Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 228, Decatur, Adams County, 28 September 1949 — Page 1

FxIVII. No. 228.

URRAY BLASTS HOPE OF STEEL ACCORD

Idle Police Id Asked In ■odl Fields Pennsylvania [Sheriff Asks Aid lAs Violence Flares H r .i.u!.'i * 1 *’ l a I |-. i.n-ylv.inia sheriff up | Ba :■> «;<»v .lames II police t* inforce- .. . • i.: bloodshed in the | K.'. , r ii.pl-* after a bund •’<] . uii a puli . * < scorted Ey of nin kE», f.r r. inforecment* I K. ~. by (• ntre county -h.riff Kauffman ”* noft union K... worked wih rifles, shot K. uh! pi-tol* by their sides. K- ;„,:i . aln adv on the seine c . f. ar that a new out Eik <f -fn-otittg might be touched E. . an -- m< id*nt E;,. f.r-’ gunfire since the nonE. < mars took up arms to back K .ir <!►’• rmination to work was r the northern PennsylE.h f" 11 fields where a pie E'k'iitibd envoy of 15 trucks K- fit'd o' '* *'hile transporting E>: to Lewistown. I’a Ep. • ni• y moving down Snow E- i ut' till was ambushed by ■ . ti< throwing pickets. E< arrested one picket Ei " "■ "'I 'he test while the conE> continu'd i ■ a f. •*■ minu'es later. however.| E 'i'T han 1 of pickets opened E* "!> the truck* from hiding E* •• 'he roadside. One E '' puni'ured a tire but none of E' ' : uti n drivers was hit. ■ iither bands of roving pickets. ■.. i h. western Pennsylvania ■ : fi> i- but remained a healthy ■<-ir . from nonunion operations »uih bristled wl'h armament. I ' ‘miners. ang. ■• d E n-'ant picket raidings, car- ■'! deer rifles and revolvers to E k this morning They were E determined to dig coal and E"t. y low'd to use their guns if E e*saii tu halt the mine-closing Eid* | I’eduvn! picket activity also was iii 'he West Virginia. »>-- ii.d l.limd* soft coal fields. E'O table mine - closing activity Bid previous)} been stepped up. E ''iptiiig state officials to pre■i ' -eriius bloodshed" if the ■udimi. continued I ■- t n i violence has occurred E 'he big soft coal fields of ■ u ln'ii Illinois Hut yesterday. E'ttrre ,r < ne non union mine near ■'« Qu- in. 11l left their jobs until ■lie t '.fw strike is over after ■tn'i; miners had picketed the' Kiltie mirier violence situation ■►s hed its most critical stage in ■►ar- a- 1.. wi«’ top negotiators re- ■?• ti'd negotiations with coal p-o---■u ►!» at White Sulphur Springs ind ltlu.fi.id, W Va The talks ■►'► Scheduled to resume with ■where [orators at Bluefield ■hi- afternoon Lewis will sit down ■rh northern and western operar’’* at While Sulphur Springs to■burrow I The non union miners' move r one suddenly yesterday as they grouped to work with shotguns • Tara T« I'ngr Setrat l —— ■

Vo-Ag Club Plans Scrap Metal Drive Th* to-Ag dub of the Decatur ’*-!> school win sponsor a scrap * , >'al drive on October 8. it was »nnoun. ed today by Vaughn Miller, 'rational agriculture instructor i.t "* school Scrap metal, old rolls of and old tires will !>e collect- •'> 'he dub. The money derive! this scrap metal drive will be in sponsoring the various act- »•«*• of the Vo-Ag dub for tn<s wning year P * r ' I1 * r » having any scrap metal '* not needed should contact X Os the following members of _ c *“ b Ronald Price. Dick Peter-l-es Sautbine. John Frank. EdJ»M Thieme. Maris Gray. Ralph *•* >red Evans. Ed Martmen. > Walters. Jim Moses. Walter m” V " non Jack M • v*'' I H * nr y Lehman. Don Holt, Hoffman or Allen Grotes ~ weather Ll .'” ,,n « cold «' , »«"*•*’« 9 t to heavy frost northwest. ' scattered frost rerra.n* B " "° rth *” d wett central Fair .„a cool Thur> ROMS . UW >3 t« T rv u nt * 40 Muth H, « h '"•arMay M ts M.

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Polio Victim Dies After Three Years Alexandria, inn . >ept. 2* il’Bt Funeral servie* were arranged today for Mrs Frames Miller Ro >■ inson. who died at her home lies ■ yesterday after living mote than three years in an iron lung Mrs Robin-on was -tri. kt n .vi'hi polio Hept. fl. 194’1 .'he was a patten* at Robert Long ho piiai m Indianapolis until .him- 1947 Then he was brought home Churchill Says Devaluation Is Disaster Demands Election To Oust Britain's Labor Government London. Sept 2s tl'i’i Winston <'hurchill denounc'd d» valu t tioti as a "disaster" today and demanded an early general t lection; to give the British people a chance to oust the labor government "The hour is grave ’ the consent- 1 ative leader and w artime prime J ministr r told the house of com mon* ll'- ripptd into the socialist 'regime with all the vigor of his famous wartime speeches Cheered wildly when he rose to speak on the second day of debate on devaluation. Churchill said three* 'things called for quick election* • the financial crisis, the party con flict. and the atomic bomb "Over all there looms the atomic bomb which the Russians have got before the British, though happily i not before the Americans.' hr told the tense house and th.- jammed galleries Churchill placed the full blame for Britain’s plight on what he called the socialist gov. rnm. nt's squandering of the country's re-1 ; genre, s We are brought to the verge of I national and international bank ruptey.” Io- said "The blunt, hard, simple con-1 elusion remaim- devaluation cannot be a good thing, and we have suffered a -I ri- u disaster" He said lie would have set the pound free on the world maikets to find Its own live! Girl Scout Training Course In October A training c >urse for all inter e»ted In Girl S ou'ing will be held at the Lincoln school auditorium Oct 1 through o<t <• •’ »’»» “«• . nounced today by Mrs Sylvester Everhart, chairman of the training committ. e The course will be given by Mrs Robert J McFarland professional trainer for region seven, from 1.30 to 3 30 and 7 30 to 9:30 pm each of the four days. Course in basic group leadership for Brownie, intermediate and senior Seoul* will! be conducted, including troop government, organization, planning; the weekly meeting program build ing. first class program, mature and outdoor fields, troop dramatic* and a "cook out ’’ Any others in terested in this training are a-k.-d to write Mr* Everhart. 227 South I Third street Annual Halloween Parade October 31 Dr. Joe Morris Is Appointed Chairman Dr Joe Morris ha* been nam« I general chairman of the annual ( al-1 Ithumpian parade to be held in D>--calur Monday night. (). tober 31. I: ; C. Fhinger. chairman of the retail division of the Chamber of Commerce. announced today. Other committee heads and their aides will be announced later The annual event will start at . :30 oclock on the night of October 31 and Invitation* already have been sent to all high school band* in the area to take part in the contest More than |3 m in prizes will awarded in the annual parade, which wa« started in De.atur mere than 2" years ago The Caillthuinpian draw* thousand* of participants and spectator* to liecalur on'l Halloween and more than 100 cash award* are made Several new attraction* are being considered this year and complete plan* will be announced following a general meeting of those | in charge. Dr Morri* said

Ford Motor Co., Union Driving For Settlement Negotiations Seek Quick Agreement On Ford Contract D.troit. Sept 2* il'Pi Sleep b ► mgotiators drove for quick avr.-emr-nt tbday on a new Ford Motor company contract .-ailing for company financed pension* for nf.-d CIO united auto wotk.rs Red eyed and haggard, top com pany and CAW officials called 'ime out for separate meetings after more than 2" hours of almost i continuous talks to beat a midnight strike deadline But then th. y re turned negotiations "We rec. st. d to clear up sotn. con'ract language." I’AW president Walter I’ Reuther said Ills statement Indicated that basic agreement already had been reached on a company offer of tt-\ <ents an hour for pensions. Settlement appeared immimnt on a reported two and one-half year contract longest In automo five history a* negotiator* doggedly continued talks despite their matathon all night session The company financed pension, wh.-n coupled with social security benefits, would give workers find ( i month retirement at C’> year* of age. it was reported Fear of a threatened strike at midnight dimmed as top (TO united auto workers and company ut fil ial* battled against time to reach agreement on "assembly line to j th.- grave” pensions for 115,000 Ford workers across the nation ■ Wete trying to beat the deadline." LAW [.resident Walter Reuther said after almost con-1 i 'inuous talks since 3 pm. yester-1 day He appeared tired and a red) j stubble cov. red hi* chin But his smile denoted progress. With [.ports of headway from all sides, the auto workers red haired leader refused comment about whether he would fall out Ford production worker* in 49 plants' across the nation tomorrow if set-' tiem» nt I* not r< ached Hearing. Is Held On ! Building Fund Levy ; Hearing Tuesday On Remonstrances George Gable, repreaentative of the state board of tax commissioner*. conducted a h- aring on remonstrance* filed against the 75-cen! Adam* Central building fund levy in the county auditor'* off! e Tues--day afternoon. Approximately 1""| people squeezed into the Inner and . outer office* in the auditor's room* . and overflowed into the corridor J Sentiment wa* divided among tne, : people, although one official »a.d I there might possibly have been a( few- more present in favor of the | building fund than opposed The hearing before Gable Is anj other step by people who have signed remonstrance* and pr«sent“d them to authorities Those opi<o*ed to the building fund state that it is 1 prohibitively high and a great bur- ’ den on the taxpayer The 75-cent i levy, ft 1* noted is the maximum ' s-im that can be levied for such pur- ■ pose* in a budget Those dissenting also <lalm-d I that the board of trustee* have no [dans formulated for a building and should this levy he in effect for five year* there st ill will not I." ! enough for a school building Th. y | also state that the fund was not established according to law However, those who favor th" building fund, claim th® it wa* the will of the majority as the result of a referendum: that the budget, with the building fund. i» not too mu h higher than previous budget*, and that there must l»e a place to send . th« students They state in effect that now that the consolidation has been created, there is no alternative but to go ahead with the proposed plans The matter now goes to the state ! board of tax commissioners Gabi--will take the assembled data gain, i | from thl* hearing and the board will act accordingly The next hearing will be h-ld October 4 before a representative i of the tax commission on all unita 'of county government

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, September 28, 1949.

Coal Diggers Carry Arms I aHHaiu wm WITH BANDS of I'MW striking miner- rovin-t '■ 'h .niu ...il field*, two employ.-* of Ling.-1 Coal Company's Mine No I. go about th ir duties armed with rifle* ami revolver* Tin- mili.-i non-union want to'work despite th.- coal shutdawr

Food Price Index Five Cents Lower Wholesale Index Takes Another Drop New York Sept 2* (I'P) The Dun A- Bradstreet wholesale food price index dropped another five cents tht* week to >5.67. one < ent above the 2S-month low established on Feb 9, the agency dis. 10-ed today The ind x ha* now dropped I.x cent* In the past two weeks Last week’s 13-<ent drop wa* the widest break in over seven month* In the corresponding week of Hast year the index stood at C 70. 15.4 percent above the current figure The Index is the sum total of i the price per pound of 31 foods at wholesale In the latest week I ended Sept 27. 9 of the foods ad- * vanced. 12 declin.-d and 10 held unchanged Price* of flour, wheat, corn, rye oat*, barley, sugar, coffee and tea advanced, while beef. ham*, lard, cottonseed oil. cocoa, beans, egg*. , potatoes, steer*, hogs, lamb* and butter declined Remaining un 1 changed were be'ies. cheese, peas, j p anuts, rice, molasses, currants. ! prune*, milk and raisins Poor Tomato Yields Reported In State Indianapolis. Sept. 2* -VP. ! Tomato picking has been complet ■ >-d in some area* and the yield* ;are poor, the weather bureau reported today In its weekly crop bulletin Showers and cool temperature* were Idatned for the "unfavorable condition of the tomato crop But corn is in good to excellent condition, the report said, drying : rapidly- and most safe from frost | Soybeans also are good to ex.-ell-.ent with yield* a* high as to hti.--.h-lei* per acre Temperature* ranged t from the kn's down to the week s * low of 33 at Paoli

Kiueckeberg Heads One Division Os Fund Drive I >a ae_ a. 1 _ *1 _

Herman H Krueckeberir. cashier of the First State Bank, will head the commerce and profession* d vision of the Decatur Community Onter Fund campaign to raise 1275.00 n. Carl C Pumphrey, general chai.man. announced today Native of this county. 'lt Krueckelierg moved to llecatur in !>!> and has been active in local business and civic circles for many , years Prominent as a Lutheran layman, hr is president of the LuthI eran layman's league and is largely lesponslble for the outstanding success of the Lutheran boys summer camp at Camp Oliver He is a deacon of the Zion Lutheran diur h in this city J Mr Krue< keberg was one of the men instrumental in organizing th" Decatur Community Fund. Inc He has held all tiffices In the Decatur Lions club He I treasurer of the Boy Scouts council ami the Adams county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile paralys ■■ “H H " expressed his humilit: - In ! accepting the appointment to leui Decatur's commercial Interests In the drive "I appreciate the rreat honor done me.“ he said, because this's by far the largest and most important project ever to be launehed in <

State Polio Cases Now Total 828 Indianapolis. Sept 2.x tl'Pi The state i.oard of health reported today that 1919 polio case* total I x'2* and deaths x7 The hoard u-l 71 < I.ititi'-s have repotted polio < , this year - I Lie Under Railroad Tracks For 'Thrill’ Two Teen Aged Boys Queried In Chicago I f'hicagb. Sept 2* ti l’t Tv. teen-aged boy* today told [.oil- •• that it was "great tun to lie under - railroad track* and let six train.*; run over th. m. police were checking whether th • pair had broken any law*. Tlf. y I hoped the boys’ stunt wouldn't star' a new thrill-seeking fad among the <-ity'< youth Raymond Salatnan. 81. and Th. , as Collin*. 15. were seized last n 't . by detective* from a crtlisitu squad I car The officer* wat bed t.i.-m steal furtively up the einbankmen' of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad and sque. z<- into a hullo v tret: Il under the tie Wli.-n detective* James O'Neil and John Pretzel rea- bed th.- ft . they had pulled a shiet ov.-t t -a ■ *<-lves and were waiting for 11«first train to roar ov.-t tlic-rn. . bare -.x inches from their face* ’ \Ve were doing it just for a kick, we like to lie under th>- tra l. and watch the trains go by." they . x plained to the astonished officers ' They told O Nell and Pretzel th..: : they discovered the opening. ..boat ' |o inches deep last week and . raw!ed into it Six fast suburban tram* whipped ov.-r them The only trouble, tlmv said w»< that the train* s: rayed them with «oot and dust so th • ' ’ime they brought along a sheet > protei t their doth, s They figured that If they took their dangerous post during the .-v-1 < I urn I«» 'hi •

I KXI Herman H Krueckeberg this community However. I am con- 1 fident mat we can organize ou: wholesale, retail and service l«ad-‘ era in a supreme effort and I Relieve every prospect in the commerce category will pledge his fait share when asked ' Mr Krueckeberg declared that a j <Tara To Page Sevewf

Union President Brands U. S. Steel Pension Plan As Disguised Wage Slash

Conflicting Stories On Russian A-Bomb Welter Os Rumors Since Disclosure Washington. Sept 2* .I I'. Tho-e shadowy * hiirai-ter* known i tellable our- < ' m-vci w.-r<-more ftuitf.il In th fiv.- days situe President Truman disclosed that itu ia ha* exploded the l.totll, thee posse* *ors of "inside" and frequently exclusive information" have reported fin,n the vaiious major < api tai* that 1 The Ru- ialis exploded not oil.- but three atomic bomb* or : tried to explode three bombs but j mad.- only one go off. the other* - being duds or accidentally set I off an atomic explosion, not realiz illg until the stuff blew up that they had the making* of a bomb or had a prematur Ida*' of a batch of atorni. explosive, they hadn't meant to de'onute -t |>rodu. e.l a <• ..ml blast after the on--men'ionei by Mr Trum.u. 2 The explosion reported by th.- pr sident took |dfi< in the Caucasus in Tran*. au<-a*ia. iti the Crimea in the Kara Kiim desert of lentral Asia in far eastern Siberia. in the I'ral*. in central Rus-ia a little more than l.o'JO I mile- east of Me- <>w .f The explosion took [dace in \ugutd. 19lfi. in til- fall ot ll'D. on July 1" 1919 and last Sept II I Russia succeeded In < reatin.’ an atorni - bomb in 1917. in 191' lu-t summer, thi* fa'l •Out of th.- confusion of stori.---r<-minis< ent of the World War II <l. r w hen Lisbon dispatch. - quoted tale* bv *'vve..i*n traveler* a published tn Swiss n- wspapers. two official report* stood out 1 President Truman's 11 word •ta'ement that "w<- have evidence that w I-bin recent week* an atomic explosion 0.-.-urr.-l tn th.I'SSR 2 The S- |.t 2'. statement by Russia* official TASS agency that the I’SSR bad the atomic I bomb in 1947 when, on Nov >; of ’hat year former Soviet foreign m.ni V M Molotov *anl the «T urti 'I •• |*N|gr Dyk Is Speaker At Lions Club Meeting Lions Education Is Topic Os Address William .1 I'vk p i-’ pt<*ident - f j th.- Fort Wayn.- Lions club »p .k<- . la ’ night at the regular meeting of! the iH.-atur I.i->n- Dyk spoke on | I th.- viibie.-t A Li >n Education I saying that the ' «en i ten I | dned to a commurii y i* rent w.-I pay for the space we oc upv A* I cons< ientlou* approar ii to th.- de ( maud* of good citiz> n*bip. lie said - ar.- requisite* of the Lion* The Rev Robert McDanel. staff ' chaplain of the Lion-, a- ompani.d Dvk from Fort Wayne and sang 'three selection*. Shortenin' ' Bread. "Road to Mandalay and ‘ Sone of Song* M. Danel explain . d to those assembled that be Jia-I (been asked to give a ‘quickie and a couple • f chasers" a* hi* part < n . :h> program lie declared he didn't i know what that meant, but sang ’hr»< song* which, it is reported wire pleasant but could not. n> .matter how tendered, be termed ■ ' quicki* s " Lawrence l Bud. Anspaugh pre- ! -id*-l at last night'* meeting in the absence of the pre-ident. Phil Savers John Halterman was in liarge of the program It was announced at the meeting that 'he Lion* club will main ’aln a concession at the Itecatur street fair similar to the one con dm ted last year Malcolm Locke will be in charge of the arrung. nients for the concession and will ; appoint a«-itan’* at a later date Ann un .m«ut wa* also made a-t night that October 25 wouldl. ladies nirht at the meeting <f i-he Lion*, with all Lionesses ex I' pee’ed tu be in attendant*. The Lion* will meat next week with th* Rotarian* on Tuesday night. |

Possible Hike In U.S. Postal Rates Foreseen Increase Possible To Offset Pending Raise For Workers Washington. Sept 2« -il'Pi Am.-ricans la. .-d a possible in- < r>-a*.- in i-o-t.ige rate* today to offset .. p- tiding pay i n . foi post office work.-r* Chaitman Tom Murray. D. Tenn . of the house p" -t office committee said he hoped to hav*< ready lot house consideration soon a bi.l to boo-t ra'e- II2'>."‘’"""" a year The -enat-- po-t office committee already ha v approved a similar measure The hou*.- yesterday vote.l to 2 to up the |.o*t office [.ayroll by 11 x.t.liiio.ooo The i.'>" p >-'• al worker* would get Jl ’a’ , a<-h. pill* 41”” to S3”O extra for some 111 the low. r pay brackets Th.- senate hoped to get around to a similar, but les* libera', ni.-a sure promptly It would hold average raises to Sl”0 and would ufl th- post office * (os’* by ><’>! "'•”. ooi) a year Murray said the post office tan into the red for 47.33 0””,””” in the year ended July 1. and. with the propo-ed pay raise, probably will ring up i defi. it this y.-ur of about (’ungrvsH u iM in a pay raismi; mood, apparently The senate to day Was . xp.-cted to approve .. pared down -alary In. r- a*.- for about 21” top government .-x. < -i fives Cabinet officers would ..-t 122.7.”” Instead of the pre-.-nt (15 000 In other congressional develop m nts Atom* Sen Edwin •’ .1 ■.t -n. D, Colo, a m.-mb.-i of t .. gre sioti'il atotni. energy .<-tnti.it t«-e, said today th>- talk about -pi<-<iing up American ptoducti.m of atomic bomb* make* : - -<-n ••• He *ai 1 th.- atomic < n rcy .om ml don ha* been grunted all t!.. money it can spend on available fissionab'e material*, and ha* b.-.-n • ordered all along to go "full -|-e-d ahead If th- commi-*iotl lias faded to entry out that or-l'-r. he said it-m.-mb.-rs should he tired ati-l re[da. ed Point Four The bouse foreign affairs committee was slow ... Jin. up behind President Trumai. .- (turn T«» I’nge live, Oklahoma Deleafs Repeal Amendment Reject Abolition Os Bone Dry Laws Oklahoma City. ol.'. m pt 2* il’Pi \ictorious dry leader* j<>.fully sang Praise God From Wh< .. \II Blessing* Flo* today and th. ’, started a drive against okla'.on « lHM.tleg.-er* and dealers tn 3 2 b.-.-r The decisive defeat of rep -al f vesterday * sp- ial election was <!•■ scribed by spokesmen for the I n ■ • d Dry A .so. iation as proof that Iklahoma citizen* want the stat.•ven drier than it now i* Oklahomans rejected abolition c.f the "bone dry" law* by a vote <>' 11"."9 to 242.625 with all but I*7 >f the state's 3.721 pre in< t» counted It was the sixth time since statehood in 19”7 that Sooner* had jun*■d a repeal amendment • The . all of dry leaders for *tri tr enforcement of prohibition may ncite early action by state leghUt»r« State senate pre«t lent pro tern Bill Logan said the election outcome stand* as a mandate to th , a* makers to make prohibit! n c moi. < nfor. cable " The Rev Roy F Hollomon. execI utlve secretary of the dry* said a ‘ previously aun un ed plan to seek a ban on J 2 beer — If the repeal <larw Te !’•«» Clghl.

Price Four Cents

Declares Workers To Strike Saturday Unless Industry To Finance Pensions Pittsburgh. Sept 2* tl’Pt (Tu pr< *i 1.-nt Philip Murray blast- <-,| hope of a st.-el .-Ulem.-nt today by branding cffoits of I’ S St.-.-l C.tp to establish a "contributory’ pension plan as a disguised" wage cut Mutiny said "big ste-1 *' in-sist.-n<, that employe* pay for part of pension- ha 1 "deadlocked" tin- wage negotiation* and that unless the industry agrees to finance pension- the union * 3””.””o bashstee) workers will walk out nt 12 ”1 Saturday morning Th<- union cannot ami will not permit any wag.- cuts.’ Murray sail in a statement before reentering th.- < onfer.-n.-.- room after a lunch re. <• . Almo t simultaneously. I’ S. St-el f.ie-id.-nt Benjamin F Fairies* disclose.[ that the company had offered to meet tin- "money ' provision* <>f the *te.-i board's lucent san-hour [.ension and Insurance program He rejected thi omim I la’ 101 l ’ha’ the .otiq-al.y foot the entire bill on tbiv point the negotiation-' wete tightly deadlo. k.-<| ’ United States St-el and other 1 <ompanl. j under the guise of th.contiil.utory principle. qr<- r.-ally seeking to impose a wag.- < ut on i then worker- ' Murray charged • "The union cannot and will not • i-.-tmit any wav: cut whether di — 1 glli-.-d bv the fal-e plill. ipbi of contributory j<-nsion* arid tn uat.ee or othet wi-e" With the 'ln steel talk* snagged. t'yru* S (filing. U S mediai tion i hies. wa* exp. , ted to make an announ. ■ m.-nt in Washington at .1 |. m (’ST 111- was . Xpe. te<| to off. r th" fa-illtie ..f hi* service to th., negotiator*, but informed source* «.id he would n<>: call another Washington (.inference -itch a* la-- we k whi.h le! to . stx-day * X'.-n-l-.n of the sttike deadline T.’ •• . unj>;« r.y offer prop- e ? that a i-mi- -r. plan ■ w -tk.-.| out to be eff<-< tlv.- April 1". 19a" Pay-tn.-nt- Hit., the f-ian woui-i not begin un’il that time Th.- union > wan’s the payment - to start a* of las' July 15 ; Th.- off.-r also was condltione.t ! upon extei. i<m <-f < <>ntr.n t provision until 19 -1 Tin- would bar the union from seeking a wag.- Increase for at |.-a*t Js months Sp.. ulaToii uro-.- t!;a' a small ! Wage itl'i.a-e to offs, t the cm- ' ploy, s ■ ntiibution* wa- th.- key to s.ttlem.nt of the dispute This *a- i< yarded a- within th.- framework" < f the board * t*pott Industry sour. • s sal I U S. S'..! - . ff. r wa- mad. a’ a special bargaining !a«t nigh' Th-* offer [.. li* -I the way for ”giv** and-tak* nrgotiation* I! -h th.- < ompat.y and union n« i .tiator * were tight-lipped a» they entered the confer, nee room with I*-*, than *l2 hour* r* m lining before th* strike deadline But th« high o|.timi*m spread rapidly hrough i -mpany office-ttt.-erv.r* pointed out that if U S St*«i'» iii*i*unee on employ.I ntrib-i’ion- to pension* was <d> • e I urn hi l*MKr Mt» Discuss Extension Course For Teachers Hansel Foley, county superinten-l.-nt of schools disclosed t.Miay a letter received from R E Mt-ha. I. lire, tor of extended servl. <•* at Ball State Tea- her* college pertaining to extension (nurse* for .-ountv tea. her*. Tentative [dan* fol a ( .ur e in i raft*, to be given at the M-nroe shool building, have been made, though, a* Michael point* out. nothing definite has been < umpleted About 17 or lx teacher* in the - ounty. Foley said, have shown interest in «u< h a course, and the letter from Ml- hael I* the result of inquiries made by Foley Teacher* from nearby cities, Decatur and Perne. are "privileged to attend." Foley said, whenever the * o;:r*<> get* underway Definite plans for the course will be announced later by the county sup- * erintendeßt