Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 179, Decatur, Adams County, 1 August 1949 — Page 1

I XLVII. No. 179.

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k Marshall Lges Congress Lprove Arms Kays Arms Program ■Urgently Necessary ■For World Defense hshinKton, Auk. I—(UPLiurtitaiesnian George C. MarII aid today President Tiu I's 11,450,000,000 arms aid propi to help prevent Russian ag pion is "urgently necessary.' lardiall. former secretary of le and wartime army chief of |f told the house foreign affairs iniittee that he considered the statu a necessary step in the lelopment of this nation's forn policy. I bad been strongly of the nion long before my separation [n the state department that a gram like this Is urgently necesy," he said. There is no doubt in taty mind to the desirability of action of i nature immediately." Iptaking in a soft voice and bout any prepared statement or n notes. Marshall sought to perpd<- a skeptical committee, as 111 as a skeptical congress, that ) full program as conceived by t state department and the milfty establishment is needed. In support of his argument. Marill recalled the days of 1939 les he. as chief of staff, was tryj to get congress to provide ►ney to build up the nation's med forces. Referring to this as personal experience and one that gid stand repeating today. Marall told the committee: Ts the military requirements as ated by us in 1939 could have to met at that time by the nectary action, we could have whittled ray six months of the war. savI about 150.000,000.000 and pre rated hundreds of thousands of pualties.'' Marshall’s words were received Ith respect, but it remained to be l<n what effect they would have ) doubting congressmen. Last week, secretary of state tan Acheson, secretary of deuce Jones Johnson and the joint beta of staff failed to convince »gy members that a full 11,450.Kt.OOtt arms aid program for free iropean nations is necessary Marshall said he mentioned the 139 incident not in criticism of HWress. because he felt the real ieptics in the prewar days were te American people. The people, t said, were “considerably affectIby a very voeal minority.” z He said he considered the pro*»d military assistance program rand and the “third critical step" i the development of U. 8. foreign olicy. He did not say what the to previous steps were, but pre itnably referring to the formation the western union In Europe and * signing of the Atlantic pact by h country and 11 other nations. Dressed in a blue business suit. (Twrs Ta Pane Mn* Commissioners In Monthly Session Th* county commissioners met > August session today at the Mltor-a office. The morning was r»oted to checking and allowing ' claims. Work will continue on compiling * county budget, but at noon toif no estimate could be obtained 1 the total, or the amount of the ’"Posed county levy for 1950. Wer Infant Is uried This Morning faecal services were held this at the B|. Mary's Cath--1 church for Margaret Ann Ter *• infant daughter of Dr. and ” John B. Terveer, who died 1 * *• anj Sunday at the Adams memorial hospital. s “rv| j»g parents and " arandparente. Mrs Frances of Decatur and Mr. and ” William Dericks of Chicago. 1 The Very Rev. Msgr J. J *•«« officiated, with burial, in “ Catholic cemetery. The body * taken to the Giillg * Doan •*•1 home WEATHER Canniderable cloudiness with * t ®tterve thundershower* to Tuesday clearing and *«Miy cooler. Lew tonight * sarth. BMB couth. High 75 *** to do south Tuesday.

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Indicate Polio In Slate Slows Down Health Officials Os State Cautious Indianapolis, Aug 1 — (UP) Public health officials declined today to .snake optimistic statements on the basis of week-end figures which seemed to indicate the rate of rise in the number of polio cases was slowing down in Indiana. Only nine new eases were reported to the state health board today for the 48-hour period that elapsed after the board’s offices closed last Saturday. There have been no deaths since last Friday when four occurred within a few hours. This raised the total to 242 cases since Jan 1 and the death toll remained at 25 the same figure as more than <SO hours ago Dr. W. C. Anderson epidemiologist for the health board, said it was too early to tcjl If cord weather of the last three days was stopping the spread of the disease, lie said also he would have to wait a few days to see whether the short rise In 48 hours was significant. However, past history of polio indicates it wanes when the weather moderates from summer heat waves. It also apprared to be significant that the comparatively small number of cases in 48 hours was quite a departure from a couple of days last week when 17 cases were reported in one 24-hour period and 13 in another Among the new cases were six m the three counties hardest hit Jay added two. making its confirmed case total 46 and its combined total of confirmed ami suspected cases near 60. Randolph added three and Delaware one, raising the confir tied total -for each county to 29. Blackford added two cases for a total of four and one case was reported in Vandenburgh. Delaware and Jay counties started the new week after one ot Lie quietest week-ends in history. Both counties were closed to public gatherings of all kinds by order of city and county health officers The orders affected theaters, churches, meeting halls, schools and fairs In such cities and towns as Muncie. Portland. Dunkirk. Redkey. Pennville, Bryant. Gaston. Royerton, Albany. Eaton. Yorktown. Selma ami Daleville. 10th Polio Case Is Reported In County Young Decatur Girl Slightly Affected Adams county's I<*th and Decatur's second case of poliomyelitis for 1949 was recorded today, although the victim is past the acute stage of the disease. and suffered only a slight attack. The 10th victim is Barbara Somers. 7. daughter of Mr. and Mrs David F. Somers. 132 S High street. The girl has suffered no paralysis and has only a slight stiffness tn her neck, the attending physician reported. The county's ninth case was recorded Saturday, when the illness of Virginia Baker. 11. of Jefferson township, was diagnosed as polio. Advances Heavy Sew York. Aug. 1 — (UP) — The national foundation for infantile paralysis said today it already has advanced twice as much In emergency funds this year as it did during the polio epidemic last year President Basil O'Connor said early incidence of the disease has forced the foundation to advance 13 561.11266 to chapters in 40 states for care of patients who cannot afford treatment. 7“ r ,he foundation advanced 11.723,559 for the first seven months. O'Connor warned that the orfr satiation's • 125.000.000 treasury mar not suffice to care for all pahas spent 117.000.000 on 1948 polio Gents this year. The foundation patients, many of whom are still under treatment Postpone Swimming Classes To Friday Because the supervisors are nnable to attend, swimming G<.ns at th* municipal pool have X ...Ki—

Supporters Os Aid To Schools I More Hopeful Hope For Action On Bill Tied Up In House Committee Washington. Aug. I.—(UP) —J Supporters of federal aid tieeducation legislation were a bit more optimistic today about chances of breaking the house dispute which has blocked action on it. Rep Tom Steed. D. Okla., an ardent hacker of education aitj. said that "for the first time in several weeks. I am hopeful that something can be done " A |3o<t,o<to,ooo school aid bill has been tied up in the house labor I committee and predictions have been made that no action can be taken at this session of congress. In other congressional develop ments: Taxes -House Democratic leader Johrt W. McCormack, Mass., said he saw no chance of repealing war time excise taxes in this session. It's one of those things that "every body's for.” he said, “but I don t think it will be done." Smuggled Reds -Chairman Pat McCarran of the senate judiciary committee said “untold numbers" of Communist agents are smuggled into this country every year He said they "come across the Canadian and Mexican borders and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts almost at liberty." Five percenters -John Maragon. under investigation in the "five percent" business, suggested that senators examine activities of Henry Grady, who headed a state department mission to Greece in 1946. and George Kilian, former Democratic party treasurer. Matagon was a member of the Greek mission but stayed with it only five weeks However, he denied press reports that he was fired. Rush- The house passed and (Tara To Pane Five) Auction School Is Opened Here Today 120 Students Enroll Here On First Day One hundred twenty students answered to roll call al the opening of Reppert* auction school this morning at 8:30 o'clock. A few more students were expected to arrive later today. Miss Eleanor Reppert. manager said The first class I was held after a brief preliminary ! exercise presided over by Q. R ( Chaffee. Towanda, Pa. dean of instructors. Students were assigned to dorm itory bunks and some took rooms In Decatur residences. The dormitory is located at Bellmont park ad jacent to the class room building The summer term will last three weeks. Public auctions will start next Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock Regular public auctions will be held each week-day night at 8 o’clock and on Saturdays at 2 and 8 o'clocs. The auctions will be held on Madison street, just east of Second street. Regular classes started immediately today and the embryo auctioneers will be on a io-hour a day schedule for the entire training period. The faculty headed by Col Chaffee, is composed of 20 of the nation's top auctioneers, many of them graduates of the local school » A complete list of 1949 summer students will be released Tuesday. Miss Reppert said. For years the local school has been regarded as the outstanding auction college of the nation and twice each yeastudents from every state and all provinces of Canada have enrolled. There is a summer and mid-winter term each year Uptown offices of the school ar* located in the Reppert building at the corner of Madison and Second streets. Draft Board Closed For Short Vacation Local board No. 1 selective ser rice, which to located above Sutton's Jewelry store will be closed August 3. 4 and 5 while the clerk will be on vacation The office will be reopened August 8.

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How Polio Cases Soar In Nation » ww un> : '' ‘ .!> ■> - I \ ** ? ■ ■iW : -V. -I • ■- •• » - - v ■ ’“*■ *“*• x ' EUIDEMIC COORDINATOR for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, George I’. Voss is-shown In New York studying a polio incidence chart for 1949, which now showg a 38 percent increase over the same peril si In 194 X. There were 6.339 new cases for the year up to July 23. 1949, while in 1948 there were only 4,580 according to the V. 8. Public Health Service. Indications are that a high polio year is in the making, on the heels of the most serious one since 1916.

Stunting Plane Hits Airliner, 16 Killed Navy, CAB Probing Crash On Saturday Wrightstown. N. J., Aug. 1 (UPi —The Navy and Civil Aeronautics Board collected "(actual evidence” today to determine how a stunting Navy Hellcat tighter plane rammed an airliner killing 16 persons. Authorities meanwhile tried to identity the 12 passengers ami three crew members aboard thj Eastern Airlines DC-3 which crashed and burned in an alfalfa field nsar here Saturday. Eleven of tiie victims still were unidentified. The Fourth Naval District at Philadelphia appointed a four-man board to investigate charges that the Navy pilot. Lt. IJG) Robert V. Poe, buzzed a low-flying Piper Cub, then zoomed up in a fast turn and the two-engined airliner. George Humphrey, airport manager at Morrisville, Pa., and pilot of the Piptr Cub, was the only witness to the collision, and the CAB asked him for a sworn statement. Poe. 26. of Fairfax Va., was on a training flight from the Anacostia Naval Air Station near Washington. D. C. to Quonset Point. R. I. Humphrey said the fighter pilot "bulged" him twice before crashing into the transport just aft of the wing. Poe, whose plane reportedly was seen stunting over New Jersey just north of Philadelphia, was unable to parachulte from his plane whi< h crashed two miles from the airliner The transport, the first scheduled airplane involved in a fata! crash In 11 months, was cruising through cloudless morning skies when the collision occurred It had just start ed on the New York-Washinton leg of a flight from Boston to Memphis. The Navy department in Washington said all navy pilots were specifically warned to avoid commenial or civilian planes in flight.

Research Scientists Work For Safe Vaccine For Polio

('Editor's Note: How many varieties of polio sre striking in this country? Why is it vital for medi cal scientists to know? The answers to such Important questions are contained In the following dis patch by Cnlted Press science writer Paul F Ellis, who has made a <oast-l<xoast tour es polio research laboratories. It is the first of a series of six dispatches on polio, a disease that Is now threatening many American communities By PAUL F. ELLIB (Copyright 1949 by United Press ) Los Angeles. Cal, Aug. 1«— (UP) -Research Mlentista are taking • "short-cut” on the road to conquer polio, a step that may bring victory over the disease years ahead of schedule. By this corner-cutting the scientists hope to produce the heys that will unlock the door to rafefvaccine — an accomplishment that woeld put to an end the dreaded epidemics that each year leave their crippled victims of infantile paralysis The "short-cut" route has been

Bond Quota Exceeded Here By 35 Percent From April 1 to July 15. Adams I county investors purchased 8206,987.98 in U. S. savings bonds, T. F. Graliker, county chairman of the bond staff, announced today. The county Is credited with exceeding Its quota by percent, the state office announced. The county's quota was 8153.000 during the opportunity bond drive. Evacuate Building After Bomb Report No Trace Found In Capital Building Indianapolis, Aug. 1 — (UP) — Five hundred IL S. government workers evacuated a five story office building Galay when somebody phoned police "there's a I bomb In the building ” After a thorough seandi. police found no bomb and withdrew blockades am! allowed the workers to return to 16 agencies where I they are employed. “It looks very much like the work of a crank," said Sgt. ('. It Caine of the Indianapolis city police department. "Maybe somebody had a grudge against rent control or social security." Shortly after the workers were readmit ted around 1 p. m., the offices were reopened for business as usual. Policemen remained in and neqr the building, however, and continued looking for explosives. The phone caller said, according to police: "There's a bomb in the building at 342 Massachusetts Ave. It's going off In io minutes.'* Workers in the building were ordered out immediately by police and the federal bureau of investigation. Workers hurried outside the five-story brick and stone struc- | ture and milled around the side«Tere T» Pear Tw«»

made possible through a 11,370,000 research grant of “March of Dimes" funds from the National Foundation for infantile Paralysis. Those funds have been allocated to investigators at four of the nat Gon's top universities where scientists — In one of those too rare instances — are working in a coordinated project for a common goal The universities participating ' are Southern California Utah. Kan- | sas and Pittsburgh. In this four-way attack, there are no petty jealousies The schools have adopted standard techniques and exchange their information ■ freely. The goal la: To determine how many groups. , types or varieties of viruses cause ; polio Such Identification of the different groups is necessary If early diagnosis and any effective, safe vaccine are to he obtained Scientists agree that better diagnoslv and prevention techniques must developed Already the scientists «Tera Te Pans Twe)

Truman Reports Splendid Progress; Strengthening U. S. Military Standpoint

Consolidated School Board In Session Homer Arnold Named President Os Board The seven-man board of the Monroe • Washington • Kirkland township consolidation held Its first official meeting today in the law library of the court house Glen Workinger, Monroe township, was named as the seventh member of the board. Other members are: Howard Gilliom. Monroe township trustee: 11. H. High. Kirkland township trustee: John Stoneburner. Washington township trustee; limner Arnold. Kirkland: Gordon Liechty. Monroe, and Floyd Mitchel). Washington. The six members elected Mr. Workinger as the seventh member. County superintendent L. L. Hann is superintendent of the con solidation until August 15, and then Hansel Foley, county super-intendent-elect. will become super intendent of the consolidation. Tiie board organized as follows: Homer Arnold, president; Glen Workinger, secretary; John Stoneburner, treasurer and Mrs. Nellie Coppess of Washington township, clerk. One of the chief problems, which was still undecided late this afternoon. was whether the new consolidation ' would operate this year as a single unit. There are many problems pertaining to the merger that must lie worked out immediately and some of the board members doubted If the preliminary plans could be completed today. The board was still in session at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon and reportedly had not yet decided just when the merger would become effective as a single school unit. If only one school is operated this year, the board has only a month to secure a faculty and provide buildings, transportation and other facilities It is understood that the board will continue in session until a definite program is worked out. Both Superintendent Hann and superintendent elect Foley were at today's sessions.

Economist Appears At Steel Hearing Gives Analysis Os National Economy New York. Aug. 1— (UP) A labor economist told President Truman's steel fact finding board today there Is serious doubt that the economic recession of the last nine months is a "healthy adjustment from the post-war l>oom." Economist Robert Nathan ap peared before the board for the I'nlted Stecj Workers of America (CIO) as the Imard's hearing into the dispute between the union and the steel industry entered the second week. Nathan presented an analysis of the enGre national economy as a part of the union’s case for a 30cent hourly package fourth round wage increase. The board, whose appointment July 15 signalled a 60-day truce which averted a nationwide steel strike, must r port its retommendations for a settlement of the dispute to the president by Aug. 30 The steel industry has opposed any wage increase et this time Nathan told the board that Industry generally should grant higher wages. He said the consequent rise in buying power would improve markets for all industry and tmourage greater production which would mean more jobs. Nathan said business has had the Initiative for nine months In dealing with the recession, but has made little headway "There Is nothing healthy In an economic adjustment which brings unemployment to millions of workers. bankruptcy to large numbers of small businesses, and widespread curtailment of standards u( <T«ra Te Pans Slat

Top Military Leaders Meet Defense Heads Chiefs Os Staff Os United States In European Parleys Frankfurt, Germany. Auk I. (UP) America's three top military leaders today started the historic task of dovetailing the armed might of western EuropA into a military organization to support the Atlantic pact. The U. S. joint chiefs of staff Gen. Omar N. Bradley. Adm lamis Denfeld and air force Gen Hoyt . Vandenberg — spent the morning In conferences with defense chiefs ' from Luxembourg and Italy The conferences were held in th‘room that served as Gen Dwight >» Eisenhower's war room in 1945 Huge curtains were drawn across the maps still showing the highwater mark of the American advance to the Elbe, in territory now a part of the Soviet zone of Germany. The exact roles to be assigned to Luxembourg and Italy under the anti-Communlst ailiauce were not decided “We haven't qu!<e worked that out yet." Denfeld said after the tW'» sessions All participants in the two morning conferences emerged beaming. The Americans opened their 10day round of European conference* with Col Aloyse Jacoby, chief of staff, and Maj Guillaume Albrc-hl of tiie tiny l.uxemlsiurK army This afternoon the joint chiefs will be briefed by American army ami air officers on I*. 8. defense strength in Europe. Bradley, in answer to a questio'i said the joint chiefs will skip Portugal on their tour but will m- et with military men from all other Atlantic pa< t nations. There was no discussion of American arms to either Italy or 1 Luxemimurg, participants said. The conferences were held in the sprawling I. G. Farlien buildinz The joint chiefs conferred 75 minutes with the Luxembourg office; c discussing mostly organization of I the Atlantic pact staff, under the j Brussels pact, tiny LuxemlMHirx is i-ommitted to supply only one div. sion t<> aid the defence of western Europe. The American. Luxembourg and I Tara Ta Feae Sts I Hearing Tonight On 30-Cent School Tax Levy Is Proposed For Building Fund The public Is invited to the hearing at 7 30 o’clock this evening at the city school superintendent’s office in the Decatur high school on the plan to levy a 3,M-ent tax I on ea< h 1100 o( taxable* for a cumulative school building fund The ■< h<M>l trustees recently advertised that the board proposed this 30-cent levy, beginning In 1950 and extending over five years. Tli» levy would produce approximately 824,000 a year, a total of fItO.OOO by 1955. Any taxpayer interested in the ■cliool plan is invited to the meet Ing. Walter J. Krick, superintend ent of schools, announced Unless remonstrances are filet! , against the 30*-ent levy, it will be Included in the school hoard's budget for next year. At the end of five years, the school Ixiard rsti- ' mates the school city would have funds and lamding credit equal to I 8230 two for new buildings The school trustees. Gerald Cole, Harry Hebble and Roy Mum ma. will form the board's organi tition after the public hearing Mr. Cole la president. Mr Hebble. ( secretary, and Mr. Mumma. treas-1 urer of the board.

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Give Reassurance, Faith To Peoples Os World Relying On U. S. Strength Washington. Aug. 1 — (UP) — President Truman today reported ' splendid progress” and “noteworthy advances" in A-bomb production which he said should give "reassurance amj faith" to all peoples who rely on this nation's strength. The president in a statement re viewed the semi-annual report of which said production of "new and the atomic energy commission more effective” Iwmibs lias reached new highs. Mr. Truman said the commission in the past six months lias made progress "In every sector" of the |B,6()O.OOO,P<N* project which has made "us stronger from a military standpoint at the same time it promotes our peacetime goals." Tiie president did not mention the recent senatorial investigation of mismanagement charges against i the commission. But he said th * country's atomic policy "has the overwhelming support of the Amerii'an people" and added: "As I review the state of this nation's atomic energy program. I firmly believe that tiie people of the United States and all who rely ion the strength of this nation have reason for reassurance and faith.” In its report to congress the commission asserted that "enormous tonnages" of low grade uranium ores in this country guarantee susi tained liomb production even if higher grade foreign raw material i sources should be cut off It added, however, that steps have been taken to assure continued access l‘> foreign uranium supplies The report made no direct reference to the forthcoming negotiations with Great Britain ami Canada on exchange of atomic weapons information and division of the ricn Canadian and Belgian uranium production Nor d:>l it allude to tiie ; congressional investigation of "incredible inimiianagement" charges {lodged against the commission and {chairman David E Lilienthal by Sen liourke If Hickenlooper. R, la. j But it said "actions have b -en taken to improve and make mor • certain the supply of <uranium) ores Isith from abroad and from sources in the United States." And it asserted, as though in answer to Hickenlooper, that "the last six months have brought changev and advan.es in ail phases of th>< national atomic energy program" in which Americati taxpayers have invested 83,800.000.000 since 1942 These adv antes took place not only in the field of weapons manufacture, the commission's main bus- ' iness. but also in peacetime developments looking toward atomic eti--1 sines and improvement of maa's health and his food supplies. Radioactive elements produced in : atomic piles, the report said, aro advancing diagnosis anti treatment of disease, particularly cancer, and are helping to produce more fruitful seed corn anti other ftavd plants. The report dealt at length wita progress made in biological and (Twee T» Fsge State Newspapers Are Given Praise By Polio Workers Indianapolis. Aug. 1. —(UP) — Indiana’s newspapers and radio stations were complimented today by state representatives of tho national foundation for infantile paralysis The representatives. Miss Betty Malinka of Gary and Robert H. Branson of Indianapolis, said the newspapers and stations had handled polio news in an "excellent” manner during the current outbreak. "Ry presenting the facts daily. Indiana newspapers and radio stations are acting as devoted servants of the public, and aid the public materially tn maintaining a calm, reasonable and construeI five attitude toward the situation.” the statement said.