Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 118, Decatur, Adams County, 18 May 1948 — Page 1

XLVI. No. 118.

JOHN L LEWIS’ CIVIL CONVICTION SET ASIDE

Kalin Peace ■er Likely Kte< Rebuff Kahn Statement 9 : olls On Deaf Ears ■ nU S Capital 9 BULLETIN wuhingto”. May 18 (UP) itate department for the g s d lIW m a week today |B,.. rd Ru«jia'» suggestion* "peace talks." a formal Hatement. the described Premier |B;., Stabn'x statement of hit in peace at "eneourag but announced that the > c aaues hated by Stalin not onet that could be between the United and the Soviet Union B Uy I'nited Pre** ■> world "peace |B,. ... 1.. hilt tho United r . .-in in< lined tn go A power* were unit both want a |B 1.-AI-I1 trine in Pales regard* possible talks . settlement of 'Lev were far apart |B these were |B r diplomath develop « ocnized tin a of Israel follow ■B"- eal United States ' i'|v in< reane.l the let the Hub ’ ei, iTe’iiier Josef Stalin JB- ■ saying that a ■re l ined by third partv --".a indidate Henry A |Hk . - , ..iiid nerve an a "good basis' for agreement 'he I’ S and Russia It time in eight days le. I nion In effect had In ' e 1,, talk things over ■■* The Stalin state J ,,n deaf earn, especially talk* based on the Wai a. mid put President • position of disoiss ' •■"•ui- made by a man he 'rmn In- < abinet fur "interin foreign policy At the ’ i.e Washington carefully hews that three "im |B'-1 if'.mu- war devices have teste.) and that a 65'.0<HMon dt cri.-r capable of launch B ‘ l»-r fortresses to fly any :'. th.- world would be built Sun ess The United r * »nd Russia were making S’ ''h'-ir rare joint stands, both hard for United Nations B* ' n de aring the Arab-Jew lighting in Palestine a "brech BB * ■I’M |*ji e and directing both Io hold their positions and B** firing within 36 hours "low's motives were subjest in Washington and BJ” «-"*rn capitals U S of BB* 41 ’untested that Russia does BB* r *»:!)■ want peace In the cold ltd! would like talks In an es "Main new concession* and ■ of the firm American |B'u!r that Communism must be dead at the present limits "• Mvances Truman appeared like B th.' line that, as he said ,h * recent talks between B \ arnb —ador Walter Bedell s, 'viet foreign minister ■ Turn T „ p~ K l<hl , <> 9^; Woser To Head B Ou nty Ministers ’ R *’ f 'arev Moser, pastor of K Baptist church of this BL*“ ••'’"led president of the ministerial asso. in ■u..* ,h *‘ annual reorganization * fe eid at the First Mission■L, ' r '" la Kerne Monday He BtfC’,’ ' h * Re,r c A Schmid of K, Other new officers are the ■L, h Wiedarkahr. Berne, vice Bf r * ,arT ’fsaaurer The BL, ,T T »'P*r pastor of the Bh _ .'s» KT * a<eli "•* Vni'ed Hreth B^J‘ r ' h ** B«rne. was the il p-,. *«ATMtR ■ tw,„ •" 9 ht «"d Wednesday. ■ a” I*' 1 *' M **t~ 121 ***** *" t *'"Pd r »tur«

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Millionaire Named Overton Successor Baton Rouge l.a , May IS tup) (Jov. Earl K Long today appointed William Feasel. u millionaire Monroe and Shreveport oil operator, to fill the'!', s. senate vacancy created by the death of John H. Overton. ® I Renew Efforts For Settling Meat Strike Conciliators Meet With Armour Firm; Reject Swift Offer Chicago. Muy 18 tl'Pi Federal conciliators met with representatives of Armour A Co. today as hopes for settlement of the twomonth meat packing strike ran high. The possibility of a settlement seemed near despite the fact that the CIO United Packinghouse Workers last night rejected a Swift A- Co. settlement proposal Despite the rejection, the union appeared willing to accept a ninerent hourly raise, instead of the ’ft cents it had demanded when It caPed the strike Marell 1•; Gov. Luther W Vounadahl of Minnesota sat in today in the meeting between the federal con dilators ami Armour officials. An Armour official said at the dose of the two-hour conference that ilia position of his company way unchanged. ' f* D Greene. Industrial relations manager for Armour, said there was "no negotiating going on" hacatise the union was unrepresented. The conciliators and Gov Yotingdahl scheduled meetings with renresentatlves of Cudahv and Wi'son packing companies later today Youngdahl said after the con ference that he probably would meet again with union officials None of the principals would com ment on progress made at the session. Almut fttto packinghouse work ers who (truck against the Fort Dodgt and Estherville la. plants of the Tohin Meat Packing Co voted to accept the firms nine cent Increase, retroactive to Jan 12. They struck eight davs ago Union officials at Waterloo la were r-adv to confer with Rath Co officials this morning In the flr«t negotiation* since 4.000 Rath emploves struck two months ago At Ottumwa, la union representatives planned to submit to the membership a proposal bv John Morrell and company for (Tu-n T" f«ge K—btl o — PTA's Scholarship Foundation Started Incorporation Os Fund Is Approved Incorporation papers for the Lin coin Parent Teacher* s< hoiarshtt foundation have been approved hy the secretary of Mate and filed with the county recorder, it was announced today by John DeVoss local attorney, and the group now la ready to function The director* of the scholarshif group will meet Wednesday nigh' at 7'30 o’clock at tke city hall and •omplete plan* for setting up th» foundation Robert Ashbaucker president of the foundation an nounced. _ » The Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a drive for funds from various business bouses, individual* and fraterna organization* soon and it is the hope of the board to have suf ficient fund* to offer a scholarship to a graduating mem Is-r of one of the two Desatur high school* for the fall enrollment in a college or university. The purpo** of fund »• ° handle both loans and gifts to students planning to make el* mentary teaching their vocation Donors to the fund will have the opportunity to designate wbe her the scholarship will be on a loan basis or a gift

War Veterans Plan For Memorial Services

Speakers for the annual me- 1 mortal service* and the Memorial! day ceremonies were announced I today by Floyd B. Hunter, chaplain <>f Adam* Post 43. American . Legion ! The Rev. Carey R. Moser, pastor of the First Baptist church, will deliver the annual memorial sermon for deceased veteran* during the regular services, at the Church Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clm k Chaplain Hunter said that an invitation ha* been extended through chaplain Edward Noonan of the Limberlost post, 623 d. Veterans of Foreign Wars, to members of that veterans' organization to participate In the memorial rite*. Chaplain Hunter expressed the hope that scores of Adams county veterahs will respond Sunday to the call to service*, honoring their deceased buddies. Chaplain Hunter also announced today that the Rev. Otto Carl Busse, pastor of the Preble Lutheran church, will deliver the .Memorial day address at the peace monument on the courthouse lawn His address will follow the year-

Harry Martz Named District VFW Head First Decatur Man As District Leader Harry Martz. past commander of Limherlost post elSe. Veteran* <>t Foreign War*. I* the new fourth district commander of the VFW Mr Marti, named nt a district meeting election in South Whitley, will assume hi* office at the state convention of the organization to l>e held in June The first commander of the 10-1 cal post, following it* organization here after World War 11. Mr. .Martz has been active in local and district. a* well a* slate and national VFW affairs At present he I* serving as sen ior vice-commander of the fourth district and is a memlter of several important district and Mate committees. The first Decatur man ever to hold the Office of VFW district commander, he is a veteran of World War I. having served dur ng that conflictAnother member of the local post wa* named ’.o a district office luring the election He is Itonald Neidenbach. Decatur. who was named district quartermaster. In iddition to his duties with the local VFW post. Mr. Neidenbach is the incumbent commander of the Military Order of Cooties, recently formed here as an honorary order of the VFW Other district officers are Charles Robinson. Fort Wayne, senior vice-commander; Floyd Sibert, touth Whitley, junior vice • commander; William Jacquay. Fort Wayne, chaplain: Dr. E K Howers, ••ort Waytie. surgeon, and Norbert -ichlatter. Fort Wayne, judge advocate — O Stassen And Dewey Both Claim Victory Debate Outlawing Communist Party « Portland. Ore. May 1* <UPI Roth Gov. Thomas K Itewey of New York and former Gov. Harold K Stassen of Minnesota claimed victory today in their radio de bate on a proposal to outlaw the Communist party. But supporter* of the two candi dates for the Republican presi . dentist nomination and listener* who heard the broadcast said it was a draw. Stasseir seemed to abandon hi* stand for a complete outlawing of , the party in favor of the Mundi , Nison bill which would make it . unlawful to attempt in any manneto establish a totalitarian dicta torship In the United State* Ddwey said the Mundt-Nison bill ' ’‘does not outlaw Communism and is perfectly harmless He did not say that he would support the , bill, however The New York governor said that by advocating the bill. Stas (Turn To Psge Twni

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, May 18, 1948

rli Rev. Carey R. Mozer ly services at veteran's gravesides in the two cemeteries, the parade through downtown Decatur street* and the service honoring navy dead at the Mat bridge. Complete details for this observance will be announced at a later I

Allow Claims For Election Expense I —I The county commissioners allow-1 ed the claim* for ihe primary elec Con expense. totaling nearly |6.<t*io Minor change* were made in the a ’ mounts filed in Soutn Kirkland. Middle Monroe. Berne C and East Jefferson Auditor Thurman Drew stated that an additional appropriation would have to oe made for the November election, since mote than half of the appropriation was used in the May primary. Q Anti-Communist Bill Near House Passage Outlaw Subversive Actions Os Party Washington. May 1* H'Pi j The house expected to |>a*» legislation to outlaw subversive a tivi-i tie* of the Communist patty. Passage was assured after lengthy debate and possible adoption of a tew amendments. Hut senate approval of the socalled Mundt-Nixon bill seemed unlikely. In this session, at least A crush of high priority legislation in the senate made passage of the Communist control measure by that chamber improbable even If the bill survived constitutional obje< tions. House proponent* of the measure insist that it does no violence to the constitution. Thvy add. however, that it goes alsrut as far as constitutionally possible toward giving Communists a legal knockout It would require annual registration and listing of membership by the Communist party and all Communist front* with the Justice de partment It defines the Communist movement a* "worldwide and un'der foreign control. And. the bill: I says. Communism is "a clear and i present danger" to I’. S. security | and freedom. Other congressional developments: Air power — Rep. Clarence J. | Brown. IL. .<>-. said he is afraid! President Truman won t go all out! for a 70-group air force, as congress wants him to A JJ.ZtMi.iHHI,mto plane-purchase bill is now awaiting Mr Truman* signature It would launch the air force toward a 70-group goal. Dtaft Chairman Walter G. Andrews of the house armed service* committee urged the house rule* committee to clear for floor for floor artion a bill to draft men 19 through 35 for two years of military duty. Supercarrier — The house armed service* committee approved a bill to let the navy build a U.OOO-UM ain-raft carrier It would bn the biggest warship ever built. Confirmation — The senate confirmed nomination of Jews Larson to tie heed of the war assets administration. Cooperation Sen Owen Brewster. R. Me. suggested that this country and other friendly nations cooperate tn development of new and better aircraft. He said some of the billons this country is spending abroad is being used to develop (Turn To Psg» Five!

w ■ Rev. 0. C. Bu»»e date, chaplain Hunter stated. Members of the two veterans organizations have been asked to meet at their respective post sites, as many as possible in uniform, and march to the church Sunday I in a body.

Union Files Strike Notice Against GMC Formal Notification To Mediation Board Detroit. May Ik H'PI The CIO Cniti-d Auto workers union filed a lii-dny strike notice today against General Motors corporation and damped tight picket lines aronnd Chrysler corporation plants In a drive for wage im reuses CAW officials formally notified the Michigan stale labor mediation hoard that dispute exists between the union and GM and that a strike impends on May 2* when the pre sent contract expires Negotiations proceeded in the I lAWGM dispute involving both wages and working conditions in an I entirely new contract Neither wide ! has made a move to resume talks In the seven day o'd Chrysler strike * Several score* of state police ! trooper* took up |s>«itlotis at struck . plants to prevent new outbreaks of violence Picket* and suburban police (lashed yesterday when strikers Parted gates to white <ol lar worker* at the Highland Park plant Phone Contract Washington. M ly D» <1 Pl Joseph A Iteirne. pres dent of the Communications Workers of America (Ind i expressed hope today that | the union * first 191* contract might set a pattern for peaceful I settlement* throughout Ihe Heil system The contract was signed shortly before midnight by th- union and the Chesapeake A Pqtomac Tele phone Co., which serve* the Metropolitan Washington area Drawn up (Turn To Psge Three! o « Conclude Hearings On Oleo Tax Repeal Butter Interests Continuing Fight Washington. May 1* il’Pi gutter interests today agreed to repeal of the %-cenf a pound lax on uncolored margarine But they stood pat against taking off the Ifrcents-a-pound tax on colored oleo. The national cooperative milk producers federation also said it would not object if annual occu pational license fee* are cut to II each for manufacturers, whole**! er*, retailer* and eating place* which handle oleo The fees now vary, running up to !«<••' for manu facturers. The federation outlined its po»i tion at the windup of the senate finance committee* two-day hear Ing on a house-approved bill to wipe out all federal taxes and license fees on both colored and uncolored oleo. The tax on colored margarine is the main thing at stake in the fight. There is m> possibility oleo forces will accept the federation * proposal Charles W lloiman. federation secretary, said the dairy industry • Tutu T«» Ei<hl»

Government Request Is Granted; Goldsborough Balks At Second Plea

Powerful Weapons Foreseen In U. S. Possible To Bombard Any Spot On Globe I Washington. May 18 cl Pi — I The combination of futuristic I weapon* that may determine the : outcome of any new war appear led today to be within the grasp of the United States. i From 'he cryptic words of se- . curitv-eonsciou* officials, il look Jed as though American forces in the not too distant future will be able to bombard any spot on the globe with atomic weapons. This conclusion was based on two developments: 1 President Truman's announcement of the successful test of three "improved" atomic wea pons at Eniwetok atoll 2 Practical assurance that the uavv can go ahead with its proI jected constrwtion of the world's i biggest aircraft carrier, a 6'«.ttott . ton ship capable of launching . atom bomlier*. i Adm lamia Denfeld, chief of naval operations, told a congresi slonal (ommittee that 11-2ft's would be aide to take off from the . gigantic flattop B-2ft's < arrled the old type atom lamib to Japan I Denfeld said B 2ft's would not i be able to return to the superi carrier, but In a life-andvleggh . struggle a few B 2't‘s could !••• c'asaified as expendable For security reasons, the chief ' of naval operation* ducked a di i re< t question as to whether the i new carrier could be equipped ’ with atom bomlters However it 1 appeared doubtful the combined chi's« of stiff wou'il endorse con • strucllon of a 41?."i tmo tmn float Ing airdrome unless it could make 1 u*e of America'* Improved nu1 < lear explosives 1 The president's revelation that the Weapon* tested at Eniwetok were "improved" led to sper ula | lion that American research had perfected a smaller atom larmb than those that ended the Japan • tTurn T" Page Two 0 Motor Thieves To Start Prison Terms Three Are Taken To Michigan City Today Three <>r the four men who con fessed to the theft of some 82'L MMt worth of electric motor* from the Decatur General Electric plant were enroute to Michigan City state prison today. They left for the state prison this morning in the custody of sheriff Herman Bowman and be fore the close of jhe day were ex peited to begin II" year sent ence* ' The sentences were imposed last Thursday by Judge Earl B Adam* in Adam* circuit court after Chai mer Snider and Donald Tavlor both of Willshire. O. along with Glen Smith. Ligonier pleaded guilty to their part in the theft ring These three were taken to the state prison to serve their sent ence* because they are 30 years of 1 age and over Ortell McClain, fourth member of the ring who is 24 vears of aze. will serve hi* sentence also a i-l# year im nrisontnent at the Pendleton state reformatory Sheriff Bowman indicated that 1 he evpected to take McCtain to I Pendleton Wednesday He was ac compani 'd to Mi< hiran city today by Bob Shraluka Daily Democrat 1 reporter and special deputy sheriff All four of the men were also ' fined |2<M' and costs by the court ‘ Taylor* fine and cost* were paid last Thursday when they wAre sentenced It was reported that Mrs Snider psid her husband * I fine and rout* Saturday.

— Israel's Army Seizes Walled Cily 01 Acre Arab Forces Besiege Jerusalem, Plight Os Jews Desperate Tel Aviv Mav IS — 'I P' - Israel’s army captured the ancient walled city of Acre today, but report* Indicated that the plight of Um (i<m Jews in Jerusalem wa* becoming desperate a* Arab force* besieged the holy city In the fourth day of fighting since the British mandate in Pal e*tinc ended and the new Jewish state of Israel was proclaimed. Arab Legion troops occupied Bethlehem birth place of Christ Egyptian plane* raided Tel Aviv. Israel s capital for the 13th time Forces of six Arab nation* Egypt. Syria. Lebanon TransJordan Iraq and Saudi Arabia were reported fighting In the holy land Hut Jew* struck back strongly and their capture of Acre, where 4 000 Arabs penned in the old walled city surrendered wa* inl'i tarily the most important victory report'-d today The Arabs, hit bv typhoid fever and short of am munition could not hold the moated fortress which a century and a half ago stopped Napoleon Jewish forces also made some progress according to official re port* here, in their attai k op Ramleh Arab strong point on the vital highway front Tel Aviv to Jerusalem Hut not even a comp'ete Jewish victory at Ramleh wou'd open the supply route to Jerusab m for Jewish reinforcements ami arm* The situation in the holy city was not entirely Hear but the lineup of \rab ami Jewish force* appear' d comparable to a serie* of concentric circle* In the <enter penned up within a segment of the c.'d walled city of Jerusalem, which contain* christendom’s most red «hrln'-«. were about 1 'cat Jew* fighting off superior Arab force* which surrounded them Jews in turn held most of the strategic points in the modern area of Jcru»a'etn around the wa led city whl( h Is only a mile , . I O', T • l-.«e Tw o Seven Men Killed In Chemical Blast New Jersey Lab Is Scene Os Explosion Kearnv. N J Mav 18 tl'Pt The bodies of seven workmen were removed from the smouldering ruin* of a lalioratorv of the Kop per* Coke Co early today and firemen wean he<l for an eighth victim believed trapped after the explosion of four nearby chemical tanks One other man wa* burned criti csUy when the tanks, containing tar and pitchblende exploded in a blast that wa* felt a* far a* 20 miles awav. Three other work men were injured lew* seriously The men. with some five other* who ewcaje-d. were In a locker room on the top-floor of the two story brick building when the ex plosion occurred Fire followed the explosion and all available fire equipment from Kearnv and nearby town* went to the acene to prevent the tar and < hernial fed flame* from spread in* tn other building* Two small explosions shortly he fore midnight were followed by a terrifk blast that rattled window* (Turn T" Page Twr-1

Price Four Cents

Surprise Move By Government Has No Effect On Fines In Criminal Contempt Washington. May 18 —II Pt — The <ivil contempt conviction against John L Lewis and the United Mine Worker* wa* set aside today by Federal Judge T Alan Iloldkleirollgh at the government* request But Go!d»borough balked at a necond government request to dismiss the no-strike Injunction which K In effect against la wi* and the IMW He took that re quest under advisement and asked attorney* to submit briefs as ter giving assistant attorney general II Graham Morison a dressing down "You have got to give me a ! gmid reason for that." Go'dsbor , ough said Morison argued that the miner* ( are back at work and that there |is evidence the union would not I strike regardles* <>t the outcome of litigation over the miners' pen : sion plan The court doesn't think there is any force in your statement at all ' GoldslHirotigh said lie also said he did not think , I for a moment that the pension , dispute is dissolved ' The government's surprise ' I move had no effei t on the fines I i of H imi mm imposed on the union I and |2o.m«t on L»-wi» for < timing contempt for failing to obey soon era court order to < all off the I recent soft coal strike forth with " Goldsborough had imposed the firn-* They are Iw-ing appealed , by U'Wis and the union The government made its dismissal requests at llie very mom- . ent that Lewis opened negotia Jtions with soft coal operators for a new contract to replace the one expiring June 30 The timing apparently was intentional The government seemingly thought -Hie negotiations might proceed better If Lewis were out from under tlie injiim lion Goldsborough had issued the Taft Hartley law Injunction April 21 to guarantee against any fill flier work stoppage by the miners before July 1 In re<pie*’ing dismissal of the Injunction, the government »aid its purposes have been achieved and Hie publl< Interest Is now s (lire agam»t cessation of full production in the bituminous coal mines of Hie nation In asking dismissal of the civil contempt conviction the govern ment -iid the purpose cd getting the i itation pro'e< 'ion of the puldii interqjit In uninterrupted prodii'lion of bi'ummou* coni" also has been served Assistant attorney general H Graham Morison noted that the mines now ale lieing o|>erated at apa< Itv and said that "the public interest in this < ase is secure" Til*- soft coal m tc.-r* strm k Man h IS to force payment of fl'Mi a month pensions to miner* 6(i years obi or older with 2« year* of service ' The government obtained a nurt older on April 1 directing la-wis to <all off the strike 1 "forthwith 1 l>ewl* did not (all off the strike ' until April 12 after wininng a I settlement of the pension dispute The "arr ement." rea( hed by la'wls with Ken Styles Bridge*. : It N H neutral trustee of the i pension fund • ailed for a Sbst a 1 month pension to any miner over 62 who retired after March 28. Iftlfi The pension plan I* being > • out (-sled in 'he (ourt* hy the opr eratots It has not lieen put into effect Hu' the government pressed a contempt case against lx>wts and I the union for not calling off the i strike sooner Goldslsirottgh con- > victed Lewia and the union of I both criminal and civil contempt snd. on April 2" fined them on 'he criminal contempt conviction At request of the government i setion on the civil contempt coni victlon was deferred hy Golds<Tum T-» !•*(» Eighty