Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 7 February 1949 — Page 2

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Consolidation Os Agencies Urged Hoover Commission Reports To Congress Washington, Feb. 7 — (UP) — The Hoover commission recommended to congress today that 65 executive agencies be consolidated into one-third that number in order to relieve the president's “crushing burden” and start the government on the way to saving billions of dollars. The recommendation was made in the first of 15 reports on ways to streamline the executive department to make it more efficient and economical. The commission did not say what departments, agencies or boards should be eliminated or merged but it did offer 27 specific recommendations for saving the president work, time and money. "It is manifestly impossible for the president to give adequate supervision to so many agencies." the commission said. “By placing related functions cheek-by-jowl, the overlaps can be eliminated and, of even greater importance, coordinated policies can be developed.” The commission, headed by former president Herbert Hoover, was set up by congress in July 1947. It will climax an IS mouths study of the “ponderous" executive setup with its 15 reports which must be in by March 13. Its first report today was entitled “general management of the executive branch." As congress received the report. Dr. James Kerr Pol.ock, a member of the commission, warned in a speech at Detroit that “this may well be our last chance to establish efficiency, economic and responsible” federal government. Unless the government is made more efficient now. he said, it's; likely the federal government “will wallow” along uneconomically for a long time. High commission recommenda-

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tions were: 1. Creation of a staff secretary in the White House. He would keep the president Informed of work in the various agencies. 2. Setting up of an office of personnel in the executive department whose director should also be chairman of the civil service commission. :t Development of a much greater number of capable adtnin- ’ istrators in the public service. 4. More orderly grouping of the functions of government into major departments under the president. Establishment of a clear line of control from the president to such department heads. а. Strengthening of the office of the budget "as the managerial arm of the president.” . б. Replacement of the present council of economic advisers by an office of the economic adviser which should have a single head. 7. Providing the president with adequate fupds so that he can use advisory commissions and employ consultants or personal advisers from time to time. 8. Congressional authority to department heads to organize their departments with control of administration. 9. The national security council and the national security re sources board and their staffs should be made formally, as well as in practice, part of the president's office. 10. Giving the president and each department head strong staff services to make executive work more effective. HEART CAMPAIGN k’ihil. From Pag- One) munity, the very lives of our citizens of all ages, demand that we meet this threat through a po itive program of research, education and community cardiac services. Dr. Jack L. Eisaman, a member of the publicity committee of the Indiana heart foundation, will serve as general chairman of the heart campaign for Wells, Whitley. Alien, Adams, LaGrange, Steuben, DeKalb and Noble counties.

> Last Ditch Action [1 ' In Railway Dispute Negotiators Meet Fact-Finding Board j Chicago, Feb. 7 — (UP) — Negotiators representing the nation's railroads and more than 1,000,000 3 of their workers met with members of a presidential fact-finding board today in what a union source der scribed as a “last ditch action” : seeking to settle a wage-hour dispute. , Another board began examina- ] tion of a dispute between engineers and railroads on the number of ent gineers required for multiple unit r diesel engines. • The wage-hour question was being considered by negotiators for i 16-non-operating railroad unions. > and for the railroad managements. ■ and by members of a .presidential s fact-finding board which already had returned a report on their disi pute. Members or the hoard. William M. Leiserson. George Cook, and David Cole, were recalled as individuals in an unprecedented step in railroad management relations. The 1 negotiators failed tc reach an agreement on the basis of the formal report returned by the three men as a fact-finding board. So they recalled them in an effort to clarify some points at issue. George (.eighty, chairman of negotiators for the unions, called the meeting a “last ditch action ” He reiterated that there was no strike in the picture at present, and said that "we don’t want to do anything like naming a day.” Leighty and Daniel P. Loomis, spokesman for the carriers, said it would he “several days” .before any report could be expected. Chief stumbling block in negotiations to date has been when and how to put a 40-hour week into effect. Pride does not like to owe, and self-love does not like to pay.— Rochefoucauld.

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Five Persons Killed | As Train Hits Auto Onawa, la., Feb. 7 — (UP) — Bad visibility at an unprotectedl I railroad crossing was blamed by po-! lice today for the death of five) | versons killed when their auto was smashed by a speeding Northwestern passenger train. The dead were Clarence Dahl, about 25» his wife Kathleen, 23; two pBn3C Richard, 4, and Dennis. 2; and Phylline Dahl, 18, sister of Clarence, all of Whiting, la. U. S. AND - (Cont. !■ roni Page One) thought is being given to that point, however. "I have come to the United States! o find out what security there will I lie for Norway if we enter* the | North Atlantic pact," Lange said! on his arrival yesterday. "I also wish to find out what obligations Norway will be committed to in this pact.” Other important developments expected this week: 1. Conferences at the state depart-' ment with the Danish and Swedish | in.bassadors on whether they can I ■xpect arms from the United States f they stay outside the pact. The United States has indicated that they can’t, but this may not lie final. 1 2. New meetings between Ache-! ion and key members of the senn’e ! foreign relations committee. The! •ongressional group will receive the reaty sometime in March for preiminary action on ratification. 3. The first meeting between Acheson and envoys of the six other lations that have been drafting he treaty. . J have ever judged of the religion of others by their lives. — Jefferson. I SPECIAL Ambassador of Venezuela Jose Rafael Pocaterra explains at a Washington press conference the successful military coup that recently took place tn his coun'ry. Pocaterra said the threat of civil war. provoked by the Govenuner.t party in its attempt to destroy the Venezuelan Army, was the main reason for the overthrow of the Gallejos regime. UaXgraakonsl)

China's Hunt For Peace Hits Snags 'War Criminals' Demands Defied By United Press The Chinese Nationalist government’s search for peace was snagged today. Premier Sun Fo defied a communist demand for the punishment ’ of a long list of kuomintang "war criminals" headed by Generalissimo Chii/ng Kai-Shek. The Chinese political jockeying was scattered all across the country, from Peiping in the north to Canton far to the south. The only one clear impression emerged from the obscure and indefinite moves—that an agreement between the Nationalists and Communists which would bring peace to China at best lay well in the unpredictable future. * In Canton, where most of the government had moved from threatened Nanking, Sun called the first meeting there of the cabinet to hear up to date reports on peace talks. Li Tsung-Jen still was in the north, from where he sent the cabinet a fillin. Just before the cabinet meeting, i Sun called for unity under Li. He j denied persistent rumors of a rift between himself and Li over the move of some parts of the government to Canton. The Nationalists will war against the Communists until the demand for the punishment of the “war I criminals" is withdrawn. Sun said. He hinted that the Nationalists 1 might undertake to regain their i equilibrium in the south and then try to duplicate the northern push under Chiang in 1926. Nanking reported that Sun and , the main, members of the cabinet were scheduled to return there i within a week and join in the peace moves. Shanghai reported that an eightman Nanking peace delegation had arrived ip Peiping to talk with the Communists, but that the government's official delegation as well a« a Shanghai delegation still were waiting for permission to enter Pciping. I BILL CALLS FOR From Paue Ontl the congres. lopal budget deadline back from Feb. IS to May t. Rents—Housing expediter Tighe E. Woods asked the house banking committee to approve a twoyear extension of rent controls to March 31. 1951. He said there still is a “critical shortage" of rental housing and that it cannot lie relieved in less than two years. Filibuster—Democrats were presen ing a solid front in their fight to kill a Republican move to force anti filibuster propo als out of the riles committee immediately Democratic leaders want southern support to put over the administration labor bill. So they’re back‘ng the Dixie oppoJtfcn to the KcpuLliau anii-fUiboatcr move.

K. P. Initiation At Willshire Tuesday The rank of knight will be conferred on candidates of the Decat- , ur, Delphos and Willshire lodges of the Knights of Pythias at 7:30 o'clock (CST) Tuesday night in Willshire, 0. All members of the local lodge planning to attend are asked to be at the local K. of P. home at 7 o’clock. Otis Burk Dies At Home Near Geneva Otis Burk, 67, retired school teacher and former operator of a sale barn in Geneva, died at 6:20 ' p.m. Sunday at his home east of Geneva after an extended illness. Surviving are his wife. Myrtle; a daughter. Miss Kula Burk, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Stuber of near Geneva and Mrs. Nola Manor of Geneva, and a brother, James of Portland. \ Funeral services will be held at ’ 1:30 pan. Wednesday at the home and at 2 o'clock at the Geneva United Brethren church. Burial will lie in the Riverside cemetery The body will be removed from the Hardy & Hardy funeral home to the residence this evening. CATHOLICS JOIN (Cont. From Page One I • gation at the Foundry Methodist church. "This trial is a . . . sickening sham. (It) is only the first of a series of onslaughts that may I be expected.” Thousands of Boy Scouts throughout New York City took I I part in tpedal services for Card'l Inal Mindszenty. After Cardinal 1 1 Spellman's sermon, some 4.000 Boy 1 ' Scouts crowded into St. Patrick's caihedral to pray for Mindszenty I for the wei.Vre of the United I I States and for the conversic'i o' ‘! enemies of the church. Cardinal Spellman, who was ele' rated to the -ank of cardinal a' ‘I the same time as Mindszenty two ’ years ago. denounced the coinmun ists as "fiendi h. ghoulish men of t slaughter" who worship the gods > "Stalin and Satan." He warned the American people to unite and r j abandon their "ostrich-like" atti- . tude to save themselves from I ‘trickery, tortures, di-aster and , defeat." He indicated his conyic ion that Cardinal Mindszenty would lie ’ j sentenced to death. He termed the trial a crucifixion of human- ,: Mt " i Yet we should not griere at the i death of Ca-dinal Mindszcn y." he ( said, "for man is not completely ( j Imm until he dies to live In God.", r Cardinal Spellman expre-sed ! the belief that Mlnd-zenty's jailer < perhaps gave the prelate drugs without his knowledge to wring ! from him the confession that he , was guilty "in principle and in de- ? tail of most" of the government's _ charge* of treason, espionage and black marketeering. ■ A sin which we do not intend to :. renounce will render rra’. or imI przclFal.-tobbc.

Mishawaka Man Is Killed In Accident .Mishawaka. Ind.. Feb. 7 — (UP) — Mrs. Velma Fisher, 35. South Bend, was in a critical condition at St. Joseph's hospital today from in juries received in a traffic accident which killed Donald Lewis Foutch. 34. Mishawaka, yesterday. Foutch drove his automobile around an automatic crossing gate on which flasher signals were working and into the path of a New York Central railroad train, said police Lt. John Harrington, quoting witnesses. EXPLAINS (Cont. From Page One) age. “We have also experienced much trouble with our coal weighing equipment at the power plant for the last two years, which in turn has added to the discrepancy. “After exhausting our patience with the old weighing apparatus - we ordered and received new iparts I late in 1948. The new parts were installed in December, at which time ,we decided to make a very accur- ; ate survey and check on our coal 'storage, and make such adjustments as were necessary and start the tew year off right. “After making a complete survey of coal storage it was found that jit was necessary to make an adjustment of approximately 5.7.67 j tons at a cost of J 36.495.95. all of ■which was charged to 1948 opera tion. Rightfully, half of this would have been spread over 1947 and 1948, which would have resulted in the following: “Taking 50 percent of the adjust ed price of $36,495.98 or $18,247.99 and subtracting it. from 1947 net profit of $152,702.46 would have resulted in a net profit of $134,454.47 and the addition of 2883.5 tons of coal would result approximately 1.69 pounds of coal per K. W. H. Again taking 50 percent of the adjusted price of $36,495.78 or $lB,247.99 and adding it to the 1948 net profit of $77,099.57 would have resulted in a net profit of $95,347.56 and subtracting 2883.5 tons of coal would result approximately 1.89 NEURITIS Rheumatism. Arthritis, i eriodic Pains, Neuralgia, Lumbago and all other aches and pains are quickly relieved with Alt’s Compound W. G. Tablets Posi lively guaranteed. At all drug stores or send SI.OO to Union I Pharmacal Co., Bluffton, lud.

SALE CALENDAR FEB. B—Decatur Sale Barn, Consigned farm Implement auction. 1! Noon. Horse-drawn equipment wanted. E. C. Doeltrnui auct. FEB. 11-Robt. Zinn. 1 mi. W„ '4 ml. S. of Middleberry, O. Cloak?Ota sale. Johnsou-Johnton & Liechty, aucts. FEB. 11—John E. Moriarity, 3»/i mi. S. of Van Buren. Ind. then first house West. 78 acre Improved Black Land Farm. Jlidwett Realty Auction Co.. J. F. Sanmann. Auct. 9EB. 11—Berkshire bred gilta sale, Jay Co. Fairgrounds. Portland, Ind. 40 head. FEB. 15—Myers & Short, 4 mi. W. & 1 ml. N. of Geneva. Rcgistffli Guernseys and machinery. 1:30 P.M. Elliott & Ziegler, nt FEB. 15—Rev. Albert Swenson. 2 mi. N. of Willshire or 2 mi. B.d Wren on Road No. 49. Complete closing out sale. Hoy 4 Ned Johnson and Melvin Liechty, aucts. FEB. 16—Joseph P. Svabek. 3 mi. E. and Ity mi. S. of LaCrosse. Ini M’ell Improved 400 acres. Two Farms, 210 and 160 acre* Midwest Realty Auction Co.. J. F. Sanmann, auct. t'EB. 18—The William Heath Heirs and Doris Heath, 4' . mi. S.E. of Decatur, 2 mi. N. of Pleasant Mills on Road No. 101. the® ’,2 mi. W. or mi. W. of Bobo. 120 acre farm anil person! propiry, Roy & Ned Johnson and Melvin Liechty. aucti rEL. 19 Joe Spang.er. 3 mi. E. of Decatur on Piqua road. Cliwin, . Sfde ' Johnson-Johnson & Liechty. auctsrEB. 25—Clem Wulliman. 4 mi. AV. 1 mi. S. of Geneva. Dairy Catlb sale. Johnson-Johnson & Liechty, aucts. _ Public Sale COMPLETE CLOSING OUT SALE I have decided to quit farming and will sell the following property at Public Auction 1 mile west and 14 mile south of MiddleJury, Ohio, or 9 miles East of Decatur, Indiana on Road 221 and H mile South, 11 miles West of Van Wert, Ohio on Road 221 and '« ®6* South. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 11,1949 Commencing at 11 A. M., EST 21—HEAD CATTLE—2I n „ . T ' 81 and Bangs Tested Koan (ow 5 yrs. old. calf by side; Guernsey cow 2 yrs. od. ide; Guernsey cow 5 yrs. old. calf by side; White face cow I yr< «<■ milking 5 gal.; Guernsey first calf heifer milking good flow: Guern.' ■ ’Z rS ' f res '* F®h- 15th; Roan cow 5 yers, old, l>e fr-'>l‘ f ’ lath; Two Guernsey <ows 4 & 7 yrs. old. be fresh in May; Roan < ■’ ’ yrs. old. milking 3’j gal.; Three Guernsey heifers be fresh in Mt- ri ■ Ho stein hei er Bred Jan. Ist; Two yearling open heifer* 1 : Guern-'« Bull 15 mos. Pure Bred. MILKER Delaival 2 unit Milker used two seasons, pipe a!,d " l1 ”' cocks; Bectrie Hot Water Heater. SHEEP—io Shropshire ewes. 3 4 yrs. old. will lamb la>' ,rs n »l<s Alfalfa # Brome grass Lay, good; 75 Bales Se-‘* Gut Alfa.fa hay; 100 Bales Wheat Straw. TRACTOR and IMPLEMENTS . Farmall “H” New in 1948. fully equipped. Newest type C«h |u attachment; Massey-Harris Heavy Dntv 14” Tractor Pio*: Heavy Duty Tractor Disc; John Deen- 12 di-c Traitor Drill with Fertilizer attachment. New; Oliver 6 fl. Mower: Bls'* 1 '* . tertilizer corn planter; J. Deere Rotary hoe; 10 foot Spik Tooth hi row; Good Dunham cultipa. Ler: New side delivery rake; . I Tooth harrow; Buck rake for F 20; Gramm Rubber tire wagon an ~ J”’* Grain bed; Steel tire wagon and grain bed: Clipper fa " .',S, reed Grinder: Two Corn Shellers; Feeders and Fountains; U>t> nay fork; Small tools too numerous to mention. COMBINE and HAY BALER McCormick Deering Cl Combine; McCormick Deeriug pick-uP oakr TERMS-- CASH. Not responsible for accidents. ROCERT ZINN, ow ner Roy & Ned Johnson Auctioneers , Meh in Liecbtv— Auctioneer L. Fra l‘xk-Clerk. , Mmdkmny McthoiM Chunk will sone lun-.b*

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pounds of coal per K. The 1948 coal rate p er K \, I was somewhat higher thfor the reason that the o'd'’: and turbine were in Use for periods than they WPre due to service and repair to J| large turbine and boiler fl “It should be taken into con. J ation that the sharp in( .,. e H ’fl coal, labor and operating S1 have all had a devastate „ ■ on the net profit of the ment. “in the last year labor ha. H creased approximately 10 pc , f operating supplies and niat?fl from 5 to 15 percent, coal creased $1,072 per ton. 'fl : “At our present average to B coal consumption of 100 tons I J day. this means an $107.20 per day over 1947. "O| “The light and power ment is still operating on th c light and power rates that wer e up in 1938 when coal was deli at approximately $3.13 per ton labor and operating suppii eB , ■ approximately 50 percent sent levels. | “The department has operated„ El far on the existing rates and absorbed all increases in operat J ? but how much longer it can tp'H on present rates and increased es remains to be seen. “It must be remembered thatilH new equipment such as line rrj.H struction poles, transformers, cofl ' per, meters and all miscellana«H new equipment at the power pi ar fl must be paid for cut of net “During last year itw as netwr’l sary to spend $i00..-,is.Bi tor Ml fl' equipment for the distribution opH tern and the power plant, means that it was necessary tow fl 1 ’ $23,419.24 from reserve funds. I ! ’ ! “From the above figures it taiH be easily seen that it is at all necessary that the department cvH ry sufficient reserve to meet emergencies.” Beware Coughs H From Common Mr That NANG ON Creomdlsion relieves promptly because | it goes right to the seat of the uouble M to nelp loosen and expel germ hJet M phlegm and aid nature to soothe sod H heal raw, tender, inflamed broodiial H mucous membranes. Tell your druggist H to sell you a bottle of Creomulsioo H with the understanding you must like E the way it quickly allays the cough ■ or you are to have your money bsi I creomulsionH for Coughs, ChestColds.Bronchitis B