Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 101, Decatur, Adams County, 28 April 1948 — Page 1

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DELAY SETTING RAILROAD STRIKE DATE

■ewish Forces live On Arab ■oastal City ■ Bitter Jaffa Fight ■ Turning Against B Arab Defenders April' M ' ’VP>K'j, i'i* ' r,lb ’***’ t.xiav an ‘ l Arab l ,OI " lla ’ K’.*‘ ..-Ain- to ••■‘• ■‘l"- by ’<*»■ K- .unroll-.!' th- swiftly evaBritish P»H-<1 all •»•*« > e**v*-iniiifiit employee* Kj Jrrunslrm. where the last Ktti.ii control* »-re loosening There *a* a report that *-..** uail**n of the lit'ly t it' he completed by May 5. Kk, hitter Jaffa fighting turned th- trab defender* of the jiKiut T'-000 when Haganah K,. h militia joine.l Inrun Zvai K , k>i- ii thrusts against city ■ Haranah thrust from the Kgt-i .rought th- Arab force* in K>‘_, .huh iio lulled a battalion Arab lesion "f King AbdulK. r.,1. | ( , r ,].,n under attai k K x •iijrs Th-ir back* werK'D tea ■hnicstri ken Arab citizen* 1.,-*;..rM ru-htlig to Egyptian K>< >bane»e m hoonsrs and sail Kr-.-■‘••l* In ’li- harbor to leave Kr fithting area Kts* business and residential Hu--.-, of Jaffa were poutldosl KT night hr Irgun Zval la*it tn I Korar shells after the lrglini»ts K- tra’. strong points in the quarter In the northern Kkmrt of the city K hmuists also held the Salame Km .nd Abu Kebir. on Jaffa’s ■kW corner and wero push Ku hard from there, apparently Kanr.r to squeeze out Arab postKmi in the no man’s land heK»*< Jaffa and the all Jewish city Ks Tei Aviv to the north. That tow'd make possible a junction »ftt Irnnists in the Menshiya M* • At 3am Haganah troop* were ftmsti into the fighting Thev KUked from due south of Jaffa. Bd wen- reporter) making props*. against strong Arah resistThe Arab legionnaires apy»r»d to l>e the backbone of Arab Hannah also strengthened entElements on the Jerusalem.-Jaffa **i outside the city This was the «’ mute along whic h Arabs re Worrements could come. toy yesterday Haganah had wsdemnM the Irgnnlst attack on *!a but the decision to join It •Wwently was reached at ar JU: Grove conference of leader* 1 * ,k * !,,) F«ups outside Tel Aviv fsc-tdav in which coordination rb» British had threatened to ■'orres was agreed upon. The British had threatened to “♦ a hwd i n fi rh ting agll|B||| *»» If the attack on Jaffa Wowed hut this seemed unklle . b w •<»* appear 'hat the had strength available for *" • Purpose •^’" h capture of Jaffa would /When greatly their grip on fhMal plain and wou.d give Z* »» improved position for de “ ‘ralnst organized Arab In ® of Palestine which l*<antlci n. 5 Mor * Mav 16 whp n rtt «h lay down their mantr?’, **' ™'lges of British con were swiftly dis ha!>M staffs. M • ,ol *l of about 20 ■— remained In T urs> Tn p,,, RtWMt Victim Is e Ported Improving toa/^ 11 ’ 100 of Mr * Hugo tot«g (r . # ** r Dofatur. wan re*«d he improving, the 1 k thcwJ7! ,rt “" reported. and ,h,t "to trill recover * s-Cu,’? ' h * Ad, "‘ ™ n ‘ i; iwZv-. h< * r,,al Mrv Th i**« tog hi ' h*** “O’U’y and aevere dty ** ar <T “*> «*»t of the r **day after.ua,, '**ather S'»c«?’ * M coeler tonight owtreme Fair -totoH cool Tueeday.

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Reports Purchase Os Savings Bonds In the first IT days of April. Adam* county residents purchased 55k.1ni1.57 in I'. S. saving* bond*. T. F. Graliker. county chairman, reported today. The sale* were divided $55,201.57 in E bond* and $3,700 Tn (1 Itonds. At thi* rate, eale* for the month are expected to exceed SIOO,OO. .Musty indlvldula* are still buying bond* through the payroll savings plan. Mr. Graliker said.

Strike Threat On Fort Wayne Packing Plant independent Meat Plants Threatened By Possible Strike Fort Wayne, Ind, Apr. 2k — il'l’t — Strike* again*t 13 independent meat packing plants in four atate* threatened today a* district 7 headquarters of the CIO I'nited Packinghouse Worker* I'nion instructed 5.000 union member* to "prepare for immedlate action." Wavne Thurman, district 7 director. said at Evansvll e that he authorised telegram* to members iffl ia'ed with plants where negotiation* failed "These plant* want ti* to ite good lioy* and keep on working." Thurman said. "But they are not budging Iceyond their offer to al»- wages nine cents an hour. Wf’re going to see whether they will offer more than that." Thurman said the telegram was not "a strike call.” He said he would pot reveal the union's strategy plans But he said anyone cou'd "read hi* own Implication*" Into the telegram*. Thurman said the telegram was went "because of the packers' attitude." He said the packer* were "gouging the farmers" by cutting the price of hog* at wtockyards while the price of pork to the consumer was going up. The telegram said: "Due to the attitude that the meat packer* are taking in Washington and throughout the country. Immediately prepare your member-hip for whatever action I* necessary.” Thurman signed the message Among the 13 independent plant* which would be Involved would be the Hvgrade Food Product* Corp iB Betrolt with .1200 employe*. Klngan and Co. In Indianapolis with 2300. and the Fort Wayne and Muncie. Ind. plants of Marhoefer division of the Kuhner Packing Co. with 500. The remaining nine plants are small ones scattered throughout the four s'ate* Independent plant* with whom •Turn To Pave O

Speech Winners Are Lions Club Speakers Lions Planning To Attend Convention Member* of the Decatur Elon* club. in their meeting at the Knight* of Pvthias home Tuesday evening, heard Decatur juniorsenior high * two speech winner* Mi»* Margene Bauer. winner of the «tate American l-egion oratorical contest, delivered the ad dress with which she won the title, and Miss Kristine Striker lone winner of the Knight* of Pythias speech contest. al*o delivered her winning oration. Deane Dorwin. Instructor of the girls In the school s speech class and a member of the club, was In charge of the program During the business meeting of the dub. Glenn Hill reported thst arrangement* are being made to charter a bus to take IJon* clun members to the state convention at Indianapoll* In June. Further detail* will be announced at a later date, he staled Carl Striker and Ed Bauer, fathers of th* two speaker*, were guest*, a* was Paul McFaul, fo-ner eiecutlve secretary of th* Decatur Chamber of Commerce, who now holds a similar position at Washiagton

House Group Votes Study Os UN Powers Plan Hearings On Possible Steps To Strengthen Powers Washington. April 2S — fl'P) — The house foreign affairs committee today voted to begin hearings next Tuesday on step* the I'nited Sates could take to strengthen the I'nited Nation’s power to deal with' aggression. Warren R Auntin. U. S. delegate to I N. will be the first witness if he can arrange to appear that day. The action was taken on a motion by Rep. Frances P. Bedton. R, 0. It provided for hearings "on the structure of the I'nited Nations and the relations Itetween the I’nited ■Slates and the I’nited Nations.” Already pending In the senate foreign relation* committee are ai half-dozen resolutions for UN re-j form. All are aimed at curbing excessive Soviet use of the big power veto. The house committee move came amid IndicatlotM that the I'nited Slate* may move mmiii to bolster its position in the veto-crippled UN with a regional defense pact of all western nations. Secretary of state George C. Marshall has made clear that basic U.S. policy toward the UN is under the closest review. Marshall conferred for three hour* last night with senate president Arthur H. Vandenberg and John Foster Dulles. a top Republican spokesman on foreign policy and a member of the American delegation to the UN. Marshall said they discussed the resolution now liefore the senate committee. Rep John M. Vorys. R.. Ohio, said the house committee hearings would seek view* on what charges should be nought, in UN to make it a greater force for world peace. Rep. Walter H. Judd. R-. Minn, said the hearing* als>' would involve his resolution calling on the United States to ask for a conference of the United Nations looking to revision of the UN charter. His resolution propose* eliminating the veto In the UN security council on issue* involving aggresion It also proptaws amending the charter Io provide a UN police tone recruited from the small nations only. Rep. Jacob K. Javits. R, N. Y, (Turn To Pag* Hlm» —<y — ——— Predicts Repeal 01 Oleo Tax By Night Last Ditch Battle To Amend Measure — Washington. April 2S — (UP> - Rep 1.. Mendel Rivers. D, 8. C, predicted today that bls bill to repeal federal taxes on oleomargarine will slide through the house before nightfall. And. he said it'll pass without I "crippling amendments " Hl* prediction seemed borne out' by the gloomy statement* of even the most active leader* in the fight against repeal of the $2 year old levy. But they promised a lastditch battle to amend the measure. Rep Harold Knutson. R . Minn . repeated hi* warning that Dixie congressmen can expo t sharp reprisals against cotton if the bill doe* go through Knutson said he is determined to try to remove present quotas on imported cotton It isn't fair, he said, to make dairy farmers wear overalls made of cotton whose price is artificially pegged at «o cents a pound by import quotas. Brasilian cotton, he said, costs only from l« to 12 cents a p<mnd River* told Knu'son to go ahead and do hi* worst. Dwpite an anticipated flood of amendment*. Rlv-| er* said he saw no reason why the bill should not pass today "The American housewife ha* been waiting «2 year* for us to do something about th* oleo tax." he, said. ”Our boys are going to do| everything we can to remove thi* yoke. And that include* killing any crippling amendment* Rivers' bill would rub out the 10centea pound federal lax on color ed oleo. th* quarter-c*nt tax on th* tTura T* sage 81*1

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, April 28, 1948

State legion leaders Here May 6 «l'* OHi Harold Morris Mr*. Floyd Grigsby Leaders of the Indiana American Legion and the state auxilary will attend the fourth district legion meeting in this city Thursday. May 6. ..Mr, Morri* is state commander of the la-gion and Mrs. Grigsby I* state president of the Legion auxiliary

State Legion Head In Decatur May 6 District Meeting Planned By Legion The appearance of Harold E. Morri*. Gary, state commander of the American la*gion. will highlight a fourth di»tri(t meeting of the organization hare May 6. it was announced today l>y James K. Staley, district commander. Mr*. Eva Grigsby, state president of the Legion auxiliary, wll also be present at the joint meeting of the i Legion and auxiliary. Thi* is the first appearances of the two state iicade in thi* city and approximately 700 persons, reptesenting 34 posts in the district, are expected to attend. The event I* to be opened with a cafeteria supper at the l.egion home from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m, with the business meeting and program at the Knight* of Columbus lialge hall. Mtarting at 8 pm Frank Myer*, state publicity director. will also l*e present. Mr. Staley announced, along with a number of district commanders and other l.egion notables. Mr. Staley a* general chairman will be assisted by the following committee head* Adrian Baker, dinner; Charles Morgan, meeting arrangements; Ralph Roop, dance; T H. Gehrig and V. G Bormann, welcoming. After the meeting at the K. of C. hall, the members will return to the Legion post for a dance and other entertainment Q Safety Council To Meet Here Friday The regular monthly meeting of the Decatur safety council will be held Friday at 4 pm. al the Cham-. l*er of Commerce office*, secretary R. W. i’ruden announced today. o Russian Treaty Is Approved By Finns Finland Parliament Votes Pact Approval — Helsinki. April 28 -<s'!»»-- Fin land's parliament voted 157 to 11 today to approve the Soviet-Fin-nish treaty requested two months ago hy Generalissimo Josef Stalin The treaty was approved after three hour* debate Parliament earlier voted down a proposal to disapprove, made by liberal party leader Kalle Kauppi Parliament acted on the treaty after Communist interior minister Yrjoe l*eino assured the country that the Communi*t* did not plan a coup against the govern-. ment. "Political event*, electton* and change* of governments in other countries cannot be considered a* an example of coming developments in Finland." the minister said In a broadcast "There have been no developments In the world situation which would presuppose a new orientation In our country " Leino said the present unstable ■itnation in Finland was caused by "pressure upon democratic riti-: sens exercised by antidemocratic circlet.” .

Red Cross Fund Is Over SIO,OOO Mark The Red Cross fund »hot up to $1(4.725.60 with a donation of $784 - 05 from th*- Central Soya Company and employe* today. The county's goal was s9,<l6ti. The drive will close Friday. A few of the solicitor* reported to ■ the Red Cross office that they • i would not be able to make their i report until the last of the month. so the final total will not he avail- - able until after that time. . 0 Sullivan Resigns Democratic Post Accepts Position Os Theater Owners i 1 Washington. Apr. 28—(I'Pt • Gael Sullivan today submitted his ' resignation a* executive director ' and vice chairnun of the Democratic national committee. He will Ifecome executive vice presi ■lent of the Theatre Owners of 1 America 1 Sul'tvan told national chairman J. Howard McGrath that Hie offer i from the theatre owners was so : attractive that he could not turn . it down. : The resignation is effective May |0 Sullivan’s salary for the new job repor'edly will he ss<*,OftO a | year • Sullivan told McGrath In hi* I letter of resignation’ •This 1* to let you know that after much thinking 1 have finally decided reluctantly that the job in private business which I have disi-ussed with you I* too attractive to pass up. "I have lieen and will he strong--1 ly for President Truman and the 'i cause of th** Democratic party But participation in partisan poll tic* must end when I leave the committee." He said he would start hi* new t job June 1. McGrath replied In a letter a< ccptlng Sullivan’s resignation that "the job that you have done of building the DemtM'ratic party from the grassroots up will be an important factor in the campaign day* that lie ahead, ami I am I erateful for all vou have done for I the committee, the party and for me personally." Earlier it was reported that Sullivan aroused the Ire of party i regulars In a speech before the American Society of Newspaper EditoM when he indicated that he i personally favored supreme court ' Justice William O Doug as for the I Democratic presidential nomina- ! tion Sullivan nnlied he hail a dual ' 1 —— I • — * ' I———— <T«irn To Purr O —■ ' — Decatur Javcees To Meet This Evening The Decatur Junior Chamlter of Commer* e will hold it* first regular ' meeting, since It formally received , a chapter, tonight at 7 o'clock at ’ the city hall. William Coffee, presi dent, announced today The first annual program of the Javcees will be discussed and Mr Coffee urges that every member attend the meeting Several projects will he di»* u»»ed and the program for the year will be announ.Ird soots

Government Plans New Negotiations To Stave Off Paralyzing Strike

Stassen Leads In I Pennsylvania Vote Leading Gov. Dewey In Preference Vote ■ 1 Philadelphia, April 28 — fl'P) Harold E. Stassen picked up a sub-. Rtantiai lead today in returns from' Pennsylvania'* primary election ami appeared headed for hie third victory over the field of Republi can presidential aspirant*. The former Minnesota governor, who scored in the Nebraska and Wisconsin primaries, was running more than lo.tNll) ahead of Gov. Thomas E Dewey. New York, with three-fourths of the write-in votes counted from yesterday’s balloting. Sen. Edward Martin, favorite son candidate, was running third although far behind. Returns from 7.028 of the stater 8.249 precinct* gave Stassen 73.087; Dewey G 1.950, Martin 42,482. in the Itemorratlc column. President Truman, whose name was the only presidential candilate printed <m the ballot*, poll ad 189.193; Henry A. Wallace 2.525. and Ei»enhower 2 751. It was a nipand-tuck battle, however. Stassen received strong | sutqiort from Philadelphia county |la early return*, but rural dis trict* piled up encouraging votes for D' Wey supporters. Stassen appeared to have brushed aside a strong l»i«l by Senator Martin, 'ormer governor ami fav-orite-son candidate in results from tile vo untary Republican write.in" balloting. None of tin' top Republican can didates actively campaigned in Pennsylvania and the state’s big 73 member GOP delegation se|e< t e | will go unpledged except for a first bal'ot for Martin to the national convention in June. In 1911 the Pennsylvania Re publican write-in ac< urate’y predicted tlie nomination of Dewey He polled 146.7'td write in votes, compared to 1.502 for Stassen and ~ (Turn T<> I’Kgr Five. 4) Hanna Scion Given Five-Year Sentence Mark Hanna Given ' Term For Forgery Buffalo. N Y. Apr 28 <UPi— Mark A Hanna. 111. socialite <cton of a wealthy Cleveland fam ily. was sentenced today to five vear* Imprisonment on each of two count* of forgery. Tile forgery charges were con talned in a federal Indictment to which he pleaded guilty two day* ago. Sentence was handed down by federal judge John Knight Hanna, who wa« charged with forging two checks totaling ttt.oM, was scheduled to appear in state supreme court later today to be sentemed on three addition al count* of forgery and larceny Hanna 39 year old Buffalo bust nessman and great-grandson of he late Sen. Marcus A. Hanna of Ohio. *»» re-arraigned Monday after I wing sent to the hospital for a psychiatric examination He was found mentally capable of answering the charges. Hanna's re-arraignment was necessitated when the original in> dlctment was declared invalid because of an error in the membership of the grand Jury. He had pleaded guilty to the same char ges earlier thl* month following his arrest in N*w Orlean*. Assistant U. S. attorney Henry W. Killeen. Jr, said the chocks Hanna was accused ot forging were drawn on the Cleve and tiank account of hl* industrial!*! una le, r. H. Hanna anal later de-pa»«it»-d In a Buffalo bank. Federal agents apprehended Hanna in a New Orleans hotel la*t month after an intensive search.

Opposition To Compromise On Teen-Age Draft Compromise Plan Meets Stonewall House Opposition Washington. April 28 — tl'Pi — I A senate compromise plan to give: teen agers a full year of regular; military training ran into stonewall: oppiMltion t.Hlay in the house. lieslgned to appease congression al critic* of universal military, training, the compromise appeared to have stirred up almost a* many problem* as It settled. Chairman Walter G. Andrewa, R . N. Y, of the house armed service* committee described the new proposal ae "utterly foolish." .'.nd seveial committee member* were equally cool toward it. The senate armed service* corn-! mittee voted yesterday to go to work on the plan Under It Home 181.000 youth* between 18 and 19 •* year* old would be inducted Into the armed forces along with those, 19 through 25 The former would serve for one year, the latter for two There would be no separate I'MT program for teen-agers. Andrews said his committee dl»russed the senate plan to “blend the draft and I’MT and agreed ini general that "It won't work." “Any system." he said. "that, would take into the army at the present time is and 19-year-olds Is Inconceivable and not railed for' Andrews said his committee will go ahead with it own measure a 19 through-25 draft but no UMT.i He predicted the senate committee sill ■ liatore Its mind when It gets down to approving an actual bill However, several membei* of the senate committee thought othei w Ise. Chairman t han Gurney, U.S D. said the proposal met two desii ed goal*. "It would bring the regular army I up to strength ami buihl up a train ed reserve quickly,” Gurney said Sen. Edward V. Robertson. R, : Wyo, a member of the senate committee. said there is a "good chance" of the measure'* winning congressional approval. He said ii is "the only means of getting both ulraft and universal training*! through." o Heart Attack Fatal i To Tom Breneman I Prominent Radio MC Drops Dead At Home — En< Ino. Cal, April 28 tUPt Tom Breneman 48. master of, ceremonies of radio’s "Breakfast In Hollywood." dropped dead today! at hl* home an hour before hi« daily program was to go on the air A heart attack I* believed to' have caused hi* death. More than B<«' persons crowded outside hi* restaurant in Hollywood. waiting for the program and unaware of hi* death The program wa» canceled. Breneman had appeared in good health yesterday when he presided at hi* program. He recently returned from a month's vacation which had been recom mended by his doctor For seven year* Breneman had served a* master of ceremonies on the radio program in which the audience participated. The pro gram featured women, with the’ eldest woman present being given an orchid and a kis* by Breneman. Hi* radio program ws* made into a movie a few year* ago with Breneman In the leading role He wandered 'hrough the story. "Breakfast In Hollywood." a* a CTurn Tn Psge Hix» I

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Three Rail Unions Set May 11 Strike Date But Official Announcement Off Chicago. April 28 <UP) Three operating rail union* today »et May 11 a* a date for a nationwile rail strike but the government arranged new negotiation* at the last minute, and official announcement of the strike date wan cancelled Frank P. Dougla** of the national mediation board announced at Washington that the union* and the railroad* had -d to meet i with him in Cl. at It! am. ! tomorrow. He • i he would fly ’to Chh ago for '! renewed negotiations. Th*- strike date was announced today at Cleveland by a representative of the Brotherhood of laicomotive Engineers. He said the strike by the three brotherhood* was scheduled to begin at fi ain i laical time zone*! on May 11 against all of the nation * railroad*. Official announcement of a I strike date had been scheduled In Chicago at 10 30 am. H'DTi. Twenty minutes after the deadline, anl lea* than an hour after the Cleveland announcement, a sjHike* man for J. P Shields assistant ' grand engineer of the locomotive engineer*, and C. 11. Keenen. vice I president of the brotherhood of , liM-otnotive firemen ami engine--1 men. said the official announcement had been held up. "There has been a < hange in I plan* and no announcement will be made now of a date for a naItionwide rail strike." the spokesman said After the Washington announcement. about 12 union representatives met in closed session at the Congress hotel her*'. A short time later a spokesman said there would be no announcement from the group todav. Union spokesmen at Cleveland said they did not know anything .ilxnit the "change in plans" and that May 11 still was the correct I date However. It was believed that they had not been informed of the Washington development* In his statement Douglass said that failure of the unions and railroad* to reach agreement hy thetnselve* "represents a serious threat to th*' economy of the nation in that a stoppage of all rail I transportation in the country may , follow " He said that the new negotiaI tions were th*- only thing he «aw that the government could do to I head off a rail strike "We've got to succeed." he said, "for this is the last thing we <an , do alanit It." The other union involved in the wage dispute is th** enginemen and ! switchmen's union The three union* repre*ent 150.- ' <•<»<• engineers, firemen and «witi hmen the men who operate the ! nation s trains The union's planned a strike to support demand* for a 3t» percent wag** increase. laist ditch efforts to head off a walkout collapsed shortly before midnight last night, and Shield* announ* ed that the strike date would be dist'loaed today. With all the strike delaying procedure* of feder*' ' v exhausted. it appeared '• only a reversal by the nt *k4a or unions, or a possible a.», .-al from Pre*i ' dent Truman i *uld forestall a walkout. if the union member* leave their job* a* M'heduled. it will Im* the nation'* second big rail strike in ;28 year* Just two year* ago. in May. 194 b a nationwide rail strike paralyzed the nation tor two days. The spokesman at Cleveland said the strike would be nationwide, affecting all road*, and would be , "progre«*ive with different groups going out at set times across the country. The strike will come at a diffl- , cult time for many industries, which have >*een hit by the recent soft coal strike Some of them, including the automotive industry, have not yet recovered from the jeffests of the cual walkoat.