Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 18 February 1948 — Page 1

Vol. XLVI. No. 41.

SENATE VOTES $2.5 BILLION BUDGET CUT

Truman Asks Congress Vole Aid To China China's Need For Assistance Cited By President Today Washington, Feb. 18 — (UP) — President Truman today asked congress to .put up $570 million to prevent collapse of China’s economy. His move was expected in some quarters to bolster Republican support for the much bigger European recovery program. Several Republicans have said U. S. economic efforts to stop Communism must be on a global scale. Mr. Truman blamed the “continued deterioration” of the Chinese economy on the civil war between Chinese Communists and Chinese nationalists. But his proposal for aid to the nationalists did not include anything in the way of strictly military help. He recommended that the bulk of the money be ueed to supply generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's China with essential goods she can’t get any other way." Only the Chinese government can make the economic and financial reforms which must be made, the president said, if "peace and true economic recovery” are to be achieved. The proposed air program would be for the period ending June 30, The president said this country had hoped for conditions in China which would be more effective in the application of American aid, but that this situation had not developed as he and secretary of state George C. Marshall had hoped. “We can only do what is feasible circumstances as they exist,” he said. The proposal for new China aid was seen in some congressional quarters as a bid for Republican support of the European recovery program. The European program goes to the .senate floor March 1. Many Republican senators repeatedly have urged that Chiang Kai Shek’s government also receive help. "We can assist in retarding the current economic deterioration and thus give the Chinese government a further opportunity to initiate the measures necessary to the establishment of more stable economic conditions,” the president said. "But it is and ha.s been clear that only the Chinese government itself can undertake the vital measures necessary to provide the framework within which efforts toward peace and true economic recovery may be effected.” ‘Turn To Patfp 5. Column 7) O Annual Achievement Banquet March 8 DHIA And Corn Club Banquet Is Planned Officers of the D. H. I. A. and five-acre corn club will hold their annual achievement banquet at 6:45 p.m., Monday, March 8, at the Pleasant Mills high school. The banquet will be prepared and served by the Adams county home economics chorus under the direction of Mrs. Roy Price. Roy Price was chosen to preside as banquet toastmaster. Corn club awards will be made by Walter Thieme, D. H. I. A. awards by Harry Lehman, dairy breed assod'ation awards by Rolandes Liechty and gold medal beef calf awards by Henry Rumple. Tickets will sell for $1.25. Charles Backhaus is chairman of the ticket committee. The following men will assist in the ticket distribution: Victor Bleeke, Walter Thieme, James Moses, W. L. Gerke, Edwin Reifsteck, Vern Linker, Stanley Arnold, Homer Arnold, John E. Heimann, P. B. Lehman, Roy Price, Lester Sipe. Wm. Burke, Ben Mazelin. Everett Rice. Dan Habegger, Elmer Isch, Martin Kipfer, Cecil Short, Orval Alt, Harve Ineichen, Harry Habeg--Ber, Henry Rumple and Holman Bgly. 0 WEATHER Fair tonight becoming partly cloudy Thursday; continued mild.

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Says Beef Supplies To Keep Shrinking Report Decline In Cattle On Farms Washington, Feb. 18 — (UP)— The government reported today that we are eating up the “factories” that produce our beef and milk. The agriculture department said the number of cattle on farms declined 2.643.000 head, or 3.2 percent, during the past year. Agriculture experts said that the decline in.the cattle population is expected to continue for at least two more years and said this means beef supplies will keep shrinking for at least four years. The number of milk cows Jan. 1, 1948, was down 933,000, or 3.2 percent, below the previous year. The total number of livestock on farms and ranches declined to the lowest level since 1939. The total number of livestock — including beef, sheep, horses, mules, chickens and turkeys — has declined for four straight years. Cattle have declined for three years. Cattle on farms Jan. 1 totaled 78,564,000 head. That is eight percent below the record Jan. 1, 1945. figure of 85,573,000 head. High prices for meat animals have resulted in the marketing and slaughtering of cattle that ordinarily would be saved for breeding stock. And the high price and shortage of feed grains has prompted slaughtering of meat animals earlier than usual. Result —supplies of beef, milk and dairy products will gradually shrink. But the beef shortage will be even worse during the years ghen the livestock industry finally starts rebuilding its herds. The only way to reverse the decline is to withhold cattle from market in unusually large numbers for breeding purposes. To halt the decline in cattle numbers this year would require a 17 percent reduction in beef supplies, department experts said. The actual reduction in supplies is expected to be only 10 percent. Some agriculture department experts figure it may take 10 to 12 years to get beef supplies back to 1945 levels. In the meantime, the human population of the United States is expanding at a (Turn Tn Pa <*p ? ftohimn McFarland Funeral Thursday Afternoon Funeral .services will be held Thursday for Gregg McFarland, treasurer of the Decatur school board, who died Tuesday morning. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. ' tomorrow at the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church, the Rev. F. H. Willard officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery Friends may call at the Zwick funeral home until noon Thursday, when the body will be removed to the church to lie in state until time of the services. Pallbearers will be Roy Mumma, Gerald Cole, Dr. Ray Stingely. Everett Hutker, Phil Sauer and Dallas Brown. o Inspect Sidewalks For Needed Repairs Council Authorizes Commissioner To Act Floyd Acker, city street commissioner, will inspect the sidewalks of the city to determine the amount of needed repairs. This was made known last night at the reeular meeting of the city council, when Mayor John M. Doan and the council authorized Mr. Mrs. Acker to conduct the inspection. The inspection was instigated by councilman Dorphus L. Drum during the council sesaion. The Rev. Dwight McCurdy and several others petitioned the council last night to erect a street light at the Cleveland and Stevenson street intersection, pointing out the existing hazard without the light. The petition was referred to the electric light committee of the council. Annual financial statements of the city water and light departments were also filed and | approved during the meeting. •

Grain Prices Drop Again On Big Exchanges Dun & Bradstreet Reports Decline In Wholesale Price Chicago, Feb. 19.—(UP)— The price of corn, wheat and oats droped today at the nation’s big grain exchanges. The price decline was a continuation of yesterday’s downward trend at the close of trading. But traders said there was no evidence that another big break is in prospect. Wheat for future delivery was off % of a cent to 4-% cents a bushel on the Chicago board of trade. At Kansas City, wheat opened 2-% to 5-% cents lower. Corn at Chicago was off Vt to l-% cents a bushel, and 1-% cents at Kansas City. Oats at Chicago were down % to l-% cents. The Chicago hog market opened slowly, with a few sales at yesterday's prices. Stocks were steady at the opening of the New York stock exchange. Grain traders said that the time has come when new crop prospects will be the big factor in setting grain prices. There was no indication that the government intends any immediate resumption of its wheat and flour purchases for export. Food Prices Drop *New York, Feb. 18. —(UP)—Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., today reported another decline in the wholesale price of food, which is now 7 percent below the all-time high reached on Jan. 13. The Dun & Bradstreet wholesale food index, for the week ended Feb. 17. declined 7 cents to $6.76 and compared with the all-time peak of $7.28, reached five weeks ago. The index is the sum total of the price per pound of the 31 basic foods in common use. Today. Dun & Bradstreet reported, the index (Turn To Page 7, Column 7) 0 Louis Ludlow Plans To Quit Congress Washington. Feb. 18 — (UP) — Rep. Louis Ludlow, R., Ind., antiounced today that he will retire from congress at the end of his present term. Ludlow, who is recovering from a long illness, announced that he would not be a candidate for renomination in the May primary. He said he had considered the matter when friends offered him their support but had decided against running for re-election. o To Ban Girl Shows, Gambling At Fair Pledge Is Made By Decatur C. Os C. “Hootchie-kootchie” shows and gambling "joints” will be conspicuous by their absence at the Decatur free street fair and agricultural show next July. This is the pledge made by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, through the executive secretary, R. W. Pruden, who appeared before the city council last night. In a letter addressed to the council, Mr. Pruden pointed out that “a group of people are expected to fight the fair” this year, and cited the belief ftiat most of the complaints are made because of "girl shows” and gambling concessions. He asked the council to take a stand on an ordinance requiring a $25 a day license for operation during the fair—which, it was pointed out, is ordinarily waived in street fair cases. Cattle and livestock shows on the streets are another item to be banned during the coming fair, according to the Chamber officials and city leaders. These, they said, have also drawn a number of complaints. The entire matter was referred to the ordinance committee of the I council and city attorney Robert IS. Anderson.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, February 18, 1948

Royall Tours Panama Canal I Iwy F ? mt s wloi T -IllsOl SECRETARY OF ARMY Kenneth Royall (right) examines map with Geo ogist J. F. Thompson (left) and Col. G. Hoile while touring the Panama Canal Zone.

To Broadcast Town Meeting Feb. 28 Decatur Students Take Part In Forum . A junior town meeting of the air, . in which students of the speech • class at Decatur junior-senior high school participated, will be hroad- . cast Saturday morning. February 28 at 11 o’clock. ; The broadcast will be aired over . radio station WOWO in Fort ; Wayne and was recorded here yesterday at the local school. > Jack Heller and Medford Smith ■ were speakers during the recording and Roger Gentis served as an : announcer. Sam Gifford, of the radio station, was in charge. A number of Decatur and Columbia City students also took part in the open forum which followed the addresses. Those from Columbia City who made short talks were Ann Fisher and Pat McKenna. A luncheon was served at noon ’ with the radio station officials, Columbia City speech class stu--1 dents and local students of the class, taught by Deane Dorwin, ■ as guests. These included: Jack Heller and Medford Smith, Margene Bauer, Jim Cowens. Dan ’ Freeby, Roger Gentis, Don Grant, Sue Harper, Pat Karlen, Bill Kingsley. Legora Markle, Gene Rennels, Sally Smith, Kristine Striker and Joan von Gunten. The luncheon was prepared and served by members of the school home economics class, under the supervision of Miss Naomi Steury. School superintendent Walter J. Krick, principal W. Guy Brown and Mr. Dorwin of the local school faculty, Miss Bertha Thornburgh of the Columbia City faculty, were also guests at the luncheon. The recording was made before students and faculty members of the school.

beaten TKedifatuM (Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt, Zion Lutheran Church) “For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear." Mark 4. 28. Please read Mark 4, verses 26 to 29. A farmer to be successful must sow good seed upon properly prepared ground. Having done this it is useless for him to worry about results. He had better just tend to his other work and follow his usual mode of living, trusting in God's promise that "seedtime and harvest shall not cease,” Genesis 8, 22. God, who has given the earth its energy, who orders the course of nature, will make the seed sprout, the ear develop, the grain mature. And thus it is in spiritual matters. The pastor having preached the seed of the word of God faithfully, in season and out of season, publicly and privately, must let the results rest with the Lord who alone can give the increase. The power is in the word, not in the preacher. The power which leads men to understand, believe, and obey the gospel, is in the word itself; it is of God. When the word is preached, the Holy Spirit operating through the word, touches the heart of the hearer and thereby a process of spiritual life has been started. Through faithful hearing of the word there is spiritual development and growth. That same omnipotent Power which is active in the smallest planj* making it bring forth after its kind, is also active in a different manner and wth different means in calling and enlightening men through the gospel of Jesus Christ, awakening faith in their hearts, and keeping them in faith until their end. May we take opportunity in this holy season to expose ourselves more frequently and devoutly to the energizing rays of the Spirit of God, that, hearing the gospel of the suffering and dying Savior of sinners, our faith in Him may be strengthened and love for Him be increased. “He Died For You! —Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by?”

22 Persons Die In French Train Wreck Lillie, France, Feb. 18 —(UP) — Police announced today they had arrested Jacques Defour, stationmaster at Thumeries where 22 persons were killed and more than 50 injured in a head-on train collision yesterday. Among the dead were 18 women. The wreck occurred when a privately owned passenger train carrying sugar factory workers crashed headon into a freight train on a single track line. Du Four was held on a charge of involuntary homicide. 0 Three Arabs Killed In Tripoli Rioting Riots Start After Leader Is Arrested Cairo, Feb. 18.—(UP)— Three Arabs were killed and 78 wounded in a riot against British forces yesterday in Tripoli, British authorities announced today. Eight British soldiers were wounded. Military reports from the Libyan capital said the riots started after British troops arrested Aly Fekky Hassan, leader of the Arab Kotla party. Hassan was charged with agitating the Arab and Moslem communities in Tripoli in preparation for the arrival of the big four factfinding commission which will make recommendations on the future of the Italian colonies. The British raided Kotla party headquarters, reportedly finding incriminating documents. During the raid a Kotla party member shot a British officer. Later some 400' Kotla party supporters assembled in the old city and marched on British headquarTurn To Paere 2. Column 1>

Cut Leaves Estimated $lO Billion For Slash In Tax, Reducing Debt

New Aviation Firm Takes Over Airport Plan Improvements At Liniger Airport Decatur Aviation, Inc., with Stewart W. McMillen, Decatur manufacttureij. Jlohn E. Rogers and Frank Tranter, former army pilots and aviation mechanics, as the incorporators, has taken over Liniger Airport, west of the city, it was announced today. The airfield, which was established about two years ago by Vaun Liniger on the Frank Liniger farm, along the south side of U. S. highway 224, will continue to be known as the Liniger Airport. A three-year lease for the field has been signed by the new corporation with Mrs. Mabie Liniger. owner of the farm. Frank Liniger was killed in an auto accident near their home a few weeks ago. The corporation has purchased all equipment and rolling stock on the field and began operation of the commercial aviation field today. Application has already been made to have the field approved for G. I. training. Mr. Rogers is an experienced pilot and recently was the chief pilot for Airgo Flying Service at Smith Field, Fort Wayne. Mr. Tranter, who also won his wings as an army flight officer, with service in the glider corps, will be chief mechanic at the field. The aviators will give G. I. training as soon as the army approves their application. Vaun Liniger, who served as a pilot in the war, had the field approved, but under army regulations, this authority cannot be transferred, it was explained. Acquiring of the airport and expansion of its services is of particular interest to this community, in view of the recommendation of the civil aeronautics administration. that Decatur's airfield facilities should be enlarged. This city was listed as one of those places (Turn To Page 7, Column 7) o Wallace Candidate Wins In New York Bronx By-Election Won By Isaacson Tampa, Fla., Feb. 18 — (UP) — Henry A. Wallace was in a jubilant mood today with his third party hopes soaring as the result of a thumping victory by his candidate in a Bronx by-election yesterday. Wallace hailed the victory of Leo Isaacson. American labor party candidate for congress, as “a real victory over bossism and machine politico.” Wallace campaigned actively for Isaacson. "It is a repudiation of the gettough, double-standard foreign policy which has been leading us toward war,” Wallace said. Wallace was informe 1 of the outcome of the Bronx election last night, just before addressing the first mixed audience or whites and negroes ever to assemble at Tampa. About 3,000 persons attended the meeting despite an appeal from national guard commander Maj. Gen. Sumter Lowry, that the address be boycotted. Wallace accused the Democrats, Republicans and bi-partisan leaders of adopting a “suicide doctrine” in foreign and domestic policies which, he charged, “is leading us to another war.” The Democratic administration of today, he said, “is just about as close to the democracy of Thomas Jefferson as Adolf Hitler was close to the Christianity of the sermon on the mount.” Wallace said “the Wall Street boys own both parties and are plotting and planning to steal ever more from the mass of American people." For not exposing this condition, he said, leaders in contrSl lof the government are guilty of “grand larceny.”

Arab Group In New Attack On Partition Plan Warns UN Program Unworkable Unless Arabs Exterminated Lake Success, N. Y.. Feb. 18 — (UP) — The Arab higher committee warned the United Nations tor day that its Palestine partition pro- ' gram was unworkable unless the Arabs in the Holy Land were ex- ’ terminated. The committee opened a fresh at--1 tack on the partition program as. ' the United Nations security coun- • cil called a meeting on Tuesday for ' the vital debate over need for a UN army to split the Holy Land. It co-incided with a "suggestion" I by the Philippines’ member of the i UN Palestine commission for a i postponement of the partition program long enough to permit a final i try at Arab-Jewish conciliation. 1 Sen. Vicente Francisco of the i Philippines told reporters that if r last-minute negotiation fails, the - big four powers — the United t States. Russia. France and China ! _ should make up an UN army of - their own troops arid impose parr tition on the resisting Arabs. t Francisco emphasized that the > suggestion represented his person- , al opinion” and not the thinking of [ the Palestine commission, which i has arounsed the ire of the Arab higher committee by charging the , existence of an Arab conspiracy to defy the United Nations. The charge wa»s embodied in the commission's formal appeal to the security council for an international force — the appeal to be debated ’ on Tuesday. The Arab group, recognized here as official spokesman for Pale- ’ stine’s 1,200,000 Arabs, said in a statement that the Palestine commission appeal “has proved that the partition plan — recommended by the general assembly is unworkable.” “It hae further established,” it said, “that the commission cannot implement any part thereof except by force.” The committee asserted that the Palestine commission “has simply served the interests of the Jewish agency which is crying for the assistance of an international force to help the Haganah, its terrorist ■ force, to exterminate the Arata.” “After 30 years experience in I Palestine Great Britain came to the ; conclusion that the mandate was (Turn To Page 7, Column 8) O ; Fire Chief Named To Regular Force Name Cedric Fisher As Regular Fireman , Cedric Fisher, recently appoint- [ ed chief of the Decatur fire department, is the new regular memI ber of the departmtnt, succeeding . the late Joseph Kortenber. Fisher was named to the post last night by Mayor John M. Doan and the appointment was approved by the city council, during its 5 regular session at the city hall. 1 He became chief of the depart- , ment the first of the year, having 1 been named by Mayor Doan to succeed Harry Stults, who had f served in that capacity under the 5 previous administration. s Mr. Fisher has been employed at > the Decatur General Electric for i the past six and one-half years and has been a member of the volunt teer fire fighting force for years. He is married and has one child, r The family resides at 233% West 1 Monroe street. The new fireman • begins his duties immediately. 1 Other-members of the regular def partment are: Burt Ralston, Roy I Steele and Joe Mcßride.

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Proposal Adopted By Unanimous Voice Vote After Short Debate In Senate Washington, Feb. 18 —(UP) —-’ The senate voted today to cut President Truman’s 1949 fiscal year budget by $2,500,000,000. leaving an estimated $10,000,000,000 for tax cuts and debt reduction. The proposal was adopted by a unanimous voice vote after a debate of less than two hours. Republicans felt increasingly confident that a tax cut up to $5,000,000,000 can be enacted. Democrats made no effort to block the proposed spending cut which had been recommended by the house-senate budget committee. It still requires house adoption. Even then, it is not binding but merely sets up a congressional goal. The vote came after these developments: 1. Chairman Styles Bridges, R„ N. H., of the joint budget committee said congress could cut taxes this year only if .government spending is “pared to the bone.” 2. Sen. Walter F. George, D., Ga., proposed that government , spending for foreign aid be financed by a special bond issue of ; upwards of $20,000,000,000, mat - taring in 20 to 30 years. Foreign . aid items then would be eliminated from the annual budget. No . action was taken on the idea. 3. Senate Democratic leader Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky asserted that Republicans were •‘shooting in the dark” in the budget-cutting efforts. Elsewhere on Capital Hill, there were these developments: UMT —Speaker Joseph W. Martin, Jr., said the house leadership will decide what to do about universal military training after it gets a fill-in on the current military situation. He denied reports that the bill is dead. Martin said the joint chiefs of staff have been asked for additional information (Turn To Paero 7, Column 5) 0 De Valera Ousted As Eire's Leader 16-Year Regime Os De Valera Is Ended Dublin, Feb. 18.—(UP)—The 16year regime of Eamon De Valera as premier of Erie came to an end today when he was defeated for reelection in the Irish parliament. The long rule of the man who has had an almost continuous grip on the helm of Ireland since its emergence into independence was ended by a vote of the Dail at 5 p.m. (noon EST). As anticipated a coalition of De Valera’s opponents defeated his bid for another term as premier and named John A. Costello, a member of the Fine Gael opposition party, in his place. De Valera was unseated by a vote of 70 for and 75 against. Then in a separate vote the 13th Dail elected Costello. De Valera's Fianna Fail party lost its majority in the recent general elections in Eire. The only way he could have avoided losing the premiership was by means of 1 a favorable coalition, which failed to develop. 0 , Three Coast Guard 1 Airmen Are Rescued i Ketchikan. Alaska, Feb. 18 — ■ (UP) — The coast guard cutter ’ Hemlock today rescued three coast I guard airmen from their plane® • which was forced down on storm- • lashed Kashevarof pasage. The three flyers, using the one t ?ood engine on the plane, managed i to taxi through choppy seas, whip- .' ped up by a 45-mile-an-hour wind ■ to a sheltered harbor. The men r were then hoisted aboard the cutter.