Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 224, Decatur, Adams County, 23 September 1947 — Page 1

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J XLV. No. 224.

RUSSIA HURLS HEW ACCUSATION AT U. S.

M S. Studies Himales Os ■rope's Need 11 Aid Requirements || Place Deficit At O Over 19 Billions >■ ! Kwashlngtun. Sept. 23—(UP)— Ke United States, armed at last Kh an estimate of Europe’s aid Kirements for the next four K, put the huge totals under K microscope today to determine Kether they are "reasonable and Kalistic." ML summary of the Marshall plan Knort signed yesterday by 16 na- ! g at Paris placed the common cit through 1951 at a minimum $19,330,000,000 and a top of 440,000:000. The lower figure 1 into account a possible world k loan of $3,110,000,000. ■ While the summary did not make specific request for American it pointed out that the trade between the participating and the U. S. alone total about $15,810,000,000. Available members of congress generally reserved in comRenting on the European estiMany agreed that Europe Hrould need American aid. But Kiev said the amount would have K await the report of congressional committees now making on-Mhe-spot surveys abroad. |K State department officials said ■(here was no way of determining Khat specific amount of the total Kuropean deficit might finally be Kequested of congress. They said Khese factors would be taken into ■oasWeration: || 1. Results of an inter-govern-Knental “screening” of the plan, ■project-by-project, country-by-coiin-■try. Ten committees began work Bon the review today and undoubtedRy will come up later with suggeeBtions for trimming the deficit. || 2. When the special 10-commit-■tee review is completed, their rec■ommendations will be taken up by Especial government and congressional committees working on var■ions facets of the Marshall plan. ■These include surveys of the Euro■pean situation, impact of the proEgram on this nation’s economy, and ■U. S. ability to help. fl 3. The part other western hemi- ■ sphere nations and dependent territories of the 16 participating na- ■ tlons may play in the program. I 4. Prices in the United States ■ and their impact on exports. I When all the answers are in—- ■ possibly by Nov. I—recommenda1 —recommendaBtions on American aid will be pre- | sented to the senate foreign rela- | tions committee and the house I foreign affairs committee. Sofhe I government officials already beI Here that the total may be in the I neighborhood of $18,1)00,000,000 I spread over a four-year period. I The Paris summary said the 16 I nations concerned would do everyI thing possible to bolster their own I economies. But it said they would I need outside aid and painted a I bleak picture of what would hapI Pen if that aid were not forthcomI ing. If nothing is done a catastrophe will develop . . it sa id. "If too I little is done, and if it is done too : la te, it will be impossible to pro'ide the momentum needed to get 1 program under way. Life in Europe will become increasingly unstable and uncertain; industries will grind to a gradual halt for lack of materials and fuel, »nd the food supply of Europe will atmlnish and begin to disappear.” Members of congress still in the capital agreed that Europe’s economic plight was desperate. ■ But waen dollar figures were mentioned. most legislators said they anted to see what the money was f. Ing for, if less would do, and if would stop Communism. County Agent Office Closed On Thursday c ± Office Os 1 ‘ E Archbold, dav mu aBeSt ’ wiU be closed a ” the st J rsday ’ as members of distri Wi " be in atten<l ance at a £X meeting at Fort Way ne on WEATHER «lr tonight and Wednesday. Warmer tonight.

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Seek Reinstatement Os Service Officer Vets Organizations Leading Movement Veterans’ organisations of the elty of Decatur are leading a movement to reinstate the county service officer post in Adams county, it was made known here today. Both Adams post 43, American Legion and Limberlost post 6236, Veterans of Foreign Wars, have unanimously endorsed resolutions to be presented to the county council and county commissioners, insisting upon his reinstatement. The resolution, endorsed by the VFW on September 15 and by the American Legion post last night, declares that: "Approximately 4,000 veterans of all wars from Adams county are in constant need of the services rendered by the said Adams county service officer.” The post was scheduled to be abandoned the first of the year, following ah action by the county council recently, in which an appropriation of $2,800 for the office was denied. In apparent answer to the council’s declaration that service officers of the veterans’ organization could handle the duties, along with the Red Cross and other agencies, the resolution declares further that: “The veterans’ posts have service officers, serving without remuneration and time they can devote to the duties are limited because of regular employment.” In regard to Dwight Arnold, the incumbent service officer, the resolution declares: “he is in contact at all times with the Indiana department of veterans affairs and has access to all legislation.” The resolution lists 18 services which he performs for veterans and families, including the following: hospitalization, securing of headstones, education, loans. Indiana employment service, housing, civil service posts, social security, family allotment, burial allowances. claims against the VA, insurance, USES, return of war dead. WAA, pennon, employment, applications for lost discharges. John L. DeVpss, Lewis L. Smith and Severin H. Schurger were named last night as Legion representatives to appear before the county commissioners at their next meeting. along with Carl Gattschall, representative of the VFW post, concerning the matter. Legion commander Charles Morgan declared last night that the council members could not have contacted many veterans concerning their feelings in the matter. “We will secure thousands of signatures on the resolutions from ranks of the Legion, VFW and all veterans as well as interested nonveterans,” he declared. The VFW representative. Mr. Gattschall, stated that all clubs and service organizations, especially those well known as patriotic groups, will be asked to lend support to the movement. “Practicaly every veteran, many of whom are disabled, as w r ell as ■ 1 —— — I Turn Tn 2. Cnhrnm <) I ——o Local Lady’s Father Is Taken By Death Elmer Yocum Dies At Ohio City Home Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon for Elmer Yocum, 93, pioneer Ohio City, 0., resident and father of Mrs. Frank Parrish, of this city. Services will be held at 2 p.m. at the Ohio City home and 2 o’clock at the Church of God in that town. Death occurred Sunday night of complications. He was botyi in Mercer county, O. His wife, the formed Ann Miller, preceded him in death in 1934. Survivors include the following children: Mrs. James Agler, Ohio City; Mrs. Roy Darby of Jackeon, Mich., H. E. Yocum of Rockford, 0., and Mrs. Parrish of Decatur; a sister, Mrs. Bert Neil of San Bernadino, Calif.; a brother, William of Mendon, O. Two children, John Yocum and Mrs. William Bixler are deceased. Burial will be in the Woodlawn cemetery at Ohio City.

Nation Waifs For Action On Living Costs Wheat, Corn Prices increase; Waiting White House Action By United Press Wheat and corn prices went higher today as the nation watched for signs of White House action to curb the rising cost of living. Lard was up 20 to 30 points in Chicago and butter and egg prices were slightly higher. The price of wheat rose sharply in opening trading on the Kansas City and Chicago exchanges and then subsided slightly. Wheat gained as much as 6*/ 2 cents a bushel in early trading. J. O. McClintock, president of the Chicago board of trade, said representatives of the board and of the Kansas -City and Minneapolis grain exchanges would meet Friday at Washington with agriculture department officials to discuss the soaring grain prices. At Washington, Rep. Thomas J. Lane, D., Mass., urged a special session of congress to impose price controls at distributor-wholesaler levels. He said further delay would leave millions of American families “exposed to an economic hurricane.” Gov. Dwight H. Green of Illinois said in a speech at Swamscott, Mass., that inflation could be curbed with restrictions on the export market and reduction in federal taxes. Current expenditures for necessities, he said, have jumped from 71 to 93 percent of the consumer’s income and threaten to hit the saturation point. At the White House. President Truman studied recommendations made to him by his cabinet food committee — secretary of state George C. Marshal, ' secretary of agriculture Clinton P. Anderson, and secretary of commerce W. Averill Harriman. The food committee reached an agreement yesterday on its recommendations. The President discussed the matter with his cabinet. However, Anderson said no announcement about the recommendations would be made for a “few days" until President Truman has given his final approval. Meanwhile at Chicago, representatives of the nation’s big four packers— Cudahy, Armour, Swift and Wilson —appeared before a (Turn Tn Pae* 1 2. Cnbimn 5) —o Fingerprint Lab Is Now Available Here Portable Equipment Is Purchased Here A portable scientific fingerprint I laboratory is now available in the offices of prosecutor Myles F. Par-, rish for use in criminal investigations and identification of unknown persons, it was made known today. The equipment was purchased I by the prosecutor’s office at his request, after approval by the county board of commissioners. Prosecutor Parrish said that his office will assist all law enforcement agencies, including the state, county and city police departments, when needed. The laboratory includes an iodine sumer for "bringing out” fingerprints on paper, using the oil deposit of the fingers, a silver nitrate sprayer which works on salt deposits and various color fingerprint powders for dusting metal, glass and hard surfaces to bring out the prints. It also has various types of fingerprint “lifters” and classifying equipment. The prosecutor, by virtue of training received while serving with the federal bureau of investigation, is qualified to handle the portable laboratory equpment. It is the first of its kind in the county and U expected to be of Invaluable aid in -investigation work. An appropration of $62 for the purchase of the approved by the county.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, September 23, 1947

Reports On Europe’s Food Plight i|A A ■ wff K>t' i ■ / KF - Ki u % ~ 8»/ : W-..-.fe 1 "" 3i i 9 ; ' -M-A cw ■ / 111 SECRETARY OF STATE George C. Marshall is shown walking with Undersecretary of State Robert Lovett (right)) on the White House grounds as he was called back to Washington from the U. N. General Assembly meeting in New York to report to President Truman on the food and economic emergency in Europe. It is expected Secretary Marshall will urge a special session of Congress to provide needed American aid to Europe.

New Tropical Storm Battering Florida Further Damage Is Reported To Crops Miami, Fla., Sept. 23 —(UP) — A new tropical storm battered Fierida with inicreaainE intensity today and further damage to citrus and truck crops was reported. In a 10 a. m. EST advisory, the disturbance had shifted from hte disturbance bad shifted from a northeasterly to a northerly direction. Forward movement of the storm had for the moment come to a virtual standstill over the Tampa Bay area where winds as high as 60 miles an hour in gusts were recorded. The disturbance — Florida’s second within a week but far short of the power generated In the recent hurricanfe— was act companied by torrential rainfall. Fort Myers to the south of Tampa reported 4.5 inches of rain over a 24-hour period. Crops in the area already battered by hurricane winds and heavy rain suffered additional damage estimated at $75,000. The storm's forward path was blocked, at least temporarily, by a high pressure area building up over the Atlantic states, the weathter bureau said. —o Presbyterians Plan Annual Fall Dinner New Bluffton Pastor ,To Speak Wednesday Rev. R. Dean Cope of the Bluffton Presbyterian church will be the principal speaker at the annual fall congregational dinner to be held Wednesday night at 6:30 o’clock at the First Presbyterian church in Decatur. The dinner, which will be a covered dish affair, will be supervised by the ladies aid society of the church and the families of members and friends will take part. All guests are asked to bring their own table service. The event is an annual affair held at the local church and is the beginning of the fall program of the church. The Rev. Cope is a new pastor in Bluffton and his address Wednesday night will be his first appearance in Decatur. The Westminster choir of the chureh will meet for practice at 5:30 o’clock, and the members will then remain for the dinner and program.

Service Officer To Meeting On Friday Dwight Arnold, county service officer, will attend a especial meeting on the subject of G I insurance at Indianapolis Friday. Mr. Arnold’s office will be closed that day. Legion Commander Lists Committees Appointments Made By Charles Morgan Commander Charles Morgan of Adams Post 43, American Legion announced today his committee appointments for the coming year. The committee members follow: Sick committee: Francis Noack, James Goo'din, Russell Weldy and W. S. Hale. Naval affairs: Bob Shraluka, H. Vernon Aurand, Don Cochran, L. V. Baker. Myles F. Parrish. Robert Ashbaucher, Charles Hite. Club audit: R. C. Hersh, J. C. Laurent, Edwin H. Kaufman. Armistice Day: Russell Weldy, Robert Nyffeler, Arthur Poling. School guards: Ed Jaberg. Honor roll: Leo T. Glllig. Constitution and by-laws: V. J. Bormann, J. K. Staley, H. V. Aurand, J. L. DeVoss. Flag Day: L. V. Baker. Aviation: Vaun Liniger. Uniforms: William Linn. Leo Ehinger, Elmo Smith. Degree team: Severin H. SAurger. Auxiliary liason: Elmer Darwachter, Floyd B. Hunter, Arthur Schamerloh. 40 et 8: A. J. Baker, Dee Fryback, V. J. Bormann. Memorial service: Floyd B. Hunter. Funerals: Leo T. Glllig, Elmo Smith, Severin H. Schurger. Floyd B. Hunter. Bowling: Elmer Schultz, V. J. Bormann, Bernard Keller. Markmanship; Dent Baltzell. Entertainment: Robert Ash« baucher, Ralph E. Roop. Conservation: Hubert Cochran. T. H. Gehrig. Legislature: Lewis L. Smith. 0 Democratic Women Meet Friday Night The Democratic women’s club will meet at the K. of P. home, Friday at 7:45 p.m.. with Mrs. R. D. Myers as the principal speaker. The meeting will be featured by the election of officers. Mrs. Elmer C. Beer, president, will conduct the meeting. Musical selections will be presented by Mrs. Walter J. Krick, soloist, and two girl accordianists from Berne. Al! women are invited to attend.

Charges United States Willfully Seeking To Break Postwar Pacts

Bulgaria Executes Opposition Leader Ignores Protest Os U. S. And Britain Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 23.—(UP) —The Bulgarian government announced today that it had hanged Nikola Petkov, the opposition leader whose execution the United States had said would jeopardize the establishment ’of representative, democratic government in Bulgaria. Petkov was executed at midnight Monday, a communique issued two hours later by the government of Communist premier Georgi Mimitrov said. It related that he was executed before the Sofia district prosecutor after a special commission from the ministry of justice had reported there was no ground for commutation. The United States had taken the Petkov issue to the Kremlin in an effort to have his trial Investigated < and make sure it was not the case of the fatherland front government —which the Communists dominate— liquidating the head of the opposition. Petkdv was leader of the Agarian party. Petkov had been found guilty on August 16 of plotting to overthrow Dimitrov's government. He testified as the only defense witness that all he had done was urge the Bulgarian people to fight the fatherland front government at the polls. On August 23, U. S. ambassador to Russia Walter Bedell Smith delivered a note to the Soviet foreign office saying: “It is the firm belief of my government that the sentencing to death of the duly elected leader of the Bulgarian opposition is a most grave matter, | which if carried out will peopardize the establishment of a representative, democratic government in Bulgaria.” The Kremlin refused the request of the United States for the allied control commission in Bulgaria, an ex-enemy country, to investigate the case. Britain also had joined the U. S. in tlie request. 0 Economy Urged In Use Os Fuel Oil Hoosiers Warned To Stretch Oil Supply Indianapolis, Sept. 23 —(UP) — Hoosiers who heat their homes with oil were warned today they will be expected to cooperate with state oil companies in stretching short fuel oil supplies through an anticipated “hard winter.” Govenor Gatee summed up a meeting yesterday with representatives of Indiana oil firms by telling both producers and consumers they were responsible for keeping Hoosier fiomee warm during the winter months. The oil men told the governor they expected the demand for fuel oil to be up at least 15 percent .over last winter. And they said it wa.s doubtful if production could be boosted to meet the new demand. Gates told the oil men if they failed to produce enough oil, “and if the people of the midwest are cold this winter, the next meeting like this will be in Washington, and you will have more federal control.” The governor warned consumers to halt immediately any additional conversions to oil heating. He said it would “only aggrevate the problem." "* Oil company representatives joined with the governor in urging consumers to exercise the strictest economies in using fuel oil. They recommended that Hoosiers “keep their doors closed." avoid ©burning oil when the house is unoccupied, and to keep heaters in good repair. Turn ’To Page 2, Column 7)

Pres. Truman Studies Urgent Food Problems Possible Answers To Prices, Aid To Europe Are Studied Washington, Sept. 23 —(UP) — President Truman was reported today to be considering three possible answers to the urgent problems of high prices at home and hunger abroad. His final decision, it was said, will also determine whether congress is recalled in special session to provide emergency stopgap aid to western Europe and how much —if any — Americans will be asked to pull in their own belts. The alternatives, which were outlined to Mr. Truman yesterday by his cabinet food committee, were said to include: 1. No emergency action but a sharp reduction in United States grain exports. This would have the effect of reducing inflationary influences on American prices but might jeopardize this country’s foreign policy. 2. A lesser cut in grain exports coupled with an all-out voluntary rationing plan aimed at providing the additional grain. Many of the president’s top advisors were said to favor this approach to the problem as a middle course. 3. An effort to match last year’s record breaking exports of 567,000,(M10 bushels of grain. This would mean an involuntary conservation program requiring a special session of congress to provide the necessary authority. The last course apparently Is out. Most top officials seem to agree that by the time an effective control program could be put into operation, it would be too late. Mr. Truinan scheduled a separate conference for 12:30 p. m„ EDT today with secretary of agriculture Clinton P. Anderson, a member of the special cabinet food committee. Agriculture department experts said the problem is to get Americans to stop insisting on choice meat, dairy and poultry products. As long as they do demand top quality, farmers will feed wheat to livestock in an effort to supply it. (Turn To Pa»re 2. Column 41 — Temperature Drops To Near Freezing Break In Cool Snap Is Forecast Here Warmer weather was promised for today and tonight after the mercury slid sharply downward late Monday afternoon and night. Decatur thermometers registered as low as 34 degrees last night and early this morning—and there was no question but what the community had experienced a frost. However, there was thought to be very little frost damage with the mercury only two degrees away from the freezing point, according to several residents of this area. The weatherman’s warmer prophecy was gladly welcomed by citizens who feared a continuance of the cooler weather might bring about a sharp frost and heavy damage to the crops, expected to be badly needed. Evidence of the low temperatures could be seen last night when here and there smoke poured from th chimney of a Decatur home, as a resident sought to “take the chill out of the house."

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Russian Delegate Makes Charge After Lie Warns Nations To End Differences United Nations Hall. Flushing, N. Y„ Sept. 23 —(UP) — Russia accused the United States today in the United Nations general assembly of willfully seeking to break its postwar international agreements. Soviet delegate Andrei Y. Vlshinsky made the charge a few minutes after UN secretary general Trygve Lie solemnly warned the ' U. S. and the USSR that unless they compromise their differences, their diplomatic war will wreck ’the UN and lead to an “intolerable” war. Vishincky’s attack on the United States was made in a fight to remove from the agenda of the UN assembly the American proposal to consider the Korean stalemate and the Argentine proposal — supported by the United States — to soften the week-old Italian peace treaty. Vishinsky charged that UN consideration of the Korean deadlock would be a violation of the U. S. —USSR agreement to settle that problem jointly. But his most bitter accusations concerned the U. S. — Argentina attempt to revise the Italian treaty. “The United States does not have a full understanding of the obligations involved in its postwar agreements," he said. “This attempt shows a lack of desire or ability of the U. S. to respect Its international agreements.” He denounced Argentina, spon sor of the Italian treaty proposal, even more caustically. “Where were the friends of Italy in Argentina, who now seek to revise the treaty, when the Soviet Union and other nations were liberating the people of Italy from the yoke of Fascism?” Vishinsky said it would be "absurd,” "eternally illogical” and shake tlie very foundation of international obligations to revise the Italian treaty now. Australian delegate Herbert V. Evatt answered Vishinsky with the assertion that the assembly has a “perfect right" to discuss anything and he added “I have as much right as Mr. Vishinsky to discuss the Italian treaty here.” In a solemn address closing general debate at the UN assembly. Lie appealed to the great powers — especially the United States and the Soviet Union — to abandon their diplomatic war and “show a willingness to compromise." “Without such a will, without cooperation and agreement, let me emphasize that no -mechanism tor the maintenance of international peace and security, however perfect, can be effective, lie said. Lie said that it was ■‘‘impossible" and "intolerable” to think that the iTurn 3‘o Pag-p 5. Column 4) o Stabbing Death At Richmond Is Probed Richmond. Ind., Sept. 23 —(UP) — Police today questioned Willie James, 2S, in the stabbing death of 22-year-old Willis Hern after the two argued at Janies’ home here yesterday. James told police he returned home to find Hern with his girl friend, the 18-year-old wife of a third man. Police said Hern was stabbed 22 tinieis. The girl said her husband was at work. 0 K. C. Plans Annual Columbus Day Meet The annual Columbus Day program of the Decatur Knights of Columbus will be held Tuesday, Oct. 7. opening with a dinner prepared from prize 4-H beef. Herman J. Miller and Clarence Heimann are co-chairmen, working under the supervision of Severin Schurger, council lecturer. John H. Logan, of Fort Wayne. K. C. district deputy, will speak on. “Americans and Columbianiam.” Arthur E. Voglewede wll act as toastmaster. Tickets may be obtained at the club looms, from the lecturer and the co-chairmen.