Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 249, Decatur, Adams County, 21 October 1948 — Page 1

VdBLVI. No. 249.

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Bern Big lie Study ■in Crisis ( wicipate Soviet I wo Os Proposed I «in Compromise I -> <• •’» Ti,e ’’i* l| ' r, “’' l l’ a '"K a I 11 a 1 I"'” I h.-itof the Berlin I ’' ,ar,, '‘ 1 a " r |3|K.| > ..ut . ..ii'errtic.-s to ;u-u-e sa "' delegates <>f I ts» bit meeting to exthe proponed draft res ! Berlin But the Arneri anti Trent h. while not hope for an eventual outride the United N.vISmW all evpet-ied a Soviet veto KoeH *° “ v " ,e time the went Igj^Kre—hint Bex were ussemblI tß*>'e Treneh foreign offlt e. wan making an ||g£X«f hit* private calix on Juan |A jKmglla. acting chairman of | i council and leader of I Jessup of the I'nited Cadogan of and Alexandre of »• th * f° r * l « n offite I ve oex the proposal nis *Bt><*curity council, the west IxtflKp.-.! the Russians might nonir formula for rexurn power talks 1’ M.Ke- the coum II finishes with I 'l' ed Stales Britain and willing to withdraw their ItigMtbat Russia threatens world I S®r 'tic Soviet blockade of the I tapital is lifted, accepted ■j^^Kmprutilise proposal which | .1 for new four power talks | rliu ■ urrem v anti German I problems after Russia 1 8 delegate iSKn'"' Dulles simultaneously I ttaM| the T 8 to renewed coop with the Soviet I A- Russian r lie Mitlrei Vlsh *.|| unusual and uneipw tin tlie pro h of es the six neutral " small na ■ *■> 'he 11 nation set unity cotin IH 1 " a rhowdown vote <n | |H ion of Russia as a I sent terms of the pro|M«hi.b wax ilra'ted by ArgenI ■ (Tarn To Fa«r Ki«b«> ■siers To Vole On ■riff Amendment t Bote On Extension | Bf Sheriff's Term Oct 21 -(UP* - ■■tr voters will decide Nov 2 or not Indiana's 97 year should be amend the 23rd time will vote on a proposed which would lengthen ■ of county sheriffs from four years | majority of the votes are the terms will be for four ||M beginning Jan 1. 1050. BHK’-<2l voters rejected a pro MB'" extend all two-year coun MM*' "" to four years by a vote ■■(l39 to 82.389 HBH'hv time it required a ma of all persons voting In the whether or not they vote against the amendment to] BB' Now only a simple majority MM"'" participating in the con | HM 1 "™ 1 amendment balloting is ■tn! ■^B r * 1X77. efforts have been to Increase the length of of r, ’ un, > r offices In 23 g^B*" ir *» the subject was pro »nd Voted down Two legis IlM** m “*t approve the amend *' ’* ,übml,, * d to th * proposed amendment con g~M "‘* ,f only wl,h "heriffs and I w n "~ P»»»'xe approval of both I W Parties |M h »' not been mentioned by IjM' however. and is not issue Spokesmen for 12. K * Pub, * 4; * n * |Mcted today that it would carry |JB h •• defeated Its supporters | W pr ** #n ' the amendment to I | ITwra Ta Fewe Slat I I WCATHKR I B*** tly el «“dy and a little I ymer tenight and Friday I txcaeienal rain.

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Democratic Meetings Tonight And Friday The public is Invited to attend Democratic political meetings at the Itleeke school in Union township tonight and at the Monroe school Friday evening. C.H. Muxelman, Herne attorney, and Phil Sauer of this city will > speak in Union township. Myles > Parrish. Democratic candidate for judge of the Adams circuit court, and Heverln Schurger, candidate for prosecuting attorney, will speak at Monroe. Victor Hleeke lx chairman of the Union township meet-■ ing and Gene Hike will preside at. the Monroe meeting. Korea Gains Upper Hand In Rebellion Complete Collapse Os Communist-Led Revolt Predicted Seoul. Korea. Oct. 21 — (UP) — Home minister T. V. Yun today predicted "‘complete collapse" within four or five days of a Communist led attempt to overthrow the two-months-old government of president Ryngman Rhee in the I*. 8. occupied zone of Korea lx>yal constabulary troops, uxilig nine "spotter” planes loaned by the IT. 8. army, were searching for scattered remnants of a rebel army of H.ROo men. whose northward march was halted in a pitched liattle at Kurye, 5n miles northwest of Yosu seaport where the rebellion started Tuesday night. The U. 8. army planes, previously turned over to the south Korean government, were living flown by Korean pilots. Yun said the government wax Increasingly gaining the upper hand in the drive to wipe out the reliellion. The home minister said he expected the rail center of Sunchun. seized by the rebels in the 'early stage of the revolt, would be recaptured sometime Friday. Yosu, also captured by the rebels Tuesday. presently is surrounded by government troops. Yun said. Rhee announced there would be no martial law declared In Seoul, capital of south Korea. Other parts of <he I' 8.-occupied zone, however, still were under "unofficial martial law.” The main force of 3.80 n rebels was defeated and at last reports wax fleeing into the bills, aoording to accounts received by Korean and .Tars T. Faae Ma»«i Approve Renewal Os Two Licenses Approval of renewal of licenses for Philip Green, beer and wine, in Geneva, and a beer, wine and liquor licenses for Robert llolthouse. (Mirror Inm Decatur, was made by the Adams county alcoholic beverage commission at a public hearing yesterday. No objections were filed against granting of the licenses. Monroe Resident Victim Os Attack Glenn Reinhard Is Struck Last Night Sheriff Herman Bowman today' i Is investigating the slugging of a 20-year-old Monroe youth, who was felled by a blow on the back of the head shortly past midnight this mom in*. Victim of the assault was Glenn Reinhard He returned home around midnight In a friend s car and walked to the side of the house. The unidentified assailant bidden in the shadows, whacked Reinhard on the baek of the head., apparently with a board or club Reinhard fell forward, his face) striking the edge of a cistern plat form He was knocked unconscious and suffered facial cuts and bruises About an hour after the attack his brother, also returning home rather tete. stumbled upyn the prone form Robbery was discounted as the motive of the slugging, for Rein hard did not miss any money or property when be was revived Sheriff Bowman Is conducting a thorough investigation into the assault. and at least one suspect was schedul 'd for questioning today

Legion Calls For Pensions For Veterans Old Age Pensions Asked For Vets Os Both World Wars ; Miami, Fla., Oct. 21—(L'P) — | The American Legion today callI ed upon congress to enact a lederal law granting old age pensions to veterans of both world wars. legionnaires shouted approval of a resolution urging the grant of a month pensions to exsoldiers when they reach the age of 5& and 175 a month at the age of 85. ' The resolution. Introduced b» the Illinois delegation, revered* previous legion stands against general pensions. Similar propos als have been rejected either In committee or on the floor at the 1946 and 1947 conventions. The only qualification for the pension would be 90 days’ service In the armed forces or a discharge because of a service disability. The legion committee on rehabilitation had rejected 12 resolutions for general pensions at this 30th annual convention, but the Illinois delegation called for a vote on their proposal. It specified, however, that vet erans be required to apply for the pension benefits. It stlpulate-t that the pension payments be made upon request regardless of "anv other Income received ” Prior to the passage of the 1111nolx resolution, the legionnaires had approved by the same resounding voice vote a erant o* pensions to veterans of Wor><* War I only. Since both were adopted, the rehabilitation com mlttee will be required to combine them. Next business of the font sex sin” was tn he election n* n-»« Inns) commander. Selection nt • convention cltv will be mxdo hv the convention enmmis-ioin at a mectlnv next month. ' The battle over a new nation’’ commander, tn x”cceed .Isme« ”• O’Vell nf New Hamnshlr". has bn'ted down Intn a «tra»»l» h«n* nf the fl-r-l ne a •nonn-t wo-ld wars for control of th" A*-n"t te-n-tt-te-ts of <b» dotenyo V*orl«| TVnp ff n* •t'hfMM ♦»«•’/» In ♦/» uewssssMt* fh/t Seven Bands Enter Halloween Parade Annual Event To Be In Decatur Nov. 1 Seven bands have entered the Calllthuinpian parade to be held here Monday night. November 1. at 7 20 o'clock and Indications are ■ there will be several more before the deadline. Ferd Klenk. general chairman of the parade announced today. The entire committee for the annual event met Wednesday night at the Chamber of Commerce offices In the llhrhry building and all members reported on the various phases of the parade Mr. Klenk also announced that several owners of old automobiles had asked to take part in the par ade. and ho said that the committee had decided to permit entry of : the ancient mounts. It Is probable that there will be at least a dozen of the 2(-year-old variety in the line of march The committee is conscious of the fact that last year’s parade moved too sJarly. Mr Klenk said, and every effort will be made this year to start the event promptly at 7:26 and keep it movlag in orderly faah lon I A spot chock by committee mem ' Iters revealed that there would bo hundreds of masked marebere bo- i •Ides the floats and automobiles The line of march is being worked out and an announcement will be made soon. Judges of the various events will not be announced In advance. Mr Klenk said The judges will be stating* at various points la the business section and will bo given an opportual"y to see the entire parade twice Awards will be made Immediately following the event by R. C Ehiagar. who has had charge of the awasds for several years

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Double Talk Charged To Governor Dewey Undersecretary Os Labor Makes Charge Gary, Ind . Oct. 21 — (UPI — John W. Gibson, acting under secretary of labor, said today that Gov. Thomas E Dewey was "two-faced” about the Taft-Hart-ley act. Gibson, acting ax a stand-in for secretary of labor Maurice Tobin, made hix second Hoosier speech In as many days here. He spoke last night at Indianapolis Tobin was Itooked for the two speeches but reported he would be unable to make them because he "lost his voice” during a New York state speaking tour. "Dewey is for the Taft-Hartley act,” Gibson said. "On the other hand, he is in favor of workers. He is very strong for them, he f says." "Dewey makes many promises to labor. He is going to raise the minimum wage under the wage hour act. But he doesn’t say how far." said Gibson. On major economic issues. Gib , son -said. "Dewey is 100 percent In support of the program of the National Association of Manufac turera.” “Dewey has proved he is not for the interests of the working people,” Glbxon charged. The labor department official said Dewey performed the almost impossible feat of bolting hix own labor platform” last week At Pittsburgh, on Oct. 11, Gibson said, "Dewey said: 'We will make the labor department equa' In actual cabinet status to commerce ami agriculture.' ' Five days later, out among the Indiana farmers. Mr. Dewey pror posed to transfer enforcement of the minimum wage law to a pro posed new department of social services. "Here he confused labor legislation with social security and welfare legislation. He proposed •o put all of them together under the flag of the social service worker,” Gibson charged. "Dewey and the Republicans have already practically wrecked the (labor) department, and you can count on Dewey to complete the joh if he should be elected. "But I predict that the Truman administration and the Demo cratic congress will reverse . . , . and rebuild the- department of la bor." , |p -speaking at Indianapolis last night. Gibson charged that Dewey "do s not know too much about labor and knows little or nothing about the department of labor." "The Truman administration and the labor movement is unanimously in favor of elevating the federal security agency to cabinet status," said Gibson, "but not by liquidating the U. 8. department of labor." Gibson said that the Republican «Tere Te Faae Twe> Voter Registration Highest In History Record Vote May Be Cast Nov. 2 By United Press The number of persons elktitde to vo'e In the November genera! election Is the highest in history, a nationwide survey indicated today. Political observers believed heavy registrations reported by cities and states across the nation might mean a record vote Nov. 2 This would require that the vote surpass the 1040 vote record of 49.115.212. The 1944 vote dropped to 48.026.000 because of the number of persona serving In the armed forces The 1940 vote was about 39 per cent of the nation's estimated population of 121,700,000 To reach 50,000.000 and exceed the 1960 figure, the vote this year would have to be about 25 psr cent of the estimated population 1 of 169.000.000. One notable exception was New York City, where registrations totaling .2.312.520 were described hy officials as "the poorest In many years" Registrations in 1946. whpn thousands of New Yorkers were in the armed services and did not register, totaled 2.996.277 Minority leaders saw tn New York's apparent voter apathy a chance of electing their eandldatee pver RepuMicana aad Demoernta. American labor party sup tTwea To Fa«s Oeveet

Egyptian Base In Holy Land Is Captured Today Beersheba Is Taken By Israeli Troops, Report Arabs Flee Tel Aviv, Oct. 21.—(UP)— Israeli "desert rata" today.captured Beersheba. Egypt's chief base ir. the Holy Land, a few minutes before Israel's official acceptance of the United Nations cease fire in the Negev region of southern Palestine was dispatched to Paris through the UN mission here. Beersheba is some 22 miles southeast of Gaza in the northern regiou of the Hegev. It was reliably reported the Arabs were fleeing in from the area south Bethlehem. Almost th* entire population of Het Natlf was reported to have fled north, possibly fearing retaliation for their January attack on Kfar Ezion. where some 35 Jews, mostly American students, were killed. Earlier. Israeli air and ground forces pounded Gaza. El Arish. Majdal. and Bet Jibrin. and ground troops swept into Bet Natif. halfway between Jibrin and Bethlehem. The ground operations put In the i hands of the Jews almost all Egyptian bastions on the road to the Negev Jewish settlements. i An Israeli military spokesman announced officially that Jewish commanders In the Negev had been ordered to cease fire and "at this 1 moment there is no fighting in the ■ Negev or anywhere else." ! Lt. Col. Moshe Perlman ann< unced the cabinet had met to draft Its I acceptance of the United Nations security council order to cease fire • He said the acceptance probably i would be cabled to the UN Paris I meeting today. Israeli troops held firm to post--1 tions gained In the short-lived Negev campaign against the Egypt i lans In southern Palestine In the I hope of influencing UN decisions i on final disposition of the area • - Gradual Decline In Food Prices Seen Grocery Executive Forecasts Decline Chicago, Oct 21—(UP)— Housewives will soon be able to buy larger quantities and a greater variety of food for less money, a grocery executive said today Paul 8. Willis, president of Grocery Manufacturers of America. Inc., said gradual declines In food {trices and a continuation of high incomes should result In a rosier future for the housewife. "It seems probable that the people will soon discover that weekly grocery bills are well in line with family Income and therefore can be I expected to maintain their Interest in the eating of good food." he said Willis said that the national defense program, the farm price support program and the European recovery program all will tend to keep the nation's general economy on a high level, however. II "We will produce ample quantities of food In the next twelve months and there is evidence that the American people will have plenty of money with which to buy them." he said , He added that the grocery industry operates on the smallest , profit margin of any Industry in the nation, and said that grocers , have been trying to be as efficient - as possible In order to mark down , pricee wherever they can He compared prices of specific food items in Aug , 1947 and Sept I 1948, and said that many foods , have remained stable In price or , even have dropped Baby foods, canned wax beans, canned beets, chewing gum. car- , bonated beverages, many cold cereals. and canned corn were among . the Items Willis said have remain ed the same in price or Increased , only H cent a package Prices on canned apricots, dried beans, grape juke. jams, jellies, i preserves, canned orange jnice. I dried raisins, sugar, sardines, prune juke and other items have droppad. , he said. . Willis and grocery executives from all over the nation were tn Chkago for the 19th anneal meat Ing of the national association of food chains

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VFW Liquor Permit Referred To State Objection Is Filed To Permit Transfer The Adams county alcoholic beverage board referred the petition of the VFW for a transfer of a beer, wine and liquor license from 150 N. Second street to the former Merryman residence, 407 N. Second street, and a remon st rance against the transference, to the Indiana alcoholic beverage commission for final decision, following a hearing conducted by the board yesterday. John Boyd, state ABC representative, who, with the local members. James Elberson. Henry Dehner and Ed Warren, conducted the hearing, stated that the petition would be readvertised In the Decatur newspaper. The notice was published In the Berne Witness. Mr. Boyd stated that from a personal survey made of the area. It was determined to be at least 75 percent residential. The law reads that in the event the petition for a liquor permit be located In a residential district, that two weeks notice by publica tlon be given in a newspaper of general circulation "in the city or town wherein such residential district is located." Mr. Boyd said it probably would be a month be fore the public hearing could be held. The remonstrance opposed the granting of a liquor license in a residential district. A copy of the land use map prepared by Col Lawrence' Sheridan, consulting engineer, for the city plan commission. showing the residential area, wax filed with the remon strance. It was signed by Arthur R. llolthouse. Fay N. llolthouse, adjacent property owners. Eleanor Reppert and Ralph Gent is. Attorneys John L. DeVoss rep resented the petitioner and Ed A. Bosse appeared for the remon strators. The preliminary application had been filled out by the petitioner's attorney and Mr. Boyd. Attorney Bosse prefaced hix re ITera Te Pa«e «l«> Gov. Dewey Ignores Democratic Moves Ignores Taunts By Democrat Opponents By United Press Gov. Thomas E Dewey appeared determined today to call his own shots during the remainder of the campaign and ignore efforts by Democrats to draw him out on their issues The Republican nominee, who repeatedly has been taunted by his opponents to "come out and fight.” made his strategy clear in New York City last night At the New York Herald-Tribune forum. Dewey stuck faithfully to his prepared speech on foreign policy despite the several digs which the previous speaker. Demo cratic chairman J Howard Me Grath. got tn at "Republican Isola tionist" Dewey is slated to make another "non-politica!" speech tonight at a memorial dinner for former Democratic presidential candidate Alfred E Hmith President Tru man will make an avowedly political address tonight on a radio program sponsored by the International Ladles Garment Workers union (AFL). The president will be Introduced by actress Tallulah Bankhead, whose father, uncle and grandfa ther were pominent In southern Democratic polities for more than a half centnry. Miss Bankhead’s appearance on the program was seen by political observers as an other Democratk bid to lure southern votes from the rival states’ rights party Mr. Truman s foreign policy record was held up by McGrath last night in contrast to the kolatlon Ism of some "high placed' Republl eans in congress The Democratic iTsrs Te r«a» SUabti

Supreme Court Bars Wallace From Illinois Upholds Banning Os Progressive Party From State Ballott Washington. Oct. 2! —(UP)— The supreme court today upheld. 6 to 3. the right of the state of Illinois to bar Henry Wallace's Progressive party from the state's Nov. 2 election ballot. The court overruled a plea by the new party's candidates on the gen eral ticket. The sta'e office's electoral board barred the candidates front the bal lot last August under a 1935 am endment to the state nominating laws. In an unusual action chief justice Fred M Vinson announced the court's decision, upholding a deeixibn last week by a special threejudge federal court in Chicago The high court's decision came only three days after II heard oral arguments on the appeal, and eight days after the case was filed with the tribunal. The court gave the cans "emFrgency” atten lon with election day less than two weeks off. Dissenting from the majority opinion was justice William O. I>oug lax. Hv was joined by Justices Hugo L. Black and Frank Murphy. Justice Wiley B Rutledge concurred with tlie majority in • separate opinion. The Wallace party's plea wax based on a challenge to the constitutionality of the 1935 amendment to the state nominating law. That law required nominating petitions to be signed by at least 200 voters In each of the state's 102 counties The Wallace candidates contend ed that this deprived voters of thvii equal rights under the constitution by permitting less populous counties to block the nomination of can dldates supported in counties with concentrated population “It is allowable state policy to require that candidates for statewide office should have support not limited to a concentrated locality," the majority opinion said. "This is not a unique policy." The opinion sax filetl "per cur lam” (by the court* and wax un signed. Presumably it was written by the chief justice. Vinson said it would "disregard the practicalities of government" to assume "that political power is a function exclusively of numbers.” 19 Persons Injured In Train Derailment None Badly Injured In Kansas Accident Garden City. Kan . Oct 21 —(UP) — A dozen cars of the Santa Fe'x j raxthound California limited derail ed today near Ptercevllle. Kan about 10 miles east of here, injur Ing 19 persons, none seriously Early estimates of "at least 30 injured" made by Garden City doctors and ambulance drivers were revised downward with the official listing of vk'imn hy the Banta Fe offices in Topeka. Kan The train, enroute from Los An I geles to Chicago, left the rails only moments after gaining speed on i learing the yards here. Scene of the accident was the level valley of the Arkansas river. The derail inenl occurred only a quarter mile . from the river. St Catherines hospital here quickly moved regular patients from their rooms to care for the more seriously injured Other train victims were placed on cots in the corridors The train s baggage coach was spilt la half Behind it a chair coach broke its coupling and skidded about 90 yards A string of seven pullman cars overturned but did not uncouple '

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I Only Three Persons Survive Crash Os Dutch Plane Into Power Line In Fog Tarbolton. Scotland. Oct. 21 — (UP) — A constellation luxury transport plane of the Dutch KLM airlines with 40 persons aboard crashed into a power line in thick fog early today near here. Only two crewmen and one passenger survived, alj of them seriously Injured. Nine Americans were among the 37 dead. One of them. Mrs. Mathilde Katherine Rohrs of New York, wax dragged alive front flaming wreckage, but died later In a hospital A Dutch stewardess. Elxa Anna Maria Fev. also died in the hospital. It was the first <iash of a KLM plane >n the Trans-Atlantic run. The four-engined airliner had left Amsterdam last night, and was to continue to New York after a stop at Prestwick airport near here. The plane was maneuvering for a landing at Prestwick, which was blanketed in heavy fog. when the pilot dropped too low and the great ship roared Into a powerline and went down, bursting into flames. In the moments after the plane struck the power line and before it crashed in a hilly pasture scattering wreckage over a 366-yard area, the Dutch pilot had time to tell the Prestwick control tower by radio: "1 have hit something. I am going on fire. I am attempting to climb.” Then the plane struck the earth with explosive violence. In addition to Mrs. Rohrs, the American dead, ax reported by KLM In London and New York, were: Ludwig Frederick Rohrs, 44. husband of Mrs. Rohrs. Mary Badier. 48. the Bronx. N Y. Henry Finnle, 38. Ht. Albans, N. V William Gale. 37. New York City Rupert Wedermeyer. 56. San Francisco. Emma Wedermeyer. hix wife. John Relchel, 60. 2320 Washington Ave.. Dubuque, la James Rampas. 70. Cicero. 111. Mrs Maria Relchel. 44. wife of John Relchel. also was killed. She was an Austrian citizen, however Willem Hendrik Thrillippo, a Dutch citizen who had given his destination ax Ne z York, wax the only surviving passenger after Mrs. Rohrs died. Th- two surviving crew members wer<- second steward Hendrik Johannes Van Overbeek sod flight engineer Jacob Betikenkamp. both Dutch citizens Among the dead wax Hendrik Veenedaal. vice president of KLM. The plsne was commanded hv commander Koene Parmentier. a Dutch citizen Parmentier. the pilot, wss a i famous filer who obtained his lli dense In 1*27 and had logged more than 20.000 hours In the air 11« was second In the Ixmdon to Melbourne air race In 1934. when he i flew a DC 6. the Hrst American ' aircraft '<sed hv KLM One of the Dutch vict'-ns was • -tentlfled >« M«< Hen Cnx ■ n* «he DvVoh sen. o-ai s»sff and mllitarv -• •he Dutch embassy In Wa’hln*ton. ciov4 I owfnn Dt°< At Fort Wnv»'* Home Fiord \ »d’”«s r-mfif- died of a heart stt♦•ctr vvodnesdsv a» his hum*. »2V i Fast t»«rrr street. Fn-< Warne 11a was district manager for the Commonwealth Insurance Co for the nest *6 vears. Surviving are his wife Erma two sons, a daughter, a sister, a brother and two grand-i-hlldren. Th»’« are also a number of re’s'lvas In and wene D"eatnFriends msv call at the O. M “loan funeral home unt'l ’1 am. Saturday, when ’he horfv w'll b« romoveO tn the *t 1 uke'a I ntheran .•hurch for services Saturday after *Moa.