Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 10 December 1947 — Page 1

XLV. No. 290.

B. 0. P. OPPOSES RATIONING, CONTROLS

Krmy Transport Crash Kills 29

■plane Crashes Ld Burns In labrador Today S Army C 54 Crashes K In Labrador Soon Blffer Taking. Off mk ■—■— Field, Mass., Dee. 10. A V. S. army C-54 transand burned soon after Goose Bay. Labrador, on IHinine flight to Westover field. t >„. rt . were no known surviit was announced today. K n unofficial report from St. Nfld.. said that 29 passenand crewmen were aboard ■ plane when it crashed just taking off from Goose Bay field. Mass., last ■t The St. Johns report said parties were plowing heavy snow toward the scene.) by a d v e r e e ice and snow, a ground Er-; consisting of dog teams medical supplies set out Goose Bay for the crash eight miles north of the Bay airdrome. weather prevented observaof the wreckage or of pro- J K s of the ground party but a ■o message received here at said there were “no survivors.” planes which took off after the crash recited there were “signs of surnear the wreckage. Howsubsequent radio reports did on this angle. crash was in an “inacces■le" position, the report stated, Ml officials ordered a helicopter Hit to Goose Bay by air to aid ■ rescuing survivors. E 0 lame Walter Lister Is Head Os Masons 3 Annual Election Is ■ Held Tuesday Night ■Walter Lister, Decatur General i Metric employe, is the new ruling ' ■fleer of the local lodge, Free and gfcrepted Masons. ■Mr| Lister was named worship■l master of the order last night ■ring the annual election, held as ■ ■ part of the regular meeting. ■He succeeds George Hamma, ■o served in that capacity durK the current year, and .will be ■stalled soon after the first of the , ■ear. ■ Other officers are: Gene Hike, ■nior warden; Harold MummaJ ■nior warden; Ed Jaberg, reelect- ■ secretary; Robert Helm treas■*r; Mr. Hamma, trustee. IA fish fry dinner was served last ■vening prior to the business ses■®andelection of officers.

Antral Soya Co. To Broadcast ! Christmas Carols For Decatur i > <

■ icials of the Central Soya ®pany announce their intention holiday greetings to e citizens of this comnlunity by ■ii"’ of Christmas carols, which e broadcast from the top of 6 company’s silos. ?° Ur ' arge amplifying systems ,1 been secured and will be if th O n the extreme south end Hl e 8ilos ; officials stated. The lizh a ' J lhis point are 110 feet tem wni [ r ° m this helght the sysI 1 be capable of broadcastop^. 6 tra d'tional Christmas melHlo a d istan ce of more than a - an <l a half. Vdav P J' ograms w iU start on SatPres ented e< d e a Tt ber 2 °’ and wiU be U d dai ’y. up to and includJ" 7 - The haK h ° Ur * fr ° m 12 to 12:30 noon and

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bulletin Rome, Deq. 10.—(UP) Communist - controlled labor ' unions ordered a general strike tonight of more than 500,000 workers in the city and province of Rome to begin at midnight. —o — France Makes New Rebuke To Soviet Russia Refuses To Consider Reds Note Breaking Trade Negotiations Paris, Dec. 10.—(UP)— Strained relations between France and Russia suffered another setback today when the government, In a diplomatic rebuke to the Soviets, refused even to consider a Moscow note which broke off trade negotiations and ousted a French mission. The trend toward a '■possible . break in diplomatic relations was accentuated by the cabinet rejection of the note. A foreign office spokesman said the cabinet deemed the terms unacceptable because of their violence and the "false i basis on which the objections were made.” The diplomatic crisis came on i the heels of the defeat of the Com-munist-led general confederation of labor's nationwide strikes. Yielding to government pressure, the confederation called off the strikes, nearly all of the fewer than 1,000,000 men still out went back to work today. Barely out of the strike woods and still confronted with big political and economic problems, the government faced up firmly to the Russians. A few hours after putting 12 members of the Soviet repatriation commission on a train taking them out of France, the cabinet refused to consider Moscow’s note on trade and the French repatriation mission there, instructing the embassy in Moscow to hand it . back to the Russian government. A cabinet spokesman, explaining the latest move in the stiffening French attitude toward the Soviets, said the snubbing of the note was based on two objections: 1. The unusual procedure in its j transmission, particularly publication of the text by Moscow before it was received by the French government. 2. Objections to the terms of the note, which accused the French of “foul slander” and violation of the repatriation treaty. A foreign ministry spokesman said the procedure of refusing to accept the note was even stronger than a flg.t rejection. Technically, he said, the action meant that the i French had informed the Russians that the wording and general content of the note were unacceptable. and if they wanted to rephrase it and send it back in a normal diplomatic manner, the French government would reply. Official sources said the cabinet (Turn Tn Pape 5. Column 7)

< 5 to 5:30 each evening. On Christ- ■ mas day, programs will be broadcast at shorter intervals throughout the day. . Company officials stated that a complete and varied program has been planned which will include ’ all of the old favorites which have been handed down through the years. It will also include the modern songs which have grown in popularity in recent years. All programs will be transcribed and will feature the best selections of famous coral groups, orchestras ‘ and instrumental and vocal artists. Carols from the sky have been presented in other cities for many . s years Jo the enjoyment of many people in those communities. The company is hopeful that the Christmastide carols may bring __ equal enjoyment to the citizens of- - during the holiday season.

——— , | N. Y. Rent Control Lobby At Capitol HI ML ■ z * H H M I TnVHHHHHEH Ik OWIwtI

SEVERAL HUNDRED persons arriving in Washington from New York, form at Union station armed with balloons and placards and prepare to march on the Capitol. They are lobbyists for continued rent control and registered complaints with Congress on- the high cost of living.

Three Men Killed In Airplane Crash Light Plane Falls, Burns In Oklahoma Seminole. Okla., Dec. 10.—(UP) —State highway .patrolmen todafr reported three persons were killed when a light, single-engined airplane crashed and burned 14 miles south of here. • Patrolmen H. C. Carminhael and Jack Ligon identified two of the victims as Ollie Bonn Martin. Wewoka, and C. S. Tucker, Wewoka. The third passenger was unidentified, but the troopers said they took a card from his clothes bearing the name of W. T. Tucker. Duncan. The plane was almost completely destroyed, the patrolmen said. One report said it was partly buried by the force of the crash. Jack Gale, Seminole fire chief, said the fire was extinguished about two hours after it was first reported. Gale went to the scene with a water-and-chemical truck from the fire department here. The plane was identified by a serial number, NC65559, but authorities at the Seminole airport said they had no record of it. The crash was reported by an unidentified man who called O. V. Tull, fire chief at Konawa. Tull called the Seminole fire department. Tull said the man told him only that the plane had crashed about (Turn To Pagp 7. Column 6) 0 Moses E. Myers Is Found Dead At Home Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Moses E. Myers, 64, Blue Creek township, was found dead at his home two and three-fourths miles southeast of Salem Tuesday afternoon. Death was caused by a heart attack, which he apparently suffered late Monday afternoon, shortly after his return home from Decotur. His body was found by a son, Elmer, who lives on a nearby farm. Mr. and’ Mrs. Myers had been in Decatur Monday afternoon, Mrs. Myers remaining in Decatur while her husband returned home. The deceased was born in Wells county Sept. 8. 1883, but bad resided in Adams county most of his life. His first wife, Bertha Tumbleson, died in 1931, and he was married to Ida Hirschy in 1934. He was a member of the Mt. Hope church. ® Surviving in addition to the wife are five sons, Dwight, Howard and Paul Myers, all of Decatur, Elmer of Blue Creek township, and Ralph of Berne; one (Turn To Page 6, Column 6)

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, December 10, 1947

Santa Claus In City Again On Saturday Santa Claus will return to Decatur next Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock and will remain in the business section of Decatur until 5 o'clock, R. W. Pruden, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, stated ; today. The return of the merry gentle- )•* man will mark his second visit to j, Decatur. He appeared in town last 1 Saturday for several hours. Again .. Santa will ride through the streets 3 and then will stop at the several street corners uptown to take or--1 ders for Christmas presents. a i >v . , • T - O I British Leader In 1 Holy Land Warning Warns Arabs, Jews To Cease Disorders 1 Jerusalem, Dec. 10. —(UP) — t Palestine high commissioner Sir s Alan Cunningham, alarmed by the t ever-mounting death toll in the Holy Land, warned Jews and ( Arabs today that the government - will take “severe measures” t against them unless disorders end. Cunningham said in a communii que that Great Britain will keep . order in Palestine “so long as 1 the (British) mandate for Pales- - tine remains in force.” “Should these disorders con- ’ tinue, the high commissioner will t have no option but to direct security forces to adopt severe measures against all those Jews and Arabs alike who are breaking the law,” the communique said. The British maintained a strict curfew in the embattled Tel AvivJaffa area during the night, and followed this up with searches and arrests in the area today. Jews and Arabs caught with illegal arms were hustled off to jail. Scattered disorders in other parts of Palestine, however, killed four Arabs and two Jews. In addition, a Spanish priest, a father Oriel, was seriously wounded in the stomach by an unknown sniper. The priest was standing on the roof of a school when hit. Arab raiders, attacking Indian fashion, killed a Jewish woman and two Jewish men as they worked in a field near Gaza, in an Arab area on the southern coast of Palestine. Only one Jew escaped the Arabs who suddenly swarmed across the settlement field. Another Jew was burned to death in the Beth Yaacov settlement when Arabs set fire to his house during early morning darkness. Two Arabs were found slain in Jaffa. Arab veterans of World War 11, with rifles slung over their shoulders, gathered on Ibal mountain to hear an Arab revolt leader, Karnak Zawata, cry, “the hour is near to (Turn Tn Pasrn 7. Polunin 6' O WEATHER Snow ending early tonight. Thursday partly cloudy, little change in temperature.

Linn Grove Resident Is Suicide Victim i John Lindsey Found | Dead This Morning The body of John Albert Lindsey, 89, well known Linn Grove resident, was found this morning about 10 o'clock in his home, where he had apparently hanged himself. Coroner Harmon Gillig, who indicated that he would return a verdict of suicide by hanging, said he J believed Mr. Lindsey had been I dead for asmufch as 48 hours, thus placing the actual time of the act at 10 a.m. Monday. He said his investigation disclosed the man had gone to an unstairs room, removed a floor register, placed a board across the opening and then tied a rope to this. He fashioned a noose after returning downstairs and then placing the loop over his head, jumped from a ladder. Neighbors were in the home yesterday, looking for him, but failed to see his body back in an alcove section of the room. Today they made a more thorough search and I (Turn To Paere 6. Column 4) o — Former Decatur Man Dies In Arizona J. R. Gage, Monroe, has received word of the death of his uncle, C .N. Moore, 75, at Phoenix, Ariz. The death of the former Decatur resident occurred on Monday, the word stated. Two daughters and a son are listed among the survivors. Funeral services will be held Friday at Phoenix, with burial tn that city. _oMrs. Daniel Weldy Dies This Morning Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Mrs. Daisy Weldy, 66, wife of Daniel Weldy, died at one o’clock this morning at her home in Wells county, one mile nortji and one mile east of Craigville. Death was attributed to complications. Mrs. Weldy was a sister of Charles Robert “Bob” Robenold of this city, who, with the husband, survives. The deceased was born in Wells county 'Nov. 3, 1881, a daughter of Tillman and Mellissia Crum-Roben-old. She was a lifelong resident of Wells county. She was married to Mr. Weldy on Feb. 24, 1909. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon, at 2 o’clock at the Christian Union church at Cralg% ville. with Rev. Dunlay officiating/ Burial will be in the Oaklawn cemetery at Craigville. The body was moved from the Jahn funeral home in Bluffton to the Weldy home today, where friends may call after 5 o’clock this evening.

Republican Leaders In Agreement On Immediate Anti-Inflation Program

Harvey LaFontaine Dies At Hospital Former County Form Head Dies At Noon Harvey P. LaFontaine, 61, prominent Monroe township fanner and for 19 years superintendent of the Adams county home, died at noon today at the Adams county memorial hospital, following a stroke which he suffered last Monday. Mr. La Fontaine was stricken as he attended mass at St. Mary's Catholic church in this city, in observance of the holy day of the feast of the Immaculate Conception. He was moved to the hospital and did not regain consciousness. Widely known throughout the county, Mr. La Fontaine was appointed superintendent of the county home in 1920. He served in that capacity until March, 1940, > when his resignation became esI fective. He was an efficient superj visor and the rigors of his many I years of service took toll In his ! health. Prior to becoming super- ‘ intendent, Mr. La Fontaine assisted the late Martin Laughlin in I management of the county institution. When he retired as superintendent he purchased a large farm east lof Monroe, along state highway 124. Mr. La Fontaine w’as born in the Irish Settlement at the AdamsJay county line on Feb. 24, 1886. He was married to Miss Clara Topp of the same place on May 7. 1912. The deceased was a member of the Holy Name society of St. Mary’s church, the Knights of Columbus and the Loyal Order of Moose. Surviving are the widow and 'Turn To Page A. Column 31 0 Request Widening Federal Highway Local Committee At Capital Today A request to widen and improve federal highway 27 from Decatur to Fort Wayne was laid before the state highway commission today by a group of Decatur men, representing the Decatur Chamber of Commerce and other organizations. The local group, which attended the meeting this afternoon in Indianapolis. included William H. Bell, Robert H. Heller, Harry Essex, Phil Sauers, and R. W. Pruden, secretary of the Chamber. ' The Decatur committee presented some interesting figures to the commission based on a recent count made of traffic on road 27 from Decatur north. The recent survey shows, that there is heavy traffic both day and night on the road. Other requests included a plan to place better and more accurate markings on the road. It was pointed out that there are several blind spots on the road between here and Fort Wayne which are not now marked as no passing zones. The Chamber of Commerce and other local organizations have studied the traffic problem and the committee was optimistic concerning the possibilities of an improved highway north in the near future. G2SHOPPINTDAYsTEFf) <ZJ"" 7 Ji IpW

Marshall Makes Demand Russia State Position Rejects Suggestion German Reparations From Current Output London. Dec. 10—(UP)—Secretary of state George C. Marshall today rejected any Soviet suggestion of German reparations from curren’ production as the price for economic unity of Germany. In a statement at the 14th meeting of the big four conference. Marshall demanded from Soviet. foreign minister V. MMolotov a “clear answer" on the question of reparations from current production. Molotov had said earlier that Soviet demands for $10,000,000,000 in reparations were not a prerequisite for agreement on economic unity. But his formal, ' written proposals indicated the Russians wanted an agreement on reparations first. “I have already stated that the ' United States government considers that the questions of reparations were finally settled at Potsdam.” Marshall said. "We will not agree to the program of reparations from current production which under existing conditions could only be met in , one of two ways. The first would be that the United States would , pay for such reparations. This . the United States will not do. “The only other method of attaining reparations from Germany at the present time and for the foreseeable future would be to depress the German standard of living to such a point that Germany would become not only a center of unrest in the heart of Europe but this would indefinitely if not permanently retard the rehabilitation of German peacetime economy and hence the recovery of Europe. “I wish it to he clearly understood that the United States is not prepared to agree to any program of reparations from current Production as a price for the unification of Germany." Marshall pointed out that in western Germany the United States and Great Britain were providing food to keep Germans a’ive at a cost of some $700,000,000 a year. At the same time Russia is taking from eastern Germany assets which Marshall °aid he estimated at more than $500,000,000 a year. Marshall concluded by saying ’he council was entitled to a “positive answer” from Molotov ‘now.’’ Marshall, it was learned. Is not vet willing to decide whether or <Turn Tn Pn«r» R Pnl ii R 1

• i urn i n rnsre n. cnnimn n» “ vvsmmmu Delta Theta Tau Sorority Opens Good Fellows Club

To insure against Santa Claus missing any of the city’s needy families in his annual visit here Christmas Eve, an array of Delta Theta Tau sorority members will start foraging tonight for articles to help fill up the old boy’s pack. Once again the sorority is launching its annual campaign to finance the Good Fellows club distribution to these families. Members of the sorority stated this afternoon that representatives will begin the solicitation for funds this evening and continue the work until an ample amount of cash and articles is overlooked. The Good Fellows club was first started here more than 30 years ago by the Omicron chapter of the sorority, and has been continued without liiterruption each year since that time. It was recalled that the late Fred

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Rationing, Control On Wages, Prices Are Eliminated In Republican Program Washington, Dec. 10 — (UP ) — Republican congressional leaders today agreed on their own immediate anti-inflation program, which eliminates the controversial rationing and price-wage control plan asked by President Truman. The GOP program calls for continued curbs on exports and trans- ’ portation. certain new curbs on I bank credits and voluntary allocation of industrial materials. Republican leaders said a bill emI bodying that program probably would be introduced in the house ! later today. They expected congres- , sional approval by Dec. 1. One GOP member said this did not preclude ( the possibility of including other features of Mr. Truman s program L later. The Republican decision came ' amid these other price develop- ' ments: The senate banking committee , approved, 9 to 4, abill to restore installment buying credit controls which expired Nov. 1. This was not part of the program agreed on by the Republican leaders today ’ and it was not certain what would happen to this bill. Chairman Marriner 8. Eccles of the federal reserve board handed congress proposed legislation that would require all banks to maint tain special reserve funds as a brake on inflation. Secretary of treasury John W. Snyder and many t bankers oppose the Eccles plan. Prentiss M. Brown, of Detroit former OPA chief, said after a prici j conference with Mr. Truman that some type of government controls are necessary to curb the gray mar- ’ ket in scarce items. Brown said he had heard talk — but not from Mr. Truman — that he might be asked to return to the government to work on the inflation problem. The Republican program, ignoring the most drastic proposals submitted to congress by President ‘ Truman, would call for: 1. Extension of export controls. 2. Extension of controls over transportation. 3. Developing a program for voluntary allocation of industrial mat<Turn To Parp «. Column , O Local Youth On Vox Pop Program This Evening Among those who will be interJ viewed tonight on the Vox Pop radio program, will be Robert Han- “ sei of this city, senate page boy in the special session of congress. ’ The program will be broadcast over WOWO at 7:30 o’clock Decat--1 ur time, and other ABC stations. Young Hansel, who is the son of 1 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hansel, 209 West Jefferson street, will be inter- ■ viewed by Parks Johnson and War--1 ren Hull of Vox Pop. The Decatur high school student has been in Washington since congress convened in November. He ■was appointed a page by U. S. Senator William Jenner.

or Schurger was the first “Santa Claus." The club's Santa calls upon the needy families., presenting food, clothing and toys — but not until the exact needs are determined in a comprehensive survey by the sorority committee. The city is canvassed by the committee and when a needy family is located, all pertinent information is secured, even to the extent of clothing and shoes sizes, etc. The committee, armed with its cash contributions from individuals, firms and organizations, then goes on a “shopping tour ’ in smirch of the needed articles. Tfßrse are brought to a central collection depot, sorted and labeled in preparations for St. Nick’s visit. An amount of 11,200, collected several years ago, was reported as the record in contributions since (Turn To Page 5, Column 8)