Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 231, Decatur, Adams County, 1 October 1947 — Page 1

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YANKEES TAKE SECOND GAME OF SERIES

Buman Calls J® Nation To I jive On Grain I I i I Citizens Group On I food Meeting For I Plan ns ])ington. Oet 1 — *~ -Tjent Truman, calling <W the X to save at least hXls of grain by wasting less, V today “we must get prices ■n and help hungry people in Xr countries at the same time K spoke to the first session of thlcitizens Pood Committee which met at the white house to plan ■ntary food conservation mea■t the same time. -Mr. Truman S identical letters to the chairmei. ;f the house and senate rela K and appropriations committest, emphasizing that "the conK will soon be called upon to Kider the part which the United c-tefes should play” in the general ■homie program for recovery of He did nut amplify to say whether this meant he would call a special session. ■ut lie asked the committees to SL as soon as possible to conW i<jer a situation in which this cannot provide nec■Kr, assistance to Europe, parti France and Italy, beyond unless "further author! ■ ty i- granted by the congress. ■■‘The problems arising out of ■ the circumstances are of such that they should be ■fc.siered by the congress at the ■Ki. st practicable time,” he said ■ ilhis letter. ■■He described the convening of four committees as "a neces ■ sjry first step.” ■■jeanwhile. Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, of the president's connof economic advisers, disclosed the administration already is ■ Joking to certain stringent econpossibilities — such as re- ■ tfrn of ■unsumer controls — should voluntary food conservation prove insufficient. EBxutiive delivered his third quartreport for this year to Mr at the white house. He afterward that his council had made any specific rerommendabeyond reiterating Mr. Trupreviously elated belief ■Eat ' or.iiumer credit controls, now ■■heduled to end Nov. 1, should be ■ extended. ■ ■Nourse added, however, that “if situation becomes sufficiently the return of rationing and control would have to be — we just, couldn’t let drift — but we hope the eltuaBpem will not get that bad.” ■ ■Nourse said, too, that among the ■ I er Possibilities pointed out but ■ !<>' recommended by his committee some form of control over comKI I 1 urn Tn Pasrc 7 Column 3)

Vian Observance B)l Armistice Day [ ■ Legion Post Plans [ Annual Observance plans for the annual of Armistice Day on lovember 11 were launched last ■ght in a meeting of the executive 'mmittee of Adams post 43. Ameran Legion. The post is planning to stage the ' arly banquet at the Legion home, he meal will be served from 5:30 hi., and will be followed by a ince. Commander Charles Morgan hae imed an Armistice Day commite to direct plans for the affair, embers of the committee are ussell Weldy, Robert Nyffeler and in v. r Poling - Complete details e announced by the commite at a later date. The post also plane to stage a ceremony Armistice Day .. n , t 0 mar ' { “the eleventh eventh the eleventh 4ay of the • ar ° th m °nth” closing of World " o WEATHER ' ncreasi na cloudiness and not ' Ool Thursday y cloudy and somewhat warmsr.

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Says U. S. Wastes 10 Percent Os Food Wholesale Prices Again Resume Rise By United Press President Truman said today that Americans waste 10 percent of the food they buy, and urged them to save 100,000,000 bushels of wheat to feed Europe. Meanwhile, Dun &. Bradstreet, Inc., reported that wholesale food prices resumed their rise, gaining two cents, after a sharp drop of 21 cents the week before. Mr. Truman's statement that the United States still plans to export 470,000,000 bushels of wheat resulted in a mild price rally on the Chicago board of *rade. Wheat reached .an alltime high yesterday, but was down slightly at the opening of trading today. Meanwhile, a congressional subcommittee began hearings on nigh prices in Chicago. An economist for the Jewel Tea Co. testified that the chain grocery's net profits in relation to sales •olume were the lowest in its his*ory. Mr. Truman met with the new'v appointed citizens food committee headed by Charles Luckman, soap company executive "he president asked every Amer'°an to save a bushel of grain in ‘he next few months. He hinted p’ain'y that failure ->f the United States to aid Eurno would help the spread of communism. He said that conserva ’on of food at home also would ■’etp to force prices down. At Chicago’s stockyards, mean ■•hile. a new 1947 high of $36.3 r -er hundred pounds was paid for -hoice steers. Meanwhile the soaring food "Hees showed few signs of level ne off. The price of chuck and round teak on the New York wholesale market rose $2 to $3 per hundred "nunds as consumers shied aw '■om the more expensive cuts o f meat. Hinds and short loins, whin! 'e’d porterhouse and sir'otr tonks. felt the pinch of increa’ -4 y-vers’ resistance, dronnlne •o to $5 per hundred pounds. Seeretarv of agriculture Clin on P. Anderson rebuked official'" "f the Chicago grain exchange ■nd the Kansas City and Minna nnlis exchanges for adopting -’hat he called an “Inadequate” "aje of margin requirements. Anderson said in a letter tr ■’°n. Ralph E. Flanders, R„ Vt. "egterdav that the sliding margin "a’e. requiring traders to put ur an extra five cents of margin each time the market rises 10 V'ptjrn Tn Pqfn 7 Column 7) — o *ort Wayne Man Is Killed In Accident Fort Wayne, Ind., Oct. 1 — State oolice reported today that Harry Tan Devere, 28, Fort Wayne, was tilled instantly last night on U. S. 13 when the car he was driving rashed into a narrow bridge abutment. o — Rev. Otto C. Busse Lions Club Speaker Discusses Service As Army Chaplain The Rev. Otto Carl Busse, pastor of the St. Paul’s Lutheran church at Preble, was the speaker Tuesday evening at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Lions club, held in the Knights of Pythias home. The Rev. Busse, a former lieu-tenant-colonel in the U. S. army, served in both wars as a chaplain. In his addresa before the Lons club he narrated an interesting description of a chaplain's duties and told a full history of the chaplain service since its inception. He told of the importance of the corps and its invaluable aid to the country’s armed forces, citing particular examples. Herman H. Krueckeberg, local banker, was in charge of last night's program. Plans for various club activities were discussed and furthered during the meeting.

U. S., Russia Fail To Break UN Deadlock In Stalemate Over Poland's Successor On Security Council United Nations Hall, Flushing, N. Y„ Oct. l.— (UP)—The United States and the Soviet Union failed today to break their bitter deadlock over a successor to pro-Rus-sian Poland on the United Nations security council and a general assembly decision in the admittedly “dangerous” situation was delayed. The line-up remained unchanged despite overnight caucuses and frantic negotiating during the morning plenary session. The Soviet Union’s candidate, the Ukraine, still held its lead but it was just short of the two-thirds majority needed. The United States’ candidate, India, held its own, too. If elected it would strip the Russians of any supporters in the security council —a position held by Poland for two years. ; The assembly delayed further votes after the eighth apd ninth ballots disclosed no break in the line up of either side and left the delegates locked in the all-out struggle in which the U. S. has carried its punitive diplomatic campaign against the Russians into UN elections. The assembly then in four ballots succeeded in electing six members to the economic and social council—Soviet Russia, Britain, Brazil, Denmark, Australia and Poland. It took three run-off ballots to decide betwfeen Poland the Iran, the runner-up. The assembly adjourned until afternoon when it will elect two new members to the trusteeship council and then return to the deadlock over the security council. The afternoon meeting will coincide with a security council meeting at Lake Success where voting on the admission of Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Finland is expected. The eighth ballot gave the Soviet Ukraine 31 votes and India 23 — virtually the same division which prevailed throughout seven inconclusive ballots yesterday. The ninth ballot was about the same — Ukraine 32 votes; India 24 votes. Overnight caucuses brought no change. The Latin Americans, who made a deal with Russia yes- . (Turn To Page 7. Column 3) — Mrs. Mary E. Hahnn Dies Last Evening Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Mrs. Mary Ellen Hahnn, 77, lifelong resident of Adams county, died at 6 o’clock Tuesday evening at the home of her son, Homer Hahnn. 928 West Marshall street. Death wais caused by complications. She was born in Adams county April 21, 1870, a daughter of Henry and Jane Knavel. Her husband, Abraham, .preceded her in death. She was a member of the Methodist church. Surviving in addition to the son are a foster daughter, Mrs. Dollie Stahl, of Decatur; one brother, John Knavel; and a half brother, Howard Laughen: two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. One daughter fe deceased. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Stahl residence, 640 Line street, with burial in the Ray cemetery west of Manroe. The body will be removed from the Lobenstein funeral home to the Stahl residence at 1 p.m. Thursday. ———o Funeral Is Held For Local Man's Father Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lane and family have returned from Holton, where funeral services were held yesterday for the former’s father, Luther Leroy Lane, 72. The elder Mr. Lane, who had been visiting here throughout the summer months, died Saturday night at his Holten home.

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Want UN To Rule Red Balkans I’ vP 4 1 Jk wifi H Ik FOUR BALKAN EXILES, leaders of Peasant parties, meet in UN delegates’ lounge at Flushing, N. Y.. to discuss their request that the UN “take over" and "rule” five Balkan and eastern European nations to prevent their current communistic governments from starting another war. From left, the Balkan Peasant party leaders are Ferenc Nagy, Hungary; Dr. Vladko Macck, Yugoslavia; Dr. George M. Dimitrov, Bulgaria; Alexander Cretzianu. Rumania.

Europe’s Emergency Needs Over Billion Lie Warns Urgency Os Aid To Europe United Nations Hall, Flushing, N. Y„ Oct. I—(UP)—The emergency 1947 needs of Europe's wardevastated countries have been estimated in a United Nations report at $1,787,000,000 —more than three times the sum President Truman has asked congressional leaders to consider as a possible stopgap appropriation for western Europe alone. UN secretary general Trygve Lie warned, in a balance sheet issued last night, that unless new funds are provided quickly, "the year 1948 will see most of the countries with their foreign credits exhausted, and their foreign exchange assets rapidly running out if not already depleted.” He added that some countries might well be forced to lower stiP further their already - marginal standards of living by curtailing imports. The three western- European countries which, according to the report, would be unable without further aid to mjike up their 1947 deficits out of credits or exchange assets are France, Italy and Germany. These are the same three countries President Truman said w’ould need a total of $580,00P,000 additional help to tide them over on a “starvation basis” until the Marshall aid plan might be put through congress next year. The deficit for these three countries, as estimated in the UN report, totals $784,300,000. The remainder of the deficit —or slightly more than $1,000,000 —is the estimate for six nations in the Soviet orbit, none of them covered by the Marshall plan. They are Poland, Austria, Yugoslavia, Albania, Finland. and Hungary.

National Newspaper Week, Circulation Is Over 4,000

The Decatur Daily Democrat enters national newspaper week with a daily net paid circulation of more than 4,000, of which 2,175 copies are sold and delivered each afternoon in the city. Home delivery of the paper is made by 19 carrier salesmen and their helpers, totaling about 35 in all, on established routes through out the city. local news stands sell approximately 50 copies each evening. On the rural routes and in what la called the local trading area, 3,782 papers were mailed and delivered last evening. This figure embraces a reading family of more than 13,000. President Truman issued the following statement on the observance of national newspaper week: “We have the best and freest press iu the world, but, as in all other fields of human endeavor, there is always room for improvement. Consequently, it is fitting that there should be a national newspaper week when the news-

Alva Lyon Nevil Dies Tuesday Night Alva Loyn Nevil, 37, former employe of the Decatur Casting Co., died of cancer at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday at his home in Ceylon. Surviving are the wife, Florence; two daughters, Marie and Shirley, at home, and seven brothers and five sisters. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Geneva Evangelical United Brethren church, the Rev. Paul Logan officiating. The >ody will remain at the Hardy & lardy funeral home until time of he services. 0 Strike Is Averted At Shoe Factory Agreement Signed Before Deadline St. Louis, Mo., Oct. I—(UP)1 —(UP) — \ strike of 13,000 employes a 7 plants of the Internationc' 'hoe company was called off fiv< ’inutes before the deadline early oday. Raymond Swansen, In'ernatlon 1 president of the CIO United "■hoe workers, said the unio’ "gotlators signed an agreeme”’ ith representatives of the com ■>'>nv at 11:55 p. m. (CST) las* ight. The strike had been call'd for 12:01 a. m. The strike would have affected 'otnpany plants in Missouri, Illinois and New Hampshire. The agreement, which is subject to ratification by the union locals, calls for an immediate increase of three cents an hour. The increase is based on the higher cost of living since the last wage rate was set last March. Swansen and J. L. Johnson, director of industrial relations for the company, said in a joint statement that -tlie three cent increase was based on tlie department of (Turn To Page fi. Column 1>

papers of the United States may take stock of their services to their readera. “1 like the slogan you have chosen this year — ‘Your newspaper serves freedom by serving you.’ There can be no greater contribution to the welfare of our nation and the world than service in the cause of freedom. We are too much inclined to take our own freedom as a matter of course. We need to defend it always, and we need now to do all that we can to extend blessings of freedom throughout the world. “Newspapers have played a splendid part in this great cause, and I know they can be counted upon in the future.” The Decatur Daily Democrat wad founded in 1903 by the late L. G. ElUngham. later publisher of the Fort Wayne Journal - Gazette, and J. H. Heller, present publisher. The daily is the successor of the Decatur Democrat, a weekly, Awhich traces its beginning back to 1857.

Batter Brooklyn Hurlers To Take Second Straight Battle Os World Series

Coal Shortage This Winter Is Foreseen See Little Hope Os Averting Shortage Washington. Q|bt. I—(UP) — Government officials saw little or no hope today for averting a coal shortage this winter. They estimated that coal production is running several million tons a month behind exports, and domestic consumption, principally because of the coal car shortage. This has sent winter stockpiles tumbling when they should be building, these officials said, and the 20 percent cut in allotment of cars to carry export coal during October will only slow down the decline. They hoped for some relief after winter weather stops or curtails roadbuilding and construction and permits diversion of sand and gravel cars to the coal fields. But a spokesman for the association of American railroads said the diversion of such cars would only offset a normal 10 percent drop in railroad efficiency during the winter. In later summer and fall, coal users normally stock up for cold weather. Although coal production usually rises in winter, it has never met space-heating demands by itself. EVen so, government experts predicted a near-record production for the year of around 600.000,000 tons. The highest was reached in 1944 with 620.000,000 tons. In addition to great domestic demands for coal, foreign shipments to Europe have gone up from 1,615,000 tons in 1939 to around 24,500,000 tons for the first eight months of this year. As of Sept 20, total production for the year was 437,898,000 tons. During the first six months, mines turned out around 13,000,000 tons a week. But. officials pointed out, (Turn Tn o Mrs. Geo. Dellinger Dies This Morning Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Mrs. Margaret E. Dellinger, 78, died at 1:25 o’clock this morning at her home, 922 Mercer avenue, after a three months illness of complications. She was bom in Van Wert county, 0., February 24, 1869, a daughter of John and Catherine Bilderback. She was married to George Dellinger November 11, 1886, and they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 1946. They have resided in Decatur since 1916. She was a member of the Salem Methodist church. Surviving in addition to her husband are two sons Frank Dellinger of Blue Creek township and William of Decatur; one daughter, Mrs. K. S. Neptune of Fort Wayne; one brother, Fred Bilderback, one sister. Mrs. Elias Hillman, both of Willshire, O.; 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Two brothers and one sister preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Black funeral home, with the Rev. Seth Painter officiating. Burial will be in the Clark cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock this evening. Scheiner Funeral Services Friday Funeral services for Edward J. Scheiner. who died Monday night, will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at the St. Mary's Catholic church, with burial in the Catholic cemetery. The body will remain at the Zwick funeral home, where friends may call after 7 o’clock this evening -until time pf the services.

Clay Demands Explanation Os Soviet Tirade Anti-American Blast Bv Reds' Propaganda Chief Draws Fire Berlin. Oct. 1 —(UP)— Gen. Lucius D. Clay said today he had asked mashall Vaseily Sokolovsky for an official explanation of an anti-American tirade by the Soviet propaganda chief in Berlin before a German audience last week. Sokolovsky replied to Clay that he was not acquainted with the speech in question, and would in? vestigate. Clay, U. S. military governor in Germany, revealed at a press conference that he had sought an explanation from the Russian military governor. Clay also announced without qualification that plants in the western zones listed for dismantling would be dismantled regardless of any German opposition. “If we declare that plant is going to be dismantled, it is going to be dismantled,” Clay said, spacing his words deliberately for einphasis. Clay said he had taken official action with regard to a speech by Col. Sergei Tulpanov, head of the Soviet propaganda department. Tulpanov as much as told a let'tish audience, Clay said, that the United States was to be considered as in enemy. Clay said he asked Sokolovsky at a meeting of the allied control council yesterday to investigate whether Tulpanov’s “inflammatory" speech was delivered with he knowledge and approval of the Soviet military government, and whether it represented Soviet policy in Germany. Clay said he took strong exception to Tulpanov’.? allegations that American monopoly were seeking to gain control of Germany and that “American criminal elements" were negotiating a deal. Clay said those allegations were Turn To Paffe 2. Column fit

Arnold Conrad New High School Teacher Named Commercial Instructor Here Arnold L. Conrad, of Preble, a teacher for the last two years at Pleasant Mills high school, will succeed the late Vaughn Millikan as instructor of commercial subjects, mathematics and health at Decatur junior-senior high school, it was annouuced today by Walter J. Krick, superintendent. Mr. Conrad will start his new duties next Monday morning. He is a graduate of Ball State Teachers college at Muncie and served three years in the armed forces during the war. He has completed two summers’ w-ork on his master’s degree. Following his service in the armed forces, Mr. Conrad returned here and assumed a post with Pleasant Mills high school in St. Mary's township. The new local instructor will continue to reside in Preble. Increase Rental Rental of the Decatur juniorsenior high school auditorium will be S6O a day this year for use either as a basketball floor or as an auditorium, it was also announced today by the superintendent. The Lincoln school auditoriumgymnasium will rent for S2O a day, it was’ stated. Arrangements for either may be made at the‘officeI’of 1 ’of the superintendent of schools.

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Hard Hitting Marks Yank Victory Over Dodgers; Reynolds Hurls Yankee Win Score by innings: RHE Brooklyn 001 100 001— 3 9 2 New York 101 121 40x—10 15 1 Today's Lineups Brooklyn New York Stanky, 2b Stirnweiss, 2b Robinson, lb Henrich, rs Reiser, cf Lindell. If Walker, rs Di Maggio, cf Hermanski. If McQuinn, lb Edwards, c W. Johnson. 3b Reese, ss Rizzuto, ss Jorgensen. 3b Berra, c Lombardi, p Reynolds, p New York, Oct. 1. —(UP) —The New York Yankees defeated Brooklyn 10 to 3 in the second world series game today. A play-by-play account follows: First Inning Brooklyn— Stanky strudk out. Robinson also fanned. Reiser flied to Lindell. New York —Stirnweiss iinstd a single to right. Henrich lined a single into short center, Stirnweiss racing to third. Lindell hit into a double play, Jorgensen to Stanky to Robinson, Stirnweiss scoring. DiMaggio singled off Reese’s glove. McQuinn struck out. One run, three hits, no errors, one left Second lening Brooklyn—Walker lined to Di Maggio. Hermanski fouled to John son. Edwards struck out. New York — Johnson fifed to Walker. Rizzuto bunted and was thrown out, Jorgensen to Robinson. Stanky threw out Berra. Third Inning Brooklyn—Reese walked. Jorgensen lined to Henrich, Reese holding first. Lombardi flied to DiMaggio. Rease again holding first. Reese stole second. Stanky singled over second, Stirnweiss making a nice stop but throwing too late to get the runner at first, Reese going to third. Robinson singled to left. Reese scoring and Stanky stopping at second. Reiser etruck out. One run, two hits, no errors, two left. New York—Reynolds grounded out, Jorgensen to Robinson. Stlmwelss tripled to right center. Henrich fouled to Jorgensen. Lindell tripled to deep right center, Stirnweiss scoring DiMaggio was passed purposely. McQuinn struck out. One run, two hits, no errors, two left. Fourth Inning Brooklyn — Walker lined Reynolds’ first pitch into the right field stands for the first home run of the series. Hermanski grounded out. McQuinn to Reynolds, who (Turn To Page 6, Column 51 o Adams County Man Held For Forgery Confesses Forgery When Questioned William Sanders, 65, of west of Monroe, was being held here late today in connection with a series of check forgeries. Sanders admitted in questioning by prosecutor Myles F. Parrish and sheriff Herman Bowman to one forgery in detail and several others in general. He confessed to forging a check and giving it to Howard Raver at the South End grocery in the sum of $lO, making a purchase and taking the balance in cash. He admitted forging several other checks in Adams and Wells counties ranging up to $28.60 and confessed having served a term in the Michigan City state prison for forgery. Sanders was arrested by sheriff Bowman shortly before noon today and is expected to be arraigned in circuit court here before Judge Earl B. Adame.