Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1948 — Page 1

i o |. XLVI. No. 188

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ioviet Police Jeize Members m Underground U German Resistance B Group Operating In Uranium Mines [>rlin. Auk. 10 —(L'Pi—Soviet poli* *■ were reported today D ,-.j'*- arc-sled 38 members of i oimati rebalance group opt r imt inside the uranium ore ji ß r. in 'lie Erz mountains neat It Czech border. Ur.frn al led sources elose to I, problem of Russian relation* t Germany reported the discov in of an underground organiza m the uranium mine*, where ißOrl work han been concealed mJat one of 'he moat rigid post nr security blackout*. Information reached the went m nourcen that the resistance [roup had established an under imur.d railway for the ent ape to tHtern Germany of slave labor tn in the minea. The underground leadership ni said to be in the hands of BHibert of the "Free Germany" pnup of Marshal Friedrich Von Pxulu« commander of the Ger man «i«th army which was de greyed at Stalingrad. The renintance cell in the mine wm reported to have engaged in etrain sabotage, such us mining azthinery before the Soviet sec- !»■ polite arrested the leaders 1 Sill other reports of unrest within the Soviet zone of Germay Mid a month-old purge of th* communist party east of the Iron curtain was picking up mo BM'um The communists were reported to have established "honor mn* in factories at industrial rasters such as Dresden and Chemni'i to screen the worker* Hundresie of communist* were re ported espelled from the party. Attlv for lack of interest and attention to party function* A purge or nqn-communlst Mayor* was reported going on In both Saxony and Thuringia. aatM in the Soviet occupation t»ae Informants understood that the police budget for each of the state* in the Soviet zone had been doubled. fnre«t over the food situation developing into violence at some paints was reported to have died town It began two weeks ago 'after the Soviets failed to meet Ito fat ration for more than four •*eks. Emergency food ship■ent* were sent in and the pub k appeased. The British licensed Social Democrat reported that Oskar Ittsrt. communist food adtnlnis trator in the Soviet sector of Berka. forbade the Issuance of ration vnrds for German residents of the ••etsrn sectors who wanted to vacation In the Soviet sartor. Heretofore west sector Organs could exchange we«t ration cards for Soviet cards. But now 'to Berlin food administration •” ap'lt Into two parts. I Tk* cltv council announced the ’**l administration had hern a" 'torfted to move Into the western **'or« because It could not on **'♦ free'y under Russian dom (Tere Te Paae els' — Contribute Funds For Operation For Girl 'Blue Baby' grange. Ind. Aug. 10 — (VP' and Mrs Joe Campbell today tornily shelved their plans to sell •“W home. Sympathetic donor* *’» provided the money necessary “**" operation for their two-year * daughter. Judy, the county s •*T blue baby." f «mpbeils had planned to **• their bouse to get enough mon 2 for operation in Chicago Sept T. Harry Smythe, operator Hw<k Lake Ranch in Angola. r *«d the story of the Camp ’* Plight to patrons of the ranch *Jhey contributed 51.«0" Lagrange businessmen or a campaign to raise monev Xbet expense* for Judy. requested that a guar J* he appointed for the money ” 4 Perkiaa. president of the Far r’’ 8t »'e Bank, will administer * until Jady is 21. weather cloudy with little **Se In temperature tonight *«dneeday.

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State Highway Crew Resurfacing Street 1 ptown traffic was rerouted today ax a state highway department | crew continued work on I’. S. 221 from 50 feet east ot the st. Mary’z river bridge t<: Fourth street on Monroe street. A dozen laborers using eight trucks were trying to finish the resurfacing job by quit- ! ting time tonight I S. 33 wa* resurfaced one fifl h of a mile inside the city limits, and other state highway workers | took a dip out of federal route 27 north of Decatur, according to ■’at* highway foreman Ernest Tumbleson. Truman Signs Housing Bill, Lashes G. 0. P. Deliberate Neglect Os People Forced To Live In Slums Washington. Aug. 10 -tl'Pi — President Truman today signed the Republican sponsored housing i hill but said "it falls far short" of what should have been enacted "The congress in enacting this , bill has deliberately neglected , those large group* of our people most In need of adequate housing the people who are forced to live in disgraceful urban and rural slums." Mr Truman said. The President disclosed his action on what he termed the "so called" housing act of 1948 In a 500-word statement that sharply attacked Republican congressional leadership The bill is designed to stimulate* more construction by private builders, largely through government guarantees of mortgages. It wax whipped through as a GOP substitute for the Taft-Ellender Wagner housing legislation which Mr. Truman endorsed I'nlike the T-E-W measure, which has been the subject of congressional controversy for years, the new law make* no provision for federally-finaii'-ecj public housing or shun c learance projects. "Congress has . . . passed an emasculated housing bill.' Mr Truman said He said he signed it nevertheless because it will be "of some help." "The most astonishing part of the process (by which the bill wa* passed' is that the members of the house of representatives were never permitted to consider and vote on the Taft Ellender Wagner bill." Mr. Truman said. Question Loyalty Os MacArthur Aide Return Is Ordered For Loyalty Check Tokyo. Aug 10 — (VP) - The army department has ordered one of Gen Douglas Mac Arthur* key advisers suspended and returned to the Inited States for a loyalty Investigation, it was disclosed to day. H F Allier. chief of allied head quarters price and distribution division, said an army department radiogram ordered his suspension without pay Au« S '•pending an investigation for separation by removal warranted by the demands of national security.” Allied headquarters officials said the matter originated in Washing ton They offered no clue to tbe basis of the action They would not say whether suspension order, had been issued on other headquarters employes They said such Information was class!tied and not available for publka (Tore T» Legion Commonder Urges Preparedness Minneapolis. Aug 1" — (I P' National commander J, " M * O'Neil of the American l*egion said last night that Russia "wont be stopped unless we muster a military • industrial program proclaim tag in unmistakable term, that Russia could aot survive war.” He called for a stronger draft, a •dowa thedlne” tightening of the loyal check nloyes and paMage of tbe Mundt Nixoe an’l-Tommaaiat MH

Teen Agers Meet President Truman STUDYING the National Government, teen age meinlx-rs of the American Legion sponsored "Girls Nation” in Washington introduced their presidential candidates to President Truman, who said someday there might be a woman president. Left to right: Li Ilan Gong of Miami. Fla., presidential nominee of the Mythical Nationalist Party; President Truman, and Kennon Kethley. of McAllen. Texas, nominee of the Federalist Party.

More Meal Strikes Declared In Nation Drive On Butchers' Prices Is Spreading By I’nlted Press New meat stnxes were declared in cities throughout the country today a* housewives spearheaded their fight against the high coat of living with a drive on butchers' prices. One of the latest groups to join the liatlle was the New York tenant councils on rent and housing with 150.000 members in the Metropolitan area. The councils said their members had agreed to stop buying meat for the remainder of the week. • Members of the Cincinnati consumer conference were calling every housewife in the city, asking them to stop buying meat for a 10-day period beginning today. Mrs. Dennis E. Jackson, conference president, said a similar price strike last year didn't work out very well but that was "because we advocated buying cheap cuts instead of no meat at all." In Texas, where women in 19 cities were "on strike," Dallas housewives and butchers were carrying on a "war of propaganda.” The strike leaders said fewpeople were buying meat Some butchers said they were selling more than ever before. A hundred members of the Minneapolis league of women shoppers promised to call 15 persons dally and ask them to stay away from butcher shops for a wees and then refuse to buy any meats welling for more than 6" cents a pound. The meat strike* received the blessing of two New York congtessmen. Rep Emanuel Teller. Democrat, said it would bring packers and cattlemen to "their knees, begging (Tara Ta I’aae Tw.i 97-Day Strike At Dayton Is Ended Union Membership Accepts Firm Offer Dayton. 0.. Aug. 10— (UP) — Members of the Tnited Electrical workers union (CIO) started a back-to-work movement today, ending a 97 day strike at the Univis Co. The membership of the Univis local 748 last night accepted a company offer which provided that all strikers. e«cept the 11 the company refused to take back without arbitration, will be returned to their old jobs or ones with comparable rates of pay. Previously the company said returning strikers must take whatever jobs’ were available when they applied for re instatement Strikers will have until 4 p.m. (EDT) tomorrow to ask to be returned to the payroll The 11-eent hourly wage increase the company granted all workers two weeks ago wae three cents less than demanded by the union wben it went on strike May 9.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, August 10, 1948

Zimmerman Infant's Funeral Wednesday Funeral services for Randolph Zimmerman, two-month-old son of Mr and Mrs Gerald Zimmerman, who died Monday at the home in Constantine. Mich., will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Pleasant Dale church The Rev Russel Weller will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. First Draftees For Army About Nov. 1 First Draft Call Is Expected October 1 Washington. Aug. 10 — (UP) — reveal draft Imards have been instructed to mall out first questionsires to the nation's new peacetime draft registrants on or before Sept 7. Registration of men 18 through 25 start* Aug. 30. Men 19 through 25 will be drafted for two-year bitches. First questionalres will go to 25-year-old single men who are not veterans. The local boards will begin classifying the men for possible military service a* soon as the questionalres are returned In any event, selective service officials said, it will l>e impossible to induct any draftees Itefore Oct. 20 because of administrative prole lems. The actual dat" of inductions, however, depends on when the army issues Its first <all for draftee* and the date actually could Im much later. Some o.<t< ial* believe the first men called up won’t be in uniform much before Nov. 1. Registrants must return their questionaires 10 days after they receive them. Officials said the first of some 10.0tm.000 questionaires already have been shipped to state draft <! t rectors in such distant states as California and Oregon The state directors will send the questionaires to local boards. About 9.400.000 men are expected to sign up in the first registration. which runs from Aug. 31) through Sept. 18. Thereafter, about loii.ooo youths a month who reach 18 will have to legister on their birthdays. The army expects to draft aliout 250.000 men during the next 12 months The 18-year-olds cannot be incTem Te Tsar Tl*»» Mother Os Decatur Lady Dies Monday Mrs. Harry Worley. 83, mother of Mrs. Grace Masaonae of thia city, died Monday at her home in Hartford City. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at the Fennlg and West funeral home In that city. Mrs Worley would have reached her Sth birthday tomorrow Surviving besides the daughter her! ar* the husband, one son. Harold Worley of Hartford City, another daughter. Mrs. Ethel Thlnnee of Arizona, and a brother. Ora Stntnp of Hartford City. Her first husband. William Foreman, was killed in a construction accident at the American Window Glass company when that building was being erected many years ago.

Truman, Dewey Map Campaign Strategy Labor Day Address Urged On President By i nited Pre** President Truman and GOP nominee Thomas E. Dewey were mapping the final details of their campaign strategy today, but both were muin on just when and where they will take the stump White House advisers were cald to Ice urging Mr Truman to accept a Idd to address a Lalmr Day gathering in Detroit. They feel he* should renew his attack on the Republican congress while the record of the special session is still fresh in the voters' minds The president's special bulletproof railroad car Is being over hauled at the navy gun factory In Washington. presumably In preparation for the campaign trip. Mr. Truman's tentative itinerary calls for him to visit New England, parts of the south and midwest and possibly the west coast again Gov. Dewey wound up a fiveweek "political" vacation at his Pawling. N. Y. farm and said he has two major campaign speeches lust almut finished. He refu*ed. though, to say what subjects they deal with or where he will de Iver them. The governor returns to Ills capital at Albany tomorrow to talk over campaign plans with 1 group of young Republicans whom he wants to work actively for his election Next week Dewey will get to gether with his vice presidential running mate. Gov. Earl Warren, and his manager, Herbert Brow nell. Jr. to put the finishing •ouches on the campaign ached ule. Elsewhere in politics: Negroes— Some 35.000 negroes w»re expected to vote in today's Democratic primary in South Carolina. A recent federal court ruling opened the party primary to negroes. "Hoover Depression" — Democratic national chairman J. Howard McGrath says GOP senate leader Robert A. Taft has introduced a "new issue" into the political campaign. He referred to Taft's comment that the Demo eruts are more concerned over a depression than over the remedies for inf'.atlon. Said mcGrath: "the Democratic party is inter ested in avoiding a depression . . (and it) does not share the traditional Republican Indifference to depressions." McGrath said "ap parently even Sen Taft has for gotten the Hoover depression ” GOP —The Republican national congressional committee has named Rep Leonard W Hall. R. N. as coordinator of the etec tion campaigns of GOP senate and house memt>er* Hl< appointment was announc ed bv committee chairman Elmer A. Sherwood, of Indianapo'is. who said Hall would be "egtramaly helpful in the election of a Republican house and a Re publicaa senate to work with a RenuMlcan president " Dlxiecrata — Gov J. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, the Diilecrata* candidate for preaiiTara Te I’aae Two*

Elizabeth Bentley Says OSS Official Gave Her Information From Files

Hoosier Democrats Map Fall Campaign Major Issues Are Outlined By Party Indianapoll*. Aug. 10 —(UP)— Indiana Democrats today promised to cut the cost of state government, take liquor out of politics, and return the statewide primary If Hoosiers put them back in the statehouse. Those were three of the major issue* outlined by party leaders at a "gras* roots” meeting of county chairmen and vice chairmen here yesterday. State chairman Ira Haymaker pledged a "constructive" campaign. based more on what the Iteinocrat* can do better Instead of the "errors" of the GOP. Gubernatorial candidate Henry F. Schricker said he didn't look forward to serving ax governor again with a Republican leglsla ture. He said campaign promises would mean nothing unle*« the "whole ticket and legislature" is elected. “The people want a change," said Schricker. "they want to get government out of the secret places of the Claypool hotel." Schricker said that if elected all contracts will be "let In the open, not behind cosed dyors. There will be no favoritism in the state insurance business." He said the state police "will be the fine institution 1 left it in January. 1945." "My next term will be my last," said the wartime governor. In an enthusiastic session. Haymaker reported that there wax a "feeling of optimism" among Democrats which the Republicans hadn't matched. "The Republicans are trying to get harmony by sending all Bill Jenner's friends and Bob Lyon's friend* to Washington ... so there'll be no further embarrass inent here." Haymaker also announced several plans for the state campaign He said Henry Wallaces Pro gr exrive party "will be ignored" ax much a* possible. He said Schricker'* famous white hat would keynote the Demo critic billboard campaign and will appear on signs throughout tbe state soon. He said "lehrlcker for good ( Tara Ta l-aae Tw«) Financial Report Os County Schools Annual Report Is Released By Hann Running the rural schools last year cost 1438.992. according to the annual financial and statistical report of county school superintendent Lyman L. Hann, released today. The report, which covers actlvi 'les In all but Decatur and Berne public schoo a tor the academic year ending August 1, 1948. disclosed that a caah balame of 8230.27(1 remained after all the expenditure*, compared with last year's caah balance of 5173.142. Grand total of ail receipts was 5449.2(9. coming primarily from local taxation. While 5271.702 was received from local taxes, 5145.924 of the income was traceable to state tuition support Largest non-revenue receipt in the report was 524.424 in tempor ary loans. Os the expenses. 5240."75 were allocated to Instruction. 592.378 to operation. 524.591 to maintenance. 55.458 to rente, insurance and the like, and 51.474 for coordinate and auxiliary activities Transfer tuition accounted for 924.550 Wabash township bad the high eat expenditures for the year. 579.019. and Monroe township was second highest with 549.933. Lowest out'ay for education came from Preble township, whose ex penditures were only 911.923.

Plan Further Discussion Os German Problem Western Diplomats Wait Governments' Reaction To Talks Moscow. Aug 10 —(l'Pj— Western diplomats expected to get today or tomorrow their govern ments' resetion to their Monday talk on Germany with foreign mln hter V M Molotov, and then to prepare for further four-power talk* on Germany. Earlier Indication* that the high level contacts here were about to be concluded had given way to *ignx that the conversations might go on for a week if not longer The next meeting wax expected to Im* with Molotov again If and when Premier Josef Stalin re-en-ters the exchanges, that will be the beat Indication that the conclusive phase ha* been reactied. Stalin wax expected to give personal approval to any preliminary conclusions reached here after the details have been worked out by the envoys and Molotov. Observers believed that I'. S ambassador Walter Bedell Smith and his Anglo-French colleague* will hold another conference with Stalin after their current serie* of negotiation* with Molotov i* com pleted Results of last night's three-hour meeting, the third of the series, remained as secret as the first meeting with Stalin and Molotov 10 days ago and the second meet Ing with Molotov late last week Smith, accompanied by British envoy Frank Roberts and French ambassador Vvss ('hataigneau spent three hours ut the Kremlin between 5 and 8 p.m in conference with Molotov. There appeared to be no quick solution to the east-west deadioi k over Germany. The meetings ap parently are drawing out to much greater length and detail than the western powers anticipated However, it was believed that this extension of the talk* wa* viewed ax encouraging to Anglo American circles The western powers conferred for an hour at the British embassy before making out the reports for their governments. It wax ex pected that another meeting with ranking Russian leaders will be arranged a* soon as new instructions are received from Washington. Ixmdon and Paris. Accident Death Toll 100,000 Last Year Accidents In Homes Chief Contributor Chicago. Aug. 10—(VP) —About IW.(MM) persons died accidentally in 1947. national safety council statistics revealed today. Home accidents accounted for moat of the death*. 34.500. The total also included 32.300 traffic and 17.000 occupational fatalities Tbe council said tbe total accident toll was 2.000 deaths higher than In 1944 It also said: 1. More people died in disasters Isst yesr than in 1944. 550 in the Texas City oil blast. 147 in Texas Oklahoma tornado. 11l in the Centralia. 111., mine blast, and 198 in air crashes 2. Rural traffic accidents accounted for 2".900 deaths while city traTHc accidents resulted in 11.400 fatalities 3. More sccidental deaths per 100.000 population occurred in Nevada than any other state Wyoming. Idaho. Montana, and New Mexico followed In order 4. There were 250.000 finger, 40.000 too. and 75.000 eye disabling injuries in 1947.

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Duncan Lee Denies Charges He Gave Wartime Secrets For Soviet Russia Washington. Aug 10 (VPi -- i lizabeth T. Ben'ley. self-confes-sed ex-Soviet spy. said today that In ()<tii’>er. 1944. Duncan Lee. an OSS official told here there something "super-*“i ret" at Oak Ridge. Tenn site of a major atomic energy plant. But she added tiiat Lm was unaware of what wax going on at Oak Ridge. The Tennessee plant is where uranium 23*>. an atomic botub explosive, is separated from nonexplosive kinds of uranium. lie told me that he had word that there wa* something secret going on. at that location." Miss Bentley said. "He said it must Ire super secret Irecause it wax so highly guarded.” Mis* Bentley followed Lee Irefors the house unAmerican activities committee after he had denied under oath her previous charges that he gave her wartime secrets for Russia. I<ee wax a lieutenant colonel in the super secret OSS He said lie never wax a Communist and never gave Mias Bentley any confidential information. He said he and I'is wife knew her socially as “Helen Grant,” a "frustrated" woman who Irecame an emotional "weight around our necks.” Miss Bentley, composed and smiling. said on her recall to the stand that Lee had given her several kinds of Information out of OSS files. As she testified, Lee sat tensely about six feet lieltind her. She contends she was courier during the war for a Red spy ring l-ee. she ha* said, was not a memlier of tile ring and a “free lance" supplier of information. Lee, China born Rhodes scliok ar, testified before the house unAmerican activities committee a* the commitlee fought with the Soviet embassy for custody of another prospective witness. Soviet amliax*ador Alexander S. Panyushkin has asked the United States to give up Mikhail Samarin, 4ii year-old Russian school teacher who doesln't want to return to tbe I'SSR Samarin fled with his family to a hideaway near Freehold. N J., last Saturday. The house committee wants Samarin to testify on Soviet intentions toward the I nited States. Miss Bentley had told bouse spy hunters that Lee was one of several wartime government officials who supplied ses ret data for Russia. She said she was courier for the alleged spy ring Lee. a short, tense man. was a lieutenant colonel in the OSS. He said he first met Miss Bentley in 1943 at tbe home of a mutual (Tar* T« !•«<» Three* Plan Excise Taxes Decrease Next Year Washington. Aug. 10 — (UP) — Senate Republicans set their sights today on cutting excise taxes next year. Chairman Eugene D. Mlliikin. R.. Colo, of the senate finance committee said he lio|>e* the next congress cun make such tax reductions earlv In the session He said he is confident it will he done if prospects are for a substantial surplus of government income over spending Excise taxes include levies on long-distance telephone calls, telegrams. transportation, amusements, jewelry, camera* and the like. BULLETIN Washington. Aug. 10—(UP) —The agriculture department today boasted its estimate of this year’s record-smashing corn crop to 3.504.J43.0C0 bushels. At the same time ths department's crop reparting board predicted a 194 g wheat harvest of 1.204.323JKX) bushels. The figure was slightty above last month's estimate es 3J4L701.000 bushels and the June estimate es 1.192.42M00. Thia year’s wheat crop Is the second largest on record, exceeded only by the 1.145.000.000 buehel harvefj es last year.