Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 112, Decatur, Adams County, 11 May 1948 — Page 2

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Three-Car Accident Reported By Police No One Injured In Wreck Last Night A three-car accident in the •’>(*» block of West Monroe street about 8:14 o’clock last night was reported today by city police as the only activity overnight. A car driven by Kenneth Lough. 43, route five. Decatur, and another driven by Leo Hackman. 25, 1103 North Second street, sideswiped when the former turned out to avoid hitting a bicycle carrying D. Burdette Custer. Jr., and Dan Hott. The Lough car then struck a parked car. owned by Harold Thompson. Decatur. Damage was

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estimated at >4O by officer Adrian Coffee. Both drivers. Robert Hess and Charles E. Holthouse, riding with Hackman. were unhurt. Richard Schroeder, arrested the previous night for reckless driving. was fined Si and costa by justice of peace Floyd B. Hunter last night when he pleaded guilty. Similar fines were imposed at Berne by Justice of peace Ernest Stengel upon Alvin Strahm, Berne, and Alfred .Moser, Berne, route one, when they pleaded guilty to running a stop sign west of Berne on state road 118. They were arrested the previous night by sheriff Herman Bowman. 0 Berne Schools In Final Full Week Berne, May 11 — The Berne schools are rfow in their fact full week. Commencement exercises will be held Tuesday evening. May 18. at the Berne auditorium. The baccalaureate service will be Sunday evening at the First Mennonite church. o Trade In a vooo town — Decatur

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To Enforce State 5 Truck Weight Laws State Troopers To Use Portable Seeks , , —,, Detroit. Mich.. May 11-fl’P)-1 The superintendent of the Indi- > ana state police said today that - his department was organizing 20 • "flying squadrons'* of troopers equipped with portable scales to Improve enforcement of the state truck weight laws. Col. Robert Rossow of Indianapolis made the statement In an ad dress before the American Trucking Association, inc., regional meeting here. Rossow also disclosed for the first time that state police furnish the Indiana motor truck association with carbon copies of all arrest tickets involving truck drivers, and the tickets are In turn sent to the truck owners. "The joint action has exceeded I expectations,” Rossow said. "Violations are diminishing.” He said there were now three permanent weighing stations in Indiana, three others to lie constructed. and that he planned to ask for six more permanent stations. Rossow said the "flying squadrons” would operate in addition to permanent weighing stations. They will be set up without advance notice, day or night, to nab truckers who have "excessively heavyi loads" on their trucks. Rossow said It was "contemplated” that troopers would order violators Into higher courts where they might be fined up to 85<»O. instead of in peace courts where most present violators may be fined n<> more than 125. "The public service commission of Indiana is investigating the possibility of revoking the permits of flagrant violators." he added. He said the state did not want to "inflict hardship" on truckers. ‘‘Enforcement against overweight vehicles is one of our more troublesome problems.” Rossow said. “1 can tell you that most companies operate within the law and that it is the minority which makes it difficult for the majority." ■ Rossow said that operators of overloaded trucks .paid 114,000 in 521 fines in the first two months of 1948 in Indiana. 0 Southern Democrats Plan Own Conclave Fight President's Civil Rights Plan Jackson. Miss., May 11 —(UP! I ■ Southern Democrats today were ready to hold their own Dixie convention In Birmingham, Ala.. 'on July 17 if the national party convention adopts a civil rights platform plank. In a states' rights conference here yesterday, some 1.500 southern party leaders resolved to urge every state below the Mason Dixon line to choose convention | delegates and electors pledged to "publicly repudiate" President Truman's civil rights program. The resolution, passed with ap parent unanimity amid shouting and stamping of feet, included provision for the Birmingham convention In case the national party nominates Mr. Truman or any other candidate with similar civil rights views. The date for the provisional Dixie meeting was set for Just one week after the national convention begins at Philadelphia July 12. Eleven states were represented at the one-day meeting here. But most delegations were unofficial and It waa questionable exactly how many of the states actually would walk out on the party if It chooses a civil rights nominee. Booth Carolina. Mississippi. Arkansas and Alabama appeared definitely committed to the split Come To EQUITY where ICE CREAM IS BERT! —■ I I MILD CREAM CHEESE 67c »- This cheese ta made in mir own plant. The ’ heat of quality. EQUITY Dairy Store Phone IM I " ■ - —

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as their state Democratic execu- I tive chairmen endorsed the reso- i lutlon. Alabama, in fact, already < has chosen a slate of delegates and electors pledged to oppose Mr. Trumi.a. i Texas ad Tennessee also appeared "(ommltted. ' Texas was ' represent d l>y three men said to 1 be authorised spokesmen of Gov. Beauford Jester, and Col. Roane 1 Waring pledged Tennessee's full cooperation on behalf of powerful political leader Ktl Crump. Georgia, on the other hand, served notice that it would have no part of a party split. State Democurtic chairman James S. Peters withdrew from active participation in the meeting when 1 the resolution was adopted and remained merely az an "observer.” Delegations irom Florida. North Carolina, Virginia and Louisiana sat in their allotted sections beneath their respective banners , but took li'tle part in proceedings, i The resolution did not set forth the precise responsibilities of the Birtninghom convention. It did not instruct the Dixie meeting to nominate and back Its own southern presidential candidate. It provided only that the Birmingham parley would meet. If necessary, to determien "ail necessary and appropriate action." Rail Crisis Brings Legislative Moves Demands Heard In Congress For Action Washington. May 11 —(t'Pi — The railway labor cirsis touched i off demands in congress today for laws to give 'he government more power to deal with national railroad’strikes House and senate member* - ment of tentative and concrete ment of tentative and conrrete anti-strike proposal*. Bena. Robert A. Taft. R.. 0.. and Joseph H. Ball. R.. Minn., the Ihlef Republican senate spoke* men on labor legislation, began drafting emergency legislation to make sure the railroad* keep running at least until final settlement of the current dispute. Ren. William F. Knnwland R . Cal., introduced a bill yesterday to make railway unions subject to the national emergency section of the Taft-Hartley law. That section permit* the government to get M-day Injunctions against st rites endangering the national health and safety. Knowland told the senate that congress should remain in sion day and night If necessary. He later told a reporter that he ana ana a*

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