Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 24 May 1948 — Page 1

LVI. No. 123.

IN’S PALESTINE TRUCE DEMAND IGNORED

»Aing Meal Back Mobs Today | ■dial Settlement J ■ Prolonged Strike ) i.i ofns Hog Prices ’ May 24 (UP) -Par ■LK'I. uh i.! ..f the prolonged strike sent hog r upward today •• k workers re t , ti. or ,<>!>• thia morning SkK.. ~f the meat industry's J>a. king firms after 67 strike hog prices at Chicago per hundred pounds high KHr St Louis they ware Up 83. big packers were buying nitnals for slaughter in which previously had been They were bidding the y tra sent the heaviest catpment to market since S. eight daya before the tegan Cattle aent to the midwestern livestock tertoday totaled 71.500 head, id with 74.000 March 8 and week ago today. rhfptnents today totaled compared with 77.000 last favorable weather kept irrners in the fields and al them from shipping 70.000 employes of the Irmour and Cudahy packpaniea and 10.000 work'-rs icndent firma were set to work in plants they torch 16. Irma aent individual teleio etnp’oyes ear y todav. t them to return. The were being returned in is their departments were I for work. a continued to parade lie Ison and company plants. The union continued te against Wilson because refused tolrbitrste cases strikers were fired for 11 acts. ■ Mr biggest picket lines In the ■MfCT.i-n To Oawe Sisi S I A Mieckeberg Heads Ibe Laymen league f fcected President ijDf Lutheron League H H Kritei keberg. cashier first State Brink of this ES * a ’ ** l *' < ' , ‘’** president of the ■■’ orranlied Decatur sone of K ■ I ' , ‘ n ‘'' r,n lavn 'e* » league, at ®M**'inv Sunday night at the ■■*" high school. newly elected officers in BMdo.ph Scberiman. St John's g^pre.i.|.-nt. Ervin Buuck. Fried KM secretary; Paul Fruechten E J. Tnn " y Suburhan - ft’rl Wayne. EE’* r * r * ■|r Rr ” nr) adopted a new const! IBw" ' ) ' ,rinK th- business meeting El R '" ,h,rd Werling. retiring in charge More than BE V,fl ‘“‘ i m “ mb * r *hips have been ■K2*' 4 *" far ,his year ' wwM IB”'"', and plans were discuss K*! ,or ”*• l-utheran hour rally. BK 1 '• h “ h * ,|d ln i>»*«'ur RM»mber U. with Waiter ■ K? “ speaker. p y BchmWt - president of the ■Sf'" L " tb * r, “ iartnen s league. E Bf* bri * n * announcing that the W?" r ‘”” r *‘ n,,on *HI h* held Orleans next month and | ■district convention win be held [■^ f V*«te in September P K 1 * tone niet in a Joint with the Lutheran | |T* n * missionary league The g|K' ' R’tsse. of Preble, eonEl* ' h ** devotional service and HT . rt* - * Rremmermann Luth Hr * rr)n> *" described the work tnisslon'ines in the Illinois area. SB ——• j Ee Weather i ■ *”' " 6r,h «M east portions. —. Mr ” x e,o *^ lr southwest i tonight and Tuesday. I KZmJ”** - r**her cool with r"'"” »lfht frost Indicated M '* "’•ok lands, oatrsms ■BMBF tAMtaiwe

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President May Face Convention Battle Only 140 Pledged Delegates To Date Washington, May 24 -e (UP) — Washington. May 24 — «I*P» — President Truman apparently will go into the Democratic national convention in July without enough formally pledged delegates to assure his nomination His additional votes will have to come from the unpledged atid un enthusiastic Democrats who will make up a large part of the convention membership. Despite this shortage of pledges, the consensus here is that Mr. Ttuman is in the race to stay and will he nominated to head the Democratic ticket this year. But the convention delegate setup is such as to invite an effort to get the name of general Dwight D. Eisenhower before the convention In an effort to stampede the Democrats. A few southern Democrats still are looking hopefully toward Ike despite his public statements that he doesn't want any part of politics. Mr. Truman has 140 pledged delegates so far. The unpledged or opposed number 636 and Ohio's 54 are pledged to W. A. Julian, treasurer ft the United States. There are 404 Democratic convention delegates still to be selected. If all of them were pledged to Mr. Truman he would have a total of 544 which Is 74 short of u majority necessary to nominate. Some southern delegates will be pledged atainst or opposed to Mr. Truman. lielng otherwise footloose to vote for whom they choose. Amonx these are the delegations of Alabama. Florida. Virginia. South Carolina and Mississippi Some have gone further io pledge their presidential electors against Mr. Truman after the election an-l regardless of its outcome. The pressure for some other candidate than Mr. Truman will come principally from these latter states. It probably will center in the Alabama. Mississippi. Virginia and South Carolina delegations. A sound am) wise observer of the southern scene is Ralph E. McGill, editor of the Atlanta (Georgia) Constitution McGill had a piece in last week's Saturday Even Post fit to keep Mr. Truman and his white house associates awake nights. McGill wrote that a combination of northern Democrats. dissatisfied la bor groups and rebellious southerners still might prevent Mr. Truman's nomination More significant, however, was McGill's considered opinion that no fewer than one fourth of the southern states will withhold their electoral votes from Mr Truman if he is nominated for president. McGill said as many as half might Join the hold-outs. “At the moment.” he wrote, "they don't believe they will have to do a thing to repugnant Southerners oount cynically, but nonetheless (Turn To ’’age Two* Asks Parents Aid In Bicycle Control Children Asked To Use Parking Racks Mayor John M Doan today issued a plea to parents, urging their cooperation in the control of the use of bicycles in downtown Decatur. Mayor Doan and city police chief James M. Borders asked that cyclists use the parking racks In the downtown area, rather than leaving their bicycles in congested sidewalk areas. Racks have been set up by the city at the courthouse, on Monroe street Just east of Second street, and on Madison street Just east of Second Rather than forcing children to rtdv bicycles out In the streets In downtown Decatur. It was suggest *d they dismount and push their bicycles when they reach the down town areas Mayor Doan »nd city police stated that they bad no desire to impose a hardship upon young ey cllsts. but that several accidents and complaints made some action mandatory. At least two persons have been reported hit and several others have fallen over bicycles left lylni on the sidewalks It was stated.

Fight Dropped For Draft Os 18-Year-o!ds Senate Committee Drops Fight For Draft Inclusion Washington. May 24 — (t’P) — The nation's 18-yrar-old youths apparently won't be compelled to serve in a peacetime draft army. The senate armed s-rvices committee virtually decided that today when It gave up its fight to include the 18-year-olds in Its pending draft legislation. Chairman Chan Gurney. IL. S. D., Introduced an amendment to remove the 18-year-olds from provisions of the pending draft bill. The amendment undoubtedly will be adopted on the floor when the bill comes up for action later this week. The senate manpower bill, however. still provides for a draft of men 19 through 25. Most house leaders also are in favor of that provision. eliminating the 18-year-olds from any call. The senate meanwhile began a stretch drive to clear up a log jam of legislation. Congress Is seeking to adjourn in four weeks for the national conventions. The senate *s confronted with the largest legislative Jam. The senate began its speed-up shortly after It met at noon. Within the first hour it had approved almost 35 bills, mostly minor in nature. The house, which isn't confronted with as heavy a legislative schedule, considered a bill to give home rule to th-t District of Columbia. There were also these other developments: Atomic — Six Democrats today criticised the proposal to extend the terms of members of the atomic energy commission for only two years The Democrats said the proposal would "seriously impair" the atomic energy program. President Truman wants to appoint David £. I.ilienthal. present chairman, for a five-year term and the other four members for Jerms ranging from one to four years. Republicans pro posed the compromise two-year terms. Six minority members of the Joint congressional atomic energy (Turn To Psge Six) Memorial Service Held Here Sunday Annual Tribute To Veterans Paid Here Tribute was paid deceased vet erans or the city and county Sun day In a memorial aermon delivered by the Rev. Carey R. Moser, pastor of the First Baptist church The Rev. Moser delivered the sermon at the regular morning worship, attended by a number of veterans and their wives in addi tlon to the church congregation The service was sponsored by Adams post 43. American legion, as an annual event directed by the post chaplain Floyd B Hunter. Incumbent chaplain, was In charge Sunday. Chaplain Hunter also announr ed today that the site as ceremonies honoring naval dead next Monday. Memorial Day. has def initely been set tot the east bridge over the St. Mary’s river. First end tentative plans called for that ceremony at the lagoon In the Decatur cemetery. These services will be part of the full morning ceremonies, starting with graveside rites and climaxed by the memorial address of the Rev Otto Carl Busse at the peace mon ument about 10:45 a m. Brannon Nominated Anderson Successor Washington. May 24 — (CP) — Preslden* Truman today nominated assistant secretary of agriculture Charles F Brannan to succeed Clinton P. Anderson as secretary. Anderson left the cabinet early this month to seek the Democratic C. 8. senatorial nomination from New Mexico. Brannaa. 44. has been assistant secretary since June. 1944 He is a native of Denver. Coin.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, May 24, 1948

Governor-Candidates Meet

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FRESH FROM HIS OREGON TRIUMPH. Gov Thomas E Dewey of New York 1s greeted in Sacramento by Gov. Earl Warren of California. A lengthy consultation between the two resulted in no coalition, as Warren tod a news conference he la deflltely a cadldute for the GOP presidential nomination; that he wll' estaldlsh headquarters in Philadelphia, and that he is not interested in the vice-presidency.

Scouts Win Honors At Area Camporee All Local Patrols Win Blue Ribbons More than Loo** Boy Scouts and Scouterx participated in the Anthony Wayne area camporee at Huntington Saturday and Sunday, with troops from Decatur and Adams county in attendance and securing their share of honors Those from here in attendance: Mglon troop 63. two patrols, botn winning blue ribbons: Dick JohnRoger Johnson, Edgar Gilliert, Fred Evhna. Don Foor. Bob Sudduth. Ted Wemhoff. Kaye Runyon. Ed Swager. Verlin Egl-’y. Joe Cowans. Richard Duff. Jerry Cowans. Cletus Cerey: Scoutmasters Dick Lichtensteiger and Dick Linn Lions troop 62. four patrols all winning blue ribhou: Jim Bassett. Don Smith. Bob Nelson. Floyd Mcßride, Ralph Smith, Jr.; Don Hott. Byford Smith. Jim Nelson, Don Metzger. Eddie Stocksdale. son. Burdette Custer. David Owens. Bob Lobslger. Jerry Lobslger Ronnie Bassett. Roger Blackburn. Jim Kingsley, Douglass Thompson. Larry Vizard. George Bair. Jr.. Jack Mwsoti. Jim Custer. Luther Shrock. Bob Doan. David Blackburn. Mike Nagel; Scoutmaster Lowell Smith and assistant Marlon Drum; Junior Scoutmasters Dan Mills and Victor (Turn To Pvge Three) First Band Concert Here Tuesday Night School Bonds Plan Six Concerts Here A series of six band concerts will be given by the Decatur high school and the Decatur Catholic high school bands, beginning Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Albert Seilemeyer. director of the De catur high school band, announced today. Al Stodden. band director of Fort Wayne, la the new director of the Catholic high school band, which wm orgaeJzed several years ago. The concerts will be given each Tuesday for the next six weeks from the ramp on the south side of the courthouse The DUS band will present the first four and the DCHB band the last two concerts. Mr. Seilemeyer Mid Director Rellemeyer said that the DHS bead would play at the Memorial Dey services on Monday May 81. Md that the members were asked to meet at tlje high school at 7:11 o’clock this evening (Turn To Fags Fovent

BULLETIN Washington. May 24 —(UP) — The general counsel of the national labor relations board today issued a formal complaint charging John L. Lewis with refusal to bargain with the southern coal producers association on new contract terms. __e Rev. Lengerich To Be Assigned Soon * Celebrates First Mass Here Sunday The Rev. Vincent Lengerich, who celebrated his first solemn high mass in St. Mary's Catholic church Sunday, wll xp'-nd a two weeks' vacation with bis parents. Mr. and Mrs. Clement of southwest of the city, before his assignment comes from Most Rev Bishop John F. Noli of Fort Wayne. ( numbers of relatives and friends par'iclpated in Father Lengerich's first mass yesterday. Assisting in the mass were the Very Rev Msgr. J J. Seimetz. archpriest; the Rev. Ambrose Kohne. of Goodiand. deacon; the Rev. John Smerke. DSC., of Sa cred Heart Minor Seminary. Fort Wayne, suitdeacon; and the Rev Ignatlu* Vlchuras, master of ceremonies. The Rev. Adelbert Buescher OHB. a professor at St. Melnard's Seminary, delivered the sermon Eighty p»rsons. including visit Ing clergy. Rev Lengerich's par ents and relatives, attended the banquet In honor of the newly ordained priest in the dining room of the Catholic school building. A reception for Father !<engerich was held at the !a*ngerich home Sunday afternoon and evening. In addition to the priests who assisted In the ce'ehratlon of Fa’her Mngerlch's first mass, the visiting clergy who were here vesterdsv. were: the Rev. Am brose Heiman. C PPS., of Toronto. Canada, the Rev. Lawrence Heiman. C PPS.. of St. Joseph's College, both former Decatur residents: Esthers Dominic. O. F M Cap. and Elmer. O F M Cap., of Huntington; the Rev. Simeon Rchmltt. Huntington; the Rev. Edward Roawog. laigro; the Rev Joseph Hennes. Monroeville: the Rev. Thomas Durkin. Fort Wavne; the Rev Alvin Jasinski. Independence Hill, near Crown Point, the Rev. Richard Urhlne. of Fort Wayne, who was ordained Saturday with Father Lengerich and rhe Rev Robert Hoevel. of Fort Wayne, formerly aaaislant to Msgr Seimetz Two Benedl< tine priests, who were traveling through Decal nr •nroute to Greensburg. Pa from CLtcago where they had attended a faaora!, also remained hero for (Tura T« Fags Throe)

Beporf Arab Nations To Ask Extension Os Time Limit On Truce Demand

Dr. Gerald H. Jones New Decatur Pastor Assigned As Pastor Os Methodist Church Dr. Gerald It. Jones, pastor of the Methodist church at North Manchester for the past four years, has been assigned as pas tor of the First Methodist church in this city, following the final session of the 105th annual meeting of the North Indiana Metho dist conference, held at Kokomo Dr. Jones, married and the father of twin three-year old boys, succeeds Dr. M O. lister, who recently announced his retire rnent from the preaching profession as minister emeritus. Dr Lester has made no announcement of his future p'ans. He has been pastor of the Decatur church for the past six years. Only one other change wax made Sunday in the assignment of pastors in Adams county char ges. The Rev Ralph Johnson has been assigned to the Pleasant Mills church, succeeding the Rev <A. J Kleis. Pastors who will remain in their present charges are: the Rev W L. Hal), Monroe; the Rev. C. C. Conn. Mt. Tabor circuit; the Rev Clayton J Steele. Geneva, and the Kev James W. Wilkins. Geneva circuit. Dr A. P. Teter was reassigned ax superintendent of the Fort Wayne district Pastors of the Fort Wayne churches are: J. W. Fox. First; Harry W Harshberg er. St. Paul; Dr Edwin R Garrison. Wayne Street; Dale Stack house. Forest Park; Edgar Moore. NeighlMirhiMsl; Carl G Adams. Simpson; Charles C Ford. Trinity; L. E. Clayton. Waynedale. Assignments to other churches In this area Include; Hoagland. J. 11. Richardson; Monroeville. E L. Jaycox; NewHaven. Gall Davis; Ifluffton. Wayne Paulen: Bluffton circuit. A. E. Burk: Ossian-Kingsland, Sommer Scheduled Strike At Berne Postponed Meeting Is Planned Last Part Os Week The expected strike of 150 workers at the Dunbar Furniture companv in Berne did not mater ialixe this morning and has been oostponed until further efforts are made to reach an agreement, it was made known here today Berne sources said that in a meeting Saturday between man agement and union officials, it was agreed to hold off the strike call until meetings Thursday, Fri day and Saturday Management of the company, union leaders and a conciliator are expected to take part In the negotiations on a wage dispute at that time. In event no agreement can be reached, it is understood that the strike call will follow Monday morning of all production work era. with ’ only office personnel (Tum Tn Psge Eight) o Rule On Validity Os Nebraska Law Washington. May 24 — (DPI — The supreme court today agreed to rule on the validity of tha atjtl closed shop" amendment to Nebraska's state constitution It was the third such state law appealed to the supreme court by the American federation of labor this term. The court already has agreed to rule on an amendment to the Arirona cons’ft st lon and on a North Carollaa statute which outlaw the closed shop la those states. Nine other states have similar laws.

Lebanese Refuse Demand To Free 41 Americans Rep. Celler Demands U. S. Send Warships To Secure Release Washington. May 24—(PPI— Rrp. Emanuel Celler, I).. N. V . demanded today that the government send warship* to l<ebanon to back up Its demand for the release of 40 American citixenx taken off a U. 8. ship. "If the Milanese still refuse freedom to these . . . Americans." he said, “then let the premier of Mie anon see the smoke and hear the xalvox of our naval guns." His statement wax made on the house floor. The state department, meanwhile, said it had “under active conxlderalion" Mhanon's refusal to release the Americans. The department would not nay. however, what it wan prepared to do. Diplomatic quartern said this government will threaten to hale Lebanon before the l’nited Nations security council If 'she persists in her refusal. The Americans were removed at Beirut from the American export liner Marine Carp while enroute to Palestine Celler said the action "lx an affront that the l'nited Staten cannot take lying down and the Mbanexc must be brought to bonk.” A flotilla of destroyers and a cruiser should be diverted from the American Mediterranean fleet and sent to Beirut, he said There is ample precedent for such action, he added, recalling that warships were sent to Mohm--co and American Marines landed there in 1904 when an American was seized by Riff bandits "We can do no less In the case of 4o citizens in 1948 than we did for one citizen in 1904," he said The state department revealed last night that the Mbanexe government had rejected the first IT. S request to free the Palestinebound Americana on grounds thev were going to the Holy Mnd to loin Jewish forces In their strug gle against the Arab world (Reports from Mtianon and Palestine have said there are 41 Americans among the 69 persons seized and interned by Mbanese authorities. However, official reports to the state department have listed only "40 American citizens" among the group). The Mbanese note referred to (Torn T» Pagr Five! local Man's Sister Is Taken By Death Mrs. Wm. Powell Dies In Toledo, 0. Mrs William Powell. 62. sister of Frank Carroll of this city, died Sunday morning at her home In Toledo. O. Mrs. Powell had been ill since -Faster Fundsv Death resulted from a brain tumor. Mrs Pnwell was tha daughter of Mr and MA Dan Carroll. Survlv Ing are the husband; two sons. Rus sell and John, and a daughter. Helen Marie Three brothers. Frank of Decatur; Ray Carroll of Blissfield. Mich sad Dan Carroll. Jr. of Toledo. O and a sister. Mrs Mary Ryan of Detroit. Mich., also survive Mrs Powell's mother resides with the sister in Detroit. Funeral services will be held Wedneeday afternoon at 1:M o'clock at Toledo and buriau will be la a Toledo cemetery Mr aad Mrs. Carroll win leave Decatur Tuesday to attead the services

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Truce Deadline Is Passed Without An Indication Demand By UN Is Obeyed BULLETIN Lake Success, N. V.. May 24—(UP)_ Syria announced It would appeal on behalf of all the»Arab lesßue states today for another 36 hours to study the United Nations request for a truce in Palestine. By l'nited Prro The deadline for a United Nations truce passed today without any indication that Jewixh-Arab fighting in the Holy Mnd had slowed. At Lake Success, reliable sources said that the Arab nations would aa> an extension of the time limit on the truce demand made upon both sides by the t’N security council. The deadline had lieen set at 1 p ni. EDT. Jewish forces of the new state of Israel ha-l told the UN that a cease-fire order would silence every Jewish gun in Pa'estine at 8 p m Palestine time til a m CDTL but there was nothing to Indicate whether this order had been carried out. The Jews had said continued Arab attacks would force them to continue to defend themselves, and In the absence of any official ■ answf-r from the Arabs, it was assumed fighting continued There wax little fighting any where except Jerusalem Arab forces encircled the city, but within it they seemed little closer to victory than they liad a week ago. Determined Jewish resistance had left the Israeli still in control of most of the modern areas of the Holy City Nowhere else In Palestine had Arab attacks threatened Jewish positions seriously. Arabs had not been able to overrun even the more exposed Jewish areas, such ax the settlements in the Negev to the south, and in the Galilee region to the north. The main lawly of the Jewish state —the coastal plain from above Haifa on the north to below Jaffa on the south- had suffered nothing more than harassing Egyptian air raids Most observers had taken for gran'ed that the end of fighting In Pa’estine would find Jews still In possession of most of the territory the United Nations partition plan would have alloted them Now it began to appear that, if they could hold out a few daya (Turn To Five) • •— Retail Sales Clinic Planned Next Week Clinic Scheduled For June 1 To 4 The retail sales clinic, sponsored by the retail committee of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce and Indiana University. Is scheduled for June 1 to 4. inclusive. It was announced by R. J. Holthouse, chairman of the retailers' group Classes, which will be open to Chamber members and their employee. will be held each morning from 8 to 9:15 o'clock In the Adams theater. Mr Hotthouse said At present there are 46 reservations and all additional reservations mnst be received at the offke the Chamber of Commerce by Wednesday. May 26. It was pointed out by Mr. Holthouse that because of the cost of the clinic, there must be st iewst IM reservations or there is a likelihood that the school Wilt not be held All local retailers are urged to file their reservations Immediately so plans cm be completed by the last of this week The cliaics are held in many Iffdlaua cities Md towns Md the class-room lectures deal with everyday problems confronting employs*