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fcimists Wonlrol E BkrShanghai ■ Communist Troops I h, hill Control Os fl Great Chinese City |«hai. May 27-(UP)-Thou-of Chinese Nationalist army BL. marched in ragged file ■Lj the streets today, a sym"flhHcolla,ise of Xa,ionalist 7 Btwice in Shanghai. "■disciplined Communist were in control of all the ■ Their prisoners, marching ■L, jllst behind the recent "last ‘ ■"bridge line from the north'?fl7di«ricts. were believed en . | () indoctrination centers t ;btv probably will be ininto the Communist army, prisoner* were estimated to ■g>r some sj'oo. More were be■jititu be held elsewhere in the ■Jjjbtir-guarded. most of them passively and tiredly. Most wd carried personal None had weapons. IlKe arrival of the prisoners stirconjecture that the CommunKnight have cut off some of the •■in Celt troops trying to evacuate ■ ■jti the Woosung forts, 16 miles Krh of downtown Shanghai. ■ fbeci'yfast was taking on a nor- ' fll lippearance. The western distK looked as it did before the cßifedists blockaded it for two j'Hpof resistance. ■ But all over the city Communist ■ftptijtanda was tacked on walls in ■p.e-. banners and caricatures. Hfe Communists’ eight point H>ire proclamation” was display‘ißliinost everywhere. ■ Hie Communist slogans said B nthe bureaucratic capitalism” Hr there has been little mention H them of "American irnperialhßb* No pictures of Russian leadBe he:' Stalin have been sighted | negotiated surrender markcßitheend of the last island of Naresistance along Soochcw Reliable Chinese press reports Bt:”.- Cdtiimunists also had movB> into the big Woosung forts on tin- departing Nationalgarrison. a^B With the surrender at Sooehow where two days of fighting. in two, Shanghai began Brtuirn to normal. Communist B’-” ■ manned fortifications at 1B* ! w main bridges where the W Nationalist diehards held out. Nationalists surrendered at o’clock last night. Early this lke ,irst grou P of c-oolies J/ making an effort to cross the The sentries let everyone B*** twly and soon there t*as a B“~ flow of traffic between wtbnt and southern Shanghai. I *# expected the Communists ,^H’lii complete their occupation of ral >re greater Shanghai area mjtothe next two or three days begin giving their full atto establishing a civil ad’(ration. fl WEATHER B * rt| y cloudy this afternoon 1B tWl ' sht with scattered light central and south porfl 7** ,ki * afternoon and eve|B T s ' continued cool north and (^■*"F !l y warmer extreme south B* th,: Saturday partly fl Awards fl 1 > ? I fl'***’Wymh'L”' “ w * 6 " / **ber tu Mr * C1 are nc e DKltar - ’out* 2. her n ,(le by policeman S “ d donated by fl h In?nr » n « Co. fl^'J 1 * David Barkley, fl ‘"Ur ml* by 01li * G Penn> ’ Jfl *! Award made fl °* w -Kelly.

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Graduation Rites ‘ Held Last Evening Decatur High School Exercises Are Held Seventy-two Decatur high school seniors received their diplomas Thursday evening in the annual commencement held in the school auditorium. Dr. Harold Carr, Lakewood, 0., Methodist pastor, delivered the commencement address. Presentation of the class of ’49 was by principal W. Guy Brown, who calfed the students a "good class,” which had attained a record of high scholarship and successful extra-curricular activities. He named the following students winners pt scholarship awards: Mary Catherine Schafer, Alice Langston, Sally Smith, Kristine Striker, and Elizabeth Hersh. Before an audience of over 1,000 relatives and friends of the “’49ers,” each member of the class walked to the center of the auditorium stage to receive a diploma from Gerald Cole, president of the school board. Two diplomas were awarded in absentia, one to Richard S. Bogner. president of the class, who is confined to his home with diptheria, the other to a former Decatur student, now a soldier stationed in Tokyo, who completed his school work through the armed forces institute. Dr. Carr's address was woven around a metaphorical prescription for the future life of the graduates. "Live by ‘Fire, Light and Stars’" he told the class. According to the handsome, white-haired minister of a 4,000member Methodist church in Ohio, the principal question to be answered by the graduates at this time in their lives was, “What ■makes a person successful?" “Success.” he said, “comes by locating what the world needs most and then meeting those needs.” And what does the world need? Three things, Dr. Carr declared. First, “the world needs the person who learns to live with fire—who is eager and expectant and has something new to offer.” Here the speaker added some cautionary words. “The person who offers Something out of the ordinary runs up against the world’s allergy to ideas. The world does not want to be helped. This is true now as in the time of Jesus, and only trust in the universe and in God can enable us to live with fire and combat this allergy." The second need of the tyorll, said the vigorous speaker, is light, or reason, to give stability and a sense of direction. “Mankind, however, has to learn 'truth not only through the brain, but also through the heart and hands. The person limits himself who pays attention only to facts. The world has a third need — people who live by the stars, who live by inspiration.” "With those three principles — enthusiasm, reason, and inspiration — guiding their lives, these (Turn To Page Eight) Scholarship Awards For Two Graduates Awards Announced By Business Women Scholarship awards of SIOO each have been awarded by the Decatur Business and Professional Women's club to two high school graduates. Miss Marlene Laurent, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Laurent. 703 North Fifth street, a genior at Decatur Catholic high, and Miss Kristine Striker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Striker, 614 Washing ton street, are the recipients of the awards Miss Striker was grad uated from Decatur high school last evening. The applicants were required to submit a 200-word composition on their vocation. Scholastic rating was also taken into consideration. The entries were judged by Myrtle Mahurin. Zura Zeigler Dohm and Ona Mabie Kell, all members of the Fort Wayne Business and Professional Women's club. Mrs. John Bayles, president of the Decatur club, will present the awards to the young women at the senior girl reception next Wednesday evening at the Masonic hall.

Russians Offer Compromise In Berlin Strike Managers Os Berlin Railways In Offers To Striking Workers Berlin, May 27 - (UP) - The Russians proposed today a compromise settlement of the Berlin strike which resulted indirectly in the reimposition of the Soviet rail blockade to the city. Soviet-controlled managers of the Berlin railways offered to meet in part the demands of the 16,000 workers out on strike for a week Strike leaders said the offer was not enough.' But they called an emergency meeting to consider the situation. A few hours before making their compromise proposal the Soviets announced that “for the time being” they would be unable to handle trains between west Germany and Berlin. Thus the rail blockade, lifted only two weeks ago, again was clamped on the city. The Soviet licensed news agency reported that the managers of the railway system had decided to pay both eastern and western marks to railway workers living in west Berlin. Sixty percent of their wages, the report said, would be paid in western marks and 40 percent in eastern marks. The western marks are the more valuable. The workers demanded payment in western marks. To get the western marks, the railway administration would accept them as fares in the American, British and French sectors. The Soviet offer promised the best chance so far that the strike could be settled. The Soviet-controlled railway administration pulled switchmen and other workers off duty in west Berlin Tuesday in an effort to break the strike of 16,000 non-Communist workers demanding payment in west marks instead of Russian backed currency. The new Soviet move tied up (Turn To Page Eight I

4-H Achievement Awards Announced Achievement Trips For Club Members The Adams county 4-H club council, the county extension committee and the junior leaders committee today announced achievement trip awards to 4-H boys and girls of the county, The awards are as follows: Junior leadership training camp, Indianapolis, June 6 to 9 — Robert Sprunger, Richard Werling, Wavelene Lehman and Gloria Koeneman, with the following alternates, Hank Heiman, Bryce Christy, Herbert Marbach and Arlene Balsiger. Purdue 4-H club roundup, June 22 to 24 — Mary Ann Owens, Marilyn Van Horn, Pauline Seesenguth, Margie Menter, Susan Rumple. Rosalyn Wagner, Mary Ellen Byerly, Deloris Werling and Barbara Wolfe, and Vivian Arnold, Marilyn Kiefer, Phyllis Schnepp, Anne Scheumann and Esther Sowards as alternates. Max Lehman, Roger Kuhn, Willis Bulmahn, Kenneth Schwaller. David L. Ripley, Leonard J. King. Kenneth Singleton and Edward Marbach, with the following alternates, Bill Sipe, Jim Arnold. Franklin Fuelling, Byron W. Liechty and Charles Ripley. State 4-H conservation camp, July 18 to 22 — Leroy Bulmahn, Paul Stolz and Donald Selking, with Franklin Buuck as alternate. Other selections to be made are two boya’ trips to the state fair camp on general achievement and the Corwin Biemer dairy winner to the Chicago international livestock show. Those making the awards are: 4-H club council. Stanley Arnold, chairman: Mary Ann Ewel, chairman; Mrs. Howard Haugk and Rolandis Liechty, vice chairmen; Hugo Boerger and Mrs. Robert Johnson, secretaries; W. L. Gerke. treasurer; county extension committee. Mrs. C. W. R. Schwartz and Lester Sipe: junior leaders. Carol Kirsch and Robert Sprunger.

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Calls Recess In Coal Talks 49KMSflflW* < - JI I z ' J EXPRESSING CONCERN over “dissention" in the ranks of the Southern Coal Producers Association with whom his United Mine Workers Union has been conducting 1949 pay scale talks at Bluefield. W. Va„ John L. Lewis and George Titler, secretary of the UMW delegation leave the conference, “taking a recess on our own motion." Lewis declared he will return to the meetings next Thursday, saying the “dissention” has produced a “grave question whether the Association has enough tonnage (representation by members) left to legally function."

Lutherans To Hold Graduate Exercises Eighth Grace Rites On Sunday Evening Thirty-nine eighth grade graduates of the Lutheran parochial schools of the Decatur circuit will receive their diplomas at a graduation service Sunday evening at 8 o’clock at Zion Lutheran church, Friedheim, Decatur, route 1. Seven congregations of the circuit who have school graduates will take part in the service. The Rev. Edgar P. Schmidt, pastor of ( the local Zion Lutheran church, will preach the graduation sermon, while the host pastor, the Rev. Ernest Scbmidtke, will serve as liturgist. Edgar Nordbrock, teacher of Immanuel Lutheran school, Soest, will direct the class of 1949 in singing the graduation hymn of their choice, "The Lord is My Shepherd." Mr. Nordbrook will also make the presentation of diplomas to the graduates. Gues 1 , organtst for the service will be r. C. Stoppenhagen, teacher of Bethlehem Lutheran school, Ossian. Following is the list of schools and graduates: Bethlehem, Ossian — Paul Witte, Kenneth Meyer, Roy Werling, Dale Graft; Emmanuel, Soest — Shirley Saalfrank, Doris Benzinger, Gloria Doctor, Evelyn Lepper, Wayne Hoffman; St. John’s, Bingen — Darlene Bultemeler, Alfred Conrad, Iva Kiess. Phyllis Scheuman, Richard Schieferstein, Norma Schroeder; St. John's, Flatrock — Lois Bohnke, (Turn To Prnse Eight*

Rita Hayworth Is Wed To Fabulously Rich Prince

Vallauris, France, May 27—(UP) —Rita Hayworth and Prince Aly Khan were married here today in a ceremony marred only by the fact Aly fumbled the ring. A Communist mayor married the fabulously wealthy Prince and the glamorous movie star. For a breathless instant Aly’s fingers trembled as he tried to slip the gold band on Rita’s finger. He recovered quickly, however, and the double ring ceremony proceeded without another flaw. , Rita, radiant in a blue dress that enhanced the red-gold of her hair, was calm as she slipped a ring on Aly’s hand. Then they joined lips In one of the most famous wedding kisses of modern romantic history. Rita was up at 7 a.m. for the great occasion but she was eight minutes late in reaching the town hail on the scheduled hour of 11 a.m. Aly was two minutes early. The dashing Prince and the onetime SSO-a-wjeek dancing girl from Brooklyn were wed by Communist mayor Paul Derigon. a railroad worker by trade, before a packea

NO PAPER MONDAY In accordance with annual custom, the Decatur Daily Democrat will not publish an edition Monday, May 30, which is Memorial Day. County Handicraft School Is Planned County-Wide School Is Planned June 9 A county-wide handicraft school will be- held Thursday, June 9. sponsored by the county recreation office. The Washington township community center will be the scene of this event. An afternoon session from 1 to 4 o’clock and an evening session from 7 to 10 o'clock are being planned. Some of the most skilled handicrafters in the county will be instructors in the school, conducted in workshop manner. They are: Mrs.' Holman Egley. Jefferson township: Mrs. Dortha Shady, Kirkland township; Miss Mary Ann Ewel. Preble township; Mrs. Doyle Collier. Mrs. Joseph Oelberg, Mrs. R. C. Hersh, and Mrs. Robert Railing, all of Decatur. Instruction will be given in the following crafts: plastics, finger painting, spatter printing, textile painting, leather work, making of artificial flowers of spantex. bor der decorating, and weaving. All men and women and children interested are urged to attend one or both sessions. This is the first event of its kind sponsored by the county recreation office. If enough interest is shown this time, accord(Turn To I'nne Einhtl

audience of peasants and millionaires in the Vallauris town hall. The ceremony took five minutes. Then the mayor, who thinks the Prince Is a fine fellow for all his fabulous wealth, wished the couple “the happiness that you desire." With these good wishes, the newlyweds sped away in a gray convertible Cadillac to the Prince's milliondollar Chateau de L'Horizon for a celebration that promised to set a Riviera record. Before they left, however, the 40odd guests of the Prince rushed forward for one of the two big treats of the day—a kiss from 1 the bride. The second treat was the champagne reception that awaited them at the Chateau, where the air was scented by a swimming pool full of toilet water. For safety's sake, guards were posted to see that none of the guests fell in. As they left the town hall. Rita and Aly posed on the front steps for the more than 100 photograph ers from all over the world who (T»r» T« Page Fear)

U. S. Extradition Case Against Communist Is Dismissed In Britain

Suspend Business On Memorial Day Vets Hold Services On Monday Morning A general suspension of business will mark Memorial Day here Monday, with the city’s observance of the holiday featured by the annual services commemorating the nation's war dead, co-sponsor-ed by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts of the city. Members of both organizations and the Spanish-American war veterans are requested to meet at the Legion home at 9 a. m. Monday. The service at the Catholic cemetery will be conducted by the Rev. O. C. Busse, chaplain of the Legion, and at the Decatur cemetery by the Rev. A. C. E. Gillander, VFW chaplain. The annual parade will start at W a. m. at the Legion home, move west on Madison street, north on second to Monroe, then east to the river bridge, where services will be held honoring the naval dead. The parade will return to Second street and south to the court house, where ceremonies will be held at the peace monument. The parade will be led by the color guards of the veterans’ organizations and the Decatur Catholic high school band. Included in the parade will be firing squads of both organizations. SpanishAmerican war veterans in autos; Legion and VFW members and members of the two auxiliary units; Boy Scouts and Cubs; Girl Scouts and Brownies; school children and adults. Otis Gould, commander of Limberlost Post 6236, VFW. will have charge of the service at the peace monument, with the memorial address by Rev. Gillander on "Comrade, For What Did You Die." Suspend Business The large majority of Decatur business houses and offices will be closed all day Monday. Only exceptions are expected to he restaurants, confectioneries, theaters and filling stations. Taverns will be closed all day, in accordance with the state law passed in 1943 prohibiting liquor sales on (Tnm To rage EliilH)

Sgt. Alton Railing Rises Next Thursday Pay Final Tribute For War Veteran Adams county will pay final tribute next Thursday to another of her war dead when funeral services are held here for Staff Sgt. Alton S. Railing, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Railing, of Decatur route six. Services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Thursday at the Black funeral home and at 2 o’clock at the St. Paul church, south of Decatur. The Rev. Lawrence Dellinger and the Rev. Dale Osborn will officiate, with burial in the Decatur cemetery. The Decatur posts of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars will assist in the service. The l>ody will arrive in Decatur late Tuesday evening and will be taken to the Black funeral home, where friends may call after 10 a. m. Wednesday. Sgt. Railing, a gunner and radio operator on a bomber with the eighth air force, was killed during a bombing expedition over Germany Nov. 26. 1943. The war hero was born in Adams county Oct. 9. 1920. and attended the Brandyberry and Pleasant Mills schools. He entered the service Sept. 14, 1942. and was sent overseas Sept. 1. 1943. Surviving in addition to the parents are three brothers, Morton, Joseph and Forest G. Rallingl all of Decatur, and three sisters. Mrs. Chester Barker of ffecatur and Misses Helen and Virginia Railing, at home.

Oppose Atomic Program Under Military Head Key Democratic And GOP Senators Balk At Cain's Proposal Washington, 7»lay 17—(UP)— Key Democratic and Republican senators came out today against a move by Sen. Harry P. Caln, R., Wash., to put the nation’s atomic program under military control. Despite recent criticism of David E. Lilienthal’s administration, both chairman Brien McMahon, D., Conn., of the joint congressional atomic energy committee, and Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper, la., ranking Republican, said they would oppose Cain’s plan. Cain wants Lilienthal’s civilian atomic energy commission abolished. In its place, he would set up an eight man group composed of the military secretaries,.,the joint chiefs of staff and an atomic scientist. I Thus far, no member of the congressional atomic committee has come out in favor of Cain’s move. In other congressional developments: Adjournment — Congressional leaders still hoped to close up shop in late July or early AuguU despite President Truman's statement yesterday that congress should stay in session until its work is finished. Taxes—Some Democratic tax experts said they may support the Mills plan to speed up corporation tax payments in an effort to avert a general tax increase. The plan would require corporations to pay their taxes within six months after the end of their taxable year. At present, they get 12 months to pay. if the proposal is adopted, Mills said, the government's anticipated income in fiscal 1950 would be increased by about $5,000,000,000. Foreign aid—Chairman Kenneth McKeller, D., Tenn., of the senate appropriations committee said the house should have made bigger cuts in foreign aid funds. Otherwise, he said, there isn't much chance of cutting federal spending. The house yesterday voted a total of $5,617,470 for foreign aid. China—A showdown fight on the administration's China policy appears likely when the senate considers the appointment of W. Walton Butterworth to be assistant secretary of state for far eastern affairs. Butterworth, architect of U. S. policy in the far east, was nominated for the post yester day. Unification — Members of the house armed services committee said they will take a long look at the senate-approved armed forces unification bill before approving it. The bill, passed by the senate late yesterday, is designed to give detense secretary Louis Johnson more, power over the operations of the army, navy and air force.

Poppy Day Saturday Throughout Nation Legion Auxiliary In Charge Os Sale Here Saturday will be poppy day in Decatur. Sponsored by the ladies auxiliary of Adams Post 43. American Leg ion, the little red flowers, symbolic of the flowers which grow on Flanders field, final resting place of many American war dead, will be offered for sale on the streets and in business houses and offices of the city all day tomorrow. The Legion auxiliary will be assisted in the sale of the poppies by members of the junior auxiliary The poppies are made by the dis abled and ill war veterans in hos pitals throughout the nation. All proceeds from the poppy sales, held all over the United States every year on the Saturday preceding Memorial Day. are used for the welfare and rehabilitation of the war veterans.

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Chief Magistrate Os Court Rules Offense Not Qualified As * Perjury In Britain London, May 27 —(UP)— Britain’s chief magistrate threw the U. S. extradition case against Gerhart Eisler out of court today, and the stocky Communist agent walked out of the Bow street court a free man. The chief magistrate, Sir Lawrence Dunne, held in dismissing the case that the offense for which Eisler was convicted in America could in no wise qualify technically as perjury in Britain. Eisler was convicted in the United States of making false statements in passport application and of contempt of congress. He jumped bail of $23,500 when he fled as a stowaway aboard the Polish liner Batory. The extradition proceedings here were based on the allegation that Eisler was a fugutive perjurer. The contention was ruled out, and he was freed. “In my opinion," Dunne said in dismissing the case, “it is abundantly clear that in no circumstances can that offense for which Mr. Eisler was convicted in America be brought under the technical head of perjury in this country.” Eisler swaggered defiantly from court. Flanked by four policemen to shield him from a howling crowd of Communist sympathizers outside the courtroom, he turned to a reporter and said: “1 hope the United States suffers several more defeats like this one.” He said he hoped to go back to Germany “as soon as possible." He is a German who fled the United States aboard a Polish steamer bound for Poland. He was dragged screaming from the liner in Southampton waters two weeks ago. Upon conclusion of the hearing, which lasted nearly two hours, the uniformed police guard at the entrance to the dock stepped politely aside to let Eisler pass a free man into the courtroom hall. A police guard stood by to maintain order outside the gray building. A few of Eisler's select friends shook hands, slapped him on the (Turn Tn Puff? Hlffbtl

Members Appointed To Board Os Review First Meeting Os Board On June 6 Judge Myles F. Parrish today named Mrs. Frances Shamerloh, of Decatur, and Mrs. Eleanor Snyder of Geneva as members of the 1949 Adams county board of review. Mrs. Shamerloh is the Democrat appointee and Mrs. Snyder is a Republican. The two women named by the court will serve on the board which also includes county auditor Thurman Drew, county assessor Albert Harlow and treasurer Norval Fuhrman. The first meeting of the board is scheduled for Monday morning, June 6. at 8:30 o'clock. The board then will set up a schedule to hear petitions for changes in property and personal property appraisals in the cities, towns and townships of the counties. Sessions usually last about 30 days and are held in the commissioners' rooms adjacent to the auditor’s office in the court house. The schedule of hearings will be announced following the organization meeting of the board a week from Monday. lames Elberson Is Speaker At Rotary James Elberson. Decatur business man. presented an interesting discussion of his classification, water softening service, at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening. C. I. Finlayson, club president, announced that the Decatnr and Bluffton clubs will hold a joint meeting here next Thursday evening Preceding the meeting, golfers of the two clubs will engage in a match at 3 p. m.