Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 19 February 1948 — Page 1

Vol. XLVI. No. 42.

SECTIONAL TOURNEY DRAW IS ANNOUNCED

Senate G. 0. P. Assails Fund To Aid China Claim Truman Plan Is* Futile Without Any Military Aid Washington, Feb. 19 —(UP)— Senate Republicans complained today that President {Truman's plan for sending China money without military aid is “futile.” They criticized as inadequate the President's proposed $570 million Chinese assistance program, and hinted they may try to tack on a military aid provision when the plan comes up for debate. Mr. Truman, in a message to congress yesterday, asked $5lO million for food, fuel and fertilizer and S6O million for reconstruction projects. One G. O. P. senator said this country should start military equipment moving to the far east at once. The administration’s antiCommunist campaign in Europe “makes little sense,” he said, if China is J allowed to go to the Communists by default. Sen. Owen Brewster. R., Me., said the President’s program would be “futile" unless it is backed up by military supplies. With many Democrats away from Washington for JeffersonJackson anniversary dinners, the senate was in recess and the house was pledged to limit its session to routine business. Developments included: Rents —Sen. John W. Bricker, R.. 0., thinks landlords are entitled to a better break under the proposed new rent control law. He’s considering two amendments to the senate version of the bill. One would permit landlords to boost their rents 15 percent if they could show that their operating costs had climbed 30 percent or more since controls werd imposed. The other Bricker amendment would discard rent ceilings in all areas where at least two percent of the rental housing units are vacant. Budget— The house appeared certain to approve a resolution to trim $2.5 billion from President Truman’s new budget. The senate okayed it yesterday. Republican leaders are confident a cut of that size will leave plenty of room for paying off something on the national debt and reducing personal income taxes by from $5 billion to $6.5 billion. Taft-Hartley— The house unAmerican activities committee is going after Communist labor leaders who have perjured themselves by signing non-Communist affidavits under the Taft-Hartley law. Minimum wage— The ranking Republican on the house labor committee predicted the group would vote next month to boost the national minimum wage from 49 to 60 cents an hour. Rep. Gerald W. Landis, R„ Ind., said the chances were good that the house leadership would give the bill a green light. —i o Schools Close For MacFarland Rites Public schools of the city were closed this afternoon for the funeral of Gregg McFarland, a member of the school board, who died early Tuesday morning. o Production Halted At Kaiser-Frazer Detroit. Feb. 19 — (UP) — Kai-ser-Frazer corporation halted auto Production for the third time •in four days today and sent home 8,560 employes because of an “unauthorized” work stoppage on the assembly line. The company said 20 metal finishers quit work on the body line and refused to submit a dispute to grievance machinery. It said assembly operations were disrupted and it was forced to close. Weather Cold wave tonight and Friday with temperatures falling to 10 above north and 20 above south Portion by Friday morning. Snow flurries and strong northwest winds tonight, clearing with diminishing winds Friday.

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Report Bond Sales Here In January U. S. savings bond sales in this county during January amounted to $86,491.89, T. F. Graliker, county chairman, announced today. The sales were divided into two classifications, E bonds, $63,691.89, and G bonds, $22,800. In Indiana, bond sales totaled" $21,223,038, during January. o Meal Packers Vole To Strike Against Firms 100,000 Members To Strike On Date To Be Announced Chicago, Feb. 19—(UP)— The CIO United Packinghouse Workers announced today that its 100,000 members had voted to strike against the nation’s big meat packing plants. Union officials said a date for a strike has been set and will be announced later. Ralph Helstein, union president, said strike plans have been authorized by the union's strike strategy committee. The strike would affect the “big four" of the meat packing industry—Armour, Swift, Cudahy and Wilson. The union seeks a 29-cent hourly wage increase and claims it would not push meat prices higher. Despite the strike vote and approval of strike plans. Helstein said the union would continue negotiations with the meat packers for the time being. He said, however, that “up to the present, the packers have made no realistic attempts to pay an increase which would provide for decent living standards.” Union officials said the strike would affect “major independent packing companies” in addition to the fig four. Among these, they said, would be John Morrell and Co. They said some smaller plants involved in the negotiations also might be struck, but could give no estimate of the number of plants which would be affected. Helstein said that “the companies are well able to pay the packing(Tur” Tn Pae"#* 3. Column 7) O Y First Class Mail Destroyed By Train Berne, Feb. 19 — For the third time in a week, incoming first class mail was run over by the same mail train which discharges it here ,and badly mutilated. Much of the mail is feared lost. On all three occasions the mail war, on the southbound train. It is discharged while the train goes through here at full speed and the pouch apparently rolls under the wheels of the speeding train. 0 Study Amendments To New Rent Bill Would Give Break To U. S. Landlords Washington. Feb. 19 —(UP) — Sen. John W. Bricker, R., 0., said today he is considering two amendments to the senate’s proposed new rent control bill to give landlords a better break. One amendment, he said, would allow 15 percent general rent increases in areas where landlords’ operating costs have gone up 30 percent or more since contiols became effective. The other would drop rent ceilings in all areas where at least two percent of the rental housing units are vacant. Bricker, the 1944 GOP presidential candidate, said he may introduce the proposals himself and will certainly support them if they are brought up when the senate opens rent debate tomorrow. Indications were that these end other amenduments might delay senate action on the rent bill and possibly necessitate a 30-day extension of th. present law,’ scheduled to expire Feb. 29. The ' (Turn To PaE,e 7, Column 5)

Grain Prices Again Rise On Chicago Marl Prices Apparently Recovering After Earlier Big Break Chicago, reb. 19 — (UP) — The price of corn, wheat and oats rose again today on the major grain exchanges. The hog market at Chicago opened slow, with a few early sales 25 cents per hundred pounds below yesterday’s price level. At New York, the stock market opened narrowly irregular. Grain prices, which set the price trend for many important foodstuffs which housewives buy at grocery stores, appeared to be recovering after the big break earlier in the month. ’ On the Chicago board of trade wheat was up % to 2-*4 cents a bushel. Corn was of % to up l-% cents. Oats were up % to % of a cent. Lard prices also rose. Prices at Minneapolis and Kansas City, the other two big grain exchanges, followed the trend. Meanwhile, scattered retail price cuts were announced. At New York, the A & P grocery chain announced further reductions in meat prices ranging from 4 to 6 cents a pound. : Leg of lamb was cut from 63 to 57 ’ cents, shoulder lamb from 45 to 39, chuck roast or steak from 59 to 55, turkeys from 65 to 63, and chickI ens four pounds and over, from 45 to 43. The Grand Union stores at New 1 York cut butter from 89 to 85 cents ■ a pound. Yesterday, the A & P raised butter 4 cents a pound. At Glastonbury, Conn., the J. B. ‘ Williams Co. cut the price of its 1 shaving cream by 16 per cent, or ■ about 8 cents on a 50-cent tube. Company president Everett B. Hurlhurt said lower costa of oils ' and fats made the reduction pos- ; sible. 1 Grain traders said farmers in the southwestern winter wheat belt 1 have begun to report adverse crop conditions. Snow which has pro--1 rected the ground has melted, ex--1 posing the top soil to strong winds ' in Kansas and eleewhere. 1 Traders said if the conditions continue, the price of wheat for 1 future delivery may go up. The forecast for much of the winter wheat belt today was much colder weather with strong north winds. The weather became the major factor in wheat prices after secretary of agriculture Clinton Ander(Turn To Patre 5. Column 7) 0 ' Arrests Clear Up Series Os Thefts Two Decatur Youths Are Arrested Today The arrest of two Decatur young men today cleared up a series of thefts covering a period of about two weeks. Officers Dale Death and Robert Hill this morning arrested Richard Cramer, ?1, of near Decatur, and his brother-in-law, Albert Sudduth. 19, also of this city, on charges of petit larceny. They were charged specifically with stealing 200 pounds of scrap iron from the Smith junk yard in this city, operated by Jack Smith. In signed confessions before officers Death and Hill, along with chief James Borders and sheriff Herman Bowman the two youths admitted also the theft of two motor blocks from the Al D. Schmitt garage on First street, the theft of one motor block from the Colter Machine shop on First street and a cast iron well pump from a schoolhouse, northeast of Decatur. They were charged specifically with just the one theft — that of the scrap metal from the Smith junk yard this mprning about 4 o’clock. Both men were expected to be arraigned before Mayor John M. Doan in city court late this afternoon to answer to the charges. Meanwhile they were lodged in the Adams county jail, pending arraignment. Prosecutor Myles F. Parrish filed the affidavits gainst the pair upon affidavits signed by the junk yard owner.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, February 19, 1948

Young Hero Saves Dad’s Sight > I-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Roy Lee Grindrod sits on the bed in Cottage Hospital in Burley, Idaho, and comforts his dad, Lois, whose sight he is credited with saving. The elder Grindrod, another son, Kenneth. 13. and a co-worker, Paul Chesley, all were blinded by a gas explosion in a well they were drilling. Roy sat in his father's lap and steered the family car as the blinded father shifted gears and fed gas, guiding the three injured over six miles of sagebrush trail to medical aid. All three will recover their full sight.

Decafur City Plant - Enjoys Biggest Year Production, Profit Set New High Mark The electric and power department of tile city plant enjoyed its biggest year in 1947, both in production and net profit, the annual report prepared by Edwin “Spot" Kauffman, auditor, reveals. The department had sales credits of $572,734.40, plus $8,354.23 of other income and a net profit of $152,702.48. The department transferred $7,636.01 of its profit to the civil city. The water department increased its sales and other income to an all-time high of $61,916.80 and made a net profit of $12,188.87. Os the latter amount, $2,700 was transferred to the civil city treasury. Mr. Kauffman, who also filed his reports with the Indiana publi | service commission, made separate reporta for members of the council, former Mayor John B- Stults and the present administration headed by Mayor John Doan. Lester Pettibone is superintendent of the electric department and Ralph Roo.p is the water department superintendent. The electric department produced 37,402,000 kilowatts hours during 1947 and purchased 4.854,000 KWH’s from the Indiana Service Corp. The latter cost was $75,287.71. The department accounted for 40,473,586 KWH’s, the line loss of electric energy being a minimum of 4.40 per cent of the total produced. The electric department consumed 28,834 tons of coal at a cost of $151,548:21, or an average cost of $5,256 a ton. Pounds of coal consumed per KWH generated was 1.54. Commercial and industrial users (Turn Tn Paere 2. Column

beaten TKedifatitM (Rev. John W. McPheeters, Jr., First Presbyterian Church) Jesus compares the Kingdom of God to a grain of mustard seed in His parable as recorded in the Gospel according to St. Matthew 13:31. The seed, said He, is the smallest of all the seeds which the Palestinian farmer sows on his land-smaller than wheat, barley or rye. Yet, when it is full-grown, it exceeds in size all the' cereals and vegetables. It becomes a tree in which the birds build their nests. Those who marked the small beginnings of the Kingdom of God from the time of Jesus Christ’s resurrection and those who now mark it might well wonder by what power it has become so great! The secret lies in the explosive force and power of the Holy Spirit. The Kingdom shall grow in our lives and community from a small beginning to great'and far-reaching consequences, if we but realize our dependence on the Spirit of God. Let the seed of the truth of God’s salvation for us through Christ be implanted in each one of us. Then pray for its fruition! “Rise up, O men of Gadfe Have done with JesSer things; Give heart and soul and mind and strength To serve the King of Kings."

Robert Heller Named Chairman Os Dinner Representative Robert H. Heller of this city has been named Adams county chairman for the annual Jefferson-Jackson day dinner to be held February 28 in Indianapolis, it was announced today. The dinner, which will be held at the Murat Temple, will feature an address by Senator J. Howard McGrath, Democratic national chairman, and past Rhode Island state chairman. Tickets for the affair may be secured from Mr. Heller. o Gary Man To Enter Gubernatorial Race Former Lake County Clerk Enters Race Gary, Ind., Feb. 19 — (UP) — Walter R. Mybeck, former Lake county clerk, announced today his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor of Indiana. The announcement was made by Bartel Sandstra, first district (Lake county) Democratic chairman, in a letter mailed to Democratic county chairmen and district chairmen. “Many party leaders in other sections of the state already have Indicated they will welcome Mybeck’s candidacy,” Sandstra said. Mybeck's candidacy came as no surprise to political observers. His name had been mentioned frequently over a period of many months. His announcement provided a race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, Harry McClain of Shelbyville having been the first in that party to come ouAof (Turn To Paee 5. Column 7>

Tourney Opens Thursday; Yellow Jackets To Meet Monmouth First Night

Three British Soldiers Slain In Jerusalem Believed Reprisal For Slaying Os Four Haganah Men Jerusalem. Feb. 19. —(UP) ; — Three British soldiers were reported shot to death in downtown Jerusalem at 2:30 p.m. today. The reported slaying of the Britons was presumed to be in reprisal for the slaying of four Haganah men. They allegedly were dumped at the Damascus gate by the British last week, and later were killed by Arabs. The body of a 16-year-old girl, believed to be a member of the Haganah defense organization, was found in the no man's land between Tel Aviv and Jaffa. In a different part of the border region, the body of a young Haganah man was found. Several Arabs and Jews were wounded in sporadic 'exchanges of gunfire in Lydda, the Galilee . region, and Gaza. j Arabs attacked a Jewish bus on 1 the way from Jerusalem to Bethle- > hem. Several passengers were wounded. Some hours later Jews attacked an Arab bus at the same I spot. Four Arabs were wounded. > Arab marauders planted a barrel I bomb near Bet Dajan, midway be--1 tween Jaffa and Jerusalem, in an I apparent effort to sabotage Jew- ■ ish traffic. An official statement • said the barrel was removed safely by a Haganah detachment. Additional precautions were taken for the safety of 28 American observers of the United Jewish appeal. They were fired on yesterday at Rushmiyeh, near Haifa. A convoy carrying the observers ran a 200-yard gauntlet of fire from Arabs entrenched behind several houses. They were returning (Turn To Pace S, Column 7) 0 Adams County Man Jailed At Celina Donald Young Given Fine, Jail Sentence Donald Young. 45, of near Monroe, was fined and given a jail sentence at Celina. 0., this morning when he pleaded guilty to a charge of drunken driving. Judge Paul Dull in the court of common pleas at Celina imposed a fine of SIOO and costs, and sentenced him to serve 10 days in jail. Judge Dull informed the defendant that he would forward a recommendation to Indiana authorities, asking for the revocation of Dull s driver',3 license for a period of one year. Young was arrested by Mercer county, 0., sheriff Dwight Raudenbu«sh near the east edge of the Ohio city last evening and lodged in jail until his arraignment this morning. Young was carrying S7OO and had the rear seat of his car loaded with clothing and personal belongings, sheriff Raudenbush stated. He checked with Adams county sheriff Herman Bowman to learn the reason for Young’s carrying all these belongings and said later the Adams county man informed him he had “made a settlement with his aunt" in a dispute over a farm and was “celebrating his victory.” - o — Electric Service Is Partially Disrupted A partial disruption of electrical service occurred here shortly before 11 o’clock this morning due to a power failure at the nlunicipal plant. Service was restored in about 10 minutes.

Candidate ..... o ■ y w 1 Thurman I. Drew Thurman I. Drew Is Auditor Candidate Seeks Renomination On Democrat Ticket Thurman I. DreW’.’ today ani nounced that he will be a candii date for renomination as county • auditor on the Democrat ticket in the May primary election. Serving as county auditor for two years from November 1942, Mr. Drew was elected to his first term in November 1944 and took office the following January. His present term expires this year. A life long resident of Adams county, Mr. Drew and reared in Geneva, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Drew. He and his family now reside on their farm in Root township. Three of the Drew children attend the Monmouth school. An older daughter, Miss Marjorie, is employed by the Adams County Abstract Company in this city. Mr. Drew is a member of the Union Chapel Evangelical United Brethren church and has served as Sunday School superintendent for many years. He is a member of the church’s building committee for the construction of the new building which is now being erected by the congregation. Fraternally,. Mr. Drew is a member of the Geneva Masonic lodge, the Scottish Rite of Fort Wayne, the Knights of Pythias and the Lions club in this city. He is county chairman for the Adams County Cancer Society. — o Hints At Military Help For Greece Suggestion Is Made By Marshall Aide Washington, Feb. 19 — (UP) — The state department floated a trial balloon today suggesting that more active American military aid may be needed to win the “battle of Greece" from international Communism. Secretary of state George C. Marshall’s top expert on Greece — Loy W. Henderson, director of the state department’s office of near eastern affaire — made the suggestion in a speech to the Kentucky women’s action committee forum at Louisville. If the situation in Greece, as a result of increased foreign assistance to guerrillas, deteriorates to a point where Greek forces “alone” cannot cope with it, Henderson told the forum: “The United States will not stand idly by while foreign aggressors deprive Greece of ita territorial integrity and political independence.” Henderson did not define what he meant when he said “will not “(Turn To Page 2 Column 2)

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Ten Adams County Teams To Tangle Here Next Week In Annual Sectional (Schedule on Page 8) Pairings of the Decatur sectional i tournament, which opens next i Thursday night, Feb. 26. were ani nounced this morning by the Ind- ’ iana high school athletic association. The fortune of the draw pits two ! of the tourney favorites, the DeI catur Yellow Jackets and Moni n.outh Eagles, in a first round I game Thursday night. These teams were also drawn in what is generally considered the tougher bracket, along with the Hartford Gorillas and Monroe I Bearkatz. The tournament will open at 7 p. m. next Thursday, with the Hartford Gorillas itatigling with the Geneva Cardinals. The Deca-tur-Monmouth battle will follow at 8:15 o’clock. In the two Friday afternoon games, the Kirkland Kangaroos and Berne Bears will clash at 1:30 p. m., followed by the Pleasant Mills Spartans and the Decatur Commodores. The Monroe Bearkatz, defending sectional champions, wSll meet the Jefferson Warriors in the 7 o’clock game Friday night. This tilt will be followed by the Thursday night winners. Semi-finals will be played at 1:15 and 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon, with the Friday afternoon winners meeting in the first clash, followed by the Friday night winners. The sectional champion will be determined in the final game Saturday night at 8:15 o’clock. Season tickets for the tourney will be placed on sale at the 16 participating schools next Monday. Another sellout in season tickets is expected, with most schools already having received requests for tickets far in excess of the available supply. Huntington Regional The Decatur sectional winner will advance to the regional tournament at Huntington Saturday, March 6. The first game of the regional will match winners at Bluffton and Hartford City, followed by the Decatur and Huntington winners. The afternoon winners will meet at 8 p. ra. The Huntington regional champion will compete in the Muncie semi-final tourney Saturday, March 13. The Huntington winner will meet the Marion winner at 1:15 p. m., followed by the Muncie and Fort Wayne winners. The final round of the state tourney will be played at the Butler fieldhouse in Indianapolis Saturday. March 20, with the Bloomington and Muncie winners tangling at 1:15 p. m., followed by the Indianapolis and Lafayette winners. Fort Wayne Sectional At South Side Wednesday 9 a. m. —New Haven and North Side. 10:15 a. m. —Hoagland and Leo. 1:30 p. m. —Central Catholic and Monroeville. 2:45 p. m. — Lafayette Central Woodburn. At North Side Wednesday 9:00 a. m. —Coesse and Arcola 10:15 a. m. —Central and Huntertown. 1:30 p. m. —Harlan and Elmhurst 2:45 p. m. —Concordia and South Side. Bluffton Sectional Thursday 7:00 p. m. —Petroleum and Liberty Center 8:15 p. ra. — Lancaster Central and Ossian. Friday 7:00 p. m.—Bluffton and Chester Center. 8:15 p. m.—Union Center and Jackson. 9:80 p. m.—Rockcreek and winner game 1,