Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 245, Decatur, Adams County, 16 October 1948 — Page 1

XLVI. No. 245.

TRUMAN ORDERS RESERVE UNITS TRAINED

Aman Heads ra East After ||liana Talks I Bresident Pleased Kt Great Turnouts | tin Campaign Tour I^^B„ U -,. Bresident Trtrnan. - President A in.: hr* midwestern IS '"* url Washington t<>- .-!> .-n-oiraged by the bit; ■ turned out for Truman (((livin'ed that be if he can only get the ■B) in big enough nflmbers on jfcjß •? That. In effect. was what ■ a crowd of 1.000 part / in Indianapolis last night •-.-n.1.-nt's special canipai.n aas headed eastward today expected "> reach Wadi altout 3 pm ('ST Mt.- talk with party workeis at KKnapohs. Mr Truman said thA .I along his route from ■B-. during th- day demonstrate intense public interest praised th- Indiana Itemopar’y for tight organization in the precinct level where o! getting out the is h- told a mass rally on the _^^B memorial plaza that there is ■K reason for the people to be and Interested in the isthis campaign he resumed Ins running atthe SOth congress and his IKnent that Gov Thomas E must stand on the record <>t congress. that the Hepublh an* 'political checkers" when ha>e been fighting the of Inflation." two long years we have turning in fire alarms." he And for two long years the an firemen have been too play ng a game of political to go put out the blaze ■ figured that maybe the inflation would burn itself 'hat it was un-American to on the flames." II •!.'■ same time, the president IB -he GOB charge that So. > gets propaganda value hi- predictions of a depres are the Republicans win ■B;-I'.-ntly I have offended thgentleman who wants S 9&. president." he said "I'm I have startled him by talk- .- depressions Republicans like people to talk about tie You tan hardly blame for ,-mg the ilepression of l‘t-3" U .ears of Republican rule 'l-nin said his depression *-re like the old warning ■■it 'alk altout rope in the house *B','' ody who has been hang pr-sldent stink to his guns 'BBlti--- ed that the GOP philos ■■ *o'ild lead to depression And in the final analysis, would into Communist hands, he T-li.mapolis sp -et h was the Mr Trurnah has made, in major talks and so-called Stops" since he lam hed BB<ampaign with a Labor bay through Michigan. his return to Washing'on have covered 15.54 k cam I^Ptt" I ''' He still has an esti *' campaign miles ahead before election day President will enjoy only a iBB* r ®spite from his campaign B I V wra T» Pnse *»•» • B" Wert Sheriff To |t°< To Lions Club 588 hl| v Shaffer, sheriff of Van ri ' un,v ° * ,lt h * ,he »Pe» k {■* '“f Lions club meeting Tues Sheriff Shafter is one j KB* offl ' la! " *ho captured Merit recently convicted of the murder of the superintend his wife and daughter of th|^B*, ieid Ohio, reform school Ki >rl '- Herman Bowman, deputy |B* r Shraluka and Robert Hill police chief, will be guests ■B*’ mer ing Robert S ~0-. 1 a,l orney will i,e chairman of ■ ■ I wkathcr windy and turning W*"'- Wlth occasional showers Cloudy and much cool ■ » tomght. Sunday mostly and pooler.

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Indiana's senior I'nlted States Senator. Homer Capehart, will be the principal speaker at a Repule llcan rally to be held here Tuesday night at 8:30 o'clock in the court room of the court house. The public is Invited.

Sen. Capehart To Speak Here Tuesday Reception Planned Following Meeting Mayor John Doan will head the reception committee for the county Republican meet Inc. to be held Tuesday night at 11:30 o'clock In the court room of the Adams county court house, it was announced today by Harry Essex Republican county chairman Sen. Homer Capehart will be the principal speaker, and a recepUoiL *iH be held following the general meeting, at the Rice hotel, when* Mr Capehart plans to remain until rome'ime Wednsdav morning Other nv-mliers of the committee include: Clarence Ziner, Earl Ca’ton. C E. Peterson. Jesse Sutton. Clifton Sprunger. Marcus Lehman. Elea nor Snider. Mrs. Cleo Linn. Alice J. Tumbleson. R<d>ert Me'gg- r. C F. Peterson. Amos Burkhalter. Avon Burk and William Faurote. Chairman Essex will serve a» temporary chairman of the meeting, Sen Capehart's address will be the principal OOP meeting o' the campaign, and the senior sen ator will discuss national issues. Firemen Are Called To Coal Bin Fire A defective clean-out door in the bottom of the chimney :.t the Harve Teep'e home, "IS N. Second street, was blamed for starting a fire in the coal bin in the Teeple basement this morning. Sparks from the opening fell in to the bln The coal smouldered and 'he fire de|>artment was called Chemicals were applied and the ignited coal was removed from the basement. Both Parties Plan Final Vote Drives November Election Time Drawing Near With the election just a little more than two weeks away. Republican and Democratic organ! gallons are preparing for the final drive for votes in Adams county Both the major parties have se’ up headquarters and much activity is apparent both day and night Several candidates ar • ccmplet Inga county-wide canvas, and bo'h parties are planning several smokers snd township meetings to close the csmpaign Po'ltical leaders In both parties hesitate to predict any local results. Harry Essex. OOP leader, and Gerald Visard. Democrat chieftain, are preparing nominations for precinct elec'lon boards Both parties conducted hard last minute drives to get sll voters registered Chief local intereat at present appears to be in the contests for circuit judge and congress. The incumbent. Earl B Adame, who was appelated a year and a half ago at the death nt J Fred Fruchte. is not a candidate Myles Parrish, prosecutor and veteran of World War 11. to the (Turn Ts Pegs o*s>

Report War Is Resumed Today In Palestine Both Sides Report Heavy Air Blows, Operations On Land Tel Aviv. Oct. 16. —(UP>— Israeli government sources said today ’ that large scale land operations i were taking place in the southern Palestine desert In the wake of heavy air blows hy both aides. Israeli authorities ordered the blackout reimposed throughout Jewish-held areas of Palestine, apparently in fear that full scale warfare between the Arabs and Jews was on the verge of starting again the Israeli radio issued repeated warnings for all citizens to observe the blackout. Fighting in the Negev, the southern desert region. re|»ortedly started yesterday. Jewish sources said six Egyptian fighter planes strafed Israeli army vehicles traveling between settlements after an Israeli convoy was shelled by Egyptian artillery. > The Jewish account said the two leading vehicles of the convoy were smashed by the artillery fire and that the rest were forced to fight a rear guard action to escape. An official announcement said later that Israeli planes had made i strong attack on Egyptian airfields In the Negev In retaliation for the Arab attack on the convoys. A dispatch from Egyptian sources in Cairo said the Jewish planes Attacked five targets, including two Airfields on the Egyptian frontier ■nd the Egyptian army garrison 'owns of Gaaa. Maldal and Corah Charges By Pole Paris. Oct 16 -<UP>— Polands Julius Katx-Huchy charged before a t'nited Nations subcommittee tolay that President Truman was a "prisoner in the hands of the cllnque" which blocked his attempt to send a personal peace envoy to Generalissimo Josef Stalin It was the first time that Presi--lent Truman's recent plan to send chief Justice Fred M Vinson on a Hpeclal mission to Moscow had come up in I'nlted Nations debate Katx-Suchy. Poland's permanent representative to the I'nlted Nations. spoke In a small subcommittee considering Russia's proposal for a one third cut in armaments of the big five within one year Twice during his speech he was called to order by chairman W R Hodgson of Australia Hodgson charged that Katz-Ruchy was straying from the subject with his implied charges that the t'nited States delegation here was playing domestic politics with International (Tare Tn I’aee Fl»e( Plans Moving Eor Halloween Parade Annual Event Will Be Held November 1 Decatur's annual Callithumpian parade, which is scheduled for Monday night, November 1. may l>e the biggest ever held here, if the present outlook continues. Ferd Kienck. general chairman of the event, stated today. With the addition of many prizes and the Increase of money for bands and a minimum guaran tee for all bands entered, present Indications are that this year's event will be the largest ever held here. Posters and window cards have been di-tributed to all towns and cities within a 50-mile radius and hundreds of out-of town partici pants are expected. The committee in charge has met several times the last two wegks and a new plan is being worked out so there will he no delay in the parade, like that eg perienced a year ago. The line of march will star’ ' moving promptly at 7: JO o'clock this year and no time will be taken out for the maneuvering of bands No additional points will be given bands for maneuvers, and each band will be judged for its playing and straight marching rath arteaa wll be awarded Immediately after the parade, which Will swing through the bust news district twice. Pans are now underway and details will be announced soon for a public dance to follow the parade

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, October 16, 1948

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THE DISCORD between her parents which almost l<s| to their divorce over her hospitalization, seems far away as little 2 year-old Pamela laimphere lies in Cook County Hospital. Chicago, recovering from her second operation The series of three opera ions, designed to correct a (ongenltal bladder malformation which probably would have resulted In death, are thus far successful. The last sur gery is scheduled in about six we< ks.

Democrats Planning Series Os Meetings State Sen. Fleming In Decatur Monday Htate senator Charles Fleming, i Democratic candidate tor secretary jof state, will be In Decatur Mon , day afternoop for a short time and will meet the public at an informal program to be held in the DemoIcratic beadquarters at 6:15 pm. j It was announced today by Gerald i Vizard. Democratic county chairman. Edward Kruse. Democratic can didate for congress from the fourth congressional district will be with Senator Fleming Both men are speaking later In the evening to Fort Wayne audiences The public is Invited to meet the candidates Tuesday night the annual Demo ■ cratic rally at the Friedheim school I In Preble township, will he held at 16 o'clock. The speakers will be William Fruechtenicht. well known Fort Wayne attorney, who will talk on the subject: "Schricker means I good clean government" and Robert Heller. Democratic candlJata I for re-election as state Joint representative. who will talk on "Taxation " A meeting has been planned for Wednesday night at the Monmouth school, but the speakers have not ! yet been announced by Mr Vizard I Prospects for a sell-out crowd at i the dinner meeting Monday. Octo--4 Turn Tn Tterrri Secretary Os State On Trip To Greece To Determine If More Help Needed Parla. Oct It tl’Pi— Secretary of state George C. Marshall left at J:JO *.m. It 3» a m CSTi today on a flying trip to Greece to inspect the military situation and determine if Greece needs more American aid A spokesman said Marshall will make an on-the-spot examination of the Greek army and confer with both American and Greek officials in Athens. Marshall's investigations, it was said, will determine whether he will go before congress with a request for more money to maintain *he Greek military establishment in Its fight against guerrilla forces Among those with whom ' Marshall will confer is Lt Gen James A. Vaa Fleet, hood of the American military mission to Greece officials said Marshall haa plan ned the trip ever since he arrived in Paris last month He had plan ned to go to Greece last weekend these sources said.' but instead (Turn Te Pege Three* ‘

Rent Representative In Decatur Oct. 21 A representative from the Fort Wayne area rent office will be in Decatur Thursday. October 21. to conduct Interviews in regard tn rent control The representative will lie located in the post office and will be available during the v hours from 9 >• a in until 3 30 p.m Enlistment Os 18 Year-Olds Is Flop To Renew Appeal For Universal Training Washington. Oct 16- il'Pi — Defense officials said today the volunteer enlistment program for Ik year olds has been a flop, and ' they plan to renew their appeal tor universal miii'ary training. Only 11.300 teen-agers have vol unleered for the one-year hitch to lie followed by six years in a civilian re-erve organization The program calls for 161.000. Defense authorities said the next congress will lie asked to ens act a program for universal training similar to th" one requeued by President Truman That ar rangement would provide for six i months of continuous training for IM and 19-yearolds in a military camp, fol owed by an additional training period In the national guard or reserves. I The volunteer program for IS ' year-olds was tacked on'o the . draft act as a last-minute com promise It was first proposed bv defense officisls that this oneyear training for 18-year-olds fumade compulsory, hut congress put It on a voluntary basis. The army said it has succeeded in signing up only 10.500 of the 13-yesr-olds to date The air force picked up 1.249. marines 1.3(7 and navy 5.154 Army authorities contend that this will fail to provide the pool of trained manpower needed to protect the nation in an emergency The draft la not building up the pool of reserve manpower either the army officers point out. Men who serve 21 months can sign up for another year. When they <r>u> Tn r»s« »•«» Former Jap Officers Deny Mistreatment Yokohama. Oct 1« - tL'Pi Six former Japanese generals and three other officers pleaded innocent before an eighth army mill tary co*imi»»ion todav U> charges tha' they mistreated lO.Oon to 36.000 allied prisoners during the war They were charged with coatri bating to the suffering of prison era of war by falling to provide proper transportation

Organization, Training Os All Necessary Units Ordered By Pres. Truman

Decatur Ministers Will Meet Monday The Decatur ministerial association will meet in called session Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in the parlor of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church. All members are urged to be present Dewey Plugs For Election Os Sen. Ball Gives Farm Policy In Address Friday Night At St. Paul En mute with Gov Dewey, Oct. If- (t'P> Gov. Thomas E. Dewy. suffering fron. an attack of bursitis in his right shoulder, head ■d for a week end of rest al his mother's home in Owosso, Mich.. oday. For all practical purposes, his week long tour of the midwest was >ver He ended that with a speech n his farm policy at St. Paul last light. He had only one campaign stop cheduled for today. He was due or an appearance this morning at lenssaeler. Ind . the hometown of lep. Charles A. Halleck, majority eader of the house who was criti■lzed by President Truman yesterday. Dewey s|»ent all day yesterday (tumping Minnesota and plugging or the re-election of Sen Joseph H Ball, who opposed him four vears a;to when he ran against the ate president Roosevelt. If Dewey had any qualms about <up|M>rting Bull, he did not show them in appearances yjrstetday At every stop he endorsed Ball, who during the course of the day. was booed and hit hy a ripe tomato Rain marred his apitearance at St Paul last night and n crowd of only tt.500 turned out to hear his talk on farm policy and the "Idun ders" of the administration Dewey promised the tanners less polities and more practical help” if he Is elected in November He called for a "vital, realistic" (Turn T« I’sue Threet First 'Real' Cold Snap Is Forecast Killing Frosts In Much Os Midwest By United Press The winter's first "real" cold snap moved southeastward across the northern plains states today and weather forecasters warned that It would reac h the Atlan ic coast by tomorrow Killing frosts were expected in many sections of the midwest but weather experts said -he cold weather would help crops, particularly ear*, rather than harm them "At this stage virtually all of the corn has been laid by and the cold will help to dry out the kernels." he weather bureau said. However, forecasters wirrned motorists that temperatures, as far south as northern Illinois, would drop low enough to bring damage to au'omobiles tonight It they were not In garages. "Temperatures will go low enough to remind us that winter is snapping at our heels and that we'd best orepare for it." one foreeaster said. Already the cold air seeping down from Canada had pushed tern pera ures down to U above zero at Dickinson. N. D. the coldest spot in the country Other representative temperatures early today were 4» degrees at Madison. Wis. 41 at lowa City, la. and 34 at Watertown. 8. D Some scattered snow flurries were predicted so- tomorrow and Monday in the upper lakes regloa i Occasional light showers or a*ow (Turn Te Tegs Stat

Soviet Planes Continue With War Maneuvers Fighter Planes To Continue Maneuvers Near Berlin Airlift Berlin. O< t 16 fl'l’i Russia ' announced that Soviet warplanes would continue maneuvers near th<-Anglo-American airlift corridors tel Berlin today with fighter planes shooting at towed sleeve targets ■ | and ground targets. The maneuvers, the Soviet an- ! nouncement said, would take place ; near Hasselburg. M 5 miles west of Berlin in the Buckeburg corridor American authorities Immediately . made verbal protests to a Russian officer In the four-power air safety center. Reports from the Russian zone meanwhile ot increased food . shortages and attempts by police toj keep fanners from peddling their produce in the western sectors of 1 Berlin because they prefer western • marks to Soviet marks Western Berlin city officials an . nounced the appointment of social-, Ist Ernst Heizelmann as head of | the city labor department to sue-1 ceed Commu nI s t Waldemar Schmidt, dismissed because he would not follow orders Schmidt continues to serve a-’ labor department head in the Soviet sector Heinzelmann will main tain his office in the western sec 1 tors. The western powers moved ahead with plana to organize a western I German state following an an I nouncement that the great indur ( trial Ruhr may amn be given over, I to German management * Gen Lucius l> Clay announced I in Frankfurt that a temporary Get man organization may take ovei complete control of the cru< ial Ruhr coal mines until the ownership problem can be settled "There is u plan now under con sideration to establish a temporary German management control which for the present would exercise the responsibilities usually exercised by ownership, and would continue in operation until the German government could settle the owner ship question." Clay told a press conference "The plan is still under <on sideration and I can say nothing more about it." he said Following this announcemeni Clay said lw would hold new con fereiices today with British l.t | Gen Sir Brian Robertson and I France s Gen Roger Noiret on de (Tore T«. Taae Kl»»i Citizens Urged To Study Zoning Maps Maps On Display At Decatur City Hall liecatur citizens are urged by members of the city plan comntiusion to look at the maps which are being exhibited in the court room of the city hall within the next 10 days The preliminary I maps, which will be used as a basis for zoning in Decatur, have been prepared by consultant Lawrence Sheridan and his staff. The plan commission will meet the latter part of October to draw up a preliminary ordinac -. which, after a public hearing, will lie presented to the council for action The purpose of placing the maps on display, it waa pointed out, is to give all interested persons an opportunity to study the maps and know about where the restrictive lines will be drawn. A date will be set. following the drafting of the proposal, for ail citirons to voice their views concerning the toning ordinance The placing of the msps on exhibit ta to better acquaint all citizens with what the plan cummisI Hon has I* tnind

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Executive Order Issued Today By Truman To Organize Without Any Delay Enroute With President Truman, Oct !•—ll’Pl —President Truman today ordered the military defense establishment "without delay" to organize and train all reserve units required for the national security Th* president issued an executive order which said ' Whereas it is the traditional national security policy of the United States to place great rellanc» In organized citizens forces j supporting regular armed forces of the minimum size consistent with national defense "And whereas the national re- ! curity requires that reserve components of an appropriate i strength and maximum effectiveness exist throughout the nation"And whereas it is essential that the trained ci'izens who have comp'eted a period ot service in the armed forces continue to l»e available to the nation: "Now, therefore by virtue of the authority vested In me by the I constitution and statutes, and us president of the I'nlted States and I commander in chief of the armed forces It Is hereby ordered as I follows: "1. The secretary o' defense I and the head of each department ! Ln the nation's military establisli- ■ men’, shall proceed without delay, utilizing every practicable resource of the regular component i of the armed forces to organizt all reserve component units n"«f to train sin h additional Individ ■ uais now or hereafter memiiers rd tlio active reserve, as may be rel uuired for the n-ttional security and to estahll It vigorous and fine | gressive programs of appropriate Instruction and training for all ' elements of I lie reserve components in 'be national guard " "2. The secretary of defense shall witliin 60 davs after the date of this order submit to the president a repoit clw'wlng the action u hii li has been taken bv the national mllltnrv esatdishmene in respec thereof, and any proposed legislation or other measures deemed necessary or appropriate in the interest of the maximum effectiveness of tile reserve components of the armed forces. "3 Every citizep is urged to do his uitno t In aiding the development of effective reserve components of our armed fovea, and ev- ry person who is a fnem(Tara T« Pair Ifcreel Kick Off Dinner For Workers In Community Fund Drive Monday X kick off dinner for the division (hairmen and workers in lhe Dealer ('ommi'nity Fund Drive, will be held Monday evening at 6 10 o'clock at Swearingen Dairy Rar. 1.. R Zlntsinastrr. cltv (hairman. announced todav The drive wll) lie launched next week Mr Zintomaster stated The budget totals approximately J9.SIM*. which includes at>ropriation» for the Boy and Girl Scouts and other civic or .-aniiallotis Attempted Breakin Reported By Police City police reported today an attempted breakin. theft, and an ac- > ident The attempted bM*M* was at the home of Albert Hurry. <l3 Mercer avenue, and occum4 dur ing 'he last three weeks while be was on vacation No entrance was gained but a storm screen was pr/ed from a ruar window, Robert Witham 4!» Line street, reported a radio and aerial taken from the rear of hiu car and a pair of foglighta removed from it. The es inia ed value was •at 111.*3. Damage waa estimated at 14.1. when autos driven by John Ham. of Champaign lit., and Russell Friedt of Deeat ar. collided on highway 224 Friedt, getag west, attempted to turn left aad waa hl'. by the Ham auto