Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 189, Decatur, Adams County, 12 August 1949 — Page 1

XLVIL No. 189.

135 PERCENT BOOST IN COUNTY’S TAX LEVY

t Soviet Russia ■America's Only ■Possible Enemy S Chief Os Air Force 1 Denies Allegations J On B 36 Superbomber Wa’liiiiKton. Aug. 12 <l'l’l Ib’Vt S Vandenberg said to is America's only |m»s |b|r iimiiy. atomic bombing in <vtnt of war has "(he "first ami the joint chiefs of Hc.«tf are now selecting targets. The an force chief of staff de ■ all allegations made against ■the B ’•> superbomber that it is ■„ h ,r an inferior vehicle for an Hitemir attack or that If is a plane through political presu> 11.- testified before the house services committee ■ The committee is investigating I, ~,,1 procurement Irregularities H kr .d the whole concept of war plan Hgini: as now being done by the air r and the joint chiefs of staff shell Vandenberg is a member A- for rumors of irregularities ■ IL pur« basing of the H-36 first Io Rep James E Van Zandt Pa Vandenberg recalled that d.ating with air secretary W Symington's possible tieHe 836 manufacturer. Floyd board rhairman of Con |Hfididate<l Vultee Aircraft corp ■ That Mr Symington could have the idea of Jeopardiz the entity of this country Io inferior airplanes for the advantage of a political 1.1 because of the personal in jßflu.n e of an individual manufai i. utterly unthinkable.' Van said. |H| The statement quoted also re H hired indirectly to allegations matin' Odiums position as liemocra |Htl lampaign contributor might ■■ b.e I (Used the air force to regard ■ tke if more highly H| Vandenberg discussed the theolV flfl an P'ls mg strategic bombardin't>' flfl and apptoval of plans to i imdui t it by the joint chiefs of staff The |B'liief. include besides himself. Adin Louis Innfeld of the navy, and (Jen Omar Bradley of the flfl army n >w to become chairman of the joint chiefs. "It is pointless to talk in ridVandenberg said The only threat to American security and turld peace "comes from the Sov B kt Union.” |Bl Dialings with Russia, he said HB based on normal dlpl" Hfl tom negotiations and that nation Mti be contained only by "active ■■ |uri< ipation of the United Stat<fll »tth the other nations of the we«t trn world " He revealed the joint chiefs liav • ■B written the committee that tiny ■H *'r of the "firm opinion that the flfl coto .pt of strategic bombing ami the extent of its employment as how planned are sound " ■| f'dn ldent with the investigation ■B hi the house armed services com flfl ®t"o>- into H 36 procurement po'i ■Bries, the air force revealed that ■on last June 24 and 25. a B-36K ■fl fl»» 7.104 miles of which H.uon |H itulcs were flown above jii.mm feet BH •' an average of 300 miles per ■ boar ■ This B36—the Bor 2nd mod'-l M-thus stayed about 4".0»0 feet, Where the generals testified it is SB Mfr from enemy fighters, for 2" |H boars Computations indicate that ■ knetration from the rim of Kus Bfl •** to any target and out again Bfl Would require only about 12 hour Sfl The a| r force further disclosed ■■ 'hat the B-36 D—the version with Bfl ,o# r jet engines in addition to |M •*« piston engines -has been above M <7700 feet. There was reliable H *• ulation that it may have reach ■ N the vicinity of 50.000 feet Not ■ oeu bitterest 834 critics claim Tfl ,lul Jet fighters can go much "B kt «her than that. ■ This disclosure, previously secfl '« added weight to the testimony ■ * Gen Curtis E. Lemay, strategic ■ * ir commander who told the com ■ wittee yesterday that Russia eviB **■*'> has no defense against the I I "The super bomber groups un ■ 'Tse» T» Pose Fleet I WEATHER a Rarity eleudy tonight with « ’** scattered showers in the I *rth portion tonight; Saturday I to north and central por ■ clearing preceded by a a **w showers in the forenoon in S •*tvome aatrth; easier and £ *toe hemid in south and central m F*»tisno hatorday.

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Announces Staff For Consolidated School High School, Grade Faculty Announced Teaching staffs for the Adami Central sch<M>l, a consolidation of Kirkland. Monroe and Washington townships, were announced today by ilanst-l Foley, county supei'.n-tendent-elect. and official spokesman for the Isrard of trustees of the new school system As previously announced, high school classes will be held in the former Kirkland high s< h<ad. to i»« known In the future officially as Adams Central. Dale Decker, principal at Kirkland for Hie past three years, will be principal of Adams Central, as previously announced Other tn< in Iters of tile high school staff are: Harvey Bastin, a graduate ot Martinsville high schistl and Indiana I'nlversity, coach and physical education Married and the father of two children, the new coach served in the navy during World Warll. and this is his first coaching assignment; Barbara Sprunger, at Mon roe last year, English; Harriett Schertz, also at Monroe last year, vocational home economics; Lucille Beavers, at Kirkland last year mathematics and girls' physical education; Harvey Haggard, also o| Kirkland last year, social studies; Doyle Collier, at Monmouth last year, the new industrial arts department. Foley stated that two and possl bly three more teachers will be hired for the school, with an enrollment of 165 assured, with the possibility the total may increase t<i 135 Joe Baumgartner has been hir ed us janitor of the school. Grade School* Harold F Reasoner, of Monlpel tor, a teai her with 13 years of el perience. has Iteen named principal of the Monroe grade school. He has served seven years as a school principal. last year at Rockcreek Center. Wells county, and for two yeern was critic teacher at Ball Btutr Teacher's College. Muncie, while teaching in Delaware county. Oth er grade teachers are Monroe Mrs Mary Kgley. M.s Naomi Griffiths. Mrs Nellie Price. Robert Brown, la-o Strahm. Ezra Snyder. Mrs Veda Crist and Elwyn Hartzler Clifford Essex will be the janitor. Washington township 'Ds Lloyd Byerly. Reinaker ach's.l; Mrs Harriett Mills and Mrs AU e Michaels. Brandyberry school; Thomas Adler. Delsdt schmd. Monroe township Harry JohniTwre Te Faae Civet Military Plane Is Delayed In Poland Copenhagen, Denmark. Aug 1d'Pi A Yugoslav military plane bringing 21 competitors here for the international deaf and dumb athletic games arrived today after Iteing detained nearly 24 hours in Warsaw. Po and. without explanation. The plane made an unscheduled landing in Warsaw, where govern nient officials had granted it per mission to cross Poland. Kessler Funeral Sunday Afternoon Mrs. Belle Kessler Is Taken By Death Funeral service* will l>e held Sunday for Mrs Belle Kessb r. M. who .Bed •‘•‘•rt’r I*** n "°" Thursday at a Fort Wayne hosPU Mrs Kesbtor. a resident of Mon roe most of her life, waa born May 4. IH4L in Darke county. <>-. a K ? h r.. p . r : rf x-“ roe Methodist church Surviving are a daughter. Mr., Mattle Y’onkman of Fort Wayne one son. Koliert Hathaway of Stagfield. <»-; James Kessler of M<mroe and Frank Kessler of California, and 1, grandchildren * Funeral * Tk« 'T . 1 30 p m Sunday at the Black funeral home and at 2 oc,< * -k * the Monroe Methodist church, the n.v W L Hail officiating Bur * i. “J remet ery Friend* may call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock Ibis evening.

Banker Warns Againsl Hike In Sleel Wage Warns Living Cost Increase, Threat Os Unemployment New York, Aug. 12. — (UP) — An investment banker charged today that new wage increases for IJtOO.OOO steelworkers could set the nation "off to the races on the fourth leg of our post-war inflationary binge.” John M. Hancock, of New Y'ork. warned the presidential steel factfinding board that granting the 30cents an.hour package demands of the I'nited Steelworkers (CIOI would confront the nation with higher living costs and serious unemployment Hancock, head of a large investment firm and director of many large corporation*, led off the steel Industry's second day of arguments before the board seeking to avert a nationwide steel strike. Scheduled to follow him was Dr. Jules Backman, New York Univeri slty economic* profressor, who was > xpected to try to refute claims by union economists that the Industry <an easily raise wages, grant pen slops and social insurance and utill cut steel prices. An increase in steel wages, Han cock said, would mean another round of wage increases for all industry. the fourth sim'e the war. The most important factors for the board to'consider were the "certain inflationary aspects of a wage Increase and the consequent danger to the entire economy,” he said. "Once again we are hearing tne siren song that wages can be raised substantially without a corresponding rise in our cost and price structure.” he said. Hancock said the inflation threat is "just as obvious now" as in 1946 when steel price increases "spilled over into other industries ” In that year steelworkers won an IS 1 ., cent increase that set the pattern for a nationwide wage boost For business to meet the general 3<*-cents an hour increase requested by the steel union, it would mean an increase in "total labor income and costs by more than 325.000,000.000, he said. "These wage demands confront the nation with the unlovely alternatives of either a substantial rise in the cost of living or a serious n(Tern T» Psge *l*l Name Ticket Heads For Fish Fry Here Town, Country Fish Fry Here October 6 Tony Metzler, finance chairman ' for the town and country night fish I fry. today announced the names of i township representatives who have i tickets for sale for the event. The fish fry will be held in the Decatur high school gymnasium Thursday. Oct. 6. The famous Akron Jonah club will pre|>are the fish. "It will be s.-ictly an evening of entertainment.” said R U Chingef. retail director of the Chaml<er Commerce, sponsor of the event. "There will be no speeches of any kind." Ben Webster, program chairman, has obtained the Jack Kurkowskl xylophone Itand to provide the twohour program plan* are going ahead for the event, which promises to be a hl;:h point In the fall entertainment schedule A total of 750 farmers and merchants and their wives are expected to attend although the merchant* will be handling the serving of all the fish anyone care* to eat. I-awrence Anspaugh will lie tne toastmaster for the event The farmer* who have ticket* are as follow*; Jeffaraoa town*iilp. Henry Rumple; Wabash. Sylvan Bauman; Hartford. Roy Poorman; Blue Creek. Don Raudenbush; Mon roe. Ben Mazelln; Kirkland. Homer Arnold; Washington. Roy Price; St. Mary's. Charles Bachhaus; Union. Edgar Thieme, and Root. Clifford Mann Representatives tn French and Preble township* will be appointed in the near future

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, August 12, 1949.

Says Vaughan Urged Tanforan - ' Xflaa Kr lit I V' - - g' Hbkvk n ! I ■ TESTIFYING before Senate committee investigating ”5 per center" influence in Washington. Housing Expediter Tighe Woods (right) said President Truman's military aide, Maj. Gen Harry H. Vaughan, asked him to "please hurry" a construction permit for Tanforan race track. San Bruno, Cal., during the housing materials crisis after the war. With Woods are Committee Chairman Clyde Hoey (left) and William Rogers, committee chief counsel.

Tough Decision Is Facing Coal Owners Producers Divided On Issue Showdown White Sulphur Spring. W. Va, Aug. 12. — (UP) Soft coal operator* today faced a tough deci*lon whether to continue |60,000.0)>0 in annual payments to the United Mine Workers welfare fund or risk a walkout next Monday. The producer* of 300.00U.00U tons of coal annually in northern and western commercial mine* and In pit* owned by steel companies were divided on whether they should force a showdown with the mine workers over the Issue. The welfare fund issue Is so hot it prompted the operators yesterday to remove Ezra Van Horn as chairman of their negotiating committee, reportedly because Van Horn, a* a management trustee for the fund, was disclosed to be accepting a salary of 835.060 a year Van Horn is president of tiie Ohio Goal Producer* Aaaodation. He had served as chairman of the negotiating committee for many year* The disclosure that Van Horn and Sen. Style* Bridges. R. N. H.. were accepting salary for serving on the trustee board was made recently to a senate subcommittee by Josephine Roche, the fund's director. She said that the I'MW president John L. Lewis, the other trustee, was accepting no salary whatsoever. At the time, several industry source* were surprised and angered by Miss Roche's revelation. The mine workers and producer* <Tura T« P*«e Five! Clark Approved By Senate Committee Sen. McGrath Also Approved By Group Wa*hington. Aug 12 — (UP) The senate judiciary committee today recommended by a 9 to 2 vote that the senate confirm the nomination of attorney general Tom C. Clark (o the supreme court. The committee also approved 7 to 0 the nomination of Sen. J. Howard McGrath. D.. R. 1., to lie attorney general. Voting against confirmation of Clark were Republican senators Homer Ferguson of Michigan and Forrest C. Donnell. They have repeatedly criticized Clark's action* as attorney general. Ferguson said he planned to issue a state ment later. Chairman Pat McCarran. D-. Nev., said he plana to report the committee's action to the senate floor today. • Two members of the 13-meml>er .omuiltlee were nut present dur ing a 40-mlnute executive session They were Sen. James O. Eato land. D. Mis*, and Sen William E. Jenner. R.. Ind Both are out of town. , McGrath, who la a member of the judiciary committee did not vote on his own nomination and waited outside while the poll was (Tars Ta r»»« Ki«fc«>

One Driver Killed As Cars Sideswipe Brookville, Ind . Aug. 12. —.(UP) — Noble A. Gullett, about 40, Cincinnati. ().. was killed today when the car he was driving slde*wiped another car and overturned in U. S. 52. five tniie* west of here. Gullett died shortly after ar- , rival at .Margaret Mary Hospital, Batesville, Ind. Howard Seitz, also of Cincinnati, driver of the other < ar. wa* nut injured. Stewardess Hailed Heroine Os Crash 27 Persons Aboard Airliner Are Saved Portland, Me, Aug 12—(UPl— A pretty stewardess unly two week* on the job -was hailed a heroine today after all 27 person* aboard escaped unharmed frum a Northeast Airline* plane that crashed and burned at Portland airport. A sprained ankle suffered by the stewardess, 23 year old Patricia Donneilan, Quincy. Mass , was the sole casually ot what police described as a near disaster. Coincidentally, the accident occurred as Northeast Airline* end ed 16 year*' service withuut a I fatality. The plane was destroyed at a loss of 84*h).UUO. Miss Imnnellan opened an einerg I ency exit after the twin-engine Convalr crashed while landing The plane, <>n a scheduled flight from Boston, carried 24 passen gers, including a month old baby and three crewmembers An airline spokesman said ('apt. . Roderick O Cote. 40. Melrose. 1 Mass., the pilot, reported the plane’s propellers unaccountably reversed as he made a routine up proach to the field The plane veered sharply down ward and hit the field at an angle, collapsing the landing gear. The craft skidded down the field and flames broke out as sparks from the friction igutted an oil line on the bottom of the fuselage. Flames bliM ked one emergency exit and the disrupted hydraulic system failed and locked the main door. Miss Donneilan ran toward another emergency exit, shouting for the passenger* to follow her There was no panic as the pas senger* rapidly left the craft un der Miss Donneilan'* direction* Nobody was hurt. Witnesses said those aboard the plane had about two minute* to get (Tara Wa Paae *evea» Miss Virginia Meyer Aids Polio Patients Miss Virginia Meyer, well known Iterator nurse, is now stationed at Richmond. Va., treating polio patient* Recently Miss Meyer, who has served in North Carolina. California and other state* In polio, epidemic*, volunteered her serv ice* to the Red Cross and after rw porting to Philadelphia, waa given the Richmond assignment A daughter of Mr and Mrs. Arthur E Meyer, of this city. Ml** Meyer may be called to Ban Francisco be fore returning home

Proposed Increases In Three Levies, One New Rate Boost County Cost

Stale Polio Total Is Over 400 Mark Death Rate Is Below Period Os 13 Years Indianapolis. Indiana's polio count jumped to 402 today with the addition of three new cases, but statistics revealed that the death rate since Jan 1 is lielow that of a 13-year perils). Dr. George M. Brother, direr tor of the state board of heal'h’s bureau of preventive medicine, said 340 Hoosiers died of infantile paralysis between 1936-43 out of a total of 2.882 cases. He said the fatality rate was 11.8 percent, corresponding with 10.4 so far this year. None of the reported new cases were fatal, leaving the death toll at 42 for the year Delaware. Marion and Tipton counties reported one new case each For Delaware, second only in the number of casts among the state's 92 epuntie*. it was the 50th case Jay county leads the list with 64. But Jay has not reported a new case in the past three days. The Marion county roster now stands at 26. and that of Tipton at four. Latest fatality was that of Charles William Snyder. 17. Anderson, youth who died at Roliert •£. Long hospital here yesterday. It still was not known, howe-cr, whether polio was increasing or decreasing throughout the state. Dr. Brother said no trend bad been established. And the health service in Washington. D. said the peak might not be reached until sometime after inid-Septeinber. During the first stages of the outbreak, state health officials said the peak might be reached around Aug I A steady increase, however, has continued since then "The number of reported cases may go up or down some each day for a while," Dr. Brother said The eight cases yesterday were below the 15-per-day average, but (Tors To face Elahtl Wells County Girl Junior Miss America Miss Carolyn Rudy Is National Winner Pittsburgh. Aug 12. —(UPI— Carolyn Rudy. 17-year-old high sch'sd senior from Bluffton. Ind, was crowned "junior Miss America” at a beauty and talent contest for the nation's prettiest teen ugers last night. Miss Rudy, a svelte five-feet, five-inches, sang, played the piano and twirled a baton before a crowd of 4.000 at West V-oW Park, an amusement center in Pittsburgh's northern suburbs She won out over 17 other entries. Miss Rudy, a brunette who en tered the contest as Junior Mis* Indiana, was awarded, among other things, a portrait In oils, a rchoiarship to a New York theatrical school and a 82(H) savings bond Her winning measurements wenbust. 34 ln< hes, waist. 24 inches and hips. 34 Inches. Ramona Wilson. 19. of Baltimore. Md . took se< ond prize and Marlene Born. 17, Joliet. 111., won third Miss Wilson, a five-foot. 3-inrh brunette who works as a secretary for her father, received a 8100 savings bond Miss Bora, a brown-eyed five foot, six-inch beautv. won a 850 bond She attends St. Francis school in Joliet. The 10 judge* eliminated eight hopeful* at the atart of the pagant Wednesday night. The other *even finalists who ran out of the prize money last night were Marilyn Reelhorn. 18. Columbus. O.; Kay Robinson. 17. Seaford. Del; Joan Jaekel. 17. Detroit; Kathleen Quinn. 19. Bronx. N. Y.; Adele Newman. 19. Bright Water. N Y; Joan Elliott. 1». Dutch town. La. and Joan Michie. Wheellag. W. Va.

Gen. Vaughan To Testify To Senate Probers Truman's Military Aide To Testify In Five Percenter Probe Washington, Aug. 12 — (UP) Maj. Gen Harry H. Vaughan will appear before senate investigators and tell them aliopt hi* relations with the capital's "Influence salesmen." It was learned today. Ju*t when the president'* military aide will testify was not disclosed. It may be next week. But chairman Clyde R Hoey. D.. N. ( .. of the senate investigating committee told reporter* Vaughan "has indicated a willingness to appear befor the committee and testify at any time the committee desires " Committee memlier* want to ask him about his friendship with "five percent" James V. Hunt, til* successful efforts to get a building permit issued for Tanforan ra-e track, reports that be received a deep freezer from employed of Ilia pal John Maragon. and *everal other item* linking him with other under investigation. That Vaughn will tell his story sooner or later was disclosed as: 1 A capital suffering from a severe heat wave buzzed over reports that several prominent government officials received deep freezers from Maragou's former boss Hoey said at least one of the persons mentioned in unconfirmed gossip stemming from a couple of senat.ns who wouldn't be quwted did not receive a freezer White House pres secretary Charles G. Ros* said he had "no information" abou* a published report that Mr* Truman goj one Chief justice Fred H Vinson and treasury secretary John W. Snyder had no comment on report* purporting to link their names with the freezers. 2. The committee heard testimo.iy that presidential assistant John It Steelman once endorsed Hunt the "five percenter" whose activities .is a procurer of government contracts for businessmen started the investigation. 3. Evidence was produced that I Tara Ta I’aae «l* I Road Expert Speaks At Rotary Meeting Highway Conditions Related By Speaker Ben It Petty, professor of civil engineering at Purdue I'nlversity, presented an interesting and revealing picture of Hie county, slate and national highway conditions at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening. The Purdue professor. ,un ex pert on road problems, spent yesterday Inspecting more than b" miles of the Adam* county highway system, accompanied by the three county commissioner*. John W Blakey, Otto Hoffman and John Augsburger. and Phil Sauer, county highway superintendent. These four men were also guests at last night's meeting The college road expert detailed the pressing problem* confronted by highway official* on all level* throughout the United S’ite* a* traffic load* becom>- heavier every year, with terrific wear and breakdown on the road system. The speaker traced the development of highway improvement* through the years, pointing out particularly that many of the roads which now show great ■tons of (’•teroriation have outlived the normal span of highway*, even the highest type. Following his address, the speaker answered numerous qne«fions propounded by the Rotarians L £ Archbold, county agent, was chairman of the program.

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Largest Proposed Increase In Rate Os Hospital; County Budget Is Compiled Proposed Increase* in the county's general fund levy, al) 11-cent boost for the Adam* county memorial hospital, a new levy of two cent* for the recreation fund and a one and one-half cent hike for the welfare department, are listed in tiie budgets and tax levies for these departments for next year. Thurman I. Drew, county auditor, announced as he released the estimates today. Compared with a 61 cent rale on each 8100 of taxables. the proposed rates total 86*/4 cents, equivalent to a 35 percent increase. Tiie Washington township poor relief levy, which also is incorporated in the Decatur rate, i* listed at 1!) cents, a boost of three cents over the current 16-cent levy. Tiie largest increase, laith so? income and consequently reflected in the tax rate for the county. I* for the hospital. The hospital trustees filed a budget for 8162.42'). For tiie first seven months of thia year, tiie budget compilation shows that tiie Institution had a deficit of 89.367. after the receipt of approximately 88.700 from the May tax distribution To augment hospital income from patients and services this year, a five cent tax rate Wav levied by the county it will produce a| proximately 816.500 this year, of which a little more than half was received in the spring tax distribution. Tiie budget summary shows that tile hospital deficit for 1950 may exceed 844.000. A 16-cent levy, an increase of 220 percent, will produce approximately 855.687 for Hie hospital. The hospital's income is estimated at about 810,000 a month, or 8120,000 for the year. Unless the budget is reduced, official* state, (h- 1950 deficit will be around 840,000, based on current operations. On August I. the hospital had 21 patients, compared with a bed capacity of about 45, one of the trustees saiil The eight-cent increase in th<county's g-neral fund is baseu on estimates of operating expense* for 1950 Tliese estimate* are subject to review and reduction by the county council Tiie general budget totals 8228.150 A 54<ent tax rate figured on the county's 334.166.088, will produce approximately 8184.758, the balance being made of other income and receipt* from the county farm The g -neral fund has a balance of 886.654 on July 31 and 875,000 is listed for a operating balance next year The two cent recreation levy was levied this year by the townships However, the levy docs not apply to Decatur and Be-na. Mr Drew said, fine* these taxing units levy their recreation and park funds separately The welfare budget total* 8216,555 and the proposed levy to raise the county's share of 846.428, is listed at 11’-* cent*. The rate this year for welfare is 13 cent* The county highway budget totals 8162.400, for which no property levy is made The department receives all its operating fund* from the stale gasoline tax and auto license fee. However, the fund* must bn appropriated by the county council before monies are expended. The poor relief levies for the township* are figured by the county auditor and range from two cents in Preble township, the lowest. to 19 cents in Washington township. The budget shows 85.461* listed (Tera Te Fa«e FlehO British Troops Are Enroute To Hong Kong London. Aug. 12—(UP)— Two battalions of British troop*, including 68 officers and 1.285 enlisted men. were enroute to Hung Kong today aboard the Empress of Australia The battalion*, from the first South Staffordshire regiment of the First King'* Shropshire light infantry, embarked yesterday .