Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 279, Decatur, Adams County, 26 November 1947 — Page 1

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XLV. No. 279.

isk Rationing, Price Controls Authority Given

I I ~ Linet Officials f fck Congress Give keeping Powers [ L e d By Truman I —- I ■—• Logion, Nov. 26 (UP) Eet officers today asked L to give the government L and price control auth--0 other sweeping powers L- requested by Presi- ■ tntinan in his 10-point anti - L program. L pleas were made by secreL agriculture Clinton P. Anil and secretary of comLff. Averell Harriman in Ly before the house bankL the joint congressional Ljc committees, respeetiveL asked: pthority for rationing and Icontrol as “good insurance” He nation's economy. I power to limit inventories i L and to direct the use of ■ L domestically. I Power to allocate and con- cl He use of scarce com modi- Cl Especially steel. h< I Extension of export con- R I 11’ l Authority for allocating the d< W storage and transportation si ■ties and the distribution of h< ■ machinery and fertilizer. jsi | Restoration of consumer tu ■ controls. ai prriman also revealed that he of badering a “broad extension tii port controls” to cover all Ibtts—scarce or not—needed J e ithf European recovery proi Rl fcet! sources said the exerId such powers would enable UE Ijoremment to curtail even " 8 the dwindling exports to w t sp to Anderson and Harriman Ithe recommended steps were f* l to protect the nation’s fey as well as to help |»t back on its feet. he were to provide foreign pr only the next few months,” re 8853 said, “then I would say ? >•? might get by without any ,° Wty for controlling prices ln •■ioning. But all of us recog4** aid over a much longer JI »ill be required. To be Jo it will have to be sub- cr ® and also available on j o ™“ sa >d the powers re- _ grain inventories and •Be should be voted “in • we may be prepared D serious emergency that i ■ such as grain crop ■dw reaffirmed the agriculWtment’s determination t’* support for volunconservation measures. ng before the joint con-• economic committee, 8 also urged restoration ? a!er credit controls, al- . of railroad equipment under the office of fansportation* and con- ’J’ ot export controls. 7i U m did . not ask for ra ' Pv Price-wage controls. Par. a. I 24 . Os Assembly ’tbiday Night SyPpiai ca « of tlle voters ’ > 60 »L , he Zion L «theran no httbeT called for 8 p-m---»s a urcll - Further nom- de Eili / 0 be rcc eived and di’ • J? e CaSt t 0 extend a npa!jtor . no LEATHER oUdy tonl 9ht; molt. pu 4 * »9M „. w tle chan 0 e in< ne ws

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Big Crowd Attends Union Service Here Spiritual Emphasis Week Is Continued Tonight Time: 7:30 o’clock. Place: First Christian church. Presiding: Rev. C. R. Moser and Rev. D. H. Pellett. Sermon: Bishop G, D. Batdorf. Thursday Night Time: 7:30 o’clock. Place: First Methodist church. Presiding: Rev. J. W. McPheeters, Jr., and Rev. F. H. Willard. Sermon: Bishop G. D. Batdorf. Another large crowd of Decatur hurch people gathered at the First Christian church Tuesday night to tear a stirring sermon on “The teality of the Love of God,” deivered by Bishop Grant D. Batorf? Dayton, 0., who is the guest peaker at all eight services being ield this week in connection with piritual emphasis week in Decaur, conducted by 12 local Protestnt churches under the leadership f the Decatur ministerial associaion. Bishop Batdorf derived his subset from two passages in the lible; Ist Epistle of St. John and tomans, fifth chapter. “Know ye ave, for he laid down his life for s,” and For God so loved the Vorld,” were the passages around rhich the sermon was built. The peaker scored agnostics and told f instances where many of them inally submitted to the love of od before death. The speaker described in intersting terms the deep love of God or the people of the world and he slated the difference of passlonte love in comparison to God’s yve. He also gave many interestig experiences of how closely uffering is connected with true ive. “The greatest example of God’s yve can be found in Jesus on the ross,” he stated. “For God so >ved the world, that he gave his nly begotten Son.” “He permit(Tiirn To Pago 5. Column 5) 0 ’hil Stiegerwald Is ions Club Speaker / Fort Wayne Juvenile Officer Speaks Here Lt. Phil Stiegerwald, head of the ivenile aid division of the Fort Zayne police department, was the peaker Tuesday evening at the r eekly meeting of the Decatur ions club, held, at the Knights of ythias home. Lt. Stiegerwald, a veteran with 4 years experience in this phase f police work at' Fort Wayne, exlained the functions of the juveile aid division, created last May. Since that time, he said 1,046 ises have been handled, of which ) percent of the offenders were jn-residents of Fort Wayne. Every rpe of adult crime, excepting murer, has been investigated by the i vision. He explained that offenders are ot placed on probation, but are ader police supervision and that le division was created with this urpose in mind. Lewis L. Smith, Decatur attorey and former U. S. army agent, as in charge of the program.

France Orders Expulsion Os 20 Russians Termed Fomenters Os Recent Trouble Throughout Nation Paris, Nov. 26.—(UP)—The government today ordered the expulsion from France of 20 Russians described by the French as fomenters of recent disorders in this country and by the Soviet embassy as leaders of a movement for repatriation of Soviet citizens in France. French authorities reported that their investigation was not complete and that more arrests could be expected. The Russian embassy said in a formal statement that the position of the Soviet citizens, including 10,000 white Russians who were restored to citizenship when they proclaimed Communist allegiance, had been approved by the French government. The 80 Russians ordered out, the embassy said, were leaders of the Russian colony, and had as their “only purpose the acceleration of the repatriation of their meHnbers.” The interior ministry did not explain the precise nature of the alleged Russian activity in “fomenting recent disorders.” The move was disclosed, however, as strikes led by Communists gripped all of France, and violence broke out afresh at Lyon where police used tear gas to break up a crowd of several thousand strikers marching on police headquarters. Several hours after the government announced the expulsion of the 20 Russians, the Soviet embassy reported that it had not been informed officially in advance of the French move. 1 Premier Robert Schuman’s new government decided to retreat be- 1 fore the “legitimate” demands of i French labor for wage increases. Schuman was scheduled to explain ' his program to combat the strikes i in a nationwide broadcast tonight. 1 (Tn r n tn P.istp H. 6) o Sale Is Opened Here On Christmas Seals ' I First Seals Mailed Out To Residents First of the 1947 Christmas seals ' were mailed out today to residents of the city and county, officials of the Adams county tuberculosis association announced. ( The seals were prepared for , mailing by the commercial depart-1 ment students of the Decatur jun- i ior-senior high school, under the! | direction of instructor Maynard Hetrick. Boy and Girl Scouts and other students folded and prepared the seals for mailing. Funds derived from the sale of the seals will be used to finance the activities of the association, , the president, Robert J. Zwick, stated. Activities financed by this method include: health education : in the schools, cooperation with health agencies, free clinjcs, fur- ’ nishing milk for undernourished children and others. Health bonds are also to be mailed to 'organizations, firms and industries. X-Ray Unit Expected Officials announced that an XRay unit will be brought here in ; February for the purpose of aiding in the battle against the disease The unit will be used in the city and county schools, with junior and ; senior students undergoing X-rays as a preventative measure against J the disease. I The unit will spend a full week ' in the county. Officials hope that eventually a county-wide survey 1 may be made in fighting the disease.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, November 26, 1947

Find Dope Ring As ‘Mule’ Dies I

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NARCOTICS BUREAU officer in Los Angeles examines some of the SBOO,OOO worth of pure heroin found in the luggage of Ralph Masey (inset), who died aboard a commercial transcontinental airliner. Discovery of the heroin brings to light one of the largest dope rings in the country. Masey acted as “mule” or carrier.

Auction School To Open Here Monday Semi-Annual Term Opens. December 1 The 53rd semi-annual term ot the nationally famous Reppert school of auctioneering opens in Decatur Monday, it was announced today by school officials. The vanguard of school instructors and students arrived in Decatur today and final preparations for the opening were well underway. Miss Eleanor Reppert, director of the school, stated today that no enrollment figures were available at this time, but that the number of students will be limited. The last class of the school — in August of this year—shattered all existing enrollment records of the institution, first founded by the late Col. Fred Reppert in 1921 A total of 227 students were enrolled then. Available facilities during winter months, however, have resulted in limitations in the enrollment. Miss Reppert stated that the same corps of instructors —veteran auctioneers and auction teachers from various parts of the na-tion-will return to the school this year. Col. Quentin R. Chaffee, Towanda, Pa., arrived in the city to(Turn To Page 2, Column S) O Serve Subpenas On Meyers' Witnesses Grand Jury Defers Case Until Monday Washington, Nov. 26 —(UP) — Justice department investigators were serving subpenas today on key witnesses in the sweeping grand jury inquiry into the wartime financial manipulations of retired Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers. As the grand jury laid aside the Meyers case until Monday. U. S. attorney George Morris Fay began lining up the individuals he believes can back up the government’s charges against the former air force procurement chief who allegedly used his office for financial gain. Fay refused to reveal just who had been subpenaed. But it was believed the witnesses would include some of the nationallyknown personalities who testified against Meyers at the hectic hearings of a senate war investigating subcommittee. Meyers, a dapper, 52-year‘old To Page 5, Column 7)

Schools Closed For Thanksgiving Holiday Schools in the city closed early this afternoon for the balance ot the week, to permit students and faculty members to enjoy the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Classes will be resumed Monday morning. Q >1 Fear All Freighter r ’ Crewmen Perished LFear 51 On Army Freighter Dead r 0 BULLETIN e Ketchikan, Alaska, Nov. 26.— f —(UP) —The coast guard reported today that four of the 51 crewmen aboard the wrecked I army freighter Clarksdale Vicf tory were alive and the bodies y of three others were on the bow of the broken vessel off Hippa island reef. r | Ketqhikan, Alaska, Nov. 26— 1 (UP) —Search parties reported “no sign of life” around the severed e bow of the army freighter ClarksI dale Victory today. ‘ | It was believed that all 51 crew- ■' men perished when the stern broke s away and slipped into the Pacific Ocean off the British Columbia ' coast Monday night. I_ Lt. Comdr. Fred J. Schreiber, leader of the search, reported by : walkie-talkie radio from tiny Hippa I island that the grounded vessel had cracked in half under 50-foot i waves whipped by high winds. The break looked “clean and i sudden” just forward of the 7,000- I ton freighter’s super-structure, in- | dicating that the entire crew had perished in the darkness of the i storm-lashed coast of the lonely island, Schreiber said. But Schreiber scheduled a ! thorough search of the island today - on the remote chance of finding 3 survivors. His group of Alaska-bas- ! ! ed coastguardsmen were spurred 1 , by the report of a search pilot ' ’; yesterday that three figures were < f sighted on the beach near the brok- < en bow. ’ A lifeboat and raft also were : a seen on the beach near the disaster r scene The three figures could 1 ’ have been natives of nearby Gra- ! ham island and the lifeboat and 1 raft likely were swept from the 1 wrecagek, it was said. But both clues held some hope. The coast guard said later, how- 1 I' ( (Turn To Page 6, Column 6) ( 5 O s No Decatur Rotary Meeting This Week 3 i 1 The Decatur Rotary club will not meet this week, as the regular weekly session falls on the Thanksgiving Day holiday. The weekly ’ meetings will be resumed Thurs- " day, December 4.

Safeguards On U. S. Aid For Europe Urged Senate Nears Vote To Authorize Aid To Three Nations Washington, Nov. 26 —(UP) — Five Republican senators today drafted what they called safeguards to make sure American aid for Europe is not used to finance “trick governments” or enrich black marketeers. Sen. George W. Malone. R., Neb., announced the move as the senate neared a vote — probably later today—on a bill to authorize expenditure of $597,000,000 on winter relief for France. Austria, and Italy. Associated with Maolne were Sens. James P. Ken. Mo.; John W. Bricker. O.; John J. Williams. Del., and George A. Wilson. la. Malone said Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia had used U. S. relief to strengthen his powers, and that American goods got into the Greek black market. He said neither should happen again elsewhere. While the senate debated foreign aid. jthe house was in recess until Friday. The house will take up next week a smaller foreign aid bill. This bill includes some aid for China: the senate bill does not. Congressional committees, meanwhile, r produced these developriients: .China — The house foreign affairs committee has voted to cut the emergency aid program for France, Italy, and Austria to $489,000,000 and tack on $60,000.000 for China, making the proposed house bill total $549,000,000. It did this, it was disclosed today, after hearing a warning by Dr. William McGovern that Chiang Kai-Shek’s government might collapse within a' year without U. S. help. McGovern. Northwestern University political science professor. recently spent two months in the far east making a study for the committee. Taber — Chairman John Taber of the house appropriations committee said his group wrnuld not vote money for the emergency foreign aid program until the administration “justifies” the proposed expenditure. Grain Supply — George Kublin of the Kansas City board of trade and J. L. Welsh of the Omaha grain exchange told senators that U. S. wheat reserves will be dang<Tu r n Tn Pa a. Cnlijrnn o Cancer Group Plans Education Program Local Society Plans Program In Schools An educational program in the schools of Adams county and among the several service clubs was planned at a meeting of the advisory council of the Adams county cancer society, which met last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kalver. At the same time it was announced that there would not be a necessity for a drive in Decatur for funds this year because the financial needs of the society are provided for in the Community Fund. Advisability of buying a wheel chair and bed for use of Adams county people suffering from cancer was discussed and will be acted on at a later date. Arrangements were made by the council to provide an emergency call cen- i ter at the Decatur Chamber of Com-1 merce-jpffice. Emergency calls receivedWt that office will be relayed to the officers of the society so that immediate action can be I taken. ’Turn To Page a Column 6)

Molotov Urges Big Four To End Role In Germany

Partition Os Palestine Is Dealt Setback Greece Announces Intention To Vote Against Proposal United Nations Hall, Flushing. N. Y„ Nov. 26.—(UP)—The program to partition Palestine suffered a serious setback in the United Nations general assembly today when Greece announced it would vote against the plan and the Philippines indicated its vote also would be in the opposition. The development threatened to leave partition five votes short of the two-thirds majority needed for final assembly approval, unless its supporters succeeded overnight in rounding up additional votes. Greece abstained yesterday when the Palestine committee approved partition by a vote of 25 to 13— one short *of the two-thirds majority. The Philippines was absent. Greek delegate Vassili Dendramis rocked the tense and packed assembly hall with the announcement that the vote of Greece would go to the Arabs in their angry fight against partition. The Greek position was particularly significant in view of Greece’s constant support of the United States in all issues, large and small, in the UN. The United States, together with Russia, is author of the UN partition plan. Most other nations in the bloc of 17 fence-sitting countries also were in the American bloc and many had been expected to switch from abstentions to “yes” votes if the United States made clear it really wanted their support. (Turn 'To 6. Column 4) Q Albert M. Anker Dies This Morning Funeral Services Saturday Afternoon Albert Martin Anker, 72, retired Decatur business man. died at 6:45 o’clock this morning at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Lawrence Linn, 355 Mercer avenue. Death was caused by complications and followed an illness of six years. His condition had been serious for the past two months. He was born in Danville, 111., April 1, 1875, a son of John Fredi erick and Sophia Marie KnackAnker. He came to Decatur in 1910, and operated a cigar store on North Second street until about 20 years ago. when he opened a service station at Five Points. 11l health forced his re- | tirement five years ago. Mr. Anker was a member of j the First Presbyterian church. Surviving are his wife, formerly Katherine Smith: one daughter, Mrs. Linn; a granddaughter, and two brothers, William J. and Charles M. Anker, both of Danville, HI. One sister preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at i 3 p. m. Saturday at the First i Presbyterian church, with the ! Rev. John W. McPheeters. Jr., officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. The body will be removed from the Black funerial home to the Linn residence | Thursday afternoon, where friends ’ may call after 7 p. &

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Urges Democratic Government Formed At Once To Govern All Os Germany London, Nov. 26 (UP) —Russian foreign minister V. M. Molotov today called for an early end of the big four administrative role in Germany and proposed the immediate creation of a democratic government for all of that country. Molotov’s proposals on Germany were made at a stormy second meeting of the council of • foreign ministers. The council ■ finally agreed upon an agenda. ■ after hearing Molotov denounce ! the “imperialistic” nations of the west. ■ Secretary of state George C. ■ Marshall upbraided Molotov for ! making allegations which he said were “figments of propaganda.” ’ Molotov. chairman of today’s f meeting, opened the session with 1 a long statement. He charged ’ that the United States and some of the democratic nations of ” western Europe were trying to [ make an imperialistic approach to Germany and to block an early German peace treaty. For the economic point of view, Molotov charged, such an apl proach. was designed to w’eaken _ [ Germany because of the western I j fear of German competition in t j world markets. The west, he added. Was trying to establish special positions sot . itself and to creat “slave states.’ [ “This will lead to two types o I countries —those’which are slave ß [ and those which are masters,” he ; said. “This will lead to conflict and in turn to a third world war.” ’ At once Marshall denounced Mol- > otov for allegedly “evil motives I which are figments of propaganda L and not of the mind.” i “Let us get down to work and this business,” Marshall said.“and logically endeavor to reach an a- . greement for the benefit of the en1 tire world. We need to promote tranquility instead of bitterness and misunderstanding. “I see no point in a repetition of these allegations. Whatever Mr. Molotov may say, I would remain convinced that the Soviet delegate does not really believe his allegations.” Molotov had proposed two main points which he said were essential to deal with right away on Germany — the immediate establishment of an all-German Democratic government, and the organization of a future German peace confer(Turn To Page S. Column 6) 0 Decatur Man Jailed On Serious Charge Bluffton, Ind., Nov. 26 — (Spec- • ial) — A charge of assault and battery, with intent to commit rape, has been filed in the Wells circuit 1 court against Robert Wayne John- ! son, 26, of Decatur. 1 Johnson was taken into custody - Tuesday afternoon on a complaint ! by a Lancaster township girl, who - charged she had been assaulted by the defendant earlier Tuesday. f Johnson is being held in jail here pending arraignment. (231H0PPiNGlAYS LEFT) i ( i : y >xLr IN * I