Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 217, Decatur, Adams County, 14 September 1948 — Page 1

XLVL No. 217

BRITISH TO INCREASE DEFENSE MEASURES

Kn Troops ■inue Drive I Hyderabad Forces Race Hjirly Halfway To , .'lppital Os State W&MM. Hept. H“-<UPI- The reported tonight that force* had raced nearly to the capita) city of in the 36 hour* since over the border into ■|a< i-ly Mate of the same spokesman said a striking into Hyderabad went had covered Home of the I*4 along the main the Sholapur ba*- to city and nearby Seccolumn spearing up ■Oestward from the Bezwada reported about SO mile* Hut the armor J Kthion moving in eastward Nizam's fabulous domain to be the main insources re|>orted the in force* were meeting Miff But tb* speed of the unita at leant suggested advancing about an they claimed the capture northwest Hyderabad rail fall cut off Aurangabad second city, from the the Mate. border city northSholapur and the citadel of western defenses. also to ha've fallen to the Hyderabad army and force* are fighting back ■ply on the western, northand RouthaaHtem front* admitted., K major battle wan fought at yesterday, where the main invasion thruat. supported and plane*, ran Into it* spokesman said the armored ■ killed 100 Hyderabad regucaptured 150 plus another guerrillas in the NalM the north, another column on Aurangabad, the secflrlty of the wealthy Nizam of also is meeting heavy the H|>okeMiian admit Hthird column driving west to ■ Hyderabad city> from Beg in Madras province on the Mteastern front ha* made "no ■fleam gain*." the *pokeHman ■ but ha* cut off a Hyderabad ■ <>f unknown strength Ke Bezwada column, with only Mniles to go from the frontier to ■erabad city. I* the neareM of ■ five to the Mixam's capital Js patches from Karachi said ■ Moslem demonstrator* are de (Tern TeVeSrt ■!»! ■catur Catholic ■Hi Light Awarded All-Catholic Rate ■he Decatur Catholic Hi Light ■ been awarded the all-Catholic Bn* in the annual aurvey conBed by the Catholic school pre** Relation of Milwaukee. Wi* ■ L. O'Sullivan, director of the Bmllc school pres association in B«ter to Sr. M Anne*, principal ■her states that each puhlica- ■ released by Catholic school* Rnging to the association was Rd by three judges. Those pa- ■* receiving a total of 2.700 R>t* or more stere awarded all ■hoik 2.5 M to >,700 points, first ■or*, and under 2.600 points. Bond honors The D. C. HI Ugbt reived 2,700 pointe from the Ikes. l-a*t season's editorial staff of b winning quarterly publication bluded Clarice Rumschlag. Jame* ■ar, Agytes Gefeier Kathleen ■veer. Donna Lou Kortenber. bthleen Kortenber John GHBg. F> Roop Eugene Raker. Maxine ■or, Lois Rcheiner. John Zint* hnterwArt Wilder. Norma Appel B n Henrietta Faarote. Rose ►man. Leonard Lengerich. Dtck l«* Don Voglewede Don Rum flag. Eugene Heimann. Richard Omachiag Cletus Heimann. Geer- » Biheineq and Fred Heimann WEATHER Fair with little change temperature tonight and Wednesday.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

State Fair Ticket Scalpers Are Fined Noblesville, Hept. 14. —(UP)— Two brothers charged with scal|> Ing Mate fair tickets last week were free today after paying 226 fine*. James Bush. 6k. and Ernest Bush, 64, both of Westfield, plead--led guilty when brought before Noblesville mayor E. It. Fertig j yesterday. Striking CIO Oil Workers Battle Police California Strike Scene Os Violence At Oil Refinery By United Pres* Picket* and police fought a pitched battle in the California oil strike today, while In New York a new development in the truck strike threatened to cut mi k supplies. At Richmond. Cal., nearly 3.000 striking CIO oil workers fought off with clubs and stones a police riot squad trying to escort nonstriking AFL members to their jobs Inside the huge Standard Oil refinery. Pickets formed a barricade and steel-helmeted police fired lear gas shells into their ranks The strikers seized the smoking shell* and hurled them back. At least five person*, including a po iceman, were taken to a hospital. Dozens of others suffered cuts and -bruise* from stones and bottle* hurled In the meiee. liivhmond* entire police force of JOO men. aided by 25 deputy sheriff* »nd still more state highway patrolmen, were beaten hack by the strikers. After an hourlong fight, however. the pickets fled from the choking fear gas fumes and about 2ih) AFL ladlermakers and ma chlnisi* entered the plant. Despite the outbreak, the union reportedly had reduced It* wage demand* A report said the union would settle if the six struck oil •ompanies grant 12’4 cent hour'y pay raise* re'road Ive from July 1 to Hept. 1. and 19 cents there after At New York, one of the local unions involved in the two-week old truck strike ordered drivers to Mop hauling cardboard milk containers. Milk dealers said the supply «f containers for milk distributed to schools and retail stores would last only a day or two Local 207. which had settled Ilan Te Fmt stat * Democrat Precinct Women Organized Meeting Held Here On Monday Evening Democratic precinct committee women of Adam* county met at the K. of P home < Democratic headquarters > Monday evening, wi h Mrs Charles Lose, president of the Adam* county Democratic Women * club, presiding Purpose of the meeting was to organize the precinct committee women Into the Democratic Wo men's chib, since they are the pil ar* of the party and It I* eesential they organize to make work of nartv a success to attain ' Democratic victory in the faP •fa-tion Mrs. Lose stressed their dutv tn getting women In the county to the poll* on election day. with the slogan. Every woman a vot er: every woman to the polls" A serie* of meetings ws* stsg seated, one in a home in each pre clnct. to promote unity, enthusl asm and success for the party Th *e meeting* would be »pon sored by the precinct committeewomen with the county central committee to formulate the pre gram for each meeting' A good government club was organized to help Henry F ffchricker. candidate for governot •nd other Democratic candidates to victory tbl* fa'lMr*. Fave Smith Knapp a past president of the club, presented an interesting talk, reviewing effort* on ’ho part of women to gain the right to vote, the neces stty of woesen appreciating that tTsca Te r*s» »*or>

Begin Paris Talks On Italian Colonies Mni 11 pwhbv ■■ t fl I Wi ■ I ■ BfcrVß STATESMEN of the Big Four begin open discussion* on the fate of Italy's pre war African colonies in Pails. Heated at the conference table are I No. 11 Hector McNeil, Britain's minister of state In the Foreign office; (No. 2) Andrei Vieshinsky. Soviet deputy For-dgn Minister; (No. 3l Lewis Douglas, representing I'. H. Hecretary of Htute Oeorgv Marwliall; and. (No. 4> France's Foreign Minister Robert Schuman.

Republicans Sweep Election In Maine Republicans Take Every Top Office Bv United Pre** Jubilant Repub leans today predicted a Dewey-Warren landslide in November on the basis of lhe GOP'* clean sweep In the Malmballot yesterday in the kickoff election of 1948. The sweep was led by Rep. Margaret (?ha*e Smith, who became the first Republican woman ever elected to • full term io the U. R. senate. Nearly complete returns showed Mr* Hrnith polled 74 percent of the total vo'e. Todav'* election fare Included prlmarie* In »even states—Minnesota. Colorado. Washington. Michigan. Vermont. Massachu<ett* and New Hampshire. A fairly heavy turnout *as •oreca»t In Minnesota to settle internal battles In luith major parties. Favored for U. H. senatorial nomination* were Incumbent Joseph H. Bail. Republican. *nd Mayor Hul>ert H. Humphrey ot Minneapolis, Democrat-Farmer-GOP guberna'orial nomination, incumbent Luther W. Youngdahl was opposed by htatq auditor Htafford King In New Hampshire. Hen. Styles Bridge* wa* unopposed for the Republican aenatoria' nomination Vermont'* primary featured a tlve-wajr contest for the GOP nom matinn to the state's lone seat in the house. Ren. Leverett Raltonstall. Re lublican, was unoppo*ed for hi* itarty'a senatorial nomination In Massachusetts. Five lb mocrats ought their party's sena'prlal nomination In Colorado, the chief race wa* between incumbent Hen. Ed win C. Johnson and former state 'temneratic chairman Gene Cervl for the Democratic *enatorial I Tara Ca Page Tss)

Only One Reduction Approved B-y Board Recommends City's Mill Levy Dropped Only one recommendation for reiuctlon in a tax rate was made by ;be Adams county tax adjustment hoard, which concluded its inspection of local tax levies late yesterday. The board recommended that th« me mill from tbe civil city's 21 231 levies were approved levy be eliminated All other tax Tbe tax adjusters stated that tbe budget* were correctly compiled and that the rates were in keeping with tbe amount ot money required by the taxing unit* for the opera tion of their respective govern ments next year. The rate* will now be certified to the state tax commission and be fore final adoption, a hearing will be held hare by a representative of the Hate board Tbe Decatur rat* now total* 22 44 oa each lIM of taxabiea. aa IncreMa of 45 cents over the current rate Th* etvfl city boosted Its rate from 71 coat* to 21.23. which reflect* tbe eatlre increase in next year's levy.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, September 14, 1948

BULLETIN - Washington, Sept. 14—(UP) ’ —President Truman ha* accused Sen. Robert A. Taft R., 0., of "entirely Improper conduct" in attempting "to put the heat on" the national labor relation* board, th* White House disclosed today. The White House released a letter sent by th* President on Aug. 20 to David P. Findling, ( associate general counsel of th* NLRB. The issue concern* a conference hold In July by Taft, 1 NLRB officials and executives of Chicago newspaper* Involved in a strike with the international typographical union. I Progressive Party Off Illinois Ballot Wallace Loses Bid For Place On Ballot Springfield. 111. Hept 14—(UP)— ' Henry Wallace hmt hi* bld for * 1 place on the llltnoi* ballot today I 1 when the supreme court n-fii*ed to^ l review a state (doctoral board rul ' ing keeping the Progressive party off the statewide November ticket 1 The Illinois supreme court refu* > ed to consider a Progressive party 1 request for a writ of* mandamus 1 forcing Mate election official* to put the Wallace party on the ticket. The state electoral board ruled 1 that the Progressive party had fall 1 ed to comply with the state law which provide* that third party ! candidate* must get 25.M0 noml- i natlng petition signature*, including 2'X' from each of 50 conntle* The electoral board upheld Dem ocratic party oblectlon* that the 1 Progressives failed to get 2<wi valid i 1 signature* from the 50 countie* i 1 In their plea for a writ of man(Twra Te Page *lv(

Harve N. Shroll Retires, 47 Years With Schater’s

One of Decatur* veteran busine«* men whose career covered a 47-year span wi h one retail firm, ha* retired Harve N. Rhroll. 104 «. Rugg street, who started «• a clerk in a hardware M*re, when the major husinesa of that men ant lie estab lishment was dea'lng In farm implement*. wagon* and buggies, ha* retired from the Schafer store, formerly known aa the Schaler Hardware store. Cofounded by the late Fred W. Schafer, who was one of the city's early and successful merchant*. Mr Shroll began hl* clerkahlp in the store in 1901. On his first day of work be was assigned the job of unloading a carload ol nail*. Prior to employment with the Schafer store. Mr Shroll wa* em ployed in lhe who eaaie supplv concern operated by the late J* D Hale and L Carroll of thia citv Mr Shroll recalled. In an inter■tew. how the hardware baslness was conducted a half century ago. Associatad with lhe late Fred Schafer, was hi* brother. Jacob Schafer. al»o dsceased Tbe latter traveled th* county booking order* and ascertaining th* need* of farm customer* On Saturday the farm implement*, wagon* and

Offers Daughter In Marriage For $7,000 19-Yeor-Old Girl Forgives Father Detroit, Hept 14—(UP) Pretty Georgia Martin. 19, foygave her father today for trying to find a man who would pay 17.000 for her a* a wife. •'He thought he wa* doing lhe right thing.'* the University of Detroit second year law student said "He had only my own good in view when he did It." The 125-pound coed first learn ed of the offer when she cam * home yesterday to find a crowd of reporter* seeking explanation for letter* seeking a cash-on-the line husband which her father had written to newspaper* in Boise. Ida.. Helena. Mont., and Cheyenne. Wyo At first, she wa* bewlldi red Then she talked to her father and learned -he had written the newspaper* to say (hat she wou'd marry anyone with 27.000 to pay the mortgage on the family home and with the m<-an* to provide her with "a happy life.” , "Dad* been awfully sick lately." Mis* Martin explained 'He got to worrying about what would happen to mother and me if he should die." She *ald her father. George L. Martin. S 3, had been unable to work at his trade of tool make* for the part year because of » heart ai ment and as'hma "His Idea was to get some nl,c young men to write to me." she said. “I wasn't supposed to know they had been a«ked tn wri’e.” Earlier. Martin described hi* daughter to prospective suitdFs as "fairly good looking and very amiable." "The man who get* my Georgi* (Tara Ta I‘aae T««i

buggie* would he as*(-mb'ed. placed out on the sidewalk or at company site* and de ivered to customers. With tbe advent of the automobile. lhe store also hxd an agency for the new vehicle that wa* to change American way of living and bring about the In dustrialization of the United Mates. / With his many years of service with the Schafer store. Mr Hhroll ha* one of the widest personal acquaintance* of any man in the city. There are few farm owners In tbe northern half of the coun ty who do not know him person ■By In recent year*, the Rchater store has been modernized Into tbe larges) department store In the city. Mr Shroll paid hi* per sotial respect* to the store's founder and to C. C. Schafer, the latter'* eon who took over the management oa his father's death Directed todav by Dan Schafer, son of the late C. C. Schafer. Mr shroll expressed deep warnffh for the firm and the "bora who are managing the business todav I enjoyed every one of tbe 4? year* with the Schafer* and wish the business continued success, he said

Slow Demobilization In Reaction To Critical International Situation

Gen. Lucius Clay Declares Berlin Airlift Will Be Expanded Soon Berlin. Hept. 14 (UP) Gen. I Luchin D Clay said today that the* Berlin airlift will be expanded during the winter with more planes and new runways that are now being opened in Berlin The American commander in Germany said there Is "no reason to think" that war Is imminent Clay announced plan* to expand the American airlift shortly after It was announced that two American airmen were forced to parachute into the Soviet zone when their airlift transport developed engine trouble. Clay indicated American aulh orities have no intention withdrawing troop* from Germany as demanded by Russia To do so. he said, would nullify the original reason for the German occupation. He said he didn't think the Ger mans would like the Russian proItosal. "We set out to accomplish some thing entirely different from that In Germany." he told a press con ference "If now we were to toss Germany back to the Germans for what they mlg|it do with it I don't know why we came here in the first place." He said Russian hints they 'may interfere with the airlift do not bother him. He said the airlift will be maintained during the winter at the present levels at least, and probably at higher levels More planes will be added and new run ways will be opened, he said "Actually, we have not yet brought the airlift to anywhere near our maximum." he said Clay's comment on the possibility of war was prompted by a question as to whether he thought he had enough trtaips here. "If we were getting ready for war with the Soviet*, no. hut our strength is measured actually not by our strength In any one spot but by our ovetall strength at home." he said "A* far as strength to do our job <Tera Te !’»■» Ts«i Seek Woman Aiding Dixiecrats Petition Action Is Planned On Faulty Petition Indianapolis. Sept 14—(UP) Indiana law officers and political leaders feared today that a 23-year old Indianapolis woman figuring in the allegedly fraudulent Dixie -•rat* election petition may be notarizing" more petition* In other states. Mrs. Betty Jean Biro, described by Indianapolis police a* a "gla morous play girl." has left the home of her parent* In Bicknell, where *he fled from Indianapolis with a taxi driver when political leader* and police began a search for her. Bicknell police chief Elmer Ramsey said yesterday The wonian was sought In con nection with the "witnessing" of ■otne R.ooo signature* on a state* right* (Dixiecratt election petition in one oay. Hlate Democratic chairman Ira Haymaker. Jr , and Marion county prosecutor Judson L. Htark were to meet today to "take action" against person* connected with filing the alleged faulty petition with the Mate election board several days ago The Bicknell police chief said Mr* Hiro and an Indianapolis taxi driver who had been enlisted to find signers for the petition stayed fur a while at the home of Mr* Biro'* parent*. Then they left, he ■aid Hooeier political leader* feared they may have joined force* with Dixiecrat petitioner* in other state*. A court Injunction agalnat the ■lection board threw the Dixiecrat* oft the ballot Meanwhile, chairman Edwin 8 Steer* of the Mate election board charged la*t night that the Demo rrat* were making "political capital" out of the Dixiecrat*' uneuc eeeafal attempt to land a spot oa <Tsre Te Tsgr Twe»

Charge West Powers Seeking Italy Colonies Three Delegates Os Western Powers In Denial Os Charges Pari*. Hept. 14 —(UPl—An<Tr?7 Vlshlnsky. fiovlet deputy foreign minister, accused the wpstrfrn powers today of trying to divide Italy's former colonic* In Africa among themselves. The three delegate* of the western |M>wt-rs at the big four meeting on the colonies denied the accusation. They challenged Vlshlnsky to prove he wa* interested in reaching a settlement by agreeing now to return Somaliland to Ita'v under United Nations trusteeship. Vlshinskv refused, contending that the disposition of all the colonies had to he settled at the same time. The second meeting on the colonial problem opened at 11:05 a. m (6:H a m CDT) and was adjourned shortly after 13d p. m With the second meeting end ing In a stalemate, another was <u hedulml for late today The only decision reached so far was that the big four had until noon tomorrow to consider the prob 'em Then it goes to the United Nation*. Vlshinwky accused the United Hta'es of violating the Italian peace treaty liy "maintaining and expanding" an air field in Tripo litanlu Lewi* Douglas, the U. H dele gale, said the field wa* only for communication* purposes. He insisted th>< Italian treaty did not prohibit the u*e of such a field before the disposition of the for mer colony. The Hovlel delegate also accits ed the French of "land grabbing '' He referred to the previous French desire to retain Fezzan A* to the British, he mentioned their desire for a irusteship over f'yrenaivca He said this proved that the three western nation* were not interested In the economic, (mi litlcal and aocla) we I l>eing of the natives, but only on dividing the colonies among themselves. After Vlshlnsky'* speech and (minted reference to the U. S air field at Meßaha. outside Tripoli. (Turn Ta !*■■>■ ■)•> Mrs. Thomas Fisher Dies This Morning Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Mr* Lui’* Fisher. 77. wife ot Thoma* Fi*her. died at S 3« o'clock this morning at her home SI4 West Adams street Hhe had lieen 111 for four years and in a ■eriou* condition since Saturday Born in Wells county March 12. 1671. she wa* a daughter of George and Elizabeth Moyer and wa* married to Thomas Fi»her March 24. IMP Hhe wa* a member of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church Surviving in addition to ber husband are two sons. Carl Fisher of Decatur and Harry of Bon ton. la.; six grandchildren: two great grandchildren: two brother«. Ram Moyer of Milwaukee. Wl* ami John of Mesick. Mich. and an aunt. Mr*. John Cowen* of Decatur Twelve brother* and sister* preceded her in death Funeral services wl’l he he'd at 2 p m Friday at the home and at > M o'clock at the Trinity Evan ••■Heal United Brethren church. tL* Rev E E Bragg officiating Burial will be In the Decatur remeterv The bodv will be removed from the Black funeral home to tbe residence Thursday morning, whore frtenda may call after 2 p m

Price Four Cents

To Double Fighter Plane Production; Intensive Recruit Program Planned London. Sept 14— (UP) The British government reacted to tbe critical international situation today by announcing a slow-down In demobilization, plan* to double fighter airplane production, and Intensive retruiting campaign, and steps to bring civil defense measures up-todate Deputy prime minister Herbert Morrison announced the increased defense measures to a tense house of common* at the first session of the new parliament, as he replied to an attack by conservatives who < harged the government with negletting the dangerous situation abroad All person* now serving in the armed force* will be kept in uniform three month* beyond their Mtheduled release dates. Morrison announced He said this mean* that Britain would have Kti.nou more in service at the end of 194 X than had been planned under the prev iou* demobilization scheme The crucial "state of the world" left the government no choice “but to take certain precautionary measure*," Morrison told common*. He spoke in the absence of prime minister Clement R Attlee, who is suffering from an "early" duodenal ulcer. Conservative Oliver Stanley launched the attack on the govern nient which led to Morrison's announcement of the new defense measure*. He referred to summoning of parliament for a two week session to debate a bill to curb the power* of the house of lords a* "a petty pantomine" while such grave matters a* Berlin. Palestine. Malay* and the dollar gup needed consid* ration .Morrison took the floor Immediately to reply by listing the measures undertaken and planned by the government for defense The slow-down in demobilization, he said, should not be received In any "panicky spirit" by th«| nation. He said the government regretted the necessity of it Hut only in thi* way. he *aid. could the los* of badly needed trained men be avoided, and the "i-omniltments" already made by the armed force* be met H* said steps already were under «ay to double Britain's production (Tara Ta I’sse Threei 120 Registered For Draft Here Monday One hundred twenty men registered for the draft at Adams county selective service headquarter* Monday, the highest day* registration to date Thl* brought the total of young men who have signed up to 1.214 With an average of 101 men filing out registration form* ea, h day. th* initial signing up period will draw to a close Saturday afternoon at 2 pm Twenty-year-old* are registering today, and men born in 1929 must appear Wednesday or Thursday at the draft hoards' temporary headquarters in the library building Odell Foley Named Ravelings Editor Odell Foley has been name,! editor of the 1949 Raveling*. Decatur high school yearbook, it wa* announced today Aaalstant editor will be Marvin Htucky. business manager la Barbara Helm, and assistant business manager* are Gene Zlner and Frances Morri* Faculty adviaor* for the annual are Dale W. Ros*. Ixiwell J. Smith, and Miss Kathryn Kauffman. Other staff appointments announced today art editor Kristine Rtriker assistant art editor. John Thompson; photography. Bob Hansel; assistaat. Barbara Heebler ■nap shots. Byford Smith and Dave MacLaaa: aasistant David Coin: sports editor. Dan Freeby aasistant sport* editor. John Doan, girl*' sport* editor. Joan Liehtensteiger. copy editor*. Eileen HieMargene Bauer and Ruth Fenaig