Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 107, Decatur, Adams County, 5 May 1948 — Page 1

KTxLVL No. 107.

PARRISH, LEWTON, KRUSE, GILLIE WINNERS

Lalor Taft . i Ls Victory . L Stassen I Senator Taft Wins 1 14 Os 23 Contested I I Delegates In Ohio B Sy United Press L a Sen KotH-rt A. Taft claim- ■. ri.t»rv over Harold E. Stan- i ■ presidential primary Ikr «• returns from all font 599 K,.,!. gave Mm 14 of 2’ «"► Ei " n ' i ‘' n,ion Ef' Ohio's favorite aon for B 3 , M j,| the voting gave him Lf ir ,t ballot convention dele Jjjiaan any other candidate and Lp defeat to the former Mlnneii flpwaflMMr* I gia e y» of th* state’s 53 dele(ere unconteeted. Taft held ELrity <>f <4 delegatee in the keride race, one of four elate taarie* held yeaterday. ’ 4,m: Os 5.446 precinct* reHei in the 11 contested congreadistricts in Ohio, thia la the |f the candidates stood: j-irten led the race for taro delept ,n the 3rd. *th, 14th. and 19th ' Utrirti and for one In the 20th Strict Taft had two delegates itXth. 7th. 16ih. 19th. 21st. and hd diitricta and one In the 20th I T»l' »<>n decisively in the only Bfatest-large contest as State st delegate fell far behind, j-uvn delegate* ttailed Taft gpurtere by 19.217 popular votes its* II district contMta. Taft men Mired 341.261 voles as compared kti Stamen's 323.044. The Republican leader in the i att* uid he was jubilant over a Ohio results. He said he was Btkulirly happy over the defeat I Carrington T Marshal, only j- ,-and date for delegate-at-i fall slate of 56 Democratic deleMH sas elected without oppoeiw The delegates are pledged Inta tly to support President Truth* president received a setback r- Alabama primary where votfmrpported the southern revolt. Ist Mr'arty of Ft. Pierce was Ur up a commanding lead for te Democratic governorship of where nomination Is tanta Mst to election Taft said he labeled the election ittsat for Stassen because Stas- ** had eaid he had to get 11 disrw delegates to lie regarded as tinner The Ohio senator would »«de him only seven or eight. Although Stassen apparently did *» matc h his pi e-primary predicts* it was certain that Taft •wild take a split delegation to the IvpsNicaa convention in June. Itassea made his biggest Inroads • Taft territory in Ohio industrial especially in citisw like Day The Ohioan < barged that some d Massens support actually came Democrats who voted In the *>l’ primary in those areas. Fsmer governor Frank Lausche « f levslaad apparently won eat fly • fk* Democratic gubernatorial * t **' the only hot race in the **“* beside the Stassen-Taft fight, be Alabama sentiment for a bolt Democratic party. If it <T »r» T «- »*»■• Kevoat Poppy J °'« In Decatur Friday, Saturday ?*4>P7 Day win obaarvad In *««t Friday and Saturday under •wgicsa of l.imberlost poet of Foreign Wars. libera of the Decatur Girl /*’ !r <**ps. SMi,ted by VFW and members, will sell the Z"*J" 1 the streets those two of the VFW stated dth/? r4,y WM «*t» for the sale since the r** also be observing V-E ’hat date < is. Ua-.J™’ po ’ 1 hi in general buJV* Ail proceeds are ta, Vnw ** 'he relief fund of dtM , *® he used in assisting dla '•‘•ran. and their depend c Weather «M warmer tonight, keae rL 1 *»st 9 * r ' •r*" d **•’• “*•**»• portion.

DECATUR DAIIY DEMOCRAT

Young Cyclist Is Fatally Injured Richmond, Ind . .Muy 5 — (UP) James Cooley, 20. New Paris, (J., died in a Richmond hospital last I night of injuries received in a motorcycle accident here Sunday. Police said Cooley failed to stop at an intersection. Marshall Asks Congress Keep Hands Off UN Voices Particular Opposition To Any Curb Os Veto Power Washington. May S—(UPI— Secretary of state George Marshall today asked congress tc leave the I'nlted Nations alone. He ipartictUarly opposed suggestions before the house foreign affairs committee aimed at curbing Russian veto power. Marshall told the committee that the big nations should retain their power to veto I'N security council proposals. "We feel the veto power should remain for our own protection.” he said, "in order not to have the manpower and material resources of the United States committed by a two-thlrd vote to aggressive action." . With both houses In session, congressional developments included Planes—The senate Republican pnticy committee decided to start senate debate on the house passed nlane-purchase bill tomorrow Chairman Robert A. Taft, R.. 0., said an effort would he made to pass the measure this week. The bill would authorize- a 11,199.000,OCt) program for boojnoeegeus. Air power. Enlistment bonus - A draft substitute proposal by Rep. l-eo Allen. R.. 111., to lure youths Into the (Turn To Page Seven) 0 Party Committees Organize Saturday Select Officers At Meetings Saturday The Adams county Democratic and Republican central committees will meet in this city Saturday as ter noon to select new officers for the ensuing year, according to announcements today by Gerald A Izard. chairman of the Democratic committee, and Harry Esses. Republican committee head. Both meetings will be held at 2 o'clock (CDT) under s ate law set up for these regular organization meetings The Democratic committee will meet in the circuit conn room and the Republican committee will convene in room 205 of the Decatur junior-senior high school. All committemen elected In yes terday's primary, and their vice committeemen will attend Saturday's ><essions. Officer,* of ’be committees, in addition to Mr. Vizard and Mr Esses, are: Democrats - Mrs James Driggs. Geneva, vice chairman; Mrs Elmer C. Beer, near Berne, secretary Mrs. Charles larse. Decatur, treasurer. „ Republicans - Mrs. Eleanor Snyder. Geneva, vice chairman; Amos Burkholter. Berne, secretary; Cal E. Peterson. Decatur, treasurer. Robert Templin Is Lions Club Speaker Robert Templin, local insurance company representative and exWorld War II Marine officer, was the speaker Tuesday night at the weekly meeting of th* Decatur Uona club, delivering an interesting description of his experiences during the last war. He served as a member or tne marine guard aasitned to the late president Franklin Dkit private quarters near Washing too. D. C. Walter J Krick. chairman of the club nominating reported to the club, and offieera are to be named during the first meeting in June

Winners In Democratic Primary

HehiSs * IpK ‘ Hl Myles F. Parrish

Sen. Glen Taylor Fined In Alabama Fined SSO, Given Suspended Sentence Birmingham. Ala.. May i —(VP) San. Glen H. Taylor of Idaho .<aid today he would appeal the rub 'ng of a recorder's court judge who Ined him |sl> and ordered a ISO- ‘ lay suspended jail sentence on di» orderly conduct charge* here last night. Taylor, vice-presidential candidate on Henry A. Wallaces thirdparty ticket, received the near* maximum sentence as the result >f a brush with Birmingham's segregation laws at a negro yout|j (inference here last week "The sentence is of no conaeinence,” Taylor said “It was not unexpected, and I planned to appeal It anyway." The case will probably lie appeal •d to Jefferson circuit court. The senator was found guilty on hree counts charging disorderly -onduct. assault and battery and interference with police In the per’ormance of their duty. He wa* arrest <d here Saturday night when he objected to police tailing his entry through a door dedgnated negroes" a* he prepared o speak to the negro meeting. Taylor . pent the night at a Birmingham hotel and said he would fly hack to Washington today. Judge Oliver B. Hall, who levied the sentence, agreed with the prosecution that segratlon was not the Issue. Taylor's attorneys. Including negro Arthur D. Shores, contended that police had violated Taylors ,|vll rights by barring him from the entrance marked for negroes. They claimed the trial was contrary to the provisions of,the 14th amendment and contrary to the V. 8. supreme court ruling on segregation handed down thin week. Birmingham has city laws strictly segregaing whites and negroes at public gatherings. Prosecuting attorney Tom Huey denied defense claims that "the city of Birmingham Is on trial" and Insisted that this was "a routine disorderly conduct case.' City Council Meets Here Tuesday Night Approve Including Sewer In Program The city council, meeting in regular session at the city hall Tuesday night, approved a resolution to Include a sewer in the southwest portion of the city in the pending sewer improvement program. The sewer will have its begin- , ning at Une and Winchester streets, moving In that area near Schlrmeyer and into the new Grant , street sewer. The engineering firm of Con goer. Townsend * Associates is to , be instructed to include the new addition in the plans and specifi- : cations. i The wster committee recom mended approval of a petition for water service, filed by Charles Ward, and the council approved a petition for the Schwarts sewer i near Cleveland and Grant streets. Bills were allowed and other routine business conducted.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, May 5, 1948

Richard Lewton

Complete Vote In Congressional Race The complete vote from the ■ fourth district congressional race in Tuesday's primary election was as follows: Democrat: Kruse 9.752: Watsoni 7.399; Green 2.597. Republican: Gillie 19,724; Heaton 4,279 0 British Enforcing Cease-Fire Orders — Troops Enforcing Order In Jerusalem Jerusalem. May S—(UPI— British troops enforced the cease-fire order in Jerusalem tiwlay by seizing and smashing the guns of Arabs who traded fire across Mahmillah cemetery with Jews throughout the night. The Arabs were posted along Jerusalem's Mahmillah road, within the ceasefire zone established by the British. British troops, strengthened by 500 tough marine commandos, smashed the arms on (he r/pot as fast as Arabs were forced to surrender them. They also ordered the Arabs to remove road blocks from the Mahmillah and Jaffa roads by 4 p.m. If the road blocks are not removed the British will attack and remove them by force, the Arabs were told In the Jaffa area, the British ordered Haganah troops to evacuate the Wave of Yazur. astride the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway, occupied by Haganah earlier this week. The highway is the only escape exist from the big Arab port of Jaffa, virtually surrounded by Jewish lines. Hundreds of cars packed with Arab families are streaming out of Jaffa In a continued mass evacuation Meanwhile, three conferences to determine the fate of Palestine when the British surrender their mandate 19 days from now were going on in Arab cities. Most important was the threeway conference of British, Arabs and Jews at Jericho to examine details of a truce for the ancient Holy City of Jerusalem. Attending this meeting were representatives from Britain. Haganah. the Palestine Arab higher committee. Lebanon and TransJordan. Another conference was in ses<Turn To 4*nw» Two)

The Ticket DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN For Congress Edward H Kraee °«° r « e *’• OUWe For Judge Myles V Parrish Ferd L Li “*‘ rer For Prosecutor Severin H Schurger For Joint Representative Robert H. Heller Errln U F For Auditor Thurman I. Itr.w R A™''’ For Treasurer Richard D Lewton Coeval D. Fuhrman For Recorder Herman M. Rowman For Coroner Harmon GUlig » For Surveyor Edward ChrUte. , VirgU F. Bower. For Commiooioner 2nd District •*’- Otto Hoffman A,ra Lawson For Commissioner Jrd District . John C. Angsburfer Herman Haugh

Bl I 1 Edward H. Kruse, Jr.

Renomination Won - By Indiana Solons 10 Congressmen Are Winners In Primary Indianapolis. May 5 — (UP) — Ten Indiana congressmen t<*day held over-whelming endorsement by voters of their own parlies in their blds to *tay on Capitol Hill two, more years. Nine Republicans and a lone I Democrat hurdled the first of the two ballot-box obstacles, winning; the Hoosier primary hands down and advancing to the Nownber general election. One of them was house majority leader Charles A. ftalleck. dean nt the GOP delegation from Indian*. Halleck plowed under hapless Paul K Rhine of Lafayette in the ftcoad district race, pilim up nearly 30,oho votes to roughly 7,000 for Rhine margin of victory wa<’ nearly Identical with his 1946 pri-j mary win over a single rival. The: similarity of the race* two years ago amt yesterday gave a compare-1 five picture of the vote volume] and showed the growing apathy In Hoosier primaries. Two years ago. the GOP congressional race drew 42.000 voters as compared with 37.00 m this time in the second district. Three of Hallec k's GOP collea■ties were unchallenged in the primary, run off on a chilly, rainy spring day. The ether five had no more trouble smashing through token opposition than did Halleck, with the possible exception of Rep. Edward A. Mitchell. 9th district. Mitchell obviously won. but returns roin the big district stretching along the Ohio river lagged so far behind the other* that his victory was not assured, although he had better than a 2-tcel lead over his nearest of two opponents James E. Campbell of Evansville - with more than half Hie precincts yet to report. The others and Rep. Ray J. Mad den. D- Mt district, barreled through with ease Because of the poor prospects for unseating present congressmen in the primary, races on the other congressional tickets drew exceptional interest, particularly In the Ist and 11th districts. Former Indianapolis mayor George L. Denny. R.. and Andrew Jacobs. D. an Indianapolis attorney, were nominated In the 11th for the .ceat now held by the ailing Rep. (Turn To Page Bevan)

Myles Parrish Nominated By Democrats For Judge In Feature Os Primary

President To Tour Pacific Northwest Announcement Made By Sen. Magnuson I Washington. May 5 — (UPJ— President Truman will tour the Pacific northwest next month. Sen Warren Magnuson. D.. Wash., saidtoday after a White House call. The tour would precede the President's speech at the University of California. Berkeley, on June 12. According to Magnuson, the President will visit Seattle, the Columbia river basin reclamation project in the Pasco area of Washington state, the Hanford atomic project. the mining district around Spokane, and probably a visit with! Gov. Mon Wallgren at the state capital of Olympia. The White House in recent weeks has consistently declined to ' discuss the president s trip be iyond his June 12 appearance at I Berkeley. | The picture, however, has fallen I together as various prominent ■ Democrats have come In to see the President about slop* in their, I states. Aigiarently. Mr. Truman will make the trip a full-dress transcontinental tour, beginning in (Turn To Pmk* Two* —_O Dental Clinic Held Here This Morning Tri Kappa Sponsor Os Annua! Clinic Approximately 9<w» students of the Lincoln and St. Joseph grade schools were examined this morning In the annual dental clinic wj,onsored by the Trf Kappa sorority. Officials in charge of the clinic reported that the examinations disclosed teeth of the children in general were in better condition as a result of the clinic program but that there is still need of considerable dental work. Children of the fourth to eighth grades were found to be in the greatest need of any particular age group. IJttle dental work is needed by students of the kindergarten and first grade, the exam shows Sorority leaders in charge of the clinic have discussed the floride treatment of preventing decay of teeth among children and advised persons interested in the new treatment to consult a dentist first. Dentists who aided in conducting the clinic today are: Drs Roy Archbold. Fred Patterson. Joe Mor-j ris. Ray Stlngeley and Harold V DeVor. Mrs. Roy Kalver was chairman of the sorority committee in charge and was assisted by the Mesdames Carl. Gerber. Richard Maloney. J. R Denny. J. K Gun ther. C. I. Finlayson. Wendell Mann, Wayne Schnepf. G. J Kohne. L. Gray Paddock. Bill Christen. Never Fails! One Caller In Request For Mayor Results It had to happen at thia elei tion. 'oo — it does every lime At 9:45 p m Tueaday In the midst of the usual poet-elactlon excitement at a newspaper office, a voice at the other end of the telephone queried "Who'a ahead for mayor?" — thia despite the tact there was no city election thia year Berne B was the ftrat precinct to report fully on ita tabulations *'*>rth St Mary s produced nngKy .aaaual Iran out .lff»em<Krath- hallota and the election commissioners were called for help.

White House ' Moving Into Rail Dispute Truman's Top Labor Adviser Seeks To Reach Settlement By United Press President Truman’s top labor advisor moved in to attempt settle ! ment of the crucial railroad strike threat today as the nation fa< ed a critical perhwl of labor unrest. Railroad brotherhoods representing 150.000 engineers, firemen and ] switchmen were set to strike at 6 : a tn next Tuesday If no settlemen' i Is reacned In other major laltor disputes, long distance telephone workers and production employes at Chryeler automotive plants threaten to walkout a week from today. In the nationwide meat strike, a 1 CIO stockhandlera' local threatened to disrupt cattle marketing at Chicago's Union Stockyards, largest in the world. Union members voted I officers authority to call a strike at j I any time to back up demtads for a J 12-cent hourly pay raise. But the railroad dispute, which could spread slow paralysis across the nation if It develops Into a strike, got most of the allention of j top government laltor officials president Truman. It was learned, turner) the dispute over to his . chief assistant, John It. Steelman. I who was expected to call representa’ives of the nation’s railroad* and the three brotherhoods to Washington for renewed conferences. The dispute was dumped into President Truman s lap after mediation attempts fizzled In Chicngo , yesterday. In other laltor disputes: j. _ The United Electrical workers union (CIO) was expected to deliver a strike ultiinatuin to the General Electric company today to enforce Its demands for a wage boost. 2. — Federal conciliator* at Washington renewed to end the seven-week meat packing strike but admitted that chances were slim 3. — A walkout of ®*M» public school teachers at Providence. R. 1., I kept approximately 30,000 children ' from ptelr classes The teachers ' seek Io increase minimum wages from 11.2(H) to 92.400 annually. 4 _ The CIO United Brewery workers at Milwaukee voted seven ’ to one to reject a company offer 1 and to continue the strike against ’ the city's *lx breweries which supply 12 percent of the nation’s beer The union called the strike last '■ week Io enforce demands for a 30 cent hourly wage tacrease. | Results Are Listed In Precinct Races I —“* Only Four Races In Tuesday's Election i L Results of four rac es for prec Inc t committeemen —two on each ticket were revealed today In the official tabulation <4 Tuesday's primary vote. (tn the Democratic ticket. Groce Tope bested Walter Koos in North St Mary's, getting 47 votes to 33 for the loser. In the other race on that ticket. Roe Die kerson won from Thurman i Baker in Geneva A. 15 to 22. i In Geneva A on the Republican ' ticket. Ralph Snyder easily beHtert i Merle Neal. 121 to 21. J. O. R Campbell won from Clarence Shep herd la •>»«»« B on the seme ticket. 17 to 22. Those were the only precinct fc, *»mltte. .nan contests and there '“•’s for delegatee to » th*- state con two I parties

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Richard Lewton Is Treasurer Winner; Kruse And Gillie Congress Nominees (Tsbls on Psge 9) Myles F Parrish young Decaj tur lawyer completing his first term as prosecutor, won the feature race of Tuesday's primary by easily besting two other local attorneys for the Democratic nomination for judge. Parrish polled 1.974 votes- more than the combined total of his two opponents. Huliert R. McClanahan received 951 votes and , D Burdette Custer. 794 votes The outcome was never In douht after the first half dozen precincts reported. Parrish was leading about 2 1 in each of these He carried the first 14 precincts to report before tying in one and losing i one. By virtue of his victory. Parrish opposes Ferd L. Lltterer. another Decatur attorney, this fall bitterer was without opposition in the Republican primary. Lewton Is Victor In another county race of interest Richard D l*ewt<>n of Root township easily won the Democratic nomination for treasurer from Charles A. "Tarzan'' Hicks. The vote: Lew ton. 2.364 and Hicks. 996. In the only other contests on the ballots here. Adams county went along with the rest of the fourth district In nominating' Edward Kruse and George W. Gillie as the Democratic and Republican nominees. respectively, for congress. Kruse won the fourth dlstri * nomination by approximately 2.000 In Adams county. Kruse polled 1396 votes to 1197 for Chester Watson and 467 for Fred W. Greene George W Gillie. Incumbent. swamped his opponent for the Republican nomination, David Heaton, by more than 11.000 votes. In Adams county. Gillie polled #'»6 votes, and Heaton 122 Bowman Leads Ticket Herman Bowman. incumbent Democratic sheriff, unopposed for renomination. led both tickets, (Milling a total of 2.951 votes. The vote was light, with a total of 3.694 ballots cast In the Democratic judge race and 994 In the Republican congressional tilt, for a total of 4.679 votes Tabulation of the votes In the uncontested offices: Democratic Severin II Schurger for proseI cutor, 2.796. Robert II Heller for joint representative. 2.550 Thurman I. Drew for county auditor, 2.799. Hose M Nesswald for county recorder, 2.799 Hernan M Bowman for county sheriff. 2.991 Hannon Gillig for county coroner. 2.711. Edward Christen for county surveyor. 2.459. Otto Hoffman for commissioner, second district. 2.504 John Augsburger for commissioner. third district, 2.473. Republican Ferd L. Lltterer for judge. 959. Ervin L. Fox for joint representative. 734 I Dwight R Arnold for auditor. 909. , Norval D Fuhrman for treasurer. 944. Virgil F Rowers for surveyor. 765 Alva latwson for commissioner, second district. 721. Herman Hauck for commissioner. third district. 717. ' g — i County Council In Two-Day Session j I • The county council begaa its two i day session at the courthouse today I to study more than 915.'H»0 in addlt tonal appropriations approved recently by the c<*wnt> tommiasionera. The appropriations are asked by l various offices and departments of • government. The council is also > expected to select one of its meat > hers to serve ot the coanty tax ad | just sent board