Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 253, Decatur, Adams County, 26 October 1948 — Page 1

XLVI. No. 253.

IN DEMANDS JEWS GIVE UP TERRITORY

■man Flays ■ctionary pO. P. Forces Fascist I Dictatorship Is I fcught Through GOPi I'lesident Truman.; ilT’t President Tru toward Cleveland to- . „ t l. nre to Gov Thom EK*.,. . in«w»-r his chartf* tionary forces" to up a fascist dictaEK tini-’i .1 through the Ho party president campaigned Illinois. Indiana and Ohio CK »tn >o Cleveland where he another bl.’ speech tonight ITffi*'- hot < n president’* “ame Chicago plat Mr Truman appea-e-l and follows him into for a speech tomorrow |K,< campaign address Mr Truman said the KB t'|.e forces that supported in Germany. Mussolini In 1 ■> n Japan are working the Republican party now their kind of govern mentioning names, the «a .1 the powerful for eg', HKr’inr the movement fell Into men who want to see incontinue unchecked.” men who are striving to great economic power own hands.” |BTh- nen who are stirring up and leliglous prejudice some of our fellow Arnerlpresident gave his speech almost i.otto.noo Chicagoans i out to g.ve him the biggest, umnh.'iited welcome accordjMp- .c ..! <andidate in the Ills tne >ity The celebration the Idg doings dis for the lute Franklin D. of un formed police Roy I» est mated that "50.000 lined the route of a 2-M* Which Mr Truman led his h op hotel to the Chicago where he spoke on the politicians s aged one of ! , x ping spectacles slm e fre of 1871 with red every few feet along the |H<>f march, aerial bon.ns. and |s>rtraita of Mr Tru-i ■ *nd vice presidential candlMB Allien W Barklev. They had to turn downtown Chi |K'"" a seeding mass of flame” and just about sue , stadium was Jammed with inv citizens who waited B* to hear the president Thev him a musing standing ova he appeared A no’her more or less, crowded into lots and n.arby streets to |K'*>» speech over loudspeakers Truman hinted that the next I the program of the allegserful forces” trying to esa d ctalorship would lie to man to act as figurehead fur ■ »’'eluent a few men get control of K"*'"" of the nation,” he said find a front man to run the ■* r > for them Before Hitler ■ I <T«r» -!•„ (•■«« Beveal ■ » fr™7 Registered ■> Adams County To ■Vote On November 2 jßmost n ona Adams county est! SB st* registered to vote, county ■** Edward F Jalierg disclosed ■tading up the tedious task of HF* ’ h ” Precinct hy-prec lnct ell r” 11 *- Mr Jaberg said a to- ■* 13.947 voters are registered ■ vMtloned that some of these ** deceased, and other* may Bored from the county with lije ■* “luffton Wells county clerk K** Cristnore stilted that there K" ’*< registered voters in that K"* Sa lon wide estimates p!a< K~* '«*! numtier of potential B1 ♦*-®oo.o®o However, ole B aLT* M tual To ‘* oi •b o *** ST*' ■ due to apathy, illness. or »“X number of K • ■ . w »ATM«R fl * *-’** **"—r ■ *-*» and mild.

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Gov. Dewey Follows Truman To Chicago To Denounce Truman In Speech Tonight En route with Dewey, Oct. 26 — I (UP! — Gov. Thomas E. Dewey set out today to prove his charges that President Truman Is deliberately playing class -aga'.nat-clasa in an •effort to stay in the White House The GOP presidential candidate ' has denounced repeatedly what he conslderi Democratic efforts to divide the nation for election purposes. even during critical times in foreign relations He was expected to hammer at this theme tonight when he speaks in Chicago at 9 p tn. K'ST). Dewey left Albany last night as ter a three-day rest during which he licked a severe head cold and brought alMiut improvement In an at'ack of hurs'.tie In his right shoulder He wns scheduled to arrive in Chicago at I pm. (CST). Chicago ts the fint big stop on a fout-day tour of seven states It will include four major speeches, at Chicago. Cleveland. Boston and New York In his speech tonight Dewey will stress the nationally important in terdependence of business, labor and agriculture in this country. "The governor will discuss the way each of these elements of our society depends on each other. And show how government policies friendly to each will help build n healthy, vigorous America,” accord Ing to Paul Lockwood, the gover nor’s secretary As an added bld for labor sup port, the governor will be intro duced In Chicago stadium by William L. McFetridge. president of the AFL building service employe* union. National leadership of this announced support of Datirey. .. lM»ey scheduled no stops in Indiana today, although his train will pass through the state The sta’es in which he will speak have a to- | tai electoral vote of 128. including i New York. Illinois. Ohio. Massa 1 chusetts. Khode island, Connectlcu'. He is a favorite In all of these but llhode Island The number of electoral votes required to win is 266 The GOP candidate followed b) one day virtually the same l iner ary over which Mr. Ttuman was moving in the campaign windup this week . Al) indications were that Dewey 'has no intention of answering ”in (Taira Ta I’sar Twat Red Grange Speaks Here On Thursday Will Deliver Two Addresses In City Sam Bogner. Decatur high school senior and football player, has been selected by the Yellow Jacket football squad to accompany Coach Bob Worthman on a plane trip to Chicago Thursday morning to meet Harold Red Grange, greatest all-time football player, who will return with the Decatur group to make two ad- . dresses In Decatur. Stewart McMillen, of this city, has arranged for the Decatur men I to use his airplane to bring the famous gridiron personage to De >-atur and return him late Thursday night to Chicago. Grange will give a public address Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Decatur high school auditorium This ad dress will be given especially for Decatur public and Catholic high i school students, but the entire public is invite 1 and there will I* no admission charge. On Thursday night at «: 30 o'clock, itecatur two service clubs. Rotarians and Lions, will lie host to Decatur high echoed football squad and coaches at a joint meet Ing Grange will be the principal speaker at this meeting W Gey Brown. Decatur high school principal and head of the committee which booked Grange, stated that Sam Bogner, senior at Decatur high school, was named by other football players to accompany Coach Worthman on the Chicago trip Mr Brown also completed the ar angements with Mr McMIl en for transportation Thursday will be Grange's fir t visit to Decatur He is in demand all over the nation as an aftw dinner speaker, and it has taken the local committee several months to finally get a aatiafaclory date far the event

Truman In Chicago On Final Campaign Swing ON HIS LAST CAMPAIGN swing around the country. Freaident Harry S. Yruman I* met in Chicago by three Illinois lop-drawer Democratic leaders as he arrives for a major speech. He Is greeted on the back platform of his train by former Mayor Edward J Kelley (left* and Mayor Martin II Kennedy and Paul Douglas.

Nationalization Os Industry Is Urged King Urges Britain Act On Steel, Iron London. Oct. 26 —(UP) —King George VI opened a new session or the British parliament today with a call to members to nationillze the vast Iron ami steel Industry and strengthen the British irmed forces. Amid pomp and splendor Britain has not seen since 1938, the king asked a joint session of the house of commons and houdr of •ords Io take “steps to ensure that my armed force* shall lie efficient ini! well equipped.” "A measure will be laid before you to bring under public owner-! ship those companies extensively engaged In the production of Iron jre or pig iron or steel or in shap • ing steel by roiling processes, he king said Traditionally the king's sp»ech contains the legislative program for the coming year. It is agreed upon by member* of the governm«»t before delivery. Speaking In the crowded chant her of the house of lords, where commons has met since Its own quar'er* were damaged in the hlitzkreig. the king touched brief ly on the International rituatlon in language somewhat more hursh than customarily used by British royalty in comment on ’oreign affairs. "In Berlin a difficult situation has arisen a* a resu't of the action of the Soviet government in -Utting surface communication* between the city and western (Turn Te I’agr KtabO

Half Os Boys Town Tickets Are Sold Famous Boys Choir Here November 17 Spokesmen for Psi lota XI sorority today disclosed that more than half of all ticket* for ths November 17 concert of the Boys Town choir have already been sold. The ticket* are on sale at the dollhouse. Smith and Koiine drug •tores here, and al*o m*v he obtained Jrom sorority members. An order for ticket* has lieen received from Convoy. O. along with a large number of order* from Berne and other nearby communities. Consisting of 50 voices, the choir was the pride of the late Rt Rev Msgr Edward J. Plana gan. Boys Town founder. The choir wi'l appear at 8:15 p m on November 17 ut the auditorium of the Decatur junior-senior high school, as part of an eightstate concert tour of the midwest Other Indiana cl les In which the choir will appear are Terru Haute. Vlnceanes. Rvansville. Ja»per. Marion and LaPorte The group has for soven years been under the direction of the Rev Francis Schmitt, who studied at St. Lawrence college. Mt Calvary. Wls . aad 84. Paul seminary.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, October 26, 1948

Rent Control Board Will Meet Thursday Adams county's newly appointed rent control advisory board will meet Thursday night for the pur pose of planning a program ami naming a chairman. It was learned today. John Williams, attorney-di rector of the Fort Wayne rent con trol area, of which Adams county is part, will attend the first sesaion and will preside until a local organ iza'lon is formed. , The exact time and place of the 'meeting has not yet been decided Mviabers of the county advisory , board are Kenneth Hlrschy. Ix*o Kfrs' h. Herman Krueckeberg. Dick - Heller, all of Decatur, and ('. If 51 use) muii of Berne. Seeks To Force ITU Comply With Orders Government Seeks Early Compliance Washington. Oct. 26 -(UP) — The government sought today to force the International Typographical! union tAFLi to comply Immediately with a contempt order issued by the federal district court at Indianapolis The contempt order wa« Issued Oct. 14 by federal Judge Luther M Hwygert but the U. S. circuit court of appeals at Chicago last week granted the union's request for a stay. The order slmultaneouslv found the union In contempt of court and directed the union to atop j Insisting on dosed shop condition* in the newsnaner industry in violation of the Taft Hartley law and to reimburse the government for the cost of the contempt trial General counsel Robert N D*n ham of the national labor relations board today asked the circuit court to vacate this stay and permit Swy gert's order to go Into effect Im « C«rs •» l-swr •»«»

Gen. Arnold Says U. S. Should Call Russia’s Bluff

(Editors note: The man who sma*hed the aerial might of Germany and Japan thinks that we should call Russia's cold war bluff by sending a moto- convoy Through the corridor to Berlin." Gen. H II Arnold former head of the army air forces, declares In the following exclusive in'ervlew with the I'nited Press that the Russians won't fight because they don't have the I military streng'h. He sugests that If George Patton were alive he would take a convoy through and cites MacArthur as the only postwar American to tell the Russians where to get off The writer of the following dispatch is I’P vice presl dent for the Padflc area I •V FRANK H. BARTHOLOMEW Sonoma. Cal.. Oct 26 - (UPI- - la attempting * gigantic bluff against the United States and the western allies but Is "not ready to flffht. doesn't want to fight and won’t fight" If her Huff is called. General H H (Hap) Arnold told j the United Brees today.

Sam Jackson Traces Democratic History Speaks At Dinner Meeting In City "A straight Democratic vote next Tuesday is a vote for the common man. for liberalism, for the laborer, for the farmer, for the middle . class." declared Sam Jackson, for mer United States senator, in an , address at a dinner meeting of the , Adams county Democratic Wte t men’* dul> held at the Moose home Monday night. More than 200 people applauded ' the former St. Mary's township 1 man a* he traced the history of the Democrat party from Its beginning, "always fighting the battle of the common man.” through the Hoover depression, "worst In history.'' and up to today. The meeting, which started at 6:30 o'clock with a dinner, served by the Women of the Moose, wa* i presided over by Mrs Charles Lose, .president of the county organ! gallon Mrs !x>*e. after Introduc lug other dub officers and past i presidents, turned the meeting over to Robert H Heller, minority leader in the Indiana house of rep I resentatlve*. Mr Heller first called on Ed Kruse. Democrat candidate for con gress from the fourth congressional district Mr. Kruse gave a short address on national Issues and pre dieted a Democrat victory in this district and in the state and na •ion Gerald Vizard. Democrat county I chairman, then introduced al! county candidates and several promt nent guests from the district. Including Mrs Marie Smith Lhamon. district vice-chairman Fifteen visitors from Wells county, including state senator Von Eichhorn, were applauded when Introduced Sen Jackson, always a favorite in Adams county, where he was born in Pleasant Mills, moved rap (Tor* r« I’sse Tw*>

"I've been away from Washington now for a couple of years and I may be slightly off the l*am. but that’s my considered opinion." the war-time chief of the army air forces said Arnold was asked what positive steps the western allies might take In the present situation "Why not take a motor convoy and push it through the corridor to Berlin." he replied "Perhaps we might have learned something from George Patton's technique If Pat•on were running the show he would take It through ” Asked what the Russians would do if an armed allied convoy did push through to Berlin. Arnold replied — "not much. If anything." Arnold, now technically retired and raising white-faced cattle on his Rancho El Falls In Callforta s Valley of tha Moon. stiU maintains an office at tha nearby Hamilton field air fore* Installation “We need today the same courage of conviction we had when we marched into Berlin." the white (Twra Te I’sa* *•»••»

Demand Israel Give Up > Negev Towns, Territory Captured From Egyptians

Dulles Lashes Doctrine Os Communists Accuses Russia Os Seeking To Extend Soviet Communism Paris. Oct. 26 — (I’P* — John Foster Dulles. Republican adviser to the American delegation to the I'nited Nation*, accused Russia today of seeking to extend "Soviet communism • throughout the world.” Dulles denounced the commun Ist doctrine of "violent change by revolution” as contradictory to the tenets of the United Nation* charter. He ques’ioned whether the Russians were sincere when (hey signet! the charter. This was Dulles' first full dress speech In almost six week* of this general assembly. Most delegates regarded it as a preview of the attitude he would take toward Russia if he became secretary of state -an eventuality widely predicted if Gov Thomas E. Dewey is elected president a week from today. Speaking during the assembly's political committee debate on the Greek case. Dulles placed the blame on Russia for many of the dilemmas in which th* I’.N finds Itself. He outlined some of the basic principle* of communism, and then reviewed the objectives of the I'N charter "There is a basic contradiction between the charter theory of peaceful change by evolution an*, 'he communist doctrine of violent change by revolution.” Dulles told the committee "And it is because Soviet communism teaches and practices the use of violence that the United Nations has found it impossible as yet to relieve the peoples of the world from the heavy burden of armament and the even heavier burden of fear. "So long as Soviet communism does preach and practice revolu tlon as a means to destroy the social order elsewhere and to achieve worldwide political ambi ’ions, many are Itound to wonder (Tare T« Pane Ktabt* Corbett, Gallivan Will Speak Tonight Democrats Meet At Berne This Evening Frank Corbett. Fort Wayne at •orney and Dwight Gallivan. Well* county attorney, will he th* head liners at a Democratic meeting at Berne auditorium at 8 o'clock tonight The meeting is one of a series being held this week to close the campaign C. H. Muselman. Berne, will pretide at the meeting, and coun ty candidates will be Introduced by Gerald Vixard. Democrat coun ty chairman. The Zuercher ac cordion band will furnish the music. Ed Kruse. Democrat candidate for congress from the fourth ,dis trict. will be the headliner at a Wednesday night meeting at Monmouth high school State senator Von Eichhorn. Wells county, also will speak, presenting the state issues The Hoffman sisters, radio broadcasters, wi'l provide the music for this meeting, whkh will start at 8 o'clock. Refreshments will be served following both of these meetings, the arrangements committee an nounced Transportation will be furnish sd to all who deaire to attend either meeting chairman Vigard s’ated Anyone desiring to attend either of the meetings Is asked to call Democrat headquarters in the K. of P building

Town Hall Speaker J<xla G. Newsom, administrator i of reassessments for the state lH>ard of tax commissioners, will • be one of three speakers at (Intown hall meeting to be held at Decatur high school auditorium Thursday night. November 4. at 8 o'clock All residents of the county are invl'ed to attend the session. Second Town Hall Meeting November 4 Reassessment Os Property Subject "The reassessment of real estate ; and its effect on rural and urban | taxpayers" will he the subject of the second town hall meeting spon sored by the Decatur ('hanilter of Commerce, to be held Thursday. night. November I, at Decatur high school auditorium at 8 o'clock The joint meeting between tner-1 chants and farmers will be Import | ant and all citizens of Adams coun ty are invited to attend and hear I the subject discussed by three ex perts on taxation. The three guest ■ npeakers will be Joda G Newsom administrator of reassessment* state board of tax commissioners: Anson Thomas, tax and legislative director. Indiana Farm Bureau, anti John V. Barnett, assistant re search director of the state Cham l>er of Commerce. All phases of the reassessment problem will lie discussed by the three s|>eakers and following the adtlresses. lime will be given to those attending to ask any qttes tion* they desire Because of the importance of tin question, all residents of the county are invited, both men and women Refreshments will be served fol lowing the meeting. From 8 o'clock until 8:30 o’clock , the county rural vouth organization will give a demonstration of folk \ game* under the leadership of I ten ni* It Norman, county recreation (Turn T* C*«r Seieat Strikers In France I Open Fire On Troops Soldiers Attacked In Mine Seizures Barfs. Oct •« tl'Pt Striking French coni miner* Tired on gov ernment troops and blasted them with mine* and hand grenades to day when the soldiers attempted to seize two occupied pits near Ales In central Frame, th* interior min Istry announced The government attack on the Ales pits. 9(i miles south of St Telenne. was ordered after a sharp fight Saturday at the Grand Comhe mine in which 6o out of 75 republics security guards'were Injured Heavily outnumbered, the guards withdrew from the entire Ales area During last night powerful col umns of colonial troops and police moved quietly through mountain valleys around Ales and sealed oft all roads leading to the four Roche belle pits. One miner was wounded fatally and eight other persons. Including an army second lieutenant, were wounded in the clash, officials re por-s said The victim was not. Identified, but was said to have dted | *T»rw Te Pwge Three*

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Acting Mediator For Palestine In Demand Territory Released By Israel Baris. Oct 26 — (I'l’l — The Vnlted Nation* demanded today that Israel give up the Negev towns and territory won from the Egyptians in the short-lived camimlgn which began In south Palestine on Oct 14 Dr. Ralph Bunche. acting I'N mediator for Palestine, announced ; in* ilrtnand that the Israeli forces withdraw from their newly won i posi'ions at an emergency meeting 'of the security council, called to. I hear Egyptian charges of Israeli truce violations. The request for the realignment of armed forces in south Palestine | as they were Oct. 14 was addresser! In Bunche s name to both th* Jews and the Arabs yesterday But the ‘ Jews had scored the only appreciable gains, and it was to them that the I'N move applied Bum-he's action, which he said had not been answered by either Arabs or Jews, confronted the Jel Aviv government with a choke of i defying the mediator or giving up j the gains which undermined the : Egyptian position in south Palestine. The Jews captured Beersheba, ancient town known as the capital of the Negev, opened a corridor to i isolated Jewish settlements deeper ’ In the Negev, and damaged EgyptI lan communication* so badly that | the forward positions of the Egyptians were threatened Before Bunche addressed the council briefly, amplifying a written report (O it. the delegates of Egypt, Lelianon and Syria bitterly attacked Israel They urged the council to act at once agaln*t l*rae! for alleged violations of the Palestine II nice. Warren Aus’in. I'. S delegate and I chairman of the council, said it could act only after due deliberation. and would not "lie lashed Into action by charges of bin* " Austin then adjourned '.*e Palestine dolilieratlons un . 10:30 a tn. Thursday Mabtii i<l Fauzl Bey. Egyptian delegate, told reporter* after the * -ssioii that Austin "is a dictator.” Faris El Khouri of Syria complained that the council refused to heed Arab complaints of Jewish truce violation*. l>ut acted speedily against the Arabs when the shoe wa* on the other f<s*l "I* It taken a* a rule that an ac- < otnplished fact I* rei-ognlzed. that the rights of conquest *(111 are recognised in this age?" he asked Arab speaker* said the Jews, using the pretext of an alleged Fgpyttan attack on a Jewish convoy in the Negev, reopened the war In that area In order to secure territory beI fore the I'N assembly took up (he Palestine situation Bomb Haifa Bay Haifa. Oct 26 (I'Pl Arab bomber* raided the Haifa l>ay area last night, dropping almut 12 bomb* and causing considerable damage to major oil refineries located there, it was reported today Sporadic anti-aircraft fire was heard throughout the evening An air raid alarm was sounded in Jerusalem at 9 50 pn* The all (Tero Ta t*as* • labti Poster Winners For PTA's Fall Festival Are Announced Today Winners In the p«»*ter contest In connec’lon with the annual fall festival sponsored by the Lincoln PTA were announced today Kristine Striker was first in the high school contest, with Carolyn Bur nett se< ond In the Lincoln school division. Roger Dull plsced firs' . and Ronnie Robinson second The : winning posters hare been place«l on display .in store windows at Schafer's. Sutton's. Holthous.« Schulte and the Gass store The festivsl will he held next Monday night. Immediately follow Ing the annual Halloween parade sponsored by the Chamber of Com- . meres The festival will be held at the high school auditorium, with the dance tor the youngsters at the I Lincoln school gym. with Bette * orc he* ra providing the music.