Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 28 August 1948 — Page 1

Vol. XLVI. No. 204.

RUSSIANS FREE PRESS CORRESPONDENT

Inner Chief pice Hughes liken By Death prominent Jurist, Elder Statesman iDies Friday Night Hpervllle, Maim.. Auk. 28 ■) — Charles Evans Hughes, chief Juallce of the United ■e*. died at the excluesve Knuo Club last night and hie Hy was taken immediate* y to K York City where private fuKl servlres will be held In Krside church. Ktne of the service will be anKced later. ■enih came io the 86-year-old Kt and elder statesman at K p. m . a few hours after his K Charles Kvane Hughes. Jr.. Kew York attorney, announced ■waa sinking. Heath resulted ■n a heart attack and the de■les of old age. ■ughex' son and his two daughK. Mrs. Catherine Waddell. Krdale. N. Y.. and Mrs. RitaK T. Gossett. Bloomfield Hills, K. were at his bedside. Ilin Ke died In IMS. ■ughes had been spending hie Kmer* at Wlanno on Cape Cod Kr since his wife's death. He Ke here from Washington early I month and had shown a ed improvement in his con1. his son said. wever. he suffered a relapse this week and his family summoned. ghes' death closed a long distinguished public career began In 1906 when he was ed governor of New York over publisher William o'ph Hearst. im then on he held public i almost continually. He was intesl to the supreme court 'resident Taft, resigned to for president against Wood Wilson in 1916. was secreof state under President ing and later was appointed Justice by former President er. He retired from the l> in 1941 itrles Evans Hughes was the chief Justice of the United •s—and one of the greatest stature as a Jurist over-shad-other historic milestones of lie. He served two terms as rnor of New York. In 1916, listed the.presidency by 1777 i In California. Io ing out to Irow Wilson in one of the st presidential elections in •lean hls’ory. In 1921. he hei secretary of state In the Ing administration and ca'llie Washington naval confer' I it was as an eminent Jurist the world knew him beat les was appointed twice to Ee high tribunal—first by Preslhnt Taft In I*lo as an associate (slice and then by President mover In I**o as chief Justice. Kince his retirement from the noth on July i. 1941. the dis pgulshed man with the trim mite beard had—by choice- fad h quietly from the public eye |e never again returned tn the gprerne court building. A | he lade only one public appearance, pending the funeral of bls sue bssor-Chief Justice Harlan F (Tore Tn Psee Sisi Mounded Girl Still n Critical Condition Fort Wayne. Ind.. Aug 2* —(UP) - Betty Ann Berkes. 19-yeer-ohi liephone operator, remained in rilieal condition today from bullet rounds received when her suitor hot her and then killed himself Mias Berkes aald she bad dated dford Spratley. *7. a truck driver •r several months but recently de ided to stop seeing him. He per Isted. however, and she agreed to teet him yesterday They drove out U. 8. 27 near ere. she said, and he asked her to ira Into a aide road. When she rexsod. he pulled out a 25 caliber uUMMiIc and shot her. As she laggerrd from the car. he turned be gun on himself and died in lastly. WEATHER Partly cloudy, continued warm and humid today, tonight and tomorrow, with widely scattered thundershowers e«trema northwest tonight and ewtreme north tomorrow. High today M to N. lew tonight m «e n

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Draft Boards Ready For Registration 25-Yeor-Olds Will Register On Monday Washington. Aug. 29 (UP)— Selective service reported today that Its 4.000 local boards and 20.000 registration places are in a "state ot readiness" fur the start Munday of the nation's postwar draft. Officials at national headquar ters said that word has been received from all state and territorial selective service offices that they are all set tu begin registering an estimated 9.600.000 American men 18 through 25 years of age. About 1.200.00(f of them will line up between 8 am. and 5 pm. Monday to answer 16 questions about their names, addresses, occupations. marital status, previous military service, description, and the like. They will he all the men. citixen or alien. In the country who are 25 years of age. The only (tersons of that age who are not required to register are present members of the armed services and U. 8. diplomatic employes out of the country. Monday's registration will take care of the 25-year-old only. On succeeding days, up through Sept. 18. the |8 through 24 years old will register tor the draft which will prove 250.000 men for the army In the next year. The army expects to use the selective service systems to build itself up to its authorised strength of 790.000 men. The word today was that few who register now will be called very soon. The army will ask selective service In September to call up some men for induction In November. but latest reports said that its first call will be only for about 10.000 men. An draft preparations were com pleted. Maj. Ren. l-ewls R Her shey. selective service director, told the nation that "thin time we will be inducting men to avoid a war." In a radio address (NBC) from Greenville. 8. C.. Hershey said Inal night that "selective service is a grassroots operation through the local board which applies the provisions of the law and the regula tions to each Individual case." He said that "It is the proud boast of all of us that we love our country. “But when we reach the point that our love stops as soon as we are asked to serve it, then the period of time In which we shall have a country to love Is distinctly limited." he said. Draft Headquarters Set Up In Library The fitmilure for the Adams county draft office was moved to the auditorium room of the Decatur library building today. The equipment was delivered here a few days ago from Chicago. Headquarters will he set up in the first floor rooms of the library for the registering of 18 to 25-year oldmen. Men born after Augßst JO. 1*22. will be the first to register Monday. Rev. Gilbert Eddy Returns As Pastor Nuttmon Ave. U. B. Pastor Is Returned The Rev. Gilbert A. Eddy has been returned to the pastorate of the Nuttman Ave. United Brethren church, following the annual con ference this week at the camp ground at Rockford. O. The Decatur church, which waa built a few years ago. is located at Nattman avenue and llth street. Rev Eddy has been pastor of the church for the past two years Most of the conference ministers were returned to their pastorale. The Rev Dale Osborn, of Hunt Ington. a member of the Decatur church, was ordained to the elder ship during the conference, with Bishop Waite? E. Musgrave In charge of the ordination ceremoa lee. assisted by the Rev |>aal Park er. superintendent of the Fort Wayne district, and Rev. Rev. Osborn has two brothers living la thio city. The Rev Lawreaee Dillinger, of Rockford, was also elected a dis trict superintendent during the conference.

Caroline Mars Arrives Over Chicago Area Navy's New Flying Giant Completes Non-Stop Flight Chicago. Auk. 28 (UP)— The ; navy's new flying giant, the Caroline Mars, arrived over the Chicago area at 9:16 (CDT) today on Its non-stop flight from Hono'ulu. , The plane was be'ieved tn have r.et two records for the big Mars type craft. The flight was the longest ever flown hy a Mars ship, with a record breaking payload nt 22.0(H) pounds in addition to 17 crewmen and 25 passengers Because If was so far ahead of schedule, air control officers at Glenview naval air station near Chicago router! the plane on a side Junket to Detroit. Officer* explained that they were not yet ready for It to land off Chicago's lake front. The huge p'ane's course from Chicago to Detroit was mapped to take It over Wl'low Run airport. It was scheduled to circle the Grosse Isle naval base In the Itetroit river, and to return to Chicago about 10 a. m CRT. The plane hit the Chicago area one hour and 45 minutes ahead of schedule, the navy said. On its return from Detroit It is scheduled to cruise up and down the Chicago shoreline as far touth as Hammond. Ind., and to land in latke Michigan about 11 a. m . CRT. A flight of four Hellcats and four Corsairs wl’l readervons with the Mara over Chicago when It returns from Detroit, the navy said. The flight plan of the fourengined flying host called for it to make a dog-leg over St. Louis. Mo., after passing Cheyenne and Omaha. The flight waa commanded by Comdr. James laing. Mapleton'. Minn. The chief pilot waa Lt. Cmdr. Robert Hunt of Trenton. N. J. The ship waa scheduled to land In latke Michigan opposite the Chicago loop, special portable wharves were erected in preparation for it. The plane will be christened here, as part of the Cook county fair festivities, bv Mrs. Fred W. Lester, mother of Fred F. Lester, a 19-year old congressional medal winner who died on Okinawa In June. 1*45. • Clarence Hodge. Honolulu chamber of commerce publicist. Irought with him Hawaiian lets <Tura Te Pace Lomakin Scheduled To Leave For Home Ousted Russian To Sail For Homeland New York. Aug. 28-(UP)— Jacob Ixtmakln. ousted Rovlet consul general In New York, waa scheduled Io sail for homo today a few hours after the runaway Russian school teacher who brought about bla downfall undergoes a major knee operation at Roosevelt boonltal. Mrs. Oksana Kaaenklna. whose leap from a third story window of the Soviet consulate resulted In a break In Russo-American consular relations, will be operated upon •his morning. At noon. Ixtmakln aad h|p family will sail aboard the Swedish-American liner Stockholm The operation will be the first in a series for the 53-year-old school teacher who risked death rather than return to her homeland. Hospital attendants described Mrs Kasenklna's cbndltion as good and said she was "in good spirits Although Lomakin told reporters yesterday he "was got sore" be would sail today, officials of the Swedish American line said the two staterooms reserved for him and his wife and children. Ixira It and Alesia. 6. were still held In his name. The Stockholm sails for Gote burg. Sweden, arriving there Sent *. From there Lomakin and his family will proceed to Moscow "I waat to go bet I am not sure vet If I will." Lomakin told re porters “I still have much work (Twa Te Peer Sis)

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, August 28,1948

Food Hits Another All-Time High s'** [SJO WORTH 1935 PS [ $21.68 TODAY iV R AT LEAST ONE individual of the Merely heart American public can still be ciwerni in the face of another ull timv high In food prices. Mrs. Waller Johns of Purina. <).. take* the hill for 421 6x worth of gro-'crles which Hie Bureuu of Ixilior StailHtica Hays could Io- Itouglit for *lO in the 1935 39 years Gnu-er in Joe Talarico.

Study Nationwide Drive On Prices Farm Prices Drop Reported In August By United Press A housewife who is leading the Indianapolis meat price strike told butchers today to quit kidding themselves. Mrs Velma Perk aald butchers who blame reduced sales on the hot weather are simply trying to fool themselves and the public. “Really." she aald. “we house wives know better. People aren't going to buy meat until prices come down. The weather ha* nothing to do with it." Mrs. Perk aald she has rec eived a letter from the leader of a siml lar price strike at San Francisco, sounding her (Hit on whether she would support a nationwide drive to force pric es down She said she would call a meeting of Indianapolis housewives to see what they thought of the idea Meanwhile, the agriculture department reported that farmer* received three percent less for their crops during the month end ed Aug. 15. The department said the parity ratio dropped from 12# to 117. or one point below a year ago. The ratio is used In deciding government price support levels. The drop in farm prices was attributed chiefly to declines in wheat, rice, corn. oats, barley, cotton and potatoes They have drop- ! |crd steadily for two months and cTmvh Ts Faae «l»> Will Receive Bids For Ceylon Bridge in a special meeting next Saturday. '.he county commissioners will receive bids for the repair of the Ceylon covered bride The commissioners will meet at I# a m. Engineer Walter Gllliom prepar ed (he plans and specifications for repair of the bridge. The estimated coat is under |3.(MM). Council Will Acf Monday On Budget Largest Budget In Decatur's History Councilmanic action will he taken on the city's *111.763 on budget at a special meeting Monday ever.iag at the city hall. According to law public bearing will be held on the city’s proposed expenditures for 1949. which also carries a *1.23 tax rate on each *iow of taxables to finance for next year. The budget Is the largest ever submitted to the council. The proposed levy will raise approx I mately *M.617 t>. Os which *31.1M46 will go iato the operating fund balance. The general fund balance wa« (16.756 64 on July >l. Under the proponed rate this working fund will be lacrenaed almost doahlv Appropriations for the street and sewer deportment, the police and fire departments head the list In estimated expenditures for the coming year

BULLETIN Haifa, Au®. 2# — (UP)— The chief French United Nations observer in Palestine was shot down and killed near Gaia in southern Palestine today when bls two-seated plane was attacked, It was reported here. He was identified as Cot. Queru. GOP Legislative Record Assailed Hits State Party Attitude On Aid Freni h Lick. Ind . Aug 28 -(UP) —A Democratic <ongressman said today that the state will suffer Irreparable damage because of the Indiana Republican party's attitude toward federal financial aid Rep Ray J. Madden of Gary •aid the action of the Republkancontrolled Indiana 85th general assembly In adopting a resolution which said "we don't want any federal aid" meant a loss of many dollars to Indiana. House speaker Hobart Creighton and governor Gates signed that resolution, said Madden. "I'm afraid congressmen won't forget It when they are handling money." he added. Madden's statement highlighted a series of hiasta against the Re publicans by l>eniocratlc editors, candidates and party members meeting here in a session marked by what appeared to he complete party harmony. Officially, it was the annual In diana Democratic editorial asso la Hon outing But the editors were far out numbered as nearly I.2## Democrats gathered to hear their vice- president lai nominee. Ren Alhen W. Barkley of Kentucky tonight Gubernatorial nominee Henry F Rchrlcker also will speak The temperature was as high as party spirit as Hie traditional campaign kickoff meeting turned into a shirt-sleeve affair. Madden told his Hoosier party colleagues he was "having dlf ficulty down in Washington explaining why the Indiana legislature passed that resolution" "It's going to hurt Indiana." said Madden, "and Creighton would not get anywhere If he asked for federal assistance. Too many congressmen remember he signed that resolution ” Meanwhile, secretary of state nominee Charles Fleming of Hammond fired a blast .at governor Gatea: "He complains Indiana gets only a meager portion back of the taxes It sends to Washington." said Fleming "And right over here In bls own state, the *2 counties aren't getting a fair share nt our clgaret tax. Why doesn't he practice what he preaches*" While most of the Democratic candidates didn’t hesitate to talk turkey about the GOP. Rchricker himself coatlnued his hand shah «Ter« Te )•■«» Three) Mercury Hits New High Mark At Berne Berne. Aug 28 — The marenry advanced to #7 degrees la Berne Friday tor the highest reading ot the swmmer This reeding waa official. reported by H. M Reassor, local weather observer.

Meehan, Four American Soldiers, Released By Russian Forces In Berlin

MacArthur's Policy Attacked By Russia Called Violation Os • Potsdam Declaration Tokyo. Aug 28 (UP) llussia 1 today declared that Gen Dougin* .MacArthur's lulmr policy in Japan violated the Potsdam declaration Soviet representative* demanded that the supreme commander i withdraw hl* "no-strike, no-collec- j live bargaining" re*trlction on government employes. Maj. Gen. A. P. Kirienko touched off a bitter two-hour debate at a *pecial session of the Allied council with the Russian charge Chairman William J. Reliald. American memlier of the council. Hatty denied' the Rovlet charges and accused the llus*iuns us suppressing labor in their own country. Sebald also charged Kislenko with dlMtorting the facts to "serve hl* own ends." Sebald said these ends "were only I<m» clear." not on y in Japan, hut In those unhappy countries where communist infiltration into labor unions had destroyed den.ocracy. Sebald said be hoped responsible Japanese labor leaders would uot l>e "misguided" by the Russian "double Salk.” Kislenko led <>ff the session with the charge that the MacArtnur labor edict violated not only the Potsdam dec'aration but a far . eastern policy decision guaranteeing Japanese the right to form Democratic organixations and la bor unions. He then cited recent instances wherein he charged that Japanese officials carried out "rwpri. ale* and "repressive measures’ against employes at the direction ( ■ f American occupation author! ties. Kislenko cited the case of the tecent strike by the Toho Movie StWdios and quoted press report* that Maj Gen William C. ('lease. Ist cavalry division commander, c’irected American tank* and military police to help break the sitdown strike. After KhJenko read the list of (Turn T» Tbreet ( Discuss Contract For IHC Strikers Report Stalemate For Memphis Plant I I Chicago, Aug 28 — (UP) — Ne go'lator* or the International Har , venter Co. and the CIO United Auto workers meet today to discuss a new contract for strikers at the Springfield. O. Harvester plant The company and union spokesmen began working on an agreement for the Springfield plant after a stalemate was reached in bargain ing for a new contract at the Mem phis plant. Negotiators failed to reach agree ment on clauses including grle vance procedure, payment for holidays falling on Saturdays, duration of the contract, and methods of de termining piece work rates The union demanded a 10-month contract, while the company insisted on a year's agreement. Workers struck last week at Har- , vester plants In Melrose Park. HI.. ( Indianapolis. Fort Wayne, and , Evansville. Ind. and Memphis and ' Springfield. After failing to negot- ( late one contract for all six struck plants, the offk-lals began plant-by- | plant settlement talks. Threaten Strike South Bend. Ind . Aug 28 — (UP) ( — Nearly 500 maintenance workers , of the Indiana and Michigan Elec . trie Co threatened a strike today over wages and working conditions Mem tiers of United Mine workers local No 12530 voted unanimously ' last night to strike, according to UMW regional director Charles Kist lor. Kistler said the Indiana state la bur commissioner at Indianapolis ’ would be notified Monday of the iTuvs Te Psge Three)

No Relief In Sight, Heat To Continue Deaths Attributed To Heat Rise Near 100; No Relief By United Press The number of deaths attributable to the heat wave n»se toward 100 today and the weather man still offered no hope of relief from the blanket of scorching air covering the eastern half of the nation A survey showed that 85 persons died as result of the heat. 18 by drowning and the remainder from son stroke, heat prostration and' heart attacks induced by the warm temperatures. Illinois led the list with 16 deaths from heat prostration. Michigan was next with 15 deaths. Including nine drownings. Weather forecasters said temperatures were scheduled to remain high for a* long as they could see into the future They said the mercury would drop slightly in northern Minnesota and North Dakota tonight, but even there the tempera lures will climb again tomorrow. In Michigan. Paradise was only six degrees cooler than Hell. The mercury soared to 99 at Hell. Mich., yesterday while the 70 residents of Paradise watched the tern perature push to 9:1. Sunfield. Mich., lived up to its name with 98. President Truman waa one of the more fortunate residents of the beat stric ken east Winding up a nine day vacation cruise, the pres ident enjoyed a 15-mlnute dip In the Potomac river and then sought re fuge in his air-conditioned yacht. More than 45.000 Detroit auto worker* were idled hy heat lndu< ed layoffs and work stoppages. Chrysler laid off 22.00 c) and Plymouth sent home 2,<t«<) because workers al Briggs Body Mfg. Co., took time off due to the heat. A New York grocery spokesman said fruit and vegetable spoilage during the last two days jumped to 50 percent from the usual sum mer loss of 20 percent. He eeUinat id spoilage losses at *600,000. There also was bad news for Ind iana s|a>rtsmen who had hoped to cool off a little by going fishing this weekend. Conservation officials said "the fish are too groggy to bite." Thunderstorms were torcast for northern Illinois, lowa. Minnesota. Wisconsin and Michigan today but the weather bureau said they would lie scattered too widely to reduce temperatures much. Nevertheless, tesidents of Chica {o. St. l.oais and Kansas City stood gratefuly in cooling showers ■ hat fell last night. Temperatures rose again as soon as the ralu «Tare Te !•■«» ( ewrt To Attend National . VFW Encampment St. Louis Site Os Annual Convention Nine representatives of Limber lost post 6236. Veterans of For eign Wars, and two VFW auxiliary representatives will leave for St Loyis Sunday morning to take part In the 49th annual VFW national encampment The local delegates are William Fisher. Odes Gould, fourth district adjutant, lister Hears. I.loyd Dsn Ma. Donald Reidenbach. fourth district quartermaster. 'Harry Marts, fourth district commander. la>e F eaxe I. Richard Uchtenstiger, •nd Cfcalmer Lee. Mrs. Harry Marti will serve as delegate and Mm. Odes Gould will be alternate, mprersn’lng Decs tnr's auxiliary. Since the VFW was organited In Denver. Colo. that city has mrt la a bld for next year's encampment whirh will mark half a century of the group’s activities

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United Press Staff Correspondent Freed After Prisoner Os Russians Overnight Berlin.) Aug 28 (UP)— Russian authori ies released John J. Meehan. United Press staff cortespondenf, four- soldier*. and three Germans today after all eight had been held overnight in a Rovlet Jull. Meehan, who was picked up hy the Russians in apparent retaliation for the alleged wounding of a Soviet soldier by American military police late yesterday, triephoned the United Pres* Berlin headquarters and announced: "I'm free." He added that "eight of us were released Just now " The other*. Meehan said, included four American soldiers who were picked up by Soviet military police last night In the 'Russian sector, and two German reporters and a German chauffeur whet were arrested with Meehan as they drove in a Jeep toward the city ha I In the Russian sector. This was the first information that four American soldiers had lieeu held hv the Soviet authorities. except for a somewhat garbled announcement from the Soviet press bureau which said that "three men and a girl" had been released. It said that "two of the men - were in American army uniform and completely drunk. One of the men was an American sergeant" The press bureau added that the four were found "driving aimlessly in the vicinity of the city hail at alaiut 2 a. tn. today." Meehan said two nt the. American soldiers who were released with him were picked up about midnight. They were Staff Sergt. John J Stirhls, New York City, who I* on the staff nt the United States military mission to the Soviet occupation force*, and Pvt. John E Colby, of Brook'yn. N.Y.. Meehan said. The other two American soldiers were military policemen. They were arrested hy a mobile l.usslan patrol before dark yesterday evening. Mtp-han said. They were identified as Pvt. Robert lllgham of Terre Haute, Induced Pvt Edward Kinsley, of Portsmouth. O Meehan and the three Germans had been picked up aoon after midnight as they drove Into the llusstan sector to cover a story. They were released at 2:10 p tn. (7:l# a. m. CDT). but It was sometime later that Meehan was aide to phone hi* office. Maj Gen. George P. Hays, deputy P R. military governor in Gurmaijy. was considering an American reply to Soviet charges that a Russian soldier was shot In the shoulder hy U. S military police as he a legedlv rode In a speeding Jeep through the American sector American military policemen admitted that they fired some shots after a Russian officer In the speeding jeep pulled a pistol ind pointed it at Pfc. James R. Petergal. Pl'tabnrgh. Pa . a U. R. military police motorcycle patrolman The driver of the Russian jeep, which carried three Soviet solIlers, ran Petergal down knocking him from his motorcycle, when he triad to halt the Soviet cTara Te l*wae Three) Rev. Gillander To Preach Here Sept. 5 Robert Macklin, chairman of the pulpit committee ot the First Presbyterian chare h. has received word from the Rev A C. E. Gillander that he will again fill the pulpit here Sunday. September I Rev tilllander, who is pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Hraxil. in • candidate for the vacancy here. He preached here last Sunday and is returning on Invitation from the local committee The coax regal t< ma I meeting will he held about the middle of Reptem her. exact date to he announced next week Rev Gillander Is aa able mlnts'er and the public la caviled te boar him one wook from t<MMrrow.