Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 279, Decatur, Adams County, 26 November 1948 — Page 1

XVI. No. 279.

MAST MARITIME STRIKES ARE SETTLED

Kd Program ■anned By Government WBencies Outlined J tun. Nov. 26-(UP I - Tinman, pledged to a social, economic, deM»| foreign policy program. KKvernnrmt department and k‘K for recommendations to ° ut ' wHet n pxt • Monday as ,lle B BT for submitting the recoinSfßj ons . Those which the ajiproves will he emhodmessage io the new. WBa'ic coii rolled congress in , is preview of major ■Si■wirin'o.ns which are being KBbefore Mr. Truman: W Defense KHtnicii' of universal military ■■„ legislation. ReorganizaKffthe national military estab- , SB)! to put more power into of the defense secre- , „ n in to enforce unifica- . Mt national civil defense orgConsolidation of the guard and the organized ; A Pay raise for set vice- ; ■£' Mo e funds tor construction st >as bases. Money to pro. t ■■rm. tor the union of westnations. ■" Anti-Inflation controls Standby authorthe president to impose I it. where and when neces- i ■| ,\m limity to control alloca- ’ scarce materials. ■■„ Ev'end rent control iaw 1 ■K present March 31 expira- ' Restore federal control ’ jßMLririioti Rertort* controls 1 hotels. Write criminto the law. Reunder which rents ' robed U' percent in return ' leases. Empower the rent ‘ to restore con'rols or im ones, where needed, if new defense program it. Keep and tighten ' preference on new sale ( housing. Revive the excess prof- j on earnings of corporaor raise the regular income ( corporations. ■ Laoor the Taft-Hartley labor , ■■tit replace it with a new law. continue some Taft , provisions, especially to ( |B»i'h strikes that endanger . safety, and to curb , ional strikes and sec.on- | wage to 75 cents an hour t the present 4<l cents. Return t S. etnp'oyment service ami | mediation service to the | depart men*. I S Agriculture I ■■'inn- price support program. a more flexible basis. Mod- I ■■? the parity formula. Author- i ■■» acquire storage space for i £■ tin which loans are made. A I ■■international wheat and other I agreements. Expan- 1 of soil conservation pay- I B. I Health and Welfare insurance program to ■Mnanced in part from new pav■■deductions. Highet benefits SM r n ' ! age insurance and cov- I ■■t of more persons Public aid ■ Housing low-rent public housing pro|B calling for 100.000 units’ a BB for five years. A govern■Bliuitsidized slum clearance KW™ A farm housing program sßonring the secre'ary cf agri | MB r,> to make loans totaling | 00n for a four-year period 39 - r,s,s ( or minor improve- , B9*,’ so meet minimum health ■itrds ■ foreign Affairs I foreign aid. Contln- I |B ®dltarv supplies t 0 Greece >nd Korea. iHow much i 11?IP China *’ M1 ’ a b,e 1 397 ' * u< * p e«slble anpmv ■» . f imposed No r .h Atlantic 1 |B’’*o»r' Renewal of the re ' rad, “ without the lim ' |B voted by the B«th ' |B " Adoption of the inter ■ r. Twil ■ WEATHER tl * ud > f tonight and MWer lor, '® ht >nd Mg * M,t port '”’ Saturday.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Mooresville Pilot Dies In Plane Crash New Glarus, Wis., Nov. 26 — (UP)— Civil aeronautics authorit ies today investigated a small plane crash near here which killed a Mooseville, Ind., flying instructor and seriously injured his wife. The plane plunged into a woods three miles west of here Wednesday night as Mr. and Mrs. Harland Johnson were flying to Minneapolis for Thanksgiving. Johnson, 29, was killed instantly. His wife, Virginia, 26, lay all night in the wreckage with serious injuries. Mme. Chiang Plans Personal Appeal To U. S. Visit Planned For Personal Appeal To Boost Chinese Aid Nanking, Nov. 26—(UP)— Madame Chiang Kai-Shek plans to visit the United States soon to appeal personally for immediate American assistance to China, it was reported authoritatively today. The report came as Nationalists and Communists rallied an estimated 400,000 soldiers south of Suchow for a major battle to decide possession of the strategicrailway between Suchow and Nanking. At the 1 same time, President Chiang Kai-Shek made two important political moves foreshadowing a possible “liberal” trend in Chinese politics He appointed Sun Fo, 53, new premier to succeed Worig Wen-Hao, who resigned, and Chang Chun, former premier. to head the important central political council, a policy-mak-ing body. Sun, the American-educated son of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen. the founder of the Chinese Republic, and Chang are both considered to be liberal members of the Kuomintang. Sun was authorized to begin formation of a war cabinet with broad emergency powers. A hirfi Kuomintang source said it would Contain "new faces." representing various Kuomintang cliques more broadly than in the past. ' It was understood that Mme. Chiang decided to visit the United States at the invitation of certain American organizations. It will mark the second time that she has appeared personally before American audiences to ask for aid to China. During the war. she made a series of cross-country speeches »o tell Americans of the Chinese fight against Japan. Since then, she has been in the background politically. Recently, however, she made an overseas broadcast asking for American help to check the Communists. It was then she disclosed she had been invited to visit America The Communist troops on the Suhsien hattiefront. 45 miles south of Suchow, were under the command of the "one-eyed dragon.” Gen. Liu Po-Chen. In addition to these troops, four of Communist Gen. Chen Yi’s columns were racing under heavy air attacks from the Nienchuang area to Linpi. Some of his units were only 20 (Turn Tn P»r» «l»* Mrs. Wm. McAtee 1$ Taken By Death Former Resident Os Decatur Dead Mrs. William McAtee. 40. the former Miss Margaret Reed, and a former resident of Decatur, died at 4:10 p.m. Thursday at Indianapolis. following childbirth She was well known in Decatur, living here for several years with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Reed. She was a member of the Church of the Little Flower at Indiana polls. Surviving are her husband; her parents, of Indianapolis; two chil-j dren. Billy and Joan: three bro thers. Robert. Pau’, and Mark, all of Indianaiadis. and a sister. Mrs Ruth Cumley of Guam Mrs E F. Gass. Mrs M J. Mylott and Fred Fullenkamp. all of Decatur, are aunts and uncle of the deceased Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Monday morning at the Church of the Little Rower in In , diauapolis. with burial in that city. l

Renew Efforts For Palestine Negotiations Acting Mediator Asks Arabs Join In Negotiations Paris, Nov. 26— (UP I— Dr. Ralph Bunche, acting United Na ; tions mediator for Palestine, tried again today to get the Arabs to negotiate with the Jews for an armistice. Bunche sent all Arab states a copy of Israel's acceptance of a security council resolution calling for early negotiations on a Palestine settlement. The Arabs had not replied. Their spokesmen have said repeattdly they will not negotiate with Israel, since that would imply recognition of the existence of the Jewish state. The council resolution left the way open for UN enforcement action if the Arabs refuse to talk. Bunche acted after UN debate Palestine bogged down, and some observers saw a likelihood j that no formula for a Palestine settlement could get majority support in the general assent ply. The 58-nation political committee wrangled almost three hours this morning on how to proceed . with eight conflicting proposals for handling the Palestine problem. The session produced only two developments of note. . The United States stuck to the fight against Britain’s proposal for | * outright endorsement of the Berna-, dotte plan for a Palestine settle-; ment. Syria submitted a foredoomed proposal for abolition of the Jewish state in Palestine and for setting up a single- Arab-ruled state. The committee did nothing about any of the proposals. Over Soviet objections it decided it needed a working paper explaining the various resolutions before it could proceed with the debate. A committee started on the working paper this afternoon, and the full committee adjourned until tomorrow. On the committee were delegates of the United States, Great Britain, • Russia, Poland, Syria, Guatemala. Colombia and Australia. The day's bickering over proposals. counter-proposals and procedural matters left the political committee about where it was when the Palestine debate began (Turn io P««o *l«l Town Hall Meeting Here Next Thursday School Discussion To Feature Meeting The third in a series of town hall meetings will be held next Thursday in the Decatur juniorsenior high school auditorium, sponsored jointly by the Indiana state Chamber of Commerce, the Indiana Farm Bureau and the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. Professpr J. B. Kohlmeyer, of Purdue university, and Wilbur Young, assistant state superintendent of public instruction, will! discuss “School plant efficiency and your tax burden.” A question period will follow the discussion,; giving taxpayers and parents an opportunity to be heard. The meeting will start promptly at 8 p.m. with entertainment by the rural youth organisation under the direction of Dennis R. Norman, j county recreational director. The. Brite family orchestra will furnish the music, and refreshments will be served. More than 200 persons attended the last meting in this series, and an even larger turnout is expected, next Thursday, due to the present Interest In the schools. Lowell Harper will be chairman of the , meeting. — Faces Sentence On Manslaughter Charge I Rockport. Ind.. Nov. 2« —(UP)— Jacob Lehr, 76, Chrisney, today faced a two-to-21 year prison sentence on a manslaughter conviction in connection with the death of Meredith Fleming las* Oct 29. Fleming was stabbed during an argu-| i ment as a gas station.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, November 26, 1948

Turkey Day — Work Day ■j * /J TH i * < ■ ■Jj-jwllli WfeWM AJi awr d K. FW fl iXm wB WWB ■' J j® l.'*«. PRESIDENT TRUMAN, briefcase under arm. hikes from his temporary home at Blair Hous - to his office- 1n the White House where he put in a full day "catching up” on accumulated work while the nation celebrated Thanksgiving Day. He joined his family in a big turkey dinner with "clo e friends", later in the day.

14 War Criminals ] Hanged In Germany Starvation Prison Keeper Is Hanged 'Landsberg, Germany. Nov. 26— (UP) — Fourteen convicted German war criminals were hanged by the U. S. army today at Lands- i berg prison. 1 Emil Pleissner, keeper ot the "Rose Garden.” where inmates ot ' Buchenwald concentration camp ' were slowly starved to death, was among those hanged. Storm trooper Plelssner was charged with f eding cabbage poisoned with strychnine to 35 prisoners in the last stages of i starvation. , The executions brougnt to 229 the number of Germans who have paid for their cruelties in the stone prison here. In addition to Pleissner. the following were hanged: Friedrich Wilhelm, 58, medical sergeant of Buchenwald. Heinrich Schmitz, 52, civilian doctor of Flossenberg concentra-! tion camp. Askar Tandler. 57, gas chamber operator at Mauthausen concentration cainp. Heinrich Baumann, 38, secretary of the Wurzburg criminal police. He took four United States fliers from the civil police, shot one of them personally and ordered the others put to death. Fritz Miroff, 46, SS lieutenant in the Mauthausen concentration camp. He heat and shot inmates to death, ‘ Reinhard Purucker. 35. SS mess I sergeat at Mauhausen. He poured scalding water on inmates) working for him. Franz Auer. 37. SS sergeant at Muehldorf concentration camp. Richard Koehier, 32. labor sergeant at Buchenwald, shot eight to death after using them in a forced march at Flossenburg in April. 1945. Hubert Krautwurst. 24. SS sergeant and gardening supervisor at Buchenwald. He forced inmates to kneel on barbed wire until they developed infections and died. Albert Hammer. 40. SS lieutenant who participated wi h Bau mann in the murder of American tiers. Andreas Ingerhand. 46. murder-1 ed an American tlier. Hans Moe 'er, 42. was primarily responsible for the starvation diet i at Nordhausen ’concentration, camp. i Karl Adam Kir hnere. 40. was sentenced for ordering an American flier shot at his headquarters near Rugles. Frtnce. He witnessed the murder. - 1 A last minute reprieve saved 1 Richard Schulze. 50. criminal po- 1 lice counsel in the office of Ernest 1 Kalterhrunner. security chief who issued orders in 1944 for the killing of all captured U. S. and Brit- ‘' ish fliers. The hangings took slightly <Tura T« P»gr Elcbtt

Plan Commission To Meet This Evening The Decatur plan commission will meet at 7:30 o'clock tonight at the city hall to review the preliminary draft of the proposed zoning ordinance for Decatur, it has been announced. The citizens’ committee named several months ago by the commission also will meet. Maps, showing the present use of all land in Decatur and a proposed ordinance have been submitted by Lawrence V. Sheridan, planning consultant, following a survey made in Decatur by engineers from Col. Sheridan’s office. i I Newsmen Protest Secret Executions Correspondents Hit MacArthur Refusal, Tokyo. Nov. 26 —(UP) —Allied correspondents today again protested Gen. Douglas MacArthur'S refusal to let newsmen witness the executions of Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese warlords. The Tokyo correspondents' club, representing the allied press, radio, magazines, and the newlyorganized overseas press club of Japan, said its members were convinced that “press representation at the execution is in the public interest.” The correspondents restated their willingness to let one cor respondent or a small group of them represent the combined press. Their protest was sent to MacArthur through his information officer. Col. M. P. Echols. Meanwhile, it was learned lha* Tojo and his fellow-prisoners are being held under individual guard at Sugamo prison to prevent possible attempts at suicide. Although other prisoners are placed two in a cell. Tojo and the other six have been moved from the first floor to separate cells on the third floor. There is a guard for each prisoner. At night the doors to each cell are opened so guards may enter quickly if any of the prisoners attempt suicide. All are required to sleep so that their heads are in view at all times. Routine checks are made throughout the night to see that they are breathing properly. Neart r»r» To Poko <l|«> Reckless Homicide Charged To Driver Columbia City, Ind.. Nov. 26 — (VP) — Donald Shirey. Fort Wayne, today was scheduled for ar raignment Dec 1 on a reckless homicide charge in connection with the death of James L. Barnett, Huntington. Barnett was killed and Shirey was seriously injured when their cars collided head-on near here last Aug 14. Shirey was freed on $1.60*4 bond. Arraignment will ba in Whitley county circuit court.

Wage Increases, Other Benefits Are Granted In Longshoremen Agreement

Stale Unified Government In Berlin Needed United Government Seen Necessary To Control Currency Paris. Nov. 26 — (UP) — The United States, Great Britain and France do not believe it is possible to establish four-power control of currency in Berlin until a unified Berlin government has been restored, it was announced to night. The recent replies of the big four to a questionnaire by Juan A. Bramuglia. United Nations security council mediator, were made public. Bramuglia asked the big four about the Berlin currency problem, the nub of the eastwest dispute over Berlin. The reply of the western big three, issued through the UN along with the Russian reply. ; pointed out that the unified administration of Berlin under fourpower supervision was “being rapidly diminished." This was a reference to recent Soviet actions extending the wrecking of the four-power administrative organs in Berlin. The western powers stated unequivocally that they “cannot under any circumstances agree that Soviet authorities of the German Bank of Emission of the Soviet zone should exercise sole and unrestricted control over the currency and finances of Berlin.” The Soviet reply, much briefer than that of the west, in effect called for acceptance of a fourpower agreement reached in Moscow Aug. 30 as the basis for fourpower control of Berlin finances. Bramuglia. soon after authorizing the release of the technical documents, planned a meeting with other neutral piembers of the security council. He expected to present to them another draft resolution for possible presentation to the council after consultation with the western powers and with Russia. Holiday Death Toll Is Placed Al 111 Traffic Accidents Lead Nation Toll By United Press The Thanksgiving holiday took the lives of 111 Americans in traffic accidents, plane crashes and other mishaps, a survey showed today. From noon Wednesday until this morning, traffic mishaps caused 8b deaths, six persons died in plane accidents, six in train crashes three in hunting accidents and 16 in miscellaneous accidents. Sixteen persons and three crew members escaped serious injury or death when (ire destroyed a trans world airlines constellation after the plane landed at Los Angeles airport. Four persons, three of them members of a Castalia, la., family, •were killed and another victim was injured seriously in a head-on automobile collision near Castalia. Mrs Harland R. Johnson. Indianapolis. told how she was injured critically and her husband killed in a plane crash near New Glarus. Wis. She said they were Hying from Indianapolis to Minneapolis to celebrate Thanksgiving with her parents, when their small plane went out of control and plunged into a thick woods At Long Beac h. Cal. police said that Mrs Frances C Rarer. 33. kill ed herself with ant poison because she had no one with whom to eat. Thanksgiving dinner.

License Head or # ; X > Mrs. Charles Lose, of this city, has been named manager of the Adams county auto license bureau in this city. • Mrs. Charles Lose Auto license Head Well Known Decatur Lady Is Appointed Mrs. Charles Lose tQday received an appointment as manager of the Decatur auto license bureau, effective Nov. 29. With her appointment, Mrs. Lose announced that the auto license office would be moved to the rear of the south room of the Schafer store. Office quarters are being constructed there for the local agency. Mrs. Lose succeeds Harry Essex, Republican county chairman, and a check-out of his office wil’ hq made immediately by David Barr, a field auditor for secretary of state's office. Appointment of Mrs. Lose as chief of the auto license office was made by Charles Fleming, newly elected secrethry of sfate. whose office has supervision of all branch agencies. Mrs. Lose had the endorsement of the Democratic county committee and Gerald “Doc" Vizard, county chairman. Active in Democratic politics. Mrs. Lose is treasurer of the Democratic county central committee and was in charge of Demo cratic headquarters during the repent campaign. She also is presi dent of the Democratic Woman's club, which carried through an effective campaign for the county ticket in the November election. Mrs. Lorn also is a trained office manager and has had much experience in secretarial work, enabling her to manage the local office with di patch and efficiency. Arrest Eight For Traffic Violations Arrests Made At Berne By Sheriff Agitation in Berne over the alleged reckless driving which con timrally imperils public safety at the intersection of U. 8. 27 and state road 118 brought swift action early today from sheriff Herman Bowman, who made eight traffic arrests near the crossing within seven hours. Paying fines of fl and costs in Berne J. P. court immediately after 'heir arrests were Paul Taylor, of Linn Grove, for speeding in the business district; Robert Lammott of Three Rivers. Mich., for ignoring the caution light at the intersection; and Dave Lehman, of 1 Berne, for running a stop sign Two truck drivers were arrested for speeding across the 27 and 118 I intersection. Elmer L. Braudhu. of Indianapolis, will be arraigned December 1. and Melvin Kaufman. • of Shipshewana, will fare a Berne <r»« Ta Pase Sisi

Price Four Cents

Workers Likely To Return Monday In Event Agreements Ratified By Men By United Press East and west coast longshoremen. who won wage increases and other benefits in Thanksgiving day stiike settlements, probably will return to work next Monday if they ratify the agreements, spokesmen for the workers said today. The 65.000 AFL longshoremen who closed east coast ports for 17 days cast ballots on their agreement with shipowners tomorrow. About 30.000 longshoremen who helped tie up the west coast for 86 days also probably will vote tomorrow on their agreement with waterfront employers. About 400 ships were tied up in harbors from Portland. Me., to Norfolk. Va.. by the east coast strike. The Pacific coast work stoppage bad idled about 265 ships along the lit ire seaboard. Ratification of the east coast settlement will pe-mit strikebound ships to sail as soon as the longshoremen unload their cargoes and load them with 'new shipments. On the west coast, however, strikes being waged by the CIO marine cooks and stewards, and independent firemen, and the CIO radio operators must be settled before ships can sail even though longshoremen unload them and provide them with new cargdtes. It was believed, however, that the longshore agreement would be the key to settling the other ' three strikes. Two other labor peace settlements were announced yesterday. The AFI, airline pilots association settled the longest walkout in airline history against National Airlines and the AFL federal labor inion readied agreement with the Midvale Steel company of Philadelphia. The latter dispute had caused the longest major strike in Philadelphia since the war. The longshore settlements gave workers substantial pay boosts. East coast workers won a 13-cent hourly increase for daytime work md 19-Mi cents for night, holiday ind weekend work that raised rates to 31.88 hourly and for night md weekend employment to $2.82. Dockers received a 15-cent increase that raised wages front $167 to $1.82 an hour. Tile west coast workers won a major victory, however, on retenion of the hiring hall, unchanged in my way unless found illegal by a court decision or congressional action. Employers originally insisted the hiring hall was outlawed by the Taft- Hartley act. Harry Bridges, leader of the west oast longshoremen, won a personil triumph when employers dropped heir demand that he and other officials must sign non-Communist . affidavits. The west eoast agreement provides a week's vacation for men Hum ■ a i’aae <ils> 250 Teen-Agers At Thanksgiving Dance Some 250 teen-agers attended the \merican Legions Thanksgiving dance Thursday night, and a similar affair is heing planned for the Christmas vacation due to the success of rhe party. The couples danced to the music of Spec orchestra. Deca*t ur's youth center, the Den. was I open while the dance took place at , the I.egion hall. Expenses were de- , frayed by the local Legion post. , Carnival Quarters Robbed Os $20,000 fAg Springs. Tex.. Nov. 26 — |(l*P> — Police today hunted five : bandits who roblied a camival'x winter quarters of $20.060. . i Authorities said three men broke I into the carnival warehouse last i night and held up six employes.' j Another man smashed two safes j: with a sledgehammer, while the fifth, believed to lie the leader of j 'he gang, stayed outside as a lookout. e | The employes were imund and left on the warehouse floor.