Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 247, Decatur, Adams County, 20 October 1947 — Page 1

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lOpen Hearing - In Hollywood Ml <h> Producer Demes 4ny Un-American K|l ies Produced V WasS^'o' l ’ 0< '- 20 “ (UP) — '“'*l MoJiKodueer Jaek T “ Warner 1 ttda.i he had fired Kix wril ’ il to inject “un-Amer- ' I lean ■fei l ’* B " itl '° scr ’ r>ts for his are (• . ( i io J n„t vi< • president of Warn- 4 Sl 3er Br©i> -s tol(1 the 110USe un ’ til, Ame rlear activities committee he had BB*e KPen a communist and le n -wouldn’t know one if he did see ljj[ I He#l- I that he had managed T Ito cut out all “unAmerican" ideas pom Warner scripts and that Mnial never seen any Amer- ** i ieanßotion picture containing si > the cemmunisi doctrine of for--111 ■ rihla Overthrow of the governdu ' 4 I Warjer was the first witness as the Qniittee began public hear- ~~ ings hire to find out "to what exteat" •mniunists have infiltrated .. j , "■ AlHfrgh Warner said he fired six writ i s he did not name them. "" He did. however, give the committeep list of 12 script writers wtaMbontracts. Warner said, he didtSTrenew because he did npt like the “slant" of their work. OrigOly he listed 15 writers but I later said he did not suspec'j thrdKf them of possessing unAm«Bn ideas. WPre Guy Bndc/e ’ Ring ~ hardier Jr.. Gordon Kahn, Howard Roch. John H. Lawson. Dalton ■himbo. John Wexley. Albert ” Malta, F Emmett Lavery. Erwin Shaw. Alvah Besie. and Clifford Odets. * Warner testified that: l.BDharges that the White House;— in the Roosevelt days — used pn-ssurb to induce his studio oroduct proßussian films were "fantasy. ’’ 2..T1 would favor legislation i( makiag the communist party “an illegal organization" if such a law dlß®oi contravene the bill of rights. movies as well as the H|Kmist be free. Wwner's testimony about film ■ writes with “unAmerican ideas" ■ was ■licited by committee coun- . E s ®' wberi E. Strip'ing and chairJ. Rpi’t il Thomas. In opening the ■ hearfcg-. Thomas said Hollywood ■ fiSSßunists were trying to spread ■- Soviet totalitarianism. I read previous test\ ■ moaf by W arner that communists K had pained access to the studios I bet T n 1936 and 194 °- | "There are people wi’th uTt-’ ® leanings — most ip) J width). positions — who have unideas." Warner replied. || (Turn To Page 6, Column 2) J W. O—— — UB Gould Funeral Held In lowa funeral Friday For Former Monroe Lad services will be held at la., Friday for Earl Gould, §Sg° rmer Monroe youth serving in - 8. navy, who died October W Long Beach, Calif. JgP” lad died from injuries sus- " on October 2, while he was in loading a ship at the EM Pedro, Calif,, docks. body is expected to arrive at the home of the mother, Mrs. Alice Schol33G Ninth AVe„ So., V° n ' I a -> where it is being from the west coast. will be in the Memorial at Clinton. 3jP e ruth's father. Paul Gould. a^B* erly of this community, now at Huntington. A sister, Agnes LaPlant, of Clinton; Mrs. Sadie Gould of and Joe Krick, Decatur, ••te survive. « ■pact details of the fatal inwhich the boy received have een learned here, although it he suffered a head in-

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Protest Holding Embassy Employe Warsaw, Oct. 20 —(UP) — Informed sources said today that U. S. ambassador Stanton Griffis would protest to the Polish government against the holding of an embassy woman employe by the Warsaw security police for five hours. The woman is Mrs. Wanda Sroka, a secretary. Although she is Polishborn, she has an American passport. She was arrested Friday as she entered her home and released five hours later. 0 =—- Employment In United States Hits New Peak Home Building And Factory Wages Also Hit Record Peaks Washington, Oct. 20. —(UP) — The government reported today that industrial employment, home building and factory wages all hit new record peaks last month. A top economist predicted the nation’s economy would expand still (further between now and Christmas. The economist was Ewan Clague, commissioner of the bureau of labor statistics. He told a news conference that one word—expansion —‘‘keynoted the economic situation in September.” In a review of the “employment picture" for the month, Clague said: 1. Industrial employment hit a new record of 43,000,00(1, Clague said chances are good that employment will increase still further through December, dropping off as usual just after the Christmas season. 2. The average factory worker made more money each week in September than during any other month in history. Clague said the average factory worker’s weekly wage was $50.42 during the month. This was an increase of about $1.25 a week over August, the previous peak. Clague said factory workers’ wages in September were more than double those of 1939. But, he added, increased living costs have left the average worker with an actual wage increase of only about 30 percent since 1939. (Turn To Page 6. Column 4) Begin Examination Os Official Records Field Examiner Os State Board Here Examination of official records by a field examiner of the state board of accounts began today in the. Adams county courthouse. O. E. Hutchens, the examiner, who has been in this city on previous occasions, began the work this morning. It was considered possible that a second examiner might be assigned here before the work is completed. Several months are usually required to complete the work, which covers examination of all county, township and city office records, including those of the justice of peace, and all others. Mr. Hutchens said that the last examination of county records was made three years ago, while all others were made about two years ago. Work on the county office records is expected to be the first task of the examiner, with the others to follow in the above order. 0 Increased Hospital Fees Are Predicted Los Angeles, Oct. 20 — (UP) It’s even going to cost more to be sick. Edward C. Barron, president of the American Osteopathic hospital Assn., today predicted higher hospital tees for next year “It now costs us sl6 a. day per patient in our hospital for the average patient who pays a daily rate of $9," Said Barron, business manager of the Detroit Osteopathic hoepital.

Final Chapter In Sea Saga. wFWi ~ ; -I**;. a '& V '' ' r Wri- ' y ’ .y, f s fIL * |yiK By JSflgw ’J' life* 4MB WF JIBK.' ofc KWrAwfl Scene at Constitution Wharf at Boston, as the 69 passengers and crew of the luxury airliner “Bermuda Sky Queen” filed down the gangplank from the IT. S. Coast Guard Cutter Bibb which plucked them from the Atlantic ocean. 800 miles off Newfoundland. Hundreds of people, including newsreel camermen, crowded the wharf as the Cutter tied to write an end to the saga which began when the aircraft made an emergency landing in heavy seas near the vessel. (International Soundphoto.)

Decatur Youth Held After Fatal Wreck Donald Affolder Is Held At Van Wert Bulletin Late today Donald Affolder, Decatur, was released under $2,000 bond after being bound over to the Van Wert county grand jury on a charge of second degree manslaughter. His companion, Dwight Felty, also of Decatur, was fined $25 when he pleaded guilty to a public intoxication charge before justice of peace W. G. McKeddie. Donald Affolder, 21, Decatur, through his attorney. Ed A. Bosse, also of this city, entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of second degree manslaughter in Van Wert, 0., common pleas court today. The charge was filed against him as an aftermath of an auto accident about 2 a. m. Sunday,, involving five cars, and resulting in the death of Robert Richter. 19, Fort Wayne. The accident occurred on federal road 224. one and one-half miles east of the Indiana-Ohio state line, according'to Van Wert county sheriff Roy Shaffer and Ohio state police, who investigated. Deputy Sam Bentz of the offices of Adams county sheriff Herman Bowman was also called to the scene, but did not participate in the investigation since the crash occurred in Ohio. Ohio officials said Richter and four other Fort Wayne youths had started to Van Wert, then turned around on the highway when they decided to return to Indiana. Their car became mired down in the ditch, officials said. It was being driven by James E. Somers, also of Fort Wayne. The group hailed Paul Weaver. 21, route two. Convoy, 0., who offered to pull the Fort Wayne ear back on the highway. Richter attempted to tie a rope from one car to the other and before the operation was completed the car driven by Affolder bore down on the scene crashing into the Weaver auto, the officials qharge. Richter was caught between the two vehicles, suffering a crushed chest and internal injuries. He died enroute to the Van Wert county hospital. After striking the Weaver car. the Affolder auto crashed into two others park- • (Turn Tn Pa?' l A. Column 3) . o WEATHER Fair and continued mild tonight and Tueaday.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, October 20, 1947

Firemen Called To Slusher Residence ” Firement were called to the Slusher residence on South Eleventh street shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday, following a flash explosion of an oil stove. Little damage was done and the flames were soon extinguished. Dean Os Canterbury To Visit In U. S. New York, Oct. 20 — (UP) — The Very Rev. Hewlett Johnson, dean of Canterbury, will visit the United States for the first time in two years when he arrives Nov. 9 to make a speaking tour of 12 cities, the national council of AmericanSoviet friendship announced today. o — Patricia Schmidt Trial Is Adjourned Havana, Oct. 20 —(UP) The trial of Patricia Schmidt was adjourned today after a five-minute session until Oct. 31.

" " 9 — Decatur Community Fund Will Open Annual Drive October 27

(Editor’s note: the Decatur Com-1 munity Fund, Inc., was organized I in 1943 for the specific purpose of combining all drives for funds into one' Since its organization, the fund has collected and disbursed some $65,000. It is estimated, conservatively, that double this amount would have had to be collected by seperate drives to. accomplish the same results. This is the first of five articles concerning the fund’s participating units. The second will appear tomorrow.) * Cancer Society This society is a newcomer to the Decatur Community Fund. Organized less than two years ago, the society, with Robert J. Holthouse as chairman, plans to aid a national cancer society for research in its efforts to wipe out America’s second largest cause of death. The ■ budget committee recommended an appropriation of SI,OOO for the 1948 .calendar year. It is expected that S4OO of this amount will be given to the national organization for education and research. S2OO is awarded to the Indiana society for the maintenance of biopsy centers and for research at Indiana University medical center. Decatur residents have full use of the biopsy centers. The remaining S4OO will be used here in Decatur for study kits; establishment and

Van Wert Man Heads Walther League Zone Rally Is Held Here Sunday Afternoon Alton Steele. Van Wert. 0.. is tne new president of the InterZone Walther League. He was named to the position Sunday during the rally, held here at the Zion Lutheran church and at the Decatur junior-senior high school. Harold Schamerloh. of Union township, was chosen vice president, and Miss Bernadine Werling. of Ossian, secretary-treasur-er. 4 |' More than 300 persons, attended the business session, held Sunday afternoon at the local church under the direction of the retiring president, Paul Schumm. Reports of the president, Christian knowledge, and Christian serrTurn to Pare 6. Column 61

I maintenance of a loan cupboard for wheel chair; bed pans; bandages, etc.; prizes for school essays and poster contests; manuals for school health classes; and transportation of indigent cancer patients to biopsy centers. Only through research and education can this killer (in 1945 cancer caused 134 deaths per 100,000 population) be controlled and eliminated. Salvation Army Due to circumstances beyond the budget committee’s control, the recommended award for the Salvation Army could be based only on past performances. However, as in past years, the award was set at SI,OOO. Investigation by the committee has shown that in past years an average of 60 percent of that amount has been used in this locality and the rest in support of the national program of aid to the unfortunate. It is unfortunate that many “cases" in which local people were “helped over a rough road” cannot be publicized, but the Salvation Army refused to allow even a vague reference to any individual's aid and is even reluctant to discuss them with the budget committee. These are but two of the participating units of your Decatur Community Fund. The annual drive starts October 27. Plan now to subscribe one day’s pay per year.

Communist-Led Unions In Paris Call Ofr Transport Strike Alter Poll Defeat

Set Voting Places. For City Election No Changes Made By Commissioners The county commissioners, meeting in special session today, designated the six voting places for the Decatur city election on November 4 and fixed the salary of the precinct election workers. The commissioners learned from investigation that duties of designating these places are delegated to them only in the city election preparations and not in town elections, such as those held at Berne, Monroe, and Geneva. The precinct voting places, as designated by the board, and unchanged from the last election, are: Decatur 1-A, Linn garage on Rugg street; 1-B, Ed Miller garage on Winchester street; 2-A, Knights of Pythias home on Third street; 2-B. Mrs. Ben Shrank residence, Tenth street; 3-A, Adams county garage on First street and 3-B„ Frauhiger construction company office on North Seventh street. The commieeioners, incidentally, only recently included the new Stratton Place residences in the Decatur 2-A voting precinct. The commissioners fixetf the salary of the six precinct inspectors at sl2, allowing $8 in addition for (Turn To Page 3, Cn’emn 7) O ——— „ Shopping District Crowded Saturday One of the largest crowds of the year jammed the uptown shopping district Saturday during the retail merchants’ gift program. Traffic was exceptionally heavy prior to the distribution of prizes, which began at 2:30 and continued until 4 p.in. The next event will be held November 22, those in charge of the event announced. o Forty Hours Opens On Friday Morning Solemn Closing To Be Sunday Evening Forty Hours devotion wjll open at St. Mary’s Catholic church Friday morning at 8 o'clock with the mass of exposition and procession with the Blessed Sacrament, the Very Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz. pastor, announced today. The Rev. Father, F. Sharrer, C. PP. S.. will conduct the devotions. The solemn close will be held Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Masses on Friday and Saturday mornings will be at 5:45. 7 and 8 o’clock. On Sunday the usual schedule will be observed. The masses will be at 6. 7:30. 9 and 10:15 o'clock. The latter will be the mass of the reposition. Prayer hours will be observed each afternoon of the three days from 2:30 to 3:30 o’clock. The evening services, consisting of a sermon by Father Sharrer and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, will be held at 7:30 o’clock. The hearing of confessions will start Thursday afternoon and continue each afternoon and evening through Saturday. o Central Soya Sales Highest In History Sales of the Centra] Soya company for the period ending August 31 were the highest in the company’s history, D. W. McMillen, chairman of the board, has announced. Sales for the 11 months totaled $78,859,927, an increase of more than $26,000,000 over the previous year. Net profits were *5,815,888 or SB.BI a share of common stock. Profit for the period ending Sept. 30, 1946 was $4.14 a share.

Bread Prices Increased In Many Cities Soaring Prices On Grain Marts Bring Increase In Price < By United Press Housewives in many cities learned the hard way today what soaring wheat prices on the nations grain exchanges mean to the shopper at the grocery counter. Bread cost two cents a loaf more. Bakers in New York. Pittsburgh, Omaha, Milwaukee and Atlanta announced increases of one to two cents a loaf and bakers in other cities were expected to take similar action. They all blamed soaring prices at grain exchanges. Louis Kavan, secretary of the Omaha grocers and meat dealers association, said that the increase ot two cents for the 20-ounce loaf of bread has been under conI sideration for some time. “The bakers held off in hopes that wheat prices would go down." he said. “However, with December wheat quotations at $3 a bushel at Chicago and with a prediction that they might jump to $5. 'hey had no other choice.” He said the increase had nothing to-do with the nation’s wheat conservation program. At New York, bakers increased the price of their 18-ounce loaf one cent, and grocers promptly passed the increase on to the public. The loaf went over the counter today for 16 cents. Assemblyman Philip .1. Schupler, D„ Brooklyn, asked Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for a specail session of the New York legislature to establish a “state little OPA” to put a ceiling on food prices. Schupler said the state is allowed to take such action under police powers. Meanwhile, wheat futures at the Chicago board of trade remained near the $3 level hit last week. It was the first time in 30 years that wheat had reached that price. Richard Uhlmann, first vice president of the board of trade, said it was unlikely the price would drop sustantially until there is favorable weather news from the winter wheat territory or until the government eases up on buying of grains for export. (Turn To Page 6. Column ft) ______o Edward Booth Dies Sunday Afternoon Funeral Services To Be Wednesday Edward B. Booth. 88. a retired farmer, died at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at his hottie four miles south of Decatur on federal road 27. He had been ill since Wednesday of a heart ailment. He was born in Tuskiworis coifnty, 0., July 26. 1859, a son of John and Adeline Wisner-Booth, but had lived in Adams county practically his entire life. His first wife, Anna Andrews, preceded him in death and he was later married to Dessie Wolife. who survives. He was a member of the Monroe Methodist church. Surviving in addition to the wife are one daughter. Mrs. Fred W. Busehe of Decatur; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the home and at 2 o'clock at the Monroe Methodist, church, with the Rev. W. L. Hall officiating. Burial will be in the Ray cemetery west of Monroe. The body will be removed from the Zwick funeral home to the residence and majeMre viewed after 2 p.m. Tuesday.

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France's Wartime Hero Os Resistance Scores Sweeping Win In French Election Paris. Oct. 20. —(UP)—Commun-ist-led Paris labor unions agreed tonight after Gen. Charles De Gaulle’s sweeping victory on an outright anti-Communist ticket in French municipal elections, to call off their crippling Paris transport strike. The decision to call off the strike was a sudden reversal of threats df a general strike, and was seized upon as the first concrete result of the election victory for De Gaullist rally of the French people. With the count in yesterday’s municipal balloting throughout France almost complete, it was plain that De Gaulle, hero of wartime resistance and firm apostle of anti-Communism. had won about 40 percent of the total vote and 56 percent of that in Paris. The Communist percentage was about 30. The French had dispatched troop reinforcements to Paris after the Communist-led unions had renewed the threat of a general strike. War minister Paul Coste-Floret was reported apprehenzive of the possibility of disorders stemming from the Communist defeat at the polls. ; De Gaulle's party, the rally of the French people, received 41.5 percent of the 4.000,000 votes counted. The party was organized six months ago to fight the Communists, who received 29.7 percent of the votes in yesterday’/ elections. Premier Paul Rama dier’s Socialists received 20.6 per cent, and the popular Republican movement, once the strongest party in France, received 8.2 per cent. Troop reinforcements already in Paris were concentrated at “security points” throughout the city. In event of trouble, they were expected to bolster city police and mobile guards who have been mobilized since the beginning of the Paris subway strike a week ago. The first official Communist reaction to De Gaulle’s victory was to effort to minimize it. Communists contended they had “consolidated" their position while De Gualle merely had lined up the "reactionary" elements in France. Some observers feared, however, that the Communists might use a general strike, or even more drastic methods, to keep De Gaulle from returning to power. The Communists, who won 25 percent of the total vote in last November’s national elections, more than any other party, were second best this time to their bitterest enemy. However, they had more than held their own: De ■Gaulle's apparent victory was at the expense of the Socialists and especially the MRP Yet the Communists were stung. They decided to continue the crip pling week-old strike on Paris’ subways and buses and again threatened to call a general strike in Paris unless the Ramadler government submitted to their demands. for more money. “We have the means to win. If 'he government obliges us to use these means, we will,” Eugene Henaff. general secretary of the Communist dominated Paris labor federation thundered to a mass meeting of 25.000 strikers this morning. There is a total of 33.000 on strike. The 25.000 at the mass meeting voted to go ahead with the strike, although Ramadier. breaking an earner threat not to deal with them until they were back to work, had offered a provisional raise. The meeting was called to pass upon his order. De Gaulle’s most striking victory was in Paris, where the rally won 47 of the 90 municipal posts contested. De Gaulle’s younger brother, Pierre, was elected to the Paris council and was expected to be elected by the council as mayor of Paris. Rally officials attributed a major part of the victory to a big women’s vote.