Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 285, Decatur, Adams County, 4 December 1947 — Page 1

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Ox" — ■irinian Says WewOPAIs Ln Planned l 0 Control Agency KAdminister Anti illation Program Dec - 4 — <UP) ~~ y,. „f eonum-rce W. Aver■L.an said today the ad- ■ . :1011 has no plans for a ■L or any other overall ■ a£Pll rv io administer the ■congress. ■ m3n appeared before the ■iankinq and currency comfl riidt is Studying the K,., request for stamT-by ■'L rationing powers. He ■ose powers, if granted. ■ apportioned by President to appropriate existing agencies. ■, f?ly I( , questions. Harriman ■ costed powers over farm ■ would lie delegated by ■.resident to the agriculture ■L eI1 t. Controls over fuel ■go to the interior departy)ie commerce depart ■ probably would handle ex ■and allocation powers and over scarce indus■tomniodities. he said. The ■ nllld )>,. co-ordinated by a ■t committee. made his statement committee session ■Frederick C. Smith. R.. 0.. ■gened him sharply on back- ■ a!; ,| business connections ■me members of the 19-man ■jk committee, which drafturging support of the ■tall plan. ■ die senate, a proposal to mortgage credit terms ■iroa: against inflation got and in some cases reiep’i.m among members ■ttrned with housing legisla■i The suggestion first was ■rias' week by Marriner S ■s chairman of the federal board. ■taistration supporters in ■ louse committee hearing ■-: questioning by Smith lines which Rep. Wright ■. D.. Tex., said tended to ■gi motives and financial ■ms' of prominent citizens ■'k Harriman committee. ■:. - questions concerning ■ tommittee members. Hiland president of the Alla Steel Corp., and ■udolph Burgess, vice chair ■>»! Hie National City Bank ■l't» York, were ordered strickthe record. ■limiati Jesse Wolcott ruled ■<►> p, ep 7 rvinn.n ft ) fl — 0 ■ Young Negroes ■need To Life ■ffiMlis, Dec. 4 —(UP) — ■ fom ? negroes sentenced to ■prisonment for kidnaping and ■’“■*’l9-year-old Indianapolis ■" ?M serving their terms in ■ Wigan City state penitent- ■ Mar. ® en Pleaded guilty late yesKJ° rt ' y after ,heir victim ■" W how they forced her infl ■■ threatened her with knives, K r, ' e 1 161, to an isolated secfl 1 Indianapolis and attacked ■ —- [Veteran's Rites ■S Afternoon of Pfc - Dale E. Baumi»L’ ar Veteran killed In acrmany in 1944 win arrive ■nL dn Friday evening and Bits v°' e d to 4ke home of the K, ‘ r ' and Mrs. Joe BaumK’XT no " 1 ’ Et services win be heid ■ i yat the Ple asant ■ tie Rev r Kirkland town ■% w>< ussell Weller of Kttedjy a 3' rites will be t =5iL„ ms Post 43 ’ ■Si isfnrh The Yager fun ’ y' : charge of arrange- [• Leather ■Sr'chri tOni9ht Fri ‘ ■%hL\ y wlth n 9 ht ■S noH h P ° rtl0 "' A l,ttle - N li«? h P ° rtlon knight. K^ le cha "ge in tern-

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bulletin London, Dec. 4.—(UP) Secretary of state George C. Marshall today denounced Soviet propaganda attacks on the United States, charging that their real purpose was to wreck the Marshall plan for the economic recovery of Europe. — 0 Arab Riots In Egypt And Iraq At New Heights Death Toll Mounts In Palestine From Continued Violence By United Press Arab rioting in Egypt and Iraq reached new heights of violence today, while the death toll of ArabJewish clashes in Palestine continued to mount. A Jew was found murdered near a mosque in Jerusalem, and a burst of gunfire across the rooftops of the Jewish sector of the old city wounded two Jews and one Arab. The new fatality made a total of 24 known dead in Palestine since the United Nations voted to partition the Holy Land, giving the Jews a country of their own. Other developments included: 1. 'Cairo students smashed shop windows, wrecked two street cars, stoned the British consulate and tried to demonstrate in front of the United States embassy. Police gunfire finally frightened the mohS into dispersing, and the government officially banned further demonstrations. One policeman and 10 rioters were hurt. 2. Thousands of Moslems in Baghdad wrecked the United States information service office, and burned the equipment. A policeman trying to break up the mob was hurt. 3. An illegal refugee ship unloaded 200 Jews at Telk Aviv, the first group of Jews to slip into Palestine since partition was voted. Hagann, the illegal Jewish defense army, help debark the Jews and hide them while Arabs watched angrily. The Iraqui government, like the Egyptian government, moved to prevent further demonstrations. There was little hope, however, that outbreaks could be controlled. Egyptians asked permission to hold a gigantic demonstration in Cairo tomorrow. Permission was denied, but the Egyptians may try to parade anyway. t 0Fort Wayne Resident Is Accident Victim Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec. 4 — (UP) — William Hummel, 78, Fort Wayne, received fatal injuries yesterday when he was crushed beneath the wheels of an express truck. 0 Election Expenses Filed By Candidates Statements Filed By All Candidates The last of the campaign expense statements among candidates in the recent city election have been filed in the offices of county clerk Clyde O. Troutner, records disclosed today. Today is the final day for filing expense accounts or statements Indicating no expenses were incurred, under the state election laws. Harry Hebble and Jane Wasson, city Democratic committee chairman and treasurer, respectively, have also filed a statement of their party’s expenses. The statement lists expenses of $48.50, against donations of SSO. leaving a balance of $1.60. The donations figure is not broken down - into individual contributions. Candidates to file, not previously published: John B. Stults, Democrat, for mayor, $94.25; Alfred Beavers, Democrat, for council, $29.10; Dorphus L. Drum, Democrat, for council, $4.80 and Adraln Democrat, for council, sl3.Alfepther candidates have filed lists, previously published.

House Limits Debate On Bill To Aid Europe House Version Os * Bill Clears First I Passage Obstacle Washington, Dec. 4 —(UP) The house version of the $590,000,000 emergency foreign aid bill cleared its first obstacle today when house members approved a resolution limiting debate on the measure to 12 hours. The house action by vote came as: 1. Acting secretary of state Robert A. Lovett told the senate appropriations committee he would recommend to President Truman that U. S. aid to France and Italy be stopped if those countries fall under Communists control. 2. Chairman Leo E. Allen, R„ 111., of the house rules committee called for defeat of the foreign aid bill on grounds it.would lead the United States “to the brink of economic collapse.” 3. Rep. Eugene E. Cox, D., Ga., said that “Russia is waging everything but a shooting war against us.” and urged approval of the aid hill a “a gamble we. are compelled to take” in the interest of national security. He blamed the United States for building Russia from a “third class nation into a monster that now has the entire world, including ourselves, trembling in its boots.” 4. Sen. Styles Bridges, R., N. H., and members of his senate appropriations committee attacked the policy of shipping American goods ,to Russia while the administration seeks to quarantine Communism in western Europe. Bridges called it a “very stupid” policy. The house foreign aid bill differs in several major respects from the: senate - approved measure. The house measure includes a 460,000000 authorization for China and 530,000,000 for France, Italy and AustTurn Tn Paerr* 2. Column 6) 0 Six New Directors Elected For C. C. Will Meet Monday To Name Officers Six new directors were elected to the board of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce at the election held Wednesday, it was announced tc* day, following the tabulation or votes. John DeVoss, Glenn Hill, Dr. H. F. Zwick and Carl Gerber were named for three-year terms; Robert Lane was elected for a two-year term and J. K. Gunther was named for a year. Six directors were elected to replace the three out-going directors, because the Chamber recently voted to increase the number of board members from nine to 12. Mr Gerber was named to represent the retailers and Mr. Gunther was elected to represent the manufacturing concerns. The other four were elected at large. Those retiring from the board are Kenneth Runyon, C. C. Pumphrey and Clarence Ziner. Members who hold over are R. J. Holthouse, C. I. Finlayson, John Halterman, Charles Ehinger, Lester Pettibone and Herman Krueckeberg. The votes were tabulated by a committee of three members including Dick Mansfield, Carl Striker and Richard Wertzberger. The 12-man board will meet Monday at the Chamber rooms in the library to elect officers for 1948. R. J. Holthouse, retiring president, will preside at the meeting. a O Masons Will Elect Officers Next Week A fish fry will be held by the Decatur Masonic lodge next Tuesday night preceding the annual election of officers, it was announced today by that organization, The supper will start at 6.30 o clock and the meeting will follow. The affair will be heid at the Masonic hall on North Third street and all members of the local lodge are invited to attend. The meeting and election will be held at 8 o’clock.

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- - » Arab Leaders Map Strategy rv Jim JfeW 1 i ■ XI. * ** ' <j *T : F;/" . SL/ ' EX-GRAND MUFTI OF PALESTINE. Hapamin el Husseini (center in this exclusive photo), who fled to help Hitler during the war and is now back in Lebanon, meets with Arab league leaders, Bishop Hakin" |left) of Haifa and Isa Bendak, mayor of Bethlehem, in Beirut to make future plans for Palestine under the UN partition plan, which is inspiring widespread Arab attacks on Jewish and Ameri-can-owned property.

Will Discuss State Police Pay Problem State Cops Quitting Because Os Low Pay Indianapolis, Dec. 4—(UP) — After it was disclosed that four state policemen quit last week to accept higher paying jobs Governor Gates announced today he would hold a meeting soon to discuss pay problems of the troopers. Col. Robert Rossow. state police superintendent, told the Governor i that he believed the present “low pay schedule’’ might start a virtual epidemic of resignations from the force. He said that besides the four men who quit last week, three others have resigned since August and 12 more troopers in the 200man force have been offered chief of police posts in Indiana towns. Troopers resigning last week were Gaylord Howerton, Lagrange; William Gemmill, Rushville; Adolph Frankovitch, Fort Wayne; and Kenneth Marlin, Muncie. Among other recent changes made on the force. Dean Bolerjack has been named chief of police of Mishawaka and is due to take over the job Jan. 1. It was expected that trooper Eugene Vance would become police chief of North Vernon soon., Gates said at the meeting to work out a pay solution he will ask the budget committee if money is available to boost the trooper’s pay. Colonel Rossow rejected an offer of a $lO increase for his men stating that it wasn’t sufficient. Total annual pay for veteran troopers, including a S7O per month subsistence allowance, now' is $2,940 a year. 0 Absolve Trucker Os Blame In Accident Auto Collides With Truck This Morning William Busse, Jr., 24, New Carlisle, 0., was absolved of blame in a reported hit-and-run accident in Decatur this morning after a 17mile chase by sheriff Herman Bow’man. A large semi-trailer truck, driven by Busse, was involved in an accident with a passenger car, operated by Howard Foreman, 20, Monroe, route one, at the intersection of Thirteenth street and Nuttman avenue about 7:30 a.m. today. The sheriff’s investigation revealed that the collision occurred as Foreman attempted to pass the large truck, as both were making a left turn off Thirteenth street to proceed west on U. S. 224. The crash was reported as a hit-and-run accident and the sheriff drove 17 miles west before catching with the truck. Busse was returned here but was released when (Turn To Page 2, Column 8)

Officers Are Chosen By Decatur Firemen Officers of the Decatur volunteer fire department were elected Wednesday night in a meeting of firemen, held at the station house. John E. Meyer was named assistant chief; Herman Dierkes, treasurer and Vernon Hill, secretary. The position of chief is filled by appointment by the mayor. Following the business session, a turkey dinner was served to the firemen and city officials in attendance. 0 Lewis Renews Fight . On Boyd Nomination Declares Boyd Not Citizen Os U. S. Washington, Dec. 4. —(UP) — John L. Lewis, resuming his fight against the nomination of James Boyd to be director of the bureau of mines, said today he doubts that Boyd is an American citizen. % The president of the United Mine Workers (AFL) wrote the senate public lands committee that if such is the case, Boyd is ineligible for the appointment made by President Truman. Mr. Trurpan first nominated Boyd to the job last March 7. The senate committee approved the nomination over Lewis’ protests, but the senate adjourned for the summer before it could act on the appointment. Mr. Truman sent Boyd’s nomination to the senate again on Nov. 26. Lewis sent committee chairman Hugh Butler, R., Neb., a memorandum on Boyd's background “for careful investigation and consideration by your committee.” “If the facts are as stated by Mr. Boyd and he is not a citizen of the United States, as defined by statute, then I am sure the President would undoubtedly cause Mr. Boyd’s pending nomination to be withdrawn from further consideration by the senate,” Lewis said. The memorandum quoted from Boyd’s biography submitted to the committee during hearings on his nomination last spring. Boyd said then that he was born Dec. 20, 1904, in Western Australia, entered the United States from England in January, 1922, and became a naturalized American citizen by reason of his father’s naturalization in November, 1926. (Boyd said Lewis' allegations were “not true.” He said that his father, Julian Boyd, was naturalized at Los Angeles Nov. 6, 1925— not November, 1926 —and that he therefore was not quite 21.) 0 Aged Elkhart Man Is Killed In Fall Elkhart. Ind., Dec. 4 —(UP) jrA fall into Yellow Creek near here Tuesday night apparently killed Emmanuel D. Weirick, 80, of Elkhart, state police said today. Welrick’s body was recovered late yesterday.

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Champ Steer Sells At $8 Per Pound Price Far Short Os Record Last Year Chicago, Dec. 4. —(UP) —A Shorthorn steer named “Big Boy,” grand champion of the 48th annual International Livestock Exposition, sold for $8 per pound today falling short of the $1(7.50 a pound record set last year. His owner. Claude Millwee. 18-year-old Fort Cobb, Okla., farm boy, got about SB,BOO on the sale, on an investment of $75 which he paid a neighbor for “Big Boy” when the animal was a long legged calf. The roan-colored steer was bought by Davidson Beef Co., Chicago. a firm handling exclusive hotel accounts. Bert Overman, head cattle buyer for Wilson & Co. Meat Packers, made the bid for the Davidson Co. "Big Boy's" weight was estimated at about 1,100 pounds. The total amount young Millwee received for his steer fell far short of the $14,500 grossed by Oklahoma A. & M. college for the sale of last year’s grand champion, also a Shorthorn. Today’s bidding generally was unenthusiastic, despite the fact the world’s best meat animal was on the auction block. Bad weather was held responsible. Millwee’s youth symbolized the contribution of teen-aged farmers throughout America to the world’s need for more and more food. The animal itself typified one of the most economical ways to produce meat in a time of scarcity. As the blocky russet and white steer was led into the straw-cov-ered outdoor ring today, Col. Roy Johnston, auctioneer from Belton, I’urn Tn Patcp 2. Column 6) Home Ec Chorus To Give Concert Sunday — I To Present Concert At Pleasant Mills A sacred program, sponsored by ►he Adams county home economics chorus, will be presented Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock at the Methodist church in Pleasant Mills, it was announced today. The chorus is composed of 30 voices. Following is the program: Processional, “Come Thou Almighty King.” Invocation, Rev. Seth Painter. Remarks, Mrs. Roy Price. “Antiphon,” by H. W. Loomis. “Flowing River,” C. Repper. “Fairest Lord Jesus,” H. W. Loomis. “How Beautiful Up On The Mountains,” F. F. Harker, solo by Mrs. M. J. Neuenschwarider, director. “Leave It All To Jesus,” G- C. Steffen. “Grace Greater Than Our Sin,” D. B. Towner. “Jesus,” B. D. Ackley. “The Lord Is My Shepherd." Koschat. Piano solo (selected), pianist. “It Came Upon The Midnight Air,” “Oh, Come All Ye Faithful.” “Joy To The World,” "Hark. The Angels Sing,” “Silent Night.” Benediction. 0 Local Man's Father Is Taken By Death James Elmer Snyder, 78. father of Wilson Snyder of Decatur, died Wednesday at his home in Mercer county, O. He was a former trustee of Blackcreek township in Mercer county. Survivors include his wife; five sons; two daughters, including Mrs. Harry Nye of Willshire. O.; two brothers and four sisters. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. (EST) Friday at the Ketcham funeral home in Rockford. 0., with burial in Riverside cemetery.

Troops, Tanks Patrolling In French Cities ] Strife Headed By French Communists Spreads Menacingly Paris, Dec. 4 — (UP) —Troops and tanks patrole:! the streets of Marseille and Nice tonight and fighting between strikers and guardsmen broke out in the northern coal fields as the communistled campaign of strife spread menacingly. The situation was ugly and tense in broad areas of southern France and the northern coa l mining districts. Paris was calm after the national assembly had passed Premier Robert Schuman’s emergency measures providing prison terms and fines for saboteurs and agitators. At. least 24 persons were injured at Nice in a pitched battle, the heaviest outbreak of fighting since the paralyzing strike movement began more than three weeks ago. Colonial troops battled rioting strikers in Nice in an hours-long affrav. The strikers first had massed around the postoffice, and later tried to seize the telephone exchange. In Marsei'le. the so-called “red capital" of France, barricades were thrown up by strikers, roads and rail lines were b’oeked. and tanks and colonial infantry patroled the almost deserted streets At. Denain. near Lille, security guards used tear gas in battling more than 1.000 strikers armed with iron bars. Ahonf a score of guards were injured in the violence around the Renard coa' pit. Finally the strikers captured it and ‘tonight still held it. Communist-led strikers appeared to he trving to cut Paris off T from communications with the 1 main disturbance centers, particularly in the south. For hours it was impossible to telephone from the canital to Nice. Cannes. Marseille. Grenoble Nimes and Tonlose. The striker’ controlled the telephone exchan ges in those cities for a time. Communications with all of them had been restored tonight but the situation in Marseille war so uncertain that Air France, the national air lines, suspended plane service there from Paris. The government ordered 80.00 R ground, air and sea reserves o f the class -of 1943 to active duty boosting to 200,000 the projected (Turn Tn 7. Column 1) o Office Holders Al Slate Conventions County, Township Officers At Meet Several county and township office holders of Adams county were in Indianapolis today and others planned to leave today and tomorrow for annual conventions of their respective associations. Lyman L. Hann, county school superintendent, and Charles Fuhrman, trustee of Preble township, were among the first officials from here reported to be in the capital city at their respective. meeting. Frank Kitson, county home superintendent, left early today to attend a meeting of officials holding similar posts in the various counties of the state. County treasurer Roy L. Price was to leave later today to be ■ present at a meeting of county treasurers. : The sessions, which opened Wednesday. last three days. Still more i officials are expected to go to dianapolis Friday for the meetings.

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Save Half Million Tons Monthly For U. S. Consumers For Heating Homes Washington. Dec. 4 —(UP) — The government today put an embargo on exports of soft coal of the grades used for home heating. The action was taken in effort to assure householders sufficient fuel this winter. The government's interdepartmental coal operating committee put an immediate ban on shipments abroad of lump and double-screen-ed coal, the most popular bituminous types. In October, a similar ban was imposed on comparable varieties of hard coal. New England is expected to benefit particularly from the embargoes. The northeastern section suffered shortages of both coal and fuel oil last winter and has been threatened with similar troubles this winter. The coal committee said the new embargo was ordered to “assure United States consumers of supplies of the grades of coal which commonly move into home use through retail channels.” Commerce department officials said today's embargo will save about 500,000 tons a month for U. S. coal users. But they said it will not seriously affect foreign countries. whose needs are largely met by run-of-the-mine soft coal. This industrial type of coal is not ed by the ban. and there is no short" age of it. To Probe Shortage Washington. Dec. 4 —(UP) — The government acted today to ease the winter’s home-heating crisis as a Republican congressman promised a “full dress" investigation of the fuel oil shortage. An interdepartment coal operating committee put an embargo, effective immediately, on exports of the grades of soft coal used for hocie heating. The action was taken. the group said, in an effort to assure coal-using householders sufficient fuel during this winer. Chairman Charles E. Wolverton, R., N. J., of Ute house commerce committee said his group will start next week to investigate the fuel oil shortage. He said he had received reports indicating that “Conditions are such that I believe they merit the attention of this committee. Fuel oil shortages are particularly acute now in New England and the midwest. Coal, too. is scarce in New England. — o Teacher Is Absolved Os Blame In Death Knox, Ind., Dec. 4 —(UP) — An Ober. Ind., school teacher today was cleared of blame for the accident in which Mrs. Jessie Larrew, 75, widow of a prominent Starke county merchant, was killed last night. Police said that Mrs. Larrew was killed when she walked across an intersection near her home. She was hit by an auto driven by Miss Marilyn Burch, 20. whose vision was obscured by fog and rain. A coroner's inquest determined that the death was accident ial. o Berne Man Injured When Chute Falls Berne( Dec. 4 — LaVere Patterson of this place suffered torn ligaments and other injuries in a foot when an unloading chute from a. coal truck fell on it. He is an employe of the Berne Equitv Exchange company. (jTshopping dayTleft) x. i 1 1