Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 61, Decatur, Adams County, 14 March 1949 — Page 2

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Foil Wayne Murder Trial Is Postponed Judge Grants Venue To Whitley County Fort Wayne, Ind., Mar. 14 — (UP)—Robert V. Christen, whose trial on charges of the rape-slay-ing of Mrs. Dorothea Howard was scheduled to start today, was granted a last-minute change of venue. Christen's attorneys asked the change because of “developments which have taken place in the past 4S to 72 hours." They did not explain what the developments were. Allen circuit judge William H. Sehannen ruled that even such a last-minute change of venue request should be granted because the nature of the trial on first degree murder charges could result in a life sentence for the defendant. it was changed to Whitley county circuit court, to be heard before Whitley circuit judge Lowell Pefley. Christen is one of three men charged with the murder of Mrs, Howard, who was the wife of a soldier stationed at Baer army air field here. One man already has been sentenced to death for the slaying. Charles D. Dodson, handsome former Memphis, Tenn., postal clerk who was stationed at Baer field at the time of the murder, also is under indictment. His [ trial is scheduled to start next ■

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Join Thousands On Visit To Churubusco Virgil Andrews, George Andrews and Amos Brfuman. of this city, were among the several thousand I persons who visited Fulks Lake near Churubusco last Saturday, ex- ■ pecting to see the capture of the j monster turtle which lies on the bottom of the lake. Hundreds of persons tramped over the Harris farm to the lake. The local men said that operations were at a standstill and today's report from Churubusco is to the esI feet the reptile has escaped from the staked wall built around it. More than 3,000 curious persons visited the Harris farm yesterday, press reports state. Monday. Dodson has been granted the right to undergo a “truth serum" test before his trial begins. Ralph Lobaugh, former Kokomo, Ind., factory worker sentenced to die for the murders of Mrs. Howard and two other women, is awaiting a rehearing next month. He will attempt to prove he was drugged when he entered a guilty plea to the three slayings. Lobaugh has been granted his fifth stay of execution. Os the 11 Indian tribes which once lived and hunted in Nebraska. 10 are remembered by a place name. They are Ogallala. Brule, Sioux. Pawnee. Arapahoe, Otoe, Ponca Winnebago, Omaha, and i Santee. Only the lowa tribe was ! slighted.

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Strategic Russian ’Targets Earmarked e Likely Objectives In Event Os War e e Washington. Mar. 14 —(L P) About 70 strategic targets in Rusd sia have been earmarked by mill- , tary planners as possible objecs tives for attack in the event of a ! war, it was learned today. . .' The air force has given the joint ) chiefs of staff documented assurances that the B-36 superbomber ; could strike every one of these, flying out of bases on this contin-1 ent and returning without refuel-■ ing. The targets have been marked - off on top-secret maps at the nat- ■ , ional defense establishment. Re- '• liable military authorities said : they include major Soviet indus- j trial centers. All would be within j a 4.000-mile radius of air bases in ' ’ Alaska and Labrador. Evidence marshalled by bom- ’ bardinent experts indicates that Russia, as of today, would be un- ' able to defend herself by intercepting B-36's carrying atomic or other "special" bombs on missions of 4,000 miles radius. This evidence, based on testd under combat conditions, shows i that present jet planes become in- • adequate interceptors at 40.000 : feet. The cold, thin air does not i . supply enough oxygen for their • engines or support for their small ' I wings during maneuvers. > The air force's findings, as detailed to the joint chiefs and out- 1 , lined in interviews, include the following: 1. The B-36 has performed effi- j ciently above 40,000 feet on two missions of more than 12 hours each. No other bomber can do , this, the air force believes. 2. The superbomber, still a new j military airplane, already has demonstrated that it can fly 9,600 miles. ’ 3. It is the only airplane in the world which can carry atomic bombs without modification, but over shorter i ranges. 4. Radar warning stations around the perimeter of Russia would be an a'most prohibitive . proposition. Even if such a system existed, relaying information og oncoming raiders over Russia’s vast, undeveloped reaches in time for interception would he a tough problem. 5. Tests at Elgin air force base. Fla., show that today’s jet fighters lose efficiency so radically at 40,000 feet that they have only an SO to 100 mile-an-hour speed advantage over the B-36. They are reduced to attacking it from the tail, if at all. There they must , pit their immovable 50-caliber guns with a 600-yard effective range against the B-36's automatically aimed 20-MM guns of SOO yards range. Ezra Kaehr To Head Farmers' Institutes The farmers' institute chairmen met in the county agricultural extension office Saturday afternoon They elected Ezra Kaehr of Kirkland as county chairman. Other members are James ftarboden, Geneva: Weldon Neuensch wander. Herne: A. J. Davidson, St. Mary's: Albert Converse!. Union; Fred Kunkle, Root. The group decided some changes in the institute programs were desirable and necessary. Thev requested that O. W. Mansfield, assistant county agent leader in' harge of institute* be invited into the county to meet with all institute officers with the view of working out an institute program that would more nearly meet present lay needs.

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EXPRESSING HOPE that Denmark will reach an early decision on the question of joining the North Atlantic defense pact, Danish Foreign Minister Gustav Rasmulsen (left) holds his first conference in Was - ington with Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Meanwhile, It was reported that Iceland was considering Joining the alliance and will send her Foreign Minister to Washington for discussions. (International)

TRADE IN DECATUR

How Did We All Make Out in '4B? 4 , How Much Money Did We Take In and What Did Wo Do With It? .. .-■#* -•,‘>7. J' ’ r * • ' . , _ . •. « .«•» . .. •« . Utt/ . »•

1 * .«* '.* * '* ** f ‘•.■ *. ' ' tV'.* I AST YEAR, General Electric’s thousands of customers took 1 bil- > lion 632 million 701 thousand dollars worth of our products. In addition, other income amounted to 18 million 858 thousand dollars, so total income was 1 billion 651 million 559 thousand dollars. The income on General Electric products was at prices averaging for the year only 4% higher than in 1947 and only 37% higher than in 1940 ,T. compared to an increase since 1940 of 95% in the prices of all manufactured goods ,T. a 71% increase in the cost of living ... and an 83% increase in the take-home of hourly employees at General Electric. What did we do with this money?

1. How much did we have to pay out or,set aside for materials, supplies and other aids to production and customer service?

To run our plants and for the materials out of which we built our products we paid other companies and suppliers 735 million 851 thousand dollars. After setting aside an additional 38 million 273 thousand for replacement of worn-out plant and equipment, we had left a balance of 877 million 435 thousand dollars.

2. How much did our payrolls take? (There are about 188,000 of us.)*

Out of what we had left after paying suppliers for materials and services needed to make our products, plus provision for replacement of equipment, our payrolls took a total of 610 million 330 thousand dollars ~. leaving us a balance of 267 million 105 thousand dollars.

3. How much additional did we put into pensions, insurance and other employee benefits?

After paying others for materials needed to build our products and providing for worn-out equipment, and after paying our wages and salaries we also put aside an additional sum of 49 million 570 thousand dollars for pensions, insurance and other employee benefits ... leaving a balance of 217 million 535 thousand dollars.

•Ail d.t. i. fhli rtptrf .iclud. th. numb., oi, .nd iwyMi ..rwd b», .mplopwi m Nik!«mlci proi.ch optrattd for th. U. J. fey.riim.iit. Compare How We All Made Out In '4B With How We Did The Year Before t How Much *•'. In W IMS >R47. Total 1nc0ma>304,013,000 $1,651,559,000 ’ $1,347,544,000 Materialsl4l/132,000 774,124,000 633,042,000 Payrolls 98,739,000 610,330,000 511,591,000 Pensions and Benefits6,7s6,ooo 49,570,000 42,814,000 Federal Taxes 28,902,000 93,700,000 64,798,000 "Plow-Bast" M0ney23,257,000 72/449,000 ’ 49,192,000 Dividends 5,279,00 C 51,386,000 44,107,000 ELECTRIC

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Unpaid Claims For Damages By Dogs Surpluses Aid To Cut Unpaid Claims The unpaid claims in five townships for damages to sheep and poultry from dogs will be reduced by $1,311.40 with surplus dog ; taxes from six townships, a report prepared by Thurman I. Drew, county auditor, reveals. Unpaid claims in the six town- - ships total $2,721.22, and with the receipt of payments from the townships where losses were less than j collections, the amount will be reduced to $1,409.32. The following townships Lad a j surplus: French. SSB; Hartford. I $138; Monroe, $358; Preble. $148.I 40; Root, $164; Wabash, $445. | Unpaid balances existed in the following townships: Blue Creek. $618.95; Kirkland, $293.50; St. Mary's $775.75 Union, $710.52 and Washington, $322.50. Claims for damages are filed with the trustees, but if funds do not exist, payment must be deferred. If a surplus exists in the state dog tax fund, the townships that still carry deficits will receive reimbursement. The dog tax is $1 a year for a male and spayed female; $3 for a i female and $5 for two dogs.

Z - *’V ' 1 4. How much did we have to set aside in taxes to support the Federal Government and its many projects at home and in other lands?

After taking care of materials, replacement of equipment, wages and salaries, pensions and insurance, social security and so forth, we set aside the sum of 93 million 700 thousand dollars for Federal income taxes... leaving a profit of 123 million 835 thousand dollars—what the company saved out of the Jnoney taken in., .

5. How much of this profit did we feel had to be used .for new equipment, stockpiling of materials, getting out of debt, and strengthening the company to give good values and keep jobs as safe as possible in the coming "buyers' market"?

After subtracting the items of materials, wages and salaries, pensions and benefits, and taxes—all of which are in the costs of operating our business—we felt we must “plow back” into our company for new equipment and materials and other strengthening investments the sum of 72 million 449 thousand dollars .. . leaving a balance of 51 . million 386 thousand dollars.

6. How much did wo then have left to reward our 290,000 stockholders for risking their savings dollars to back up our plans and production?

General Electric—its people, jobs and products—exists only through the stockholders’ willingness to exchange their money for a share of ownership. After we have paid out or provided for materials, replacements, wages and salaries, pensions and benefits, taxes and “plow back” money ... our stockholders got this last sum remaining from our income—s/ million 386 thousand dollars. But the individual stockholders will pay from 17% to 82% of these dividends to the government in taxes.

FIVE WESTERN (Cout. From Page On (l) European United Nations. It was understood that western leaders are anxious to have the council operating by this summer so that the west can maintain the diplomatic offensive against the spread of communism. COMPROMISE IS (Cont. From Page One) usually assured of more than 20 votes, the Dixie bloc would have to pick up only about a dozen supporters to carry the day. The administration originally wanted to alter the senate's rules so that debate on any business could be limited' by a two-thirds vote of the senators present. Now, debate’can be cut short only on a bfll, not on a preliminary to take up a bill. Lucas said tnat if rtttmpts to reach agreement do tot pan out. he wi'l hold the senate in another overtime session tonight. The chief weapon of administration stalwarts in the,filibuster fight is the threat of 'round-the-clock sessions to exhaust the southerners. 425,000 (Cont. From Page On f > of his nearly 10,000 miners employed at some 90 feet shaft and open ipit mines reported for work.

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