Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 243, Decatur, Adams County, 15 October 1947 — Page 1

IvTTIV? No. 243.

ISK PRICE CONTROL, RATIONING REVIVED

"18|| " gßymes Urges I United States I Challenge Reds “fill .. ‘*l |Jmc r Secretary I O State Bitter Futile Work I Bpigton. net. 15.—(UP)— C i Formw lecre'.ary of state James I F Byrn< : ufged the United States challenge the Soviet threats of separate with Germany ’ Aus_ I tria and Japan, and to prepare —if drive the Red army I out offcermany by force. hl EMi>it ,pr 'd by nearly two years I of futih negotiating with the Rusli . pyrius advocated “better B'sndS<” t atomic bombs as an anil "” r A the Soviet refusal to ac--1 „t th- I' S. atomic energy plan. I ge propos'd a in-step "course of » action" fo>’ restoring “peace" Vb whfei would siart with immediate | 1 abolition of the “worthless’ Big 'T ■ Four coiim il of foreign ministers. 1 which Byrnes created, and would I end, if th l ' Russians refused to go 111 alowwith World War 111. "| Hi* proposals are made in his I memlrs. "Speaking Frankly.” pubI Halted today by Harper Brothers. 5 conclusion — one he I hopes is wrong -is that the RusI siank may have to be driven out I Neve: tefore has a secretary of I state: told his story so soon after 1 retirement. Byrnes quit only last I Janitor on grounds of ill health. | Hypes believes the only way to I keeplEussia from seeking fulfillE mentis: her objectives is to con..V Vinco her that the United States E and the other nations will use M l forcej despite the United Nations ■ veto, Ito stop her. g “I do not doubt that (the RusI eian’S) ultimate goal is to domi- ■ note,pn one way or another, all of I Europe.” he wrote. I Wrning against a “do-nothing-K excent-protest" policy, he proposal . . the Soviet Union is made ■ to ifc ze now that if it commits ■ anß)t ,ls aggression, we will ap,l peal immediately to the security I council of the United Nations; if i| we|Snake it clear that a Soviet • veto in the security council will I bring a call upon the other United ■ Natkrn to ad collectively to supI P®B ail <l enforce the principles of I UMOtharter--if these things are I male clear. I do not believe the will violate the integrity jß>f any country. "®>r many reasons the Soviets do.yt want war - They will. I be‘retire in a very decent mannew But if the other powers do not ‘hu® firm' then, as Marx warned us as the Czarist Russians, ’conqiM follows conquest and annexatkSßfollows annexation’.” said he would reverse his jßenee and firmness” policy to ■W "firmness and patience”— IK emphasis now on firmness. Th, book contains many disd®res. including: fl Stalin told the late president at Yalta he never would signed the nonaggression pact Hitler in 1939 if Britain and 'fl 66 had not snubbed Russia Hitler at Munich. • Hitler decided to make war ■Bosnia a year after the pact was because (Byrnes believes) S °T et toreign minister V. M. Molow'overplayed his hand” and com- -■ Bed a “major diplomatic blunIT'o p age 3> Co ] umn 4) —— o •W v - James Meadows Mons Club Speaker Rev. James R. Meadows of '®eity was the speaker Tuesday at the weekly meeting of JW Decatur Lions club, held In fl Kni « hts of Pythias home, jue ‘Tater Family” was the B of his interesting address. listed the members of the ter family" as “dic-tater, hesiW r ' M ag i ‘tater, Imi-tater and specdescribing each one in parar. Rev. Meadows, publisher . 1 moi| thly religious publication, We credit to the saying that ® rou P has a “Tater family” fl Arthur Flake. Dr. H. FrohnapW was in charge of the program. I WEATHER t ■ Generally fair and mi | d tO . ipht; Thuracray fair and w ,rm.

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No Parking Tonight Along Parade Route Police chief Ed Miller today stated that parking will not be permitted on Second street from Madison to Jackson and on Jackson street from First to Second street after 7 o’clock tonight until after the parade, honoring the Moose national champion softball team. Boy Scouts in uniform will assist city police in keeping motorists from parking in the restricted area and otherwise aid in directing the parade. (T AFL Voles To Fight NAM In 1948 Election Funds Are Voted To Fight Industry For Support Os Voters San Francisco. Oct. 15—(UP)— The American Federation of Labor voted today for a battle of dollars against the National Association of Manufacturers to win the support of the nation's voters in 1948. The 66th convention voted unanimously to increase the per capita tax per member to a flat three cents, a move estimated to Increase receipts by $1,000,000 annually. It likewise granted authority to the executive council to assess the 7,600,000 members one cent per week up to 26 weeks per year “whenever the welfare of the AFL” requires such assessment. This move would provide $2,000.000 annually if the full 26week authority is exercised. The swift action came within a few minutes of the convention opening as delegates got set to take the CIO and communists to the woodshed for a shellacking like the one it gave John L. Lewis’ miners last night. In urging adoption of the two financial measures, the committee on laws said that additional funds are needed for “establishment and maintenance of a permanent public, relations program for the purpose of offsetting the widespread propaganda activities of the powerful forces arrayed against organized labor.” The committee pointed out that the NAM is planning a $2,000,000 public relations program for Hie coming year. The AFL program “should be aimed not only at the repeal of (Turn Tn Pae’*' 6. Column 6) 'Talk 01 Hour' Club Program On Monday Decatur Chapter To Open Fall Season The Decatur chapter of the “Talk of the Hour” club will open its fall season, Monday, October 20, with the appearance of the Cromers, at the Decatur juniorsenior high school. ’Julian Gromer, world traveler and photographer, has just returned from Nigeria, West Africa. He has several film programs, “Hawaiian Paradise,” “Sunny Cuba” and his latest. "African Life,’ in full color. During the exhibition, Mrs. Gromer handles the musical background wih a double set of transcription turntables. For his appearance here. Gromer will show his film titled “Hawaiian Paradise." An expert lensman. Gromer has several of the latest type of motion picture cameras. His pictures are so excellent, audiences usually feel as though they were making the trip with the Gromers. He furnishes complete projection equipment and the newest 94-inch beaded screen which brings out the best of the colored films. This program is a replacement of the April attraction. Dr. Orris, who was scheduled for October, is still in Europe and will appear here either in December or January. Major Paul Cyr will present his topic on ovember 20. The remainder of the year’s programs will be held at the high school.

All 69 Aboard Plane Down At Sea Are Saved Rescue, Operations Completed Today, To Destroy Plane New York, Oct. 15—(UP)-rThe last of 69 persons aboard the old flying boat Bermuda Sky Queen when it made a forced landing in the mid-Atlantic yesterday wore rescued early today by the coast guard. A brief message from the coast guard cutter Bibb at 5:45 a. m. reported that all were safe and the six-year-old flying boat would be destroyed. It was leaking badly. Those rescued today included 17 men and one woman who had spent a perilous night aboard the Sky Queen. “All passengers and crew members aboard,” said the terse message from Capt. Paul Cronk, Waban. Mass., skipper of the Bibb. “Will advise further to passenger and crew details after careful check. Will recommend plane be destroyed. Pilot (Charles) Martin agrees.” The plane landed in the ocean yesterday when its fuel supply was exhausted by strong headwinds while flying from Foynes, Eire, to Baltimore, Md., byway of Newfoundland. The 62 passengers aboard were a record number for a transatlantic flight. Capt. Martin, 33, Miami, Fla., set the plane down in the water, churned by 35 foot waves, in what the coast guard described as an “incomparable” landing. None of the passengers or crew members was injured in the landing, but one crew member suffered slight head injuries while being transferred to the Bibb last night. Forty-four of the 62 passengers were rescued yesterday before darkness forced a halt to rescue operations. No details of today’s rescue (Turn To Page 2. Column 4) O Limberlost Cabin Deed Is Accepted Property Officially Transferred Tuesday The state of Indiana, under supervision of the state department of conservation, is now the owner of the original Gene Stratton Porter Limberlost cabin at Geneva. The deed was accepted by Lieut.-Gov. Richard James on behalf of the state Tuesday afternoon. The Geneva home, which is a state memorial, already has been visited by hundreds of people, but official action of transferring the property was not completed until yesterday. The Geneva group of citizens who sponsored the project retained three lots near the home and these probably will be converted into a town park. More than 75 Adams county conservationists, state officials and guests made a tour of the entire project yesterday afternoon in school buses and the land which eventually will be a lake, three miles in length and a halt mile wide, in Adams and Jay counties was inspected. » The lake will include what formerly was known as the lob, or Limberlost swampland adjoining Geneva on the south and Bryant on the north. 0 — Paris Is Paralyzed By Transport Strike Paris, Oct. 15 —(UP) — The government decided today to refuse to negotiate with the Communistled general confederation of labor until it calls off its transport strike which paralyzed the capital for the second straight day. A spokesman for premier Paul Ramadier said after an emergency cabinet meeting that the government would have no dealings with the union leaders so long as the Paris Metro (subway) trains and buses sat idle in their

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, October 15, 1947

— —■ — I Solon’s Escape Death In Greece p- u - '• W w' JL : r J- ' ' 'Jr ■MBF WM Wte Rep. D. L. Jackson Rep. O. E. Teague TOURING EUROPE with a House foreign affairs subcommittee, I Rep. Donald L. Jackson (R), Cal., and Rep. Olin E. Teague (D), , Tex., narrowly escaped death north of Silkis, Greece, when mortar shells exploded near their jeep. The U. S. solons were fired upon while inspecting the juncture of Bulgaria and Yugoslavia.

Red Cross Chapter ‘ Discusses Plans Quarterly Meeting Held Tuesday Night r A general discussion of activi- [ ties and plans for the 1948 drive were discussed by directors of the county Red Cross chapter last evening. The quarterly meeting t was in charge of C. E. Bell, county i chairman. The annual enrollment of the r schools in the county in the Junior . Red Cross will begin in November . Miss Grace Coffee, chairman, an- . nounced. This year every school . in the county is enrolled and Miss Coffee hopes to duplicate the recj ord for 1948. . Articles made by school children . will be displayed at the teacher’s conference in Fort Wayne, Miss , Coffee stated. Work on gift pack- - ages is being done and shipment will be made so that the articles reach hospitals and veterans in time for Christmas. A policy on extending relief to transients, civilians and veterans will be drafted and submitted to the chapter for approval. Mrs. Ruth Hollingsworth, executive secretary, gave an outline of the budget meeting held in Portland yesterday afternoon, at which Miss Bess Kinsey explained the system of compilation. Budgets are ’ being prepared on a 16-month i basis, covering the period from . March 1, 1948 to July 1, 1949. Based on expenditures of the ! local chapter, the 12-month budget ' for the period from March 1, 1948 ’ to March 1. 1949, is $6,830. For the additional four months, ex--1 penditures are estimated at $2,200. ' However, the chapter will ask for ; only $5,578 applying about 30 per- ' cent of its cash balance to the 16 months’ expenditures. Final compilation will be made at a later I r meeting, Mr. Bell stated.

World War 111 Rumors Rampant ! In City, One Reservist Called >

Decatur may be a long way from either coast line. It may not have ' the harbors of San Francisco or ' New York. It may not have the dlp- ' lomats and governmental big-wigs of Washington. But it can “start world wars” just the same. Rumors of “World War III” ran fampant in Decatur today, after picking up in momentum all day Monday and Monday night. As this reporter sees it, the whole thing started with Vaun Liniger, owner and operator of Liniger’s Airport, just west of the ’ city. Vaun, an army air forces cap- , tain in World War 11, was offered a captain’s commission to come back into service. There was nothing mandatory about the commission—at least, not now. But Vaun did accept and has until about . November 30 to go back into the service he left at the close of War ! 11. Somehow the idle tongue of Dame Rumor must have confused

BULLETIN Denver, Oct. 15. — (UP) — A Sergeant seriously injured staggered into a garage at Cascade, Colo., today and reported that a C-47 transport plane with himself and six others aboard, crashed last night west of Colorado Springs. He said that two members of the crew were killed, and three others were injured seriously. 0 Train Wrecked Near Kokomo, Boys Held Boys Admit Putting Spike Between Rails ~T Kokomo, Ind., Oct. 15 —(UP) — Police said today that two eight-year-old boys admitted in preliminary questioning that they put a railroad spike between the rails of the Pennsylvania tracks at an unlocked switch, causing a wreck that derailed five cars and injured five persons. The passenger train, a streamliner. was wrecked late yesterday as it gained speed after a stop at the Kokomo station. City police chief C. A. O'Neill said the two boys were question-, ed last night, after a loose spike was found at the wreck scene. He said they admitted they found the spike lying along the tracks, and walked a short distance along the rails to a switch. They found it unlocked, O’Neill said, opened it about half way and dropped the spike between the rails. Three agents of the federal bureau of investigation, railroad detectives and city and state police planned to question the boys further at police headquarters this morning. It was learned that the authorities would try to learn why the (Turn Tn Page 3. Column St

the story of Vaun’s re-entering the service. The wags have it that he was "ordered” back to active duty from the inactive reserve ranks. That started it. This reporter talked to a man “who talked to two men”—both of whom as army air forces reservists had “orders” to report back to active duty. This all happened Monday. This morning over the usual cups of coffee the word got around that 14 reservists in and near the city had “received their orders.” So help us —by noon, the number' “ordered” back had risen to 26. And there were those who emphatiically declared “they could prove it.” Captain-to-be Liniger, himself, admitted he had heard the rumors, but could hardly believe he was the unintentional cause of it all. “I am not a bit surprised,” declared one reservist, “we are near war with ‘you-know-who’-^—and did you hear Winchell JSunday night?” Late today, a survey revealed only Mr. Liniger had actually received orders, however.

I ' CIO Demands Revival Os Price Control And Rationing For Nation

Truman Moves To Ease French Dollar Shortage Authorizes Buying Os Francs To Ease Nation's Economy Washington. Oct. 15 —‘(UP j— President Truman, acting to ease the French government’s dollar shortage, today authorized the army to buy $50,000,01)0 worth of Francs from France. Mr. Truman said in a statement that the francs will be used in payment of the army’s obligations or for other U. S. expenditures in France. It was the second administration move this week to bolster the French economy. Monday the ex-port-import bank liberalized the terms of $650,000,000 credit to France to permit that country to use any part of the balance of $180,000,000 in undisbursed funds to purchase coal and other vital : raw materials. Mr. Truman’s statement was issued by the white house soon after acting secretary of state Robert A. Lovett said that this government was carefully studying whether it legally could seize the assets of foreign nationals to meet emergency aid requirements of western (Turn To Pae* 1 6. Column 7) * ’ A—, o Decatur High Offers Auto Driver Course New Car Loaned To School For Course The Decatur Junior-senior high school today became the 69th high school in the Chicago Motor club’s territory to complete arrangements for a course in driver’s education and training. A new Ford sedan for behind-the-wheel instruction is to be loaned to the high school by W. 'E. Brant, of the Brant Motors, Inc., in this city. Walter J. Krick, city achool superintendent, revealed that the car will be used a minimum of 12 class periods per week for the instructional purposes. The car is to be used only for this purpose. Under the plan of the motor club, a local dealer lends the car to the school for the academic year without cost. Dual controls for the car. classroom materials, testing aids, etc, are furnished at cost by the motor club. Sylvester Everhart, of the school faculty, will be the instructor, Mr. Krick stated. Mr. Everhart is qualified as an instructor, having completed special short courses in driver education. Mr. Krick said that it is unlikely any other teachers will attend short courses being offered and that one instructor will be sufficient for the present. 0 Local Church Host To Fall Institute The Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church will be host to churhc workers from Berne Portland Van Wert O. and Celina O. at a fall institute here Thursday. Two Sesions wilt belheld the afternoon meeting at 2:30 o’clock and ’the evening session at 7:30. The Rev. M. O. Herman, superintendent of the Indianapolis district will be in charge, and the Rev. G. S. Lozier, former local pastor now superintendent of the EllJhart district, will also speak. Other ministers who will participate in the program are: the Rev. H. 11. Hazenfield of Indianapolis, the Rev. B. G. Thomas of Urbana, the Rev. C. E. Koertge of Evansville and the Rev. A. L. Keller of Mt. Cannel, 111.

Rotary Governor r W. McK. White, governor of the ! 154th district of Rotary International. will make his official visit to the Decatur Rotary club Thurs--1 day evening. 9 ~ ; Rotary Governor To I) Make Official Visit 1 Makes Annual Visit t To City Thursday ii. Rotarians of Decatur will be s hosts at their meeting Thursday to W. McK. White, of Elkhart, govi ernor of the 154th district of Rotary ■ International, who is making his annual official visit tq each Rotary club in northern Indiana. Mr. White is one of 173 governors of districts in Rotary who are at present conferring with jglub officers and committee chairmen concerning club administration and service activities. % Tomorrow Gov. White will first meet with local club officers and; directors, who are :the Rev. Wil-; liam C. Feller, president; Colin I Finlayson, vice president; Louis | l A. Jacobs. secretary; Harold I 1 Engle, treasurer; and directors C. 3 E. Bell, Ernest Karlen, and Earl 3 Fuhrman, past president. He will 1 then address the Rotary club and later meet with all committee " chairmen who compose the club 5 assembly. f The 154th Rotary district in--3 eludes 36 clubs in Northern Indiana, extending from East Chicago 1 to Angola on the north, and from 3 Fowler to Berne on the south. 2 Rotary International now em- ’ braces over 6,30 ff clubs in 78 na--5 tions or geographical areas of the world, with a total of over • 305,000 inembers. During the last » (Turn To Pajje 2. Column 5) o a ■ Hilton Elected To ! State Lodge Office i Junior Sagamore Os Red Men Os State A. N. Hilton. Decatur, was elect- ’ ed junior sagamore of the Indiana great council of the Improved Order of Red Men in convention at Indianapolis Tuesday, and by virtue of his election he will be elevated each year until he becomes head of the state organization. I Mr. Hilton dfeated his nearest competitor in the contest bv more > than a 4-1 vote and by so doing becomes the first member of the Decatur lodge to hold a state elec- ! tive office. 5 B. F. Breiner, Charles Cook and Mr. Hilton represented the Decatur lodge at the state convention, . which opened Tuesday morning and closed last night following the r election of officers. All other state t officers were advanced, in accord- . ance with the established rule of a elevation. A year ago, Mr. Hilton was sec- . ond in a four-man contest for the . post of junior sagamore and his . success this year was predicted by those close to the leadership.

Price Four Cents

Ask Restoration As One Step Toward Maintaining Full U. S. Employment Boston, Oct. 15 —(UP)— The CTO demanded today that price control and rationing be revived as one step toward maintaining full employment. The demand was’ made in a resolution that was one of a series approved by the ninth CIO national convention as it cleared its decks to hear a foreign policy speech this afternoon by secre- ; tary of state George C. Marshall. Besides rationing and price control, the full employment resolution demanded a 75-cent-an-hour minimum wage fixed by federal law. higher tax exemptions for low income groups, liberalized unemployment insurance and a program to assure equitable distribution of farm income. The resolution also proposed that the government force an expansion of production in basic industries such as steel and provide other employment opportunities through public housing and public works programs. The resolution was adopted after Emil Rieve, president of the United Textile Workers and chairman of the CIO full employment committee, told the convention that prevailing “full employ ihent" could not continue because 5 income was not being disttibiiled t equitably. He asserted that labor already r had saved the country from a j depression with wage increases ' won in the past two years. Those I wage increases, he said, “righted •! the economy” when it was on the ■ v?rge of a “tailspin." i Other resolutions approved today protested the revival of “antilabor injunctions” and the passage of state “anti-labor” laws. Meanwhile, some right wing I CIO leaders were planning to j support a compromise convention I foreign policy declaration with lan indictment of communist I views on foreign policy Broaden Drive Washington. Oct. 15 —(UP) — Americans faced the prospect of i sharp cut in beer supplies today as President Truman’s food committee broadened its grain conservation drive to include the flour and breakfast food Indus(Turn Tn Pas’* 1 Cn’iimn o Continue Hearing In Mandamus Suit Parties Agree To Continued Hearing Action on the suit brought to modify judgment in the Wabash dredge mandamus proceedings, scheduled to be heard by Judge Earl B. Adams in circuit court today, was continued by agreement of parties. Judge Adams was to have heard the petition brought by ■ county commissioner John Augsburger to modify the judgment, since he declared that he had not been properly served notice of ■ the court's ruling, mandating the • commissioners to issue bonds for i the dredging. The possession suit of Orval Lenhart against. Dowell Singer > was reset for trial on October 20. In the divorce case of Frances • Roloff against Russell Roloff. the ■ court ordered the defendant to pay S2O per week support for the I plaintiff and minor child and $75 • for her attorney fees. , In the divorce case of Dorothy : against Robert High, a citation • for the defendant was ordered, ■ returnable October IS. Hubert R. MeClenahan entered ’ his appearance for the defendant, Edgar Clem, in a suit to fore- ■ close brought by Herman Brown i and a suit for wages brought by i George Paul Morton. The de- ’ fendant was ruled to answer in both cases.