Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 10 January 1949 — Page 1

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BIGGEST PEACETIME BUDGET TO CONGRESS

iGov. Schricker Takes Office

Begins Second is 9 Term As Chief Stale Executive Henry F. Schricker Assumes Reins Os ! State Government ! Indianapolis, Jan. 10—(UP)-— Henry F. Schricker hung his white lat on. a halltree in the best room >f the statehouse today and sat iown at his desk to begin a second ! ;erm as governor of Indiana. Schricker, a Democrat who dab--1 sled in politics for years between —lewspaper publishing and banking ! .positions in Knox, sat in the same thair he occupied during the World I (Var I! years from 1941 to 1945. 1 | He succeeded Ralph F. Gates, a (I Columbia City attorney and a Reit mblican. I While a misty rain made pud--1 Iles outside the big statehouse and j i crowd of raincoat-clad spectators , ammed the corridors, Schricker [ lolemnly took the oath of office. le was presented by the retiring . ;overnor, who said it was "the wish if all of us that your term be one >f great accomplishments.'’ Then Schricker stood in a reeption line in his office amid bouuets of flowers, two of which were nade of white blossoms and shap- _ d like the new governor’s famous At — The Inaugural was held in the pacious rotunda of the statehouse, rhile hundreds of spectators jam (acked the corridors to watch the xchange of th* state's top elective ffice. Schricker, first governor ever lected to a second term, solemnly' jok the oath of office and respondd with a pledge of "diligent and honorable service." k - He described the inaugural as the transfer of executive authority rom the hands of one humble citiAten to those of another.” "While this Inaugural ceremony * larks the beginning of a new adilnistration," Schricker said, “it in owise affects the fundamental Wructure of our government. Nel--1 icr does it lessen our joint reB ponslbillty in its preservation and j .progress." Schricker said it was "quite natral" that the political parties lould "have our honest differaces on .many public questions.” this Ip Itself contains no meat to the liberties or economic •eurity of our people. On the conary, it is on this freedom of (ought and expression that the jry structure of their liberties ads its surest foundation.” Sehrieker touched at length on « l 4e financial problems faced by his imintstntfion. He called the probms "most pressing and difficult." He reiterated his desire that a ddier bonus law be enacted. He ; that raising the money M as a tough problem. But he said du paying the bonus and solving her financial problems “the finicial integrity of our state must E»vt be threatened or impaired.” Schricker*s Inauguration was his ■cond in eight years. He spoke e oath tn 1940 to become Indi- , ta's World War II governor. The auguratioa was the 1944 inauguj’j tion in reverse Four years ago. ihricker turned over the office to ues. This time. Gates presented to Schricker The program began with a court by the Indianapolis concert ®rind Samuel D. Jackson of Fort ayne, former U. S. senator and maelf once a candidate for govnor, was master of ceremonies. Lt.-Gov.-elect John A. Watkins, oomfteid newspaper publisher. u sworn in by supreme court dge Paul 0. Jasper, a fellow ■democrat. Then Schricker was f’ esented by Gates, and the oath M adatetotered by supreme court W ilef justice Oliver Starr of Gary. - vcnsville Man filled By Train jrf Princeton, Ind, Jan. 10 - (UP) Alenider Smith. 46. Evansville, t -as killed last night when an elec- < ic train hit him at King’s Mine. < WEATHER Rain, sleet or snow north and ?> rain south portion tonight and Tuesday. A little colder east and portions tonight

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Senate Page "e*•“ -Ft W - .j* 17-YEAR-OLD Robert Hansel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hansel, of 211 West Jefferson street, has been reappointed as a page in the U. S. Senate. This will be his fourth consecutive term in the capitol. Legislature Marks Time On Measures First Full Week Os Session Opens Today Indianapolis, Jan. 10 (UP)— A direct primary bill and a measure to change constitutional provisions for legislative reapportionment were tossed into the Indiana general assembly hopper today. Sen. Lucius Somers, R„ Hoagland, introduced the primary bill. It would subject all candidates for state offices and U. S. senate seats to nomination in a primary instead of by the party convention method. The legislative reapportionment resolution was Introduced by Sen. Dorothy Garner, 'R., Fort Wayne. It would broaden the constitution to include women in a population enumeration every 10 years, based on federal census, and a reapportionment based on the census. Earlier, legislative steps were taken to lengthen the terms of county treasurers and prosecuting attorneys. Sen. Samuel W. Isler, R„ Jeffersonville, introduced two joint resolutions to increase the tenure of these officials from two years to four years effective Jan. 1, 1954. The resolutions were in line with predictions that followed a Nov. 2 referendum in which voters created four-year terms for county sheriffs. Observers said the 1948 referendum was a “test" and that efforts to stretch other two-year county offices would follow. There were clauses in Isler's resolutions to limit any treasurer or prosecutor to eight years service In each period of 12 years. The resolutions would have to be adopted by the 1949 and 1951 legislatures and be approved by voters inreferenda in 1952 before the state constitution could be amended to increase the terms. But the lawmaking mechanism remained in low gear until the Democrats, in power in the lower house for the first time in years, hear from governor Schricker's lips his legislative program. Schricker speaks tomorrow from the house rostrum where outgoing governor Gates made his farewell address last Thursday. The legislators’ embarkation on their 1949 task was delayed while inaugural ceremonies were held in the statehouse rotundl shifting formally the administration control of Hoosierland from the Republicans to the Democratic party. Democrats agreed they would withhold introducing policy bills until Schricker has bad a chance to outline bis ideas in his message to the session. Republicans were expected to be more liberal in their introduction of bills in the early days of the session. They already have heard the recommendations of Gates, titular head of the GOP. and are posed to offer a legislative program in opnosition to the Democrats'. During two days of brief sessions last week, the introduction of bills and resolutions was confined to the senate side, where the Republicans are in the majority again |T«h T« Pa<t Twe>

12 Communists Fail To Have Cases Dropped 11. S. Supreme Court Overrules Efforts To Prevent Trials ' Washington, Jan. 10—(UP)— The supreme court today gave the government a green light to go ahead with trial of 12 Communist leaders on charges of advocating the violent overthrow of the United States. The court turned down an unusual appeal by the Communists. They sought to get their case thrown out on the ground that a grand jury which indicted them was not properly representative. The Communist leaders, including William E. Foster, secretary of the Communist party in the United States, claimed that the grand jury was handpicked from “the rich, the propertied and the well-to-do.” They are scheduled to go on trial a week from today in federal court in New York City. The Communists filed the appeal over the week-end. Seldom has the supreme court acted so speedily in turning down petitions. In other cases, the court: 1. Again ruled favorably on provisions of the Taft-Hartley law by implicitly upholding sections of the act which deny protection to supervisors. The court refused to review an appeal by the foreman's association of America which attacked constitutionality of the supervisory sections of the law. Under the law. employers do not have to bargain collectively with supervisory employes. 2. Agreed to rule on the court martial conviction of Frederick A. Wade, a GI who was found guilty of raping a German woman during the war. Wade is serving a 20-year prison term. He claims he was placed in double jeopardy by being tried twice. The government contends the military situation made it necessary to transfer scene of the court martial. 3. Refused to interfere with a California supreme court ruling that the state's "hot cargo” and "secondary boycott" laws are un(T--" To Pa nr Three) Albert J. Brunner Body Enroute Home Cpl. Brunner Killed In Action On Luzon Mr. and Mrs. Herman Brunner, of Decatur route 2, have received word from the department of the army that the body of their son, Cpl. Albert J. Brunner, is enroute to the United States for burial. Cpl. Brunner was killed in action on Luzon (Philippines) March 31. 1945. An overseas veteran of nearly two years, the war veieran had served in the army in Australia. New Guinea, the Admiralty Islands, Leyte and in Manila. He entered army service Nov. 27, 1942, and was Cpl. Brunner attended the Pleasant Mills high school. Surviving in addi’lon to his parents are two -brothers, William and Lester Brunner. The body will be 1 returned here for funeral services and burial. Three Enlisted Men Enter Innocent Pleas Tokyo, Jan. 10 — (UP) — Three U. S. army enlisted men pleaded innocent today to charges of murdering sergeant Paul T. Wilburn of Columbus. 0.. on Dec. 3 after breaking into the Jama post exchange where Wilburn worked as a bookkeeper. Pvt. Robert L Baughman. 19. of Connellsville. Pa: Pfc. James H. Burks, 20. of Cullman. Ala.: and Pfc. Robert S. Keller, 20. of (832 Railroad St.) Corington, Ind. The soldiers are charged with breaking into the post exchange at the Japan air ma’erials area outside Tokyo and causing the death of Sgt. Paul Wilburn of Columbus, O. '

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, January 10, 1949

Democrats Resume Control Os State ■H F WH I P Governor Henry F. Schricker

Report Overlapping In Gathering Data Hoover Commission Shows Overlapping Washington, Jan. 10 — (UP) — A Hoover commission "task force” on federal statistical agencies reports that there is too much overlapping in the gathering of facts and figures by the federal government. It uses statistics to make its ■point. * The report, it was learned today, points out that some 10,500 fulltime government employes are engaged in statistics! work, it found that, as of last June 30, such activities in the civilian agencies cost about $43,000,000 a year. To correlate and properly present "the facts of national life,” the task force suggested establishment in the president’s office of an “office of statistical standards and services having general responsibility for the development and maintenance of a system of sta'istical intelligence and for its economical management.” Statistically, the task force directed by the national bureau of economic research, New York City, found that: 1. There are five types of statistical agencies gathering facts and figures for the government. These are administrative agencies, agencies for statistical collection, analytical agencies, the statistical engineering laboratory of the national bureau of standards, and the budget bureau's divi.ion of statistical standards. 2. The reports issued by these agencies range from comprehensive census surveys taken every five or 10 years to current monthly. weekly and daily figures. 3. These reports cover population and vital statistics: the weather: the national income and its distribution; production, stocks, prices and movements of goods; agricultural statistics; forestry. fisheries, mining and manufacturing; imports and exports; the foreign balance of payments; the labor force, employment and unempoyment; wages, interest, profits: money and banking; government finances; immigration; education, "and various other aspects of national life.” The report, however, found an imperative need for a correlated "statistical intelligence" in modern society. It emphasized that: Tn war. even more than in peace, the facts of manpower and (Tars To Page Tfcr»»)

BULLETIN Hollywood, Jan. 10 — (UP) — Actor Robert Mitchum and two co defendants were found guilty today of conspiracy to possess marijuana and were ordered to appear for sentence February 9. Plan Roof-Preble Farmer Inslilule Annual Institute At Monmouth Feb. 2 Plans tor the Root and Preble township farmer's institute, to be held at Monmouth high school February 2, were nearing completion today, according to' Herbert Buerger, president, and Mrs. Mark Braun, secretary. Morning speakers will be H. E. Smith, sociologist of Purdue university's agricultural extension department. and Mrs. Harold Carruther, of Rochester, who has taught high school home economics for 21 years. Mr. Smith will speak on "Your extension services." and Mrs. Carruther's topic will b», "Farm community life and the community church.” Dennis Norman, Adams county recreation director, and Mrs. Maude V. Hollenbach. of Fortville, are scheduled to talk at the afternoon session. Mr. Norman will speak on “Recreation." and Mrs. Hollenbach will talk on “A house or a home." A list of exhibits was also announced. Exhibits for men and boys include best 10 ears of early or late hybrid corn, best single ear. clover seed, alfalfa hay. best peck of wheat, best peck of oats, best peck of soy beans, best peck of potatoes, labor saving devices, one dozen white one dozen brown eggs. Exhibits for girls and women include white bread, pan rolls, dark cake, light cake, angel food cake, cookies, candy, salad dressing, home made butter, made-over gar- • Twill Mrs. Ralph F. Gates Reported Improving Indianapolis. Jan. 10 — (UP) —■ Condition of Mrs. Ralph F. Gates, wife of the outgoing governor, today was reported as “satisfactory" at Me'hodist hospital. Mrs Gates was admitted to the hospital late Saturday for obs’rvation relative to an intes Inal disturbance. Although she will not attend inaugural ceremonies today, she is expected to be discharged from the hospital this week.

President Truman Asks Taxes Totaling Nearly Six Billions Per Year

Propose Radar Wall Built Around U. S. Air Force Proposal To Go To Congress Washington, Jan. 10 — (UP) — Prompt congressional action was promised today on an air force proposal to build a radar wall around the country. Rep. Carl Vinson, D„ Ga„ said he will call up for early consideration his bill to authorize building of the radar warning system. Vinson will be chairman of the house armed services committee. Air force secretary W. Stuart Symington said in his first annaul report released yesterday that lack of the radar setup leave a big loophole in the nation's defenses. An adequate defense to be built over a five-year period, would cost an estimated 1160,000,000. The first year's outlay would be about $50,000,000. Vinson first introduced legislation to .build the radar system during the last congress. At that time he was a minori'y member of the committee and no action was taken on the bill. He introduced the measure again last week. Vinson told reporters enough of the' radar stations would be set up to detect at once the passage of a plane over any part of the nation’s border. This information would be relayed to cen'ral points for a check against known flights. Any unidentified, and possibly unfriendly, plane could be picked out promptly. Vinson, reminded that neither house took any action last year on the radar network plan, said the program is highly important and left no doubt that he intends to shove it to the house floor for early consideration. In his report, Symington warned that the nation has “non too much time to provide itself the means of its own protection.” He called for sharp increases in American air power to bring the air force to 70 groups by 1952. i Advise Auto Owners Disregard Blanks Receiving Blanks For Former Autos Automobile owners who have re ceived license application blanks for cars they no longer own are advised -by officials to disregard these applications, as blanks for the autos they now own will be sent out to all. Mrs. Charles Lose, manager of the local license bureau, has received word from Paul P. Fry, head of the Indiana bureau of motor vehicles. to the effect that persons receiving applications for autos they no longer own should throw these blanks away, as new appliestions will follow. Mr. Fry has also stated that a new filing system is being planned to prevent such duplications in the future, as it is a highly cos ly process to the state. The old cards cannot be removed from present files, however, until arrival of experts from the company manufacturing ' the filing sys'em. Mrs. Lose also announced that Tea Twm Coal Production Drops In Indiana Terre Haute. IndzJan. 10 —(UP) — Coal production for 1949 in Indiana dropped to 23.000.000 tons, more than 2.000.000 tons less than 1947 the coal trade association of Indiana announced here yesterday. Association director C. C. Lydick said that in March and April, during the miner's strike, production was down 4(5,000 tons from the production total of the same two I months in 1947.

British Seek U. S. Support In East Crisis I Seeks Backing For Stand In Israeli On Downed Planes ' London. Jan. 10 — (UP) — Britain has sought United States sup- 1 port for her position in the British- ' Israeli crisis resulting from the 1 shooting down Friday of five British planes, a foreign office spokesman indicated today. ' The spokesman revealed that a . series of communications have been 1 exchanged between London and Washing on, but would give no details of them. Informed quarters suggested, 1 however, that Britain is especially , anxious to maintain a united front with the Uni ed States ir the crisis ' to prevent the possibility of Russian involvement. In the two years 1 that the Palestine problem has been before the United Nations, both Britain and U. S. have worked vigor--1 ously to prevent Russian intervention. Britain placed her powerful Med 1 iterranean fleet in "a state of read--1 iness," alerted forces at Malta, ’ which is only 48 hours sailing time from Tel Aviv, and was i eported to have place fairly strong naval ; forces at the Trans-Jordan port of ■ Aqaba, on the Red Sea. Britain also was taking o;her "cisis nieas- i ures.” i Prime minister Clement R. Atlee 1 conferred with foreign secretary i Ernest Bevln, and then convened an I emergency meeting of the cabinet < ' defense committee at No. 10 Down- I ing street, the prime minister's of- i flcial residence. I Present at the meeting were field ‘ ‘ marshal Sir William Slim, the new I chief of the imperial general staff, I Lord Fraser, chief of the naval staff, and Lord Tedder, Marshall of ’ 1 the royal air force. Reports from Cairo and from Cy- I prus indicated that Britain's first moves in preparing for an eventuality in the near east were naval. Cairo reported that two cruisers and a number of supporting craft i were at Aqaba, which is near the , Palestine border. Cyprus Press re- < ports said that British warships I were expected there “very soon.” I Informed sources in London i would not comment on either report. i "We cannot disclose the disposi- 1 , tion of warships as it might leave I js open for attack," an admiralty I (Turn Tn Page Two) I I I Former Bishop 01 ' Amish Church Dies • I Schwartz Funeral , Tuesday Morning Joseph A. Schwartz. 81, a former , bishop of the Old Order Amish ] ’ church, died Sunday at his home three and one-half miles north of I Berne. He had been bedfast for i a week with a heart ailment. I 1 Better known as (Honey Joe) I ! Schwartz, he was a prominent bee < keeper and a native and lifelong resident of the community. I Surviving are eight sons; John, t Nappanee; Joseph and Noah, both < near Monroe, and Adam. Daniel. I Sam. David and Menno all of near ' Berne: two daughters. Mrs. Joe Hil I ty. near Monroe, and Mrs. Christ Hilty. near Berne: 101 grandchild- 1 . ren: 89 great-grandchildren, and 1 i three brothers. David of Fort 1 ' Wayne, and Peter and Dan. both ' of near Berne. 1 Funeral services will be held at 1 . 9 sin. Tuesday at the residence. • with burial in the Schwartz ceme- ' > tery. The body has been removed | > from the Yager funeral home tor the residence.

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Nation's Biggest Peacetime Budget To Reduce Debt, Expand Welfare Washington. Jan. 10 — (UP) — President Truman sent our biggest peacetime budget to congress today with a request for new taxes on corporations and individuals totalling $5,960,000,000 a year. He wants more tax money largely to reduce the national debt, expand social welfare and conduct the cold war. The request was made in his annual budget message for the fiscal year 1950, which begins July 1 this year. The message outlined big spending for fiscal 1950 and warned that costs would go even higher for some time thereafter. In round figures. Mr. Truman estimated fiscal 1950 spending at $41,900,000,000 and revenue at $41,000,000,000. He predicted a treasury deficit of just under sl,000.000,000 unless taxes are raised. Congress will reject some of Mr. Truman's spending proposals and the president will later propose some new ones which are not covered in today’s budget. So the budget is open for change at both ends. Here are the figures comparing fiscal 1948 which ended last June 30, fiscal 1949 which will end this June 30, and fiscal 1950 which will end June 30, 1950: 1948— Receipts (actual) $42,210,770, 493; expenditures, $33,791,300, 649; surplus, $8,491,469,844. 1949— (estimate) Receipts, $39,580,311,582; expenditures. $40,180, 017,813: deficit, $599,706,231. 1950— (es imate)—Receipts. S4O. 984,645 347; expenditures. $41,857,777,869; deficit, $873,132,522. This eye popping budget message shows that past wars and future peace insurance are estimated to cost tne taxpayers nearly $32,000,000,000 in fiscal 1950. Tha) is approximately three of every four dollars Mr. Truman wants to spend. Here are the figures: National defense .. $ 11.Z05.000.000 International affairs and finance .... 6.709,000,000 Veterans services Interest on national debt ..x 5.450.000,000 $31,923,000,000 The only item there not directly related to past war or future peace is the relatively small part of the national debt interest due to deficits rolled up during Franklin D. Roosevelt's peacetime administrations. Mr. Truman reported to congress that the treasury expected to get more money from the taxpayers in fiscal 1950 than in the previous year despite Republican tax cuts which congress passed over his veto. His 11 t of new legisla'ion keyed largely to campaign promises, however, is a long one costing $6,175,000,000. Congress is not expected to go all the way with Mr. Truman either on taxes or costly legislation. His new tax program is like this: $4,000,000,000 of new general revenue to be raised largely from increased corporation taxes, partly from higher estate and gift taxes, and perhaps some from higher individual income taxes. $1,700,000,060 to be raised by hiking social security pay roil taxes for increased benefits and to expand old age and survivors insurance coverage and to provide disability insurance. s26o.(inn.(ioo to begin a pre-paid heal h insurance program. This also would be a pay roll tax and start at 4 of one percent. Employe and employer probably would divide the burden, but this has not been settled. Mr. Truman also wants to help the trea-.ury by reducing the $400,000.000 annual postal deficit by $150,000,000. He would raise parcel post, second and third class mall rates to make those services self supporting. / The Whit* Honse guess is that congress will make any new taxes star' Julv 1 when the new fiac.'l year begins. If so. the leries would tTwrw Te m«» fwe»