Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 105, Decatur, Adams County, 4 May 1949 — Page 6

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TAXES and TELEPHONES Take a good look at your next telephone bill, and you will see that federal taxes make up an important percentage of your bill! Federal tax on local service is 15%. On long distance service where the charge is 25c or over, the tax is 25%. Other forms of telephone service are taxed from 8 to 25%. This tax is imposed directly upon you as a telephone user. Your telephone company, at its own expense, acts as tax collector. Telephone service today is usually regarded as > ntcessity. Yet the 25% tax on long distance and other services is higher than the 20% for luxury items, such as jewelry and furs. Telephone users everywhere have expressed their opinions on this high excise tax to their Senators and Representatives in Congress. Their views will help to guide future Congressional action on this unusual peacetime tax on a necessity. We are sure that your Congressmen would appreciate your views as a taxpayer and citizen on telephone taxes. These excite taxes levied directly upon you at a user are in addition to the corporation Income taxes which the company pays to the government. These taxes must bo Included In the company's cost of business and must, therefore, act to increase your telephone bill as a sort of hidden sales lax. CITIZENS TELEPHONE CO. PUBLIC AUCTION BY ORDER OF RECEIVERS MACHINERY, AND EQLIPMENT OF THE PAUL PARSONS, INC. MONDAY, MAY 16TH, 1949 Sale Starting at 10:00 A. M„ D.S.T. ON THE PREMISES TO BE SOLD PIECE BY PIECE LOCATION; 1524 South Hazel Street, Auburn, Indiana. Go west on 15th street to end of street, then south to last factory building on the right. The following Machinery and Equipment will be sold to the highest bidder, subject to conditions specified in the Terms. It is all GOOD STANDARD MACHINERY in first class repair. 2 Logan No. 200 bench lathes: 12" Drill press: 20" Drill press; 3 • 15" Drill presses; Keller yut off saw; Bench grinder; Pedestal grinder: Coolout pump; Ozalid white print printer; Photocopy and dryer; 2 Acetylene welder sets; Spot welder; Milling machine; 3 Automatic screw machines; 30 Ton punch press; Tool grinder; 3 Belt grinders: Allison chuck; Magnetic chuck; Universal chuck; Electric motors, 14 H on up; Tapping attachments size 54—3/16—%—5/16; Collet closer" Spray gun and compressor; Table saw; Belt lacer; Tumbler: Steel reel; 50 tb. Toledo scales; Platform scales; Time clock Dazor light; Ozalid arc lamp and shipping crate; Drills; Mill cutters: Taps; Brass * and aluminum tubing: Brass rods; Rolled cold steel: Roll rods: Stainless steel; Bolts; Nuts: Washers: Plastic sheets; 300 Toilet seats and lid; Typewriter; Communication system; Steel cabinets; Electric wire: Fuse boxes; Paper cartons; Sign 16 ga. Galvanized wire; banding iron; Factory benches: and “14 Ton International Truck." Write. Wire or Phone The Auctioneers For COMPLETE LIST OF MACHINERY-SHOWING SPECIFICATIONS MAILED TO YOU UPON REQUEST INSPECTION of Machinery can be made anytime between the hours of 9:00 A. M. and 4:00 P. M. on Saturday. May 7th, and after 8:30 A. M. on Sale Day. TERMS: All Machinery and Equipment will be sold for Cash and subject to Immediate Delivery unless other arrangements are made with Receiver. SOL ROTHBERG, Attorney 1725 Lincoln Tower, Fort Wayne. Ind. Receiver For Paul Parsons, Inc. D. S. Blair and C. W. Kent-Anctioneers Gerald G. Strickler—Sales Manager Sale Conducted by The Kejt Realty & Auction Co., Inc. Decatur. Indiana — Phone 68. 4 14

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Gen. Clay Quits As Europe Commander Will Retire May 15 From European Post Washington, May 4 — (UP)— Gen. Mark W. Clark figured prominently today in speculation on a successor to Gen. Lucius D. Clay who will quit May 15 as commander of U. S. military forces in Europe. Clay’s other post as U. S. military governor in occupied Germany, which he will give up simultaneously, is expected to be taken over hy a civilian high commissioner about July 1. John J. McCloy, now president of the world bank, reportedly is being urged to take the job. There were some reports that because Clay’s pbst will be stripped of half its responsibilities, only a three-star general will be appointed commander of U. S. forces in Europe. However, one high army source said he believes a four-star general will get the job for prestige reasons. The new appointee will automatically become a front-line commander in the cold war between this country and Russia. If a four-star general is named, three besides Claifk are considered available. They are Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Jr., vice chief of staff; Gen. Thomas T. Handy, fourth army commander, Fort Sam Houston, Tex., and Gen. Jacob L. Devers, chief of army field forces. Clark, one of the nation's top strategists during World War 11, Is now sixth army commander with headquarters at San Francisco. Gen. Omar N. Bradley, army chief of staff, also has four stars but assignment to the European command would be a demotion for him. Until a civilian high commissioner takes over and a military successor is named, Clay's present deputies will carry on after May 15. They are Maj. Gen. George P. Hays in the occupation government and Lt. Gen. Clarence R. Huebner for military operations. In announcing Clay's retirement from his post late yesterday, President Truman praised the 52-year-old general for a "prodigious task of administration” since he became occupation governor three years ago. Clay’s name, the President said, "will always be associated with one of the toughest tasks and accomplishments of American history." Clay has requested repeatedly that he be permitted to come home. But President Truman said the general had been'kept on “in recurring emergencies" because “his character and abilities were essential" to carry out American commitments in Germany. Defense secretary Louis Johnson disclosed last week that acceptance of Clay’s request to come home was imminent because of his present poor health. Clay is expected to retire from active army duty when he returns. Says Goodbye Grafenwohr, Germany, May 4— (UP)—Gen. Lucius D. Clay, victor in the hottest battle of the cold war. said goodbye to his, fellow soldiers here today. As more than 80 planes circled over gigantic Grafenwohr parade grounds, Clay told 11,000 of his

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, —th rz W WSHHiiKo .OJI- > 'wl ÜBS i •Os SHOWERED WITH RICE after a wheelchair wedding at St. Veronica’s church, Chicago, Norbert Blake, 27, leaves edifice with his nurse bride, Harriet Black. Blake’s wheelchair buddies do the "sharpshooting.’’ Wounded in spine and shoulder while serving with armored forces in Germany, Blake has been a patient at Vaughan General hospital where Harriet was a nurse. (International)

Two Doctors Save Four From Drowning Chicago, ay 4 — (UP) t- Two doctors were credited today with saving three girls and a youth from drowning in Lake Michigan. The girls, Joyce Pick, Patricia Swanson and Arlene Dranow, each 18, were thrown into the lake yesterday when Patricia’s dinghy capsized. Charles Traeger, 19, swam out to save them but foundered. Drs. L. B. Bernheimer and Maurice Lazarus jumped into a speedboat and picked them up. Traeger, who had shed his trousers on the beach, found that his wallet con: taining $1 had been stolen. ASK PROSECUTION (Cont. r rom Page One) not, by the secretary general of the United Nations. The treaties provide that a majority vote of such a commission “shall be binding.” ' A "guilty" verdict would mean that the three countries stood exposed to the world as violators of their pledged word. They would be called on to cease the violations and live up to the treaties. If they refused, the other parties to the treaties presumably would be free to take whatever diplomatic course seemed practical under the circumstances. t troops they were the finest he had ever seen. The general’s retirement as American military governor in Germany was announced in Washington yesterday and he obviously was much affected at leaving despite his oft-repeated desire that he wanted to go fishing in Georgia. During his five-minute talk to the G. I.s who refused to bow to Russian pressures in the cold war, Clay’s voice broke several times. "This is my last parade in 34 years of service,” Clay told his men. “I shall always treasure in my heart and mind the presence of you men on this drill field today. Thank you and God bless you.

Number Os Jobless Is Slightly Lower Slight Employment Boost Disappoints Washington, May 4 — (UP) — The number of jobless in the United States dropped slightly in April for the second consecutive month and employment rose to a 1949 high of 57,819,000 persons, the census bureau reported today. The bureau said, however, that the rise in employment did not meet seasonal expectations. It was limited to farms, which normally hire more workers at this time of the year. Employment in non-agri-cultural industries dropped by 255,000 persons. April unemployment was down 151,000 from the March total of 3,167,000 in February, the number of idle hit a post-war high of 3,221,000 persons. One year ago, unemployment was 2,193,000. The nation's civilian labor force, which includes all persons working or eligible for work, was virtually unchanged from last month at 60,835,000 persons. Among the most discouraging signs in the April report was the I small rise in employment. This year, it went up 172,000 between March and April, and last year it went up 1,001,000. The same was true for the number of jobless, which dropped 247,000 between the two months last year but went down only 151,000 this year. The number of full-time workers included in the employment figure was about 1,500,000 lower than in .April, 1948, which reflected parttime work aid production cut-' backs in the nation's industries. J The census bureau said that the! year-to-year drop would have been I much greater had if not been for the fact that in April, 1948, many workers in the soft coal fields were working part time because of a labor dispute. The census bureau’s estimate for April was based on a sample survey in about 85 selected areas throughout the country during the week of April 3-9. The bureau considers a person employed if he does as little as one hour's work a week or even if he is not working but intends to work wittin 30 days. An average farm will use about ■ 2.000 board feet of lumber each year.

Public Auction COMPLETELY MODERN FIVE ROOM HOME THURSDAY, MAY 5, - 4:00 P. M.LOCATIONS 1003 Ruesell Street Decatur, Indiana NEARLY NEW FIVE ROOM HOME, has large Living Room nin.it. Kitchen with Built-in Features. Two Large Bedrooms. Fine Urge Closets, also Urge Linen Closet. BATH HAS LATEST TYPP Tibs UREB ' Vt ‘ Hty Roo,n Wi ' h * a,er he,,er ' Wa,er 80f,en -mXX'Xti' ~ IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. TERMS: 20% day of sale, balance upot> delivery of good title. ~. JOHN E1 NE WCOMER - Owner. J. F. Sanmann —Auctioneer Sale Conducted by Mid wet t Realty Auction Co Decatur, Indiana. , * 28 3 4

$45,000 Fire Loss At Indianapolis Plant Indianapolis, May 4 — (UP)— of the Hoosier Fence Co. estimated today that a four-hour fire last night caused $45,000 damage. A building, machinery, fence posts and fencing were destroyed. President N. E. Boyer said salvage operations would begin immediately, and he thought it would be possible to resume normal work within three days. SOVIET UNION (Cont. From Page One) Paris for another attempt at trying to find a solution to the German problem. It would be the first time the foreign ministers have met since the council broke up in disagreement and considerable anger here in December, 1947. \ Russia Ruthless Bloomington, Ind., May 4 — (UP) — ECA administrator Paul G. Hoffman said today that Russia was engaged in "a power drive as ruthless as Genghis Khan." He said ,that success in America’s economic recovery program for Europe could stop the drive. Hoffman spoke at an Indiana university founders’ day observance I at which he was given an honorary [doctor of laws degree. "Only success in America's battle to bring economic recovery to Europe can halt Russia’s power drive, a force as ruthless as Genghis Khan operating with a finesse that would have done credit to Machiavelli,” Hoffman said. "We must not be deceived by the Communistic trappings with which this power drive is clothed," he said, “that basically Communism is a rather idealistic concept, carrying with it connotations of sharing and universal brotherhood. | “In its pure form almost the worse thing that can be said about Communism is that it won't work." HOUSE SHELVES (Cont. From Page One) cratic leadership, If not of the president. Then the house dealt a crushed by voting to substitute the Wood bill as a substitute for the administration’s original outright repealer. In this situation, the administration won a temporary reprieve when the house put off until today the vote to recommit the Wood bill. That measure would have repealed the Taft-Hartley law in name, but re-enact virtually all of Ha major provisions in modified form. The Wood bill was drawn

up and supported by a coalition of Republicans and southern Democrats. . Theoretically, the vote to recommit gives the Democratic leadership another chance to redeem Mr. Truman's campaign pledge. But

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I MANY I THANKS | To my countless friends in Indiana and Ohio who ■ have patronized the Sprague Furniture store for the last 24 years. These friendships will always he Ireas- B ured by me and my staff. * H # After almost a quarter of a century in the furni- K ture business I have sold my store to the Wylie Fiiriiiliiri l ln. I only after a thorough investigation of this concern. H I wish to heartily recommend to the people of this community your continued support and patronage io Bp my successor, who, 1 am sure, will serve you in the > same manner. SPRAGUE FURNITURE CO. I by George Sprague

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