Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 238, Decatur, Adams County, 8 October 1948 — Page 1

LVI. No. 238.

NDIANS TAKE THIRD SERIES GAME, 2-0

■e Workers lei Truman Son 'Enemy' ■directly Endorses | Bjornor Dewey For | ■esident Os U. S. I Knna’i <>•' * "Pl Inn ■ gjK,. Worker* 4<>th convention " l ' lir "' ,|v endorsed <:<>v - E ii.wey, Republican president. and culled |IK ‘ I’resident Truman • n.-rny" <>f the union [*■ ' " ' overwhelm (heir approval after 3 *^K h p. floor fight on the spe >1 action recomioenda ~ oliifmn Maid that Dewey uttered any statement ■ir tM upon the integrity or of the I'nited Mine gM, . f America or its officers 1., hide by recommending of our enemies and the of our true friend*." rhe -irate* earlier demanded pay World War II a federal bonus of 13 a domestic service and L 5 a overseas duty Xl l.'mnal payment was iftK- "' ! ded to persons who were in action. tA d.-mand for a guaranteed in the soft coal Industry almost certain opposition ■ ■ inion sources believed I lie must be raised before js over, or certainly next 11. negotiating a new 1949 a.. no immediate operator on Lewis' suggestion S miners' president told the flKtl Mme Workers' 4<>th con taKm late yesterday that the in should establish u national agency for assured reg himself doubted that the would quickly approve lie said thaF the lack leadership In the industry had blocked of a national stab! agency ■ s.od the loss of soft coal ex MBt.ciof. the current softening •■t- demand and the coal iar shortage are potential to the union's contract and conditions. put the Industry on notice SMt must find some way to avoid ®Heti'mn of the experiences folWorld War I Then, he said. ..f markets forced down prices miners' wages and KeM l -' orv scale nonunion mln are not going through that ■ arain." Lewis said If the j <ant stabilize this in 'he I'nited Mine Workers I*® 6 ' l will If there is only three ■ rl< we Will all have three I *■ »»H all starve together I 'aid he favored a soft coal ‘ltnllar to the Pennsylvania ! ra ' l,l alll>ca,t "n commit K?W Thl * ' onn nlttee. he said has B*® ” i " , ' ,, ' f ul *n spreading the l«3' n ,h * B,tlon * Principle hard | W 1 '*' 1 -' 1 "' 1 hy allocating prodnc *"'tre even employment "I.btki anthrar ite miner* ■ committee Is composed of ■ ,nl '’ti's three anthracite disS presidents, representative* of I ■» iTsr* Ta *•»• Pl«ei * Bond Decatur Home J ■ooted This Week I ■« ; ar-. carried out their second looting of the week in Iw"' Wednesday night when I ■ 1,1,111 l*'ween 312 and IL’, in |y rr "tn 'he home of Ralph Ila I Homestead g Wdnesday night's crime was in I W,y " a duplicate of a theft between Monday night '"•’’day morning. In which * h «nr* and a strong box | Vining personal papers were f r°m the William Klepper ■ X 310 Mercer avenue police Th * burglars entered by jUF 4 * 1 * both case* They ig By *»*lrv for cash in both ■V 1 And they waited until the H®*' had left for a trip before jy in/ *°d entering !■ Weather | B»nt, ei #u a y tamgM and Set * few scattered light f eaet pertien temght A ! ■ ** rw,r

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Explains Reason For G. E. Plant Layoff Statement Is Made By Plant Manager In a letter gent to all employes. I £. W. manager of the i ■ Decatur General Electric plant, explained the reason for the current layoff of workers at the local I plant. Hi* let’er, delivered to- , day. reads: "There seems to be ro much i confusion and misunderstanding ! cone* rning the reduction in forces ' this week that I feel it necessary to write you this letter. Our prl I mary interest Is in you, our employes. and our deci ions have been based on what we consider- I ed to be the best immediate and long range interest of the greatest number of the employes ‘•Just from what you have seen here at Decatur, it seems to me ■ that you should know the General Electric company has done every thing within its power to hul d as many fractional horsepower mot- ! ors as po»« 1 hie to meet the abnor . mally high demands. I can assure you that the General Electric company still wants to build ax many motors as our customers require. The facts are. however, that recently for many reasons, the unusually high customer re quirements have fallen off and there'ore. demands for the motors we build are no’ ax great as the* were in the immediate post war period. Our commercial depart ment does not look forward to any immediate upswing in our business. "The union states that the company has refused to abide by the contract by refusing to reduce hours instead of laying off people I can aasure you that the company he* never willfully violated the ' contract, and in this case we are not breaking any agreement. "The contract stipulates as fol lows: "As layoffs are made, employes j wl |i less than one year's service : will lie laid off before rchedu ex of hours are cut itelow 40 hours tier week. Before further layoff* are made, the factory working schedule will be cut 10 percent (from 40 to 3d hours*. If further reductions sre necessary, schedules below 30 hours per week may be negotiated Iqpally. In the case . of salaried employes, this para ! graph may not apply." I "in reduced schedule* (below 40 hours* will not be put into effect where the working force is In excess of normal requlrem' nta. In these cases, lay- i off* will be made." "The normal capacity of the present Decatur plant on a two shift basis Is 18.000 motor* per week By putting on a third shift and by crowding ax much ax possible. we attained an abnormally high production of 25.0 ft motors per week. Very recently our ord ] era for motors have fallen off pra gresstvely. "Effective .Monday. October 11. our schedu e calls for jn.OOO motors per week This is 2.oft motI Tore Te I’se* Twei — Warn Motorists On School Bus Passing Second Violator Is Fined Last Evening Justice of the peace Floyd B Hunter and sheriff Herman Bow man today Joined in warning motorlata to obey the school bus passing law. following the arrest of the i second violator of the school year Gerald Lengerich, of Decatur route 2. who passed a stopped school bus three miles west of Hicks' corner, was fined 115 and costs amounting to S 2& 2« in jus- . ties of the pence court Thursday night J. P Hunter vowed that this was the last time such violators would be riven negligable penalties He said he would pit the full extent of the law against motorists who defy the statute* and pass school buses while they ar* admitting or discharging school children 1 Sheriff Bowman joined in saying ' that he would track down violators in an effort to put a stop to school bus passing, which Jeopardises the lives and safety of county school children The sheriff emphasised that H to lllftnl to pas* a school bus while its stop sign is ex tended, whether the motorist to going tn the same or opposite direc : Hon as the bus

Press Search For Solution Berlin Crisis Security Council Chairman Confers With Russ Leader Paris, Oct. 8 — (VP) — I'nited Nations security'council chairman Juan D. ilramuglh nt Agentlna pressed the search for a solution to the Berlin crisis today hy conferring for more than an hour with Soviet delegate Andrei Vishinski. Bramuglla. Argentine foreign minister who is acting as mediator in Ihe Berlin dispute. Is expected now to spend the rest of the day talking with representatives of the thret western powers and the six "neutral" members of the security council. Reliable source* said he may also confer this afternoon with Ukrainian delegate Dmitri Manuilsky, Russia's only supporter in the security council. Object of Brainuglia’s intensive behind the scenes discussions was to obtain some compromise agreeable to la*th east anil west which would keep the Berlin crisis from blocking all progress in this ses sion of the genera) assembly. In formal session, the general assembly elected Cuba. Norway Egypt to two-year terms on the security council to replace Columbia. Belgium and Syria. Itte new non-permanent members will take the’r places on Jan 1. The assembly then elected China, France, India. Peiu. Belgium and Chile to two-year terms on the economic and social council and recessed until the afternoon Reliable sources said that latth Bramuglla and Vishinski were “sat isfled" with their morning conference. The two men. making every effort to keep their discussions on t plane of conciliation, were reported to have met at an unideti'ified "neutral place." Bramuglia's assistants apparently made overtures to Soviet officials yesterday to promote today's conference. An authori’ative American source said the western powers were aware of Btatnuglia's mission * Tara Tn I‘aar *l«l First Oi Town Hall Meetings On Monday Meetings Sponsored By Decatur C. Os C. The stage is all set for the first of three town hall meetings to be held at Decatur high achool audi torium Monday night at 7:20 o'cloek. The meetings, sponsored by the Decatur Chamber of Com mere* and the state Chamber, will be Joint affairs, with all Adams county farmers Invited to attend, along with local business men and manufacturer* There will be a comr unity sing, led by Dennis Norman, newly appointed Adam* county recreational director, and John II Stambaugh, president of the Stambaugh Farm Equipment Co. will deliver an ad dress on "Democracy — Or Your Lit*." Mr Stambaugh I* a former SearsRoebuck executive and held several lm|Kirtant government posts during the war At the present time he is chairman of the tax committee of the National Retail Farm Equipment Asaociation and a directotor of the International Dairy Exposition. Inc. Following the address there will be a round table discussion on questions pertaining to farmermerchant problems, and all person* attending will be given an op portunity to take part All farmer* of the community are invited to attend. R E Laue, president of the Chamber of Commerce, said An Invitation also ha* been issued to all local people whether or not they are Chamber member* Fire Chief Warns On Gasoline In Sewers Fire chief Cedric Fisher today reported that gasoline ha* l»een poured into city sewers He could not find any explanation for the action However, he warned that letting gaeollne Into the newer* to ex tremely dangerous, for there to always the poeaibility of an explo sion

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A 3135.000 CACHE of gold M< xican coin* found under rear seat of an automobile scheduler! tor shipment to Holland lx examined at Brooklyn. N. Y. cuxtonis headquarterx l>y (from left) Inspectorx Frank Renner. Nlcho ax Habatino, Carl Expoxito. The coins were in canvax bug*, found by an inspector.

Heart Attack Fatal To William Kunkel Fort Wayne Newsman Stricken Thursday Fort Wayne. Ind . Oct. B—(l'Pi William A. Kunkel. Jr., 53. publisher of Ihe Fort Wayne Journal-Ga-zette, died of a heart attack yesterday. Kunkel wax a lifelong resident of Bluffton and he will be burled at Fairview cemetery there on Bunday afternoon Hto body will lie state at the Bluffton Methodist church before burial Kunkel, who owned the JournalGazette since 1934. wax also president of the Northeastern Indiana Broadcasting Co.. Inc He wax act Ive In Democratic politic, and was a delegate to the Democratic national convention in 1936. but never sought public office He also wax a director of Ihe Indiana state Chamber of Commerce, and a matnber of the Indiana University board of trustee* Kunkel wax born at Bluffton. Ind He was graduated from Hie University of Indiana in 1916 and from the Harvard University law school In 1917. He served a* a naval ensign in World War I Kunkel I* survived by hi* wife, son. daughter, brother and sister A* an active Hoosier Democrat Kunkel was a close political ally of Paul V. McNutt when McNutt was governor of Indiana. Kunkel. McNutt and the late Wendell Willklv were roommates at Indiana University Sen. Capehart Will Speak Here Oct. 19 Indiana's Senior Senator To Speak Senator Homer Capehart. Indiana* senior senator, has notified Harry Essex. Adams county Re publican chairman, that he will accept an invitation to speak at a GOP political rally in ’lecatur Tuesday night. October 19 Mr Essex Mated that the place of the meeting would be announced later, but that plans would be started Io make the Capehart meeting the principal Decatur Republican rally of the campaign Committees will be named immediately. Mr E«»ex said He ha* not yet learned the proptmed time of arrival of Sen. Cap«hart. but if time permit*, a reception will be held al the local Republican head quarter* prior to the public meet ing Sen Capehart I* a popular platform speaker and to well-known in northern Indiana, having resided some year* ago at Huntington and Fort Wayne. Mr Essex stated that complete plan* for the meeting would be announced in the next few day* Rev. Eddy Resigns Nuttman Ave. Charge The Rev G A. Eddy pastor of the Nuttman Ave United Brethren church, today announced hi* resignation from th* pastorate, effective Immediately Rev Eddy waa forced to resign hto charge because of ill health He had sold hto home here and to moving to Bradenton. Fla

BULLETIN San Francisco, Oct. B.—(UP) —A federal grand Jury today indicted "Tokyo Rose," the American-born Mr*. Iva Toguri O'Aquino, on eight count* of treason. « The indictment accused the 32-year-old Nisei of being one of six women who broadcast over radio Tokyo during the war in an effort to induce war wearin*** and unrest among allied troop*. Russian Leaders And Aims Are Assailed Top U. S. Officials Engage In Campaign Washington, Oct. 8 (t’l’i Top American official* are engag ed today in a campaign of ax*ail- - Russian leaders and lheir aim* in language rarely used in time of peace This tough talking polity, which make* no pretense of observing the usual diplomatic niceties, I* cal rulated to bring home to the public Ihe danger* inherent in the tense Internationa! situation The pattern liegan developing after the four-power Moscow negotiations on Berlin collapsed two weeks ago. It i* steadily picking up momentum In line with this new policy. a«xis'atit secretary of state Charlee E ffai'zman told an audience in Durham. N H., last night that although the U. S is trying to "avoid war," he could give no assurances that the "critical situation in Berlin will be resobed peacefully and soon." The advance copy of hi* speech, a* distributed by the state depart ment. did not qualify the state ment that it might not lie posible to avoid war However the department announced later he was ad ding that the U. S I* proceeding on the assumption it can lie avoided But Saltzman pulled no punches in assailing Russian leader* After citing a long list of Soviet obstructionist tactic*, he *aid: "The Soviet ruler* have thus made it plain that their real aim to world domination through the instrumentality of Communism and that they will stoop to any »trategem or coercion and subterfuge, duplicity or double-dealing that serve* their purpose Their aims and their method are a direct threat to the national security of the I 8." This policy of Idunt talk reflect* official alarm over the possibility that the administration might lie criticized if the present east-west conflict to not dealt with frankly and openly Army secretary Kenneth C. Royt r»rw T» Fawe «1,l Rose Ellen Mclntyre Dies At South Bend Rose Ellen Mclntyre five-months-old daughter of Mr and Mr, Frank Mclntyre, of South Bend, died at 3 am today The infant had been ill since birth The mother was formerly Mira Teresa Baker of this city. Sur vlving in addition to the parent* ere a sirter. a brother, and the grandfather John Baker of this city. Funeral service* will be held at 10:38 am Saturdav at South Bend

Rookie Southpaw Hurls Shutout Over Boston To Take Over Series Lead

Truman Given Great Welcome Last Night Carries Campaign To New York State En Route With President Tru- I man. Oct. K (I’P* —President Truman carried hi* campaign up i to Gov. Thoma* E. Dewey’s doorstep tmlay but hix Repub lean opponent wasn’t home. The president xchedllled a 11 speech barnn’ormlng tour of up p-r New York state beginning at Albany, the stale capital, and winding up tonight at Buffalo. llewey was en route to NewYork City to dedicate a low cost housing project named for former Democratic Gov. Alfred E. Smith However, he left word he hoped th- president would receive a ■very warm welcome" and that state employes wanting to hear 1 ’he president should get time off to do so. Mr Truman plunged In'o hix | New York campaign after receiving one of the most spectacular welcome* of his career lust night in Jersey City. N J. It Included a crowd of more than Juo.ooo lining a mlle-long parade route, an enthusiastic ov- ! erflow audience In the IXtto-seat Lincoln . high school auditorium tnd a lavi*h fireworks dlsplay At Lincoln high school auditor mtn. the president hit hard on the main theme of his campaign 1 that the voters wilt lie selling themselves down the river to a party dominated by big business ! unlesx they cast their ballots for ‘ him and the Democratic party He linked the domestic economy to the international situation and ' declared: "A return to reactionary government in the i'nited States would be a tragedy not only for this country but also for the whole world We can iot let that happen It will not happen if America turns out in full force at the polls on e ectlon day. That is your sacred duty." In the course of hix swing u-ros* .New York state, toward Buffalo, the president scheduled a special stop at Auburn to take another jab at Rep. John Taber, «I ere Te Page Sts* First PTA Meeting Held last Evening Programs Outlined For Rest Os Year The initial meeting of the Lin coin parent-teachers asaociatloti wax held Thursday evening at the Lincoln school, with the president. Mrs Roy Kalver. conducting the meeting Community singing was led by! the Rev F H Willard, pastor of, the Bethany Evangelical I'nited 1 Brethren church, who also pro noum-rd the invocation. Committee reports were given, with the membership committee reporting .596 parents and teacher* enrolled to date R Nelson Snider, principal of South Side high school. Fort Wayne, presented an interesting address on "Security and educa ; tion." Program* for the 1918 49 school j year are as foltows: Nov 1 Fall festival at Decatur junior senior high school Person* wishing to assist in the festival are asked to call Robert laine. I chairman Nov II- "Th* way of a c hild , with books." with a "new road to reading" by Miss Rosamond Gould, and a moving picture Dec 9 Christmas by <andleIlght Jan 13- "World cittoenship and peace." pane! discussion by Deca- ’ tur high school student*. with Deane Dorwin a* moderator Feb 10- "Founder, day ” March 10 — "On guard for health. Dr Jo* Morri, April 7—" Education for what?" May 5— "Accent on muscle*. 1 physical training exhibition

French Striker Killed, 80 Are Hurt In Battles Bloody Clashes Os Communist-Guided Strikers, Troops Paris. Oct. 8 (I P) — One stiiker wax killed and tfl other men were injured today in two hour* long battles between Communistled strikers and French troop* and Republican security guards at min- ! ing < en'er* in latrrain*. The first bloodv clashes of a nationwide coal strike- by 350,000 miner* occurred at the- Micheville steel work* near Nancy and nt .Meria 1 bach, both in the Industrial region of northeast Franc*. The heaviest fighting wax a .Meri la bach, where a striker was killed and 40 strikers and 28 Republican security guards were wounded In 12 hours of conflict between strlk Ing coal miner* and government forces. The 500 troop* and security guards who fought the strikers at Micheville gave up Ihe plant t<i forestall a threat of *ho!e*al» i bloodshed At least 12 itrau Wer, injured At Merlabach. trouble started ' last night when Communist st ilk ers tiled to prevent non-t'ommun Ist miners from entering the pits tied up in the walkout which choked off the nation's coal output A force of 500 strikers attacked security guards, hurling paving stones at their truck* Fighting broke out intermittently throughout the night and morn ing. Early this afternoon flft striker* opened a full scale attack on the security guards They over turned trucks and tried to set them afire The guards charged, and in the ensuing battle the strikei was kill ed and 40 other* wer* injured ()t the 28 security guard* wounded, four wer* reported in serious con dition The Micheville striker*, hurling bricks and swinging bludgeon* forced Hoops and wenrity guard* to evacuate the plant they had s'ortned at dawn with tear gas and gun* at the ready. Early reports sa.d at least 12 striker* and aecuiity guards were injured and eight security guard* were taken prisoner in the outbreak of violence at the plant in larrralne which had ben tied up for two weeks Two hundred troopa in full bat rTare T» Three* William H. Freitag Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon William H Freitag, for year* owner and operator of the Preble tavern, died Wednesday night at Quincy. Mass. ac< ording to word received here today Mr Freitag, a native of Fort , Wayne, operated the tavern, gro I eery and port office at Preble for many year* until his retirement several year* ago He then moved to llecatur. resid '' ing here until after the death of hi* wife, the former Minnie Hqpmeyer June 18. 1944 Sime that time. h« spent the winter month* with a ( son. Robert Freitag. In Florida, and the aummer with a daughter Mr*. Helen Dunham, tn Scituate _' Mass Surviving in addition to the son I and daughter i* a sister Mr* Anti Wolfe, also of Scitua'*. Mas* ! Funeral service, will be held ai 11:30 o'cloek Sunday afternoon at I the Zwick funeral home, with bur r ial In th* D»catur c*m*t*ry Tht body will arrive her* Saturday morning- •nd friend* may rail •' jthe funeral home Saturday even |iM

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Gene Beardon Keeps Five Boston Hits Scattered To Give Indians 2-1 Edge Score by inning*: RHE Brave* 000 000 000—0 5 t Indian* . 001 100 00* —2 5 0 Today's Lineups Cleveland Botton .Mitchell, if Holme*, rs Doby. cf Dark, ss Boudreau, »x M McCormick. If f Gordon. 2b El loti, 3b 1 Keltner. 3b F McCormick. 1b " Judnicb. rs Conatser. cf Robinson, lb Masi, c 1 Began, c Stanky, 2b Beardon. p Bickford p ~ Cleveland. Oct 8 -(UPi— Gene .! Bearden, the Arkansas giant who I ciasaed the Boaton Braves as push--1 overs, made good his boast by n pitching and batting the Cleveland Indians to a 2 to 0 trluiitph today .. 1 in the third game of tho world I Meries. The southpaw six footer, who u aim the first American league piayJ off in baseball history by beating ( the Boston Red Sox. put the Indians mi top in the series, two game to v I one by setting down the Brave* lt with scattered lilts (l I And it was Bearden, who had e said these anemic hitting Brave* „ couldn’t he ax tough ax those Red Sox slugger*, who came through ,1 with a double and then scored the i only run he wan to need He added , another hit later ax hix mates got M him a aacond tally for insurance. 1.1 A play by play description fol- \ lows: First Inning g Boston Holme* grouud<-d out, I Bordreau to Roblimou. Dark * struck out M McCormick went i- down swinging Cleveland—Mitchell filed to M. it McCormick Doby walked Boudreau grounded into a double II play. Dark to Stanky to F McCormick No run*, no lilts, no er- '• ror*, none left Second Inning 1 I Boston — El iott grounded out. I. Keltner to Robinson F McCor--1 tni< k rapped a single over second for the first hit of the game Conk ’ atser grounded out. Beardon to '• Robinson. F McCormick taking “ set ond Maxi filed to Mitchell in ' deep left No runs, one hit, no ' errors, one left „ Cleveland Gordon filed to M. * McCormick Keltner grounded out ** (o F. McCormick, unassisted. Jud- " ni< h walked Roldnuon filed to M McCormit k No runs, no hit*. ri no error*, one left. Third inning Bo ton —Stanky hit a 2 2 pi'ch 1 to khori right for a single Bickford laid down a sacrifice bunt. Began scooped it up and tagged him out The throw to Boudreau was too late to get Stanky at second Holme* grounded out. Bearden to Robinson. Stanky going to third. Dark Hied to Judnich. No run*, one hit. no error*, one left Cleveland— Began popped foul to Ma»l Bearden bounced a double off the right field fence Mitehell walked on four straight * hall*. Doby grounded to Stanky. * who threw to second forcing MBrhell In trying to comp'ete a double play Dark threw wild past t first, and Bearden scored. Doby went to second An the overthrow ’ Boudreau walked Gordon filed r to M McCormick One run. one 1 hit, one error, two left. Fourth Inning Boston- M McCormick singled * to center Elliott filer! to Dohv r ' M McCormick holding first F * McCormick hit Into a double play. a Bearden to Gordon to Robinson l ’ No run*, one bit. no error*, none r ' toft. B ' Cleveland — Keltner walked on four straight pitches Judntrh n went down «wingine Robinson " drave a single to left. Keltner ■topping »• second Began »in«II I led to center, acortan Kel’ner. Robinson stonning st •econd r Bearden *lneled to left, filling th* '• l>a*e*. Richford w*s taV"” Wit sn-l renlsee-i bv Pit’ Vftsrtto Mitehell frwlnrt tn RtHmt. the *’ n*r, bn'dmg their ba*ns Doby <Twrw Te Page Ms*