Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 207, Decatur, Adams County, 1 September 1948 — Page 1

Vol XL VI No. 207.

INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER STRIKE ENDED

Staetary Os Soviet Party . ■en By Death Ro rate Funeral hned In Moscow F I Andrei Zhdanov s »*i" 1 ,|p ' |,u,lio announc'd . at.oi.*'* for l,l “ "Ll"- fun'-Hl! <rf Hsi. Gen Andrei \ Zhdanov of death ailment wax dis He Zhdahov was one of the four in the Soviet heirarchy contender with Sv'4*T>foi'-lct> minister V. M the mant'e of power Wflft ljr Generalissimo Jo-es Staexperts death ha* removed the w*«(*(® powermost t>itr.-r onemy wJk uM ' a a,,| i ’* ie on< ‘ man o'hern who lx leading 4r>e for Soviet domination Moscow .itinoiim died serious MH&tli of hlx Hint's wa* he wax known to have been in good health a ■Kfcgo A commi’tee five he heart disease. EiKjititer detail* of hi* death, far of Ms lust hour*. were made 38M** In a number of broadcasts hi* for the communia* 'Mote* aaid a four man com hitch communist offl (ail been appointed to make ■Kpi funeral arrangements will in alate in the kali Mkeo iimns of the house be held in square ■Sa, tn tomorrow MHlov wax one of the you mt top Soviet leader* wh» world of the all-powerful and the leading expon It Marxist Lenin theory he* were studied a aa closely aa those observers believed aov and Molotov head political group* within iro ami that hi* death nade Molotov the leadder for Stalin'* po*t. wax considered Hua >at authority on fdeolo aa known to lie tireless auit of the theorv th*' •vik revolution of 191* he considered a x'tcces* id achieved world dom u* eiminating possible ack from remalninr rrouping*. tlon of powerful influ le Kremlin thu* m»d* leading enemy of the e Soviet heirarchy. ran predict whether hielgr< policy or Sovle* cause any change it trd the west II ia sir owever. that hi* death a time when Russia hanegotiation* with th« closing virtual 4RM| of di-rus-ion on common experts are split between Zhdanoi that had developed year was more EgTara Te l'a*e T»«> Mflck Infant Dies ■Hlay Afternoon E and Eileen Todd of the Homestead*, died afternoon at the Adam? COM|biemorUl hospital The tn tkM |fed been 111 since birth las' are the parent* ■MMfaer Ranny: a sister. Anita Qa&ead the grandparents. Mr and ■K. F. Patrick of Covington. D. E. Todd of Brooklyn service* will be held Mtlm Thursday at St Mary'* ■fel church, the Very Rev Selma's offic iating ■K«i|be In the Catholic cemetery funeral home 'on MR IM navvies*. Weather Fair tonight and Thursday warmer north and een

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BULLETIN Washington Sept. 1 —(UP)— Selective service headquarters issued a call to the states today to draft 10.000 young men for the army during November. Report Berlin Block May Be Lifted Sunday Supply Trains May Be Traveling Into Berlin Next Sunday * Berlin. Sept. 1 — (UP) -■ Plan* to lift the 7 (da void Soviet blockade of Berlin were dlxcuxxed today by a four-power transport committee and reliable report* said western supply trains may be rolling into Berlin by Sunday. Financial and transport advisers to the four military governors of Germany met thia morning in the allied control council building to break the Berlin stalemate that has existed since four power rule ended last March. Reliable reports said the transport committee discussed plans to lift the Berlin blockade and the financial committee discussed plans to install the Russian mark ax the sole legal currency for Berlin, subject to four-power control. Gen. Lucius D. flay and the British, French and Russian military commanders are scheduled to meet again at 5 pm. to follow up their initial mee:lng yesterday which set the committee consultation* In motion. It was generally lielieved the big 'our commander* would consider report* from their committees Belief that the blockade would be lifted men was home out by report* that two huge western allied supply trains already are loaded and waiting at the harder, ready to make he run to Berlin. Railway officials have lieen alert'd to reopen traffic on the blocktded Helmstedt-Berlin line on Sept. >, these reports said. Helmstedt, on the British-Russian anal border, ia the {mint where the .Inaaian* cut the western allies rail Ine to Berlin 74 days ago in retala ion against intioduction of a new currency. the Deutschmark, in western Germany. The main problem of the military governors is to establish the ate of exchange between the west >rn mark sponsored by the three western powers and the eastern mark iniroduced by Russia. Dedicate State Fair Radio Center Saturday Indianapolis. Sept. I tl’l’i Twenty-seven Indiana radio stations will have studio* In the new com hinatlon radio Paddock building, for broadcasts from the Indiana state fair next week, fair Imard officials said today. The new |24e.MM) radio center will be dedicated Saturday and will be used for the first time at the fair this year Sheriff In Warning To All Motorists Warns Especially On School Bus Passing With the opening of school .nly a few days away, sheriff Herman Bowman today Issued a warning to all motorist* In the ounty to obey traffic regulation*, specially those involving school hlldren and other youngster* Sheriff Bowman declared that tie department would resume a «trlM enforcement program car ned on last year during the en tire »chool term in an effort to protect the county's school boys >nd girl* The sheriff mentioned In par leu ar violations concerning the passing of school busses and reminded motorist* that they are required by law to stop whether inproaching a motionie s schoo bus from the rear or the front .■Several arrest* were made last rear for this type of offense He also warned be* driver*, themselves, that they must ol> nerve more than ordinary pre •xatioa Ing throwtag out the stop Ignal »rm on their busses la taking further precautions, ■he sheriff once again urged farm er* either to cut com away from ltw» Te Tea* t»«l

Rule Strikers May Not Vote On Bargaining Complete Reversal Os Earlier Policy Os Relations Board Washington. Kept. 1 — (I'P) — The national labor relation* hoard ruled today that replaced worker* on strike for “economic reaxons” may not vote in collective bargaining election*. Instead. th« ir replacements may vote, the NLRB said. The decision, made under the Taft-Hariley law. was a complete reversal of early NLRB policy under which striker* could vo'e whereas their rep'acement* were Ineligible to do so. i'nder more recent NLRB rulings. both strikers and their replacements could vote. A collective bargaining election is one in which worker* decide what union. If any, they want as their bargaining agent However, today's decision does not affect strikers who walk out In protest against unfair labor practice*. Their statu* In shop elections lx still to be settled, i'p to now. they have been allowed to vote, whl'e their replacement* have not. Nor doe* the decision make clear the po itlon of an economic striker whn ha* not been replaced Presumably, a* before, he I* eligible to vote. Board *noke*men said hearings on the measure extahlixhed clearly that congress considered an economic striker not entitled to reinstatement it he is replaced while on strike. T'ndrr today's ruling the chal'enged votes of 121 replacemewtv will be accepted aa valid. Until •hey are opened and counted remits of the election will not be known An economic strike, according 11 era T» !•»«» «|*i 14-Year-Old Killer Begins Prison Term Chicago, Sept. 1— it’Pj — Roy Adams, 14 year-old killer began serving a 14 year prison sentence today for the sex slaying of eight year old Nancy Schuler. Adams was denied a motion for a new trial yesterday and sentenced o the minimum term for murderer* in Illinois by chief justice Cornelius J. Harrington of the criminal court. Imst May 27 Adams smothered the little girl with four pillows. Students Register At Decatur Schools Lincoln School To Adopt New Policy Registration of students of the Lincoln school will be held Thursday and Friday, with book slip* to he given out and room assignment* made. This is a change from previous years, when pupil* reported on the opening day and were then dismissed to obtain books A full schedule will be followed on opening day Sept 7. The IJncoln school schedule follow*: sixth grade, Thursday, 9-10 am.; fifth grade. Thursday. 10-11 a m ; fourth grade. Thursday. 1-2 p.m.; third grade. Thursday, 2-3 p.m.; second grade, Friday. 9-1" am.: first grade. Friday. 10-11 am Children will report at the school auditorium Children entering the local schools for th* flrat time are asked to rencit at the Lincoln school from 1-2 p.m. to have enrollment blank* filled. This Include* children who were not In kindergarten last year and wish to enter the first grade, and those who wish to enter kinder gnrten thia year who were not enrolled during the last spring Children must be five year* old before Sept IS to enter kmdergar tea and six years old l>efore Sept IS to eater the first grade At the juaior-seaior high school, seniors registered Monday and juniors Tuesday Sophomore* will register from » a m to 1 p m Thur* day and freshmen during the same hour* Friday. Eighth grade student* will register Saturday at » am. and seventh grade students at Id a.m Saturday.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, September 1,1948

Zhdanov, Top Soviet, Dies ERm w II ■ TUBA COL. GEN. ANDREI A. ZHDANOV (left) defender of Stalingrad during the war. organizer of the European Cominform, and regarded a* a poxxible xuceexHor to Premier Stalin with whom he is pictured here, is dead in Moscow after a severe illness. The 52-yeur <>ld Politburo member was <-on*ldered to be Stalin’* chief anti-Western strategist. He will be buried at the base of the wall of the Kremlin Hix death I* expected to raise the personal prestige of Foreign Minister Molotov in Soviet consul*.

Will Not Prosecute Youthful Arsonist Seek To Reconstruct Life Os Young Girl Macomb. 111.. Sept I—(VPIMcDonough county state'* attorney Keith Scott said today that little Wanet McNeil, 13. would not Ice prosecuted for setting the "mystery" fires which burned down her uncle's two barns and home. “The state's only Interest now lx In helping her reconstruct her life." Scott said. Wanet. a slight, red haired girl, confessed Monday to setting more than 200 fires on the farm of her uncle. Charles Willey, near here She said she did it because she wanted “Io live with my Mom." She had been living on the Willey farm with her father. Arthur McNeil, since her parents were divorced In 1943. Today it appeared that Wanet had won part of the fight to be near her mother. State fire auth oritles arranged for her to be placed In the temporary custody of her grandmother. Mrs. Daisy John son. In Bloomington. Wanet'* mother. Mrs I-eona Engle, also Ilves In Bloomington Waaet was happy about the move, and Mrs. Johnson said she would be glad to have the child McNeil agreed to the transfer of cuatody The child was brought to Chicago yesterday with her parents for an examination at the Illinois juvenile hospital. Dr. Sophie Schroeder, a psychiatrist, said the girl was just a “nice little kid who was caught In the middle of a broken home." Dr. Schroeder said Wanet wa* *'a victim of divorce, a* ao many children are. She Is not abnormal mentally. The child told deputy state fire marshal John Burgard that she •Tare r» Pace Tnsl Reject Estimates On Proposed Drain Say Ditch Cost To Exceed Benefits Holders of land along the proposed Raymond Moser drain tn French townahip Tuesday rejected estimates of county surveyor Virgil Bower* at a hearing held for adjudicating assessment*. "We believe that the coat of the ditch will exceed its benefits." an overall statement by the land owner* declared. The petitioner* have asked Mr Bower* to make a new report on the proposed drain, netting it up na an open drain instead of the origl nallv planned tile drain He will advise them at a later date of the new asMMmenU for the open ditch Thia action was asked by E M Culver and Raymond Moser. Mr. Rowers will file a report Reptember 7 containing plana and ■pecincations for the improve ment and reeonatntetlon of the Henry B Graber drain In French and Monroe townahip*. formerly known aa the Old Fol drain. He will also file «itb the coeaty auditor • report on the Gilbert Eblerd Ing drain in Kirkland township

First Polio Case k Reported In County Adams county's first case of poliomyelitis for 1949 ha* been revealed with the disclosure that Patricia Bauermelster. five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul B Bauermelster. of Magley. is suffering from the dread disease The child was stricken last Wed nesday and ha» been admitted to the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne, suffering partial paralysis of the back and right leg. The an nouncenient wa* made l»y Dr. Karl Eberly, Fort Wayne city health commissioner. Film Actor Arrested On Narcotics Charge Marijuana Party In Starlet Home Raided Hollywood. Sept. 1 (I'P) Film actor Robert Mitchum and three other Holly woodilea were arrested on a narcotic* charge by po lice who raided a marijuana party In 'he home or a blonde starlet 'This Is the hitter end of every thing my career, my home, my marriage." said Mitchum as he was tusiked. He surrendered calmly, shrugging his broad shoulders as he was taken into custody by officers who said they caught him smoking a marl juana cigarette Arrea'ed with him were Lila Leeds. 20. golden haired actress whose home wax raided; dancer Vickie Evans, and Robin Ford. 31. a friend of Mitchum's Mitchum. Ford and Miss Leeds were booked on suspicion of violating the narcotics act If convicted, their sentence* could range from 90 day* to 10 years There can be no probation, police said Miss Evans, who lives with Miss Leeds, was Ixxiked on a technical charge of visiting a house where marijuana Is used Narcotic* policemen A. M Rarr and J. B McKinnon crashed into Mis* Leeds’ luxurious laurel Can yon home shortly after midnight. They said Mitchum. Ford, and Ml" t Ixred* had lighted Marijuana ' reet era” in their hands Mitchum, who br<ani“ a top star last year, wa* nmichalent a I suit hi* airest. Barr said. He got rave notices three years In "The Story of G. I. Joe." It wa* the Frnle Pyle movie that booated him from a tough talking cow liny hero to the higher bracket* The bobby aoxer* diacovered him in "The l-ocket" and Troaafire " Barr said Mitchum dropped bl* (Tarn To Peg- *l*l Democrats Rally At Waterloo Sept. 15 Fourth district Democrat* will c«m verge on Waterloo. DeKalb county. Wednesday evening. September 11. for a partv rally at which Henry Schrlrker. Democratic candidate for governor, and Edward H. Kruse. Jr., nomine* for fourth district congressman will be the princltud speaker* Bta'e Democratic chairman Ira L Haymaker and Paul G Jasper Democratic now I see for supreme couri judge, will also give brief addreaae* at th* rally, which will follow a barbaeue Sam Jaekson of Fort Wayne, former U. 8 sewator. will art as master of cxrem.oniea

Union, Company Reach Agreemen t Ending 16 Day Strike In Seven Plants

First Reni Ceiling Hike Granted Today 18 Percent Boost To Galesburg, Illinois Washington, Sept. 1 tl'P) — The government today boosted rent ceilings in Galesburg. 111. by 1R percent It was the first such action under the I!MH rent control law Rent director Tighe E. Woods said the Increase proposed by the Galesburg rent advisory board probably was the first of many. The action is effective Immedl ately. It covers the city of Galesburg and all of Knqx county The area has a 1940 |>opulat|on of 52.-j 250 and 5.500 rental units under federal rent control. Woods said the 19 percent boost covers all units hut those on which tenants and landlord* have agreed on voluntary rent increases and long leases, and those on which boosts previously have been allowed because the landlord wax In hardship. Rent officials viewed the action a* significant In that it was a clear test of regulations under which a local rent hoard can get an area-wide rent in< reaxe by showing that a sampling of land lords Is in hardship. The Galesburg board submitted reports from 65 landlords operat Ing- 211 controlled rental unit* It said a study of their average net Incom** showed that an 19.1 per cent rent boost was necessary to bring earnings up to what they were when rents were frozen Woods found the board's pro |M>sal in accordance with law. and approved an IX percent boost. Wood* told a reporter that the Galesburg board submitted an Identical recommendation alumt two month* ago but withdrew it at hi* request when he imlnted out that the board's membership was representative of both landlord and <Tmvb Te Pane Tmoi Teachers Institute Is Held Here Today Annual Institute Held For Teachers More than 100 teachers In Adams county rural and city schools at tended the annual teachers institute at Lincoln school today They heard an address by Dr William Dern. Kentucky clergyman and speaker, and a talk on the teacher* retirement laws by Forrext V. Carmichael. of Indianapolis. After the singing of America, the devotional wax given by Dr Getald Jones, minister of the First Methodist church of Decatur Free man Burkhalter then rendered a violin solo, which was well received Dr. Item's arlval wax more than an hour late due to transportation difficulties During the interim the eachers heard g' neral announce meats from Lyman L. Hann, county superintendent of school*. During an extended recess In the meeting, the teachers had a “get acquainted ' session. The afternoon program featured a second talk by Dr Dern and a veal duet by Mia* Helen Haulrold and Mr*. W. J. Krick. The conference was ended with announcement* and discussion for teacher* In the rural schools. Dennia R Norman, o' Blooming ton. who has been named to super vise the county recreational program. wa* intrrMtuied to the assemblage having arrived here Mon dav night Classes in the rural schools will be organized Thursday, with s< bool buae* making their regular morning tripe Rook slips will be issued and room* assigned Sr hoql will open formally Tveaday. with a full day * schedule of classes planned on th* opening day Th* Decatur public school* will open next Tu**day. and tb* Catba' lie school* Wednesday

Former Czech Leader Benes Is Near Death Former President Os Czechoslovakia Is Critically 111 Prague. Sept I (VP)— Former president Fxluard Benes of Czechoslovakia lx In "very bad" condition and is not expected to live through the night, an official spokesman at his Sezlmovo I'sti , home said this evening Benex has been in u coma since early today, near death from arterial sclerosis. He took a turn for the wor*e yesterday and his doctors said he had lost consciousness The Prague radio at 12:30 pm < Prague lime) broadcast the fob lowing bulletin from Bene*' doctors "On the whole the patient spent the night quietly, considering hi* serious condition. There has lieen no substantial change'' Earlier the doctor* had reported that the former |>re*ident wa* unconscious and that hi* temperature was rising. “Thi« condition Is ex tremely serious." the doctors said "His breathing indicates circulation trouble." the bulletin said Benes has been at his home in Sezlmovo I'sti, south of Prague, since last February when, with tear* in his eyes, he walked out of the Prague presidential palace after swearing In a new Communist cabinet. Friends said he preferred retire ment from public life to bowing to the wishes of the red cabinet ministers who surrounded him fol lowing the February 27 Communist coup. Benes* career as a statesman was greatly influenced by Thoma* G Masaryk, the founder and orlgl nal father of the Ct*ch republic Masaryk wax a teacher at Char lex Iniverxlty. Prague, wherrBenes studied Masaryk Interest ed him In the liberation movement against the Hapxburgs and both eventually had to flee the country When the first Czech provisional government was formed in Paris on Oct I. 1919. Benes, then 34. was named minister of foreign affairs In 1935, when Masaryk stepped down from the presidency. Bene* <T«rw Tn Tsae Vnurf Wallace Party Off Ballot In Illinois State Board Bars Progressive Party Springfield. 111. Sept I —(t'Pi Henry Wallace and hl* Progre* <lve party were barred t«xiay from •be Nov 2 I liaol* ballot by a rub Ing of the state electoral board Itemocrats rejoiced The Pro rrexxiven had been counted on to ake a hefty bite from Democratic vote totals. e«p*< tally In Indus trial area* Board member* ruled late ye* tTday that the Wallace Taylor Icket did not meet election law equlrement*. After five day* of hearing*, th* elm torsi board ruled “that the -lomma'lng petl lon fl ed on be t.alf of th* Progressive party -andidat** doe* not Include tne xignature* of 2o" qualified voter* from *ach of at least 5u count!** within the state as required by xtatat* tor aomination for said andidates The petition I* therefore insufficient In law as a nom mating petition " The decision of the board was imanimoti*. It was composed of state supreme court justice* Wai ter Gwaa of Danville and Francis Wilson of Chicago, and state audl tor Arthur C louder Th* Democrat*, whose objeeVona were filed by five war vet iTwrw Te Fes* Threei

Price Four Cents

Plan Reopening Os Struck Plants By Friday; Agreement Made Early Today Chicago, Bep'. 1 (I'P) — The 'CIO I'nited Auto Workers rea< hied a new contract agreement ' with International Harvester company today and ended It* 16-day-I old strike against the (irm. The agreement was reached ! early today after an all-night bargaining session between company . official* and representatives of 'the 24.000 striking I'AW members at seven Harvester plants. I'nlon officers agreed to send maintenance personnel into the plants today to prepare them for reopening on Friday The agreement provides f'tr separate contracts at each plant I Instead of the former single com-pany-wide contract. t'AW officers emphasized that the workers at each plant muz ratify the agreement covering i them before they will return to ’ work i However, they said, tie generil strike against the company has been terminated Each local voting to continue the strike will do so on Its own Initiative Richard Hiegel, a company spokesman, said that "by Friday, we expect all of our employes hack in the plants." A union renresentalive said the contract* wl'l include alt clauses agreed upon before the t'AW struck Aug. 17 Sections no' covered by new agreements will lie covered hv clauses lifted from the previous contract. ■"lt Is significant that the (Inal agreement was the same one the company offered the day before the strike started." Siegel said He said the proposed contracts would run for one year, terminating on Aus 23. 1919. ‘There Is no major difference between the various plants." lie said "The main diifferencex are on matter* of language and past I ract Ic es at each locality. "The one major difference be'ween the new and old contracts Is an agreement that the comoany will pay overtime for ho'f■lavs that fa'l on off-duty davs " International Harvester plants Involved were tho»e at Melrose Park. 111. Evansville. Ind. Memphis. Tenn. Springfield. O Fort Wavne Ind., and two at Indian* a noils. Wage* were not involved hi the dispute a* the company had grante«i an II cent pay l*oo*t on June 24. The main dispute revolved about apprenticeship, grievance nrocedure and piece work After the strike started, the ompany announced that it would ibandon company-wide negotiations to try to work out individual agreemen * with CAW local* • t each p'ant Officer* said thst one of the main difficulties in nrevloits bargaining session* had been a failure of union representative* from diifferent plant* to igree among themselves The union agreed to the new type of negotiailons but said it would not end the strike until agreements were reached with >ll plant* I'P to yesterday, only one ob•taele remained to final settleCTwrw Te m*ce Tear I 112 Adams County 24-Year-Olds Sign For Draft T uesday One hundred twelve Adams county 24 year-old* registered with ae* iective service board 1 Tuesday, and a steady flow of them filed Into the lilirary s first floor auditorium today, the leal day for men in that age group to sign up An announcement in Monday's Democrat erroneously stated that regiatration headquarter* would be dosed Saturday* Board officials declared today that registration will take place dally except Bunday fmm 6 am to 5 pm during 'he three week period. The board will be cloeed next Moadav. Labor Day. however Men bora in 1524 will register Thuradav aud Fiiday. and men a bora ia I9U will sign ap Saturday and Tuesday