Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 284, Decatur, Adams County, 3 December 1947 — Page 1

No. 284.

EFF ADDY KILLED BY TRAIN THIS MORNING

France Calls Army Reserves

L Today To Hize Army Lrvists Lotage Kills 20 |Train Wreck As Lisis Mounting ■ 1 L Dec. 3-(UP)- The S° v - E moved late today to mofo.ooo army reservists to Eh a national crisis intensify mounting sabotage which l' all officially reported 20 Ein a train wreck outside |L Parisians got their most Eire demonstration of Eh marshaled against the Eist leadership of the criEa mobile guards in full | kit cordoned off the natlonEnibly against reported comE plans to march on it in ■tie communists had such I [hey abandoned them in Ee of the show of strength. L o marchers showed up the Er cordon was withdrawn Ee traffic block around the Ely finally dissolved late in Ly. Eassembly plugged away at Er Robert Schuman's emergErogram. It already had apE legislation enabling the Etient to jail and fine anyEsnicting a back to work Eent. and Schuman was Efor votes on the remaind- & his measures to fight the ■lists. L cabinet met for three |i it was reported officially Ee set in motion the machin[for mobilizing the 80.000 reiki as authorized by the I phase of Schuman’s pron French crisis was keyed n highest pitch so far by the Ling of the Arras train and ■ ramors of a communist ■ demonstration to be capped liQreh in force on the assem-hi-re drastic laws to curb ■itist-ied strife were in the b thousand helmeted police ■aobile guards blocked off all K and streets leading to Iwmbly within a radius of I racks. Light machine guns Supplies of tear gas bombs featacked on the Seine quays F* of the assembly. f assembly was reconvening [afternoon after an early f” session at which it enF legislation authorizing the pnent to fine obstruction--I‘Wenting workers from goIhck to their jobs. Two artip the penal code were susF temporarily. and Schuman |^ £ lng for approval of the r er of his emergency proIto combat the crisis. FMceDe La Cobarde, where r the demonstrators were C Planning to rally, was L off. Barricades were r»P along strets leading to B Concorde, on Lj United States embassy 1- Column St L WEATHER P tonight and Thursday f ca sional rain or snow ’’ r . Un ' bolder north and Wrt 'ons tonight.

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Wholesale Price Os Food At New High New York, Dee. 3 — (UP) The index of wholesale food prices in the week ended Dec. 2 soared to a new all-time high, Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., announced today. The index reflected an increase in 13 of 31 foods in general use and rose to $7.17 from $7.06 in the preceding week. This compared with $6.39 in the corresponding 1946 period. The previous all-time high was established in the week ended Sept. 16 at $7.12. The all-time low was $1.49 on Jan. 31, 1933. o Urges House Approve Aid To Europeans Rep. Eaton Urges Early Approval As Booster To Morale Washington, Dec. 3 —(UP) — Rep. Charles A. Eaton, R„ N. J., today urged fast house approval of the stop-gap foreign aid bill as a morale booster for European countries resisting Russia. The house foreign affairs chairman asked the rules committee to limit house debate, which starts tomorrow, to one day. The senate has passed a $597,000,000 bill for winter aid to Italy, France, and Austria. The house bill is for $590,000,000 of which $60,000,000 would go to China. Its passage appeared certain, but there may be a GOP effort to cut it down. Eaton said the emergency measure could not keep Russia from taking over all of Europe if she wanted to. But he said it would “help sustain the morale” of countries trying desperately to stay out of Russia’s orbit. Russia is determined to “conquer the world” one w r ay or another, Eaton said, but she does’nt want war now’. He added, however, that Russia has the military power to occupy France. Italy and Portugal in three weeks if she decided to do it. Asked what there was to keep Russia from occupying all Europe in 24 hours, he said, “not a thing, not a thing.” The house and senate were in recess until tomorrow, but there ! was a spate of congressional news, including: Inflation — Secretary of treasury John W. Snyder said President Truman would like to see congress come up with ideas of its own about how to fight high prices. Taxes-jobs — Chauncey E. Brockway, Sharon, Pa., banker, proposed that congress grant complete tax exemption to firms which agree to split income with their employees and guarantee them year-round employment. Under his plan workers, in return for JTB assurance and profit-sharing, would give up the right to join unions and to strike. Grain exchanges — Sen. Joseph C. O’Mahoney, D., Wyo., denounced as absurd” the contention of grain trades that speculation does not affect wheat prices. His remark was evoked by testimony of grain exchange spokesman before the house-senate economic commit- ; tee who said that grain price rises were due in large measure to government foreign aid buying. Retired officers — A house arm(Turn To Page 6. Column 4>

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Molotov Says United States Delays Treaty Accuses Delay In Preparing Draft Os German Treaty London, Dec. 3 —(UP) — Russian foreign minister V. M. Molotov indirectly accused the United States today of trying to delay the preparation of the German peace treaty, and proposed that each of the big four submit draft treaties to the council of foreign ministers within two months. Molotov withdrew his proposal when none of the other ministers supported it and chairman Georges Bidault suggested that it was outside today’s agenda. The Soviet proposal was the chief development at the eighth session of the big four conference here. For the third time the ministers referred a proposal on preparation of the peace treaty to their deputies after more than a week of fruitless discussion. The ministers heard secretary of state George C. Marshall vigorously defend the right of all United Nations, small and large, to attend and vote at the German peace conference if they had declared war on Germany. Foreign secretary Ernest Bevin of Britain proposed that the peace conference itself deciae whether those nations that did not use their armed forces should participate. He also suggested letting the conference decide Whether" Italy, which finally became a co-belliger-ent against Germany, should be given a conference seat. The council began discussion of the Austrian peace Hreaty afterthe deputies failed to reach an agreement on a French compromise proposal for disposition of the Ger-1 man peace conference, Marshall insisted that the best way of assuring a lasting peace would be the “participation of ali the allies, large and small,” in the conference, with the right to vote. He said there were four groups of states concerned — the big four, the other allies who are neighbors of Germany or used their armed forces in the war, other United Nations who declared war, and Turn To Page 2. Column 7) 0 Local Man Held For Slugging, Robbery Robert High One Os Four Under Arrest Robert High, 27, Decatur, is one of four persons—two men and two women —being held by Allen county police authorities. Fort Wayne, on slugging and robbery charges. Arrested with High were Clara J. Collins, 23; George T. Taylor, 27 and the latter’s wife, Phyllis, 23, all of Fort Wayne. The men allegedly attacked Fred M. Walker, 41, Coesse contractor, and robbed him of S9OO after the five had “made the rounds" of several taverns in the Fort Wayne area and were enroute to a boot legger’s in Waynedale. Mrs. Taylor told members of the sheriff’s department and state police that the Taylor auto stopped on their way to Waynedale, that the Coesse man was slugged as he stepped from the rear seat of the car. Mrs. Taylor said that, after the beating, High and Taylor carried Walker to a nearby corn field and then returned to the auto to divide the money.' The car would not start, however, and they summoned aid from a passing motorist, Mrs. Peter Markoff, Fort Wayne, route eight. She heard the cries of the injured man and sped from the scene to summon police. When they arrived at the scene. High and Taylor were walking from a farmhouse where they ha(R attempted to secure help In starting their car. (Turn To Page 4 Column 5)

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, December 3,1947

Prexy Visits Seattle Crash Pilot •jf■ • ’’ ''’’■xww:••• - ■ • •> -j-w-x-x.y-w.tv• •■ ? .. ......,...... T ■ t ' jf -• IV r * ** wk fc ■■■ ' wwWßk I ' W I. • * - . - difMiKALASKAN AIRLINE President J. A. Wooten (right) confers in Seattle hospital with Capt. J. E. Ferris, pilot of the ill-fated Alaskan DC-4 transport which crashed near the Seattle-Tacoma airport taking a toll of eight lives.

Highway Supplies Contract Awarded No Bids Received On Pipe, Steel Contracts for furnishing highway supplies in 1948 were awarded Tuesday by members of the Adams county board of commisin session at the courthouse. The awards, bids, include the following: Stone —Meshberger Bros, and | John Karch, each bid sl.lO per ton at quarry. Award shared by quarry nearest required location. Appropriation for this item is $38,000. Sand and gravel—no bids. Clay tile—no bids. Corrugated pipe — Armco Company and American Steel, award divided. Sewer pipe—no bids. Portland j cement —no bids. Lumber — no bids. Road binder —Meshberger Bros. Tires —Grover Neuenschwander, Berne, and Decatur Super Service, shared award on identical bids., Lubricating oil —D. A. Lubri-. eating Co.. Indianapolis. Gasoline —Shell Oil Co., awarded contract on bid of 17.4 cents per gallon. Other bidder: Alfred Beavers, 18.77 cents per gallon. Structural steel — no bidders. 5.000 brick—no bidders. Calcium (Turn Tb Page 8, Column 7) o David Kauffman Taken By Death Lifelong Resident Os County Is Dead David Kauffman, 91, lifelong resident of Adams county, died at 10 o’clock this morning at his home two and miles northwest of Geneva of asthma and bronchial pneumonia. He had been bedfast for the past six months. He was born in Adams county June 28, 1856, a son of Daniel and Barbara Eichfr-Kauffman. His wife, Lydia Schaffter, died in 1945. He was a member of the West Missionary church, west of Berne. Surviving are two-children, Otto and Miss Daisy Kauffman, both at' home; one sister, Mrs. Leah Schaffter of Colorado Springs, Colo.; one grandchild, Edwin Kauffman of Decatur, and one great-grandchild. One son. three brothers and three sisters are deceased. * The body will be from the Yager funeral home to the residence Thursday morning. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

Colder Weather Is Forecast In State Indianapolis, Dec. 3 — (UP) — Weather forecasters predicted colder weather and light showers for Indiana tonight. Below freezing temperatures and overcast skies were expected to continue through Thursday. . Weathermen said Indiana counties . near Lake Michigan may have snow > flurries late tonight. Unemployment Fund Reserve At Record State Reserve Funds At All-Time Record Washington, Dec. 3 ' — (UP) — [ State reserve funds for paying unemployment comp ensa ti o n [ reached an all-time record high , of $7,143,428,000 on Sept. 30, the social security administration said today. An official said the size of the . reserve fund started increasing i again after holding about steady through 17 months of heavy payments to unemployed workers while industry reconverted from . war to peace. It is big enough now, according to the experts, to meet any benefit claims that might arise in the foreseeable future. The new climb in the unemployment reserve fund was disclosed as a 15-man advisory group to the senate finance committee called meetings here tomorrow and Friday to begin a study of the coverage, rates and benefits of unemployment compensation, old age insurance and public assistance. This group is headed by Edward R. Stettinius, former secretary of state. Sumner H. Schlichter, Harvard university professor, is associate chairman. The advisory group will make recommendations to the senate committee for overhauling the whole social security program. In a special digest of issues in social security for Stettinius’ committee, a group of technical experts said that the reserve for unemployment compensation is “adequate to meet benefit payments for any foreseeable future period.” These funds are collected by the states through a tax on employers. They are deposited in the federal treasury to the credit of the states, which then make weekly withdrawals as needed for payment to unemployed workers. As of Sept. 30. New York had the largest reserve, $1,034,000,000. California had $716,162,000. Pennsvlvania and Ohio $520,976,000. Fourteen other states had more than $100,000,000. The state list tapered down to $6,702,000 for North Dakota and (Turn To Page » Column 6)

Decatur Resident Killed Early Today When Struck At Winchester Crossing

Extension Is Asked On Treatment Plant City Petitions For Extension Os Year City officials made known Tuesday night the fact that they have osked the state stream pollution control board for a year’s extension on the deadline for completing the conlFruction of a sewage treatment plant here. A letter, signed by the members 1 of the city board of public works and safety and directed to the state agency, affiliated with the Indiana board of health, asked that the deadline be extended to 1949. The last deadline had been set by the board at January 1, 1948. The original order, received here in Octofier. 1944. directed that the plant be completed within a year, October, 1945. Several extensions have been received since then. The request by the board of public works and safety sets out that preliminary plans and specifications have been completed and filed; that they include a rockfilter type plant, relief and intercepting sewers, the entire cost to be paid from the sale of revenue bonds. It also sets out that proceedings are now pending before the council to build sewers in new additions under the Barrett law plan aijd, agsess the costg against the properties benefited thereby. It contends that it is unfair to finance the construction by the revenue bond process, since they cannot be issued for an amount sufficient to pay the cost of the plant and intercepting sewers and leave funds to pay for new sewers as originally planned. It continues that'the site of the plant cannot be (Turn Tn Pag-e 4 Column 6) o Baumgartner Rites Here On Saturday Return Veteran's Body For Burial Final tribute will be paid Saturday to another of Adams county’s war dead, when funeral services and burial will be hold here for Pfc. Dale E. Baumgartner. The soldier’s body will arrive on the Erie railroad early Friday evening and will be taken to the home j of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Baumgartner, 303 Oak street. Funeral services will be held at the home Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with the Rev. Russell Weller officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Dale cemetery in Kirkland township. Adams Post 43, American Legion, will conduct military rites and Legionnaires will also serve as pallbearers. The service will be conducted by the Yager funeral home. Pfc. Baumgartner was killed in action in Germany Dec. 10, 1944 while serving with the third division of Gen. Hodges’ first army. Baumgartner, a graduate of the Kirkland high school, entered service Nov. 21, 1942, going overseas in May, 1944. Surviving in addition to the parents are a son, Ned; four brothers, Glenn, Roy, Don and Russell, and three sisters, Mrs. Chad Yager, Mrs. Anna McKean and Mrs. Alice Smith. A brother, Pfc. Carl Baumgartner, was killed in an army plane crash near Pratt, Kan., in 1943. o One Man Is Killed As Auto Hits Abutment Sullivan, Ind., Dec. 3 —(UP ) — David Pinkston, 57, Sullivan, was killed yesterday when an auto in which he was riding crashed intcrtft bridge abutment one mile west of here. The driver of the car, James G. Haskett, 31, Sullivan, was critically injured in the accident.

Arabs, Jews Fight Pitched Battle Today 10 Reported Killed By Pitched Battle In Tel Aviv Area i Jerusalem, Dec. 3. — (UP)—Arabs and Jews fought a pitched battle in the Jaffa-Tel Aviv area today and first reports said seven Arabs and three Jews were killed. British troops tried vainly to break up the hours-long gunbattle that sparked a resumption of rioting throughout Palestine and Egypt. One Jew was killed by an Arab mob In Jerusalem, while new efisorders swept Cairo, where 500 students stood before the United States embassy and shouted: “Down with America.” The heaviest casualties, however, occurred in the bleak "no-man's-land" between the Jew’lsli city of Tel Aviv and the Arab city of Jaffa on the coast. In addition to the dead, at least 32 were hospitalized for wounds received from intense rifle and machine gun fire, and hand grenades hurled as freely as stones. Dark-skinned Yemenite Jews j. added to n the terror by darting through alleyways setting fire to Arab shops until the smoke stung snipers’ eyes and formed a screen for the combatants. Both Arabs and Jews fired from inside buildings or from belling makeshift barricades. British soldiers and police mounted armored cars with loudspeakers to announce an immediate curfew in the area. When Arabs and Jews ignored the order, the British came back shooting. Tommies in green armored cars prowled through the streets in low gear searching out machine gun nests and firing at Arabs and Jews alike. 1 British foot soldiers! 1 crept from I door to door, spotting Arab and Jewish positions for the armored cars to eliminate. Arabs started the battle. The Jews, however, soon rallied sup(Turn Tn Pau-p S. Column 7) 0 Call Grand Jury To Meet Next Monday Venire Issued For Jurors December 8 The November term grand jury will be called into session next Monday, December 8, it was made known today. Judge Earl B. Adams today ordered a venire issued for the jurors returnable that day, presumably at the request of prosecutor Myles F. Parrish, who will meet with the jury. It is considered likely that the grand jury may investigate several criminal matters, since it may do so in event any are brought to the jurors’ attention. Whether or not the jurors will probe into the possible 1935 slaying of John Mullen near Berne —a probe reopened recently by sheriff Herman Bowman —is a matter of speculation. The jurors, in accordance with law. will also conduct an inspection of county institutions. Names of county residents drawn to*serve on the jury, six of the 12 to be chosen are: Albert Tinkhara, Blue Creek township; Ben Duke, Decatur; John Affolder, Preble; William E. Snow. Wabash; Thomas Flynn, French; Ella Reef, Jefferson; Fred Adler, Kirkland; Otto Peck, Preble; Tiuirman 1 Wolfe, St. Mary’s John Tager, Decatur; Clarence Shephard, Geneva and Cora Springer, St. Mary’s,

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Aged Decatur Man Is Killed Under Cars Os Erie Freight; Was Enroute Home Jeff Addy, 66, of Schirmeyer street, was killed about 12:50 o'clock this morning when struck by a westbound freight train at the Winchester street crossing of the Erie railroad. Addy was found about 20 feet west of the crossing by a brakeman after the train stopped to release some cars. He was lying between the rails, under a car. Trainmen summoned city police officers Robert Hill and Roy Chilcote, who extricated him after the train was uncoupled. He was taken to the Adams county memorial hospital in the Gillig & Doan ambulance, but was pronounced dead upon arrival. His left foot had been severed, his right leg crushed, his body and head badly bruised and battered — presumably caused when the train trucks rolled him along underneath, police said. Imprints in the dirt between the rails indicated he had been rolled and dragged for some distance, they said. Police theorized that he may have been struck by the train as he was crossing the track, or he may have fallen down in front of the train with only his left foot on the tracks. He was presumably on his way home from downtown Decatur when the accident happened. The brakeman, carrying a lantern. noticed something under the trucks of one of the cars while making a casual examination, as he walked along beside the train. He found Addy and reported to pblice that he was dead. When ■ they arrived, however, they found , that he was still breathing, and ' after the cars were uncoupled, officer Chilcote crawled under the car to drag out the injured man. Police at first thought he may have been struck by a through freight which passed through the city a few minutes earlier than the one under which Addy was found. They later discarded this theory, however, in the belief that the faster moving train would have thrown the victim a considerable distance. George Steller, Huntington, was engineer of the train, number 3327, and the conductor was H. M. Bowers. also of that city. After the investigation by city police and Harmon Gillig, county coroner, the train proceeded on through the city. Several motorists were attracted to She scene, despite the late hour of the accident. Addy's death is the first fatality of the year in Decatur and the second in the county. Born In Rockford John Jefferson Addy was born in Rockford. 0., in February, 1881, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Addy. He had been employed in Decatur as a laborer for many years. Survivors include the widow’. Pearl; four children, Forrest and Donald of Michigan; Glen of Deca(Turn To Page 7. Column 5) O Officers Elected By Royal Arch Masons Cal E. Peterson. Decatur clothier, was reelected high priest of the Royal Arch Masons at the state convocation Tuesday night. Other officers for next year are: Russell Owens, knight; Fred Hancher, scribe; Charley A. Burdg, treasurer; A. D. Suttles, secretary. Installation services for the officers will be held Monday, Dec. 15.

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