Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 30 September 1947 — Page 1

XLV. No. 230.

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hitiman Cails | Food Heads To Hley Today ? Top Food, Foreign I |id Advisers Meet I With Pres. Truman Sept. 30 — (UP) — Truman summoned nl» I tHood and foreign aid advisers House ( (inference today J Rj t , administration leader preBilrted that the waste-less program reduce prices at home while |K '» ore 111,1,1 available for peoples overseas. F gXimoned to the White House was Charles Luckman, I of the new citizens food I It was the first conscheduled since Mr. Truup the citizens group to '■■.head hie waste-less food prowith Luckman and the were secretary’ of state ge C. Marshall, undersecretary Bof state Robert A. Lovett, secretBary of agriculture Clinton P. AndW erK' secretary of commerce W. ■ Aveiell Harriman, and presidential John R. Steelman. iHe belief that hungry nations ■'■he helped and domestic prices f'Hed at the same time was vois cS by an administration adviser ■ who has been in on most of the I reAnt food-price discussions. IBf we can convince people they E wild pass up meat a couple of I day- a week and shop for cheaper I cats he said, ‘prices will come [Nfrn." I “That, in turn, will discourage I feet lot owners frjom fattening I calle on scarce grain,” he said. I “Our problem will be to show Am ■ggr/- how this train of events ■ war. s so they actually will begin luxury foods and start ■H ball rolling." I said Ute same thing applies I to milk, butter, eggs, chicken and those to other foods not deft peident on grain, he said, it will I savi critically-needed wheat for ■■tern Europe. a program may mean less [■(Turn Tn Pae- 3. Column 6> Ep _0 ■re Prevention And Clean-up Week Here ■ Joint Observance Is I Planned Next Week for Decatur’s city wide I B an- up week and fire prevention Hfeek, to be staged jointly next Ewek, were announcd today by John B. Stults. ■Clean-up week will actually be on only three days, Octob- <> 8 and 9. y n these days city trucks will ■ck up all rubbish, tin cans and ■fuse, which is to be placed in ■lntainers along the alley by local ■izens. No ashes will be hauled however, by the city trucks. ■Fire prevention week will be obgfi’ved from October 5 to 11, iiiclus■e. ■ City firemen and officials will ■nduct an inspection of all busi■P houses, pointing out fire haz- ■ s and may even be summoned private homes. ■ A similar inspection was made ■ S J. spilng hy the firemen, along a representative of the state ■e marshal’s office. Firemen will ■ along with city workers look- ■ g for hazards created by trash, ■ a «te paper, etc. k . 0 J° New Soybeans Received Here Yet ■ P .'i° . Dew eoy I)eans have been re- ' ® d , at , tlle Central So. va Co., Inc., ■p- erS t 0 date ’ acco,- ding to C. | Hnlayson. plant manager. VeTn”” •‘ t n th ‘ S Vklnlty are still He tin Wa ® re P° rte d. Thus har- ■ n , gOt tlle ,Jean croP- normally IL L yat lhis time of the year, ftause^ 611 - delayed ’ The delay wad Si"’ la , y the Wet weat her occurI 6 tost spnng at p ianting time WEATHER I ,;. k . air . and contln ued cool toI tton WiM ’ froßt north poroto. Wedne ‘ d «y increasing Sx r

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Stale Police Head Favors Speed Limit Urges Enactment Os 60~Mile Limit Indianapolis, Sept. 30—(UP) — Robert Rossow, state police superintendent, today advocated enactment of- a 60-mile-an-hour speed limit to help slow the mounting number of traffic accidents on Indiana highways. “I polled our enforcement officers a few days ago, seeking the reaction of the men who actually ride the highways and see at firsthand the results of fast driving,” Rossow told a governor’s traffic safety conference in Indianapolis. “Eighty percent of Indiana's state troopers think Indiana should have a state speed limit, and that the limit should be fixed at a maximum of 60 miles an hour on any road,” he said. “Eighteen percent believe a 50 mile an hour limit should prevail both day and night. Only two percent of the 258 officers and men questioned recommended the present statute remain unchanged.” "I urge that a maximum speed law be enacted,” Rossow said. The superintendent said that it his department fails to effect a cure and continues “to discuss the disease and withhold full-scale treatment” the department will have “failed the people we serve.” Rossow told the safety conference that one traffic death is recorded every eight and three-quar-ters hours in Indiana; somebody is injured in an automobile mishap every 25 minutes, and Hoosier highway accidents occur at the rate of eight each hour of the day. “Invention and development of the motor vehicle has brought abdiit many changes in our mode of living," he said. “But if the populace is to continue to enjoy the conveniences of motor travel, it must at the same time accept the responsibility of observing safe driving practices.” And Col. Rossow predicts that “the worst is yet to come.” “It is predicted that our already overcrowded thoroughfares will be forced to bear a burden twice the present total within the next few year*. Indiana’s traffic volumej has now surpassed the pre-war peak, and is increasing steadily as more and more automobiles roll off the assembly lines. In August, the state-wide volume of vehicles was up five percent over the same period in 1946.” Citing what he called the department’s “inadequate funds, inadequate facilities and inadequate manpower,” the police superintendent said: “We’ve been content with spending pennies for accident-preven-tion and, at the same time, losing (Turn Tn Pait» f>. Column A) • — o Edward J. Scheiner Dies Monday Night Funeral Services On Friday Morning

Edward J. Scheiner, 81, farmer residing two and one-half miles east of Decatur, died at 11:30 o’clock Monday night at the Adams county memorial hospital. He had been active on his farm until suffering a heart attack two weeks ago. He was born in Sherman, 0., October 9, 1865. a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Scheiner, and was married to Rose Schuller November 29, 1865. The- family moved to Adams county in 1929. He was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic church. Surviving in addition to his wife are three sons, Albert of Fort Wayne, and Alexander and Oscar, both at home; two daughters, Mrs. Esther Trabel and Mrs. Loretta Ward, both of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Mrs. John Kuhn and Mrs. Elizabeth Schaffer, both of Payne, 0., and six grandchildren. Funeral services* will be held' at 9 o’clock Friday morning at the St. Mary’s Catholic church, with the Very Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. The body will be removed from the Zwick funeral home to the residence Wednesday morning, where friends may call until time of the services.

Senate Group Is Called By Vandenberg To Consider Relief Aid For Europe, Special Session — Washington, Sept. 30 — (UP) — Chairman Arthur H. Vandenberg today called a meeting of his senate foreign relatione committee for Nov. 10 to consider a $580,000,000 emergency relief program for western Europe and the need for a special session of congress to provide it. Vandenberg's committee is one of four that President Truman asked to meet as soon as possible to decide if the economic crisis in western Europe warranted the recall of congress before Jan. 1 to provide stop-gap aid to forestall starvation and a rise of communism in Italy and France. The Michigan Republican eaid that “the immediate question is one of elemental human survival in a free society.” Vandenberg noted that President Truman had submitted the proposed emergency relief program separately from the over-all long-range Marshall plan, but eaid they have “factors in common.” “Adequate consideration of both problems demand comprehensive congressional preparation, including complete preparation regarding our own resources which may widely be made available,” Vandenberg said in a statement. “Legislation is impossible until these studies are adequately concluded. Congress and tne country require total "facts. Therefore, these studies should be earnestly concluded at the earliest feasible moment.” Mr. Truman has set Dec. 1 as the starvation deadline for Europe. Yesterday he made clear that he feared a rising tide of communism in France and Italy would take control of the governments unless (Turn To Page 6, Column 7) 0 First Killing Frost Is Reported Today Temperature Drops To Freezing Here By United Press An icy wave of cold air brought the first killing frosts ot the season to Wisconsin and parts of northern Illinois and Indiana today. The Chicago weather bureau in its 7 a.m. (CST) report said that temperatures dropped to 21 degrees at Land O’ Lakes, Wis., 28 degrees at Madison, Wis., 31 at South Bend, Ind., 32 at Fort Wayne, Ind., Rockford, 111., and Lansing, Grand Rapids and Muskegon in lower Michigan. Showers fell in the Great Lakes region, the Ohio River valley and the north Atlantic states, the weather bureau said. The w’eather bureau said the cool weather would continue in the middlewest today accompanied by light rains beginning in western Minnesota and northwestern lowa and spreading through Wisconsin tonight and into Michigan and northern Illinois Wednesday, j Slowly rising temperatures were predicted for Minnesota and lowa tonight and in the entire north central area Wednesday. Freezes Here Farmers in this area reported this morning that last night’s dip in the mercury definitely killed any chances of corn still in the field maturing. Freezing temperatures were prevalent for the first time this year from various areas in and around the city, although a few contended that the mercury slipped to 32 degrees one day last week. Many reported water frozen in watering tanks and ice in pans and troughs exposed to the cold around farm homes. A chilly wind early this morning kept the mercury down until after dawn but a warm sun started boosting the mercury up again Sunny, but cool weather was forecast early this morning.

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To Study Government Reorganization IMF ifcil xu i fit' ISSSMBTraHL FORMER President Herbert Hoover (left) was chosen chairman of the 12-man commission which will study plans for reorganization of |ie Federal Government. He conferred with President Truman (right) during commission meeting at the White House.

Lincoln PTA Plans Membership Drive Seek Enrollment Os Every Parent I The annual membership drive fa(r the Lincoln school Parent Teachers association begins tomorrow, and an effort will be made to enroll every parent in the organization. Pupils of the school will be given membership blanks to take home and every father and mother will be requested to contribute 25 cents each, which is the membership fee. As an added incentive to procure a large enrollment, the room in the Lincoln school, whose pupils sign up the most members, will be awarded a fine combination radiophonograph, a gift of the P.T.A. National P.T.A. week is being held this year Oct. 4 to 11, and the local organization is marking the event by a vigorous drive for members. A splendid program has been arranged for this season’s activities, and the various speakers and events will be announced later. Mrs. Herman Krueckeberg. chairman of the membership committee, pointed out that members are the very life blood of P.T.A. and upon them depends the success of every undertaking. Parents and teachers alike will participate in a great democratic organization that is nationally known and universally respected. They can help to improve local, state and federal laws governing the public schools? Furthermore. the members will benefit from a planned program of education for improved family relationships, better parenthood and child care and development. P.T.A. leadership, it was pointed out, will link the contributions of each’ other to the children’s health and happiness. Mrs. Krueckeberg, as well as the executive committee of the P.T.A., urges that each and every parent (Turn to Paerp 6. Column 6) y First Halloween Damage Reported Window Is Broken At Monmouth Home The first report of “pre-Halio-ween pranks” was received last night when sheriff Herman Bowman was summoned to the village of Monmouth. There pranksters had broken a window at the Robert Hammond home and apparently made an attempt to break another in a nearby residence. The pranksters threw ears of corn on the porch and against the window. Several suspects were questioned by the sheriff last night but the identity of the culprits was not learned. Sheriff Bowman today warned that his office would not tolerate destructive pranks and that prosecution will be made in all cases in which the identity of the culprits is learned. "Innocent celebration, is to be expected from the youth, but property damage and destructive pranks cannot be tolerated,” he declared. e ®

Freight Crashes Into Pennsy Passenger Scio, O„ Sept. 30.— (UP)— A freight train crashed Into the rear of the Pennsylvania railroad’s Iron City Express passenger train here today but no serious Injuries were reported. Traffic Survey To Be Conducted Here Highway Engineers To Conduct Survey A traffic survey, with a study of parking problems as its major point, is expected to be started here in about a month by engineers of the state highway commussion. The survey is now underway in Huntington and has been completed in Anderson. Decatur is to be the third city in the state to receive the survey. Mayor John B. Stults. who, with eix other mayors and city leaders, is on the state-wide committee in charge of the survey, announced today preliminary plans for the work here. The city board of public works and safety today named officer James Borders of the city police force to conduct a preliminary survey of parking facilities, etc., to be presented to the engineers. Mayor Stults also announced appointments of a local committee, which will direct the survey and, work with the stale highway engineers. The mayor, police chief Ed Miller and city engineer Ralph E. Roop will serve on the committee by virtue of their officefl. Other appointments by the mayor and the organization or group each represents: Carl Gerber, merchants; the Rev. ter when the plaintiff allegedly was Ignatius Vichuras, Catholic school; Walter J. Krick, public schools; Dr. M. O. Lester, ministers; Charles Morgan, veterans; Wendell Smith, labor; Phil Sauers, Lions club; Clarence Ziner, Rotary club, and R. W. Pruden, Chamber of Commerce. Cost of the survey is to be paid by the federal government. Recommendations will be made to the city as a result of survey findings. Close Geneva School Because Os Furnace - Berne, Ind., Sept. 30 — The Geneva school has been diamissed for a few days because of a faulty furnace. The furnace was condemned by an inspector from the state fire marshall’s office becattee of faulty boilers. Due to the cool weather, the school house temperature is too low for comfort and it was decided by R. O. Hunt, principal, and C. A. Teeters. Wabash township trustee, to dismiss the pupils until the furnace is repaired. Big Four To Discuss Italian Colonies London, Sept. 30 — (UP) — A foreign office spokesman announced today that Russia had accepted a proposal for Big Four talkfl about the future of the Italian colonies and indicated that the discussions would begin here Friday. Meanwhile the foreign office denied reports that Russian acceptance of a proposed “late November” date for the next meeting of the council ot foreign ministers had been received in London.

Yankees Score All Runs In Filth Inning, Defeat Dodgers In Series Opener

UN's Newest State Warns Great Powers Pakistan In Grim Warning On Failure To Reach Agreement United Nations Hall, Flushing, N. Y„ Sept. 30—(UP)—Pakistan, the world’s newest state, warned the great powers today that .heir failure to reach agreements is jeopardizing man’s "last chance of salvation” — the United Nations. Sir Mohammad Zafarullah Khan admonished the great powers in his initial speech to the UN general assembly shortly after the Arab kingdom of Yemen was initiated as the UN’s 56th member and Pakistan became its newest and 57th member. Zafarullah pledged his country to try to bring about a better understanding among the United Nations and appealed to all to unite their efforts towards ways of making the UN work “in the spirit in which it was founded.” His criticism of the big powers was implied rather than direct, but like Pakistan’s sister nation. India, the latest UN member served plain notice that it is not choosing sides in the present power politics conflict between the United States and Russia. “It is more than two years since the second- world war is supposed to have come to ar. end,” Zafarullah said. "Yet, the world is still groping for peace which seems continuously to elude its grasp. “The great nations which w-ere able to pool their resources and their statesmanship for the winning of the war. appear to be afflicted with the incapacity to come to a frank and wholehearted agreement on the lines upon which the foundations of peace Tur- Tn Page 6. Column 4) 0 Gail Sullivan Will Remain As Director To Retain Post On National Committee Washington, Sept. 30 —(UP) — Gail Sullivan today withdrew his resignation as executive director of the Democratic national committee after President Truman asked him to do so at a White, House conference. Sullivan had submitted his resignation, effective Oct. 29. along with postmaster general Robert E. Hannegan who has decided to relinquish his post as chairman of the committee. Hannegan will be succeeded by Sen, Howard J. McGrath, D.. R. I. The president asked Sullivan to come to the White House today and after about a 20-minute conference, the young Chicago political expert told reporters: “At the request of the president I decided to remain.” Sullivan said the request for him to remain as executive director of the committee also was made earlier by McGrath and Hannegan. He said. McGrath, an old frind of his, asked him on old friend of his, asked him on main at his post. “I need you and I want you to stay,” Sullivan quoted the president as saying to him this morning. Mr. Thruman also told Sullivan he thought Su’livan a.nd McGrath would make a good team. The Democratic national com(Turn To Page 6, Column 5)

Opening Hurlers Ralph Branca Frank Shea Plot Against Dominica Is Nipped In Bud Plot To Overthrow Dominican Republic Thwarted By Cuba Havana, Sept. 30.—(UP) —Two invasion ships loaded with 8(10 revolutionary shocktroops bent on overthrowing the Trujillo dictatorship of the Dominican Republic put into the Port of Antilia today under escort by the Cuban navy, the mission a failure. Telephone reports from Antilia. 500 miles east of Havana on the north shore of Cuba, said the two captured Dominican amphibious landing ships arrived under convoy of two Cuban frigates. Cuban army bombers wheeled over the vessels as aerial escort, and a heavy detachment of troops met the ships to take charge of the prisoners. Preparations were made to dispatch the prisoners from the invasion ships—two converted LCDs (landing craft, infantry)—to Havana bj special train. Thus ended the grandiose scheme of the expeditionary force to storm the ramparts of the Dominican Republic—a plan involving months of planning, the expenditure of millions of dollars, and the repeated setting of D-day only to have the schedule miscarry. The ships, both LCl’s (landing craft, infantry) were captured off Antilia, 500 miles southeast of Havana, yesterday. The government said they were being brought into the ports of Ajitilla and ! Nuevitas under the guns of the Cuban navy. 0 Mrs. Frank Wasson Dies At Bluffton Local Lady's Mother Dies This Morning Mrs. Frank L. Wasson, of Bluffton, mother of Mrs. Ralph Habegger of this city, died this morning at 9:30 o’clock at the Clinic hospital, Bluffton. She had been a patient at the hospital for three weeks and death was caused by complications. She wae 72 years of age and the daughter of the late John and Margaret Mills Wibel of Wells county. Her husband died in December, 1938. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Habegger of this city, and Mis. H. F. Fry, Fort Wayne; two sons. LaVerne Waeson and Paul E, Wasson, of Bluffton; one brother, Everett Wibel, Bluffton; a sister, Mrs. A. H. Fry, Fort Wayne, and five grandchildren. Two brothers preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Thoma funeral home in Bluffton, with (he Rev. Wayne Paulen officiating. Burial will be in the Elm Grove cemetery. The body will remain at the ’jneral home and may be viewed there until time of the services.

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Tally Five Runs In Big Inning; Neither Starting Hurler In Game At Finish Score by innings: RHE Brooklyn 100 001 100—3 6 0 New York 000 050 OOx—s 4 0 Today's Lineups Brooklyn New York Stanky, 2b Stiinweiss. 2b Robinson, lb Henrich, rs Reiser, cf Berra, c Walker, rs DiMaggio, cf Hermanski, If McQuinn, lb Edwards, c W. Johnson, 3b Jorgensen, 3b Lindell, If Reese, ss Rizzuto, ss Branca, p Shea, p New York, Sept. 30.—(UP)— The New York Yankees won the first game of the 1947 world series today from the Brooklyn Dodgers, 5 to 3. A play-by-play account follows: First Inning Brooklyn—Stanky flied to Lindell. Robinson walked and stole second. Reiser grounded to Shea and Robinson was trapped and run down. Shea to Rizzuto. Reiser going all the way to second. Walker dropped a single in short left. Reiser scoring. Hermanski was called out on strikes. One run, one hit, no errors, one left. New York—Stirnweiss grounded out, Stanky to Robinson. Hen rich si ruck out. swinging. Berra flied to Reiser. Second Inning Brooklyn — Edwards flied d’ep to DiMaggio. Jorgensen struck out. Reese grounded out, Rizzuto to McQuinn. New York —DiMaggio grounded out. Reese to Robinson. McQuinn bounced out. Jorgensen to Robinson. Stanky threw out Johnson. Third Inning Brooklyn—Branca grounded out. McQuinn to Shea, who covered first. Johnson threw out Stanky. Robinson walked and went to second on a balk as Shea dropped the ball when he was all set to pitch. Reiser flied to Henrich. No runs, no hits, no errors, one left. New York—Lindell struck out. swinging Rizzuto flied to Hermanski. Shea struck out. Fourth Inning Brooklyn— Walker singled off McQuinn’s glove. Hermanski lined to Johnson who threw to McQuinn to double Walker off first. Edwards flied to DiMaggio. No runs, one hit, no errors, none left. New York —Stirnweiss called out on strikes. Henrich flied to Reiser. Berra struck out. Fifth Inning Brooklyn—Jorgensen flied to Lindell. Reese grounded out. Shen to McQuinn. Branca struck out. New York —DiMaggio got the first hit for the Yankees, a sharp ground ball on which Reese made a spectacular stop but could not recover his balance to get the throw to first in time McQuinn walked. Johnson was hit on the wrist by a pitched ball, filling the bases. Lindell doubled into the left field corner. DiMaggio and McQuinn scoring, Johnson holding up at third. Rizzuto walked, filling the bases. After pitching two balls to Bobby Brown, who batted for Shea. Branca was taken out and replaced by Hank Behrman. Brown walked, forcing Johnson home with the third Yankee run. Stirnweiss forced Lindell at the plate. P.oblnson to ‘Edwards. Henrich singled to left, scoring Rizzuto and Brown. Stirnweiss stopping at second. Berra flied to Walker, the runners holding their bases. DiMaggio filed to Hermanski. Five runs, three hits, no errors, two left. Sixth Inning Brooklyn—Joe Page went in to pitch for the Yankees. Stanky singled to center. Robinson forced Stanky at second. Rizzuto to Stirnweiss. Reiser beat out a grounder down the first base line for a hit. Walker filed to Henrich, the runners holding their bases. Furlllo (Turn To sago 6, Column 4)