Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 176, Decatur, Adams County, 28 July 1949 — Page 1

j XLVII. No. 176.

ACHESON OPENS FIGHT FOR ARMS PROGRAM

hurray Lists fourth Round Wage Demands I Steel Workers Ask 1 124 Cents Hourly I Increase In Wages ■jirw York. July 28-(l'P»- CIO Philip Murray disclosed E., v |h a t the fourth round wage E,,demand of his 1.000,000Cnher United Steel Workers of Kut ■Murray's disclosure came as he I, i..d the union’s case before Resident Truman's fact-finding Sard which Is sitting in an if E- to find a settlement in the dis K(e between the union and the Kllons steel industry. ■The fourth round wage demands ■ the union had not been disclos K before Murray told the hoard Et the union's proposals con Ktiplate a total cost to the com Knie- of 30 cents an hour." ■ ••These encompass 12*4 cents K r hour In wages currently pay K|e; 1! 23 cents per hour in Ege» deferred for pension, and E- cents per hour for social in Krance." Murray said ■ The Steelworkers union Is one ■ three key industrial unions ■hirh have set the pattern for the ■ree previous rounds of post war ■age increases. In 1948. the steel ■orkers received an 1* Mi cents Early raise. In 1947. they got 15 Eats more. Last year, they receiv ! E I* cents ■ Murray's figures covered the Kree issues in demand by the Keel workers when they threaten Ea paralyzing strike July 15 ■gainst the steel industry, which Epplies the basic material for 40 j Erceot of the country's Industries , ■ The strike was avoided when the | Enipanies acceded to President ■ruman's request for a 80-day |ru« e while the presidentially ap luinted fact finding board inquires nto the issues. I The President gave the board 15 ■ays. ending Aug 30. to report to ■ini Its recommendations for a flair and equitable” settlement ■he recommendations will not be ■aiding on either the management ■r union I Murray told the board the union ■ras “not afraid to have Its side ■f the dispute examined in the public interest." I "The industry, on the other band has been desperately anxious Bo conceal the economic facts from Impartial scrutiny." Murray said ■The industry is amassing profits ■t the staggering rate approximatIts H.W0.000.000 annually after all iaies This is a record high never approached before, even in the ■MB year of 1919 "These exorbitant profits are the result of exploitation of the Ameritsn people through too high prices •nd of the employes of the industry through too low wages " Murray's three-hour address followed a ruling by the board denyinz the request of the steel com Hnies that the board consider the Question of "bargain ability" of hii’ions before any other Issues, •nd separately from the others The board ruled that ail issu< s •«/uld be considered together The companies have contend* d that the reopening clause In their (Tara Ta Paae Faarl Robert Berning Is Suspect Polio Cose Koliert Berning, aged about 25. r-slding one mile south of the Jdams-Allen county line near fel*>l highway 27, was taken to a ’«rt Wayne hospital this morning " r diagnosis and treatment His ilium has symptoms of polio, the •'tending physician stated, and young farmer was taken to the “*Wtal for more thorough exam but log. ***•• Glendale Shoemaker. 28. hose address was listed as Gewas reported today as suf ‘ ri »g from polio. Suffering from paralysis of the neck and " ,hl shoulder. she is In St. Jos , w “ hospital. Fort Wayne The *mii, resides in Wells county. J* »He south and three-fourths * wile east of Domestic WEATHER * ar »ly cloudy, warm and hutanight and Friday. Scat thundershower* north **•* portion late tonight or /*4dy forenoon. Low tonight T 9. High Friday 90 to 96.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Flying Fanners On Visit To Decatur Decatur Plants Are Visited Here Today More than Go farmers from all parts of Indiana flew to Decatur today to inspect the Central Soya company and Bag Service. Inc. John Kogers, airport manager, stated. The flying farmers began arrlvIng for the daylong tours about 8:30 this morning, and will not ’ leave until late this afternoon About 22 flying farmer planes were parked behind the airport at main. Bill Renshaw, aviation editor for the Prairie Farmer, was one of the first to arrive Renshaw attended a meeting of the Flying Farm ers from the Prairie Farmer Land in Pennsylvania. Sunday attended by many from this area Many, including the state president of the Flying Farmers, had told him that they would not risk coming to De catur because of the polio here Morning tours of the Central Soya processing plant started at 9:30 o'clock and 10; tours of the Bag Service plant began at 11 A free lunch was furnished to those present by the Chamber of Commerce through restaurants whose owners are members of the chamber. Most of the flyer* car rled small red cards in their pock ets. These were tiie program*.! printed by the Adams county avia tlon boosters club, the sponsoring organization, together with the Chamber of Commerce. Movies were shown continously I to the farmers as they arrived, awaiting a busload. The films, which included comics, were shown in the repair shop at the airport After lunch, tours began at 12:30., 1:30. 2 and 4 o'clock These were for farmer* who wished to combine j in the morning and come to De I catur in tiie afternoon Col F. Cornish, director of I aeronautics for the state of In diana, joined the group about 11 o'clock Col Cornish explained that he always tries to attend Fly 1 Ing Farmers meeting* in Indiana He flew here from Indianapolis A committee of four young ladies ! from the Central Soya company I registered the group as it arrived.: and gave them identification card* Other officials from the company directed the various groups on the tour Gene Kydell. of Bag Service., ' had charge i f the entire operation The plane* were tied down in rows behind the hangar, forming three row* of the light colorful | planes across the unused rear landing strip A je. p marked "follow me" guided the plan** to their proper places. The airport manager. Rogers.: also mentioned that a new air marker had been installed on the, roof of the Bag Service plant, giv ing the city's name, longitude- and latitude There also is an arrow pointing toward true north, and an other arrow pointing towards the airport three miles away The let ter* are 18 Inches high and two feet wide, and they can be easilyread from 2.'H'« feet Hint Judge Baltzell May Retire Aug. 15 Refuses Comments On Quitting Bench Indianapolis. July 28 (1 Pt— Federal judge Robert C Baltzell. I serving hi* 25th year on the bench | of Indiana* 6»» county southern; district, refused today to confirm or deny report* he would retire Aug 15 • I am not eligible for retirement yet,’’ Baltzell said The Republican judge will be 70 on Aug 15 Federal judge* may retire on full salary after reaching , that *«e. • Close friend* " of the judge were I quoted a* *aying «’ Unn ‘ >d ,0 One reason advanced that the judge may not retire is because he I* a Republican, and President Truman presumably would appoint a Democrat to succeed him Among those who were considered likely candidate* for the post, should Baltzell step down, were William E Sleekier. Indianapolis. “ ,-r service commission. < ' J Donovan, former mayor rfßed ford and Ralph A S*«L judge of the Knox circuit court at Via CtDOt*

Declares Coal Miners' Union Can Dominate Southern Operator Urges Congress To Break Up Powers Washington, July 28 — (UP) - A southern coal operator told the senate banking committee today that John L. Lewis, United Mine Worker* "can dominate the country" unless congress doe* something to break up their power. The assertion was made by Justin Potter of Nashville, Tenn. He is president of the Crescent Coal Co. of Central City. Ky. The committee, investigating monopolistic practice* in the coal indu*try will invite Lewi* to testify at hi* convenience later. Potter wa* another in the procession of operator* who have denounced the tree-day work week Imposed on the industry by Lewis. "In my opinion, the union, by written or spoken word, can shut down one of the nation * great In-i dustrles,” Potter said. "It can dictate how much coal the nation can have and when it can't have it. Potter said the government would quickly punish the coal Industry if It did what the union doe*. "But the government, so far seem* to *it idly by and let the mine union manage, by direction ami indirection, the economy of the greatest country on the face of the! earth." Earlier. Rolla D. Campbell of Huntington. W. Va, counsel for the Island Creek Coal Co., suggest--d that the Sherman anti trust law he amended to apply to union*. Jesse V. Sullivan, secretary of •he West Virginia Coal Association. said “ the fiat of Mr. Lewi* imposing the Ibree-day week on the coal industry is a manifestation of Ids lust for increased control of that Industry." Sullivan *aid the Conimuni*t* are ''deeply Interested" In the activities of the miners in West Virginia and elsewhere. He gave the committee a pamphlet issued by the Communist party of West Vir(Turw Ta Paar »e»eai Hail New Substance As Great Discovery Hailed Important Medical Discovery Chicago. July 28—(UP)- Acth.i a new hormone substance which give* "dramatic" result* in treat-| ment of heretofore hopeless disease*. wa* hailed today a» "one of the most important medical di* eoverles ever made." Armour and company scientist* who developed the hormone from i the pituitary gland* of pig*, said that preliminary success in the treatment of arthrlti*. rheumatic fever, gout, and other hopeless ailments were startling Dr John It Mote. Armour medi cal director, told a news confer-I cnee that In 50 cases of gout. 25 j i case* of arthritis and 20 case* of j rheumatic fever, the hormone achieved "100 percent success But. he said, the supply I* highly limited and it will be some time before sufficient quantities will be available for widespread use. Al present, there i» barely enough being produced to be used for ex- j perimental case* For example, he said. It take* the pituitary gland* of 400.000 hog* to make one pound of acth. Even If ail possible hog glands in the U. 8. were obtained, the yearly pro duction would not exceed 60 pound*, enough to treat only a fraction of the nation * 7,000,000 arthritis sufferer* A production of 5.000 to 10.000 time* the present possibility is needed But, Mote said. Armour scientists are striving to break down the acth molecule so It can be syntbesited chemically He pointed out. however, that insulin bus never been synthesized in the 20 or more years since its discovery. Mote said the hormone is so powerful that patients recovered afVr only a tew doses But he said It was too early to tell whether their ailments will recur when the (Tara Ta Page Savaa)

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, July 28,1949.

Strike Natural Gas In Alaska I **• -> r BARROW RESER i —! 4— j—)aIRBAHKS\ MORTON SOW4C f

REVEALING ONE of greatest "strikes" in Alaskan history. Navy announce* natural gas lias been discovered on it* 37,0tm-acre Petroleum Reserve No. -I (shaded). The gas field lie* six miles south j of Point Barrow. and is in commercial quantities.

Staves Off Collapse Os French Cabinet Premier Persuades Ministers Remain Paris. July 28.- (UP) — Premier | Henri Gueuille today staved off the threatened collapse of his cabi net, the most stable France has: had since the war. by persuading four ministers to withdraw the resignations they had submitted The middle of the road coalition which has governed for 10 months was thrust to the brink of dissolu | tion by a sudden, unheralded squab ; ble over paying vacation bonuses to government employes. Quick work by Gueuille caused the rebellious ministers to with draw their resignations. Had they refused, the premier would have been forced to turn in the resignation of his entire cabinet. The four rightist ministers presented resignations to Queuille this afternoon at an emergency meet ing. where he sought to resolve his differences with them over the bonuses. The ministers w.e r e Robert Betolaud. minister for veteran* and war victims; Antoine Pinny, undersecretary of state for economic affairs; Robert Uruyneel. | undersecretary of state in the vice premier's office; and Jean Moreau. ' undersecretary of state for air. The crisis blew over a single day before tire national assembly, which approved the north Atlantic pact yesterday, was scheduled to recess until October. 1,347 Are X-Rayed Here By Mobile Unit Unit Stationed In Decatur And Berne A total of 1.347 persons were X-rayed while the portable X-ray unit was in Adams county. Mrs. W 'Guy Brown, secretary of the Adams ><-ounty tuberculosis association, stated today. Or the total. 518 persons were X rayed while the unit was at Herne, and 829 persons wvnt through the line In Decatur. The truck carrying the equipment pnrk ed at Jefferson and Second streets in Decatur. Persons wishing to know whether or not they had tuberculosis filled out a slip at a large table, giving their names and addresses and their family doc-. tors. Inside the truck each person stepped before a screen, rested his chin on a bar and hunched his shoulders toward the screen. The entire operation took about two minutes, even with several persons waiting. The county tuber culosis association recommends ; that everyone be X-rayed at least once a year. This will show a case of tuberculosis In the early stages when it can be easily cured. The officers of the county tuber culosis association were very pleas ed with the response this year !<ast year several cases of active tuberculosis were discovered in Ad ams county, and several probable cases This Information will be released when It Is tabulated later in the year Each person will receive a post card telling of the results of the teat.

G. E. Plant To Close For Annual Vacation The General Electric plant in this city will close Friday after noon after the regular day shift : and will not resume operations until Monday, August la. E. W. Lank-' : enau, local manager announced. The close-down is for the annual • two weeks vacation period Many employes are planning cross-coun try motor trips, other will spend their vacation at the lakM, while many will mix fishing and motor trips with days of rest at home The Fort Wayne G. E plants also close for the same period Girl Is Acquitted Os Murdering Lover Freed Girl Seeks To Become Missionary Waukegan, 111 , July 28 tl'Pi - Pretty 17 year-old Joyce Hchumak<r. found innocent of murdering her 53 -year old mart led lover. eaif today she will become a mission aty. A jury of six men and six women deliberated a bare half hour before finding the tall blonde inno cent of charges that she murdered Carl Reeder because he refused to get a divorce and marry her. During testimony yesterday, the girl told how Reeder, a chrk at the high school she attended, pursued her until she submitttd to inti maeies with him Hut she contended that after she learned he was "married and old enough to be my grandfather" she tried frequently to break off the affair She denied that she sought to have him get a divorce to marry her The wan. pale beauty said Reed er was killed accidentally when she used her brother’s pistol in an at-! tempt to frighten him into staying away from her. Her attorney, Sidney H Block, described Reeder in his final statement as a "moral leper who started on a carnal quest and pursued it with tiger tenderness." State's attorney Harry A. Hall admitted "it is not easy to prosecute a girl like Joyce Schumaker." The jury was out about 3*, hours but most of that time was spent at supper Its actual deliberations lasted only 39 minutes. The first ballot was 11 to 1 for acquittal The dissenting ballot was cast by a juryman who was impressed with a policeman's test! mony that immediately following i Reeder's death Miss Schumaker ' cried: ”1 murdered him I murder I ed him." The second ballot was for ac I qulttal When the verdict was announc ed, Miss Schumaker flushed, then broke down and sobbed in the arms of her mother. Edna. 35. who , had testified for her She went horn l for the first time in three months a few minutes i later in the family car driven by | her father. Fred. 37 She had lost about 2« pound* and her health | became poor while she awaited trial in jail The spectators in the crowded courtroom, mostly women, cheer ed and thronged about the girl when the verdict was read Miss Schumaker said she would resume her high school studies In the fall and go on to college to be (Turn To Pace Eto*«i

Tells Congress Program Makes No Provision For Sending Troops Abroad

Lapel Girl Killed In Fall From Tree Lapel, Ind. July 28 (I'l'l Carolyn Elsten. 11. was killed yesterday when she fell from a tree onto a steel post. Mr. and Mr*. Clarence Elsten. the girls parents, were on a trip to Minnesota ant Carolyn was staying with relatives. Stale Polio Cases Now Over 200 Mark Redkey Child Dies Enroute To Hospital Indianapolis, July 28 (UP) The state board of health's poliomyelitis case total for Indiana stood at 211 today as new cases were reported from Marlon. Union and Laporte counties The death toll advanced to 2" as tiie death of two baby girl* was reported h Linda Diane Anders, nine-month- : old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph A Anders of Redk*y. in Jay county died early this morning in an ambulance enroute from Portland to Ball Memorial hospital al Mun ■ cie. Sharon Sue Woolridge, two, daughter of Mr. and Mr* James Woolridge, Sheridan, died at James Whitcomb Riley hospital in Indianapolis yesterday i Dr W C Anderson of the state , board said two new cases were rei ported from Marion county, four from Union county and one from laiPorte county. 6.339 In Nation Washington. July 28. (UP) The public health service said today 1.141 n» W polio cases were reported throughout tiie country last week about 42 pen ent more case* than were reported during the previous week. Tiie agency said fi.339 polio case* have be* n reported so far till* year compared with 4,580 cases at this thin last year Public health official* said the spread "f polio lias reached 'epi d* mic proportions" in four states Texas with 1.108 cases; California witli 70S; Oklahoma 425 and Arkansas. 421 case*. Tiie public health service said (Turn To Pace Twoi Vet's Mob Threat Scored By Legion Not Representative Os Most Os Veterans Indianapolis. July 28 — (I'P) A veteran's "mob threat" statement yesterday to Governor Schricker was termed by the state i commander of the American Legion today as "unrepresentative of I Hie feelings and thoughts of the real veteran." Legion Commander Joseph F Lute* commented on the statement made l»y ex-GI John C Schulze, Evansville, who was among a group of CIO United Electrical workers conferring with Schricker about the unemployment situation Schulz.- told Schricker "if something isn't done soon for us war veteran*, you know what a mob can do." Schulze charged that war Veter 1 an* were the first to be laid off in industries Im*< au*e they lacked seniority. "I’m sure that such a statement airnut a mob does not represent the thought* and feelings of the real veteran." the Legion com mand*-r said. "The unemployment problem apparently I* not too serious at present although we are concerned about it." Lutes said. "The veteran facet the same problem of unemployment a* most any other worker" James Herod, state adjutant of the Veterans of Foreign War. felt the unemployment situation among veterans was serious "It is pretty tough but not alarming right now." Herod said "The average savings per per-: tTera Te Ps»» Five)

Unification Must Come By Patience Adm. Blandy Speaks At Vets' Gathering Salem, ill. July 28. (I'P) Unl-i flcat ion of the armed forces must come through "patience and under standing” but tiie services must not lose their individual identities, Ad. William II P Blandy said today. Blandy. commander in chief of the Atlantic command under the joint chiefs of staff, told a veterans’ gathering here that "honest differences of opinion are bound toarise" in the complex field of unified war strategy, but they "must l-e reconciled through patience and understanding " "Not much good and perhaps a great deal of harm can be done by forced agreement to a wrong decision," he said. Addressing the 66th annual Marion county soldiers and sailors re--1 union. Blandy described tiie inspiration supplied men of the different 1 services by their distinct uniforms. 1 insignia and tradition* as "not a tiling to lie lightly cast aside." I "In our efforts to achieve unity we must, for the good of the tin 1 tion. preserve tiie Integrity and identity of the various branches 1 ; of the armed services." lie said. ", . . the most unified fighting man in the world, in whatever uniform you might choose to put him, will r not sustain Ids trust during the 1 crucial hour of battle unless he lias that spark kindled by patriotism and tradition to see him through." Blandy said there were "inevitable disagreements" at high levels , over unification of tiie services But he said that in Ills experience as commander in < hies of the AtJlantic command "at the planning; . and operating level, all differences of opinion have been amicably settled to the complete satisfaction . of all concerned." Blandy warned against recognl- : tion of "extremists" who contend that air power atid the atomic ! bomb would render ground for< *•* and navies obsolete in another war I "Certainly we shall never adopt a concept of war Which Invites the enemy to come to these shores to fight." he said "We must take the war to the enemy, and in the foreseeable future the vast majority of . men. their equipment and supplies going overseas in war can only lie transported by waterborne ships.", Blandy added a word of praise for the army by saying. “I still see the ultimate defeat of the enemy by the f<Hit soldier." Identifing Communism as a CTwrw To I’ase Kl*hti Oliver J. Harmon fl Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon i Oliver Jasper Harmon, BG. of 42* Mercer avenue, died at 3 ".’> o'clock Wednesday aftermsin at I the Adam* county memorial hospi tai. where he had lie* n a patient! since suffering a broken hip in a fall a week ago Hi* wife. Ella, died only three week* ago. He was born at Wren. O. Nov 16. 1862 a son of Mr and Mr* Peter Harmon, and had lived in Decatur for the past 12 year* He was a member of the Wren RUB church Surviving are two sons, Francis i Beryl Harmon of Willshire. 0., and Oliver Karl Harmon, of Deca-1 . tur. and nine grandchildren Five I brothers and sister* preceded him I J in death Funeral service* will be held at . 12 30 p m Sunday at the home and -1 at I 30 o'clock at the Wren RUB church, the Rev George Davis of | ficiatiag Burial will be in the - mausoleum at Wren The body will , be removed from the Black funeral ( home to the residence, where, | friend* may call after 7 pm Fri 1 day.

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Secretary Os State Urges Fast Action By Congressmen On Arms For Europe Washington. July 28. (UP) — ; Secretary of state Dean Acheson assured congress today tliat President Truman's 11,45(1,000,000 arms aid program makes no provision for sending American troops to Europe. Acheson told the house foreign affairs committee the only exception would be providing technical aid to the countries whose armed forces Mr Truman want* to bolster. , Opening the administration's fight for fast action on the full program, Acheson said it is only tiie beginning of a plan to build up western European forces against jsissible Russian agression. Acheson said lie believes Russia will not take the chance of war if congress approve* the arms program But. he said. Russia might take such a gambler's chance If arras aid is not provided to free nations in western Europe. He countered growing congressional demands to put off consideration of the full program until January by saying "we cannot begin too soon." Acheson also told the committee that atty effort to force western European nations into a joint military plan in advance might wreck the program. "That is exactly the way not to I j get any action," lie said. His assurance that American troops would not be sent to Europe came in answer to a question by Rep James G Fulton, R, Pa "There is no provision, or plan, or contemplation of using American troops except in providing technical assistatn e " as provided under tin- North Atlantic treaty, Acheson said In answer to another question, lie said military assistance to China "Is not feasible " at the present time. Acheson said the arms program is only a beginning This country, lie said, will have to continue for some time, though possildy on a smaller scale, to help western Europe see security against possible Russian aggression. "The forces in western Europe will have to be developed further in tiie years to come, hut we cannot begin too soon." Acheson told the house foreign affairs committee. As for the demands for a smaller program Acheson said: "What were dealing with hero is an interim program The existing forces in western Europe aro not now as effective as they can he What is provided here will tie in accordance with any strategic plan devised. The forces in western Europe will have to be develop- • d further in tin- years to come, ) ut we cannot begin too soon." opening the administration's fight for the full program. Acheson warned the house foreign affairs committee that failure to provide military aid to friendly nations might Invite attack by "the greatest peacetime combination of military forces the world has ever known ” ' We know the pattern past aggression* have taken." Acheson said. "The gangster mind likes to gamble only on sure things its victims are the weak and the unprepared and it does not relish the prospect of fighting an aroused society " i He told the committee an invarion of western Europe "would mean a total war" in which the aggressor would be pitting its strength against the combined strength of the Atlantic Pact nation* No nation would make that (choice unless it believed it could win. he said “It is the aim of this program to insure that a successful swift and comparatively effortless military action by an aggressor would be impossible and therefore, to make the gamble too hazardous to be tempting " Acheson asserted. Atheson's plea was being made to a cool and critical < ongress. (Twra Tw fas* Twa>