Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 5 February 1948 — Page 1

Vol. XLVI. No. 30.

GRAIN, STOCK MARTS CONTINUE DECLINE

Rep. Mundt Asks Action IB Communists Urges Communists Forced To Register Oft Foreign Agents Washington, Feb. S—(UP I—The of what to do about Communists in the United States was backfwith congress today. Rep. Karl E. Mundt. R„ S. D.. saH it’s time to make them stand up and be counted as agents of a foreign power. Attorney general Tom Clark wasn’t so sure that would work because. he said, it would be hard to prove. He thought it would be betK ter to tighten up the espionage deport subversive aliens, drive subversive citizens off the government payroll and educate the public that Communism is not! the thing for this country. He is against outlawing the Communist party or denying it a place on the ballots. He told the house un-American activities committee, which has such a bill, that it would only drive the Communists under ground and make them harder to keep track of. With the senate continuing debate on the proposed St. Law rence seaway and power project and the house considering a number [of minor bills, committee sessions highlighted congressional activity for the day. The big defißP —The senate foreign relations committee wound up four webks of public hearings on the Imposed European recovery progr*m (Marshall plan). It will sit Monday to begin writing a bill on the basis of testimony sub-mitt-d by more than 100 witnesses. One of the last witnesses was Walter Reuther, president of the united Automobile Workers (CIO). He suggested that congress should thihk about raising, instead of lowwir the administration's request for $6,800,000,000 for the first 15 ’ijpnths of the program. G rain — An administration spokesman used rising food prices as lan argument for government controls on the amount of grain use<! to make whisky. Charles F. •Bannan, assistant secretary of agriculture, asked the joint congressional economic committee to apj .grove government powers to allocate grain to distilleries until Oct. 31. .-Budget - Taxes —Senate Democratic leader Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky conceded that the Rejßblican tax bill has a 50-50 chance a law. But Sen. Walter F. George, D., Ga., said GOP I (Turn Tn Pa?p 6. Column 4) Eisenhower To End Army Life Saturday [ To Retire At Noon | As Chief Os Staff !IWashington, Feb. 5 —(UP) — m. Dwight D. Eisenhower anunced today he will retire as my chief of staff at noon yEisenhower told a national press ib luncheon he will take a vacam before assuming his new job president of Columbia university, s is expected to take his new 7 poson in May or June. Gen. Omar N. Bradley succeeds senhower as chief of staff. I Eisenhower did not say where he vacation or for how long. I He said he would like to give the answer ae Gen. Brehon Somyrvell, former chief of army supply, ® vho upon retiring said he would Bike to “go some place and find a ■cottage with a rocker on the porch |B n d sit there for six weeke, after I will start rocking slowly.” I Eisenhower, who has taken him■self out of consideration as a presKidential possibility, made one ob(Turn To Page 8, Column 5) O Weather Cloudy. Snow or sleet southwest and extreme south portions tonight and Friday. Snow central portion Friday overspreading extreme north at r 'ight. Little change in temperature.

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Plan Campaign On Saving Os Foods National Campaign To Fight Inflation Washington, Feb. s.—(UP)—The government was getting ready today to invade the kitchen and tell housewives how to plan their meals in a nationwide campaign to fight inflation by voluntary means. Secretary of agriculture Clinton P. Anderson was to work out de-' tails of the program at a meeting this afternoon with representatives of producer and consumer groups. Anderson's aides foresaw a campaign in which the government will advise housewives what foods to buy and may even suggest how much of the family budget to spend on food. They said an effort will be made to get shoppers to pass up scarce items, like some meats, in favor of cheaper, more abundant foods. The new anti-inflation drive will be backed by_ such slogans as "beat high costs with food budgets.” “What we need,” said one agriculture official, “is a little more business administration in running the kitchen. A lot of housewives have been doing just that for years. Now we hope to get a lot more of them to do it.” The labor department reported today that average retail food prices hit a new all-time high during December. They were nearly 107 percent above the 1935-39 average. The department said overall food prices increased slightly more than two percent between mid-Novem-ber and mid-December continuing the upward trend halted only once since last May.” Meanwhile, Sen. Ralph E. Flanders. R., Vt., said he may dust off an old bill to sponsor “voluntary rationing” by restaurants, public institutions and housewives “if the administration doesn’t come up with some voluntary plan for meat saving.” The bill was introduced last year by Flanders and Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R.. Wis., long before the Vermont Republican offered his standby meat rationing bill. That measure was voted down 3-2 by a subcommittee on Tuesday. The Flanders - McCarthy bill would appropriate $250,000 to sponsor volunteer local programs of meat saving. The campaign would encourage restaurants, schools, hospitals and housewives to buy less meat, serve smaller portions, and make better use of leftovers. 0 Fort Wayne Man Fatally Injured Fort Wayne, Ind., Feb. 5 — (UP) — Harry Chappell, 37, of Fort Wayne, was fatally injured in a traffic accident on Ind. 427 fivemiles north of Fort Wayne early today. State police said the victim was a passenger in an automobile driven by James Downing, also of Fort Wayne. The car crashed into the rear of a semi-truck driven by Gerald Griffith of Logansport. — Highways Reported In Good Condition County Roads Are Still Hazardous Police officials today reported state and federal highways in good condition, despite a temporary hazardous time for driving yesterday. Practically all snow has been melted or worn off main arteries by the flow of traffic, Officials reported. and traffic has returned to a normal routine. Numerous county roads, however. are reported to be slippery, with the mercury remaining at subfreezing levels, and motorists have been urged to drive with caution on these roads. Despite the temporary hazardous driving conditions, no accidents were reported late yesterday or last night, according to sheriff Herman Bowman and city police chief James Borders. Temperatures here early today ranged above the 20-degree mark and the weatherman promised no decided change in temperature for tonight and Friday.

Recovery For World Depends On U. S.-UN UN Survey Shows World Dependent On United States Lake Success, N. Y., Feb. 5. — (UP) —A special United Nations economic survey warned today that any serious drop in production, income or employment in the United States wofuld result in “devastating deflationary effects” almost everywhere in the world. The conclusion was advanced in a global UN economic report, covering virtually every area of the world except Russia. The UN economists suggested that “drastic governmental action," including peace-time consumer rationing and direct investment controls, might be necessary to check the inflationary spiral in the United States. v The UN survey did not, however, make any forecast as to whether there would be a drop in American production, income or employment. It emphasized, however, that the whole world is suffering from retarded production and swelling population and is dependent as never before on the United States. While world production has dropped below the level of 10 years ago population has grown 200,000,000. Not enough information was available to include Russia, according to UN officials. But Russia’s A. A. Arutinian, delegate to the economic and social council, commented that there was “a hundred times more" information about Russia available than was .included in the report. He expressed belief that the UN had no Soviet economist to help with the report and therefore did not want to risk issuing a distorted picture of the Soviet economic situation. Deputy foreign minister Andrei Gromyko also said that Moscow has issued periodic economic reports which should have been adequate for the report. The report’s big message was this: the United States holds almost all the chips and world recovery depends on how she plays (Turn To Page 8, Column G) 0 Call Docket Today In Circuit Court Actions Are Taken in Several Cases The docket for the February term of the Adams circuit court was called today by Judge Earl B. Adams with members of the Adams county bar association in attendance. Numerous cases were to be set for trial, some left off the docket, some dismissed and others set down for various action throughout the court term. Attorneys present this morning included: H. R. McClenahan, Myles F. Parrish, Severin H. Schurger, Ferd L. Litterer, D. Burdette Custer, Nathan C. Nelson, G. Remy Bierly, Robert S. Anderson, and John L. DeVoss. Other court actions late yester day and early today: In the estate of Malena Liby the appraiser’s report was filed. The estate of Moses Myers was opened, listing personal property at $2,500 and no real estate. Thn widow, five sons and a daughter are listed as heirs. Elmer Myers was named administrator. An answer in two paragraphs was filed by the defendant in the damage suit of Harry Frauhiger against Carl Bucher. An alias citation was ordered issued in the divorce case of Ruth against Herbert Bailer, returnable February 11. 0 —— 0 New Serial A new mystery novel, “Sil- | | ver Leopard,” by Helen Reilly, | will begin in hte Dally Demo- | | crat’s Saturday edition. Cris- | I topher McKee, detective hero of | I a dozen Reilly stories, is at his | best in solving this great mys- j tery. Don’t fail to read every [ | installemnt starting Saturday. |

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, February 5, 1948

French Quinn’s Life of Service Ends in Death (By Arthur R. Holthouse) The final chapter of “A Short, Short History of Adams County,” was concluded today with the death of its author, French Quinn, historian, civic leader and beloved citizen, whose discipleship of community service embraced a half century of his life.

French Quinn Revises Forecast Os New Cold Wave East Coast States Blanketed By Snow By United Press The weather man changed his signals today. He decided that the latest cold wave moving down from Canada won’t amount to much after all. Yesterday the U. S. weather bureau said that a cold front was forming in northwestern Canada and would carry storms and possibly the coldest weather of the winter as it swept across the United States. H. L. Jacobson, forecaster at Chicago, said today, however, that the new cold front probably would do little more than reinforce the sub-normal weather already gripping the northern portion of the nation from’ the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic coast. The mid-Atlantic coast states were blanketed with heavy snow yesterday with 18 inches reported at Blairsville. Pa. At New York, still suffering the effects of a record fall last month, five inches covered the city yesJ (Turn To Page 8, Column 5) Early Registration Is Urged On Voters April 4 Deadline For Registration County clerk Edward Jaberg today called attention of voters in the county to the fact that they must be properly registered to cast their ballots in the approaching May primary. Clerk Jaberg reminded citizens that only two months remain before the April deadline for registering ir transferring registrations. Persons who have failed to vote in the last two elections, ,women w*ose names have been changed by marriage and persons who have become 21 years of age must register. Those who have moved into the county, or have moved from one precinct to another will be required to transfer their registrations. Clerk Jaberg stated that under the election law, the registration clerks will handle the task of transferring registrations of those whose precincts were changed by the recent redistricting movement. It will not be necessary for persons affected by the redistricting to transfer their registrations, if they are properly qualified otherwise. Although two months remain for registering, clerk Jaberg urged voters to call at his office at the earliest possible convenience and avoid the customary rush of the last few days.

Weakened by a heart attack a little more than a year ago, Mr. Quinn was forced to retire from active business. He operated a loan and abstract office here, a successor to the Bowers Realty company, which he and the late John Bowers and Frank Schirmeyer organized in the teen period of the century. Possessing more than the usual talent for business acumen, Mr. Quinn was happiest, however, when participating in community activities. Always an inspiring influence in every gathering and for every worthy cause, Mr. Quinn contributed beyond measure to the development of his home town, its civic, business and spiritual life. To mention just a few, his was the voice that crystalized the movement to erect the Peace Monument as a memorial to Civil War veterans; the creation of the memorial to Gene Stratton-Porter in the form of Elephant Rock and the acquiring of the territory for Hanna-Nuttman park, west of the city. An individualistic writer of prose. Mr. Quinn authored many articles on the history and happenings in this city and county. These articles were published in tnis newspaper and later compiled by Adams Post 43 of the American Legion in a stimulating volume titled, “A Short, Short History of Adams County.” It contains a chronological history cf this area, beginning with the establishment of the Northwest Territory in 1787 and through the years, ending with Decatur’s Centennial in 1936. In anecdote and tne story-telling ability of a Mark Twain, he chronicled local happenings and historical episodes. Three editions of the history were printed. Mr. Quinn was born in Decatur on January 31, 1872. a son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Quinn. His father served in the Union army in the Civil war. Educated in the Decatur public schools. Mr. Quinn began his business career as a bookkeeper and teller at the Old Adams County bank. Fifty-four years ago he married Miss Eva Patterson of this city. Mr. Quinn was associated in various official capacities with the Paragould, Ark., Lumber company and other interests in the south. He was the receiver for the old Fort Wayne-Decatur interurban. Later he devoted his time to the real estate, loan and abstract business. Active in the business life of the city, Mr. Quinn served as the president of the first Chamber of Commerce organized here. He was identified with the group of men who aided in obtaining leading industries for the city in the days prior to 1920. In 1919, he served with J. H. Heller and other committee members in extending an invitation to the General Electric company to locate a small motor plant in this city. The agreement between the local committe and G. E. Emmons, then a vice-president of the G. E., was reached in Mr. Quinn’s office. Mr. Quinn sponsored the historical markers which were erected throughout the city and county by the works progress administration in the late thirties. He was instrumental in the naming of Decatur parks, aided in the promotion of the movement to transfer the cemetery on Winchester street into a public park, which later was named Legion Memorial park. He obtained the deed from the heirs of the Hanna-Nuttman estate for the 45 acres of parkland named for the donors. In both World Wars. Mr. Quinn served as chairman of the county sneaker’s committee in the bond drives. In World War I, he spoke in practically every school in the county, urging citizens to purchase a share in America. He made many appearances during World War II bond drives and was one of the speakers who addiessed the workers at the G. E. plant in two of the bond campaigns. His heart and mind were (Turn To Page 6. Column 4)

Major Price Drop Sweeps Big Grain Exchanges As Truman Warns Os Crash

Truman Warns U. S. Faces Crash Unless Congress Moves To Halt Price Rises « Washington, Feb. 5 —(UP) — President Truman said today that unless congress acts to stop rising prices, this country faces the dangerous prospect of an economic crash. At his news conference the president reiterated in strong words his desire for legislation to curb inflation. Waving a chart which showed a continouq rise in the price of cost-of-living items, the president told reporters that unless some way is found to stop what he called this awful spiral, the inflationary trend will proceed to its logical conclusion. This logical conclusion, the president said, would be a crash. And that, he added, we don’t want to see. Mr. Truman also expressed the belief that Republican efforts to cut his budget would get absolutely nowhere. This followed a reporter’s inquiry for the president's reaction to efforts in congress to slash $2,500,000,000 from his $39,700,000,000 budget request for the fiscal year starting July 1. A cut of that amount was recommended yesterday by a senate - house subcommittee. The president said he had heard much the same talk last year when he requested $37,500,000,000. The budget actually ended up at $37,700,000,000, he said. This showed, the president said, that he had submitted a pretty tight budget. The same, he added, is true of his budget this year. His discussion of the need for anti-inflation controls began when his opinion was sought on the current necessity for the power to control meat prices and revive rationing. Mr. Truman said his opinion is just what it was Nov. 17 when he asked the special session of congress for standby wage, price and rationing powers to be used if necessary. Then the president picked up a price chart prepared for him by the budget bureau. It showed that all cost-of-living items, including food, clothing and rent, have gone up since his Nov. 17 message. The president said he found the situation alarming. — o Central Soya Plans To Honor Employes Veteran Workers Guests At Banquet Sixty-two Decatur employes of the Central Soya Co.. Inc., will be among those honored at a special banquet to be held at the Hotel Van Orman in Fort Wayne on February 12, it has been announced by C. I. Finlayson, plant manager. The banquet will be in tribute to 91 10-year employes of the organization representing almost half of the 204 total personnel of the company of a decade ago. The Decatur group comprises the largest delegation, with 28 from the Fort Wayne executive offices also being presented the 10-year service pins by D. W. McMillen, chairman of the board and founder of the company 13 years ago. Decatur employes receiving the citations are: Thurman Baker, Dovie Bedwell, Fred Bittner, Chalmer Bollenbacher, Kenneth Bollenbacher, Arlie Bollinger, Lavern Bowman, Joseph Brennan, Walter Buettner. Luther Clase, Sam Cottrell. Augustus Daily, Carl Daniels. Lloyd Deßolt, Frank Drake, Jesee Essex, C. I. Finlayson, R. M. Fritzinger, Frank Garcia. Adrian Girard, Thurman Haggerty. Otto Hake, Jr., George Harding, Weimer Harmon, George Harris, Wilbur Hawkins, Everett Hutker, Harold Idlewine, Robert K. Johnson, William Keller, Harold Kelley. s Paul Kirchenbauer, Rufus Kirchhofer, Harold Kreischer, Ben £ (Turn To Page 8, Column 4)

Gov. Gates Scores Housing Expediter Lashes Policy Os Refusing Increase Indianapolis, Feb. 5 —(UP) Gov. Ralph F. Gates of Indiana today scored the administration of national housing expediter Tighe E. Wood for its “apparent policy of turning down any and all recommendations for rent increases." He also revealed that an administration representative had tried unsuccessfully to get Gates to “supplement” local rental boards whose personnel appeared to be “prolandlord.” The governor said in a prepared statement that the administration’s rejection of rent increase recommendations was making it hard fori the local boards to function.' “This apparent policy of turning down any and all recommendations for rent increases is making the job of the local boards extremely difficult, if not impossible,” Gates said. He said a representative from Wood’s office had called on him recently, “suggesting that the boards throughout the state be supplemented wherein it appeared from their past voting records that they were pro-landlord an a board in those instances where rent increases had been recommended.” Gates said he refused the suggestion on the grounds that Wood appointed the boards on the governor’s recommendation of nominations which he said mayors of cities in the rental areas had made “irt good faith.” “Because of the attitude of the national office, it was almost impossible to secure membership to several of the boards” Gates said, “and resignations have been numerous and are increasing." Gates pointed to a situation at Auburn, Ind., as an example of prolems relating to local rent board functions. At Auburn, three Republicans and two Democrats who made up the board personnel resigned in a body because Wood's administration turned down their recommendation for a 15 percent rent increase for landlords in Dekalb county who had received no previous authority to raise their rents. The Auburn board quit in a letter of resignation to , Wood dated Jan. 29. which said: “It was our understanding that any recommendations we might make as a board would be approved because of our close contact and familiarity with the rent situation in the area over which we were to have had jurisdiction — "Our recommendation was based upon our knowledge and careful i , (Turn To Page 7. Column 3) 0 - Service Clubs Plan For Joint Meeting Rotarians, Lions Meet Next Tuesday A joint meeting of the Decatur Lions and Rotary clubs will be held Tuesday evening at 6:30 o’clock at the Knights of Pythias home. Members of the program committee of the host Lions club are arranging an interesting program and have announced that a prominent speaker will be secured for the meeting. Both clubs will observe ladies night at the dinner meeting and wives and sweethearts of club members have been invited to attend. Members of both clubs have been asked to notify their respective secretaries by Saturday noon if they will be unable to attend, to assist the committee in making arrangements for the affair. The regular Rotary club meeting on Thursday night will be cancelled next week in favor of the joint dinner session.

Price Four Cents

Grain Prices Drop Full Limit Allowed Second Day In Row; Industrials Plunge Chicago, Feb. 5 — (UP) — A major price decline swept the big grain exchangee today and industrial stocks at New York plunged to their lowest level since June 2. The price of corn, wheat, oats and soybeans dropped the full limit allowed for the second day in a row at Chicago, Minneapolis and Kansas City. At Washington, government officials were wondering whether it was a temporary decline or whether inflation had reached the peak and the sharp downward trend had begun. Traders disagreed on the cause of the break. Some said corn, the nation’s baeic crop, had “over-pric-ed itself." They said farmers had curbed drastically their use of corn in fattening livestock. The stock market apparently was reacting to the downward plunge of grains. President Truman declined to comment on the tumbling prices of the last two days. At Washington news conferences, he said the nation still faces the dangerous prospect of an economic crash unless congress curbs rising prices. The price of almost all wheat and corn for future delivery dropped the full limit on the Chicago Board of Trade, and at the Kansas City and Minneapolis exchanges. Chicago soybeans also fell the permissible limit for a single day's trade. At Chicago, all wheat futures were off the full 10 cents except December, which sold 9% cents lower. March wheat sold at $2.75 a bushel. All Chicago corn futures were ofl the full eight cents. Lard, too, dropped sharply. Kansas City wheat dropped the full 10 cents, and corn was off the maximum eight cents. At Minneapolis wheat generally lost 814 to 914 cents and oats dropped six cents. The New York cotton market fluctuated erratically. On the New York stock exchange, rails were at their lowest level since Dec. 16 and utilities averaged the lowest since May 20 last year. New York bonds moved lower in moderate trading, but most declines were less than a point. New York curb stocks moved lower in a moderately active market. After dropping $2.75 a bale, New York cotton prices moved upward again to within 15 to 30 points of yesterday’s closing price. A wave of selling engulfed the markets yesterday, touched off by fears of new credit curbs and an international ceiling on grain prices to control world-wide inflation. Reports that world crop conditions were improving also aided in depressing grain prices. All grains for future delivery plunged the permissible limits for a day’s trading an the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat and corn futures also hit the limit of drop at Kansas City and Minneapolis. Stocks cracked sharply on the big board in the final hour of trading yesterday after slipping downward all day. Some stocks dropped as much as $5 a share with chemical listings the hardest hit. It was the biggest break in the Chicago grain exchange since mid- • October and the worst on the New York stock maket since last May. o Abbie Stoneburner Dies Wednesday Night Abbie Emenhiser Stoneburner, 85, died at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday at the home of a niece, Mrs. John Colter, of Hoagland. She had been an invalid for nine yeans. A former resident of Berne, she taught school in Allen county and later worked under civil service among the Indians in California and Idaho. Only near survivors are a number of nieces and nephews. The body was taken to the Aake funeral home at Poe and will be returned to the Hoagland Methodist church at noon Saturday to lie in state until funeral services at 2 p.m., the Rev. James Richardson officiating. Bur* ial will be in the Antioch cemetery.