Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 282, Decatur, Adams County, 1 December 1947 — Page 1

IOLENCE FLARES AGAIN IN MIDDLE EAST

knment Os L Defied ICommiinists ■R — Lttle Government Estrikes Plague Eis-Torn France 1 De( , i_(UP)~The commajority of the general taiion of labor flung an ting challenge at the today. announcing E would never negotiate to trance's chaotic strikes if t ß cy measures now before Eembly become law. Bidden breakoff of feelers K negotiation served blunt Etiiat the communists would E ahead with their program t- the government all along E regardles of what hapK, strikes plagued the cripKountry. The assembly deK juid communist-created E the measures which PreEgbert Schuman demanded Elegal weapons in the hands K government. K p a ris subway system was Kted when workers walked E three power stations. A I strike hit one department Ehern France. The general Ewfederation (CGT) met to ■ittion. L the meeting, the comE majority issued a stateEsaying the talks with the Eunent were over. It added: E confederation bureau Kl that no new negotiations ■ begin once the infamous ■low being discussed by the ■bly are promulgated.” ■y the communists, who are ■majority in the leadership of ■ CUT'S 6.000,000 members, ■ the announcement. That Lei that labor, too, was ■g apart. The non-com-lk minority headed by Leon L said it would issue its ■ statement later. Bt situation deteriorated on ■tides. The walkout of worklira three Paris power sta- ■ tut off the current to operl:i» subway or metro, strand■tesands if not millions. ■ capital gets the bulk of its ■ficity from the provinces, intist of the current still w r as h generally. lihe department of Alpes pes in southern France, a fcl strike was ordered last ■ It became effective , this fr l ?. The normal activity of latire province was knocked ■Wive negotiations between |CW unions and the governs had been sporadic, and ■ signs were seen Saturday ■ that they might bear fruit. today’s announcement any hopes of that, so far IltmiTo Page 6 Column 8) l~ —0 Myer Dies At Moyne Home F Edwards, of this city, has U* word of the death of his pu-.n-iaw. G U y Byer, who died F tight at his home, 5301 avenue, Fort Wayne. fW services will be held at ■■Wednesday at the Chalfantr Meral home in Fort Wavne, pnal at Willshire, O. I ' M Sentenced f Rm B Barrett, 54, former L Unt ' treasurer > was sentkit v- o’2l 0 ’ 21 years in the state k w^ igan City Saturday H - Eichhorn in Wells L*' at Bluffton. L, ’ho pleaded guilty to Red t pubiic funds, was h. 00 and disfranchised Ku.”' State board of acU... a shortage of $17,613 kJ accounts - Garrett had J in, SlnCe Oct °ber 27, and ■ USto^y while walkh»lav * Way near MontpelI night. Sht. * faip and warmer ls UMday increasing S fl an d somewhat

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Transport Crashes, Two Officers Aboard Tokyo, Dec. 1 —(UP)— A detail Horn the 9th light tank company started climbing Mt. Fuji today to find a (’-47 transport that crashed with two American officers on board during a routine trainins flight. Both officers were feared dead, but the army declined to release their names immediately. o Six Killed As ■ Fire Rages In 3 • Philadelphia , 17 Others Missing i As Fire Rages In Dormitory Building ’ Philadelphia, Dec. 1 — (UP) — Six persons were killed, at least 20 were injured, and 17 more were missing in a fire which raged through a four-story brick building of a charity organization today. * 1 The fire trapped 68 men sleep- ’ ing in dormitories on the second and third floors of the building ’ operated by the Volunteers of America. Tnc. The men were described as homeless, employed by the org--1 anization in the making of Christ- ’ mas toys and salvaging furniture and other items to support a mission operated by the corporation. They worked at the industrial building of the plant for room and subsistence, and a small sal--1 ary. Some would have been street 1 corner Kris Kringles in the cen- ’ tral city shopping district within a few days. Firemen who dug into the dormitory ruins after the three alarm blaze was brought under control said they found no addi-j tional bodies. They added, though, that some of the lodgers may have fled to a fourth floor store room where they .would have been trapped. Asst, superintendent of police Thomas C. Burns said others may have been lost in the confusion when the routed men were bundled in police cars and taken to other charitv homes. Fire marshall George J. Galla(Ti— 0 Clothing Reported Stolen From Auto Auction Student Victim Os Theft Police authorities here were probing today the theft of some $155 worth of clothing and other articles, taken from the parked auto of an auction school student Saturday afternoon. Robert Peterson, of Ina, 111., reported to sheriff Herman Bowman and police chief Ed Miller that the articles were taken from his auto, parked on Liberty Way while he was “checking in” at the school after 4 p.m. Saturday. Included in the loot were: a twotone suitcase, bearing the name of James Peterson, containing underclothing, a sheet, etc., a brown suit, a blue suit, sport coat, five shirts, pull-over sweater, two army shorts, all hanging in the interior of the vehicle. The loot was valued at about $155. One arrest and one accident were also recorded on the cits police blotter over the weekend. Robert Clark. YMCA, Fort Wayne, was arrested by officer James Borders for allegedly driving 55 miles per hour in a 30-mile zone on Thirteenth street and ordered to appear in justice of peace court here at 4 p.m. December 6. Damage was estimated at $lB5 when cars driven by Francis Howard, 51, 409 Jefferson street and Roy Friedley, 24, 329 South First street, collided at the intersection of Madison and Fourth streets about 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Chief Miller, who investigated,, .said Howard was driving south Wii Fourth and Friedley was going east on Madison street. Each apparently expected the other to sop, he said, until it was too late to avoid the collision.

France Cracks Down On Communist News

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PARISIANS IN THE STREETS of the French capital read a special issue of the Communist newspaSoir, just before troops in full battle garb confiscated the edition and occupied the newspaper i offices. The newspaper, along with another communist publication. L’Humanite, carried attocks on Premier Schuman and inflammatory articles calling workers to arms to “defend the Republic.” Ce Soir s headline proclaims “The Republic is in Danger." ,

Six Young People Injured Saturday Injured When Auto Crashes Abutment Six young people were hurt, several severely, when their auto crashed into a concrete bridge abutment on a county road about 11:30 o’clock Saturday night. Sheriff Herman Bowman, who investigated, said that the car, driven by Robert Teeple, IS, of Decatur, struck the abutment 20 rods I west of U. S. 27, one and one half miles south of Decatur, as the vehicle was traveling west. All of the injured, including two with leg fractures, were taken to the Adams county memorial hospital. Teeple escaped with bruises and facial lacerations. Others hurt are: Barbara Sauer, 14. Decatur, left leg broken below the knee, bad bruises and laceration above left eye. She was thrown from the auto into a nearby ditch from the force of the impact. Richard Braun, 18. Decatur, both bones of left leg fractured below the knee, head lacerations requiring several stitches to close and bruises. Sally Walters, 17, of near Decatur, cuts and bruises about the head and chin. Gerald Springer. 19, Decatur, laceration on top of head requiring several stitches to close. Phyllis Morrison, 18, Decatur, head injury and bruises. Although all suffered from shock (Turn Tn Page 3. Column 6) 0 Marfin Ehlerding Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon Martin Ehlerding, 63, former prominent Preble resident, died at 10:15 o’clock Saturday night at the Methodist hospital In Fort Wayne, where he had been a medical patient four days. He resided at 3745 South Barr street, Fort Wayne. He was born in Preble but had lived in Fort Wayne for the past 28 years, where he was employed as a cabinet maker for the Hillman China company. He was a member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran church. Surviving are a sister. Mrs. Bertha Schueler of Decatur and four brothers, Otto and Herman Ehlerding, both of Decatur, and Albert and Oscar Ehlerding, both of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the ScheumannVan Buskirk funeral home in Fort Wayne, and at 2:30 o’clock at the St. Paul’s Lutheran church near Preble, Dr. P. L. Dannelfeldt and the Rev. O. C. Busse officiating. Burial will be in the church cernetery,«fe - - .. ? s

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Decatur, Indiana, Mon-day, December 1, 1947

BULLETIN London, Dec. 1 (UP) — Soviet foreign minister V. M. Molotov said today that Germany must stay under fourpower control for a long time, and denounced an American proposal for a German treaty clause as an attempt to turn Germany into a colony in the middle of Europe. 0 I Six Killed In Crash Os Airliner Sunday — Hostess Loses Life In Saving Others Seattle, Dec. I—(UP)—A1 —(UP)—A young hostess stood faithful to the tradition of her profession and died with five of her passengers when their four-engined airliner overshot the Seattle-Tacoma airport and smashed an automobile on an adjoining highway, officials said today. A passenger in the automobile also was killed, raising the crash toll to seven tilled and 23 injured. The dead included a blind woman and a baby boy. Authorities said hostess Reva Monk, 22. Seattle, gave up her life saving those of her passengers. The toll would have been considerably higher, they said, if she had not stuck to her post and guided many of them to safety. The big Alaska airlines plane overran a runway, plunged over a 60-foot embankment and flattened the automobile. Then it burst into flames as high octane gasoline flowed from its gas tanks onto the brick roadway. Miss Monk died at midnight of first and second degree burns over most of her body. She helped passengers through the dense black smoke in the fuselage until she collapsed and was one of the last to leave the plane. A passenger, Gene Martin, 43, of Seattle, carried her out of the twisted fuselage. The dead automobile passenger was Mrs. Stella Pearl Jones, 35 year-old blind woman who sold shoestrings to support her nine-year-old son. She was cremated when the automobile was enveloped in flames from the plane. (Turn T;> Page 4 Column 5) O Warmer Weather Is Forecast In State Indianapolis. Dec. 1 —(UP) — Near - zero weather which hit Indiana over the weekend was due to move on today and forecasters predicted temperatures would be only slightly below freezing tomorrow morning. Weathermen said the cold mass which swept over the state was shifting to the northeast and a high pressure area was expected to bring warm temperatures again. ' Goshen,®with a low of six degrees, was the coldest point in the state yesterday. Temperatures at Terre Haute and Indianapolis dipped to eight degrees. South Bend’s low was 10, Fort \Wyne 11 and Evansville 16.

Magley Residence Destroyed By Fire Home Is Destroyed Early Sunday Night A one and one-half story home, housing a beauty shop, and part of the home furnishings were completely destroyed by a fire in the village of Magley Sundayevening. The home, owned by Mrs. Richard Gerber, was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Murchland. Mrs. Murchland also operated a beauty shop in a part of the residence. ’ It was reported that defective ' wiring may have caused the ( blaze, which began about 6 1 o’clock Sunday evening. Firemen were called from the Decatur department but the structure was I enveloped in flames when they arrived. Spectators said that the roof 1 of the building caved in within half an hour from the time the l fire was first discovered. Residents of the neighborhood and i other volunteers had been able > to remove a majority of the household furnishings and beauty . narlor equipment from the first [ floor, however, it was reported. [ They were unable to save upstairs furniture, a kitchen stove ■ and other articles, however. No i estimate was made of the dami age, but it was reported that the i loss on the house is partly cover--1 ed by insurance. o—■ Sentiment Varies On Type Os Show Survey Shows Varied Sentiment In County Sentiment varies among the rural people of Adams county on whether to have a straight agricultural and educational 4-H club show r or have it in connection with . rides and concessions according to a recent survey made by the use of questionnaires at a round-up of 14 4-H club community achievement meetings. Os those answering the questionaire, 150 favored continuance of a straight educational show similar to last year’s affair; 42 voted to add rides during the week of the affair; 44 voted for both rides and concessions and 58 asked for rides, 'concessions and an open for adults. The survey was conducted by L. E. Archbold, county agricultural agent, and he w’as assisted, in tabulating the voting IK Richard Pruden, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, which organization sponsored the event the last two , years. A plan to tabulate the opinion of parents of Decatur Boy and Girl (Turn To Page 2. Column 3)

Arab Heads Call Council Os War To Block Decision To Partition Palestine

Spiritual Emphasis Week Closed Sunday Big Crowd Attends Closing Services A big crowd and a great message closed the spiritual emphasis week series of sermons by Bishop Grant D. Batdorf, sponsored by Decatur Protestant churches. The closing session was held Sunday night at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church. Bishop Batdorf’s subject was "All Things Are Yours.” Dr. C. E. White, pastor of Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church, presided at the closing session. and Dr. M. O. Lester, pastor of First Methodist church, gave the devotionals. Prof. Paul Halladay, Manchester college, who has had charge of the singing both by the choir and by the congregation all week, again presided at the half hour of’ music which opened the services. Total attendance of more than 2,300 for the week was estimated by officials in charge, with the smallest attendance being Saturday night. Bishop Batdorf returned today to his home in Dayton. O. He stated Saturday afternoon that he was well pleased with the ■ local meetings and he added that he believed every community in the nation should adopt a plan for a similar annual event. He complimented local ministers and congregations for their ability to work together and said that he hoped to return to Decatur again. He is bishop emeritus of the Evangelical United Brethren church organization. The Rev. J. W. McPheeters. Jr., pastor of the First Presbyterian church, presided Saturday night and the Rev. Dwight R. McCurdy, pastor of the Church of God, had charge of devotionals. The week, just closed, is the second annual event which is sponsored by the Decatur ministerial association and in which 11 Decatur churches and the Union Chapel church, east of Decatur, join. o Albert D. Winans Dies This Morning Funeral Services Will Be Wednesday Albert D. Winans, 64. well known retired U. S. army non-commis-sioned officer, died this morning at 12:30 o’clock at the home of a sister, Mrs. Jesse Niblick in this city. Mr. Winans had been in ill health for several years, but his condition was not serious until the past few days. He first enlisted In the army April 2, 1906, and served seven years in the Philippines. The latter part of his service was in the United States and in Panama. He was a first sergeant with company B. 33rd infantry, and was discharged at Washington, D. C. He w r as actually in the service 23 years and two months but was credited with 30 years, because of time overseas. He was a member of the American Legion. The deceased was born in Pleasant Mills on January 6, 1883, the son of Joseph and Ella McCullough-Winans. Surviving, in addition to Mrs. Niblick, are the following brothers and sisters: John of Ada, O.; Quincy and Edwin, Fort Wayne; Fred, Portland; Mrs. Anna Kenny, Chicago, and Mrs. Nell Clark, Dayton, O. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Zwick funeral home, with Dr. M. O. Lester officiating. Burial win be in Decatur cemetery, with "Adams post 43. American Legion, in charge of military rites. The body may be viewed at the funeral home after -7; 3ff o’clock tonight.

Senate Presses For Final Vote On Foreign Aid More Amendments Threaten To Delay Action By Senate Washington. Dec. 1 — (UP) — Senate leaders pressed for a final vote of approval today for the $597,000,000 foreign aid bill but the promise of more restrictive . amendments threatened new de- ■ lays. i Neither the senate nor the , house had passed the bill as secrei tary of state George C. Marshall’s “deadline” for action expired. Marshall said on several occasions that it was urgently necessary to start relief shipments to France. Italy and Austria by Dec. 1 I—today.l—today. ■ Although a final vote was near ‘ in the senate, the bill was only in ‘ the committee stage in the house. ‘ The foreign affairs committee • was slated to decide today wheth--1 er to stock by its tentative deci--5 sion of last week to trim SIOB.t 000,000 from the proposed aid for 1 the three European countries. Amendments still confronting •he senate included one by Sen. ' James P. Kern. R.. Mo., requiring that persons receiving American help be presented with certificates stating its origin and “gift” nature. Sen. George W. Malone. R„ Nev., said he might offer anI other to require partial payment for U. S. goods in local currencies. Other congressional developments: Military Procurement — Top army and navy supply officials were called before a closed meeting of a house subcommittee to . explain waF-iime buying policies which allegediv brought “unjustified enrichment” to several officers. Prices —Chairman Jesse P. Wolcott, R.. Mich., of the house banking committee said his mail was running "99 to 1" against the nrice and ration controls proposed in President Truman’s antiinflation program. Taxes —Sen Robert A. Taft. R., 1 0.. says he 'ikes the idea of wrapping up income tax cuts and General tax revisions in a “single package” for enactment earlv next year. However, chairman Harold Knutson, R., Minn., of the house ways and means commit(Tnvr. Tn T>n <rn R Cnlnmn 7) — o 147 Men Enrolled In Auction School Semi-Annual Term Opens This Morning At a late hour this morning 147 men from various states in the union had enrolled in the semi-annual class of the Reppert school of auctioneering, and more were arriving. The heavy influx of students began late last week and was climaxed Sunday with the arrival of scores of the embryonic auctioneers. Classes began as scheduled this morning at the classrooms in Bellmont park under the guidance of a corps of instructors, composed of numerous nationally known auction figures. Miss Eleanor Reppert. school director, stated today that a complete list of the students will likely be available for publication with- • in a few days. The students are being housed i in clubrooms at Bellmont park, in : private homes and the local hotel during the three weeks’ course.

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United Nations In Special Meeting To Speed Machinery To Partition Palestine Jerusalem, Dec. I—(UP1 —(UP) —Violence which had taken 14 lives in the middle east since the United Nations decided to partition Palestine broke out afresh in .Jerusalem today as Arab leaders called a council of -war to block the decision. A Polish Jew was shot and wounded gravely outside the Damascus gate here at midday. Officials said he was hospitalized with neck wounds. First reports of the outbreak had said the Jew was killed. The Arab higher committee called a three-day general strike of the 1.000.900 Arabs in Palestine. beginning tomorrow. The committee bluntly termed the UN i decision a “declaration of war.” The Arab league summoned its . leaders to meet Saturday in Cairo ■ to map strategy for “safeguardi ing Palestine for the Arabs.” Tn . announcing the meeitng. Premier Riyad Al-Sulh of Lebanon, who • will preside, voiced conviction i that the partition agreement . never would be carried out. » A clamor of Arab protest arose . all over the middle east. The Iraq parliament opened a . session with a speech by the r regent. Crown Prince Abdul-Illah, expressing that country’s deterr mination to help “save Palestine . by all means, regardless of sacri- ; fices." i More than 3,000 Arab students . crashed through guard lines •■around Abadine palace in Cairo , crying for King Farouk to “fire . the first shot.” The Arabic press splashed lurid headlines proclaim- . I ing that bloodshed was in the offing. The Lebanese communist party circulated pamphlets proclaiming i that it was ready to “fight for i|the liberation of Palestine from . I Zionist imperialism.” ,1 In Teramni. Eritrea. 3,000 per- . sons demonstrated against a .show by Moslem league members. Sixteen persons were injured. In Jerusalem. 500 Arab youths J paraded through the old city shouting demands for the return . of the exiled grand mufti. Haj , Amin El Husseini. Jewish buses were stoned near the Jaffa gate. Other Arab youths stoned the Czechoslovak consulate in Jeru- (’ salera, shouting “down with I Czechoslovakia.” Police finally dispersed them. Palestine’s borders were quiet. Any action of an invasion nature still was in the planning stage, evidently on a more or less long(Turn To Pago r* n lumn 4) o Decatur Merchants Are Warned Against Advertising Racket This newspaper wisues to pass on information to local merchants of an adertising sales racket that was recently launched in the state. A salesman calls on merchants with an adertising service in comic strip form, which tells the merchant the newspaper will publish. The salesman collects from the store owner and goes on his way. This is to inform local merchants and advertisers that this newspaper has not made any arrangements for this service and that it does not. employ strangers as advertising solicitors.

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