Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1948 — Page 1

Bh(LV’!. No. 151.

BRITAIN PROTESTS BLOCKADE OF BERLIN

Bal Contract Lilies End I Wage Fight JLnoeors To Signal WKol Collapse Os iHold-l-ine Campaign June 26—(UP)S|V j, jawin' new contract ap tudav i<> Hitcnal the final o f intliisirv a hohi the line a "third round" ware iru rrasea. |K^ lu lat|on by U. 8. Steel and companies to lewis' 9K awards removed virtually resistance In the once|K,<n,nt That front was broken K, (h neral Motors Corp . and ■K General Electric. WestingK _ni other big companies In two weeks. |K^. l( h ti.e steel companies |Hp ~.i actually signed a conJK with I-ewis - United Mine their spokesmen have In they will go along "re-IKt-c with the 11-a-day pay the 20 cents a ton wel These were the i»in ( ” ~f ,h ** agreement SKpj yesterday by Lewis and pnxlui Ing 70 pen ent of s coni. SKp <ompanies. which run aptlve" mines, balk My th- :»M minute on Initialing |Kntr»:t that continued the |Hkt«hi>P without an election by labor relations board |Kg Moti.itor* claimed this was |Kb.':-r. .! the Taft Hartley law it,formed sources said ummmiee will not demur They predicted a set|Knt be'ore the miners return Julv b from their annual shhh iwgan today. |Mi«?*|g; coal fact-finding board to the White House today that the steel com refusal to sign Involves no to the national safety the hold the line cam against wage boosts suf another setback when the Company of America that it had granted of in to 16 cents an hour CIO I nited Steelworkers Bbl by Philip Murray. The simultaneously inc reased pel <■ of aluminum one cent Brand left th., telephone, shipping |Ml railroad industries among the holdouts against "third boosts. The steel com bate not offered a pay raise |Mlto Murray s steelworkers, bitt a development is said to be works |BMose can see that big teel s Is untenable,*' said one 'lose to the Industry There been several reports that |®b logger any question about a Ml nsand wage boost for Mur only how much and when M Moses, chief negotlam**’ - s Steel in the coal talks. Pay hike "will add to t he cost of mln U 2* 1 Producing steel " The ■Jw <‘Mi association estimated W* tht raises will cost homeown ■■‘out Accents a ton more for M* l ** l - of the coal wage In l« a reversal of the posl ■M Udes by U. S. Steel last W At that time the company JT* union demands for a sub HF* * y ,xx * t Instead, it re W'pnre” «».000.000.a year and M ** !(, Tr. was followed by sev steel firms jSjJ ,er Democrats [ 5 “orty Convention HJ*J*Mnlls. June 26 -<UP>*tate secretary John B*' <l today that a spec lai train ■J”** delegation of some 15u Democ rats would leave for ‘ national convention at July 16. M, ***»»tion. headed by forme’ ■J" B*tnuel I) Jackson. Port ■T*J»»ortte-son candidate for vice-presidential will arrive in PhilsMl* 1 °* <>• afterncxm of July I WtATM *" L... “ and r-ARtinuffri ggEjgg » vvWWW HI ' *** and humid Mm l *. *** <a y- with natter M* *** •**"'

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Kocher Lumber Co. Looted Last Night Over S2OO In Cash Is Taken From Safe Thieves, probably professionals, entered the office of the Kocher Lumber Co. on first street some time during the night, ripped and cut through the ba<k of the safe and escaped with lietween |2OO and |3oo fn cash and an undetermined number ot checks. Local police have asked that state fingerprint experts and detectives be sent here today to assist In the effort to run down the burglars. The theft was discovered at 6:30 o'clock this morning. The thieves entered the office by prying through a door. The back of the safe has two steel sheets and a layer of asbestos between the two thickness ot steal. The first thickness was pried off and the insulation was chopped away Then the remaining thickness of steal was pried off and all of the contents of the safe were removed. Papers were thrown all over the office. All cash in the safe was taken and a number of checks are missing. Police are Investigating several clues and efforts will be made immediately to obtain some fingerprints. Time of the burglary was placed between 10:30 last night and 6:30 o'clock this morning The rear of the safe is concealed from the street and it was pointed out that the thieves could have been at their work some time without being discovered, as they were not visible from the street. lax*al polic-e Icelleve the Job took at least an hotfr and a half. Chief James Borders contacted state police at Ligonier Investigation har started ami the local probe will be augumented by state police officers Impiedidtely. Refinery Is Wrecked By Explosions, Fire Louisville. Ky . June 26 -tl’PI— A series of explosions and a fire that followed here early todaywrecked the Aetna till Co., refinery and injured at least three jiersoas One employe. Thomas Young. was badly burned, while two others. Ophie Skeen. 40. and Raply Edwards. 26. received minor injuries. Another man may tee missing In the blast but company officials would give no information. Truman Krueckeberg Rises Here Tuesday Body Os Veteran Is Returned For Burial Funeral services will Ice held Tuesday for T 5 Truman F. Krueckeberg of Union township, who was killed in action In the invasion of Luxon Philippine is lands. Feb 15. 1645. The war veterans body will arrive In Decatur at !<’ P m M,,n ' day and will be taken to the Zwick funeral home’, where services »wi l be held at 2 o'clcw k Tuesday afternoon The Rev. K. B Allwardt will officiate, and burial will Ice in the Immanuel Luth eran church cemetery, with Adams Post 43. American Legioa. conducting military rites. Pallbearers will I* Lawrence Steele. Louis Krueckeberg. Fred ertek Kreisemeyer. Noricert Bleeke Ralph Hleeke and Otto Krueckeberg The veteran entered servlc • Jan IP. 1942. and was sent over .ea. in Julv 1943 He attended the Immanuel Lutheran grade school and graduated from the Monmouth high school Prior to -..lering service he was emplor ed by the Central Sugar Co .In thia elty and the Wayne Pump Cota Fort Wayne. Surviving in addition to the par ants are two brothers. Morris and Melvin, and four sisters. Mrs Dorwin Dresal-r and Mrr He lamin Miller and the Misses .er trade and irene Krueekeherg. Driver Killed As Auto Hits Truck Mitaeville Ind.. Jette -*amu. A Llndsav. 44. Terre Haute -a. killed la.tj >•«» when his automobile «•»< control and m U 8 40 near here neru» Johnson r. Indianapolis, driver of the truck, was uninjured.

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Warren Joins Dewey On Republican Ticket

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GOV. EARL WARREN of California, his admiring wife and three pretty daughters looking on. addresses the closing GOB convention session in accepting ihe vice-presidential nomination. Following his appearance, the 194 X convention adjourned.

Man Found Injured On Railroad Track Believed Slugged, Thrown From Train David Riley. 64. Bradenton. Fla who was a passenger on the early morning northbound Pennsylvania train trorn Richmond, was found in a semi-conscious condition on the tracks between Berne and Geneva at about 7 o'clock this morning. Riley was brought to the Adams county memorial hospital, where his condition has not been determined Passengerr ot the northbound Pennsylvania train, which runs from Cincinnati. O. to Mackinaw City, Mich., said that Riley had displayed a large amount of money on the train. ft is believed by those investigating the Incident that Riley was robbed and slugged and his body was thrown from the train as it sped toward Fort Wayne. Several nassengers said they had seen Riley displaying a large amount of cash on the train. Sheriff Herman Bowman was called Into the investigation, and questioned Riley. William Barber, local agent for the Pennsylvania railroad, reported the incident to the sheriff's office and an immedl1 rare Te l’ns» > Infant Is Drowned In Kitchen Sink New York. June 26 — (UP) — Five month-old Barbara Kaslck of Brooklyn was drowned in the kitchen sink yesterday when her mother, Mrs. Ann Kaslck. 24. fainted while washing her. Mrs Kaslck told police she had undergone a major operation recently and had been weak since her dis charge from the hospital. First Registration For Draft Aug. 16 Initial Inductions Likely On Sept. 22 Washington. June 26—(UP) — The first registration under the new peacetime draft will be on Aug 16. national defense offlctala Mid today. . The delay Is necessary, they Mid. in order to give the proposed 4.000 draft board" throughout the nation a chance to get organised These officials estimated that by Aug. 30 th. »«t question Miras will he in the mail to drafteligible men In the 19throwh-» ng, group After they are clasa fied the oldest of the 1A s will ba called up first. Barring an emergency, however, nobody will be Inducted Wore Sept. 22. Meanwhile, the army, navy and air force panned to annoance. probably Monday, that they are throwing open their ranks to en listments by IFysar-old. for oao .ears' service An ll yosrold can .wape the 21 month draft by en listing for, 12 months and tkoa serving >• r *‘* nr *

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, June 26, 1948

BULLETIN Washington, Juns M. —(UP)— AFL president William Green said today that the AFL'a political league will "never" support the Dewey-Warren Republican presidential ticket. Van Horn Releases Funds For Miners Distress Benefits To Be Paid Miners Washington. June 26—(UP)— Exra Van Hom. operator trustee of the United Mine workers 1947 welfare and retirement fund, said today he had released the strings on 642.000.000 in the fund Van Hora told a reporter that he had notified banks to honor checks on the fund with or without hl* signature, provided they are sign ed by John 1.. Lewis, union presl dent and trustee, and Hen. Styles Bridges. R . N. H.. third trustee. His action means that the union can begin payments Mondsy on distress benefits totaling almost 620.04/0.000 to 127.006 heneilclanc" In 26 statoa. The obligations are for a 10-month period ami could nM have been met from the 1946 welfare fund which will be exhausted next Wednesday. I>wls claimed during the contract negotiations that the bene fh-laries "are related hy blood to every man working in Ihe coal mines.” Van Horn's action also released 65.000.000 for pensions of 1100 a-month to miners aged 62 with 20 years service who have retired since May 29. 1946. Thousands of anplications have been received The ffrst pensions probably will be paid within the next 30 days. The rules and regulations of the 1946 and 1947 funds will be merg ed with those of the 1943 fund for which the union will begin collecting 20-centa-a-ton on all coal mined after next Wednesday. The union rw elved 626,000.000 from the five cents a ton royalty paid to Ihe 1946 fund The 1947 fund receipts will total 145.000.000 when June payments are received. Estimated revenue of the 1943 fund is 1100.000.000. In addition to okaying payments from the 1946 fund. Van Horn will withdraw his suit to prevent Its assuming obligations of the 1946 fund He will not appeal from the decision of federal Judge T Alan GoMshorough last Tuesday upholding the Lewlaßridges pen sion plan. Hovworth Infont Is Taken By Death Diane Kay Hayworth, infant daughter of W. H. and Nljol Hay worth of this city, died at 4 p. m Friday, seven hours after birth at the Adams county memorial hospital. Surviving in addition 'o the parent* are ths grandpar enta. Mr and Mr*. Frend Hay worth of Ruaaellville. and Mr. and Mrs. Burchard Zachary of Crawfordsvil's. Funeral service* will be held •t 4 o'clock this afternoon at the Zwick funeral home, with Dr Ger aid H. Jomo officiating Burial will be ta the Decatur cemetery.

French Township Votes For Merger School Merger With Berne Is Favored French township resident* yesterday voted to merge their school system with the town of Berne In the special election held at Election school house. The unofficial vote was 174 for consolidation and 99 against the merger. The official vote will be filed some time today by Ell Graber, trustee, after the canvassing board checks the tally. Graber will file the results with county clerk Ed F. Jaberg. The French township advisory board, which Is the canvassing board in a special election, met at 10 o'clock this* morning at the Graber home and made the official count The result of the election means that there will lie no school buildings In French township, effec Hve at once. All elementary school and high school .pupils will he transported to the Berne schools and trustee Graber automatically will become a member of the consolidated school board. The French township advisory board will name a second French township resident as a board member, and the Berne town council will elect two members. These four will select a fifth school board member and this board of five will govern the school affairs of Ihe town of Berne and all of French township. Plans will start immediately at the present site of the Berne schools to erect temporary build Ines and otherwise provide for the additional school population. Plans will be worked out as soon as school board members sre named it was learned today. Dewey-Warren Slate Is Slap At Congress Viewed As Bid To Shake Off Record Washington. June 26—(UP)— The Republican party's DeweyWsrren ticket was viewed in Dein ocratic circles today as a GOP bid "to shake off the albatross record of the 30th congress." Democratic national chairman J. Howard McGrath said the choice of the two governors represents a "panicky scramble to try to cover up the record of congress with a 'new look.'" “The ruthless decision to lock up the Tafts snd Martins and Hallecks and Bricker* like *o many skeleton* in a closet until after the election was finallxed when the Dewey machine steamrollered Wsrren through the convention." said McGrath

Ben. Joseph C. O'Mahoney of Wyoming, who has tieen mention ed a* a “possible vice presidential running mate for President Tru man. described the Dewey-Waren ticket a* a "repudiation" of OOP leader* on Capitol Hill. O'Mahoaey said it la "doubtful whether Dewey could have carried <Tera Te Pwae *<»»

Military Governor For Britain Makes Protest Os Blockade In Berlin

British Intend To Remain In Berlin Despite Moves By Soviet Government London. June 26—(UPl— The British intend to stay. In Berlin despite a "ruthless attempt by the Soviet government to create a state of siege.” the foreign office said In a formal statement today. The foreign office statement ran counter to mounting speculation that the western Allies might he considering the possibility of having to get out of Berlin If the Russians kept on the heat. Britain. France and the United States were consulting on firm joint action to offset the attempt to drive them from Berlin. Talka were going on in Berlin. London and Washington. Ambassador Ixcwls Douglas called on fccreign secretary Brneet Kevin and undersecretary William Strang yesterday, and on Bevln again today. Htranfc also saw Fren-'h ambassador Rene Mas sigil. Most British newspapers urged the government to take a resolute line* with the Soviets. The Daily Mail speculated whecher the time had come to apply economic sanctions by cutting off trade with Russia. "Before our eyes the steps that led to war in 1939 are being repeated." the Daily Mail said. The foreign office accused Russia of trying "to secure political advantages at the expense of the other Allied powers hy starving the helpless civilian populace." A foreign office spokesman said the office had given very serious consideration to the situation in Berlin and was in close touch with the other powers The statement by the foreign office was issued in the form of a denial of a story in the Soviet army newspaper Taegllche Rundschau In Berlin it said official circles in Ixindon were considering a British withdrawal from Berlin. "Attention has been called to ( ■'era T» I'nse SIO Church Services In School Auditorium St Mary's Church Will Be Replaced Bunday masses for members of St. Mary s Catholic church will be held In the Cathoik school build Ing on Fourth street, the auditor lum of the building having been transformed into a place for divine worship this week. Beautiful in Its new arrange ment. the chapel-like church wac first used yesterday. Masses were celebrated there this morning The Sunday masses will be at 6. 7:30. 9 and 10:15 a m The center altar Is complete with the tabernacle moved from the main altar In St Mary's church Statues have also been transferred from the old church The confessionals are located In the rear of the auditorium and the baptismal ont has been placed in the southwest corner at the front The school auditorium will be used during the time that the 75year old church is rated and a new edifice is constructed This period may extend over several years Aecontract will be let for removal of the large brick chnrch and work on the foundations for the new building will then be started. Strike Threatened At Connersville Plant Connersville. Ind.. June 26— (UPI - More than 2.090 employes of the American central division of the Av co Manufacturing Corp., today a strike for next Monday unlees their wage Increase demands were met by that time. Pat JJurphy. international representative of the CIO United Anta workers, said he had delivered an ultimatnm to Eric O Johneon. general manager of the company.

Rep. Scott Is New National GOP Chairman : Pennsylvania Man Named Successor To Carroll Reece Philadelphia. June 26 —(UP) — Gov. Thomas E. Dewey today se lected congressman Hugh D. Scott. Jr., of Pennsylvania, as the new Republican national chairman, completing a reorganisation of the OOP high command The national committee technically chooses the chairman. However, the committee's meeting wil) be a routine ratification of Dewey's selection of Scott, an ardent Internationalist Both Dewey and his running mate. Gov Earl Warren of California. will appear before the committee at the meeting to plug their selection of the former Philadelphia assistant district attorney. Scott, a veteran of both world wars, will succeed B. Carroll Reece, a Taft man. Selection of Scott came as a complete surprise. He had not been among the members of the party's Internationalist wing mentioned as likely candidates for the job. The Pennsylvania congressman was agreed upon by GOP leaders meeting in Dewey's hotel suite. It was a handsome reward for Sen. Edward Martin of Pennsylvania. leader of the pro Dewey faction among Pennsylvania's feuding convention delegates. At first, it was expected that the GOP leadership might go to one of Dewey's highly efficient preconvention campaign man agers. Herbert Brownell. Jr., former national committe chairman J. Russell Sprague. New York national committeeman. or Edwin Jaeckle. New York political lead er. Brownell ann Jaeckle declined the national chairmanship, however. and Sprague apparently followed their lead It whs expected that the vigorous and politicallywise trio would manage the New York governor's presidential campaigns. Among the new group summon ed bv the GOP nominee to plan the presiedntial campaign were Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan. Gov. Alfred Driscoll of New Jersey, and Sena. Alexander Smith of New Jersey and Knowland. Harold E. Stassen, who failed In his bid for the GOP nomina tion. has nromlsed to take an "active” part In support of the Dewey U'airen ticket. Carl Jackson Body Enroute To States Return War Vet's Body For Burial The body of Pfe. Tarl F Jackson son of Mr and Mrs. Harry E. Jackson. 122 E. Branning avenue. Fort Wayne. Is enroute to the United States for burial according to word received by his parents. Pfc Jackson, who was 27 years old at the time of his death, was killed In action In France July 27. 1944 Prior to entering service Nov 13. 1941. he was engaged in farming in Adams county He was sent overseas with the fourth division and entered France on IXday. Surviving in addition to his parents are two sisters. Mrs. Carl Eglv and Mrw. Howard Goyer. both df Fort Wavne. and his grandparents. Mrs E W Jackson, of east of Deeater The Zwick funeral homo will have charge of arrangsments when the body is returned here. e

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Formal Protest Is Filed On Russians Blockade Against Traffic In Berlin Berlin. June 26 (UP)-Lt. Gen. Sir Brian Robertson, British military governor, formally protested today to Marshal Vassily D. Sokolovsky against the Soviet blockade of Berlin and asked that normal traffic be restored al once. The protest was the first formal representation to the Russians by any western allied representative here since the Soviets halted all surface transport to Berlin Tuesday. "I request that arrangements be made by the Soviet military administration to restore normal traffic communications to and from Berlin immediately," Robertson said In a softly worded letter delivered to Sokolovsky this morning. American planes began flying milk and medical suppllea Into Berlin to alleviate the plight of 2.500.000 Germans affected by the Russian effort to squeexe out the western allies. The Communist boss of Germany. Wilhelm Pieck, said the crisis < <>uld be settled only when the westerners leave Berlin. None could say. he added, whether It could or would be solved by peaxeful means "f have hitherto refrained from protesting regarding various restrictions recently imposed by Soviet authorities on communications between Berlin and the British xone because I was justified in assuming from the announcement of the Soviet military administration that these restrictions were temporary and designed to protect the currency of the Soviet xone pending Introduction of currency -onversion by you." Role-rtson said. "Now. however. I learned from the press that the Soviet military administration has announced that all traffic on the railway between Helmeted and Berlin is suspended on technical grounds, and that no alternative route will be made available. Simultaneously barge traffic on canals has been stop- • Tara Te Peae Tbree) Escape Injury When Trailer Demolished Mr. and Mrs. Dale Moses, of north of Decatur, escaped injury last week in Nebraska, when the trailer they were towing to Oregon was struck by a large truck and demolished, it was learned today Mr. Moses has >oen towing trailers to all parts ot the country for an Flkhart concern. He was in a caravan of several trailers last week headed to the west coast. Mrs. Moses was accompanying him. A large truck struck the Mosea trailer on a curve In western Nebraska and completely destroyed the trailer The Moses automobile also was damaged to the extent of several hundred dollars. They returned to this city Thursday. Neither was injured City Officials To Set Deadline For Cutting Os Weeds With hay fever time near. Mayor John Doan and street commissioner Floyd Acker ere preparing an order to be issued next week, that all weeds on vacant lots in Decatur and all weeds bordering alleys must be cut by the property owners. It is the usual order, under a city ordinance, which makes it mandatorv for owners to keep the weeds on vacant lots cut down. The mayor Is asking the cooperaGin of all residents in the annual I weed cutting project. A deadline will be set next . week and ail property owners who fail to heed the date will ref x-elve a MU tor the cost of city employee doing the work. Utty officials will meet the krat of the week to determine the I deadline date, and then will issue i the annul request that all property owners comply immediately.