Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 192, Decatur, Adams County, 16 August 1949 — Page 1

fcj(LVII. No. 192.

MACARTHUR DECLINES SENATE INVITATION

Mt Admits 10 Belittling Lmy Officers I Wrote Memorandum I Upon Request From 11 Maj. Gen. Vaughan Washington. Aug. 16 — ll'l’i - on Alden II Waitt, suspend flu <hlef of th? army chemical Wjrps testified today that he pre ■Lred a memorandum belittling Blkr qualities of possible success to III* Job at the request of jK,| chi Harry 11. Vaughan. Pres ■ i( j, n t Truman's military aide H Waitt has been accused of writ ■i ne the derogatory memo In an esK, r t to make sure he stayed in ■rummand of the chemical corps ■q, prepared the memo in the of ■ * h , of lames V Hunt. Washing■tun "five percenter." ■I Waitt admitted that lie had ■ Hunt could "expedite" sen- ■ ;<l , confirmation on his first ap- ■ pointment in 1145 as chief of the ■ them leal corps. ■ Waitt said he had met Vaughan ■ t t a social gathering" and that ■ th- White House aide "suggested Hthit I giv« him my estimate of ■ th? officers." * 9 Want gave that account to the ■ .snare subcommittee investigating ■ the so-called "five percenters’- ■ ar-r.rs who collect commissions ■ for getting their clients govern ■ •sent contracts. ■ Earlier. senate investigators 9wr told that Hunt once boasted ■be was responsible for the ap--9 puntment of Waitt as chief of the ■ army < hemical corps. 9 That testimony was given by Lt. Hr.,l Hoy T Evans, assistant thief Hos the supply division of the army H quartermaster corps. 9 Evans said Hunt told guests at 9 i social gathering here that bis 9 Influence put Waitt in command 9of th? chemical corps Waitt has 9 been suspended pending an Inves ■ fixation of alleged irregularities ■in his dealings with Hunt. I Waitt was called for public test!H mony before a subcommittee whose ■ investigation of the capital's "in- ■ fluence industry” turned up inforH nation that led the army to susH pend him The memos to Vaughan ■ were said to have been the basis ■ for the army decision I Chairman Clyde It Hoey, D. ■ C-. said the Investigators would ■ air later whatever they find out ■ about an "attempted smuggling” ■ which figured in testimony yesterI day about a Chicago firm that I vent free deep freezers to Vaughan I nnd others in the White House I drele. I Sen Joseph fl. McCarthy. It. Wis I Mid it was "common knowledge" I that an employe of the Albert I Varley Co.. Chicago perfume oil ■ makers, was found by customs ofI flcials bringing valuable perfume I "senes into the country in a I backing which he allegedly de- ■ scribed as containing champagne I lor the White House." I "1 guess that is smuggling.’ I McCarthy said, "attempting to I in 28.0(A) worth of perfume I essence tn a champagne containI I Auto Plunges. Into I Ditch, One Killed Columbus, Ind. Aug 16 — (t'P) -James L. Rudolph, 23. Edlnbur:. •m killed today when an automo ‘die plunged out of control <nd ■saded in a deep drainage ditch Rudolph's companion. Charles Powers, 25. Edinburg, driver of the *»r. was Injured in the accident, which occurred four miles north••st of here on the Lowell road at < 6. ■. American Officer Is Killed In Greece London, Aug 16- - (VP> —Radio *<*ow said last night that an V ’Werican army officer Identified on•v as "Major Helman" had been tolled la the fighting in Greece The broadcast was record-d in London by the Soviet Monitor It *id Helman s death had t*en re***ed by the "Free Greece Radio WEATHEI? Fair tonight. Wednesday part ly elewdy, with few scattered •bowers esteem* south portion tittle change in temperature. Lew tonight. 66 to 73. High *«dneoday 66 to 36.

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Rent Representative In Decatur Thursday A representative of the area rent office will be at th*. Decatur Post Office Thursday to discuss rental probit ms with landlords and tenants. House Speaker Predicts Aid Bill Passage Rayburn Predicts House To Pass Bill For Military Aid Washington, Aug 16 (UP) Speaker Sam Rayburn today predicted house passage of the |l.. 15li,0(i0.(mu arms aid bill without any Important changes. The measure, designed Io help Atlantic pact nations and five other "free countries" arm against Communist aggression, won house foreign affairs committee approval last night by a 14 5 vote. Four of those who voted against it have promised a floor fight to trim the total figure in the bill. Itespite this. “I think the house will approve it in substantially the same form as it was approved by the committee," Rayburn said Raybutn said he will bring the measure up tomorrow if the rules committee gives it clearance. Other congressional divelop ments: Reorganization — President Truman made another effort to save a couple of his government reorgani ration plans which seem to be beaded for a senate Veto. The plaps would create a department of welfare and transfer employment services from th? federal security agency to the labor depart ment. Voice The house appropriations committee voted 111.500.tm0 extra for the Voice of America after hearing a military r* port that Rus sia is piling up a lot more arm than she would want if she wer» concerned only with "internal security." In approving th? arms aid bill last night, the house committee okayed some restrictions. Money Because congress had not put up any money, many government agencies were broke Legally, not even a stamp could be bought Appropriations bills totalling 52'.mMi.<mo.<Mm were tied up in a legislative snarl. The I Tara To »4s» Sleel Fact-Finder Demands Apology Rosenman Demands Apology By Homer New York. Aug. 16— H’P) —A member of President Truman's steel fact finding l«>ard asked the president of Bethlehem Steel cor poration today to apologize for an assertion that the board was set up "merely as a vehicle for forcing upon us important concessions to the unions ” The apology demand was made by Samuel I Rosenman. former New York supreme court justice an<l confidential adviser to the late president llotmevelt. The brush between Rosenman and Bethlehem president Arthur B Homer occurred as Homer open'd the case of the nation’s sec ond-largest steel producer against the demands of the United Steel Workers of America (CIO! for a dtH-ent hourly fourth round wage increase. Homer said he “had not Intended to cast any reflection on this board" He said he only meant to convey "what our fears are" as based <>» experiences In the past with such boards. Ros enman had objected to the follow Ing passage in Homer s presentatlOfi: w a J U “It in 6*a*y to wnv Bethlehem was reluctant on the basis of past experience to give Its approval to an irregular pn? cedure which appears to be de signed merely as • »»hlcle for forcing upon us Important concessions to the unions. Rosenman asked Homer what he meagt by that remark "Did you mean that in some way we were set up for that pur pose** Rosenman asked, refer ‘ (Ter* Te Fee• ••■>

Reich Has First Free Election In 16 Years

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REPORTERS and a radioman interview a typical voter at a polling place in Frankfurt as Germany went sharply to the right In Sunday’s parliamentary elections, first free election in 16 years. With Christian Demo* rats winning by a slight margin over the Socialists and thus becoming West Germany’s dominant political power, Communist prestige dropped to a new low.

County School Board Meets This Morning Plan For Opening Os Rural Schools The Adams county board ot education. meeting for the first time with the new county superintendent. Hansel Foley, rescinded the previous ruling that all pupils entering school must be six years of age by September 1. and moved the date to the following January I. The meeting was held In the office of the county snpersntendewt in the court house this morning. The board, which is composed of all 12 township trustees, and Berne and Decatur representatives also discussed the polio situation in Hie county. No action was taken to change the opening school organization late, which w September 1, but the trustees are prepared to meet in emergency and If the situation becomes critical the board will have a special meeting to provide for the situation. The board also decided to have a travelling library, available to ill the schools each week, under the supervision of the recreation office. Dennis Norman, county recreational director, outlined his program to the trustees and explained the functions of his office. Miss Jean Shockley, county health nurssr also outlined her work to the board. Unless there is a special meeting. the board adjourned until the regular Octolier meeting. • Communists Smash Into Kanchow Today Diplomats Advised To Evacuate Canton Canton. China. Aug. 16 —(UP» - •ommunist troops reportedly tmpshed Into the city of Kanchow today and started down the wide >pen road to Canton, the National let refugee capital Nationalist defen»es were crumbing along the jagged sito-mile front *tret<hing inward from the sea Washington told U. 8. diplomats to set out of Canton. Red units were pouring across lb? iiorder from Klangs! province in’o Kwantung province, rolling down •he highway to Canton, now less han 200 miles *way. Gen. Feng Feng. *ce Communist ruerilla chieftan. took over operation* in northern Kwantung pro vince to pave the way for th* ad- i vance. Foorhow. on the coast north of 1 Canton, and Hengshan. 290' miles , northwest of the capital, were c|-. net ted to fall momentarily Kanchow. 215 miles northwest of Canton, was outflanked yesterday I Ks *om* Red unit* drove on »o*thward, other backtracked to entnr the by-pa»**d city. The decision to order t’. 8. diplo-1 mats out of Canton came from Washington and reportedly waa designed to prevent any mor* bitter experience* like thoee that befell (Tens Te *••• ■«•••>

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, August 16. 1949.

Johnson Bridge To Be Open This Week Phil Sauer, county highway superintendent, announced today that the Johnson bridge, east of Monmouth will be opened the last of this week. The bridge caved in when a truck of the PanhandleEastern Pipe Line company went <(- cross the span a few weeks ago. Mr. Sauer said that new steel eye beams were placed in the bridge and a concrete floor is being laid. Favorable weather will make Is possible to open the bridge, Mr. Sauer stated. 448 Polio Cases Are Reported In State New Iron Lungs Are Brought Into State Indianapolis, Aug 16-(CP) — Indiana's polio toll crept slowly higher today as the air force con ducted a mercy flight to bring two new iron lungs into the state and the last remaining ban on public gatherlngs was lifted The state health board listed 448 Hoosier cases and added a 46th death, that ot Judy Sullivan. 15. Secrest Lake (Kosciusko county), who died in a Warsaw hospital this morning in a respirator Randolph county lifted its restrictions on community activities, just as Delaware and Jay counties had done previously. The loth air force brought the iron lungs to Indianapolis from New England to furnish a reserve supply at the Indiana I'niversity medical center hospitals Sixty of the 92 Indiana counties had the grim distinction of at least one polio case since the first of the year, but the outbreak was widely scattered. On the basis of yesterday's report*. Jay county was still the hardest hit in the state, with 64 cases and four deaths. But it was six days since a new case had been reported In Jay county. The disease still centered around Jay county with Randolph county reporting 35 cases and Delaware county reporting 51. But there were heavy concentrations In two counties far distant from the eastcentral center of Indiana's polio outbreak. Vanderburgh county, down on the Ohio river in the southwestern coraer, reported 25 cases, and that total was matched by populous St. Joseph county at the center of the state's northern border. Meanwhile, the supply of iron <Tar* Ta Page Sevea)

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Margaret Mitchell Dies This Morning Injuries Are Fatal To Famous Writer Atlanta. Aug 16 (t’P) —Margaret Mitchell, a shy Georgia woman whose Civil War history lessons at her father's knee inspired her to write "Gone With The Wind." died today. Death came five days after she was struck down by a drinking taxidriver's private car on i’etchtree street, in the heartland of the < most vivid action of her fabulous novel about the south's "lost cause.” Gov. Herman Talmadge immediately ordered a period of statowide mourning until her funeral ,s over. The governor asked that all flags be flown at half mast from the mountains of north Georgia to the sea. She died at 10 a. m. ('ST. Miss Mitchell, 46. anil her husband, advertising executive Job i Marsh, were crossing the street ell route to a movie the night of Aug. II when she was Injured. Her skull was fractured and her pelvis was crushed when she dragged ten feet along the pavement by the speeding car. driven by Hugh D. Gravitt. Gravitt was jailed on charges of drunk driving and a list of other traffic violations, then released on 15.450 bond In view of Miss Mitchell* death, additional and more serious charges were expected to be added. Doctor'* including the sout i'h foremost nerve and brain specialists, worked tirelessly Io save th? famous writer's life. Several time* she rallied, spoke to her husband, told him she "hurt all over." But each time she slipped back from I Turn T« Five) Milk Prices Reduced Effective Wednesday Two-Cent Reduction Is Made By Dealers Three local dairies specializing in home delivery of pasteurized milk in Decatur today announced a reduction of two cents a quart effective Wednesday morning. It was learneu today The new price* per quart will be 16 cent* for regular paateurized milk and 17 cents for homogenized milk. The former price* were 18 cents and 19 cent*. Those announcing the cut were Smith’s Dairy. Moses Dairy and Fur* Seal. All three are lot-ally owned and operated and ail three slate that they ar*set up to place grade A label* on their product a* s*M*n as the city provide* an inspector, which 1s mandatory for the grade A label. The reduction* were announced this afternoon after an out-of-town delivery wagon appeared in Deca tur and started soliciting local customers at the reduced price The lower price was met immediately by the local milk hand ler* after a meeting, and the new price* will be effective Wednesday morning.

Declines Return Home To Testify On China At Bid Os Committee In Senate

List Teacher Staff Os Catholic School Only One Change Is Made In Staff Here Only one change haa been made in the teaching staff of the St. Joseph's grade school and none in the Decatur Catholic high school, for the school year beginning In September, it was announced today. Taught l>y the Sisters of St Agnes, classes will lie resumed on September 7, in the high school and grades. Sister M. Laurine will be the new teai-her of the seventh grade Sister M. Luetta. who taught the eighth grade last year, will teach in the Muncie Catholic schools. Returning here from New Haven where she taught one semester in the Catholic school, will be Sister M. Lillian, who will teach the eighth grade. Sister M. Agnes will continue as principal of the school and in addition will be the Instructor in German, journalism and public speaking. David Terveor, of this city, will be the school's coach and Instructor in history and physical education. Mr. Terveer, a graduate of St. Joseph’s College, was appointed to the staff last year by the Very Rev. Msgr. i J. Selmetz. pastor. Many of the Sisters attended school during the past months and furthered their work toward educational degrees. The Teaching Staff Members of the St. Ague* teaching staff are; High school: Freshman, Sr. M. Dorinda. Home Economics, citizenship, religion. Sophomore. Sr. M. Jovlta, biology, laitin. religion. Junior, Sr. M. Febronia. shorthand, typing, religion Senior. Sr. M. I*eonida. algebra, geometry, religion. Sr. M. Alma, librarian. English. Mush- department. Sr M. Ambrosine ami Sr. M Patricia. Sr M. Agnes, principal. Sr M Theda, housekeeper The Rev. Ignatius Vichuraa. religion. The Grades The teachers in the grades are: First, Sr M. Eudocia; second, Sr M ilenritta; third. Sr. M Dominica; fourth,j Sr. M. Corrissa; fifth, Sr. M Angelus; sixth. Sr M Mttia; seventh. Sr M. Laurin*; eighth, Sr. M. Lillian. County Polio Toll Is Increased To 19 Two More Confirmed Cases Are Reported Adams county's polio toll was increased to 19 today, with the diagnosis of the illnesses of two county residents definitely establishing poliomyelitis. ■lames F. Halberstadt. Jr.. 36, wdl known Pleasant Mills man. Is at the Methodist hospital In Fork Wayne, where he haa partial paralysis of one arm. Halberstadt was taken to the hospital Monday The 19th victim is Mrs Oral Tachannen. 25. of Jefferson township. who was removed to the St. Joseph's hospital in Fort Wayne Sunday. Hers Is also reported as an apparently mild case, with nonparalysis but weakness of the back and )T<« Te «IH Sharply Lower Hog Prices On Markets Chicago. Aug. 16. — (t’Pl — Sharply lower hog price* will mean savings at the meat market for housewives soon, the department of agriculture said today. The bumper pig crop. 15 percent larger than last year, made Itsetr felt on the corn belt livestock markets where prices dropped a* mucn as 61 for 166 pound* today A department spokesman predb ted pork price* "may reach support levels this fall or winter."

Soviet Russia Recalls Envoy To Yugoslavia Soviet Spokesman Denies Russia To Break Relations Belgrade. Yugoslavia. Aug 16— (I'l’t Russia has recalled her ambassador to Yugoslavia. It was announced today, but a Soviet spokesman denied that Ills coun try would break diplomatic relations with Marshal Tito. The spokesman. Grigori P. Snjukov. said a new envoy would be named to replace Ambassador Anatoli lavvrentiev, 45-year-old Soviet career diplomat who was promoted to a deputy Soviet foreign minister. Snjukov, counsellor of the Soviet embassy and acting ambussa dor said lavvrentlev already was in Moscow and had assumed his new duties under Soviet foreign minister Andrei Vishinsky Snjukov'a assertion that the Kremlin would semi a new amlrnssudor to Yugoslavia contradicted the almost universal belief among veteran diplomatic observers here that laivrentiev's promotion was a roundabout way of cutting diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia Before Snjukov made hi* statement. observers speculated that the Soviet t'nion was preparing for "graver action" against Tito Snjukov sai<l Lavrentiev had left Belgrade for Moscow "some weeks ago." He said the ambassador ha*l been ill as a result of an Inflamation In his back. Asked whether laivrentiev would be replaced, he said "Why not? It is absolutely necessary " Lavrentiev was credited by western observers with having Influenced Soviet policy in th" Cominform's battle with Marshal Tito. These observer* said l.avretttiev thought Tito could be forced to recant his nationalist theorie If he was threatened with or actually expelled from the Cominform This belief, western observers iTsrs T« !'■«? * Roman Parent Dies Suddenly Last Night Funeral Services Thursday Morning Roman R Parent, 6<». veteran city plant employe, and a lifelong resident of Adams county, died suddenly of a heart attack at 5:45 o'clock Monday evening at his home. 1215 West Monroe street. His unexpected death came as a shock to his many friends as he had been in apparent good health and had worked daily lb bad been an engineer for the electric light department at the municipal plant for the past 30 years. He was born In Adam* county April 17. IS*9, a son of Mr. and Mr*. Joseph Parent. Hi* wife. Clara, died in 194<> He was a member of the 8t Mary's Catholic church, the Holy Name society and the Knight* of Columbus Surviving are two sons. Jul>n of Fort Wayne and James, at home; four daughters. Mr* Ar nold Bertr*n of Fort Wayne. Mrs Robert Clman of Itecatur. Jane and Joyce Parent, both at home;, four grandchildren; two brothers. Bernard O Parent of Fort Wayne and Omir A of Clare. Mich . and two sister*. Mrs Joseph Rahrig of Fostoria. O. and Miss Vera Parent of Fort Ws» ne Funeral service* will be held at 9am Thursday at fit Mary's Catholic church, the Very Rev Msgr J J Selmetz officiating Burial will be In the Catholic cemetery Friends may call at the Glllig A Doan funeral home after 7 o'clock this evening The Holy Name and K of C. will recite the rosary at 6 p m Wednesday.

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Gen. MacArthur To Remain In Japan; Best Serve U. S. Interests There Washington. Aug 16—(VP) — Gen Douglas MacArthur today declined the second senate invitation to return home to testify on China because he believed he could "best serve the national interest by remaining at my post" In Japan MacArthur said it was "difficult" for him to turn down "heartwarming and friendly overtures" to return home but that "an Impelling sense of duty In a position of highly critical responsibility" forced him to decide against It. Defense secretary Louis Johnson yesterday forwarded, without recommendation. an invitation of tho combined senate foreign relation* and armed services committees to MacArthur for him to testify hero on China policy. In replying. MacArthur repeated a statement he made last Thursday. He said then he was "deeply appreciative" of the honor reflected In th? invitation. But he said that "during this moment of critical events in the far east the Interests of the American people aro better served by my remaining at my post here." MacArthur also pointed out that American military forces In China were under the direct jurisdiction of the joint chiefs of stuff acting through a naval commander and never had been within his command responsibility or authority. The general said that on March 3. 1948, he had forwarded bis general views on China to the chairman of the house foreign affair* committee. He added that hl* “specific" views on the strategic potentialities of the area In hi* far east command were "fully” on file with the army. He said there was little that he could add to either MacArthur said if was his understanding that both Presid«nt Truman and Johnson had made dear that hh return was entirely up to him Man Is Fined For Traffic Violation Harold Lepp«-r, Fort Wayne, arrested Saturday by sheriff Herman Bowman for failing to stop at a stop sign. V. S 224 and the Clem's Lake road, was fined 61 and costa, totalling *1135, in justice of peace court Monday evening Robbery Frustrated By Tear Gas Bomb A tear gas bomb is believed to have frustrated the attempt of a thief to break into the safe at the Geneva Equity Exchange some time Monday night. Sh< rfff Herman Bowman called to the scene to investigate thl* morning, said that the would be thief had knocked the combination off the safe but failed to get any loot. Employes of the firm could find nothing missing this morning when they opened for business Sheriff Bowman said that mtrance wa« gained by prying open a window and that when the culprit broke off the safe's combination the tear gas was released, driving him from the building Wednesday To Be Dollar Day Here, Bargains Offered Wednesday I* Dollar D*y. Decatur merchant* were busy today displaying merchandise for the big Dollar Day sale which will be held here all day Wednesday The stores will open at the usual time. Many shoppers are expected for the sales event, the second of It* kind to be staged here thl* year by the retail merchants division of the Chamber of Commerce. Shoppers from a 36-mil* are* around Decatur have been Invited to the bargain feast and brisk business Is eipected throughout the day.