Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 126, Decatur, Adams County, 27 May 1948 — Page 1

No 126.

IANDENBERG OPPOSES TARIFF RATE VETO

■ Probe Os Hftiderous' ■BftWcasfs I IK otor Von denberg K$ Inquiry Into ißeged 'Slanders' May 27 (VP) hi Arthur Van t,,|a. ;i-*>-d the senate* w. - 1 -mmittee to in "slanderou* ’m.-t.t foreign broad ftjft ... n.it.h- <barged that the prepared by the Naftgigj|| Hr ■ <•!• astlng companytheir home with "New England wan HjNwd on hypocrisy and Texas The script* O Vol. e of America" broad ■mt learned to Latin Ameri ft. jfiftsnher.- told reporter* he ../- •! the deport ftpjMl’ hud pictured tile KtatW and ' haracteristlcs of ftlHt*!: terms tar less than flatft Hifti.l that he had asked < hair ftattftoiio I KergitHon of the Henft(MM<- t»t.<s investigating to make an immediate ■ fftet.her, suggested that it he alvisable to trim the littim shortwave broadcast* ftMMfrmu th.-ir present .100.000 ftatfftda.H in order to afford probroad a»t* were read on ■ ••ft* 11 '" ,l ""’ •»Y Men K toil.died off one of the -.-. ions of iriti.ism di ftpM at the state department HH I. d Broadcasting coin to the depart fthaftti.ol .irme.l out broadcast ftP^ft 1 ”’" for the program* in jxit the blame on two of ftP*l'' " ■ and said they already ■b*h>: 1,.,.,-<i from their post* in asking FerguftHftioaninttee to take over the gftHiga'ioii explained that he it to g,. t a "fresh" *' 'l' 'he matter Vanden BBS «.-mito foreign relation* earlier this year had a hill authorizing the HH program* said Ferguson al ftHft was at work on the Inquiry NBC* state mg the blame on two of senator* said it gftftwa' the state department* to supervise the because it was part of s official onuseas activates. of the senatorial ire was of Spanish language proHft beamed to last in America FSIw h th “ h, * tory an, l custom* I state* were described I far from flattering. passage *aid "New England on hypocrisy and on tin |M New York. NBC vice presi- [ *’iiliam F Brook* said the j Program* were broad I ****«! month* ago." time." he said, "change* I Jf 'Turn To Pag.. Rist w»ous Boys Town fhoir Appearance In Decatur Nov. 17 death of Father Flanagan ft? 0 ' cancel the appearance here ft' Boy* Town choir next fall, ft S t ‘ d Johnson corresponding Os the Pai lota Xi soror ■«« beer, advised. famous choir of 50 voice* Ji <h> a ro "‘*rt at the Junior ; Jft* hl<h * rhoo * on Weduesdav November 17 On the prev Bight the choir will sing in and on the following Q ** *’ r °” Wayue. ■ft" sorority is sponsoring the appearance here, bol all ftft? ’* rv ‘ce and fraternal organ lift o®* 0 ®* "ill be asked to cooperate Town ni«ht in De ft| 4 ■ MJ WtA ™** tT? ,r today. Friday partly f* u r with scatter**) shower* wreet portion*. b». [*'*• eeolsr nori* and ft*' pertieisa.

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Anderson Factory Destroyed By Fire Anderron. Ind.. May 27 (VP) The (Mater Brothers Rubber Co. was destroyed early today by a fire that caused an estimated damage of 176,000. The blaze broke out in the storage department and quickly spread to other part* of the plant, a three story brick building. Julian (llazer. plant owner, said a targe quanity of machinery and scrap rubber wa» destroyed. o Judge Eichhorn Os Bluffton Dies Today 11 I, Noted Jurist Dies Early This Morning At Bluffton Hospital j William H. Eichhorn. 61, Judge • of the Well* circuit court, and one ■ of the leading Juri*ts in the mid f diewest, died at 7:30 o'clock this, ■ morning at the Well* county ho* ■ pital in Bluffton. The holed judge's death was ■ caused by coronary occlusion. He [ was stricken Sunday morning at • his home, 534 South Main street. In Bluffton, and was removed to 1 the hospital, where his condition • had been critical since hi* admiti twice. • Judge Eichhorn, well known in • Decatur, where he had appeared in the Adam* circuit court in innumI arajde cases, and had also acted as a special judge in scores of ' trials, was recognized a* one of • the midwest's leading attorneys The judge was active until the I time of hi* fatal illness in court activities at Bluffton, and was a • leading member of a special com- • mlttee appointed by Governor • Gates to recodify the maze of laws • on the Indiana statute*. r A lifelong resident of Wells, ' county. Judge Eichhorn was a graduate of the Bluffton schools attended Indiana State Normal ‘ school and the I'nivendty of ’ Michigan law school, and had been a practicing attorney in Bluffton since 1893. 1 He served as judge of the Wells ' circuit court from 1912 to 1918. • and wa* again elected judge in 1942. serving on his final year of (Turn To O*«e Mini g ; Record Attendance ' Set At Bible School No Classes Monday Because Os Holiday I — - ' Record attendance at the Decatur daily vacation Bible gcbool was I reported today hy Mrs. Russell I Owens, dean of the school, which opened for the annual two weeks - schedule of ins)ruction. ' Mrs. Owens reported an attend • ance of 37« children Wednesday the highest enrollmen: on record I for the school The school also har the largest faculty membership in history. Because of the largo number In attendance, two worship period* are held daily, with the calldren t divided azcording to age groups Ministers of the participating churches conduct these worship The school, which •• *|M»nMored ’ by the Decautr ministerial associa [ Hon. will close Friday. June 4. with in interesting program planned for the closing night1 Mrs. Owens also announced to day that no <-lease* will be held ' Monday. May 31. becau*e of Hie Memorial day holiday. • ®— 1 . Elwood Grocer Is i Victim Os Holdup i Elwood. Ind . May 27 - (l'P> - • state and local police today launch *4 a search for two men who entered the Perry grocery store at the «ou h edge of Etwooi last night and held up the proprietor The groceryman said the men. aboat 36 or 40 years old. held him up at the point of a gun and escaped with from 3460 to M ’»• store s money »

Plead* Innocent In “Elopement” With Pupil inHEHftBI Eftft,«*iiT J ARRAIGNED for the second time at Syracuse, N. Y.. on a Mann act charge Donald N. Brown. 44 of ElI wood, Ind., a high acbool teacher, pleaded not guilty ami signed a consent to return to Indiana. Brown I *1 egediy abandoned hi* Wife and four children in Elwood, and was found living in up state New York | ! with Verna Jean Parrili, 18. (left), shown with her mother. Mrs Rose Carpenter. Mrs. C arpenter, who I once wa* a pupil of Brown, can* to Syracuse and attempted to provide bond for both her daughter and th-* teacher. |

Decatur Boy Badly Hurt Last Evening Ronald Murphy Is Critically Injured Two boys were hurt, one critically. when the bicycle they were ridIng wan (truck by an auto one and one-hair miles north of Decatur on I'. S. 27, at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening Ronald Murphv. 13. son of Mr. (nd Mrs. Harold Murphy, of 724 West Adams street. la in a critical condition at the Adam* county memorial hospital here, believed to be suffering from a basal skull fracture and other lesser Injuries Daniel Thomas, 13. son of Mr and Mrs. Bryce Thoinaa of 222 South Third street, suffered a fractured left heel and minor I lacerations. He was released from the hospital after treatment. Investigation by police authorities revealed that the two boys were on a bicycle enroute north when the accident occurred. The Murphy lad was pedalling the vehicle and the other boy was riding on the crossbar of the blcvcle. They were accomponied by Michtel Kohne. 12. son of Dr. and Mrs. G. J Kohne. of this city, who was riding a second bicycle. The car Involved In the accident was driven by Dr. Charles Pfahler. 30. of Cincinnati. 0., and a -esident -physician of the Good Samaritan hospital in that city He told police that as he was enroute north about 50 miles per hour, the two boys on the bicycle ■olng In the same direction suddenly made a left turn -presum ahly toward a lime pond, where they intended fishing He swerved bls car to the left, since the Kohne tTurn To Psge Wevent - • Miss Rose Selher Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Saturday Morning Funeral services for Miss Rose Sether. who died Wednesday at her home in this city, will be held at the St. Mary's Catholic church at 9 o'clock Saturday morning with the Very Rev. Msgr J. J SeimeU officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. The body will be removed from the Zwick funeral home to the real dence. 1139 West Monroe street at 4 o'clock this afternoon Miss Sether was born In Henry county. HI.. Sept 21, IMS. a daughter of Mathias and Margaret Boch-Sethor, and had lived In De ■atur practically her entire life She was never married She had been in failing health for the past four yean She was a member of St Mary'* Catholic church and the Third Order of St Francis Surviving are two Maters. Mis* Mary Sether of Decatur and Mias Lena Sether of Fort Wayne; two niece*. Mn James Lose of Decatur and Mn Earl Barnett of Detroit. Mich., and a nephew. Edward Vian of this city Three brothen and three ulsters are deceased

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 27, 1948

$400,000 Loss In Indianapolis Fire Indianapolis. May 27 — (VPI — Spontaneous combustion wa* believed today to have caused the fire at the Consolidated Process Rublier Co. here yesterday that destroyed a building and caused nearly Itno.qtM) damage Fire chief Roscoe McKinney said the north wall of the plant was blown out hy an explosion The fire consumed machinery and alxiut S2OO.MM> worth of scrap rubber. —— - -—o — Cify To Observe Two-Day Holiday War Veterans Hold Ceremonies Monday Decatur and community today began to plan for the twoday lioll day in connection with the annual observance of Memorial Day. Since the holiday actually fall* on a Sunday, the obaarvance will be officially marked on Monday, making the event two days in length. The observance will be marked hy almost a complete suspension of business and industrial operations. a survey discloed today. Mot industries will close all department*. except those vitally needed. Only the theater*, and perhaps a few restaurant*, con fectionerles and service station* will be open In the downtown business section. All other business house* the (Turn To Psge H*ven>

McMillen Industries Turning Tract To 'City Os Recreation'

The transformation of a hitherto unsightly and unused tract into a vertiMe "City of Recreation" for the cltizenery of the ci'y a* well as McMillen Industries, Inc employes. has become a reality, a surrey of Soya park revealed today. Velvety. green grass, hundreds of newly planted trees and shrubs, proride an appropriate setting for undoubtedly the moat varied re--reational facilities in the city's history. With only a few of these activites restricted to company employes and attaches, the balance of the park area has become a center of attraction to many of the community's adults as well as its voungsters. Tbe area, located on the south videos west-bound Second street in tbe area near the McMillen plants, for some time a center vs play for the kiddies, now boasts some of the moot modem playground equipment in this sec lion Stainless steel slides, rubberguarded swings, a giant stride, mer ry go-round and a jungle gym in shining aluminum paint beckon to tbe children — after a renovation of all equipment becomes necessary due to the vandalism of last Hal loweea Some of tbe shrubs in the park came from the private estate of the company Rntnder. Dele W. McMillen, at Fort Wayne A similar. if miniature playground, also has l>een equipped on Master Dri'e Tbe moat amazing transforms- ■ Hon. however, can be seen on the

State Fund To Aid Highways, Streets To Use Funds Here On Repair Projects The more than *42.000 which Decatur and Adams county will receive from the state cigaret tax revenue- -If and when they receive it will not <9>me amis*. Mayor John M Doan stated that the city's share of the ••,000.000 which I* *2.851 54 would be used in a general manner for street repairs. if the law permits He agreed that Decatur, like most other cities, is far short of necea*ary funds for current repairs. This is caused mainly by the high cost of materials, labor, etc. in proportion to the amounts that can he set up each year for the purpose. Phil Sauer, county highway su’ierlntendent. declared that "three time* that murk wouldn't | he too much" when awked how the county could use the *3!>.8fi4.30 allocated here. He, too, a*serted that Adam* county, like all other counties, doe* not have sufficient fund* for pul ting county highways in the shape officials would like to keep them Practically all city officials, both city and county, agreed that they weren't being any too hasty about planning usage of the money until they learned definitely 'he unit* were going to receive it—and the manner in which it could be used State officials, too. have agreed that the *tate gas and license rev- ■ II ■ I I ■ I. — ■ I ■> (Turn To Puce

north side, where once only a lime dump greeted the eye. There, yards upon yards of dirt were hauled in as a fill and a bulldozer went to work A ball i>ark with bleachers, an outdoor volleyball court, badminton court, archery bleachers for the ball games — some night games under lights, a putting green for golfers to practice approach shots and putts, horseshoe courts — all these and more. too. are either built or being built. Tbe ball diamond attracts more and more players and spectators In addition to a Centra! Soya softball league of six teams, tbe Decatur IJons club baseball loop starts play Sunday afternoon at 1:30 pm. A double • header each Sunday afternoon during the rest of the season is carded there. The Soya company has one of Its own teams in that league, too. Tbe new bleachers are In the process of construction The hundred trees — including a grove of the fast-growing Chinese elm variety — some day will provide ample shad- for the picnic grounds and tbe various other recreational diversions — Including the annual McMillen day celebra tion and tbe company picnic, the latter now being held at Sun Set park Three drinking fountains are located In the park areas. Tbe small lake — once known In Decatur as Green Waters — has become a fisherman • paradise tor tbe company fibbing club of some <Turs Te Fvgs Seven)

Voices Opposition For House Measure Allowing Veto Power To Congress

I Tell City Farmer Is Killed In Accident Tell city. Ind.. May 27 — (VP)— A••-year-old farmer. William D. DuPont, was killed yesterday near here when a car driven hy his older brother, August, rati off a highway, —— o Arab Nations Preparing To Compromise I ■!, II ■ — Arabs Expected To Ease Condition For Truce In Palestine Lake Success. N. V.. May 27 (VP) The Arab nations are preparing to reduce their conditions for a truce In Palestine and perhaps give up demands for the complete surrender of the new slate of Israel. reliable diplomatic sources said today. These sources, usnallv correct on the tangled Palestine Issue, said the rounalcout rejection by the Arabs of the ’ecurlty council ceasefire appeal indicated a willingness to compromise Two Important facts point to compromise. these sources said I Some Arali diplomat* now ad • mlt privately that the Jewish state is a reality. 2. Members of the Arab league! are far from agreed on the policy they should follow in the military and political struggle for Palestine. "The fighting still goes on." said one source, “but the door seem* to lie opening to a retreat from the insistence on wiping out ail semblance to a Jewish state.” The Vnited Nations security coun II convened an afternoon meeting to consider the Arabs* counter offer to consider, within a 48-hour time limit, any proposals for an CTurn To Paae Hive 0 — Says Communists Raising Huge Fund Legion Commander Makes Charge Today Washington. May 27 — (VP) — A former American Legion national commander charged tcalay. that Communists are raising a 3500.00 U war chest to defeat the houseapproved bill to curb Communism. Paul Griffith, the former Legion commander, told the senate judiciary committee that this evidence has boon found by the Legion's national Americanism cc>inmi**ion research staff “•Every fellow traveler, stooge and deluded dupe has l>een thrown into the line." he said "Communist propaganda ha* been -dantied with consummate cunning and guile. “In the main, the tried and trusted old radical scare tactic of using the constitution and bill of rights as a shield has proven most effective A few otherwise intelligent, patriotic- and well-informed citizen* have already made abundant ■ise of typical Communist argument and propaganda device* In attacking or opposing the bill." The senate committee |* bidding hearing* on the bill — popularly known as the Mundt Nixon MU. The measure would impose tight restrictions on the Communist party and Communist*, requiring their annual registration with the Justice department and making it mandatory for the party to sever all relations with Russia. Critics maintain the bill Is un constitutional Hut another witness before the committee today, attorney Donald Richberg who was an NRA administrator during the new deal, said the bill was const it u e (Turn T'' Fuss Th*we»

GM Agreement May Be Basis Os Settlement General Electric May Propose Same Formula To Union By Vnited Pre** j A wage formula worked oat by i General Motors and the CIO Vnited Automobile Worker* may oe tried out a* u basis for wage agreement* In other Industrie*. Il appeared today L. R. Boulware, vice president of General Electric. «ald hi* com pany may ask the CIO Vnited Electrical Worker* Vnion to try to work out the same sort of agreement for GE* 12a.(WM) employes The GM agreement Includes provision for restudy of wage scales on a cost-of-living basis. Chrysler corporation and the auto worker* union tried once more to end a strike at Chrysler plants by 75.000 empoyes. Pre ' sumably they were dlscus«tng a settlement on the basis of Iho 1 GM agreement. Here were th* latest development* In the nation's labor affairs Automobiles—Chrysler and CIO auto worker official* began another bargaining session aimed lat ending a strike, now In its third week A Chrysler official ha* predicted that a settlement based on the GM contract may he worked out by tomorrow Menn while, the Ford Motor company annonm-ed it would begin wage negotiations with the I'AW on June 14. a month ahead of schedule Ford has notified I'AW off!cla's that it intends to seek wage reductions rather than allowing increase* Coal—John L. and other negotiators for the Vnited Mine Workers began meetings with ahthrac'ite producers to work out a new contract for 80.000 hard coal miner* The union hinted it wou'd a«k for an Increase In the 10-cent-per-ton royalty on coal which finance* its health and welfare fund Ix-wi* is under orders to appear in federal court next Wednesday for refusing to bargain with soft coal producer* un le*s the Southern Coal Operator* (Turn To Pniee Twol ■ -O —■■—— — U. S. Sends Second Protest To Lebanon Internment Os 41 Citizens Protested Washington. May 27 — (VP) — The state department said today it has sent a “second protest" to Le banon over the internment of 41 Americans who were taken from a V. 8. ship bound for Israel. Press spokesman Michael McDermott said, however, that he could not disclose the nature of this protest. He said it was vent last night to American minister Ixtwell Pinkerton and he did not know whether the Milanese government had received it yet. He said the department has received no word on Pinkerton's poll of the 41 American citizens to see how they felt about Lebanon a pro poaal that they lie sent straight liack to the Vnited States In replyIng to the first protest. Lebanon refused to release the Americans unless they were repatriated to the VnlteM States The Americans were seised on the S S. Marine Carp eight days ago when It docked at Beirut en route to Israel The Lebanon government charged that the AmertiTurn T" P*ts Threei

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Says Principle Os Reciprocal Trade Is Indispensable In Today's World Washington May 27 — (VP) — Senate president Arthur H Vandenberg < ante out today ugainst giving congress even a limited veto on tariff rates negotiated under reciprocal trade agreement* with other nations. Vandenberg I* chief Republican foreign policy spokesman in the senate. Hi* stand put him In direct opposition on that one point, to the ideas of Republican leader* in the house. The house yesterday passed a bill by virtually a party line vote to extend the reciprocal trade law for only one year. The bill di recta President Truman to get recommendations from the tariff commission on any new trade agreements. It give* congrea* a veto over any tariff-cutting agreement that goes beyond those recommendations. The administration wants a threeyear extension of the law with no new limitation*. The I present act. which expires June . 12. permits tariff cut* of up to 50 percent hy executive agreement Vandenlierg told reporter* the principle of reciprocal trade should lie preserved "unweaken1 ' ed” liei ause 4t I* "lndt*pensable ‘ im today's world " j Vandenberg, a Michigan Republican. said h<- is willing to go along with all provisions of tht house bill except the one of glvt ' congress a veto Other Republican leader* predicted ear'ler that the senate will ' go along with the house to limit the extension of the world trade program to one year Other congressional news: A senate committee usked this country to let the world know 'j now that It wl against “any i armed attack" affecting V. 8. security The senate foreign relations committee unanimously approved a resolution by its chairman. Arthur H. Vandenberg, aimed at strengthening the Vnited Nations ami encouraging mutual defense pacts among insecure nations. The resolution would not commit this country to direct participation in such pacts or to shipment of arms abroad It would leave such decisions for < cingress to make later on. MacArthur—The senate appropriations committee voted 17 to 2 to ask Gen Douglas MacArthur to come home from Tokyo "at an early date" and testify on foreign Mpendlng needs. Isacson—Rep l>-o laacaon. Alp. N Y. was testifying before the senate Judiciary committee against a house-aproved bill to curb communists Chairman Alexander Wi ey asked him If he was a communist I*.i<mor shoutwl "No" and added “I am not a communist atr The very fact that you ask that question is an indtca’lon of what this bill pro. poses to do.” Oleo —The senate finance com- ■ Turn Tn face Mi*> . € — — - — Retailers, Clerks Uraed To Purchase Tickets For Clinic » f t'hamher of Commerce members and their employes planning to at- * tend the retail sales clinic next week were urged t'>day to buy tbeir tickets at the C. of C. offk-e R. J. Hott house, retail director of the Chamber, stated that admission to ’ the rlinic June 14 at the Adam* 1 theater, will lie hy ticket only and these must be purchased in ad- ‘ vance. ' The daily classes will be held from 8 to •:!• am and will cover 1 a variety of subjec ts of internet to 1 retail store owners, clerka. Insursnee men and all service organiz.9 tioas Mr Jlolthouae announced also • that stores in the city will not oK ' serve tbr ciiitnmtn Tburedav sf teranoa rioting nut stars they wfll he closed Monday i« observanee of Menmrta! n»y.