Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 157, Decatur, Adams County, 3 July 1948 — Page 1

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PRESS FOR BERLIN BLOCKADE SHOWDOWN

Strike Looms In Coal Mines Os Steel Firms Strike Threatened Tuesday In Mines Os Steel Firms I Washington. July 3 — (UP) — government officials mw no k-hance today of blocking a threat'ened strike next Tuesday In the “captive mines' that feed coal to the nation's biggest steel produci The nattonnl labor relationa board was taking preliminary steps toward getting a noetrik)ontor UgatMt John L. Lewis' United Mine Workers Hut officials >aid therw was no hope of completing the case Itefore the strike leadline. They aaid a strike appeared inevitable naltHM the UMW (1) ibandoas its policy of no conract. noßrork or (2> drops its iemand for a union shop contract with the Steel producers without 'i national labor relations board Lewie had only a "no comment a time Th. adm inistratlon's economic grave concern »ver the effects of a strike that would disrupt steal production They aaid it would play hob with xrth the domestic economy and he government's efforts to fulfill is itOKAltint nts to foreign na tone. Ten big steel companies which iccoffnt for 85 pet cent of the ■ountry'sk Steel yesterday charged Sue wls with attempting to coerce -hem into signing a union shop 'contract in violation of the Taftiartley act The dksrgea were filed with tobert N. Denham, general conn tel of the national labor relaions board An investigation was womptly-started by the boards taltimorff regional office and a -sport will be submitted to Denism Tossday or Wednesday. If Desham decides there is suficfonL evidence for the charge, he nay issue a formal complaint igainst Lewis And. if he consld<rs that situation serious enough, is may a'so petition the federal 11striet Sou rt tor an injunction to jtop the VMW from insisting on -* union shoo and from striking to tain that objective. * Ths Injunction would remain in Srte until the board finally deerwiinad the issues at stake. Meanwhile the steel companies java refused to sign the 1948 vage jjhreement with Lewis which -4 persent of the Industry as ccepteff. Union members in the >ast have refused to work without > contract Their present vara don ends Tuesday and it is not ikMy they will return to the pits inltMKt an agreement is in effect >r they are ordered back by the (t»r. Te Page ■»«» „ lalph Kenworthy To Mead K. Os P. Lodge Ralph Kenworthy was elected hancaUor commander of the Deof Pythias lodge ?lM|Mpy sish* succeeding Myles ,*arrteh. at the annual election of Kenworthy will serve a no-yrnkf term. Otbssw named included: Jerry tuaaple, vice-chancellor; Hubert -neper, relate; James Moeee. (■Kat-a rm s; Frank Kit son. In|M|Wd: Charles Belneke. out r-gaard As is customary. Mr. ■arriM retiring chancellor, was amed master of work Installs low st the newly elected officers be held July II and a roeepioe Jpr the new officers will folWEATHER Fair and het today. Clear — t —fog Yaisiafpaw ■■■pWit’'' Ivflljnt. I • parOy cloudy and continued

Heavy Pressure On General Eisenhower Boom Growing For Drafting General By United Press Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was under heavy pressure to issue a final yes or no today as the Jke-for-President boom assumed prairie fire proportions among anti Truman Democrats. One report—unconfirmed— bad it that Elsenhower would Issue a statement early neat week to say flat'y he is not available for the Democratic presidential nomination. It was abundantly clear that only such a statement could stop the snowballing drive by many leading Democrats to ditch President Truman and give the nomination to the man who led Allied forces to victory in the European war. Jacob M. Arvey. Chicago Demo cratic leader, revealed that he and other anti-Truman party members would meet In Philadelphia to work out draft-Eisenhower strategy on July 10, two days Itefore the Democratic national convention gets underway there. James Roosevelt, eldest son of the late president and Democratic national committeeman from California. will attend the preconvention caucus and it was understood that New York mayor Wiliam O'Dwyer and others had been Invited. Arvey. Roosevelt and O'Dwyer It was reported, will urge chairmen of all state delegations to the national convention to attend the July 10 caucus and to keep their delegations unpledged until that time. The draft Eisenhower move also got* a new boost In th» south where rebellion against Mr. Truman has been raging since he urged enactment of strong civil rights legislation. Georgia and Virginia Democrats. meeting in state convention yesterday, called for Mr. Truman's defeat and jumped foursquare on the Elsenhower bandwagon. In Washington. Sen. John J. Sparkman. D.. Ala., once an ad(Tara Ta Wage Sl«> Martha Biberstein Dies This Morning Funeral Services Monday Afternoon Mrs, Martha M Biberstein. 59. died at 2:80 o'clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital after a two weeks Illness of cerebral apoplexy Bom in Bluff ten Aug. 10. IMS. she was the daughter of Peter and Lena Neuenschwander. She was married to Mike Biberstein Aug 13, 1909. and the family had lived In this city for the past four years. She was a member of the Evangelical Mennoni’e church, three miles west of Berne. Surviving In addition to her husband are five daughters. Mrs. William Uster. Mrs Roger Besrd end Mrs. Robert Bowman, all of Decatur. Mrs. Dora Let's of Monroeville and Mrs. Clyde Everett of Pleasant Mills: one son. Norman of Monroe: 18 grandchildren: two sisters. Mrs Tillie Schnepp and Mrs. Emma Schwarts, both of Wells county, and three brothers. Noah and Ed Nenenschwander of Wells county and Oral of Michigan. One son. two brothers and one sister are deceased Funeral services will lie held st l lo p. m. Monday at the residence end at 8 o'clock at the Evangelical Menaonite church, with the Revs Noah Schmucker Gerald Wbi’e and Ralph Carter officiating Burial will be tn the church cemetery. The hndv will be removed from the Black funeral home to the residence, lift Elm street. Sunday aftemoot at 1 o'clock.

Food Piles At Airbase For Blockaded Berlin , Ihm.. IBM HUGE STOCKS of vital food and supplies pile high at the Rhein Main air base at Frankfurt, aerial spring-board to Soviet-blocked Berlin Some 2.500,n0n Berliners are being supplied daily by a giant U. S.-British air fleet from this base.

Water In Municipal Pool Rigidly Tested Pool Water Changed Every Eight Hours Water in the municipal pool must pass even more rigid tests than the water Decatur citixens drink. Harry Dailey, whose job it is to see that all 250.000 gallons of pool water are safe, explained that samples of the pool's contents are tested each week In laboratories of the state board of health. Three tenths of a part of chlorine per million parts of water is the minimum amount of purifying agent used This runs up a chlorine bill for around 25 pounds per day. Mr. Dailey said the water Is so csrefully trested thst there is even less sediment in it than in city drinking water. The purified and filtered water Is completely changed every eight hours, and the pool is overflowed every day. with four inches of fresh water added daily. If any dangers exist at the municipal pool, It's not the bacteria that are to blame but the kids themselves Mr. Dailey stated That's why he imposes strict rules on his customers, to keep hi jinks at a minimum. Running, pushing and playing tag are among offenses serious enough to send any Decatur youth home for the day. Aino for safety's sake, swimmers <Twra T» !•■«» Five) Crew Os Swedish Freighter Saved Coast Guard Cutter Sav?s Entire Crew New York. July 3— (UP)— The coast guard cutter Gentian rescued all crew members of the Swedish freighter Dagmsr Salen today after they had taken to lifeboats when fire broke out on the freighter 30 miles off Cape May. N. J. Coast guard headquarters here said the Gentian had messaged it was alongside the burning vessel and pouring water onto It with all available hoses. The Gentian refmrted the fire was “coming under coatre! slowly." An SOS from the Dagmsr Salen was relayed to the eoast guard early today by the 88 Perla, which said fire broke oat in the engine room at 4 am EDT and that the crow abandoned ship 44 minutes later. With the crew safely aboard the Gentian by mld-mora-Isr. the Perla left the scene The Degmar Seles is a 5.4M-toa freighter operating oat of StockKolm.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Saturday, July 3, 1948

Headon Collision Is Fatal To Two Linton. Ind.. July 3—(UP)—A headon collision of two automobiles on Ind. 54 near here last night killed two persons and critically Injured another. Killed were Guernard Harrell. 46. Vicksburg. Ind. and Floyd Boone. 37. Dugger Malcolm Gardner. 50. Detroit, sustained a concussion and other injuries. State police said Boone's ear apparently was traveling at a high rate of speed and went out of control. Several Problems Face City Council Parking Meters And Police Pension Fund Several Interesting problems face the city council and in all probability will be disposed of in the next few weeks, it was learn ed today. The two most urgent problems are the police pension fund and the parking meter ordi nance. Under the state law it la rnanda tory for cities of Decatur's class to set up a police pension fund. Just how It will be done and when are the principal phases of interest. Local police officers are anxious to have the matter disposed of at an early date. Under the atatute. if the fund is not set up after a reasonable time, a mandate action can be brought to- hurry the situation along. At preeent. Decatur police have no future security since they are barred from the regular social security act. it was pointed out The pension fund, which provides retirement after more than 20 years of service, is paid for by the police officers themselves, snd the city. It has not been learned whether any action will be taken at the regular meeting July 6. but local police believe that favorable action will be taken in the near future. The other subject which has created considerable discussion is the matter of having parking meters in Decatur, ft is believed likely that %n ordinance will be introduced soon to provide for the meters, in case the council decides at a future date to have them Installed. It was pointed oat that the pass ing of a meter ordinance does not mean the immediate installation It merely makes it legal for Decatur to have the parking meter regulations. If and when the council and board of safety feel they are necessary Almoat every city la Indiana eL tber has taken action or is taking action at present to provide for meter installation, and It is believed that an enabling ordinance will be brought before the Decatur councilmen.

City Residents To Enjoy Long Holiday Most Business To Be Suspended Here The weather man having given the go-ahead, hundreda of Decatur families will be taking advantage of the long Independence Day weekend by "taking to the hills" to swim, fish and just n-lax In the sun. Business will grind to a virtual halt this evening in the city, with banks, public offices and stores shutting down for the Fourth of July celebration. The Democrat, abiding by tradition. will not publish Monday, the legal observance of Independ ence Day this year, since the Fourth falls on Sunday. While the weather outlook was rosy, motorists fsced the prospect of clogged highways, and bus. train and plane passengers will find these means of transport jam med With fireworks banned in In diana. the police department and sheriff's staff are basing their main worry for the holiday on the "Sunday drivers" who will take over the roads In this area. Motorists have been warned that all squads will be on the job as usual over the weekend and are urged to use the greatest care in driving. If the weather forecaster’s guess turns out to be right, the municipal pool and nearby swimming spots expect tum-away crowds, and a few cubic feet of clear, codl water will be at a premium. 'Baby Laboratory' Is A Welcome Gift To County Hospital Officials, nurses and brand-new mothers at the Adams county memorial hospital are gleeful and grateful these days as they admire their “baby laboratory," a gift of the Alpha Sigma chapter of Tri Kappa sorority. The local chapter presented the hospital with an electric refrigerator. double sink and electric atovu expressly for making babies' formulas Previously, the new born babies had to take pot luck on what they'd get for chow The nurses used to prepare the babies' nutriment right In the second floor general kitchen, side by side with the hearty food the grown-ups rated Now the junior sot can have Ito bottles sterilised and formalas compounded In Its own extra-special cuiaine With a dosan or more Infants in their charge at any given time, the nursing staff Is fust as happy aa the babies over the Tri Kappa gift

Western Powers Pressing For Early Showdown Over Russian Berlin Blockade

Record Traffic On Holiday Expected Forecast Heat Wave In Midwest States By United Press Millions of Americans began the annual trek to beaches, resorts and vacation spots today In what travel authorities predicted would be the biggest Fourth of July migration on record. The nations* safety council predicted that 31.000.000 automobiles would jam the nation's highways, and that 235 persons will die in traffic accidents during the threeday ho'lday. By early Saturday, 14 persons had died accidentally — eight in traffic, five by drowning and one in a miscellaneous mishap. Because of the press of holiday travel, the Greyhound Bus Co. cancelled all leaves for drivers, and announced it would keep its busses roiling on a 24-hour basis. Airlines and railroads pressed extra equipment into service, and offh iah of both said they expected more passengers than on any previous holiday. The weatherman predicted fair and warm weather for moat of the nation, with scattered show- < r«m T» I'aae Sl* I Ralph Mattox Rites On Sunday Morning Funeral services will i»e held at the Six Mile church In Wells county Sunday morning at 11 o'clock for Ralph Mattox. 57. who died Thursday in his automobile. Death resulted from a heart attack. Mr. Mattox was well known in Decatur and visited here frequently. Surviving are the widow. Grace Purdy .Mattox, formerly of Decatur; a son. grandchild: two brothers and a sister. BuriAl will l»e al the cemetery adjoining the Six Mile church. Heart Attack Fatal I To Clarence Dusick Farmer Stricken At Home This Morning Clarence Busick. 49. died sudden'v of a heart attack at 7:40 o'clock this morning art his home seven miles northeast of Decatur in Root township. The Adams county farmer was seated at the breakfast table when stricken. Hr had not been 111 and death was entirely unexpected. He was born in Adams county Feb. 14. 1599. a son of August and Mary Franke-Busick. and was a lifelong resident of the county He was married to Lydia Wietfeldt Nov 25. 1937. \ He waa a member of St. Peter s Lutheran church. Surviving are his wife; his mother: three children. Leo Dane. Larry Lee and Gladys Marie all at home, and four sisters. Mrs William Aumann. Mrs. Lloyd Kiess and Mrs Oscar Christianer all of Root township, and Mrs. Wilson Weiland of Union township One sister preceded him in death Funeral services will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at the home •nd at 2:30 o'clock at the St. Peter's Lutheran church, the Rev Karl Hofmann officiating Burial will be In the church cemetery The body will be removed from the Zwick funeral home to the residence Sunday morning

Arab Leader Doubts Peace In Palestine Peace Suggestions Os Bernadotte Not Acceptable To Arabs CaiP>. Ju'y I—(UP)—»'N»t a single Arab" can accept the present suggestions of Count Folke Bernadotte of Sweden, tne United Nations mediator, for a Palestine settlement, a member of the Palestine Arab higher committee said today. The statement by Aiimed lillml Pasha, who represents Palestine Arabs on the Arab league's political committee, confirmed earlier reports the Arabs would turn down Bernadottes peace propos als, ami were prepared to resume fighting next Friday, when the four-week UN truce expires. Bernadotte flew here today Io get the Arab answer to his peace proposals. He declined to discuss the plan he had put forward, and said it would lie released at 6 p. m. GMT (l»p. m CDTt tomorrow. It waa believed he hoped to release the Arab answer at the same time. Reports from Palestine described the Jewish outlook as pessimistic and said the army of Israel likewise expected to get hack to the war next week. Bernadotte was coming from Rhodes, where he set up headquarters for his mediation. He expected to meet with Arab leaders late today Alxlul Rahman Axxam Pasha, secretary general of the Arab league, said the answer to his peace propose'* had been drafted, it will be submitted to the political committee of the league today and after approval will Im> handed to the court. Before leaving Rhodes. Bernadotte professed more optimism over the posibllity of a settlement than waa apparent In other quarters. He said Arab leaders invited him to Cairo to discuss his suggestions. and despite unofficial reports of a rejection he knew nothing definite of the Arab Intentions. Denies Refusing To Enlist 18-Year-Olds No Authority Yet To Accept Youths Washington. July 3 — (UP) — The army today denied charges that it is purposely refusing to •crept short-term enlistments of 18-vear olds so it can draft them for longer service when they turn 19 Secretarv of army Kenifeth C. Rovall said that while the new draft law authorises one year enlistments for 18-yeur-old youths, th* defense department has not v<-t received authority to accept them He Mid the program cannot begin until the budget bureau approves estimates of the cost of en isling and training such vo'un leers. The defense department is now working on these estimates, he Mid. Royall made the explanation in a telegram to Rep. Kenneth B Km' lux R. N Y. Keating had accuaed the army of delaying the I Tara Ta P»a» Five)

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Albania Breaks Off Economic Relations With Yugoslavia; Stalin May Act BULLETIN Berlin, July 3—(UP) —The American, British and French military governors in Germany met today with Marshal Vassily D. Sokolovsky, Russian military governor, in a last-ditch effort to settle the Berlin crisis at a local level. By United Press The western powers pressed today toward a showdown with Russia on the Soviet starvation blockade of Berlin, and both l*ondon and Washington predicted decisive action within three days—possibly over the weekend. It appeared moat probable that, barring a quick Russian turnabout on the blockade, a strong joint American British and French note would be sent direct to the Kremlin This protest would lift the question above the heads of the military governors In Germany. But it would avoid presenting any ultimatum to Moscow which the western allies would be unable to back with force. The intent would be to make clear in unmistakeable language that Ihe western powers have no Intention of being driven from Beftin by the blockade or by other Russian harassing action. Within the next few days also there were expected to be developments In the apparent break of Yugoslavia with the Russian Communist block in eastern Europe. Some western diplomatic sources believed Premier Josef Stalin of Russia might move soon to bring Yugoslavia back into line Moscow thus far has not reacted to apparent defiance from Marshal Tito's government. These were the latest reports from capitals involved in the cold war Washington Informants said a joint course in the Berlin crisis finally has been agreed upon by the U. S. Britain and France in London consultations. Decisive action was expected within three days at most to make clear to Russia that the western powers are in Berlin to stav. The administration answered a charge by Republican presidential nominee Thomas E Dewey that the GOP was being left out of foreign policy planning by announcing that the state department was consulting with heads of senate and house foreign affairs committees. Ixtndon — l-ondon also anticipated action within three days by the western powers in the Berlin crisis unless Marshal Vassily D. Sok< lovsky. Russian military governor in Germany. acted to lift the blockade In reply to a letter from Gen Sir Brian Robertson. British military governor, which was regarded as a prelude to moves at a higher level. Berlin The U. S. and Britain had beaten the Russian surface blockade, at least temporarily, with the greatest peacetime air supply effort in history They were pouring Into Berlin by air more food than the approximate 2.500 z POO persons in the western sectors of the city consume. Belgrade Messages of support for Tito and his regime continued to pour in from'Yugoalav Communist rroups and »he government denied’ flatly that Yugoslav Communist leaders met with the Russisn smhassador yesterday Moscow -The official Russian position in the matter of Yugoslavia remained w enigma The <Tara Te Pe«* Mil