Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 4 February 1948 — Page 1

Vol. XLVL No. 29.

PLAN TWO AND HALF BILLION BUDGET CUT

Midwest, East Coast Are Hit By Heavy Snow Continued Cold Is Forecast In North Central States I — By United Press Heavy snow fell today from the midwest to the east coast, and the weatherman said more was on the •way. » Meanwhile, the weather bureau at Hlcago reported that sub-nor-mal temperatures covered most of the tiation. The forecast for the north central states was continued cold as another cold front moved slowly down from the Canadian border. Snow falling from Illinois eastward! to the mid-Atlantic states ranged from three to five inches, with a maximum of six inches in Ohio. Many eastern Ohio towns faced a water shortage as the Ohio river reasfce 1 ! an all-time .low of 3.7 feet, it was feared that some waterworks might be forced to shut jßMKreeasters said the new cold front moving down over the north central states would have little effect on temperatures because cold weather already covered the ■how fell today in northern Virginia. Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Ohio, noahern Kentucky and southern New York. temperatures in western New York, hard hit by gas shortages, were rising, but many industries were forced to continue curtailed o®#rations. Approximately 300,000 workers were idle because of the acute fuel shortage. In addition to those laid off in Detroit, there were about 30,000 in Ohio, 20,000 in the Pittsburgh steel-making region, linru.f) j n industrial sections of ma, and at least 4(7,000 more ther areas. ith the new cold wave beariown on Chicago, officials took rgency measures to remove ,000 gallons of fuel oil from es stuck in the ice of the Illiwaterway at Ottawa, 111. Warn Hoosiers iianapolis, Feb. 4 —(UP) — thermen warned Hoosiers to their snow shovels handy toaster three to five inches o f r blanketed the state and more tie same was in sight for tot and tomorrow. ly a few towns on the extreme iiern edge of Indiana escaped heavy overnight snowfall. somp parts of the state a sing rain was expected to folon the heels of the snow and to hazards for motorists. State e warned that as the snow ed and highways became glazriving would become risky, mrsday night a new wave of d weather moving down from ida was due to hit Indiana and for the remainder of the Week, according to a long-range Ugßrecast. BBus service in and out of the yite capital was delayed by the MBow with many runs 15 minutes a half hour behind schedule. 0 — Kruse Infant Dies iarly This Morning g Bernard J. Kruse, infant son of and Frances Metzger®ruse, of west of Decatur, died at • a.m. today at the home of his w’andparenta, Mr. and Mrs. Berjjard Kruse, three and one-half Wiles south of Decatur. The four-pionth-old boy had been ill since ■ffriday. Also -surviving is a brother, at home. The child's moth■r is seriously ill in Johns Hopkins |®ospit.al in Baltimore, Md. |R Funeral services will be held at SB Pm. Thursday at the St. Mary’s »iatholic church, the Very Rev. f““sgr. J. J. Seimetz officiating. Bur- • will be in the Catholic cemetery, fiends may call at the Zwick funal home after 7 o’clock this eveng. 0 WEATHER Cloudy tonight and Thursday; occasional snow south Portion, except rain or snow ___ close to the Ohio river. No ImI Portant change in temperature.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Fort Wayne Resident Is Hit-Run Victim Fort Wayne, Ind., Feb. 4 — (UP) — Herbert C. Cecil of Fort Wayne was killed today by what state police described as a hit-run motorist. Cecil’s lifeless body was found beside the Bass Road a half mile west of the Fort Wayne city limits before daybreak. Police said marks in the fresh snow indicated he was struck by an auto and carried some 140 feet before falling to the ground. o More Aid For Greece, Turkey Is Under Study Marshall Discloses Study Being Made For Military Aid Washington, Feb. 4 — (UP) — Secretary of state George C. Marshall disclosed today the state department is considering the possibility of a new military aid program for both Greece and Turkey. Marshall told his weekly news conference that specific proposals for a new program for Greece have 1 been received from the American ‘ mission in Athens. They are being ’ given full study. ' Comparable figures proposing new military aid for Turkey are • en route here. Gen. Horace Mc- ■ Bride, a member of the U. S. mili- , ary aid mission in Turkey, is i bringing the new figures to Washington. r The original Greek aid program . was $300,000,000 — half of which s was to be used for military purpos--1 es. Because of Greek Communist warfare against the government at 3 least $10,000,000 of the economic > funds already have been transfer- » red to the military. The original Turkish aid program > was $100,000,000, all of which was to be used for military purposes. f The need for additional military a aid in Greece has been known for (Turn To Page 8. Column 8) r ; Harold Sautter Dies Laie Tuesday Night Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Harold Sautter, 49, well known Decatur plumber, died at 10:22 ’ o’clock Tuesday night at the Adams county memorial hospital. Death was attributed to complica--1 tions and followed an illness of 10 , months. ’ He was born in Marion, 0., July 5 27, 1898, a son of Lewis and Mil- ’ ired Baker-Sautter, who still make heir home in Marion. He came to Decatur in 1922 and was employed by the Walters plumbing and J heating company until 1933, when 1 re opened the Decatur P. & H. Co., ' vhich he operated until 1941, when 3 he became an employe of Lampke p & h. Co., of Fort Wayne. ’ He was a member of the Zion 3 Lutheran church of this city. ’ He was married to Mabel Walters Sept. 16, 1923. Surviving in addition to his wife ind parents are two daughters, Mrs. Roy Friedley of Decatur and Miss Barbara Ann Sautter, at f home; and one granddaughter, . Linda Lee Friedley. One brother t preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 2pm Friday at the Zwick funeral f home and at 2:30 o’clock at the Zion Lutheran church, with the a Rev Edgar P. Schmidt officiating. ■ Burial will be in the Decatur ceme- ’ tery . Friends may call at the fun--3 eral home after 7:30 o’clock this evening. The body will not be t viewed at the church. 3 —— 0 : Highways In Area Reported Hazardous - Roads in the area were reported hazardous and slippery in various places today after last night s snowfall Temperatures, ranging up- o 98 degrees this afternoon, however, were expected to aid in thawing the highways clear of most of the «r,ow No important change in temperature is forecast for tonight.

Dramatic Rescue Os Fire-Trapped Woman ■ ® 1 * WBSgi Olih; ■*-Wofir u wSBi Ohill MRS. LAMON MONSON, 38, can be seen in the picture at the left as she stood, trapped by flames in her Philadelphia apartment. At the right a fireman, using a ladder, carries her to safety.

Charges Romania Violates Treaty U. S. Charges Pacts Steadily Violated Washington, Feb. 4 — (UP) — The United States today charged the communist-dominated government of Romania with violating the Romanian peace treaty and other international agreements by "all manner of chicanery and extreme physical violence.” < In a sharply-worded 2,300-word note, the United States said Romania has constantly “either ignored or sabotaged” all assurances given in the last three years that it would live up z to the Yalta, Moscow, Potsdam and other agreements. The note, delivered to the Romanian foreign office on Monday by Rudolf E. Schoenfeld, American minister to Romania, was made public today. Copies were communicated to British and Soviet officials in Bucharest with a request for comment. t Britain has made a similar protest to Romania. The government said it has striven constantly since the Romanian armistice “to assist the Romanian people in obtaining a broadly representative and responsive government which would secure for them their btfsic rights Turn To Page 2. Column fit O Test Parking Time Limits In 'Zones' Abuses Are Reported Os 'Loading Zones' Twenty-minute parking time 'imits in the seven “loading zones” ! n downtown Decatur will be given a trial period, city officials announced today. Police chief James Borders presented the problem of enforcing the minimum time policy in the load:ng zones at Tuesday night’s council meeting and city officials agreed to the test period. Some motorists have been abusing the privilege for which the zones were designed, chief Borders stated, and rather than parking there just to load, unload or pick up packages In retail stores, are using the full hour limit in effect elsewhere in downtown Decatur. It was pointed out that while a maximum time — such as 20 minutes — need be determined for enforcement reasons motorists are urged to cooperate and move cars as quickly as possible. Delivery trucks create very few violations it was stated, with most of the drivers using the opportunity to stop for only a few minutes and then moving on. Police were instructed by Mayor John M. Doan to check the effectiveness of the new 20-minute time limit signs and chief Borders is to report back to the council.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, February, 4, 1948

Waste Paper Drive Here On Saturday The monthly waste paper drive by the Decatur Boy Scouts will iie held Saturday morning, starting at 9:30 o’clock. Citizens are asked to have their waste paper, securely bundled, placed on curbs in front of their homes to facilitate the collection. 0 Boy Scout Week Is Observed In County Annual Observance February 6 To 12 An estimated 260 Boy Scouts and Cubs, in addition to scores of Scoutmasters and parents will participate in the observance of Boy Scout Week. February 6 to 12 in Adams county. Sylvester Everhart, county. Scout commissioner, announced this morning that extensive plans for observing the event, have been launched by all Scout troops and Cub packs in the county. “Housewarming parties,” replacing the former “roundups” will fea‘ure the observance by the individual Scout started last night by Monroe troop 65. More than a .score of Scouts, pro--pec’ive Scouts, Scouters and parents attended the “housewarming,” held at the Monroe Methodist church, and featuring a potluck dinner. In a program following the dinner, the Scouts delivered the nledge, oath and Scout law. R. L. Van Horn, Anthony Wayne area Scout executive, spoke briefly. Commissioner Everhart was also in attendance. The Rev. W. L. Hall delivered the invocation. Paul Lobsiger, troop committeeman, was chairman. Meanwhile, here in Decatur, district Scout officials met to comnlete plans for the observance elsewhere in the county. Members of Rotary troop 61, Decatur, will be feted Thursday night in the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club at the Knights of Pythia.3 lodge. On the same night the members of Berne troops 67 and 68 will be honored in a special program augmenting the “housewarming” to be be held there. Next Monday night Adams post 43, American Legion, will pay homage to its troop, No. 63, in a special program featuring the regular meeting of the veterans' organization. Geneva’ troop 69 will be honored the same night in a program in that tow-n. Members of the local Lions troop 62 will be paid tribute at a meeting in March, to be determined later. Cub packs in Decatur will also hold a special observance later. Special Church Services Special services will be held Sunday morning at 10:30 o’clock at the First Presbyterian church here and members of all Scout troops and Cub packs in the city will attend in a body. The Rev. John McPheeters, Jr., will deliver the sermon. Paper pickups will be staged in (Turn To Page 5. Column 6)

Mobile X-Ray Unit Schedule Announced I TB Association Is Sponsor For Unit The schedule for the mobile X-ray unit to be in the county February 9 to 13, under the sponsorship of the Adams county tuberculosis association, was announced today by officials of the association. There will be no charge to any individual. Removal of clothing is unnecessary. Overcoats, metal combs, pens, etc, must be removed. All schools are requested to be ready to go through at the time designated and school officials have been asked to make plans accordingly. Juniors and seniors of all high schools in the county will be X-rayed. Following is the schedule: Monday (At Geneva) 1- p.m.—Hartford and Jefferson high schools. 2- p.m.—Geneva high school. 3- p.m. —Open to public. Tuesday (At Berne) 10:30 a.m.-12 noon—Berne high school. 2- p.m.—Monroe high school. 3- p.m.—Public. Wednesday 9 a‘m.-12 noon and 1-3 p.m. — Central Soya Co. Thursday (Decatur High) 9 a.m. — Monmouth high school. 9:30 a.m. —Kirkland high school. 10 am—Pleasant Mills high school. 10:45 a.m.—Decatur high school. (Turn To Page 7, Column S) o Approves Move To Enforce Ordinance Enforce Control, Licensing Os Dogs The city council Tuesday night approved a movement to enforce Decatur’s ordinance for the licensing and control of dogs. The ordinance provides that the fee for a license to own or harbor any dog in the city shall be 50 cents per year or any part thereof for each dog. Metal tags are furnished by the city for all licensed dogs and these shall be worn on the collar or harness of the animal. Lost tags may be replaced for a fee of 25 cents. The ordinance, first enacted in 1935, provides that any dog not duly tagged and licensed shall be placed in a city dog pound and kept there for 10 days. The dog may be semured from the pound within this period by obtaining a license and paying a fee of $1 in addition for care of the animal while impounded. If the dog is not claimed within this period, it shall be disposed of. it also provides that upon proper complaint, a licensed dog may be impounded if found run(Turn T o Page 2, Column 6)

House And Senate Budget Makers Figure 10 Billion For Tax, Debt Reduction

Plan Improvements Os Streets, Alleys City Will Receive Bids February 17 The board of public works and safety of the city of Decatur will receive bids at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 for materials and rental of equipment for improvement of city streets and alleys. The advertisement for bids calls for unit prices on the following materials, furnished delivered, applied or spread on the streets or alleys: Two types of liquid asphalt, asphalt emulsions, bituminous coated aggregate, crushed stone. It also asks for rental prices per hour for the following equipment and labor: Tractor and maintainer, roller, auto patrol grader. mechanical I spreader box, bulldozer, tractor scraper and any other equipment used in the repairing. Contract With Fair It was also announced that the board has contracted with the Decatur free street fair for furnishing wire, labor, current and hooking up of concessions and exhibits at the fair next July for a price of SSOO. Under terms of the agreement, made with Robert Lane and R. W. Pruden, president and secretary of the Decatur Chamber of Com(Tu.rn To Page X, Column 5) 0 Connersville Child Is Burned To Death Connersville, Ind., Feb 4 —(UP) — Coroner Otto Pippin said today that two-year-old Donald Gene Hamilton burned to death in a home fire while hie mother was away ’elling a neighbor her clothesline was broken. The child’s mother, Mrs. John G. Hamilton, had taken the victim’s twin brother with her on the visit to the neighbor. Three other Hamilton children were in school when he blaze destroyed the house. O- _____ Cily Police Cost Figures Mounting Report Presented To Council Tuesday The cost of maintaining a modern, efficient city police department has been turned over to the city council for consideration, following Tuesday night’s regular council session. Police chief James Borders in a written statement to the council last night declared that present funds would be exhausted in about six months if the department were maintained in its newly-es-tablished mode of operations. His statement cited the extra car patrolling now being done to keep traffic accidents and violations at a minimum declaring that the patrol car was driven at a cost of about three cents per mile. This he said, is exceptionally low considering the added benefits. A schedule of eight hours traffic patrolling is being maintained daily, he said — officers working the patrol in four-hour shifts. Among the new features added to the department are a driver’s record file, selective enforcement spot map and a revamped complaint report setup. A report for the month of January disclosed the following activities of the department: 71 calls and complaints: 21 accidents, including one personal injury; six criminal investigations; two stolen bicycles, both recovered; one stolen car, recovered; 10 calls on dogs; nine funeral escorts provided; 10 miscellaneous calls; 13 arrests, including 10 for traffic violations. The matter of providing funds was referred to the finance committee of the council.

Fritz Kuhn Escapes From German Camp Exiled Leader Os German-American Bund Is Missing Munich, Feb. i — (UP) —Fritz j Kuhn, exiled leader of the Ger-man-American bund, mysteriously escaped from the Dachau internrent camp, it was revealed today. The bund leader who had been deported to Germany by U. S. authorities slipped out of the Dachau camp some time yester- ‘ day, apparently before mid-day. Details of his escape were, largely lacking. The former bund leader was being held under German jurisdiction for trial on denazification charges. American authorities did not intervene in his escape on the theory that he was a German responsibility. It was understood that Kuhn had been due to go to Nuernberg i to testify in the war crimes trial of German administrative officers . today. The chief defendant in the trial is Wilhelm Bohle, former • chief of the Auslands organization under whom Kuhn worked in the United States. Kuhn had been called as a prosecution witness to testify about the friends of new Germany organization in which he was active before American entry into the war. However, a check at Dachau showed that he disappeared from the camp some time before lunch yesterday. His disappearance was reported by fellow inmates. The former American bund leader had been extremely bitter over his Imprisonment in Germany. His wife wrote Gen. Lucius Clay, U. S. commander, several months ago demanding ‘‘justice” on grounds Kuhn was being treated as a criminal. German authorities had planned to try him as a major offender under the denazification laws. If convicted, he would have faced a maximum of 10 years at hard labor and confiscation of all property. (Turn To PaK’e 6 Column 8) 0 Mrs. Henry Hill Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Saturday Afternoon Mrs. Alma Hill, 60, widow of Henry Hill, died at 8:55 o’clock this morning at her home. 1024 West Adams street. She had been critically ill of complications for the past two weeks. She was born in Fort Wayne June 19, 1887, but had spent most of her life in Decatur. She was married to Henry Hill July 23, 1904, and he preceded her in death in 1945. She was a member of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Josephine Andrews of Decatur; three sons. Curtis. Robert and Voyle Hill, all of Decatur, and five grandchildren. One daughter and her foster-parents, Mr. and . Mrs. Samuel Amrine, preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held I at 1:30 p. m. Saturday at the home and at 2 o’clock at the Trin- . ity Evangelical United Brethren i church, with Dr. Charles E. White . officiating. Burial will be in the ; Decatur cemetery. The body will be removed from the Black funeri al home to the residence, where ■ friends may call after 7 p. m. Thursday.

Price Four Cents

Add Three Billion To Truman Figure On Revenue Likely Under Present Tax * Washington, Feb. 4 — (UP) — House-senate budget makers did some figuring today and came up with more than $lO billion they said could be used for tax and debt reduction. They started by deciding on $2.5 billion as the afnount they propose to cut from President Truman’s $39.6 billion spending budget for fiscal 1949. Then they i added $3 billion to his estimate of 1949 revenues under present tax laws. This gave them $5.5 billion. On top of that they piled the president’s $4.8 billion estimate of the amount of money to be left over at the year’s end. Total: $10.3 billion. These figures were produced by a 20-man subcommittee of the 102-member house-senate budget group. The full committee will check them on Friday. Because the estimates are tentative nobody would say flatly whether the budget as thus doctored would leave room for the full $6.5 billion tax cut voted by the house. The house, meanwhile, was set to cut some $56.2 million from the rum asked by Mr. Truman for 21 federal agencies. The senate continued debate on the St. Lawrence seaway project. Other congressional news items: Split — Republicans moved in to hotten up the squabble between southern Democrats and President Truman over racial rights. They hoped to make political capital of southern threats to bolt the Democratic party. But the southerners, while sore, admitted privately that they weren't likely to leave the party. Republican national chairman Carroll Reece said the southern talk of revolt showed the “so-called Democratic party” was just an “aggregation of splinter parties.” Deadline — Secretary of state George C. Marshall said money for foreign aid will be used up by April 1 unless congress approves thfe European recovery program by that time. Chairman Arthur H. Vandenberg of the senate foreign relations committee predicted the leadline would be met. Prices — Robert J. Silberstein of the national lawyers’ guild asked the senate banking committee to approve rationing of scarce goods and price rollbacks. He said prices now "are generally in excess of the lighest black market prices during OPA.” f Subversives soaked — Sen. Jos*ph H. Ball’s recently charged that subversive organizations were enjoying tax exemption. Internal revenue commissioner George F. 'choeneman announced today that sight organizations mentioned by Ball have been removed from the ax privilege list. Jump — Housing expediter Tighe 3. Woods predicted rents would jump at least 50 percent on the avsrage if controls are not extended ind strengthened. "Enormous reserve” — Former leputy petroleum administrator Jalph K. Davies proposed that Tideland oil fields be developed fully before the government starts a proposed $9 billion synthetic fuel project. ERP — The chamber of commerce eppealed to congress to put the European recovery program (Turn To Page 6, Column 6) o Last-Minute Rush Seen For Licenses Indianapolis, Feb. 4 — (UP) — Motor vehicle bureau officials today braced for a rush of motorists seeking 1948 license plates. The bureau reported that only 20 days were left between now and Feb. 29 to buy plates and 60 percent of Indiana auto owners still haven’t applied for their new tags. New drivers’ licenses will also be needed March 1 for all persons with birthdays between Jan. 1 and Feb. 29.