Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 288, Decatur, Adams County, 8 December 1947 — Page 1

No. 288.

EDS REFUSE TO REVISE POTSDAM PACT

Bob Reber Dies In Accident

bier Local liness Man led Sunday Killed Instantly Pen Auto Strikes truck Sunday Night K er t R- Reber 281 a native of £. and former businessman K c ity, was killed Sunday ■ about 8 o'clock when his ■ashed into the rear of a K panel truck, three and Ks miles west of Ligonier. K victim, who died almost ■tiy, resiled in Cassopolis, ■ but managed a meat marK Elkhart. His death was K by a skull fracture. |e truck, owned by the Radio ■Television Maintenance cor■lon of Fort Wayne, was opK by Anthony Moricca, also K city, who had driven off Kavement onto the berm to I repairs after the vehicle deKd motor trouble. |e former local man was ac■anied by Everett Mabrey, 39, ■awaka, who suffered cuts ■ the eyes and forehead and ■treated by a Ligonier physi- | Moricca was no 1 hurt. ■ Reber had visited relaI in Decatur earlier Sunday. ■Ous to entering business in |igan. he had been employed ■eat markets here and operat■e Reber case, now known as ■Blackstone. I was born in Washington ■ship June 20, 1919, the son of ■on and Von Baltzell-Reber. ■as married August 8, 1945 to ■ Fuelling, who survives. He la member of the Moose lodge land of the St. Paul's Metho- ■ church. He had spent his ■e life in this community II two years ago. ■rviving, besides the widow ■ the mother, are the following ■hers and sisters: Byron M. of Island. Albert of Chicago, I 0. of New Castle, Chalmer ilecatur. Mrs. Lester Adler of la'itr. Mrs. E. B. Mabrey of ■awaka and Dean M. of Deca I and the grandfather, T. H. ■zell of near Decatur. body has been returned to IZwick funeral home in this ■neral arrangements have not ■ completed. I — 0 W Jury Session ped Here Today Session Recessed Until Wednesday P e Adams circuit grand jury pe November term of the t® 8 court will meet F Wednesday morning. u Jury was selected today and r. atl or sanization meeting with kecutor Mylfes F. Parrish after f" ca ll«d into session by Judge Ph' Adams. r' ! J- Adler, Kirkland townr Mas elected as foreman, r” are: Albert Tinkham, Blue F township; John Affolder, t' e 'unship; William Eugene n "abash township; Ella L, Jeff erson township; Otto f ■ p reble township. W Ben Duke was excused from LJ" ar P ane L because of his L s as a physician. Thomas L' ■ "h° se name was also toes 18 l ' ecease<F - Others, whose Med " 6re tFrawn> but were not ter a ? : Thurn >an Wolfe, John . _ arence Shenhard and "’Prunger. ijT.* F>arr >sh. Decatur, is the «ry bailiff. eonclnding its session, the Column 3) C| M . WE ATH£R Sht r 'wi't h and mUch colder u 'with snow flurries near 10 IC ?' Ban ' Low tempera- » soul 15 north and to “"tinuert .^? lon ’ Falr and ed cold Tuesday.

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Dr. Nicholas Butler Dies In New York New York, Dec. 8 --(UP)- Funeral services will be held tomorrow tor Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, 85, president Emeritus of Columbia uni-, versity, who died yesterday. Services will be conducted in the chapel on the campus where Dr. Butler served as president for 43 years, from 1902 to 1945., Dr. Butler died of bronchial pneumonia at St. Luke's hospital. He entered the hospital Thanksgiving day after an attack of indigestion. 0 ;• Six Palestine : Jews Slain By t ; Arab Assassins One Top Official Os Jewish Defense i Force Arab Victim Jerusalem, Dec. 8 (UP) — Arab assassins today killed at least six Palestine Jews, including Joshua Globerman, one of the top officers ■ of the Jewish Hagana defense force. 5 Globerman was shot by two Arab F gunmen when he impatiently drove ’ his automobile ahead of an escorted motor convoy traveling from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. Fj>ur other Jews were killed in 1 the Jaffa-Tel area, and another was 1 stabbed to death in Jerusalem. An ' Arab also was found slain in Jaffa. ’ Arab killers worked with more boldness and efficiency than at any 1 time since the outbreak of wild riot f ing against the United Nations de- ■ cision to partition Palestine. ' Globerman drove straight into the arms of two gunmen waiting at a crossroads a short distance ahead of the police-escorted motor convoy, United Press correspondent Ellav Simon reported from Tel Aviv. Globerman frantically tried to turn his car around on the wide ; road, but a hail of bullets ripped ' into his car broadside. Globerman slumped at the wheel. f dead, but two companions tumbled f out of the car. and crawled into an orange grove to make good their escape. The ranking Hagana leader was lost as Hagana prepared to take ’ over the policing of the coastal ' plain from Tel Aviv to Petah Tikva, where half the Jewish population of Palestine is concentrated. Under tentative Hagana plans, Jews would replace British and Arab police, and thus let Hagana start making tactical dispositions to fight back any further Arab attacks on the Jewish communities. Tomorrow. Havana will start registering all young Jewish men and women for possible military service. Hagana wants 75,000 recruits. Leaders of all seven Arab nations convened, meanwhile, in Cairo to plan how to turn their anti-Zionist , Turn To Page 2, Column 1) o —•— Memorial Services Held By Elks Lodge Vincent Kelly Is Speaker Sunday ! Urging that members incorporate ' the cardinal principles of the Elks ' lodge into their daily life, Vincent Kelly, attorney of Anderson, formerly of this city, made an inspiring address as he paid homage to deceased members at the Elks memorial services Sunday afternoon. Mr. Kelly took for his theme the virtues of charity, justice, brother love and fidelity. Hugh Holthouse, exalted ruler, presided at the services and was assisted in the ritualistic work by lodge officers. A male octet from the G. E. Aeolian choir and David Embler furnished vocal numbers. Mrs. David Embler was the accompanists and August Heiman, pas' exalted ruler, recited Thanatopsis. Ninety-one deceased members were remembered in the services, which w’ere held in lodge rooms of the Elks home on Second street.

Foreign Aid Bill Pushed Near Passage House Indicated Likely To Slash Proposed Measure Washington, Dec. 5— (UP)— The foreign aid bill was pushed closer toward passage in the house today with indications the $590,000,000 may be slashed and price ceiling safeguards adopted on relief supplies purchased outside the United States. Shortly before the bill was thrown open to amendment on the house floor, the house foreign affairs committee agreed to accept a "safeguarding" amendment. It would provide price ceilings be set on relief purchases made outside the United States. The bill provides that not more than 25 percent of the authorized funds could be used to buy commodities in other nations at prices in excess of the delivered prices in this country. The new amendment would provide that in no event could prices paid abroad exceed domestic prices by more than 10 percent. This would prevent American funds from being used to purchase Argentine wheat at $5 per bushel, for example. The amendment was to be offered by Rep. Karl E. Mundt, R., S. D. Members of the house foreign affairs committee were ready to fight any drastic cut in the $590,000,000 bill. It is less than the $597,000,000 authorized by the senate to provide aid for France, Italy and Austria. In addition to reducing aid for those three countries, the house committee also provided that $60,000,000 of its bill be used for China. With the senate also in session, there were these other developments : Treaty—The treaty which provides that 19 nations of the Ameri(Turn To Page 5. Column 7) 0 Martin J. Boerger Is Taken By Death • Funeral Services To Be Wednesday Martin J. Boerger, 61, Allen county farmer, died suddenly at 8:30 o'clock Sunday morning at his home, seven miles north of Decattir, where he had resided his entire life. He had been “ailing for 10 months with a heart ailment. He was born in Allen county Feb. 10, 1886, a son of Louis C. and Amelia Weigman-Boerger. He was married April 3, 1910, to Lydia Scherer. He was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran church. Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, Lawrence and Louis, both at home; two daughters, Louise, at home, and Mrs. Elmer Busche of New Haven; four grandchildren; and two sisters, Mr|s. Louis Scherer of Monroeville route 2 and Mrs. Emma Passe of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the home and at 2 o’clock at the St. Peter’s Lutheran church, with the Rev. Karl Hofmann officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be removed from the Zwick funeral home to the residence at 7 o’clock this evening. 0 Funeral Held For Mrs. Lettie Myers Funeral services were held at the Bluffton Methodist church this afternoon for Mrs. Lettie May Myers. 66, of near Bluffton, who died late Saturday morning at the Wells county hospital. Survivors include Uiree sons/including Russell of Berne; a daughter; a brother, and four sisters, including Mrs. Matilda Oberlin and Mrs. Rachel Fritzinger, both of Decatur.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, December 8, 1947

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' SECRETARY OF STATE George C. Marshall (left) is greeted by Soviet Foreign Minister Viacheslav M. MolotoV as he arrives at the Rtissian Embassy in London to attend a luncheon given in his honor. ' Meanwhile, the Council of Foreign Ministers was still deadlocked ' over the problem of economic unification of Germany. i

5-Acre Corn Club Winners Announced No Gold Medals Are Awarded In County i ■ i■» 1 Yields in the annual Adams ■ rounty five-acre corn club contest for 1947 were reported to the ■ county extension offibe today by ' M. O. Pence, extension agronoI mist of Pii’due. The report reveals that there ' were no gold medal winners in the county this year, with unfavorable weather conditions blamed for the lower yields. Gold medals are awarded all growers having yields of 100 bushels or more of corn. Orval Alt, of Hartford township, had the highest yield in the county of 98.1 bushels. In the junior membership, Franklin J. Graber, also of Hartford township, was high with a yield of 97.9 bushels. He was awarded a silver medal. Silver medals were also awarded to Alt, and to Hugo Bulmahn, Preble township, 89.5 bushels; Sylvan D. Habegger, I Monroe, 89.4 bushels, and Ronald Yoder of Monroe with 87.5 bush--1 els. > Awarding of bronze medals in l the senior division has been discontinued, Mr. Pence announced. Yields of other members check- • ing were: Henry Aschleman, 58.5 ■ bushels; Elmer C. Beer, 69.9; ■ Ralph Berning, 72.8; Robert 1 Berning, 79.9; Harvey Bucher, 71.5: Robert Bucher, 78.5; Hugo 1 Bulmahn, 89.5; Clarence Busick, (Turn Tn Pastp 2. Column

High Vatican Sources Gloomy Over Possibilities Os War

(Editor’s note:—The following dispatch was written by the United Press’ vice president and general European manager who is now on a trip to the continent.) • ■' —— BY VIRGIL PINKLEY Vatican City. Dec. 7-- (Delayed) —(UP) — Authoritative Vatican sources warned today that relations between the United States and Russia have deteriorated to the point where “differences between i the two colossi may lead to a new • conflict" unless the present trend is reversed. This somber warning emerged i from conservations with policyinfluencing officials of this tiny Catholic state which is famed as ■ the world’s most thorough and sensitive diplomatic listening post. I found pessimism here as deep, if not deeper, than in any of the other 10 European capitals I have visit-1

Increase Granted In Pullman Fares Washington .Dec. 8 —(UP) —The interstate commerce commission today granted western railroads authority to increase pullman fares from 3.3 to 3.5 cents per mile. The increase will bring rates of westerq carriers up to those of eastern and southern loads which recently were granted similar increases. The boost in pullman lates represented an increase of 6.06 percent. 0 Agrees To Rule On Gl Insurance Law High Court To Act On Interpretation Washington, Dec. 8. —(UP) — The supreme court today agreed to rule on a far-reaching new interpretation of the National Service Life insurance law which the government believes might bankrupt the entire GI insurance program if upheld. The justice department appealed the case with an urgent warning that “astronomical” claims were at stake. It said the potential cost of increased payments on GI policies under a lower court decision might be “tens of billions of dollars.” The case concerns the method of paying off National Service Life insurance policies. The seventh U. S. circuit court of appeals at Chicago put a brandnew interpretation on the law (Turn To Page 6, Column T)

ed in file past three months. To a specific question, one high prelate who has the confidence of Pope Pius XII replied: “Yes. The general outlook for peace is much worse than a year ago.” His reasons backing this statement inclnded “the great danger of irrevocably- dividing Europe into two parts over the German question:” The threat of civil war inherent in the current widespread agitation in France and Italy, and the “noticeable lack of Christianity and brotherhood” in dealing with almost all of the biggest problems upon which the great powers disagree. ® Top-ranking Vatican quarters stressed repeatedly that only a return to the Christian spirit and more emphasis generally on religious values By both the people and ' (Turn To Page 2, Column 5)

Molotov Accuses Western Powers Dividing Germany To Establish Domination

Cold Wave Reported Headed For Indiana Decidedly Colder Weather Forecast By United Press A cold wave was headed for north central states after a weekend snowstorm over much of the area, the Chicago weather bureau warned today. Temperatures of 10 to 15 degrees below zero were indicated for northwest Minnesota, and zero or below temperatures were forecast for much of lowa and Wisconsin. Colder weather also was in store for Illinois and Indiana. The sub-zero weather was moving out of Canada across the upper great lakes region, and already had dropped temperatures as far as 11 degrees below zero at Dickenson, N. D. Forecasters at Chicago said there will be a “cold wave in i Wisconsin, and it will be decidedly colder in Minnesota, lowa, Indiana and Illinois today and tonight with temperatures falling to the following values by Tuesday morning: “Minnesota, 10-15 below northwest; zero to five below southeast. “Wisconsin, zero to five below northwest; zero to five above southeast. “lowa, zero to five below northwest and north central; zero to 10 above elsewhere. “Illinois and Indiana, five to 15 above north; 15 to 20 above south." The cold was moving east across the midwest. The storm in the north central states spread a new layer of snow ranging from’three to six inches over lowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and upper Michigan. 0 Equipment Bought By Cancer Society Portable Bed And Wheel Chair Bought A portable hospital bed and wheel chair are among the first equipment to be purchased by the Adams county cancer society for free use of sufferers of that disease, Roy Kalver, president of the county society announced today. The equipment has arrived and is being kept at the Adams county memorial hospital. Mr. Kalver pointed out that anyone suffering from cancerous infection, and who desires to use the equipment, may get full information concerning its free use by calling the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. Purchase of the equipment is the first of a series of new activities planned by the society, Mr. Kalver said. The executive board also has approved the purchase of a group of books concerning the disease and developments for the care of it. The books will be placed in the various schools of Adams county for free use. Money for the purchase of the equipment and other activities of the society was derived from a nation-wide cancer fund drive a year ago and also by receipt of part of the funds recently collected in (Turn To Page 2. Column 3, O— Fort Wayne Taxicab Drivers On Strike Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec 8 —(UP) —City streets here were cabless for the second day today and hopes were dim for a strike settlement with 140 taxi drivers. The drivers, members of local 414, truck drivers union (AFL), yesterday rejected a new contract offer by three cab companies. They had asked for an $8.50 daily guarantee and a 42 I >4 percent commission. The operators offered the,m $7.50. The companies said last week that the contract would be their last offer.

French Strike Call Ignored By Many Workers Refuse To Obey Call To Strike Ordered By Communists Paris, Dec. B—(UP)—The civil servants federation and Paris subway workers refused to obey a strike call by their communist union leaders today and the number of idle workers in France fell below the 1,000,000 mark. The subway and bus strike in Paris failed so badly that the general union of metropolitan subway workers called off a 48-hour “demonstration strike" shortly after 11 a. in. (5 a. m., EST.) Up to that time, subway service had been normal; not enough workers obeyed the strike call to slow service. A couple of suburban bus lines stopped operations, but Paris buses continued their schedules even though labor leaders had strewn nails in the streets to puncture their tires. Miners in the northern coal fields trooped back to work under police and army protection from communist “commando" squads. Reports indicated that strikers — there had been a total Sf 2,000,000 four days ago—were going back to their jobs in the provinces in steadily increasing numbers. Railroad workers returned las’ night in the port of St. Nazaire and the rail strike in the Rennes area ended this morning. Schedules were reported “normal” in a'l Paris stations and so little remained of the rail strike that 'he roads announced they could “assure schedules again.” The strike of civil servants turned out little better than the subway strike. Only a few workers failed to report in Paris at 'he various ministries and it failed to take hold in the provinces. The finance and tax department’s workers in PAU voted unanimously against striking. Workers in many departments in Coutances and other non-com rnunist towns and cities voted unanimously against striking. (Turn Tn Pae-n 2. Column 3) 0 Officers Elected By Zion Lutheran Annual Election Is Held Here Sunday Officers of the Zion Lutheran church for 1948 were elected at a voters’ assembly, held at the church Sunday afternoon. The new officers are as follows: Gerhard Reinking, elder: Herman H. Krueckeberg, deacon; Arnold Ostermeyer. trustee: Howard Buck, treasurer; Paul Hancher, secretary; Louis Jacobs, assembly chairman; Carl Smith, finance board; Norman Voigtman and Lawrence Fuelling, auditing committee; Aaron Weiland, Lloyd Spiegel and Robert Nyffler, nominating committee: Oscar Langenau, Sunday school board: Phil Sauer, Adolph Schamerloh. Ed Bauer, Edgar Reinking. Herman Krueckeberg and Oscar Lankenau, delegates to circuit, and Adolph Scha- , merloh, delegate to district conven- , tlon. Aaron Weiland will serve as church janitor. The assembly also discussed i plans for the annual Christmas I services, and decided to appoint a , committee to gather additional information regarding a possible ex- , panslon and redecoration nrogram . at the church. The annual collec--1 tlon for Valparaiso university will t be held the last Sunday in Janu- » ary to conform with the synod(Turn To Page 2. Column 3)

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Russia Maintains Potsdam Agreement Cannot Be Changed By Big 4 Council London, Dec. B—(UP)8 —(UP) —Soviet Foreign Minister V? M. Molotov refused today to consider any revision of the Potsdam agreement, maintaining that since it was devised by chiefs of governments it could not be modified by the foreign ministers. In a statement on German economic problems, Molotov accuse:! j (he western powers of dividing Germany and making its western part, especially the Ruhr, a “straaegic base for the purpose of establishment of domination in Europe.” Molotov’s statement was released by Russian authorities while today’s session of the counci’ of foreign ministers was going on. “The Soviet delegation deems it necessary to insist on fulfillment of the Potsdam agreement •’nd on the curtailment of existing violations of that agreement,” Mo’otov said. “Abrogation of the agreemen' is needed by those who do not want to fulfill it, and who intend to free their hands for separate tctions regardless of the Potsdam agreement.” He said the United States Great Britain and France “al ■ ready have gone too far as it is." "These separate actions of An-glo-American authorities have led to the actual division of Germany,” he said. “This is shown by the splitting of western Germany from the rest of it. and from Berlin, the capital." He accused the western powers of putting the brake on the economic recovery of Germany. He further charged that they had no' carried out promises to effect land reform, and thus created hard conditions in supplying foodstuffs to the cities. Lord Pakenham represented Britain on the council today, sitting in for foreign secretary Ernest Bevin who was prevented from attending by a “slight indisposition.” Representatives of Britain. France and the United States held a secret conference last night to prepare for a showdown with Russia during this se«sion of the foreign ministers' council. Secretary of state George C. Marshall announced that on his initiative British foreign secre(Turn Tn Pn?p 2. rnhiw»,| O Decatur Lady Found In Louisville, Will Be Sent To Hospital A Decatur lady, reported to be mentally ill. is being held here pending commitment to Easthaven, sheiriff Herman Bowman said today. after she was returned Sunday from Louisville. Ky„ The lady had been the object of a concerted i search by city, county and state police since she fled Decatur last Thursday. She was apprehended in the Kentucky city late Saturday by city and state police authorities and return- . ed to the Jeffersonville jail, until taken into custody by Adams couni ty sheriff’s office representives. A gun, which she was reported • to have been carrying, was conI fiscated. She had no ammunition ; for the firearm, however, when ap- ■ prehended. She is a former inmate , of the statg institution.

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