Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 63, Decatur, Adams County, 15 March 1948 — Page 7

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Southern Rebellion Heads For Showdown Manifesto Signed By Six Governors Washington, March 15—(UP) — The southern rebellion against President Truman headed today for a jolting showdown at the Democratic national convention. Peacemakers among congressional Democrats have just about abandoned hope of preventing a split which scarcely could fail to insure Mr. Truman’s defeat in the November elections. The governors directly charged the President with playing politics with civil rights. The alternatives apparently are for Mr. Truman to back down on his civil rights program or for the angry southerners to accept it as part of the Democratic 1948 campaign platform. Neither seems remotely likely as of now. Governors of six southern states signed here over the weekend a manifesto opposing the presidential nomination of Mr. Truman or any other person who supports his plan for federal legislation against lynching, the poll tax and racial discrimination. The six states were Arkansas. Alabama, Georgia. Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas. They represent 72 votes in an electoral college in which 266 votes is a bare majority sufficient to elect a president of the United States. Gov. William Preston Lane, Jr., of Maryland, chairman of the southern governors’ conference, plans to send copies of the resolution to the governors of all southern states. The southern governors who met here this weekend did not see Mr. Truman or chair-

I. U. Graduates Accept Positions 1 T -. ? » r * .k I 11 1 I X, ? :'X Richard C. Hammond Dwight F. Girod Richard C. Hammond, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl I. Hammond, 621 Nuttman Ave., and Dwight F. Girod, son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Girod, oft Decatur, have accepted posi ions, according to the announcement of Prof. John F. Mee, director of placement at the Indiana University school of business. Hammond will be ifn accounting trainee with the Central Soya company of Decatur, and Girod, an accountant with the General Electric company of Fort Wayne. Both Decatur students received the B. S. degree from the I. U. school of business at the end of the fall-winter semester. Hammond, while on the campus, was a member of the Management club, the Young Republican club, and the Collegiate Chamber of Commerce. He also served as business manager of Rogers 11. one of the University dormitories for men. Mr. Girod was a member of the Y. M. C. A., the Collegiate Chamber of Commerce and the Independent Students’ association.

man J. Howard McGrath of the Democratic national committee. McGrath last month rebuffed the governors on three specific requests: 1. That the civil rights program be withdrawn from congress. 2. That the two-thirds nominating rule be re-adopted by the Democratic national convention. 3. The 1948 platform include a firm state’s rights plank. The governors recommended several methods by which electoral votes of southern states could be withheld from a Democratic presidential candidate who advocated the civil rights program. These methods how will be considered, and probably in some form adopted, by some or all of the Democratic state conventions which shortly will be taking place in the south. The sense of the governors’ recommendations is that the south should participate in the Democratic national convention, but only with the understanding that southern electors will not be themselves bound to support a civil rights candidate. w Advance notice to this effect would ho submitted to the conven tion in writing by the representatives of any state so minded. That poses a tough one for Mr. Truman and McGrath to decide. The $64 question would be whether to seat convention delegates who had given advance notice that their state’s reserved the right to bolt the convention’s nominee.

Hangar, 17 Planes Destroyed At Niles Niles, Mich., March 15 —(UP)— A SIOO,OOO fire destroyed a hangar and 17 small training planes at the Niles Municipal airport yesterday. The firedepartment, which battled the blaze for more than an hour, said no one was in the hangar when the fire started. GREAT BRITAIN, (Continued from Page 1) must not be dependent oi. relief. We. however, are perfectly justified, and it is quite consistent, with our independence, to seek aid. That aid should be used to carry through the program to full recovery.” 0 CONTINUED MILD (Continued rrnm Page 11 hopes of local residents for an end to the seemingly interminable winter weather by prophesying continued mild temperatures for tonight and Tuesday in his early morning forecast.

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Sentence Imposed On General Meyers Defense Motion For New Trial Denied Washington, Mar. 15 —(UP) — Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers today was sentenced to serve from 20 months to five years in jail for inducing a wartime associate to lie to a congressional committee. Federal judge Alexander Holtzoff imposed the sentence. He also denied a defense motion for a new trial for the officer who formerly was second in command of air force procurement. Meyers goes to jail immediately to begin serving sentence. Meyers was convicted by a federal court jury on three counts of subornation of perjury. He had faced a possible maximum sentence of 10 years in jail on each count. Meyers was convicted Friday of inducing Bleriot H. Lamarre to lie to a senate investigating committee about the general’s connections with the Aviation Electric Corp., Vandalia, d. Lamarre said he was the 4‘dummy” president of the corporation and he and others kicked back $150,000 in salaries to Meyers during the war. Meyers, Lamarre said, was the real boss of the firm. • Lamarre himself has pleaded guilty to perjury. Holtzoff said that the new trial motion by the defense was not based on any matter which had not already been considered in the case. The court maintained that it had given more than usual leeway to the defense for the crossexamintion of witnesses. Meyers did not testify in his own defense nor did he call a single witness in his own behalf. Meyers, who had sat with hands folded and shoulders thrown back throughout, the plea of his attorney and the judge’s remarks, stood up. Flanked by two deputy marshals, he walked to a position facing the bench and turned to face the court. His face w-as ashen and his usual jaunty manner was gone as Holtzoff slowly began his sentence. Farmers of the U. S. spend more than 200 million dollars yearly for I fertilzer.

Two Young Brothers Pay Income Taxes, Help Dad File His Chicago, March 15 — (UP) — Mike and Mark joined the legion of income taxpayers today. Mike made out both returns in 10 minutes. He got the job because he’s the older of the Mullin brothers. He’s 10. Mark is only seven, but he made more money. Neither can see why their pop and other grownups have so much trouble with the income tax form. “It’s-really very simple,” Mike said. ‘ You just follow the instructions.” But Mike had to give his father a hand with his income forms. “Dad’.j a smart fellow,” Mike said, “because he’s a college professor. But he gets a little confused when he starts on his income tab. He hardly knows the difference between a long-term capital gain and a depreciative investment.” Mike and Mark are what the psychologists call precocious. That means they are smart for their age. That’s what got them into the income tak brackets this year. They made money appearing on a ladio program featuring smart children. Mike made $825. But Mark, the younger, made S9OO. Thier father, Francis J. Mullin, is proud of them. But it’s disconcerting. . “It deflates my ego,” he said, “I wasn’t that smart when I was a child.” There’s another bad side to having a couple of taxpayers in the family, Mullin said. “This cuts two dependents off my tax return,” he explained. “And since we’re putting all the boys’ money in the bank for their college educations, I’m lending them the money to pay their taxes.” It didn't bother Mullin to have to ask his son for ,:elp on his tax form. “I think I could have figured it out anyway,” he said. Q China. Japan an;! France lead iii the production of i-' a. The average siz.< of farms in Sweden range from 4 to 45 acres. Slip cropping is ben-final in controlling soil erosion.

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Monmouth School Activities Senior Class Play The senior class of Monmouth high school will present a play “Everything Happens To Us,” on ,high school gymnasium at 8 p.m. Class Tourney The class tourney of ’47-48 was held March 3 and March 8. The schedule w-as as follows: Wednesday, freshmen and junior girls; sophomore and junior boys; sophomore and senior- girls; freshmen and senior boys. Monday, winners of boys; 7:36" winners of girls. An added attraction was played by the seniors and under-classmen. The first game was won by the junior girls, 12-6. The sophomore boys won by the score of 23-16. The senior girls won the 3rd game 2320, with the senior boys taking the last game, 51-16. In the playoffs the senior boys won from the sophomore boys, 3811, the senior girls winning from the junior girls, 27-16. The senior boys also won from the underclassmen, 50-42. A trophy is to be bought by the proceeds from the games with the year and the names of the winning class of the boys and girls on it. Merry Maids The election of officers of the Monmouth Merry Maids 4-H Club was held at the Monmouth high school March 4. The meeting was called to order by Carol Kirsch last year’s president. Thirty-one members and the adult leader. Mrs. Ada L. Haines, were present and four guests, Mrs. Fast, Mrs. Grandstaff, Mrs. Miller, and Mrs. Hurst. During the business session, election of officers was held and the record books were distributed by Mrs. Haines. The officers are as follows: Elizabeth Haines president, Clarabelle Brown vice-president, Phyllis Gerke secretary, Marilyn Boerger, assistant secretary, Nancy Kirsch, treasurer. Janet and Janice Busick, song leaders, Shirley Butler and Mary Anne Owens, health and safety leaders, Ethel Cook. Shirley Butler, Shirley Gerke and Carolyn Owens, recreational leaders, Kathryn Singleton, Noia Grandstaff, and Marcille Davis, yell

ar v >§3l. k / I X. A HAPPY ENDING to a story book romance takes place in Miami as singer Jane Froman and airline pilot John Curtis Burn toast one another after their wedding. Despite a broken back he saved her life five years ago when she was badly injured after the crackup of a Clipper plane near Lisbon, Portugal. During the ceremony she stood for 10 minutes, the longest period she has remained on her feet without crutches since the accident that almost took their lives. (International Soundphoto)

leaders. Meeting adjourned to enjoy a joint social hour with the Roving Rangers. Games were planned by the junior leaders. Refreshments were served by the adult leaders, Mrs. Haines, Mr. Boerger, and Mr. Blume. Roving Rangers The organization meeting of the Monmouth Roving Rangers was held March 4 at the high school. Hugo Boerger, adult leader led the meeting. The following officers were elected: president, Dorothy Crosby; vice president, Kenneth Singelton; I secretary, Margaret Brite; treas- !

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urer, James Merriman; health leader, Gene Kiess; song leaders, Janice and Janet Busick and Kathleen Boerger; news reporter, Kenneth Busick; game leader, Bob Fuhrman; athletic director, Bob Harvey. Thirty-one members enrolled in the following projects, dairy, beef, corn, pig, tomatoes, garden, and chickens. Later in the evening, games were played and delicious refreshments were served by Mrs. Joseph Haines and Hugo Boerger. o Trade In a Good Town — Decatur