Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 258, Decatur, Adams County, 1 November 1948 — Page 1

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ATION TO ELECT PRESIDENT TUESDAY

Bi Parlies ■For Vote ■urn Tuesday[■itical Chairmen Kuse Predictions S Election Results ■ :•'*<’ Republican |K'„. and 1 .Tty organization in x.!..:u« county I" 1 ' ,he 18, . T .b.-- on "icir ♦•••-‘-'Uin -Mtion* today and preawait th- outcome of the K e ><tion tomorrow ral county candidate* on ’he eve of the They batted their optlm the large attendance at all held throughout the K\t.d th- reception they in general from the r Gerald Vizard. Demo ■harman nor Harry Essex. , harman, would make predit tion* <>n the In Adame county Tt*sKit both anted all registered K\n ever, itte their right to K county headquarters will K-r tonight to give election ■ hal instruction* and ■headqilart-rs wl 1 be open night to receive county, ■and national returns. ■ Kru<e Democrat congres- ■ candidate who has made a ■campaign tn an effort to un ■*r George Gillie, visited Denight and he said ■ from reports from every ■y m the district he believed ■td an ev. elient chance of ■nt the fourth district seat. Kruse magement !•• Hevea ■th.ir candidate has a good ■? of carrying Allen. Wells. ■« and Whitley counties and Kim predict that Gillie s plur■.n Steuben county will ba ■led down by several hundred M county contests. Democrats to have the edge and ■ workers predicted "old-time majorities" for all the ■y candidates The Democrat ■ ticket appears to be strong- ■ Adams county this year ■ two years ago and it Is be- ■ 'hat Democrats have a good ■runi'y to c arry the county ■• will open in 37 Adams ■ty pre. in<ts at 6 o'c'ock Tues- ■ morning and will close at 6 ■ k Tuesday night. The task ■turning the votes will start ■on after dosing time as pos- ■ The boar.ls Will eat supper ■ Immediately start counting ■shots It usually is the cus■of the boards to count the ■y helots first. However. ■ pr.sedure is up to the deci- ■ of each Icoard. ■ Itsily liemocrst will tabu [ t-'urnc and will give election ■**Uon aa soon as it Is avail- ■ No county return are exI <Tw.« (■ rwae ls«i sos Available To Be Voters To Polls ■*h the Democrat and Republiirounty organizations will have ■nttbiles available to convey vot- ■ o the polls, who do not have ■Porta lon. it was announced toB*rrv Esses, Republican chair- • '»d ths* several automobiles he at GOP headquarters all t, ••th drivers and anv voter r" ob ' ain transportation by call l*r»ld Vizard also announced f '* m °< rat headquarters would I t*n all day election day and ’rxitsportation would be avail 1 10 My who desire it. >“ntv Offices Close Bre Election Day ® rnuntv o'flces In the court I u *V* P * the offk e J' o"*’ 0 "*’ Tuesday because of , Wh,f * l •• observed as holiday. • nrt, or '* office will *• the voting precinct for .. *«rd “A" and th» booths te ChL!’ ,n th> ' p,aee ,hl * •’* •Ut. *" Republican. m,p *2°r for the prectnc’ - *tATH«R bm,*-***"* Rain *"«ht ’ ** M P° rt| on Tu »«f»y ram and

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BULLETIN Muldrow. Okla.. Nov. 1— (UP) —An air force transport Mplit in mid-air and crashed in a thunderstorm near here today. Army officials at Camp Chaffee. Ark.. 18 miles away, said 13 bodies had been recovered. Trooper Harry Davis of the Oklahoma highway patrol put the fitfure at 12; and sheriff Prentice Maddux of Sebastian County, Ark., reported the number as 10. Four Russian Soldiers Slay U. S. Official ECA Man Brutally Killed By Soviet Soldiers In Vienna Vienna. Nov. 1 — (UP) Ameri•an authorities reported tentatively tonight that robbery appeared to be the motive for the brutal killing of Irving Ross. an official here for the economic cooperation idmlnhtratlon. Rows waw reported officially to have been beaten to death by four Russian soldiers. His Irody was found in his blood-spattered automobile in a Russian zone suburb ear'y yesterday A companion. Anna Sutkenina. an Austrian, was bea'en and thrown from the car. U 8 and Austrian investigators reported that Rows* wallet and identity card were found along the roadside near the automobile They had no way of finding out how much money he was carrying. but the wallet contained only small change in U 8. occupation script. I’. 8. authorities said no formal protest would be made to the Russians until all facta concerning the incident had been obtained from witnesses They said the slaying occurred shortly after midnight Saturday at Inzersdorf, a Soviet -occupied suburb of Vienna. Roes, a special assistant to William H Giblin chief of the economic cooperation administralion mission to Austria, allegedly was abducted by the Russians, hayonetted and beaten to death. A female companion. Anna Sutkenina. was reported Io have been thrown unconscious from the car by the soldiers. Tlie official report of the incident from American and Austrian officials is aa follows: Rows and Miss Sutkenina were driving near the edge of the British and Soviet sectors of Vienna about midnight when they were stopped by a Russian jeep carrying the soldiers Two Russians with guns drawn stepped to the car. brutally beat Ross on the head with gun butts and forced him to drive in the direction of Soviet headquarters at Baden, the girl said On the way. Ross and the girl (Tara Te C*a» Twer Forty Hours Closed Here Sunday Night 35 Visiting Clergy . Attend Solemn Close Thirty-five visiting Monsignori and clergy attended the solemn closing of Forty Hours devotion at St Mary s Catholic church last evening Procession with the Blessed Sacrament with the visiting clergy, srffiool children and altar boys took place during the service, followed by benediction The services were largely attended during the three days and practically every member of the parish received Holy Communion on Sunday morning Today, the feast of All Saints was celebrated in the church, it being a holy day of obligation <»n Tuesday the feast of All Souls will be observed and six masses will be said, beginning at 6 o'clock The annual pilgrimage to the Catholic cemetery will be made during the day where prayers will be recited by the faithful in remembrance of the dead

Pre-Eleclion Calm Settles Over Indiana Rain And Cooler Weather Forecast For Election Day Indianapolis, Nov. 1 — (UP) — Precinct workers today pad’ocked ballot boxes and whined up voting machines in which some 1.800,000 Hoosiers tomorrow will record their choice of candidates to operate the stat> 'w government for the next four years. The pre-election calm wet In today as candidates for offices ranging from county clerk to governor awaited te result of months of campaigning A forecast of rain and cooler weather for Tuesday tlyeutened to hold down the turnout of voters. Earlier, political observers had speculated that this year's vote would exceed last year’s 1.650.000, Corps of election commissioners In more than 4,000 precincts set up their equipment for the 8 a m. to 8 p m voting stint. In 19 counties. voting machines will be used, but In others, voting will be by ballot. The two rival candidates for the top state office. Republican Hobart Creighton and Democrat Henry Schricker. picked up the louse ends of their campaigns and prepared to vote in their home precincts. Few Hoot lets were willing to predict the outcome of the gubernatorial race Most newspaper polls showed Hchricker leading, although Gov. Thomas E. Dewey waw also ahead of President Truman In the straw votes. Both sides admitted the battle | to pick a successor to Republican Gov. Ralph F Gates was an absolute towsup. Besides the governorship, there are II other state offices at stake, 11 congressional seats. 26 seats in the state senate. DM) In the house of representatives. 32 circuit judgeship*, 92 prosecuting attorneys. and in virtually all 92 counties there are races for auditor, treasurer, clerk, recorder, survey or. sheriff, coroner and < ommlssioner Republicans now hold all state offices, all but two congressional seats, and control the state legislature There werp a total of six men in the race for governor. But of (Tara Te I’age Twei Mrs. C. D. Lewfon > Is Taken By Death Funeral Services To Be Wednesday Mrs. Harriet Mwton. 71. prominent Decatur resident, and a leader in church, civic and social as fairs, died suddenly of coronary occlusion at 11 3« o'clock Sunday: morning at her home. 630 North I Second street Although she had . (>een in fal ing health for the past two years, her death was entirely I unexpected Mrs. was a member of the Decatur public library board when it was first organised in 1903. and served continuously aa a memlier of the board until she retired In 1946 because of ill health. Hhe was president of the Imard at the time of her retirement. She was an active member of the First Methodist church and a charter member of the Research club. She was born in Adams county Jan 14. 1877. a daughter of Henry and Louisa Kurt-Magley. and was a lifelong resident of the county She was married to C. D Lewton Sept 2, 1997. He died Dec 25. 1946 Surviving are a daughter. Mrs Hugh J. Andrews of this city, and one brother. John Magley. of Root township One slater and one brother preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held al 10 a m Wednesday at the home and at 10:30 o'clock at the First Methodist church. Dr Gerald H Jones officiating. Burial will be In the Decatur cemetery The body will be removed from the Zwick funeral home to the residence this evening, where friends may call after 7 p m

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, November 1, 1948

Halloween Parade Here This Evening Parade Will Start At 7:30 Tonight Automobiles and floats for the Callithumpian parade will assem- , hie by 7 o'clock tonight on South j First street, south of the countyjail. Marchers and competing bands are asked to assemble in the jail yard <>n First street The parade J will start promptly at 7:30 o’clock.! and the line of maich will he north down Second street to Marshall !street, with the marchers awing-' Ing west around the block and the 'bands going east, and then the entire parade will come back south on Second street to the place of origin. Parade marshals will sound their whistles at 7:30 o'clock tonight and Decatur's biggest Callithumpian parade will be on its way. Ferd Klenk. general chairman, stated; that every effort would be exert ed to start the huge event on time ' Automobiles and floats, including I the 15 old-time automobiles will be I first In line They will be followed ;by the hundreds of contestants and bands Judges will be stationed at intervals along Second street, and names <>t judges will not he di vulged prior to the paiade The entire parade will pass the review stands twice, but on the return trip, all bands will fall in at the end of the marching parade, so they can maneuver if they care to. without slowing the rest of the event Automobiles will not be permit ted to park on .Second street, and the entire thoroughfare will be used by the paraders Police chief James Borders stated that city police and state police will be sta Honed at the various street inter sections to guide traffic around the parade and also to keep the line of march moving Awards will be made to the winners in cash, immediately following the parade. Winners are asked to report to the Daily Democrat office. where R (' Ehlnger will make the awards PT A Fall Festival Here This Evening Following Parade The general committee of the Lincoln Paren 1 Teachers assocla tion fall festival, which will be held >at Decatur high--school auditorium I 'onight at 9:20 o'clock, stated today that all orders for food and soft drinks had been doubled in antlcipa ['ion of the largest crowd in the his tore of th» festival Booths have been erected and all I !tvpes of carnival games will be [played by the participants The pule lie Is invited to the festival, whi- h will officially get under way Im mediately following the C'allithuin-, plan parade Last year, all food, homemade candy and cakes were sold out an hour after the festival started, but [committee members report that this will not likely occur this year lie irauM of the huge amounts of can dy and cakes contributed Proceeds from the event are used to defray expenses of the Parent I Teachers organization in its annual 1 activities. Youth Center Will Be Opened Tuesday Den Will Open For Winter Activities The Den. Decatur's youth cen ter. will formally launch another season Tuesday nigt|t at ft o'clock when senior high school students will have their first opportunity of the school year to use the improved rwreatlonal facilities t'nder the sponsorship of the youth committee of the Decatur Woman's club, the canteen will be open each Monday night from 7 until 10. Tuesday and Thursday nights from 9 until 10. Friday and Saturday nights from 7 until 11 for senior high school students. and Saturday afternoon from 2 to 5 for junior high school student* The Den will be closed on Wednesday*. High school teacher* Sylvester Everhart and Deane Dorwtn will! supervise activities at the center New games of a wide variety have been added to the Den's facilities, and a record player and soda fountain will round nut the innovations The Lions club and American Legion Boy Scout troops will use (Tsrs Te Pace Twet

19 Persons Die Os Deadly Smog Al Donora, Pa. Cloud Dissipated By Rain; Pneumonia Epidemic Is Feared ; Donora. Pa. Nov. 1 (UP) j \ “God given" rain today dissipated the deadly cloud of *mo.' which set 1 led over this Pennsylvania mill•own during the weekend, killing at least 19 persons But doctors warned that an e»|demi<- of pm-u 1 monla might follow in the wake of ' the disaster At least 50 of the fimi person* stricken were hospital.zed at near by feast Charleroi and New Eagle I Five of those were in critical condl- [ tion and were put Into oxygen tents Several hundred person* mo*t of them elderly people with asthmatic or heart condition*, were advised to leave the city until the *mo< I cleared up elt'irely Most of those who died were between 62 and 75 year* old All had chronic asthmat ic and heart condition*, coroner I. Gray said Dr William Rongau*. a memlier of the Donora boaid of health. Idam ed the death-dealing smog on pois | onous gases from the American i Steel and Wire company's zinc I plant "I feel certain that the gases from the zinc works are responsible 1 for It." Dr. Rungans said "It's not right. Its plain murder. These , |>eople ware murdered I He said the zinc works gives oft sulphur dioxide and when this is mixed with moist fog it forms sulI. phuric a<-id "When breathed into the lungs, it choke* people to death." lie said Officials said the smog was trap- , ped over the city by layers of cold , air which prevented the poisonous : gases from esi aping into the atmos .: phere The zinc works, the city's prin cipal Indus ry. halted smelting pending an investigation by local land state authorities Supt M M Neale said they were i cutting zinc and < oal smoke to a ( i I ar* I « !•■«* Twe Lights On! All merchants in uptown Oe catur are requested to leave their window lights on until after the Callitnumpian parade, tonight, by the committee In charge. Philbert F. Gase Dies Unexpectedly Funeral Services To Be Wednesday Philbert E Case. 72. retired far mer. died suddenly at 12:15 a m Sunday at his home. U'3 North Ninth afreet He had been in failing health of complication* hut death was unexpected Born in Seneca county. O. Sept 9. 1176. he had spent most of hl* life In Adams county His first , wife. CTzsbeth Spuller. died in • 1910. and he was later married to Catherine Diener Lang He was a member of St Mary'* Catholic church, the Holy Name society, the Third Order of St. Francis, and the Knight* of Columbus. Surviving in addition to bls wife are nine sons. Anthony. Edward. Irenaeus. Ambrose. Eugene and Richard Gase. all of Decatur. ' Clem of Findlay. O Raymond and Bernard, both of Fort Wayne; four daughter*. Mrs. Floyd Fugit of Pasadena. Cal. Mrs Vere Welker of Fort Wayne. Sr Catherine Marie of Wauwatosa. Wis.. and Mr* Kart Schnepp of Detatur: • two stepchildren. George Lang and Mr* Frank Burening. both of Cleveland. O : 29 grandchildren; three brothers, Paul of Toledo. 0.. Eil of Decatur and Syl.verier of Peru, and three sister*. , Mrs Lucy Roswog of Kokomo. Sr. Paula of Cleveland and Sr Machtlld of Pittsburgh. Pa. Two brother* and one airier are deceased Funeral services will be held at 9 a. m. Wednesday at St. Mary’s Catholic church, the Very Rev Msgr J. 3. Seimetz officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery The body was removed this afternoon from the GHRg 4 Doan funeral home to the residence, where friends may call until time of the services.

Polls, Political Surveys Point To First Victory For G. O. P. In 20 Years

Final Radio Appeal By Truman Tonight Get-Out-And-Vote Appeal On Tonight Kansas City, Mo.. Nov. 1 (UP) —President Truman dropped his role of political candidate for a few hour* today to join lodge brothers in colorful Shrine ceremonies. Tonight he will make a nationwide get-out-and-vote radio appeal (9.30 p m. CST) In the hope (hat 60.000.000 ballots In tomorrow's election will win him four more year* in the White House. The day's non-polltical schedule was almost ax' full as any during the two-month campaign on which he travelled 22.000 miles and made 272 speeches. The election eve broadcast will lie made from the study of hi* 14room while frame home in nearby Independence. Mo. It wl'l be a 15-minute program in which Sen Allien W Barkley, the Democratic vice-presidential candidate, will apeak from hl* own home at Paducah. Ky To rest up from his strenuous campaign and prepare for today’s heavy schedule, the president spent a quiet Sunday In. hi* Independence home The 64-year-old president smiled broadly at the 500 townspeople who met his special train and told rhem "it’s grand to be home." "I've been through a terrific campaign, trying to convince the people I'm doing what is right." he said "When I see a big < rowd like this. I’in sure of it. 'T'lll so glad you all turned out to see the country hoy back home." 14 Ordered To Take ?re-lnduction Exam Draft Board To Send 14 Men Wednesday Fourteen Adams county m.-n will undergo pre induction physical and mental examinations in Fort Wayne Wednesday, local selective service officials stated today They are Nile E Lough. 1227 Madison street. Eugene Miller. 6'H W Mon roe stieet Billie Joe Feasel. 721 Dierkes street: Charles L Spang ler. 217 South Eighth street; Char les E Ray. 1«7 North Thirteenth st reet Charles Edward Rauch. Clifford Kiefer and Walter H Nelson, all of Decatur route 1. Raymond 1. Hoff man and llonald It Pegley. both of Decatur route 2. Jerome F llel mann. liecatur route I Albert C Cook, Decatur route 5. James I, Armstrong. Geneva route 2. and Fausto M Pena. Herne route 2 The last contingent from Adam* county took physical and mental examination* two week* ago <M the 13 who were tested, five Wert declared eligible for military serv Ice. Although national selective serv ice official* have slated the first In ductions for early this month, local draft spokesmen said they had not yet received any quota. Commissioners File Assessment Protest The county commissioners todav filed a protest against the county assessment In the Grobur ditch im provemen', which runs through three townships in the southwest part of the county. The Iwiard nirmleni said the couniy's assessment against ioad« was too high A number of farmer* ■Plieared at the hearing, which was held in the circuit court nami The commiMionere met in November seestor. today, devoting the morning to checking allowing of Mils A special meeting will he held November 15 to allow the election bills. Thurman I Drew, auditor. Mated

Chinese Reds Consolidating Manchuria Hold I Chiang Government Shaken By Conquest Os Communist Army , ' Nanking. Nov 1 <UPi —Chin , e*e communists consolidated their conquest of Manchuria today and , threatened all North China po*i . tion* of Generalissimo Chiang Kai [ Shek's crumbling nationa Ist arm ' , les Evai ii.ition of the United States I i naval base at Tslngtao and of all American* in North China was being considered. and < hiang’s , government was so shaken there | , were reports lie might be to' ed to leave the country I | In Manchuria, five na'l<niali*t ( armies were cut to pieces, according to official nationalist sources here, as the communists .ook tn dustrial Kukden. capital of the I area which the Japanese bvilt In ito the greatest heavy p.oductlon ’ ,-en'er in Asia I Angus Ward. U S consul at Mukden, and all his staff eenisiioet ' in the Manchurian capi’al as it , fell to the communists All was i reported quiet there after firing I during Hie night as the comtnun , ' Ist* mopped up last pockets of | reslstatic ■•. Chinese government r.-p.ct'-said all the shooting wis over in Mukden, and <omniuiiis's had be gun taking ovef administration of . the city and restoring municipal services Latest reports said the com munists complet-ly occupied Muk den late yesterday They stopped shelling the city as 6 a m and ' moved iii 12 hours later Sporadic fighting continued through thr night between communists and isolated bands of government troops A radio message at In |> in said gunfire still could lie heard in al> 1 parts of the city. Main highways * leading south were choked with fleeing government troops and civilians hauling carts piled high with furnitiite and clothing Sobbing women and hysterical 1 men attempted to fight their say aboard the last i ivilian plane leaving the city Medes roamed freely before the main communist < r»r» !<• l-sse I m«, I ; John Logan Wolfe Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon John Urgsn Wolfe. 77. retireci grocer, died at l:3o p m. Sunday at the Adams county memorial hospital He had Iw-en ill for the i past five years with complies Hons, and critical for Hie past , two weeks He operated grocery stores In I Salem. S< humni and Rockford O until hl* retirement in 19.16 He had made his home for the past 1 seven months with a daughter. ' Mrs James Kocher. Jr. 434 Johns street Born in Rockford. (). April 29. 1971. he was a son of Jacob and Emaline Wolfe. His wife. Della Ac heson died in 1946 Surviving are the daughter, i Mrs Kocher one son. Elmo Wolfe | of Willshire. O . six grsndchll dren: three sister*. Mr* Charle* Springer of Geneva. Mrs. Emma Gilbert of Craigville and Mrs. Elmer Davidson of Denver Ind . and two brothers. Luther of Will ahire. O. and Ransa Decatur Funeral services will be held St 1:30 p m. Tuesday at the Black ; funeral Jome the Rev L A Mid •laugh officiating Burial will be in the Willshire cemery Friends may call at the funeral home after I i 4 o'clock this afternoon (

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Continued Control By Republicans Os Senate In Doubt; Nominees Confident By United Press Polls and political surveys agreed almost unanimously today that for i the first tinu- in 2" years the voters will elec t a Republican to be president of the United States Voting booths will begin to open with tomorrow's sun rise From 47.iiwo.iioo to su.iHio.cicm votes are expected to be cast, but nearly half the nation's potential voters will stay away. The Republican party seems assured of maintaining its control of the house of representatives with a reduced majority Continued Republican control of |'he senate is in doubt. The Democ rats have a good chance to tie It Up in the senate. I*l* or to gain ja Iliaiorily of one The present standing Republicans 51 Democrats 15 Gov Thomas E Dewey. Republican candidate for president, and Gov Earl Warren, for vice president. will be on the air at ' pin. CST over all major networks Pre-idem Truman. Democratic i aiicli .a!e and Sen Allien W Bark lev. his running mate will lie on the air at ‘i •» pm . CST The last minute statements by presidential candidates and their running mates, as scheduled for tonight. have by c ustom become admonitions to he sure to vote rather than partisan appeals for supimri. Regardless of the nature of tonight's remarks, this c ampaign w i!/ Io- recorded as one of tin- angtles. of our re< ent history There are also to he elected tee morrow 1:2 member* of the house, 2 United States senators and 32 governors Maine elected a gover•lot a ha'or and three representative* in September laniisiana ejec tnl a governor last April Tens of Ihou and* of lesser offices also will be filled in tomorrow * voting. Mi Truman is back home in Independence. Mo He stepped down front lil* special train there yes-c-nliii ami described himself as a • Hintiy boy back home after a ter'ific campaign He will remain in Independenee until It is all over. Gov Dewey is at his Pawling. N. I farm He c cimes to New York City Hits afterticMcn to sweat it out in Republic an headquarters at the Roosevelt hotel Warren and Barkley are at the i> 'alifoinia and Kentucky homes Short of war or some domesticalastrophe today, nothing much could happen now to change the >utc cone of this campaign and elee - I ion Gov Dewey is as cock sure is Franklin D Roosevelt ever was. Hut Mr Truman is confident, too. He made the campaign a fighting how which astonished his supporters won him some new friends ami jolted Ills Republican opponent* more than somewhat Pulse feeler* agreed that Mr. Truman was picking up strength as tlie campaign ended but apparently not to 4>vw* otiip Gov. Dewey's lead The governor look* like a winner by a rather modest popular vote margin hut with electoral votes to spare Mr Truman's gains in the wind up days of the campaign «.»me largely from disillusioned independent* and other followers of Henry A Wallace Wallace will run third to Mr Truman and Gov liewey in popular votes hut hl* standing with American citizen* ha* been skidding for iTwra l« I**SV Twsi

ELEC TIO N RETURNS The Decatur Daily Democrat will compile the county election returns Tuesday night and totals in the various races will gladly be given to thoM- who call till I a. m. PHONE 1 000 ... 1001