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CHIANG KAI-SHEK MAKES BID FOR PEACE

|| Congress ■Final Brief Lion Today I GOP Senate Rebels I Attempt To Blast | Toft's Leadership ■ Washington, Dec. 31 — (UP) - ■The repudiated 80th congress. Kiii-ii President Truma.i sometimes ■ailed the worst, meets for the last Ku. at 11a.m. CST today wracked K a move to blast Sen. Robert A. Kit out of the Republican driver's ■teat. ■ The new 81st congress will meet K lla.ni. CST Monday, Jan. 3, unKr Democratic control. ■ .Neither house nor senate of the K Republican congress will at■tempt any major business today, ■his meeting was fixed last summer ■la the resolution which recessed’ ■tie special session President Tru■an railed after the national con■nntions. I The move against Taft came last ■tight in agreement among 13 ■"young turk" senate rebels to back ■Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., (Mass., Her Taft's job as chairman of the ■mate GOP policy committee in the ■lew congress. Taft promptly said lie was ready for the fight and leould win it. I “I shall be a candidate for the liiirmanship,” he said. “I expect lb be elected by a substantial maIjrity of the Republican senators. ■The group of senators who have |»et failed to s'ate any criticism of ■the senate Republican program durling the past two years. In ifact, they ■Marly all supported it. Nor do they how indicate any respect in which they wish to change that policy.” There will be 42 Republicans in the senate of the 81st congress. Slightly fewer than one-third so far •t« openly allied against Taft, 8«n. Irving M. Ives, N. Y„ Spokeshno for the anti-Taft forces said: The alm is to 'build up the ReXiblican party and .bring its philosophy into line with existing conations. The party under Bob (Taft) kas not gone forward. It is in what JW almost might call suspended uimation. There is need for a dunce to impel us forward in line •ith public need and public de<Tbh To Pniir Throe I

Adams County Officers Will Start New Terms Saturday, January 1 ... Recorder Sheriff Coroner Surveyor Commissioner Representative Prosecutor Auditor > i MMMi piB MNHR tw jllHEwsMnsEbs s »V J RPW r ’«• ■ 1 < Q. f EL L MR fc, V w~y j/ty jj ■rL WI £ft E7 Jl xi a *jL a HL C 1 -i «*'- ' -mk3mk ■” : i '-v ’ | 3 M M JR ] ■ h 3SH, 3S r fi S BF> JHBm mwß ■■l®— 4B Harmon Gillig Herman Moellering Otto Hoffman Robert Heller Newwald Herman Bowman IM. 5ch.,.., ™"“" “''" ~, ,„. „. I. M .111 Mart Mr mM In Urn e.p..1.r .nd Hamon M. I.™ .. .—lnner, M-oat- «< nn—«. MM — •»“..., i—r. .11l renmta ... .„„„.rv 11 fire as prosecuting attorney. »uv r.niie win start a new term as coun Ing the aecond district. attorney, county physician, county in the county family, his term ex-

• lo e Adams county officials, all ® o< 'rats. win gtart new terms of ,<? * January 1 and two other moc rats. Richard Lewton. treasrw* 1 * 1 ’ “d John AuKsburß«r---~‘«ted commissioner of the third

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Little Support For State Gambling Tax Proposed By Some To Pay Vet Bonus Indianapolis, Dec. 31 — (UP) — Indiana would legalize pari-mu-tuels and slap a tax on slot machines, punchboards and bingo games if a law were passed incorporating the various ideas of a group of legislators who favor gambling to pay a state soldier bonus. The group is small and made up mostly of 'Democrats, and the gambling method ranks a poor third in methods suggested by members of the 1949 state general assembly to compensate World War II veterans. The gambling angle, widely talked of since the bonus problem arose, got only a stint of support from 75 legislators who replied to a United Press opinion questionnaire. The sales tax method was most pfttfffiar. It (vas favored by 22 Republicans and two Democrats. Second most popular method was an increase in state gross income ax rates, favored by 15 Democrats and four Republicans. On y eight of the 75 legi lators mentioned legalized gambling. Seven of them were Democrats. One wanted state-approved gam ing for a limited time only, until there was enough money to pay the bonus. Another favored parimutuels and “a tax on all slot ma chines and punchboards.” Another wanted to tax bingo games, and j still another favored a tax on "slot machines in clubs." The cigaret tax was suggested by five, and a general tobacco tax by two others. Some of the cig-1 aret tax method supporters want-1 ed a continuation of the same rate with all income used lor the bonus, and others wanted the tax spread to other forms of tobacco. | The questionnaire brought a xyide variety of suggestions. Numerous senators and representatives had their own pet ideas. A Democrat senator favored a state bond issue but offered as an alternative a bond issue on a county basis mandating counties to "take care of their own veterans." A Democratic representative thought that corporations should pay the bonus, exempting individual income earners from response. I Turn To P«ae Three*

district, will wait until January 1. 1»5« to start their terms. Judteelect Myles Parrish will ! start a six year term as judge of Adams circuit court. Severin Schurger will take the oath of of-

No Additional Aid For China In New Budget I Little Likelihood Os Additional Aid Unless Chiang Quits Washington, Dec. 31.—(UP)— A highly-placed government of- ' ficial said today there will be no ' provision for additional aid to I China in President Truman's new budget. 1 This source, who asked that his 1 name be withheld, said there is little likelihood that the President will ask congress for further recovery funds for China as long as Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek 1 remains head of the Nationalist ■ government. Many officials here are known to have despaired of Chiang's effectiveness as a leader of the anti- . Communist forces in the far east, i State department spokesman j ■ Michael J. McDermott denied that) i the United States is cutting off aid I to China. Chiang’s government, he | 1 said, is getting aid continually under the $400,000,000 economicmilitary assistance program authorized by the 80th congress. It was noted, however, that the ; state department’s comment was concerned with continuation of the already existing aid program. Almost three-fourths of the $400,000,000 fund has been spent. The high government official gave no indication that Mr. TruI man plans to halt the program now under way. But he insisted that unless there is a shake up in the I leadership of the Nationalist government, the administration will 1 make no further commitments. The President said at a news conference yesterday that the ! Chinese question would not have to be faced until April. That is when ) the present foreign recovery funds are expected to be exhausted. Nevertheless, the new budget is said to provide additional funds for the non-Communist nations of western Europe, even though those too don't run out until April. It was pointed out that Mr. Truman is free to submit to congress a supplemental budget that would include new aid to China, in the i event that this government should change its policy. It also would be ‘ (Turn To Pour Four*

fice as prosecuting attorney, succeeding Judge Parrish. Robert Heller, speaker designate of the Indiana house of represents tives. will start another term as joint state representative. Thur-|

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, December 31, 1948

Judge flc Myles F. Parrish Adams circuit court's new judge is the youngest circuit court judge in the state. He will assume juris diction here Saturday morning. January 1, for a six-year term, having been elected last Novem ber in the general election. Oil Industry Says Cars May Be Ruined Government Proposal Hit By Spokesmen By United Press Oil industry spokesmen say today that the government's petro-leum-saving proposal might ruin a lot of automobile engines. The U. S. treasury’s bureau of federal supply yesterday advised motorists to change their oil once every 4,001) miles. Research shows that more frequent changes are wasteful, the bureau said. Oil company representatives across the nation disagreed. President W. T. Holliday of the Standard Oil Co. of Ohio said he would stick to the traditional recommendation of an oil-change every 1,000 miles. Oil becomes contaminated, he said, with gritty particles, moisture and dust, “all of which affects the performance and reduces the life of the motor." But a Cleveland gas station operator. who said he “would not , want to be quoted or I'd lose my job,” agreed with the government. I “Most any car could go at least (Tnra T« I'nice Four*

man I. Drew will start his second full term as county auditor Miss Rose Nesswald will commence a second four-year term as county recorder. Sheriff Herman Bowman will begin a second hitch

Myles F. Parrish To Take Office Saturday ' Youngest Judge In County's History Myles F. Parrish, prosecuting attorney for the 26th judicial district, will take the oath of office as judge of Adams circuit court at 10 o'clock Saturday morning, January 1, at 10 o'clock in the court room of the court house. Ed Jaberg, clerk of the Adams circuit court, will administer the oath of office. Judge-elect Parrish will succeed Judge Earl B. Adams, who has served by appointment of the governor since the death more than a year ago of the late J. Fred Fruchte, and he will become the youngest man ever to serve as judge here. The new judge is a graduate of Decatur high school and the Indiana University law school, graduating from that school with a doctor of jurisprudence degree. He was an officer of the FBI for several years and following service in World War 11, Mr. Parrish returned to Decatur and established his law office. Mr. Parrish finishes one term as prosecutor today, and will turn that office over to Severin H. Schurger, who was elected without opposition last November. Both men are Democrats. The new judge stated that he was closing his law office on the second floor of the Kalver building on Second street, and would place his law library in his office at the court house. Mr. Parrish is a son of Mrs. Frank Parrish and resides on Jefferson street with his mother and brother, Dr. Richard K. Parrish. The short ceremony Saturday morning will be open to the public and the new judge will remain in his office adjoining the court room until noon New Year's day. Judge Earl B. Adams, who is retiring from the bench, will resume the practice of law in his office on the second floor of the Holthouse building on North Second street. Decatur Ministers Will Meet Monday The Decatur ministerial association will meet in the parlor of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church Monday morning at 10 o’clock. Every member is urged to be present.

in that capacity and Harmon M. Gillig will start a new term as county coroner. Herman Moe’lfring will take over as county surveyor and Otto Hoffman will begin a three-year

Indicates Willingness To Resign To End Long War With Communists

Democratic Victory Tops Events Os J 948 On Local News Front County Democratic candidates for all posts were swept to victory November 2, topping the local news stories of 1948. Every Democrat on the ballot obtained a plurality in the Adams county voting, with the sole exception of President Harry Truman. Other important stories of the year: Two die in traffic accidents on county highways, one of lowest fatality records in Indiana. Berne-French school consolidation spearheads a statewide trend toward mergers. Kraft Cheese plant in Decatur shut down after long labor-man-agement struggle; t»0 thrown out of work. Decatur street fair resumed as annual event after seven-year halt to tradition. City council acts to effect installation of parking meters on Decatur streets as measure to ease traffic congestion. St. Mary's Catho ic church, oldest in Decatur, closed as congregation moves to Catholic school temporary quarters. • Kenworthy To Head Knights Os Pythias Ralph Kenworthy was elected 'chancellor commander of the Knights of Pythias at the annual meeting of the lodge last evening. Other elected officers are: Gerald Rumple, vice-chancellor: H. D Jasper, prelate: Orrin Stults, master at-arms; Myles F. Parrish, master of works: Frank Kitson, inner guard; Charles Beineke, outer guard: Dan Christen, treasurer: Fred Kolter, financial secretary; ’ Kenneth Runyon, recording secretary: A. D. Suttles, trustee. The newly elected officers will be installed January 13. with John Parrish acting as installing officer.

term as commissioner, representing the second district. There have not been any changes announced in the office personnels. and the commissioners will meet Januaiy 1 to make a number

Final Report Made By Service Officer Office Abandoned At First Os Year Dwight R. Arnold will step down , as county service officer today after more than three years of service to veterans and their de- . pendents. He rendered a total of 21,735 individual services during his term of office. He recovered pensions for veterans of all wars, their widows, children, fathers and mothers in I the amount of $1,470.4$ a month, or $17,645.40 per year. In a report issued today. Mr. Arnold summarized the work of the county service officer during the period the fob existed. The report shows that three times as I * many services were performed during 1948 as during the first complete year of operation, 1946. A i total of 63 Gl training programs 1 j have been drawn up by Mr. Ar1 ' nold. An additional report issued today disclosed that 978 services were rendered during December, the final month of operation. These j included 188 personal interviews. Mr. Arnold traveled 291 miles dur I ing the month contacting veterans. The post of county service officer will cease to exist after today due to the failure of the county council to appropriate funds for that purpose. The council de- ' nied a request by veterans' organizations on November 23 to make a ) last-minute reversal of policy. ' Mr. Arnold, himself a disabled veteran of World War 11. will as- " sume new duties as supervisor of Decatur's parking meters when they are installed. WEATHER Mostly fair today. Partly cloudy and a little warmer tonight. Saturday generally fair with little change in temperature.

of appointments. Including county attorney, county physician, county health officer, road superintendent and several board members One Republican. Norval Fuhr %

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Historic Statement . Made By Long-Time Chinese Ruler In Peace Move Today Nanking, Dee. 31.—(UP)— Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek bid for peace with the Chinese Communists tonights in a history-making New Year's statement. China's Nationalist leader for the past 21 years did not use the word "resignation" in his statement, but he indicated clearly that he would ■ be willing to step down and per- . haps to leave the country if an honorable negotiated peace could ’ be obtained with the Communists. But he warned that if the Communists are "not sincerely disirous of peace" then the Nationalist i government, "with no other alternative. will fight them to the fin- ' ish." It is taken for granted in all Chinese and foreign quarters here that the Communists never woult consider negotiating with a Nation alist government headed by Chiang. Indicating in this connection that he would be prepared to resign if . peace were possible, the 62-year- , old Generalissimo said: J "If peace can be secured. 1 am , i not at all concerned with my own position. In this I will follow only the concensus of the people." Earlier authoritative sources had said that Chiang's statement would say flatly that he would resign it , the Communists agreed to peace . talks, but this portion of the statement appeared to have been toned down in last minute conferences with the standing committee of the Kuomintang central executive comI mittee. The highest Chinese sources - here had no doubt, however, that Chiang meant by his statement that lie realized peace negotiations would not be possible while he remained at the head of the government. and that he was prepared to resign if Communist leaders responded to peace feelers. "If the Communists are sincerely desirous of peace.." Chiang's stateI'l'-—- To I'nite Three I

man. county treasurer, will remain in the county family, his term extending until Januaty 1. 1950. on which date. Mr. will assume the duties.