Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 157, Decatur, Adams County, 6 July 1949 — Page 1

XLVII. No. 157.

tITY TO BUILD AUXILIARY POWER PLANT

Britain Admits Bold Reserves Fast Dwindling

Emphatically Deny kny Intentions Os Devaluating Pound bespite Conditions Lndon. July 6 — (I'l’t <»reat Lin acknowledged today tin A L-dlate corrective action is ■ed to stop the rapid disap ! lance of her gold reserves but Ihatlcally denied any intention ■evaluing the pound. |r Stafford Crlppa. chancellor he exchequer, reviewed the lomic situation in the house of mon*. He disclosed plans for ng with the crisis, exhorted people to greater productive •t, and hinted that there might » to be some more belt tight- «• i the last three months, Cripps commons, the country's gold dollar reserves dwindled $26*1,-, 000 to $1,624,000,000. ut despite the grim outlook, chancellor said, the governit has "not the slightest Inten-' i of devaluing the pound"! culation had arisen in many rters that devaluation was lieforced inexorably on the socit government. ripps' anxiously awaited bad s of how close Britain is to kruptcy was coupled with an eal to Britons to work harder turn out more goods for exI He also appealed to the led States and the commonilth nations to help by buying ish goods ripps didn't even mention the troversial devaluation question he course of his formal stateit to commons But conserva--11. R. Spence asked about it. lain's ".Mr. Austerity," a last h opponent of devaluation, pped: His majesty’s government lias the slightest Intention of deling the pound " Is statement was made In the :e of increasing pressure from t'nited States and France for general revaluation of curren- . and especially devalua'ion of pound. I her highlights of Cripps' ement: During the last three months net gold and dollar deficit 6f sterling area, not counting rshall plan aid. was 1628.000.-i '. compared with only $328,000.in the first quarter. . Os that deficit. 128,000.000 I covered by a Canadian credit I $340,000,000 by .Marshall aid ? rest came from reserves, cutI those down to $1,624,000,001). t safety level is considered ►00.000,000. - Cripps will take advantage the London visit of John W. fder, U. S. secretary of the isury, this week-end to "initiate euaalona with the United States the whole matter" of Britain's ■is. > Britain has ordered a "stand(Tara Tn I’aae Sllahti ►rbert Lose Named strict Secretary lorbert lx>se. president of the mis county Young Democrats, i named secretary of the fourth :rict Young Democrats, at a dinmeeting Tuesday night at Fort yne Robert Hines. Fort Wavm. i elected president; Mrs WUin-i mipson. Liberty Center, vice ■ident. and Robert Kurts. Ken Iviile. treasurer. Officers will re for two years. she state convention of the or|l ration will be held at Indianap i July 22-23. and any one plan ■ to attend is asked to contact rbert Lose or Herald Visar 1 Irm an of the county central com tee The Adams county Yomg noerats are planning a meeting bln two weeks. —— WEATHER • eattere Fthundar*hower« * f *h and central and fair south tonight Thursday Hal thundershower* south and •st and fair northwest. Little *«ng* i n temperature. High tumidity. Lew tonight 70-75-Thursday *2 -M.

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Storm Brings Slight Relief To East Coast Momentary Relief Only From Drought Now In 41st Day New York. July 6(t’Pl A thunderstorm broke suddenly over the parched cast coast today, but brought only momentary relief from a 41 day drought, j Farm experts said the rain which amounted to only .07 inch in, tlie New York metropolitan area and .01 of an Inch in neighboring Connecticut and New Jersey gave one day's grace to farmers who al ready have suffered a situlli million , dollar crop loss. The New York weatherman said I it would require a full day's down pour to benefit crops. He was echoed by the weatherman at Hartford. Conn . who said it would take a two to three inch rain to break the drought. | An hour after rain began falling in the New York metropolitan area. I only 6/100 of an inch had been re, cordgd The weather bureau confessed it* surprise. The official: prediction had been: "fair and, warmer.” As the storm moved in from Al lentown. Pa., bringing relief to parched northern New Jersey and southern .New York, a wvather bureau spokesman said he had, heard the thunder but believed it < was a "dry thunderstorm " Moments later rain began drenching .New York's streets. The Newark. N. .1 . weather bur - eau estimated that the rain therehad amounted to 1/10 of an itx h. | A spokesman said 1/loit of an inch ordinarily is considered enough to end a drought However, farm spokesmen said several inches of rain were .needed l liira Tee Page ••*> Legion Boy Scouts Return From Camp 18 Scouts Return From Week's Camp Eighteen Decatur boys. members of American Legion troop number 63. Be.y Scouts of America. have returned from a week's outing at Big Island. Hylvan l-ake with a fair share of the honors given each week ut the camp. Three local l»ojr». Kaye Runyon, Eelgar Swager ami Ted Wemhoff. were Initiated into the Order erf | the Arrow, secret fraternity erf i Scouting Ted Wemhoff. assistant Scout-1 master, received a staff emblem 1 as an award ami the following boys were included in the first I year honor canip-rs: .Max Meers. I Edgar Gilbert. David Runyon. Roger Eley. Raymond Call Larry Hutker. Jack Chlleote. Harold Norris. Har! Stahl. Maurice Gray and Donald Foor. Second year homer campers Included the following Iterator boys: Verlin Egly. Joo Cowans, and Richard Duff. Third year honor campers were Dimitri Hendrl-ks and Cletus Corey and fourth year honor campers included Kaye Runyon and Edgar Swager. Craft strip* were awarded to Verlin Egly. Richard Duff and Edgar Swager and camping strips were given to Dimitri Hendricks and Kaye Runyon The following Itoys earned merit Verlin Egly. metalcraft; Dimitri Hendric ks, basketry, metah raft and camping; Richard Duff wood carving: Edgar Swager. wood carving; Kaye Runyon camping, lifesaving. nßjoeinr Ted Wem boss. canoeing The troop ilw ,h e • Big Island plaque- «►•* hunor «‘* ea to the best troops at the island.

Start Debate On Atlantic Pact S t' S XC S «nm SS SSLs' ' tf* I Aa .SL 'Hmi w R. bH IN THIS UNUSUAL PICTURE of a senate session. Sen. Tom Connally (ID, of Texas, stimds in the center background to open historic- debate on the North Atlantic security pact The senate is in session in the edd Supreme Court chamber of the c-apiiol while regular quarters ar.- under repair On the rostrum at the right is Alben W. Barkley, senate president.

■ I I i ■ n I ■—— — — II Vizard, Marsh New School Principals Pleasant Mills And Monmouth Principals Two Adam* county high actiool* will have new principal* tor the 1949-50 school term. It waa learned today Gerald Vizard, former Pleasant Mill* teacher, will return to that school a* principal i and Olin R. Marsh, former Jefferson township and Pleasant Mills I principal, will become principal at Monmouth high school. Mr. Vizard, who for several years served as recreation direc- ' tor of Central Soya. Is a native of St. Mary's township. He was basketball coach at Pleasant Mills when the Spartans won two sectional basketball tourneys. Mr Vizard will coach the basketball team again this year along with his duties as principal. It was | learned. Mr. Vizard will succeed Clifford L Pribble, who returned to Wari ren after a year as head of the •St Mary's township high school. Vizard, who Is Democratic county chairman. Is a partner of Lewi* Beery in the operation of the (las House, gasoline service station and garage on Third street. Mr. Marsh is a native of Adams county and Is a veteran high | school principal. He has served in the Pleasant Mills and Jefferson township high schools and also in Randolph county. He will succeed Hansel Foley, county superintend-ent-elect. who will assume his new duties August 15. No definite announcement has been made yet concerning the operation of Kirkland township and Monroe high schools. These two townships and Washington township recently vßted to consolidate, and it has not yet been determined when the consolidation will take place. Mallonnee Reelected Attendance Officer Routine Business Is Conducted By Board Melvin Mallonnee. Adams county attendance officer for the last several years, today was reelected to that post for another year by the Adams county Isiard of educa- ‘ tion at the July meeting of the board held in the office of County Superintendent L L. Hann. The board of education, which is composed of the township trustees. voted unanimously for the former school teacher. Mr. Mallonnee has charge of attendance at all the county schools. Other routine business was disposed of by the board before adjournment. The trustee*, who also have charge of the reappraisal work in the various townships, did not linger long after adjournment and most of th-m returned to the assessing work Several of the trustees stated following the meeting that they would have their teacher*' lists for the 194950 school term ready in the nest few days Several indicated that change* would be made in many instances.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, July 6, 1949.

Indianapolis Man Is Chief Engineeer Indianapolis, July 6. —fl'Pl — Joseph I. I’errey, Indianapolis, today was chief engineer of the Indiana flood control and water resources commission. I’errey was named by Anton Hillman. Jr., Terra Haute, chairman of thl* commission. The appointment was confirmed by governor Schricker. I’errey was a 1927 graduate of Purdue ami sei ved with the I'. S. geological survey. Big Steel Contract : 1 Talks Are Resumed { Strike Deadline Is Only 10 Days Away Pittsburgh. July 6 Il'Pl With the strike deadline lit day* away 1 I'. S. Steel Corp and CIO president Philip Murray resume con tract talks today at 2 p tn "Big steel" wa* expected to give its formal answer to the CIO I'nit-i rd Steelworkers demands for a fl 50 monthly pension, an un«peci--1 fled wage Increase and improved Insurance benefits. The I’SW's newspaper "Steel Labor” revealed that the corpora tion so far “skipped over" the, legal arguments presented by the union that pensions are u part of wages. The union paper said the corporation was "adamant” in its I "anti-pension stand ” The publication stated flatly that the union is “authorized to strike to force the corporation to negotiate a pension program as well as a wage increase and social Insurance plan ” The outcome of "Illg Steel's" contract talks will be a big factor in determining the nation's economy in the next year Pres* nt negotiation* usually set a pattern for more than 1.000.mt0 steel work ers The results, however, will go a ( long way in determining whetheri the nation's workers are to receive a fourth post war wage Increase or will settle for pensions, improved insurance plans and other socalb-d "fringe" benefits. I’. S. Steel, even before negotiations opened, made It plain ’.hat it would not negotiate on pension* under the wage reopening clau-e of its present contract. The steelworker* president has insisted, however, that "pensions" are a part of wages and are proper subject for negotiations at this time. The conferee* are returning to the bargaining table just |0 days before the July 16 strike deadline authorized in the reopening pro visions of the present contract, which doesn't expire until next year. Murray has already warned the union member* to be prepared for a possible "long and bitter" walk out. His directive on strike instructions expressed hope, how ever, that it would not be neve* vary to strike to win the union de(Tara Ta I’aae Plant I Democrat Thermometer Is 90 At 1:30 p.m. At 1:30 o'clock this afternoon the Dally Democrirt thermometer *t«s*l at 90 Predictions were that the mercury would climb to 96 by eveuing. 1

End Testimony In Alger Hiss Trial Case Scheduled For Jury On Thursday New York. July 6 ll'Pi Testi mony in Alger Hiss' perjury trial ! ended today and the former state department official's eloquent attorney began hi* summation by tell ing the federal court jury that the I question it had to decide was, whether or not to believe Whit- ‘ taker Chamber* Gripping the rail in front of the jury <>( 10 m* n and two women, white haired Lloyd Paul Stryker * said there was "only one man In ' the whole world who says that Alger Hiss furnished, transmitted and delivered" secret state department! documents in the late 1930's to aj Soviet spy ring. j "That titan is Whittaker Cham hers." he added "So it is necessary for you to determine whether, facing this ! case in your mind- and consci cnees, you belli ve be yond a reasonable doubt that Whittaker chambers told the truth " Stryker began his summation at 11 5o am EDT. shortly after he had rested the defense case in the 25th day of the trial The case is scheduled to go to the jury tumor row afternoon. Dangling a copy of the Hiss per jury Indictment. Stryker told the jurors that fundamentally the charge was that Hiss, while an assistant to an assistant secretary of state, in February and March. I'.i t*, furnished, d«liv«r*d and transmitted state department sec rtts to Chambers, a self-confessed communist courier The indictment, returned Deci mI I urn T«» !*■«•* KhblHl Commissioners To Meet On July 18 ' Special Session To Act On Petition The county commissioners will mret in special session on July 18. to act on the petition to appoint a county recreational group, which includes the employment of a county recreation director The above date is the last day on which objection.* to the plan can he filed. In the past year the township trustees have operated the recreation movement. Dennis Norman is the director The contract for groceries and tobacco to be furnished at the county home during the next three months was awarded to the Herne IGA store, on thiir iow bid The commissioners also voted to employ a custodian for the men's rest room in the court house during fair week, so that the place can be kept open at night. The K-d Cross was granted permission to place its first aid* tent <>n the north side of the court house building, following the request made by Richard Pruden. secretary of the Chamber of Com merer The Red Cross will provide the services of a registered nurse during fair week, along with assistants. The commi'»lon»rs will probably meet toward the end of the month to compile the county budget, 1 which will be published in August.

Auxiliary Diesel Plant Planned; Contract With Ind-Mich. Is Cancelled

Zoning Ordinance Is Back To Commission Correct Generality In Zoning Proposal The- c ity council returned the proposed zoning ordinance to the plan commission last night to correct a generality in the proposal One per son appeared at the open hearing and pointed out to those present that no provision was included to keep commercial and industrial buildings on line The council sent the zoning ord inance back to the plan commission*! with the recommendation that the zoning plan be changed in that particular. It suggested that the law ■ read that the front of the buildings • be built on a line one-fifth the i depth of the lot from the property | line In bloc ks where 25 percent of the lots already contain building*. , commercial and industrial buildings must be built on a line with those now standing, the council reconmended The council also received a lettetr from the Erie railroad company about the watchman employed at th" Winchester street crossing. The Erie asked that the city connjell change- the ordinance requiring | a watchman 12 hours a day. seven I days a week. This fall the railroad wishes to go on a to hour week 1 schedule for employes, and wanted the double protection reduced to < eight hours a day. five clays a week. ! when c hildren are using the crossing. Members of the council expresslod the opinion that the watchman should be kept on the present . schedule of 12 hours a day, seven days a week. Mayor John Doan, who presided at the meeting, offered to write the railroad and explain the council's decision The watvh-1 man will be kept daily between 7 a m and 7 p. m. A new truck was ordered pur | based by the cnum il f ♦ the Dec I tur water department The three(Turn T<» I’sse Fiubtc Plans Progress For I Annual Slreet Fair i Decatur Is Host To Free Fair July 25-30 With the- 1H49 Decatur free street fair and agricultural show less than three weeks away, all committees have filed preliminary reports and indications are the 1949 event will lie the biggest in the history of Decatur fairs, according to Clari ence Zfner, general chairman of the show. More than twice- the space purchased last year already has been contracted for in the- farm implement exhibit, long a favorite at the Itec-atur show, and Al Biehle, chairman of that show, said that every implement manufacturer had reserved space. Robert Helm, concession chairman said that very little midway space remained and that almost all of last year's concessioners would return to the 1949 fair. Word has been received from Floyd Geseding. owner of the ride* which will be spotted over the midway. that he has several new creations this year and he Is planning tc. bring at least one new thrill ride to Decatur along with the customary riding attractions Mr Gooding also will bring at least half a dozen shows to Decatur Five- free acts have been contracted for and the plan started last year of changing the free acta in the middle of the week again will be used this year The- work of plac Ing advertising cards in all cities and towns with In a r.o-mile radius will start this week It Ehlnger advertising chairman, announced Mr Zlner raid that other added features would be announced sesm. and the complete program for the fair, which will start July 25 and. close July 30. will be ready for' publication auon.

Vandenberg Urges Senate Approve Pad Says Atlantic Pact Is Best Means To Avert Future War Washington. July 6 il'l’t Sen Arthur H Vandenberg, It Mich . urged the senate today ! approve the Atlantic pact as th--best means to "stop another war | before it starts.' The ranking GDI’ member of th--senate foreign relations committeesaid "no nation need lose oilnight's sleep over its purposes or Its ultimate- impact unless that na tion plans voluntarily to identify itself as an international crimliril by armed aggression against Its pc-ace-loving neighbors " Vandenberg reemphasized thmain points of yesterday's speech by foreign relations chairman Tom Connally. D., Tex , a* the sena’econtinued debate on the 12 nation mutual defense treaty The Michigan Republican stress ed that the pact's strength does not entirely on backing it up with the companion armi-to-Europc-program He said "it Is the potential which counts " That potential, he said. Is "the awesome fact that any aggressor upon the North Atlantic commun ity knows in advance that from ’ i - very moment he launc hes his con quest he will forthwith face the c umulative opposition of these- uni: ed allies " ’We are not launching a vnd ' arms race, said Vandenberg "Qut’e the contrary we depend upon I potentials " The- pact, he- said, "binds poten tial and indispensable allies to m as well as us to them It sp-Ils il out " And, he added "this c andor can be as powerful as an atom bomb." Vandenberg reviewed the "peacemomentum" of t'nited States and I tilted Nations efforts wince Wor.d I War II and said "this Is no time \ to let this peace momentum lag or lapse '' The pact, he said, would "crystallize- tlie most practical deterreiit ami discouragement to war wh'.« h | the wit of man has yet devised " Vandenberg said the I' S and other North Atlantic nations must Il tarn Tu I'wge Wl«> Food Price Index Shows Decrease Three-Cent Decline From Previous Week New York. July 6 (t'l’i T: • ; Dun A Bradstreet wholesale food price index has dec lined to the low est level sine c- livestock decontrols were getting underway on Oct X. 1 ’ 1916. it was announced today The index now stand* at $5 66. a decline of 3 cent* from the previous ■ week It is 11.64 or 2ii'» percent be low the level of a year ago (in Oct. 8. 1946. It was at $5 40 ; Then de-ontrols were starting on livestock and DPA wa» wijeed o-it entirely on liveatcs-k phase <>n Oc t 14 The next week the index had jumped to $6 15. and the rise gam>- i , momentum when all control* except rents, sugar and rice were removed on Nov 9. 1946 Prices rose with accme intermi* sions until July 13. 1948 when theIndex set its all-time high During the pa«t week, there were more gains than loaaea in the 51 food product* included in the Index but sharp drops tn potatoes au-l lamlra brought the index do*n Eight of the commodities rose. . six declined and 17 held unchaug- | ,ed The index is based on the agg— I gate of the price per potßid of each I (Tars Te Psge Kiobtl

Price Four Cents

Diesel Plant Will Be Erected Here As Auxiliary To Municipal Plant The common <-oun- il in session last night gave notice of cancelling a contract with the Indiana-Michi-gan Electric company for electriccurrent furnished the municipal plant, tffective July 1. 1950, a prelude to official steps in building :ui auxiliary Diesel engine plant. Mayor John M Doan announced to- - day The council has approved a contract with Emery. Marker and Emery, consulting engineer* of Toledo. for designing a 3.5<m K W. Diesel plant and building on the city'* property on North Seventh street. The building will face Dayton avenue. Mayor Doan said, and will be of sufficient size to house a second Diesel engine, in the event expansion of the electric generating plant is necessary in later years. .The unoffic lai estimate on a oneunit Diesel is s*29,om». plus engineering fee s. Mayor D<>an sai'l The customary fees total seven percent on the- entire project which in this case would amount to about sss.mm, making the entire expenditure around ss*7.otm Settlement Made Mayor Doan also announced settlement with Emery. Marker and Emery on their old contract ford»" signing the 11. now K W steam ' generating plant estimated at $3.239.ii(i0 All contracts for this pro 'posed plant have been abrogated and fees in lieu of Completion of the project have been paid The total paid by the elec'rlc plant on tlie cancelled agreements is $46,543.36 and include: General Electric company, sls.mto on the resale of the 11. mm K W turbine; , $5.5/15 to the Westinghouse Electric company for the condenser; and $25,977 36 to th- engineer*, plus $1 in cancelling the contract Emery, Marker and Emery cam elled their ■contract without further liability to the < ity Mayor Doan said that a Diesel I plant could Io- Ins'alh-d in about 10 month* Approval of the project will be obtain-<1 from attorney* who pass on municipal undertakings and then the city will ask bidders to submit proposals Following the explosion of a ;.mm K W turbine at the city plant in 1942. the city entered into contract with the Indiana Michigan company for electric current The I M has supplied the city with this | current in a very satisfactory manner. officials stated Last v-ar tho - ity putehased approximately s«.">.• mm <rf Its power need* from th« utility, the rate averaging about I I I cents per KWH Mayor Doan I said A few months ago the Central Soya • ompany conferred with Mayor Doan. m»-mber« of the court- [ 111 and Lester Pettibone, superin- ' tendent of the < ity tight and power plant. <>n the matter of generating a portion of the industry's power need* from the surplus steam at its plant City officials approved 'he proposed plan, because it w -ttld lessen the pow» r load at the municipal plant and bring expansion of •the utility within the limits of • financing The Central Soya company i* I the largest user of electric power ;in the city The industry's dvniand I tuns as high as 3,mm KWH* The I company proposes to install a 2 | K W turbine, thus reducing its ! demand on the city plant by two ' third* The companv u»e» larae quanitie* of steam in the prose*amg of soybean*, iiut still has an ex- ! ces* which can be harne*«ed and used in operating a turbine or I turbo gen»rator The company already ha* a battery of boiler* and , inatallation of a turbine, with ' minor auxiliary equipment, is all I that is required to make the switch to a power generating unit, officials explained City officials were informed that the original 83.239. Md power plant project could not be financed, so step* were taken to cancel c<re--1 tracts and negotiate on a smaller expansion plan The installation of a 3 suo Diesel unit will give the municipal plant I an overall generating capacity of 11.5 W KWH