Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 140, Decatur, Adams County, 14 June 1948 — Page 1

XLVI. No- MO.

OUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT BILL

[Candidates [Democratic k Ticket fcmplete List Not Kilable Pending Cvol Os Fees Ljpoli* June 14 — (t'P) — |j.t of candidate* lafic convention tn x'ate office* »«i Emo today, an hour after the K Mlin* arrived. E,h.lrman Ira Haymaker ■a, Mme* of ' »<’ candidates district appellate district supreme KMid sot announcer! until tjiM'Hstiient fee* had arE Hirmaker said their name* KjW before the deadline. Kua wed nearly an hour asLiiMdline that Miss Eudora E. yuhville. ninth district Epitic committeewoman, had Blor reporter of the supreme Lpliite court*. Enter said that alternate Cast larse. presidential elec presidential elecEgild be ele< ted from the conL* floor tomorrow. Eim! minute* filing flurry Ly ;( candidates Into the Intention arena. Elat «*« headed by former ■ Been F. S< hrbker and Harry lifliiii of Shelbyville as candi- ) for governor. ■Mate, for other important )M the ticket were Walter Ki Crown Point, and John Mu Bloomfield, for lieutenant Hit John F Ryan of Bloomk Pul L. Hillaamer of Marat Charles F. Fleming of but. for secretary of state; ■ X Ptopst of Terre Haute, pfkor of state; F. Shirley a See Albany, and Timothy Wm. Indianapolis, for treaadmte: J. Emmett McMana<f Indianapolis for attorney and Dean E. Walker of r for superintendent of pub■raction. trrp.rter of the supreme and k'» muits — Miss Eudora » MshriUa. rtsy-em* court Judge, fourth v.-tm name available. I wpellsie court judge, first Ikt- Warren W. Martin, Booni k appellate court judge, secIherirt — no name available, ilk films deadline for paying I MSMment fees arrived at * COT. party leaders worked k Democratic state platform •n npected to get tbe ap- * of the convention reaolu- * tsatnlttee tonight and the *“» delegates tomorrow. “* tbe planks expected to •kdsd sere those pledging a *• beaus, legislative reap■■mt. divorce of liquor and * »»d repeal of tbe state Ktu. ■•bile, observers believed •’•re T® Rap* Three I * Magley Pastor tolled Sunday Jj* Meusslinq Is Coined As Pastor Herbert A. Meussling. Wis., was formally “ Pastor of the Salem ” c>i »nd Reformed church y ®»nday eveningyo® ceremonies for the were also conducted * Messslin,-, father, the A M *“aeHng. of Osh Jb» installation service * by the Rev. Matthew of Hlugton. preetdem "k’hlganlndiana synod tastor. although Jus' y hl " theological studies T* Hosse seminary. Pty i «i June «. has ’be Magley church basis since Christ ntala'er* of the synod h- •■ the ceremonies ■« were the Rev. Otto » * Herbert Meek r ‘b« Rev William C. by W..,.. married and ■ZT * • old J S**** 1 ’ th * John a, **■ is now pastor at

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Eisler Conviction Is Upheld By Court Congress Contempt Conviction Upheld Washington, June 14 (UP| The U. S. court <>f appeals today upheld by a 2 to 1 vote the contempt of congress conviction of Gerhart Eisler, alleged Communist secret agent In the i'nlted States. Eisler also Is under conviction of passport fraud. He has been 1 sentenced to serve one to three years Imprisonment The govern--1 ment also has begun deportation proceedings against Eisler. These have been delayed by court action taken by Eisler. Eisler was cited for contempt last year when he refused to be sworn In for testimony before the house unAmerican activities committee At the time Eisler insisted on reading a statement before takng the witness stand. FBI director J. Edgar Hoover has called the German-horn Eisler the number one International Communist agent in the I’nlted States. Justice Bennett Champ Clark, writing the majority opinion, said “cur review of the record In this case has failed to disclose compelling reasons for reversing the judgment of the district court.” Eisler was fined ll.twto and sentenced to one year in jail after his trial In federal district court here In-fore judge Alexander Holtsoff. At the time of the trial Holtzoff overruled a demand hy Staler that he disqualify himself for prejudice and bias In hi* appeal, Eisler again raised this charge. But justice Clark said that Elsler’s claim of hostility was unjustified. Holtzoff* handling of the case was “proper" to confine the trial to “the pertinent issues." Clark raid. Justice James M Proctor agreed with Clark Justice E. Barrett Prettyman dissented. He said he thought the charges of prejudice were sufficient to require disqualification of Holtxof. Prettyman also said acquittal should have been directed in Elslar's esse because there was no Indication of what Eisler was called to testify about The justice said at the trial Eisler should have been allowed to explain what he intended to say in the three-minute statement he sought to explain to the hohse committee The committee at the time was investigating Communism. (’lark said that Eisler was on (Tnrn Te I’sse •)«» Mrs. Belle Poling Is Taken By Death Funero* Services Tuesday Afternoon Mr*. Belle Poling, 81. widow of George W Poling, died at 7 p tn Saturday at the home of a daughter. Mr*. William Strahrn. 339 North Ninth street after a two weeks illness of Intestinal Influenxa She was Istrn in Jay county Feb 13. 1867 a daughter of ( bar les and Nancy Clevenger-O’Don-ald. snd had resided here with her daughter since the death of her husband in 1935. ..... Rhe was a memlter ot the Mye Chapel Methodist church in Well* county Surviving are two Mrs. William Strahrn of thl* city and Mrs. Ocle Strahrn of Bluffton: two son. Ervin of Bluffton .nd Charles of Fort Wayne; two sis tors. Mrs. Jesse Weist *" d * r ’ Luther Cramer both of Bluffton. 12 grandchildren and six «[eat grandchlldr-n One daughter three brothers and one slater are deceased ... Funeral services wi.l be held Tuesday at I’M P«• , th f Btrahm residence snd at - at tbe Trinity Evangeli. al I nited Brethren church Dr. Charles E White officiating as«lsted by the Rev Rav Noland. Burial will lie in Gravel Hill qwnetery. west of Bryant The body was removed Renday from the Black funeral home to the Strahrn residence WEATHER Cloudy with occasional showers or thunder showers tonight and Tuesday- * •*«'• w * rn ’ ,r tonight. Cottar Tuesd.y noon. ■ a e

Supreme Court Ruling Favors VA Position Throws Out Claim On Vets Insurance Payment Increase Washington. June 14—<<TP> — The supreme court today unanimously threw out a far reaching ve>rans life Insurance < laim that would have boosted the cost of the government GJ insurance program by billion* of dollar*. The case concerned the method of paying insurance claim*. It ha* given the veteran* administration a bad case of jitters for the pa*t year. The agency estimated last fall that If the claim were upheld the government's potential liability on policies outstanding would go up from |,ir> 000,000.000 to at least 197.000,006,000, The veterans administration said the high court ruling in Its favor will speed up in it* plan to distribute Gl insurance dividends from surplus reserves. The case ha* Ireen a factor in holding up such distribution. If the government had lost the case, all surplus reserve* would have been wiped out. Chief justice Fred M. Vinson handed down the decision. h wax made on the claim of a Chicago woman. Mrs. Tillie Zasove. SB, beneficiary of a 15.000 policy taken out hy Adolph B. Pchwartt. a soldier who died In a Japanese prison camp during the war. She was his foster mother Veterans administration regulations authorise alternative wayp for beneficiaries to collect Insur aip-e. They may collect the value of the policy in regular monthly payments over a period of 10 years or they may receive the benefit* through a lifetime monthly in come. In the latter case the monthly < I'ere Te I'eae SI*I Warning Issued To Railroad Workers Fine, Jail Sentence Given Rail Worker Warning itinerant railroad workers stationed In Iterator that this community "will not stand for drunkenne**. rough-housings and knifings, similar to those that have occurred in neighboring towns.” Mayo.- John Doan today fined John W. Jarrett. 28. a railroad crew workman from Kentucky. )S and costs and sentenced him to 30 days in jail. Mayor Doan stated that he would suspend the last 20 days of the sentence, provided Jsrrett paid his fine and costs amounting to *ls. Jarrett was taken to the Adams county jail immediately to start his term. Jarrett was arrested Saturday night on Routh Second street by officer Toffee. The Mayor also frowned on dninken driving and when Theodore Brunner of Bobo pleaded guilty to that charge he was fined 225 and cost* totalling |35. his driver's license was suspended for six month* and he received a siimonth suspended penal farm sentence. The suspension hinges on Brunner paying the fine and costs today. Clinton Death, who was riding with Brunner, east of Decatur, when sheriff Hermsn Bowman picked them up Sunday niifht. was fined It and costs amounting to 111 when he pleaded guilty to public intoxication Prosecutor Myles Parrish rep resented the stat* at all three ot the hearings held at 10 o'clock this morning in mayor’s court. The affidavits were drawn by the prosecutor earlier ’hi* morning William Borgmann. 24. of Fort Wayne, is scheduled to have a hearing in Justice of tke peace court at 7 o'clock tosiight on a charge ot rockless driving Bled by sheriff Bowman last week The also arrested John Smltley of Decatur Saturday afternoon on a charge ot assault and batterv The warrant was signed by Floyd Hunter, justice of tbe peace. >”d time ot arraignment ba* not yet been set

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, June, 14,1948

Trinity Pastor Resigns Charge

Dr. Chas. E. White Resigns Pastorale Resignation To Be Effective July 5 Dr. Charles E. White, pastor of the Trinity Evangelical I’nlted Brethren church in thffi city for the past three years, announced hl* resignation Sunday morning to the congregation, effective July 5. In releasing a statement to the Dally Democrat today. Dr. White said. “It was with much reluctance and sincere regret that the decision was made to leave Trinity church and the city of Decatur." The resignation, which was a complete surprise, was in no say suggested by tbe congregation, but the result of Dr. White's anticipatacceptance of another position. He 'Stated his future plan* will be announced within the nar future. During Dr. White's three year* as pastor here. Hie ehuroh edifice han been completely renovated and redecorated, including a new roof over the entire structure, installation of a seml liturglcal chancel, the installation of a new three manual pipe organ, motion picture projector and many other improve menta The attendance for the morning service has been doubled, with a large Increase In the church school. Mure than 130 new members have been taken into the church, wi'h more than 70 baptism* In th* past two years. The church has also assumed tbe support of a missionary. Dr. Whit® served as president of the Decatur ministerial association during the past year and he and Mrs. White have peen active in civic and fraternal organisations in the city. A sut cessor to Dr. White will be (Turn T® I’sae Throe> Rent Representative In Decatur Thursday A representative of tbe area rent control office will be at the Decatur post office Thursday, for the convenience of Adams county people who wish to confer with him. Hl* office hours will be from 9 a m to 3 p.m

Republican National Convention Will Open One Week From Today

Philadelphia. June !4-r(VP) — The Republican preaidentlal contest moved on to Philadelphia today where leading candidates for (he party's 1948 grand prixe set up convention strategy headquart er*. The Republican national convention will be called to order one week from today. In the same ball the late FDR won a triumphant second term noinina 'lon in 1934 and tbe late Wendell Willkie stampeded tbe GOP in 1940. Neither party has been back here since. All hands including the esndidatee agree this is an open convention. Four arJ perhaps many more ballots will be cast before the GOP names It* man ot the year Rep Clarence J. Brown. R . 0.. beefy and confident, arrived to open Ren. Robert A. Taft's headquarters in tbe Benjamin Franklin hotel. Herbert Brownell, a soft spoken Nebraska-born New York lawyer, flung open door* of the Gov. Thomas E Dewey's high command at the Bellevue-Strat-ford. Harold E Stassen * campaign worker* beat both of them to the peach A Btaaeen-for-pre*l

Dr. Charles E. White, pastor of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church, ha* resigned the pastorate of the church, effective July 5. Dr. White's future plan* will be announced at a later date. He ha* been pastor of the Trinity church for the past three year*.

Public Library To Be Closed Evenings Summer closing hours wil! become effective for the Decatur publie library Tuesday, it was announced today Effective Tuesday the library wil) close each night at 6 o'clock. The summer schedule will Ice from 12:15 pm. each day to 6 o'clock each night There will Ice no evening schedule during the rest of June, and all of July and August Issues Court Order To Prevent Strike Maritime Strike Is Set Tuesday Night Washington. June 14—(UP) The government got one court order today and sought two more to block a nationwide maritime strike set for midnight tomorrow Federal Judge John M. Clancy in New York issued a temporary restraining order against the east coast part of the strike He also directed three maritime union* and 54 shipping companie* to bargain collectively He ordered a hearing Friday on tbe government's icetition for a preliminary Taft-Hartley Injunction against the threatened walkout. This would replace the temporary no-strike order. The government drew up papers asking similar orders in Cleveland and San Francisco against three other maritime unions and the companies who employ their members on the Pacific and the Great LakM. If the injunctions are granted, they would delay the strike at least 85’ days. The New York petition was filed by Joseph M Friedman, special assistant to Atty -Gen. Tom C. Clark. It asked for an order directing the shipping companies and *ix maritime union* to bargain collectively in goccd faith under the TaftHartiey law. Friedman said the threatened walkout would "cause the United Rtates to suffer Irreparable injury.” The six unions have threatened I rnra Ta !•■«» sis I

dent headquarters was opened on Walnut street last week It is going to lie a great show. The welcome-Repubiicans banners are beginning to flutter in the street*. Hotel keepers have thoughtfully advised their guests that single rooms which cost them 85 or 8« a day this week will jump to 112 the day the convention begins. For lio or a bit more you can have an excellent hut not elaborate meal tn the swankier spots, accompanied by a couple of drinks. There will be plenty of taxicabs except when you need one. California. Illinois. Indiana .Massachusetts. New Jersey and Pennsylvania are key states In this Republican contest. They are favorite ron etates and together will caat 281 votes. Tbe < andldate to which some or all of those stales makes a break somewhere during tbe balloting ta very likely to be the Republic aa nominee for president thia year. Dispute in the Pennsylvania orgißlzatlon may mean that the 78 delegatee from this state will scatter their fire apd fall to be a real factor ta electing the party's <Tur* T® F*s» Tw®>

Rules Committee Drops Opposition To Measure For Peacetime Draft

Truman Continues Blasts At Congress President Alters Homeward Schedule En Route With President Truman. June 14 (UP) — President Truman will take another cut at congress today with what may be Ma mo*t explosive blast at the Republican-controlled legislature to date. A member of the president’s staff said the speech would be a "Icox score” or. what Mr. Truman regards as the sins of omission of the 80th congress, which he already has labelled the "second worst" in history. The chief executive will speak at the Ambassador hotel in Ix>* Angeles under the auspice* of the Greater la>» Angeles Club He will arrive in lx»* Angeles by train at 10:10 a m. iPDTt and will lead a parade through the city Itefore lunch. I|i*. speech, which will be extemporaneous. Is scheduled for 1:30 p. m. By now. Mr. Truman ha* pretty well decided that congress won't give him much of what he wants before it quite for the national political coc,vention. But In a series o’ uypearances across the country, the chief executive has worked out a formula which he will follow right up to election day; blame the Republican congress for high prices and inadequate housing. Mr. Truman originally planned to give a prepared speech in Los Angeles But his top adviser* have been deeply impressed by the oratorical fire he threw into off-the-cuff appearances in Butte. Mont.. Spokane. Wash., and other places not scheduled for so-called major l I'Mra T« rove k«Nir» County Democrats To State Convention District Sessions Will Meet Tonight Headed by Gerald Vizard. Democratic county chairman, a large delegation of Adams county Democrats left today for Indianapolis to attend the state nominating convention, which will start tonight with district session*. The Democratic convention will use voting machines this year for the first time and Adams county delegate* will vote with the delegates from DeKalb. Noble and Whitley counties. Several contexts for spots on the state ticket were forming today. headlined by the gubernator ial contest between Henry Schricker and Harry McClain. A contest also wax in the making for the lieutenant-governor nomination. State senator Von Eichhorn of Weils county recently announced his desire for this place on th® Democratic state ticket and his friends in northern Indiana have been pushing his candidacy Eichhorn so far is the only candidate for any state office from the fourth congressional district Convention officer* and delegate* to the national convention will be chosen at district meetings tonight and the convention proper will get underway at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Permit Investors To Purchase More Bonds T. F. Graliker. county chairman of the U. S. bond committee, has been notified by the state bond office that institutional Investors will be permitted to purchase F and G U. R. savings bonds upward to I!.OOO.OM The former limit was lIM.MM These bends bear 2H per cent interest. Purchase by large investors of this particular issue is expected to spur the sale of bonds in the curreßf drive to the state's 8*7,5M».00* goal

House Passes Bill Extending Security Aid To Extend Federal Old-Age Insurance To More Persons Washington, June 14—(UF) — Congress today opened Its big preconvention push with a burst of action. The house started down the home stretch by passing a bill to make federal old-age Insurance available to 3,500,000 additional workers. At the same time, congress was put on notice by Sen George D Aiken. R . Vt., that It should pax* a long range farm program before it shut* op shop for the year. The senate Is planning to do that, but the house favor* just a two-year extension of present price supports. Republican leader* hoped to adjourn Saturday—two day* before the GO!* national convention in Philadelphia. What congress accomplishes ar failo to accomplish. In this crutial week will play a part In the 1948 pollttcsl cam psigß. The house, by a 237 to 2 standing vote, passed anti sent to the senate the bill to expand the roll* of the federal old-age Insurance system. Anti-Lynehing Bill The senate judiciary committee today approved an anti-lynching bill providing penalties up to death for memlter* of lynch mob*. The measure wax approved by vote of 10 to 3. Sen*. Edward H. Moore. R„ Okla.. Jume* O Eastland. D.. Mias, and J. William Fulbright. D. Ark. voted against It. Eastland Immediately threatened a filibuster should the Republican leadership call It up in the senate. "The statement Is made that what I* In the bill is already in the law.” Eastland told reporter*. "If that is true, it (the hill) is an attempt to humiliate the south ■nd I'm going to fight It until hell freeze* over.” Sen. Homer Ferguson, R , Mich., who sponsored the committee’s original bill, said he wax not satisfied with the approved measure. It did not contain hl* original plan for impo*ltion of money penalties upon municipalities or counties with police jurisdiction ■ Turn T<> Tforoet May Offer Concert Series In Decatur Meeting Tonight To Consider Proposals A representative of Community Concert Kerles, an organisation sponsored by Columbia Concert Actors, an agency which special ise* In placing entertainment ot the «hautauqua variety in cities snd towns, will meet with a group of Decatur citizens tonight at 8 o clock In room 307 of Itecatur high school Robert Mne. president of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce will preside al the meeting and If sufficient Interest is shown it is likely that Decatur will have ■ series ot program* starting thia fall Ail Interested persons and organizations are Invited to the meet Ing tonight If there is sufficient interest, an organisation will be formed to secure a location and also to take charge of the ticket sale. Mr. Lane said The organisation Is said to be one of tbe largest in this field of entertainment The concert ser lee would start here next fait and extend through the winter months. 9 Mr 1-ane said •

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Passage Seen As Virtually Certain As Final Block To Action Is Cleared Washington. June 14 -(UP)— The house rule* committee today approved the 19 through-2;, draft bill, clearing the way for virtually certain passage at this session of congress. The rules committee, last big roadblock in the way of peacetime selective service, abandoned its opposition and voted fi to 4 to clear the draft (or house action House Republican leader* had instated that it be cleared. Some of the members who voted “yes" did so re!u< tantly. A majority <»f the committee's membership oppose* the peacetime draft. But they voted "yes” at the insistence of the GOP leadership in order to give the full house mi opportunity to vote on the measure. The senate already ha* approved the draft, in slightly different form. Even It* opponent* conceded It will pax* the house easily, once It come* to a vote Draft opponent* had hoped to the end that the rule* committee would stand firm against leadership pressure and put the draft bill In the same pigeonhole to which It consigned universal military training earlier in the se/viott. Rule* committee chairman !a-<> E Allen. R.. 111. declined to reveal the name* of those voting for or against the measure. The bill will come to tbe floor open to amendment and subject to one motion to send it back to the armed service* committee The rule* committee proposed three hour* of general debate, in addition to the hour allowed to debate the rule setting procedure on the measure. Allen said that only one vote was taken on the question of reporting the hill on the floor. However, he said, there was a motion to table the measure that I*, pigeonhole it permanently in the rule* committee. Thl* wa» defeated 7 to 3. Allen also refused to reveal the voting lineup on that Issue He said that he assumed the measure would come up on the floor tomorrow. Rep. Forest Harness. R, Ind., probably was one of those who swung the vote to report out the bill. His Office had said earlier that although he is opposed to the draft he would vote "yes” to give it a rule so that it might be considered by the house. Up to two day* ago Harness, as the only memtier of the rule* committee still not committed, held the deciding vote on whether to grant the 19-throush-25 draft hill a "rule" for house consideration. He wax said to have made the deeixion to vote "yes" in compliance with a request by Republican leaders. who had put the draft on their must list. Today one or mote other meml>ers of the 12-man committee also were reported to have swung over to the “yes" column. The rule* group put off a vote on the bill until at least after 2 p m EDT when It will hear chairman Walter G Andrews. R.. N. Y, of the armed service* committee |T«,« T® P®«» Tbroet Flag Day Services Here This Evening Annual flag day services will he held at 7 o'clock this evening on the lawn of B F. O Elka home. North Second street, with the American legion and Veteran* of Foreign Wars posts joining with the fraternal organization in the service Frank Corbett. Fort Wayne attorney. will deliver the flag day address The Gag day ritual will be conducted by Walter Hcbng. Elks exalted ruler, and other lodge officer* Tbe ceremony will open with a parade from the legion home, led by color guard and tbe Decatur h:gh acbool band with member* of the service organisation, auxiliaries. and Boy and Giri Acouta ta the line of march.