Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 67, Decatur, Adams County, 21 March 1949 — Page 1

XLVII. No. 67.

HUMAN SEES ENACTMENT OF PROGRAM

■■Group Air ■rce Backed ■ Army Heads Ksks Congress Back ■p Air Force With Jtrong Ground Army HLhington, Mar. 21 — (CPI — top brass asked conto^ay t 0 fiive t " e air foree ■H| groups, but to back up ‘Mat a ®Lfer with a powerful ground Ke 70-group air force was enby army secretary Kenneth cHfa’all and Gen. Omar N. Bradchief of staff, in test!H| l> etore a senate armed servi. Kjubcommit'ee. President Truasked that the air force ■EKelil down to 48 groups beBK there isn’t enough money to said 70 groups would ■■ this country adequate in the "chess game" war waged. HK Bradley warned the senatj|K||iat airpower alone would not in war. He said congrew also should grant long-range BHarity to the army to maintain -«M)0 troops. The army now SKlradley said he wants the ; B|r authority to permit fast ■ Keion in the event of a war congressional develop■t control — On the senate *(lo® debate opened on the conissue of extending rent coßts beyond their present ex- ’ dale. March 21. Chairman ■Mpt R Maybank of the senate BguKg committee led off by urgIHgkpproval of the hill recom by his group-a 12-month ml Mil n with a states' rights prothat would permit the '*'H| io take over rent controls mK and if they have the nece - Democratic leader Scott H?, l<ucas of Illinois told the senshould hold night sessions rent bill isn't making satisi®y progress by Wednesday. >|Ki<l President Truman ii "nut HHisficil" with the committee although he had asked a extension. president hints If put in a for congress at the of mayors here, but he ftMtnced the real estate lobby as fthe teal enemy of the American , because of its opposition to reßcontrol and housing bills. ?. prices—S -cretary of agri .CtM* Charles F. Brannan asked banking committee to con’rol of the commodity corporation, which handles F<jfcitnent crop buying under the farm pric - support programs. the CCC also should be ablelto acquire storage space for whenever it is needed. P*B— Presi lent Truman pm in E'* f(,r s P ?e<l y senate ratifies|Bpof the Nofth Atlantic secur- : |6y V 1 - ln a 'etter to Sen. Arthur R„ Utah, the chief described the treaty as I • mßjor step toward a lasting. I Mb. Meanwhile, chairman Carl Mpson. I).. Ga.. of the house armIMF' '" eß committee forecast i ■ prompt house approval of the lend arms program for western which will he used to back BH** pact|jr 'labor law — The Taft-Hartley ■ (Turn Tn Pwirr Five! Uaycees Plan Dinner BMBting Wednesday Sober' Anderson, local attorney will be the principal speaker at a meeting of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce WedDM4* night at Riverview Gardens. • ••p announced today, by William Uffit. president. Mr| Anderson wili speak on “An, BNkey's job-in the community.' | meeting Wednesday the first in a series of * and summer meetings and Pi*M for the summer activities of will be made. WEATHER and continued mild toWht. Tuesday partly cloudy MtW becoming colder with ocMMbnal showers north and

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Woman Saves Four Children In Fire New York, March 21 — (UP)— Mrs. Sadie Barrett, 28, calmly dropped her four small children one at a time into a firemen's net yesterday when her third floor apartment caught fire. Then she leaped to safety herself. None was injured. Russia Warns Finland Stay Clear Os Bloc Accuses Finland With Violations Os Peace Treaty Moscow, March 21—(UP)— Russia warned Finland today to beware of efforts by Anglo-American "imperialists” to draw the Finns into an anti-Soviet military bloc, and recommended closer ties’with the Soviets instead. ' The first Soviet move in international affairs since the Atlantic pact was made public was reported by the 'Leningrad Pravda, official newspaper of thaLeningrad Soviet. The paper also accused Finland ■ of violating its peace treaty with Russia. (Diplomatic observers have speculated that Russian reaction to the Atlantic pact might include action against Finland or Iran. Only last week Iran complained of attacks by the Soviet radio. Russian action against small nations frequently has been preceded by press and radio attacks.) The coalition government of Premier Karl A. Fagerholm, formed last year after the Finnish Communist party loht ground in parliamentary elections, was charged with a pursuing a deliberately worsening attitude toward Russia. “Finland is within the orbit of keen attention by Anglo-American imperialists, who are hoping to draw this country into a contemplated anti Soviet military bloc and trying to convert north Europe, including Finland, into a springboard for a new world war," Leningrad Pravda said. In scoring Finland’s alleged violations of the peace treaty and deterioration of consideration for Russia, the Leningrad party organ said: | “The Finnish people must real I ize that further .consolidation of the state sovereignty acquired from the hands of Lenin and Stalin as a result of the October revolu tion is possible only by carrying out the democratic line Inside the country, and, externally, by a policy of sincere friendship with the Soviet Union.” Finland was accused of violating articles of the peace treaty by free (Turn To Pair* Three) Local Man Held On Indecency Charge Arraignment Set In Circuit Court BULLETIN Dewey Kasee was arraigned at 2 o'clock this afternoon in Adams circuit court on a charge of public indecency. The court named Ed A. Bosse to act as pauper attorney for the defendant, who pleaded , guilty, but no verdict had been handed down at 2:45 o’clock. Defendant was on the witness stand. Dewey Kasee, Decatur man. was i to be arraigned in Adams circuit ■ court this afternoon on a charge lof public indecency, resulting from an incident which occurred about 6:30 o’clock Saturday night in an uptown building. Kasee. formerly from Kentucky, has resided here for several years. He was arrested February 15, 1947 on a charge of public intoxication and again on May 31. 1947, on a disorderly conduct charg?. The Saturday night incident involved a srnal child. Decatur police and sheriff Herman Bowman bo h investigated the incident and Kasee was taken to the Adams county jail Saturday wh*re he is being held, awaiting arraignment. Prosecutor Sererin Schurger stated that the affidavit, signed by sheriff Bowman, was filed in circuit court and that the arraignment would be held this afternoon.

11 Communists Go On Trial Before Jury Charge Defendants Sought Overthrowal Os U. S. Government New York, Mar. 21 — (UP) — The government charged today that 11 top U. S. communists, using the Russian revo'ution as a blueprint, had advocated -the smashing of U. S. government. In an hour-long, opening statement, U. S. Atty. John F. X. McGohey told a federal court jury of seven women and five men that the 11 communist national board members conspired to teach "that this revolution cannot be without violence, for. to be successful, the entire apparatus of the government must be smashed." McGohey said that the communist party, as reorganized by the defendants in 1945. teaches students who are being trained as "professional revolutionaries” that marxism is "a guide to action." “The Russian revolution is studied in detail, as a blue-print for the revolution in every other country." McGohey said. “This is the model for the revolution in this country. At the proper time, of national crisis, unrest, disorder brought about by a severe depression or war ... the party members will be in positions of influence in the key trades in the basic industries. When the national 7)oard decides that the revolutionary situation is at hand, the party will lead the proletariate, In violent revolution." Facing a jury for the first time as the 10th week of their conspiracy trial began the defendants were represented in their main opening statement by enr'y-haired Eugene Dennis, strapping No. 1 d°fendant and general secretary of the party. Speaking calmly, Dennis said the defense would “expose the sinister political purposes behind his heresy trial." Dennis last week dismissed his attorney and announced he would act as his own counsel. After McGohey’s address, the jury was excused briefly while (Turn To Pn«e Three) Some Price-Fixing Charges Dismissed Asks Dismissal Os Cloverleaf Case Chicago, March 21 — (VP) — Government attorneys today listed 90 defendants against whom charges will be dropped in connection with a 1942 price-fixing case in the cheese industry. A federal grand jury originally in iicted 101 individuals and firms on i anti-trust charges. The 11 againsi | which charges will be pressed are: National Cheese Institute. Wisconsin Cheese Exchange. Cudany Packing Co., Dow Cheese Co.. Kraft Food Co., C. A. Straubel Co.. Armour & Co., Pauly and Pauly Co.. Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Laud O’Lakes, and Borden Co. Government attorneys said that on Friday they will ask dismissal of charges against the others in order to bring the case to trial at an earlier date. Among those for whom the government will ask dismissal of charges are! Cloverleaf Creameries, De catur. Ind.; Highland Creamery Terre Haute, Ind.; Kingman & Co.. Indianapolis. Ind.: National Cheese Co.. Chicago: Pabstett Corp., Chi -ago: St. 1 outs Independent Packing Co., St. Louis;, and Willshire Cheese Co.. Springfield. Mo. The government said it would re commend dismissal of charges (Tarn To Paar Three) p ublir Invited To Film Here Tonight The public is invited to attend the showing of "Voice of the Deep." fall-color sound films of ocean discoveries. at the Zion Evangelical and Re'ormed church at 7:36 o'clock this evening. The showing is sponsored by .the Decrtur ministerial association.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, March 21, 1949

Bond Street Gets The Go-Sign BBBk .31 L i I It / \ I ’ _ I I •' >, s 1. I t -fy® i - ( I - Bi- v'

A SIGN OF BETTER TIMES in England, shopper Poppie Wlllmott tears up her clothing ration coupons in London as all restrictions become just a memory. But meat ration is lowest in years.

Railroad Workers Win 40-Hour Week Sixteen Unions And Railroads In Pact Chicago, Mar. 21—(UP)—George E. Leighty, spokesman for 1,000,000 non-operating railroad workers, said today that the new agreement between 16 unions and the nation's railroads was “the most momentous in the history of American industry." The agreement, signed yesterday. cut the work week of the employes from 48 to 40 without reducing their pay, effective Sept. 1, it also gave them a seven-cent hourly pay boost retroactive to .last Oct. 1. In the final sett ement, it was agreed that yardmasters should stay on a 48 hour week but will receive a 10-cent pay increase instead of seven cents. Agreement also was reached to provide additional benefits for monthly-rated employes working 48 hours. Experts said the settlement probably would set a basis for agreement on a similar wage-hour dispute involving employes of the Rai’way Express agency. The express dispute has been marked by slowdowns and layoffs in the New York area. Leighty, president of the order of railway telegraphers and chairman of the unions' negotiating committee, said the settlement "bring* to a successful conclusion the most momentous wage and hour movement in railroad history or for that matter in the history of American industry.” He said the agreement could have been reached two months earlier if the carriers had been willing to accept the recommendations of a fact-finding board which investigated the dispute. Members of the board acted as private citizens later and virtually arbitrated the settlement. Under the agreement, most workers will receive two consecutive days of rest each week hut the railroads retained the right to spilt rest days under certain circumstances, generally when penalty overtime payments would be unavoidable. The workers gave up their premium pay for Saturday and Sunday work but will receive overtim? for working more than five Hays each week. Railroads and unions will sign <Tc"« To Five)

(Rev. Russell B. Persons. Monroe Friends Church) WHAT IS MAN? "For thou hast made him a li’tle lower than the angels, and ha t crowned him with glory and honor.” Psalms 8:5. What is man? is he merely one hundred and fifty pounds nf muscle, fat. bone, and water? No. a thousand times no! Man is this, it is true, but he is infinitely more. Cot has made man only a li'tle lower than the angels, or next to them in importance For although man by his body is allied to the earth, yet by his soul he is akin to the holy angels, and God has crowned him wi»h glorv and honor. What then, is man's crown of glory? None other than his power of reason! He has a spirl’ual nature and capae'ties for ‘elf Improvement. Through these capacities it is Imperative that he make a definite choice, far God or again?' Him. As free moral agents God gives us a choice to make — “Where wi’l you spend e’ernity?" So after ail, is man merely muscle, fat. a bundle of bones, and a hank of hair? I say no. man is a living soul!

Father Os Four Is Burned To Death Clinton, Ind., March 21 — (UP)— Services were held yesterday for I Quincey Gossett, 37, father of four young children, who was burned fatally when he poured kerosene on a stove fire in his home at Mecca. Murder Indiclmenl On Dodson Dropped ’ Prosecutor Bloom Criticizes Police Fort Wayne, Ind., Mar. 21 — (UP) — An indictment charging Charles D. Dodson, handsome former Memphis, Tenn., postal clerk with the murder of the wife of a Baer field soldier, was dismissed today on the motion of the prosecuting attorney. The petition for dismissal of the case, scheduled to come to trial today, was a blunt criticism of Fort Wayne police officials for their handling of the case. It said their efforts had created a public belief in the innocence of the defendant in such away a# to prevent "a fair and just trial." Dodson had been charged with first degree murder, along with former Fort Wayne drug clerk 1 . Robert V. Christen, in the slaying of Mrs. Dorothea Howard in 1945. Prosecutor Alton Bloom said that on the request of police chief Lester Eiaenhut, Dodson would be called back as a material witness against Christen, who has been given a change of venue to neighboring Whitley county. The petition for dismi-sal criticized Eisenhut and inspector Bernard Garmire for "associating themselves with the defendant and his counsel in preparation of the defense case” and by aiding in arranging the "so-called truth serum test” given Dodson. *■ Bloom also cited a letter written by Eisenhut last week asking dismissal of the case. Bloom said the ’etter, in which the police chief expressed his belief in Dolson’s innocence, was published in local newspapers before it had been read by the prosecution. Bloom said he stands ready to do his part as prosecutor “whenever he is assured that he has the cooperation of the officers” who brought the original action. But he said it would be "unwis? and I Turn Tn Pre? Five I

Legislative Leaders Say Program Not Bogged;Real Estate Lobby Is Assailed

Soviet Mark Al New Low In West Berlin Mark Is Outlawed By Western Powers Berlin, .March 21 — (UP) — The Soviet mark plunged to a new low of 10 to one in the western sectors of Berlin today only a few hours after it was outlawed by the three western powers. Lord Mayor Ernest Reuter told a cheering western Berlin city assembly that the western action proved the allies meant to stay and protect Berlin. Value of the Soviet mark dropped more than 50 percent before noon. The exchange rate for the past few weeks has been four and one half Soviet marks for one west ern mark. The currency reform, announced in a joint statement by the United States, Britain and Fraflce, outlawed Soviet marks as legal tender tn western Berlin and ordered that all wages and salaries now must be paid in western marks. An estimated 300.000,000 Soviet marks have been circulating in die western zones. For the past nine months, western Berliners have been paid three-fourths in Soviet marks and one-fourth in western marks. Under the reform, western Berlin ers may exchange 15 of their Soviet marks for 15 western marks on an equal basis. In addition they may use east marks to pay for food until April 1, for rent until April 19 and for taxes until April 30. The exchange of 15 marks alone is expected to absorb 35,000,000 of the Soviet marks. German Communist newspa.»rs denounced the western currency reform as “monetary-political looting of the pockets of the working population.” Western officials expected the Russians might take countermeasures. but there was no immediate indication of such. i, Queuille Wins In i I French Elections De Gaullist Vote Fails Os Majority Paris, March 21 — (UP) — Gen. j Charles De Gaulle’s party emerged I from the French departmental elec- J tions today as the nation's strong-1 sst single political group. The De Gaullist vote failed, however, to defeat the combined strength of the four government, coalition parties, which once again blocked De Gaulle's return to pow- < er. Final unofficial returns from yesterday's “little general elections’ i ■showed the four government parties ( won 334 of the 712 seats decided for the departmental or county ells. Os these, the Socialists won 126, radical Socialists 155, poplar Republicans 35. and Republican party, of Liberty 18. De Gaulle’s rally of the French: people won 171 seats. The Commun-; igts won 16. Independent Rcpuhltans won 162 and smaller parties 1 ■von 39. The vote seemed to assnre conHnuatlon of premier Iknrl Onmiille’s moderate government, which iTwrn Te Thprv Banta Funeral Rite« Tuesday Afternoon Funeral services will be held at !:30 pm. (EST) Tuesday at residence for Miss Velma Banta. 54. who died at her home in Willshire, 0.. Saturday night. The hody was removed from the Zwkk funeral home this morning. Surviving are two brothers. Albert and Basil, both of Willshire, and three sisters, Mrs. Roy Hook of near Willshire. Mrs Emma Lund [ of Warrenville, 111., and Mrs. W. O. Finden of Chicago.

Department Os Education And Welfare Urged * Hoover Commission s Also Urges Medical Services Be United i Washington, March 21—(UP)— 1 The Hoover commission today urgt ed congress to create a new executive department of education and public welfare headed by a secres tary of cabinet rank. e The commission also recom- ( mended that a united medical adi ministration be established to unite functions presently headed separately by five agencies—the three 1 armed services, veterans admlnis--1 tration and the public health serv- ' ice. ’ The commission’s recommendaI tions were made in two reports, its e 15th and 16th to congress on ways to streamline cumbersome governt ment operations. u Report No. 15 dealt with educap tion and public welfare. It pro p posed that the new department be t' set up to take over most of the wel--3 fare and educational functions of the federal governm’eht. Report No. 16 4«alt with the i need for the new medical administ tration agency. ' Some members of the 12-maii commission headed by former president Herbert Hoover dissenti ed from recommendations separating health services from other wel- ’ i fare activities* but the majority I I favored the divided services. The report said the new depart1 1 ment should consist of a secretary, ■ i undersecretary, and three assistant : | secretaries, one of whom should be - j administrative in charge of staff I' services. . The commission said that the .! units and functions of the proposed department would include: Office of counsel, office of fedI eral-state relations, and staff serv ; ices, including old-age and survivors insurance, bureau of public assistance, dependent children and I the blind, and children's bureau; educational services, including the office of education, bureau of vocational rehabilitation, American printing house for the blind, Co j lumbia institution for the deaf ■ and Howard University, D. C. The commission said that uni (Turn To Pnsr till) Religious Survey > In Decatur May 15 All City Churches To Join In Survey Thirty-two delegates, represent- | ing every church In the city of I Decatur, me' at the Zion Evangelii cal ami Reformed church Sunday ; afternoon, and agreed on n general I plan for a religious survey of the I entire city. Date for the survey has been 1 set tentatively for Sunday after- . noon, May 15. The Rev. Wiliam C. Feller. i president of the Decatur ministerj ial association, presided at yesterday's meeting and received numorons suggestions on methods of conducting the survey. On motion by the Rev. Edgar P Schmidt, the ministerial associa . tion will select an inner committee of five from the delegates to work out details of procedure. : When the total number of home’ in Decatur is determined, the I number of workers needed will he calculated, and each chnrch will he asked to provide workers in proportion to the church mem bership. A slmi'ar religions survev was conducted recently In Fort Wayne, wl'h results reported as very help fttl to the work of the chnrch. and confounding critic* of religion who picture the churches as being conI stantly at war among themselves.

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Mayors Conference Hears Truman Say Pressure Groups To Face Defeats Washington, March 21—(UP)— President Truman said today that he and congress are “basically" working together and will continue to do so for the good of the country. He told the United States conference of mayors that “of course I differ with the actions of the congress on some points, and where these differences are important I shall continue to urge the course 1 think is right.” But he predicted that "we are going to agree on a lot more things than we disagree on. And when the final score, for this congress is added up, some of the selfish pressure groups are going to be pretty badly disappointed." Mr. Truman spoke shortly after holding his first post-vacation meeting with his "big four” legislative leaders. They said they told him that the administration program is not bogged down despite the recent senate filibuster and the reverses he suffered last week. The big four—vice president Albeit W. Barkley, speaker Sam Rayburn, senate Democratic leader Scott W. Lucas and house Democratic leader John W. McCormick —predicted after the White House conference that a good program will be enacted before congress quits for the summer. They said they did not discuss wi‘)h Mr. Truman the southern filibuster Jgainst changes in senate debate rules. Nor did they talk about the action of the senate armed services committee in tabling tile nomination of Mon C. Wallgren to be chairman of the national security resources board. Rayburn hinted that congress may not recess until August. "The general situation in the house is good." he said, "and when we wind up in June. July or August. we will have adopted a fine legislative program. "As a matter of fact, we are now ahead of the 80th congress. It is nonsense to say that the program in congress has bogged down. The only thing that has bogged down temporarily is the senate filibuster." As for the senate GOP-Dixie coalition, Rayburn said that before the next election the American people are going to come to the conclusion that the minority has some responsibilities. Lucas said the recent filibuster "doesn’t mean that we will fall to pass the major share of our legislative program.” Lucas said that it was hoped that rent control extension and the $5.580,000.000 economic recovery bill will be approved by the senate this week, "it may be necessary for us to have some night sessions this week, since both measures have deadlines." Lucas said. Rent control expires March 31 and the EGA authority on April 3. In his speech to the mayors. Mr. Truman emphasized need for a big housing program. "In particular.” he said, “we have needed a fresh start in the construction of rental housing for lowincome groups, in the clearance of slums, and in research to reduce building costs." Nearly everyone has favored such a program. Mr. Truman told the mayors, "except the real estate lobby, which has managed to delay it year after year." The President said he believes “that the end of this long and unnecessary struggle is in sight, and that this year will see the enactment of satisfactory housing legislation." “In fact. 1 believe that this year will see the enactment of a great deal of legislation for the good of the people." he predicted. The housing shortage cannot be mentioned without a discussion of rent control. Mr. Truman added. “I know you will agree with me on the necessity of maintaining rent control In those areas where there are still serious shortage* and few vacancies.” he said. Mr. Tntmin charged that the 'time "lobbyists who have been fighting low-rent housing and slum clearance have also been trying <T«r» To Page Five)