Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 285, Decatur, Adams County, 3 December 1948 — Page 1

No. 285.

IRUMAN ASKS HALT TO ROW OVER BUDGET

ft. Truman A Over As ft 01 Parly Shake-up Is ftpected To Extend ■Through Next Year - 3—(UP)— ftiai Truman stepped easily ft\ js new role as headman of ftuiion and of the Democratic ftn his first White House news ftiferew’ since the election. KiWit ail hnur of d uestion ■®ns'.«’r tm left these ‘"’Presftipon the men and women his office like a black Calcutta: Jftj cabinet shake-up is coming hiftofnext year. Bolting States' Rights Demoft jeed expect no pity from Mr. yft ih » iH ,10t ,nlerate lobbying of his administration congress to hike his figures. He considers Gov. Thomas E. tt a sitting duck as a presicandidate. ft j- least four members of his are safe against any shakeTruman said he had asked I ift-scabinet to stay on and they ■greed to do so. Under further he said there would changes at this time IftsCij further, the President rereporters that they had the same questions in 1945 te succeeded FDR in the jftte Hnuse and that the cabinet jftu.:. eventually adjusted it- *** ifttekte back to the cabinet as ft tied in April 1945. the records only one of the RooseJfti'.- survived. He is James secretary of national deAll the others quit on their or under pressure or by didftt request. Adjusted is hardly wrd for that. -fttaary of agriculture Charles anii setre,ar y of ' a b° r Tobin were the cabinet gftrtws whom Mr. Truman called ft lime yesterday when asked Iftte credit lay for his election He said there were iftktat lie did not name them, of state George C. Marof course, can remain with |ft Iranian as long as he wishes, aftm secretary of treasury John a long-time personal Iftfb future of the others is a of speculation. Mr. Ti nman .“ft*! committed either to keeping 9ft* Permanently or to letting 3ft" to. but his words yesterday that some would be re|ftP* President said he didn't ftp**? electoral votes which had Pledged to J. Strom Thurthe States' Rights presicandidate. In snappy laneftfttltt added that he had won the jftp'® without the solid south and New York state and was Whether States' Rights of congress should be dejftJJj “1 seniority or otherwise ||ft*d. the President feels, is a for congress to decide. He Ift* 10 ’ord to protect them. ’President would not discuss ftkiffl or tax program. But he ft lT *n T» Pan eichti ■Jbcions Killed In Train Wreck De< 3- (UPI _ (I P) — ft** 11 Persons were killed and injured when a Iter Passenger train crashed ft?“‘lted passenger train in the aUk just outside the city ft** Berlin. “ iD railroad headquarters ft"*Wt others were less seriousft* Deferments || Allege Students ftj*«ron. Dec. 3 - (UP) - ftE? Wr ’ice headquarters will • ftJ’ IWI to recommend dra’t W!{ for most college studKL ’*• revealed today ftC*^** 1 ’HI l>e made by five composed of educators, geologists and other ft, WtATHER ftu •** mild tonight and

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Girl Scout Speaker d/r* a. ’V '■ •• i ’ J |ft 1 *l** Miss Janet E. Tobitt, nationally . known Girl Scout leader, will speak at morning and afternoon 1 meetings Monday for Decatur Girl Scout leaders, troop committee ' members and directors of the Decatur council. Girl Seoul Leaders Meet Here Monday Plan Two Sessions For Girls' Leaders Girl Scout leaders of Decatur will meet in two sessions Monday for important instruction in Scout work, it has been announced. The meetings, to he held at 1:30 and 7:30 p. tn., will be at '| the Masonic hall, and are for all Girl Scout leaders, troop committee jnembers and board of directors. In addition, all lone Girl Scout troops or Scout councils, and' anyone else interested in I youth recreational activities in 1 the community are invited to at- | tend. The meetings will be conducted I by Miss Janet E. Tobitt, for years ’ associated with the Girl Guide and I Girl Scout movements. She also i acts as music and dance consultI ant for many other organizations. Her appearance in this city is I especially designed for leaders of | recreational groups and the sesi sions will incorporate material for all ages in the field of music and allied subjects. Miss Tobitt will give intensified instruction in music and folk dancing. to the Scout leaders during the afternon and evening ses-j I sions here Monday. All Girl Scout | : leaders and executives are urged j I to attend both of the Monday sessions. I — V. S. Allen Dies At Illinois Home I V. S. Allen. 47, son in-law of Mr. 'and Mrs. Ed S. Christen of Root i township, died Thursday at his ’ home in Park Ridge. 111., af'er an illness of six years-Survivors include his wife, the former Naomi I Christen, a former Decatur school 'teacher, and three sons. John Robert. George and Richard Allen, all at home. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at Park Ridge, with graveside rites Sunday at Farmersburg. | —— —— ‘ Christmas Saving Club Mails Checks This Year's Total Highest In History , Checks will he mailed Saturday to the 1.300 members of the Christmas savings club of the Hrst State Bank. Mrs. William Judge, in charge of the club for the financial institution, announced today. I These 1.300 checks will total $77.|OOO this year. Mrs. Judge stated. • the largest in the hank s history. The 177.000 total is 310.000 high ,er than the Christmas saving club I distributions made in 1947 The new club for 1949 members, lof the Christmas saving plan will; open Monday. The club operates tor 50 weeks, j 'in denominations ranging from 25. cent* to 310 weekly. The Christmas savin? club has grown to be one of the most popu | lar savings methods for Christmas! 1 buying in the nation.

I Rival Chinese Factions Wage Fierce Baffle Fate Os Nationalist CapitaPNanking May Resolve In Battle By United Press An estimated 750,000 Chinese nationalist and Communist troops were locked today in a fierce battle above Nanking that may determine the fate of that nationalist capital. Front reports said both sides have thrown all available strength into the see-saw struggle ranging over a 40-square milg area along the Huai river 120 miles north of Nanking. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek was reported to have called reinforcements from as far as Sinkiang province to bolster Nanking’s outer defenses. Part of the Nanking garrison already has joined the battle. Nationalist military quarters conceded the outcome of the battle probably will determine whether Chiang can hold his capital through the winter. The battleground centers around Suhsien, where 18 communist columns are fighting to stem a northern assault by three nationalist army groups under Gen. Tu Yi-Ming and a southern assault by forces from Pengpu. Front reports said the Cornmun ists virtually have halted Tu's drive from the north, hut the southern nationalists have advanced 15 miles north of Pengpu and re-cap-tured Tsaolaochi. The government belatedly admitted the fall of Suchow. 185 miles north of Nanking. The Suchow gar risen has joined Tu’s forces In the assault on Suhsien from the north. The rush to leave Nanking was in full swing. It was estimated that 200,000 persons, mostly families and dependents of officials, planned to join-the evacuation. Twelve long trains were leaving every 24 hours of the 140-mile-trip to Shan ghai. Other foreign news included: Paris — The United Nations political committee rejected an AngloAmerican recommendation that the Arab part of partitioned Pales ine be merged with Trans jordan. The vote was 28 to 18 with 12 absten tions. Landsberg, Germany — Four more German war criminals were hanged for crimes against allied air men captured during the war. Altogether 233 Nazi war criminals (Turn To I‘nice Twoi Declares India Will Not Turn Communis! Native Os Country Is Rotary Speaker insight into India and what independence and a new deal mean for the nearly 400 million inhabitants of that mysterious and fabulous country, was given in an interesting talk by Nilkanph Chavre, member of the India congress and representative from that country to United Nations, before Rotarians and their guests last evening. Mr. Chavre was educated in the Uni'ed States and is a graduate of the University of Michigan. His analogies on customs, traditions and national beliefs between his naive country and the United States were sparkling and amusing. • India doesn’t fear Communism, because India wi.l not go Communistic," Mr. Chavre emphasized. "We believe in God." he said. The speaker stated that “1 hope the communists take China and all of the Balkan state’, because then Stalin’s power will be broken. China does not want Communism. nor will it accept the godless theory of the Soviets,” the Indian statesman said. “The United States is the dom Inant power on earth and* the world looks to you to bring peace to the world. You cannot obtain peace through the gun or bayonet, but it must be promoted with the spirit of good will and peace in your heart. ” the speaker said. He pleaded for ifnderstandlng among all people of the world. Independence was given India (Turu Tu Pugr EI«tO

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, December 3, 1948

National 4-H Health Champions F'• * , . . 'pv jftl : ft / -IE M ft aft ft I Mg V MARGIE MEIER, 15. Hi Isboro. Ore., and James A. Pritchett, 18, Stone Mountain, Ga., are winners of annual 4-H club titles as healthiest boy and girl in the U. S. in contest lit I<l in conjunction with tne International Livestock show, Chicago.

Increased School Efficiency Urged Town Hail Meeting Held Last Evening High schools with less than 45 pupils and schools with less than 18 pupils per teacher must be eliminated if Indiana is to run its educational system efficiently, Prof, J. B. Kohlmeyer, Purdue University agricultural economist, contended at a town hall meeting Thursday night. He also advocated: 1. Work in the direction of community schools. 2. Enactment of legislation to overhaul and liberalize present transfer laws. 3. Enabling a part of any school corporation to petition another school corporation for annexation for attendance purposes. 4. The guarantee of funds for the annual purchase of up to 10,000 acres of land for state forests. Looking into the future. Prof. Kohlmeyer saw considerable agitation for increased distribution of state funds, which he partially condemned as “an attempt to saddle local inefficiencies upon the back of the general public.” He shid that a greater degree of state regulation and control was inevitable with an increase in the distribution of state funds. Wilbur Young, assistant state superintendent of public instruction, told the town hall audience that the alternative to increased efficiency might be public subscription, the slim possibility of federal aid. the use of a sinking fund, or holding company action. In three years Indiana will need 3.000 more classrooms in the elementary grades, due to the enrollment of war babies. Mr. Young pointed out. He contrasted the S9O per pupil education costs in French township with the $299 per pupil figure for the 66 students at Kirkland high school. He suggested that a continuing study be made on the best location for consolidated schools, with the ultimate goal being the establishment of "area schools.” The meeting was sponsored by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, the Indiana Farm Bureau and the state Chamber of Commerce. Entertainment was presenied by the rural youth ’ organization, with music by the Brite family orchestra. Buys Health Bond The Psi lota XI sorority has voted purchase of a $lO health bond, officials ■ of the Chris'mas seal campaign in Adams county announced today. All 1 proceeds from zicurn * h * »nnual Hom in Christ mas Ivy Chnstavs S eai sales are used in the fight on tuberculosis and to provide free elinics and oth r rwise carry on the fight against the "white plague" The sale is conducted the Adams countjr tuberculosis association.

Six Small Children Are Burned To Death Oshkosh. Wis., Dec. 3 — (UP) — Six small children were burned to death late last night when an exploding oil burner set off a fire in their home. Their father. Arnold Carpenter, fought unsuccessfully to , save them. Firemen found four of the child * ren dead in the blazing small home. ' The two others died en route to a hospital. The mother was working ' in a factory at the time. She was hospitalized from shock when told , al! her children had died. Santa Claus Arrives , In Decatur Saturday I Welcoming Parade Planned For Santa Santa Claus will arrive in Decatur Saturday afternoon at 1 ■ o’clock. The big welcoming parade, with r bands from both Decatur high schools, will start in front of the ’ Chamber of Commerce office in ‘ the library building. Santa will lead ' ’he parade in an open car and the parade will end on I.iberty Wav where the merry go round will be 1 in operation. On his trip through the business ! section of Decatur. Mr. Claus will distribute free candy and nuts to the children and the merry old 1 gentleman has planned io remain in Decatur part of every day until ' j Christmas. , The weekday schedule will be from 11 to 12 each morning and ' from 3 to 5 o'clock each afternoon. The Saturday schedule will be in the mornings from 11 to 12 o’clock and from 3 to 5 o'clock and from 7 ' to 8 o’clock each Saturday night. The merry go round, furnished by 'he F. E. Gooding Amusement Co., will start operation Saturday. Free . tickets for this big event are being distributed from the members merchants. Attendants at the merry go round have worked out a schedule so that each child may ride one time and then it will be necessary to form a line for a re-ride, so that all children will get an equal oppor tuni’y to enjoy the ride. Charges Os Petty Larceny Are Dropped Plans to charge 18 year old Kathryn Johnson, of 1403 West Madison street, with petty larceny, were dropped late Thursday after an investigation by prosecuting attorney Myles F. Parrish ami sheriff Herman Bowman. She was alleged to have taken part in the theft of manhole covers and a transformer last Saturday. Two of her companions, a 12-vear-old l»oy and r. 15-year-old girl, were released from the county jail with her when the decision was made. Two boys, aged 16 and 17. were 'being held prior to a hearing in juvenile court, probably Saturday, pn the larceny counts They were alleged to have split the proceeds of\he thefts.

All Department, Agency Heads Asked To Put End To Public Budget Rows

Attorneys Argue Dredge Bond Case Commissioners In Appeal On Mandate .Indianapolis, Dec. 3 — (UP) — The right of a group of Adams county residents to construct a drainage ditch through their farm land was before the Indiana supreme court today for the fourth time during 30 years of litigation. The Adams county board of com missioners appeal in one phase of he long, involved case was argued by attorneys before the court yesterday. Defense counsel Roscoe Wheat said the 20 landowners, only three of whom still are alive, should win their battle to construct the Fennig drain, a project which would involve dredging of portions of the Wabash river basin in Adams county. He asked the court to uphold an Adams circuit decision which mandates the commissioners to issue $250,000 worth of bonds to begin the construction work. J. A. Bruggeman of Fort Wayne, so-counsel with Ed A. Bosse, Adams county attorney, representing the commissioners, contended that a lower court decision in 1941, now known as the "Endicott decision,’ should have ended the litigation, At that time, a judge ruled against the petitioning landowners. Wheat did not appeal that phase of the case but reinstituted legal proceedings and continued the fight. Bruggeman said the Adams circuit court erred in granting the writ of mandamus to force the commissioners to issue the bonds. Wheat said he did not appeal the Endicott decision because statutes «on which it was based were later repealed by the legislature making it what he termed a "moot question." "I’ve heen before the supreme court in this case three times and I’ve won each time,” said Wheat. “I hope my luck doesn’t change.” Bruggeman. who opened the oral (Turn To Pane Sl*l Educator To Speak Here December 15 Robert H. Wyatt At Public Meeting Here • Robert H. Wyatt, executive secretary of the Indiana state teachers association, and a member of the Indiana school study commission, will be the speaker at a public meeting here on December 15. Lyman L. Hann, county superin tendent of schools, announced today. Mr. Wyatt will explain and discuss the recommendations of the school study committee, which recently were outlined by the state survey committee. These recommendations covering the various phases of school operation have been compiled in a booklet, touching transportation, the elementary school, the secondary school, personnel. and administration. The meeting is being arranged following an organization of a county information committee here last Tuesday. It was decided to hold a public meeting and obtain a state speaker acquainted with the recommendations of the study group who would talk to interested citizens on subjects relating to school operations. A room in the Decatur high school will be used for the meeting. Mr. Hann stated. Hartford Township Man On Grand Jury R«v B. Thomas, of Hartford township. has been named the 12th member of the grand jury panel The grand jury will meet Monday morning for i - s annual session devoted to inspection of county buildings and the investigation of any allege! crimes.

Settlement Os West Maritime Strike Is Hear I Radio Operators' Union Reach Pact With Shipowners San Francisco, Dec. 3— (UP)—Federal conciliator Omar N. Hoskins announced that the CIO American Radio Operators’ union —last striking union standing in the way of settlement of the three-months-old maritime walkout — reached "complete agreement” with ship owners today. The announcement came after a maritime 20-hour bargaining session. The agreement with the radio operators, which Hoskins said he thought would be ratified immediately. left only one obstacle in the way of maritime peace on the Pacific coast. That was the stand of Harry Lundeberg, president of the Sailors Union of the Pacific (AFLt. who publicly has said his men will not go back to work unless jurisdictional guarantees protecting the AFL union arc given. The accord reached between the radio operators and the Pacific American Shipowners Association settled the disputes of all five of the original striking unions. The CIO longshoremen already have voted to ratify a new contract. CIO engineers have signed a new contract and the shipowners yesterday reached agreements with the CIO marine cooks and stewards and the independent marine firemen. Hoskins announced settlement of the radio operators’ dl pute at ter a continuous bargaining sesi sion which began yesterday at 11 a. m. He said union membership meetings would be held today to vote on the pact. It was understood the agreeI ment called for a straight 10 per- ' cent across-the-board increase in all ratings. It would boost the basic rate of pay for an operator on a one-man assignment on a freighter from $294 a month to $323. The agreement was understood to include an overtime rate of $1.70 an hour; would reduce the ' work spread t<rue to 12 hours; voted pay to operators during I time a ship is being shifted in port and would maintain the hiring hall on a "status quo" basis pending a decision by the U. S. supreme court on its legality. Name Chairmen Os Cancer Committee Cancer Education Work Is Launched With the appointment of Mrs. Robert Gay and Mrs. Lawrence Nelson as co-chairmen, the Delta Theta Tau committee for cancer education has begun its fall and winter activities. Mrs. Gay and Mrs. Nelson this week held a conference with the registered nurse in charge of the Allen county information center in Fort Wayne, and were advised how the committee could be of more service to the people of Adams county. Inasmuch as education is the jprimary function of the cancer i society at the county level, efforts will he made to see that every citizen is given the opportunity to receive information on the disease The Delta Theta Tau committee ! will contact various social and fra : ternal organizations, as well as : industrial plants, in an effort to provide them with literature, moving picture films and speakers to acquaint everyone with the signs - and symptoms of cancer. The naiTwrw Te l*awe Twat

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Army, Navy And Air Force Order Entire Personnel To Cease Talking On Budget Washington. Dec. 3 — (UP) — President Truman has asked all department and agency heads to , ..void public rowing about the eoni troversial new budget, the White House disclosed today. The army, navy and air force followed up the request by ordering their personnel to stop talking to newsmen about the military budget and defense program. The principal budget disputes have arisen over the s decision to hold defense spending to $15,000,, 000,000. The White Housl said Mr. Truman sent a letter on Nov. 30 to all top officials asking them to "prevent any premature announcements" about the budget being prepared for the fiscal year starting July 1. The president also advised cabinet members and agency chiefs to "exercise extreme caution" in any public statements they may make about budgetary matters. Mr. Truman's letter said budget proposals from each department and ageirries are now being assem- | bled. Before the budget is exposed to publicity, these proposals should be "examined in the light of the en- • tire situation.” The president, it was explained, wants to have the whole budget in shape before it is given to the public because there may be alterai tions in specific departmental ex- | penditures which would latbr affect, the total picture. The president's letter applied only to the budget. It did not apply to legislation which the administration will propose to congress. Mr. Truman is in daily consults tion with budget director James E I Webb from whom the don't-talk pol icy reportedly stemmed. The White Douse declined to release the full | text of Mr. Truman's letter. , White House disclosure of the | letter came after Mr. Truman's pol. icy became evident in branches of the defense establishment of the government. Army secretary Kenneth C. Roy- ! all and navy secretary John L. Sullivan issued statements proclaiming support of President Truman's bud--1 get and imposing the gag on talk i about it. The air force issued no statement lof its own. But it did circulate I among its personnel an excerpt of a letter from Mr. Truman directing that "extreme caution be exercised in statements" about matters which may be included in the’udget anl , legislative programs. The air force indicated that no order similar to those issued by the army and navy went out from that I service because air secretary W. 'Stuart Symington is not in town, i Budget director James E. Webb reportedly has been angered because opposition to the budget among certain defense officials has leaked to the press." President Truman previously had fixed the defense budget at a maximum of sls.9lMl.Oftft,OOll, with $600,000,000 of it to he used for military stockpiling. Defense oficials' requests ranged up to $2.1.000,000.000. Defense secretary Tames Forrestal’s aides said Sullivan's and Royall's statements were not issued on orders from him. They said he would have nothin? to say a’oout it. Mr. Truman told his news conference yesterday that anything (Tara Tu Paar l ourl /ffSHOPPING /©PAYS LEFT