not raise wages without “seriously injuring public interest through rate and price increases.” The railroads contended that the rail wages already exceeded the general wage level by a substantial margin. for the rail unions toldthe board during the hearings (Turn To Pago 4).

President Makes Strong Bid To American Nations In Speech At Conference

Vets Besiege Bank To Cash Leave Bonds Over SIB,OOO Paid In First Few Hours World War II veterans of Decatur and Adams county practically beseiged the First State Bank today to “cash in” more than SIB,OOO worth of terminal leave pay bonds. Earl Caston, assistant cashier at the local bank, estimated at 1 p. m. today that some 88 veterans had received $18,373 in cash as compensation for furloughs and leaves that they didn't get while they were in uniform. The bonds varied in size from a big one of $554 down to one for which the holder received $54. Most of the bonds ranged around S2OO and based on those cashed in up until 1 o'clock, the serviceman received an average of S2OB —just a little above the average computed for veterans through the nation. This average is expected to be brought down, however, as the rest start coming in. Owners of smaller bonds are not expected to be in such a hurry to get their money and these will undoubtedly bring down the average.. A fairly long line of veterans , formed at 9 a. m. today when the bank doors opened and Mr. Caston said that the cashing of bonds was continued steadily throughout the morning in addition to the regfflar | day's business. It is expected to • slack off considerably, however. Nationally, it is estimated that some 75 percent of the veterans will cash theirs in before they mature. Decatur is expected to be no exception. Vets Bring Discharges .Veterans cashing their bonds were urged by bank officials to bring in their original discharge papers for identification. A large number of veterans were “turned down” because they failed to bring their discharge papers with them this morning, Mr. Caston stated. The vet receives, in addition to the face value of his bond, interest at the rate of two and one-half percent per year for five years and this interest is computed from the date of issuance until the date the bond is cashed. 0 Candidates In City Election Certified One Vacancy Exists In Each Os Parties One new' candidate for office in the Decatur city election on November 4 has been revealed from a list of nominees certified by the two major parties before the deadline Saturday night. The new candidate is Ray Dallner. Republican nominee for city councilman, first ward, who will oppose Adrian Burke, incumbent Democratic nominee for re-election. The Republicans lack a nominee for councilman, third ward, to oppose Joseph A. Krick, the Democratic nominee. Harry Hebble, Democratic incumbent in that post, who has been inactive for some time, did not seek re-election. The only vacancy on the Democratic ticket is the one for city clerk-treasurer, where H. Vernon Aurand, Republican incumbent is unopposed for re-election. Following are the tickets as certified by the elecg|wn commissioners: Mayor John B. Stults (D) and John M. Doan (R). Councilman-at-large Alfred K. Beavers (D) and Raymond Snyder (R). Councilman, Ist DistAdrian G. Burke. (D) and Ray Dallner (R). Dist Dorphus L. Drum (D) afra ClarTo Column 6)

Unions Pledge All-Out Fight On Labor Law 9 Renewed Threat Os Third Party Voiced t By Henry Wallace 5 Washington, Sept. 2 — (UP) — 5 Organized labor, embittered by 1 what it called the “infamous” Taft- » Hartley labor law, today set in motion plans for a concentrated fight ( for repeal of the act and tike eleclion of labor’s “friends” in 1948. From outside labor’s ranks, Labor Day produced appeals for labor 1 unity and a renewed third party ' threat from Henry„Wallace, stormy ' petrel of the Democratic party. Wallace told a huge CIO parade in Detroit last night that the Amer- ’ ican people “will not stand for two parties in control of the reactions aries.” , Calling on labor to unite and . build a “precinct-by-precinct” orr ganization so strong that “reactionary leaders either will heed vour sentiments or be required to 3 accept responsibility for the defeat i of a reactionary democratic party,” he declared: ’ “If you have the necessary ma- " chinery and are not heeded, you 5 will still be in a position to put a farmer-labor party onsthe ballot ' that will assure all progressive voters a clear-cut choice in 1948.” “If we don’t make the Democrat- ) ic party into a party of peace and prosperity, we shall build a flew party,” Wallace added. Sens. Wayne Morse, R„ Ore., ’ and William linger, R., N. D„ ’ two strong GOP fores of the TaftHartley law, backed up Wallace’s I plea for a unified labor movement in speeches in San Francisco and ’ Detroit. Morse urged labor to confine its battle against the law to the courts and voting booths. Top labor leaders outlined their battle plans at a series of Labor Day rallies across the nation. In ' general they called for: ' 1. Quick court tests of almost every major provision of the new labor law. 2. A concentrated drive to repeal the law. 3. A large-scale political action program to defeat labor’s “enemies” and elect labor’s “friends” in next year’s presidential and congressional elections. 4. Increased and immediate pressure on congress designed to speed passage of broad social legisla(Turn To Page 2, Column 5) > — o— — Ask Schoo! Pupils k Obey Safety Rules i Police Chief Asks Parents Cooperate ’ Poliye chief Ed Miller today asked' cooperation of parents in Decatur in makings certain that • children observe safety pleasures • to keep traffic acisfelents involv- ’ iiig school stujtyuts at a minimum. He warned chlMren not to “take short cuts” across rail--1 road property and to cross only ’ grade crossings. He warned bicyclists to observe traffic signals and signs and other traffic ’ rules. He also agked all school children to use* crosswalks. to he • careful in crossing intersections and to obey orders of student safety patr® members . Miller said today that the safety patrol at the Lincoln school began operating at noon 7 and that arrangements would be made to have O>e patrokuit the Catholic school going at ffiton tomorrow, the opening day JJ? that ' institution.

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Closing Session Os Inter-American Defense Conference Hears Pres. Truman Petropolis. Sept. 2 — (UP) — President Truman today told representatives of 19 American rations that many countries of Europe and Asia live under a “Shadow of Rained aggression” j and that the United States is determined to retain its military strength to preserve peace. Mr. Truman, in a sombegiy worded message delivered to the' final session of the inter-Ameri- , can defense conference, pledged this nation’s might of sword and • ollar for an all-out effort to . maintain world peace. The president voiced strong hope that other western hemisphere nations would join the , United States in contributing to , Europe's economic recovery un- , der the “Marshall plan." Noting that this nation’s resources are “not unlimited,” he declared: ! “I hope that the nations of free America will be prepared. ’ each according to its ability and in its jiwn manner, to contribute to lasting peace for the benefit I of mankind.” Describing the post-war era as a “bitter disappointment and * deep concern” to this country 1 he said that the United States was obligated to prepare for a prolonged military occupation of enemy territory. “We find that a number of 1 nations are still subjected to a 1 type of foreign domination which t we fought to overcome,” he said. ‘Many of the remaining peoples cf Europe and Asia live under the shadow of armed aggression.” ( Mr. Truman did not refer directly to the foreign policy of Russia in central and southern ■ Europe, but there was no doubt ■ as to whom his remarks were ■ directed. 1 “In carrying out our policy we : are determined to remain strong,” 1 he tyld he delegates who recent- ■ iy completed work on an inter--1 American defense pact. IfTliis is in no way a threat. The record of the past speaks for us. No great nation has been more leluctant than ours to use arm : ed force.” But the president declared solemnly that this nation’s determination to avert armed contil ict should not be misrepresented as weakness. “Our aversion to violence ■ must not be misread as a lack of determination on our part to live up to the obligations of the United Natiops charter or as an invitation to others to take liberl ties with the foundations of international peace,” he said. “Our military strength) will be retained as evidence of the seriousness with which we view our obligations.” Likewise Mr. Truman made it clear that the United States is determined to do its best to provide economic help “to those who ate prepared to help themselves and each other.” This was in reference to current preparation of the stv-called "Marshall plan” for world rehabilitation. But Mr. Truman observed that tnis nation’s economic resources are not unlimited. He urged the (Turn To Page 2. Column 3) 0 School Girl Hurt As Bike, Auto Collide — The first traffic accident involv1 ing a school student was reported this mornihg at 9:30 o’clock —.th*; first day new school Barbara vHtck, 7. daughter of ■ Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Uhrick, of 951 ' DierktM Street. suffered a minor 1 knee her bicycle was struck by an auto at the intersection of Fourth and Monroe- streets. ‘ Police chief Ed Miller, \jjho ini vestigated.. said that the young i girl rode her bicycle Muiiroe : street off Fourth into Ore path of ■ the oncoming auto. The bike not The girl was taken to a locar physician's office for treatment. • S €