Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 114, Decatur, Adams County, 13 May 1948 — Page 1

I XLVI. No. IM.

125,000 ARE IDLED DY STRIKES IN NATION

F Bo'or Thieves k ■enfenced To |Khon Terms ■ four Men Sentenced Uy 0 MO Year Terms ■ And Fined S2OO Each aiiT i. er s motor* from ■;» atur G« *' ’-‘I Ele< ,rir P ,! ‘ nl t pt-ruxl <’f iif least nine thin afi. nioon were given by Judge Earl B ln court. lur*-' liomihi Taylor. 33 Glen Smith, 4«. jB j4<i ,ni-r. "'toll McClain. 21 Iv .->• :r < halmer Snider. ■H vM.if- 'o'*” marshal. were to 11" I" l’ r| - ’’|2h.i and costa. and dlsfor two yean. ... and Smith were charged ran .f '.ir<<-ny. and McClain ,r.i<b>r with re< giving stolen : ic•<.!..<! guilty last week ami-n.-d before Judge ■v-'nr. w.;l -eive hi* »enten< e Mmna Mate reformatory and the other throe M tb- Indiana Mate prison at uity had previously pleaded to the la-ge*t theft opera■Kt,..- -ta.-.i in Adam* county * . ;.,-r.s'i<-n expected to net a ■H»- ~( nmie 12"."00 or more in •* taken from the Decatur Electric company. ■Ha .or.H'ed last Week by AH'. Cs'c and county police, cul- .'. I >-al police anndila jier »a« tne inside" man In Kiait' «ien<iling the stolen «it|| botiaflde orders einr trucked out of the (-•! !n>:n the boxen containing ttolen motor*. acre transferred to trail Mn.:: aut>>« and then sold by Me |M.< <t..det the alleged "sales of the theft operation. Ml.e charged that Snider was rains of the ring that he money involved in the il >1 lain »a« arrested last Tues ta-t.t on Cleveland atraet. Snl *xrly the next morning a' hi* In Willshire. Smith In Fort about * atn the same day finally Taylor as he appeared »ork at 'he General Electric afternoon SB *>n arraigned Thursday after E ,)f l ** l * p ‘’k “1> but Snider guilty. He entered a not plea, tut returned to court ■B*' situ morning to c hange hi* to one of guilty. ' w> hail been in jail since that All s gned statements admit their part in the thefts perpe B*" 1 * period of nine months , ' ■>! »ete charged, however, with BH o—■Truman Opposed To ■Opening Os Files ffl To Veto Any Bill ■ Forcing Disclosure M Wut ‘in«ton. May 13 — (UPI — Truman disclosed today ' h * w,!l »e’o any bill passed BBiL" ,r ‘ ,r *’"‘ ,o ,orc * disclosure of “■ - - of federal agen B’’ Truman said he Is convinc BL eourt decisions fflßj . ’" ll * r ‘" ,s h,v ‘* ,be ■B *° rorn P* 1 cabinet mem ‘ infer ■ ** w " conference discussion ■B- on the longstanding house Io get from c. >f '“ry of c ommerc e W ■Bw cl an FHI report ■Bot Edw »rd f. Condon, head w ' i,,n *l bureau of stand ■ txJ*f"* btmself recently asked ■Bit tv 1,1 r * ror d l»e made pub- ■ *».. today said he ■ rH*" 1 tW ’ u **' ‘ m *”*r of Prin- ■ <Rr, B< '“Parted by th' ■ legislation HI <Tw Tt. Pag* Seven)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Four Persons Burn To Death In Fire I'psala. Minn . May 13 — (UP) — Four person* burned to death at dawn today in a fire which destroy, ed a roadside dance pavilion three mile* west of here. The dead were Donald Hippe, an army veteran, his younger brother, Delbert, 15; their etater, Deloris, 17, and August Nordstrom, about IS, a lodger. Another roomer. Luther Peterson, escaped by jumping from a second floor room above the blazing dame hall. — 0 UN Preparing Regime To Rule In Palestine Jews Preparing For Expected Invasion From Arab Forces Jerusalem. May 13 lUPI The United Nations mission to Palestine (prepared today to establish an emergency regime for the Holy Land in the face of .Jewish determination to proclaim their own state of Israel at midnight tomorrow. Jewish armed forces estimated •t perhaps 70,000 men and women braced themselves on strategic defense lines facino all frontiers to meet an expected Arab invasion when the British surrender responsibility at one minute after midnight. Pablo Azcarate, chief of the UN mission, announced that a United Nations secreariat headed hy hhnself will take over emergency powers In Palestine on Saturday The Jewish provisional government in Tel Aviv, headed by Zionist leader David Ben Gurion, announced a final decision to declare existence of soverign Jewish Mate In the Holy Mnd at the moment the British lay down their mandate This decision was reached in a nine-hour debate behind closed doors by the 13 man Jewish cabinet. A committee of five men. headed by Moshe Shertok. schedul'd to be foreign minister of the new state, was appointed tea draft the historic declaration. The first difficulty of the Jewish state was to circumvent orthodox law prohibiting such activities as writing on the Jewish Sabbath This was accomplished by obtain(Turn To Pnice Thrre) ■ ———o — 1 Long-Range Program For Farms Pressed Senators From Farm States Urge Action Washington. May IS—(UP» Farm state senators were pres sing today for congressional action this year on a long range farm program They hoped senate approval ot a farm bill would prod the house into action Chairman C ifford K Hope. R . Kans , of the house ag riculture committee indicated that his committee was ready to go ahead if the senate passed a bill. Hope expressed confidence that house Repul'lean leaders would then give a long range program a go-ahead. To be safe, the com mittee hs« approved a modified extension of the present wartime program, now due to expire next D* ’* The senate agriculture committee voted I to 0 yesterday to approve Ita long range bill, including a new system of price support. Sen George D Aiken. R. Vt.. chairman of the subcommittee which drafted the bill, said senate Republican leaders have oromised it will be put to a vote this year Meanwhile. President Truman disclosed that be expects to send a message on a farm program to congre*s tomorrow The commit tee approved the bill without waiting for his recommendations Mr. Truman also revealed he is not y«t ready to announce who he will appoint to succeed C inton P. Anderson who has resigned as cTuA To Tag' IFtve>

Asks Action By Russ To End “Cold War”

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SECRETARY OF STATE George C. Marsbull glvesa new* conference a formal statement designed to end c onfusion cau*e<| by Moscow'* '*accc-ptance" of what they termed an American propo*al for disc ussions io better U. S.-Soviet relations. Marshall invited the Russians to end the "cold war" by taking "positive action” before- "existing agencies" to settle difference* between the iwo nations.

Boy Seoul Campoiee Saturday, Sunday List Program For Annual Camporee Adam* and Jay county Boy Scouts will meet in Berne Satur day morning, where they will Join at l,ehman park in the annual twoday camporee George Bair of thi*. city is general chairman and Car!< Hilty of Berne i* < ampmaM'r for the big event. This I* the first year that the event ha* been a twocounty affair In previous years, each county ha* hell a separate outing Following a family carry-in dinner. Sunday noon, which will be open to alii parent*, camp awards will be made and the c amp will break up follow Ing the presentation ceremonies Following is a complete program for the two-day affair Saturday morning 9 to 9. registration: 10:45. tent and camp siteinapectlon: 11. personal Inspec-; tion: 12 noon, cook craft. Saturday afternoon—!, clean up: 1:15-1:45, rest -period: 2. Scoutcraft: 4:50. build supper fire; 5. retreat; 5:45. cook craft: <1:30. clean up. Saturday evening — 0:45-7:30. games. X. camp fire, stunts by troops: 9:45. taps. Sunday morning 7. reveille: X. cook craft; 9. clean up: 9:15. personal inspection: 10. service* at Berne Evangelical United Brethren church; 12 noon, dinner with parent*. in event of rain, dinner will he nerved in the Berne auditorium Sunday afternoon 145. retreat. 2. presentation of award*. 0 Sen. Taft Opposes 18-Year-Olds Draff Policy Committee Will Meet Friday Washington. May 13—(I’P) — Chairman Robert A. Taft of the senate Republican policy com mittee today renewed hi* opposi tion to putting Ikyearold youth* in militarv uniform The GOP presidential aspirant said he ha» not changed hl« mind on the IMM. despite the softening i of »ena’e draft legislation to let IS-vear olds volunteer Under the ' bill, these youths would be draft ed only if not enough enlisted to fl'l a quota of l«L0O« "trainee*." Taft favor* a limited draft of men 19-throuxh 25 but only If necessary to bring the armed for ces up to full strength Hl* policy committee meet* tomorrow to decide when the com hined drvft nnlv r«al militarv trslnine Ml will come up for debate on the senate floor It probably Will be next week If con rre*» approve* the bl'l. more than 35A.M® non veteran* Hl-'hmugh 2c would be Inducted within the next rear. Meantime. It wa* disclosed that hmtae deba’w on the draft ha* been put off until the wgek of (Turn To Flv«>

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 13, 1948

W. Guy Brown Named State TB Official W. Guy Brown, principal of tlte Decatur junior-senior high school, was electee! second vice-president , of the Indiana tulierculosis association nt ita annual meeting in Indi :anapoils Wednesday. Other officer* are. Joe K White. Nohlesvlll'. president; Dr. E. W . Custer. South Bend, first vlc-e-presi- , dent; Mr*. George Moser. New Albany. secretary; Dr. C. J. Mclntyre. ( Indianapolis, treasurer. i< 0 Strikers Return To Peoria Plant Today Five Weeks' Strike Is Ended By Vote 1 Peoria. Hl. May 13 —(UP) Worker* streamed back to the huge Caterpillar tractor plant here today as the (TO farm equipment worker* called off their five-wc-ek strike. Caterpillar official* said em-< ployes were coming back "100 per cent." Although no exact figure* • were available immediately, they estimated that a full day shift re ■ ported between 7 and 8 am. Full production was resumed The- firm al»o announced it would advance 325 to any workers who needed some money to tide them I over until pay day. The advance 1 later would be deducted from vacation pay. 1 Heavy police details were on hand as the workers began returning but later were withdrawn No incidents were reported The union call'd off the five week work stoppage la the face of a national labor relations board election which showed that It had lost the support of the plant's 17.000 workers. The farm equipment local 105 immediately called its pickets off the line*, giving the plant * employes a free entry to accept an Invitation by the firm to return to work today. The company had announced earlier thia week that It intended to renpen the plant today. More than 300 state, county and East Peoria police were on duty a* the gates opened but no trouble wa* (Turn To Page Two)

Miss Betty Graliker Awarded Highest Honor From College

Mias Betty Graliker. daughter ( of Mr and Mr*. T F Graliker. 327 N First street, ha* been awarded the "All College Award, by the faculty and students at Mount Mary Colleg'. Milwaukee. Wto.. the parent* were advised today. The honor is the highest conferred on a student and I* given in recognition of "outstanding scholastic achievement* and in self sacrificing service to all good causes in the college." Miss Graliker will be graduated from Mount Marv Colleg' In June Rhe has majored in business administration. with free lance writing as a minor la obtaining her de gree.

Social Workers In Conference Today Decatur Is Host To Regional Conclave — Stressing the importance of In 1 teresting the lay people and ord inary citizens in the importance; of social work. Mr*. Horace A i Shotlie. executive secretary of the state conference on socmii work.. this afternoon wa* the first speak <-r al th<- regional conference <>t Hie organization held today in the la-ffion home Some 150 social worker* from 12 countlM In thi* section of the 1 state converged upon tlie home thl* morning and afternoon i to attend session* of tile confer | ence. as well a* the n<s>n luncheon meeting at the Ma*onle home Mayor John M Doan delivered the address of we'come this morn ' ing following registration at the I Legion home, with Mr*. Helen , lamer presiding At the morning business se* sfon. Mlsa Virginia R. Becker.; public relation* director of the Milwaukee community fund and I council of social agencies, was the first speaker with the topic of "public relations aspect of the social work job." Miss Jane Morgan, director of social service. Indian' university I hospital, 'poke on "The emotional implications of i'lness." Following the address by Mrs Shonle. Mis* Becker and Harry Grainier. Fort Wayne park board director, were to again addres* the group at the Ix-gion home. At (he noon lunqfieon the principal speaker wa* Everett Shirnp. pro feasor of the uchool of admlnistra tion Ohio State university. Presiding at the various session* were Byron Novitsky. Mrs Lydia Douclas and Mrs Lauer, tlie conference president. W Guy Brown, of this city, was toastmas ter at the luncheon and the Rev Edgar P. Schmidt delivered the Invocation. The *p-aker was in trotluced by Makon C Benner Miss Jane Morgan and Mr Shirnp. along with Miss Be< ker. conducted a dlscu*s|nn period Representatives of county welfare departments. Red f'ro»< chapters. Community Cheat (Turn Psge Twol

Advised today of the recognition daughter, the message to the parents reads "The college council ha* just announced their choice of Betty for the all college award given to a student outstanding in scholastic achievement* and in self *acriflcing service to all good cause* in the college Faculty and students agree that Betty richly reserve* this honor We offer you congrxtu lation*. Sisters of Mount Mary College " Mis* r-r*mer is a graduate of Decatur Catholic high school and| ha* been a student at Mount Mary College for the past four year* | 1 •

Pickets Beat Off Police In Meat Packing Strike; Telephone Strike Looms

Three Pennsylvania Miners Feared Dead Three Are Entombed In Independent Mine Shamokin. Pa., May 13 H'P) Three miners were entombed and presumed dead today In a flooded independent mine two mile, east of Shamokin. Rescue c rew* were balling out the operation with a 105 gallon metal drum in an .effort to reach the bodie* of the victims, believed drowned by a rush of water from an adjacent abandoned colliery. They were blentified a. Peter Gordon. Edward Heck and Charles Bashors, all of Shamokin. The accident occurred late ye. terday. Benjamin Reidinger. Shamokin. working on the surface in charge of the hoist which let the three into the mine, said he de<-id ed to investigate when he did not hear from the men for a long time. He started down and found the loperation filled with waler. Ini vestigators said the miners apparently cut into the water filled abandoned colliery while drilling , for coal The water gushed in. prei sumably drowning them. Stat" police Sgt. John Hockrel ter. In charge of the Shamokin barracks. directed rescue operations He said an attempt was being made to obtain an automatic pmnp to speed up the work of emptying the mine. 0 — . Lt. Barkley Rites Here On Saturday Pay Final Tribute To U. S. Army Nurse Final tribute will be paid Saturday afternoon to Lt. Beulah I Barkley, army nurse, who died In the service of her country as a nurse with the U S. army in France July 27. !'♦*• Funeral services will lie held at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Zwii-k funeral home in this city, with Dr Charles E White pastor of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church, officiating Adams Post 43, American Legion, will conduct military graveside rites at the IOOF cemetery at Monroeville Lt Birkley, the first woman from Adam* county to die In the service of her country during World War 11. was born In Union township July 20, 1903. Sh<- grad uated from the Monroeville high schiM'l and from the Lutheran hospital *chool for nurses In Fort Wavne. She served a* a nurse at the Adam* county memorial hospital, later was a visiting nurse in Fort Wayne, arid was a achool nurse I at Plymouth when she entered the service June 1, 1943. Trained at Fort KnoX. Kv. and Camp Forest. Tenn . IJ Pirkh-y sailed for England in sent to France in July. 1944. only a few weeks before her death Surviving are her mother Mrs Jacob Barkley. Decatur: three sisters. Mrs Forrest Walters of Decatur. Mr* Stephen Meyers of Fort Wavne and Mrs I tonaid Bn>wn of Lidlananoll*. and two brother*. Ivan of Monroeville and Mwrence of Willshire. O Her father died a few months ago The body will arrive in ftecatur lale Friday night and will lie removed to the Zwlck funeral home, where friend* may call after 9 30 a m Saturday until time of the services All nurses of Adam* county have lieen asked to he at the funeral home at 2:15. in white uniform*, to attend funeral *e-vlce* in a hody. _ „ O'— —• WEATHER CldUdy tonight; clearing and somewhat warmer Friday.

Truman Backs Marshall For Soviet Views « President Expects No Conference With t Premier Os Russia 1 ! Washington. May 13 (UP) President Truman said today he 1 does not expect to have a meeting with Josef Stalin — even though r the Russian leader has a standing * Invi atioii to visit Washington The president aloo said the Mos ’ cow "peace offensive” has not increased his hope for peace. 1 His feelings, he said, have not chang'd since the day earlier this year when he said his faith and * hope for peace had beep somewhat f shaken by the Communist coup in Czechoslovakia r Mr Truman at i news-conference - also gave his unqualified support '• to everything secretary of state I George C Marshall said about Rus n *ia yesterday. Marshall ruled out separate U S. -Russian talks aimed at settling the "cold war." and callI- ed on Moscow to demonstrate its •• good faith by actions instead of words. c on the subject of a meeting with , Stalin, the president eaid his in-' t vitatioti to Stalin to visit Washing ton still stands Hut he said he has not received any communication) from Stalin on the subject and doesn't expect any. Mr Truman was bombarded with a series of questions related to the recent exchange of views witli the Russ ana which led to two way world ex itement over the pt<»<pe< ts of a new American-Soviet meeting to try to settle the "cold war." In general, the president tried to brush off most of the questions by ) * saying that secretary of statc ( George C. Marshall had covered the i matter adequately yesterday Mar i shall rejei led any twopower coni ference plan and challengetl the. Russians to take action through exl isting inu-rnatlonal machinery. I On this subject, however, the i pri-eident I. Reiterated his previous state I ments that his invitation to Stalin . to visit Washington still stands i The question on tbi* point was ■ greeted with laughter at.d the president ask‘-d how many times he had to repeat his answer. i 2. Refused to eay what subjects , he would discuss with Stalin if the , latter unexpectedly ac< epteil the , Invitation He said a program could not be given for a hypothetical ! meeting 3. Said he had not received any , communication from Stalin on the question of a meeting and laughing (Turn Tn Page Seveni —_ Kaadt Bros. File Notice 01 Appeal I Appeal Filed Today With U. S. Court Chicago. May 13 (UP) Attorney* for Dr* Charles and Peter Kaadt. convicted at Fort Wayne. Ind. on charge* of violating the federal food and drug act. filed notice of appeal today In the U S circuit court of appeals The court set bond for l»r Charle* Kaadt at flO.Otm The U | S district court at Fort Wayne had refused to allow bond Kaadt was sentenced to three year* and i was fined 17.000. Hi* counsel claimed that he i* HI. an«l that Incarceration would canae hi* death He is 74. The two doctors were convicted May 4 in connection with the oper ation of a diabetic clinic. The appellate court gave them 30 day* tp perfect their appeal

Price Four Cents

Negotiations Break Down In Telephone Strike Threat To U. S Toll Service By United Pre** Massed pickets Iceat back police in the meat packing strike at South St. Paul, today, and negotiation* ; collapsed in a threatened strike which would disrupt the nation'* i long distance telephone service. These were the two major develI opment* in a troubled lalsir pentin whic h at least 225.1 HM) worker* were idle in strikes. At South St. Paul. H policemen and four Sheriff * deputies tried to break through an estimated 30® pickets massed shoulder to shoulder in front of the struck Swift A Co. plant. The pic ket* la-a’ them bac k With club* and fist* All of the 21 law enforcement officer* were knocked to the ground One injured pdliceman was carried from the scene The police led by sheriff Norman Dieter, had given the pickets 15 minutes to disperse in accordance with an injunction limiting their numbers to 10 at plant gates When the pic ket* refused. Dieter and hi* men waded in and tried to make arrests. A melee followed. in the telephone strike threat, i negotiations at Washington broke 1 off and president John Moran of the CIO Telephone worker i union said ' "there definitely will tie a strike' unless the government intervene* Moran charged that the American Telephone W Telegraph Co ha* re (fused to bargain with the union on ' a new contract for it* 25.WK1 long i lines memliets The contracl expires Saturday. The union demands a 39 c ent hourI ly wage increase unci other conces- • sion*. Moran < hargeil that the company has effectively told” the federal mediation service "to go to hell." The company's attitude leaves u* with but one choice." he said, "a nationwide telephone strike” The CIO meat pac king strike ha* kept close to 100 mat workers Idle for almost two months An I cither 73.0<wt worker* were added to tile strike total yesterday when the CIO United Automobile workers struck 1»> Chrysler plants In three states. A United Pres* survey ahowed that at least 75.000 more worker* were on strike in other Industrie* across the nation Thousand* more were idle as the indirect result of labor dispute* The total In luded Construction workers, painters, movie studio workers, steel worker*, electrical workers, bakery truck drivers. Seattle aircraft mechanics. Milwaukee Brewery worker*, and newspaper printer* ir. Chicago. Philadelphia and elsewhere Police and sheriff* deputies at Alliert la-a. another Minnesota pack Ing center, patrolled greets in a move to ward off a rec urrence of violence there yesterday in Which automobile* were overturned There were no new development* In the gcjyernment * attempt to settle the railroad dispute Sec retary of army Kenneth U Royall appointed a three-man Iward to assist him in running the roads but presidential assistant John R Steelman apparently was waiting for temper* to cool before calling the disputants in for new talk* At Chicago, meanwhile, newspaper pul'lishers waited for a reply from the Chicago Typographical union on their latest offer for seining a six monthsold typesetters' strike In their latest offer, the (Turs To Psge Three» ,— — Former Publisher Os Decatur Herald Dies Chsrles F Davison 7*. editor and publisher of the Der atur Daily Herald from 1914 to 191*. died Tuesday at his borne in Mansfield. 0., according to word received here today He had been employed forth« past II year* by the Ohio Braas Co. Funeral services were held in Mansfield. with burial in Marion. O. Surviving ar* a eon. Fmncia C.. of III. a grandson, his second wM'. Anna, and aevorab niec e* and nephow*