Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 243, Decatur, Adams County, 15 October 1949 — Page 1

XVII. No. 243.

ECATUR STREET FAIR WILL CLOSE TONIGHT

Hen, Murray Bt On Plan floint Action Silence |■Lewis' Proposal ■ Joint Warfare - ,rP ’ ‘ .■ William Green and Philip Murray kept today <>n L for a j-int union war ■> b.i.k the fight for steel pension* ■|i ir r labor leaders long n at odd* wish one anol'llhigh “nd industry saw lit’le prospect that <■ bid for labor unity Gu-n and Murray jK proposed in a letter to .taldishment of -■pOa-week battle fund contributions of 1250.000 from lite I'MW and the A fl. international unions K, charred that the DuPont financial empires were with th basic steel comin a barbaric attack upon ilworkers.” y, who called hi* 500,000 eelworkers out on strike in a battle for companyH pensions, refused comi the war-chest plan. So Wl. jFL officials in WashingGreen probably will ignore posal The AFL source* y were "sure” Green will e position that Murray ave to come to the AFL ly if he wanted or needed tfhite Sulphur Springs, W. ere the coal talks were retoday until Tuesday after fruitless session, coal opalso expressed doubt that ■ could put the plan over. and Lewi* once worked side In the labor move split in 1940 when Lewis ■d th- late Wendell Willkle presidency and Murray ■rtel Franklin D Roosevelt ■Tuesday, in a speech a! (*. Murray called a folly-doodle" who baa ■r render- d a public service ■ life Mlnwhde. the steel walkout ■tened to spread to the alum- ■ Industry as negotiations ■ off between the Aluminum ■ny of America and the CIO ■d Steelworkers. ■>» 16,000 workers' In nine B>A plan's are scheduled to * '• 12:0! a. m. Monday. The kuf eventually would affect a of 22.000 workers. » ALCOA talks broke off last I In a deadlock over wage and ontrihutory pension demands. 1 New York, federal mediation 1 Cyrus Ching and his first ; lon' William Margolis, com- 1 S conferences with Bethlehem I Corp aimed at finding a I settlement basis Ching and 1 oil* returned to Washington, | >l*n more "field talks” next I - t number of idle In both the «Twr» T» Pace «t<> Fair Program Saturday p m.—The Gretonas. F*dy acrobat* on free act Worm. I*2? p ■—Danny Daniels. *«dian and juggler on free I Platform. ,:ft 0 P m.-Mhtt Tuck, jugF on free act platform. J"® P m —Cliff Kirkpat , herghoff magician on free t Platform. * 00 p m—Tbe Grotonas. r *l act at east end of Mad! ■ Mreet p. m —The Gretona*. •*dy acrobats on free act Worm 'J*' P » -Danny Daniels. ■*dl*n and juggler on free * Platform ’ W P ■-—Matt Tuck, Jugon free act platform l. „ ► ■-—Cliff Kirkpatle B ’ MlfUn nt P m - The Gretonas. »ct at east «nd of Ma !i---■•treet. - WtATH «« cloudy today. tonight Wr,.-” * fF * w; comearbat Hi,h ,od * y near to south. l*w to- * u near so south.

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Spencerville Bank Cashier Is Indicted South Bind. Ind. Oct 15 (VP) —A C 5 year-old bank cashier and a 26 year-old used ear dealer were und<r Indictment today lit connection with a 1366,000 shortage that forced (dosing of the Farmers and Merchaifts' state bank of Spencerville. Ind. Detail* of the federal grand jury indictment against cashier Clyde G. Rectenwall. who was arrested at Columbus. ()., were not revealed. But Roy Chancy was nam. d in a six count indictment charging he kited checks b<tw«<n the SpencerI vllle bank and one at Grabiß. Ind Communists To Carry Fight To High Court Hail Conviction As Rallying Point For Communist Party New York, Oct 15 — (IP) Communist* hailed the conviction of 11 of their leader* for revolution--1 ary criminal conspiracy today a* i the “turning point” which will ■ swing masse* of Amirlcan to embrace Communism 1 They denied that the verdict would drive the party underground William Z Foster, national chair- ' man of the party, whose Bl health 1 prevented hi* trial with the others, I I denounced the verdict as evidence ’ i that the capitalist system is “be- ’ I w ildered and doomed " I I While their attorneys prepared to ' file appeals to be carried to the ' United States supreme court, the convicted men remained jailed tn the federal house of detention awaiting sentence next Friday. They face maximum sentences of I' years and fines of lln.ooo each. The five defense attorneys and Eugene Demf.s. general secretary ’ of the Communist party who actei as hl* own attorney in the trial, aiso must begin serving short jail sentences for contempt of court ! starting Nov. 15. , • "The fight for freedom has only I , begun,” the Communist Dally Work-' i er said today in an editorial, “and there are million* of Americans 1 reading and discussing this frameSip of the 11 Communist leader* to- ’ day wh<J are stirring to take part .I in the fight .. . ‘ "This verdict must be the turning ■ ' point. It i» now more than ever | 1 possible to rally the movement| • (Turn Tb l’««e I I 1 International Dairy Show Closes Today Final Judging In j Shorthorn Division I Indianapolis. Oct. 15 — (I'P) I The international dairy exposition closes today with final judging schedules in the milking Shorthorn division. W. C. Woods and son. Pendleton. Ind., won two top awards ns lodging got underway in the milking shorthorn class. The Wood*’ Chespslde Matchless Prince took the international reserve champion title and senior champion bull honor ( International grand champion honor in the milking shorthorn class went to John Garetson. Copeland. Kan He also took the Junior champion bull prize in that division Judd* Bridge Farm. New Milford. Conn., won the international l grand champion female award in the Brown Swiss class Franlo Farms. Hopkins. Minn , exhibited the Holstein Frie«lsn international grand champion female. Allen Hetts. Ft. Arkinson. Wls. won the reserve champion Hols'eln Friesian female honor Hill Farm. Morristown. N. J., took I the reserve champion fema'e ' award In the Brown Swiss division. Judd's Bridge Farm took senior champion female honors In the Brown Swiss class while the senior champion female winner in the Holstein Friesian division was Franlo Farm* Other first place winner* in the milking Shorthorn claas were: L. M Brook* Mystery Farm. Hope. R I.; John Garetson. Copelanj. <Twrw Te Fsg» Flre>

Communist leader*- F-ound Guilty 4 - * ■ -I ■ Ax ' : Bnf gy JBB 0 ,; r <> '" s By -IWF jMB I I ff ■ MOST OF THE eleven Communist leaders found guilty of conspiracy to teach and advocate overthrow of the I’. S government are shown alx»ve shortly after the jury brought in Its "guilty" verdict. In the photo from the left are: an unidentifi-d man; and defendants Henry Winston. Eugene Dennis, Jacob Stachel, Gilbert Green. Benjamin Davis (reari; John Williamson (hat); Robert Thompson, and Irving Potash.

Rajk, Two Others Hanged In Hungary Trio Convicted Os Espionage For Tito Budapest, Hungary, Oct IS. (I'Pl Lazio Rajk. once Hungary's no. 2 Communist, and two other men were hanged at dawn today foi 1 crimes pinned on them In one of the biggest Communist treason cases since the Moscow purge in IMS. Dr. Tibor Szonyi and Andreas Szalal went to the gallows with Rajk. a former Hungarian foreign minister and ace defendant in the mass trial before a Budapest people's court which ended Sept 24. The foreign ministry announced ’ that the death sentences given three of the eight defendants were 'carried out at 6 a. m. (11 p. m. jCST). * All three were convicted of spying for the Tito regime of Yugoslavia and for western powers. Th t I espionage charge was the keystone of an intricate web of intrigue spun i around the defendants in the weeklong trial. The defendants were charged with conspiring with Marshall Tito and American agents to overthrow the Communist regime of Hungary. I In addition to the three deatn sentences, two defendants were senItemed to life Imprisonment, anoth[er to nine years, and two army officers were remanded for court mar-. | tlal. i Over his protest. Rajk's counsel | appealed unsuccessfully on grounds | that American agents had "black- | mailed" him Into working agalu.it Ithe Hungarian regime and conspir-, I Ing to make Hungary a colony of, | Yugoslavia. t Swiss Co., Union Sign New Contract Wage Increase And Benefits Granted Chicago. Ort. 15—(UP)-Swift * Co., officials predicted today, that its new contracts with three j unions will set this year s industrial relations pattern for the meat packing industry. The contracts were signed yesterday by the AFL Amalgamated | .Meat Cutters and Butchers workmen and the Independent Broth erhood of Packinghouse workers The CIO United Packinghouse workers have accepted the agreement unofficially pending ratifies tion by locals. For the first time in the history of bargaining in the meat packing industry, the rival CIO and AFL unions joined forces. The agreements provide for • bracket wage Increases ranging from H cent to 15 cents The bracket Increase, the unions said, would affect more than »0 percent I of the 42.500 workers in 45 plants The new contracts also call fcr Improved sickness Ad accident clauses, a liberalized vacation pan and an improved plan for ceveranco pay. Union spokesmen said that negotiations will begin shortly with others of the "big four” meat packers — Armour. Cudahy and Wilson.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, October 15, 1949.

Man, Wife Killed As Auto Hits Bus Noblesville. Ind. Oct. 15—(UP) ' —A man ami his wife were killed six miles west of here last night when their car rammed the rear of a parked bus. State police said the bus stopped I to drop a passenger Just outside Westfield when a car driven by • Thomas W Graydon. 58. slammed into its rear. Graydon and bis wife. Marian, both of Santa Monica. Calif., were killed Ollie J Todd. 34. Carmel, Ind., was the bus driver, police said None of the bus passengers was in ' Jtfred House Committee To Check Reds' Party Verdict May Force Party Underground Washington. Oct. 15. -(UP)— Hep Harold H Velde. R.. 111. said today that the staff of the house unAmericun activities committee has been “alerted" for any attempt; of the communist party to go underground. He told newsmen that the staff knows that the conviction of the 11 ' top party leaders in New York rfiay influence red officials to try to turn their organizations Into a secret society with Ha members known only to one another. If they do. Velde said, commit-. tee staff members are ready to go underground, too. in their efforts to k«ep track of the activities and . operations of the more dangerous > reds. Velde, a former FBI counter intelligence ag>nt. called upon the 1 justice department Jo expedite the ; communists' appear of their coni viclion so that the supreme court can hand down an early ruling on ; the nature of the communist party in the United States. Velde was hoping that, in deelding the case, the supreme court would render a lona-sought decision on the big question: Is the communist party merely a political party? Or is it a revolu tionary organization which Is trying to overthrow the U. 8. governI ment by force and violence? i Yesterday's verdict partly clari--I tied the issue. But government lawyers agreed < (Tare Te F««e Fiver Legion Members To Fall Conference Commander Elmer Darwachter will lead a contingent of Legion I members from poet 43 to Indiana t 1 polls today to attend the fall con- 1 ference of the Legion A banquet I and dance will be held, the dinner I In honor of the newly elected na tlonal commander of the Legion. < ' George Craig, of Brazil I Accompanying Darwachter to the I conference will be Bob Ashbauch- | er, V. J. Borman. Ed Bauer. J K Staley. Ralph Roop, and Mias Mar ■ garet Eiting. all of whom are dele I gates from post 43. Mrs. Dar 1 waebter. Mrs. Ashbaucber. Mrs i Bauer and Mrs Roop will accom- < paay their husbands i Centary club members will also be honored at the banquet. Dar < waebter said. These are members I of the Legion who have recruited I 100 or more members Into the i i Legion. I1

Canton Occupied By Communist Troops British Troops On Full War Footing Hong Kong, Oct. 15. —(l'Pl—- ‘ Chinese communist troops occupied downtown canton early today and 40.000 British troops In Hong Kong immediately went on a full war footing. I British army convoys loaded with barbed wire rolled out to the border between the Crown Colony and China proper and dispatch riders began carrying sten guns as permanent armament. One unconfirmed report said advance Chinese communist forces had pressed south of Canton to a point only 44 tulles north of the British border, but the report could not be confirmed. The British army planned to meet the Communist threat by staging a large-scale show of force Sunday in the rural areas adjacent to the Chinese British border. A telegraph message from Can ton said communist troops enter'ed the former nationalist capital in force during the night and took over the downtown business area today. Communications were resumed after a temporary breakdown last niight when nationalists demolitions severed power lines. Nationalist reconnaissance pilots reported that black palls of smoke from burning airports and military depots obscured Canton as the triumphant communist troops mar ched In. Protest Strikes Are Reported In France Communists Fight New French Premier Paris. Ort. 15— (UP) - Protest strikes were reported from scattered areas of France today as the communist party sought to wreck socialist premier Jules Moch's efforts to form a cabinet The work stoppages, all staged •s protests against Moch's confirmation by the national assembly ve«terday. were reported from Montpellier. Caen. Nice and Bor deaux All were short-lived The communist party newspaper L'Humanlte used bold headlines to advocate "unltv of action to cause the badlv-elected Jules Moch. confirmed thanks to fraud, to fail in his plana " The communist press and strike campaign followed an open pledge by party leader* to do everything in their pdw< r to wreck Moch’s plans Moch found difficulty In forming a new cabinet among the squabbling parties which have run France's government for the past threw years end observers predicted ho would not finish until to morrow Rome reports said Moch's diffi cult lee were Increased by prom Ires made early tn his consultations ta band out more c abinet poets than ho intends to have In his government.

Large Crowd On Midway Friday Night; Closing 9 Promptly At Midnight

Confesses Killing Os Two Policemen Negro Auto Thief Held in St. Louis St. Louis, Oct. 15 — (VP) — A negro auto thief who shot and kill- i ed two suburban Overland police-1 men with their own guns was arrested here today and readily confessed the slayings, police announced. The negro was Identified as John Ixjtil* Johnson. 26. who shot hl* way to short-lived freedom after he and his brother-in-law were arrested in a stolen car The arresting officer*. Sgt Pelham C. Scott. 48, and patrolman Edward C. Juet(etney«-r, 30, of the Overland force, were killed In a m"lee which broke out after the ' 'wo men were taken to the Overland police station. Police raid Johnson surrendered meekly when they broke Into the mid town room of a Woman frlond to which In- had fled after the shooting. Information leading to, Johnson's arrest was supplied by Arnold 1 Cheek-. 28, the slayer's brother-in-law and accomplice in the auto theft which brought Johnson's i original arrest > Cheeks and Johnson were being ■ booked when the affray occurred, i As Scott leaned over a desk to i telephone, Johnson grabbed hi* 45 caliber service revolver I Scott tussled with Johnson, assisted by police night clerk Otto. , Albrecht, hut the nerro broke free ! and ran down the station stairs At the door, he turned and fired ! several shot* back Into the build- , ing without hitting anyone Meanwhile. Juetlemeyer had been outside inspecting the stoUni car. He started toward Johnson ; ; who turned and fired once, hitting Juettemeyer above the left eye ' Juettemeyer died about two hours ' later. A* Juettemeyer fell to the pave- ( i ment. Johnson discarded Scott's empty pistol and seized Juettemeyer'*. Wh"n Scott, unarmed, ran onto the street after him. Johnson fired twice, hitting the officer In the (Tnrn T« ■*«<' Five) Youth In Hospital Still Under Guard No Extradition To Be Granted Here The disposition of Lawrence Sanders, charged in Adam* county with vehicle taking, become* more clear each day. though Sander* still lies in bed at the Adam* county hospital under 24-hour guard . Judge Myles F Parrish in a statement today said that Sander* 1 would either be sentenced in hl* court or returned to Plainfield, but he definitely would not be extradit ed to any other jurisdiction for sentence. I However, it was indicated here ( that Plainfield officials are re- ( luctant to return Sanders to the , boys' school for hi* third time < there. Though he is on probation ( from that Institution, it is likely he will not be returned 4 Should the youth then be retained ( by this court. Judge Parrish state* , he will be tried. "There is no , possibility whatever." he said, "of the boy leaving this jurisdiction.” | Indianapolis and Muncie author! ( ties have sent retainer* to bold the boy for trial in their court*. The , judge, though, said that Sander* , is being held In Adams county, and , be will be tried here. - Sander's condition, following hi« light bulb eating experience of last , Saturday, has Improved steadily , Doctor* now believe that the boy could be transported anywhere in , an ambulance, should such a meat , uro be necessary. | Everything concsrning ths ( youth's fate dept nd* on what ae ( tion may be taken by Plainfield; though it was interred that San , ders will be tried tn circuit court , and not in Juvenile court, where th* ( ease was last tried.

I f Three Major Hurdles Still Face Congress Delay Adjournment Os Congress; Meet In Session Today Washington. Oct. 15- (VP) — Three major hurdle* stood In the | way of congressional adjournment today. Democratic leaders had hoped to call It quit* today But since a trio of their "must" bills still remain deadlocked, they were forced to put off their getaway date in- i definitely Some lawmakers predicted adjournment would come n< xt week, | but they weren't betting too much ' on it. Here are the three bill* still hanging fire: 1. The displaced person* bill —, the senate Is debating a bill to liberalize the DP law by allowing 134.000 more DP's to inter the, United States. Its critics are pre pared to wage a long fight against ' it and there was no telling when a final vote would come. 2. The farm bill—senate and house conferee* are deadlocked in their efforts to work out compromise farm price support leghia1 tion The senate wants flexible support* after 1950; the house fav- | ors high rigid supports 3 The military appropriation ■ bill—senate and hou<e conferee* are also snarled over the question of the size of the air force. The senate want* to allot only enough fund* for 48 group*: the house wants to provide for 58 group*. Although all three deadlocks must be resolved before any ad journment. the DP bill hold* the key to the final quitting date Democratic leader* have warned* the senate they are prepared to keep congress in session hidt finitely until the legislation Is voted either up or down. Elsewhere In congress: Minimum wage — Senate and house conferees have worked out a compromise bill to raise minimum wage levels from 40 to 75 cent* an hour in Interstate commerce. It was expected that both hou a e* would take up the compromise next week Communists — Rep. Harold H. Velde, R , 111. said the staff of the house unAmerican activities committee has been alerted to look out for a communist attempt to go <r»r« To )'««• )'l»»t Women Scuffle Over Dollar, One Killed Second Critically Injured After Fall 1 Onder*on. Ind., Oct. 14—(I'P) — One woman was dead today and an other critically Injured alter both fell 35 feet as a result of a "acuf fie" over an accusation that ttydead woman'* son stole a dollar. Police said Mrs. Sybil Shields. 47. toppled out of a third-floor win dow last night in the Plaxa hotel. 1 and Mrs Joan Williams. 19. fell on top of her Mrs Shield* died in St. John's hospital of internal Injuries and a fractured skull. Coroner George Albright said ellghtly-bullt Mrs Williams escaped death because she fell on top of Mrs Shield*, who weighed about 1 2<>o pound* The coroner said he reconstructed the events leading up to the fatal plunge as follows: Mrs. Shields' 11 yearold son visited the apartment of John W Stevenion. father of Mrs Williams After the boy left. Stevenson discovered a dollar bill was missing yfr« William* went next door to tell Mrs Shield* of the mining ( dollar, and tbe older woman got angry at an accusation her eon (Tues Te rage Sta)

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f Complete Program Os F/ee Acts On This Afternoon And Night To Close Fair A big Friday night crowd visited, the midway of the Decatur free street fair and rides, shows and concession* were going strong late into the night Concessions reported a good patronage, and all of tbe free acta drew big crowds. The weather was cool and snappy and the forecast for today’s closing event* was for another sunny day and cool evening. The horse-pulling contest opened the I final day of festivities this morning and concession operators were up early cleaning up their Htand* for the final day's rush. Crowd* have been below those of a year ago In number, but attendance has been above average every day except Tuesday, when rain caused postponement of event*. A record crowd I* expected this as. i ’ernoon and tonight. Free net* were acheduled for two performance* today, afternoon and night, and the Gretonas will close j the 1949 fair at 10 o'clock with their aerial act at the east end of Madison street. Ride* and concessions will operate until midnight tonight and work then will start on dismantling the tented city. All stands and ! ride* will he removed by noon Sunday and the city crew will start early Sunday cleaning the streets. The automobile show will remain open until evening for the visiting crowd* and the farm implement exhibit will remain intact until evening The midway will operate an hour or two after the closing act at in o'clo<k, according to the board's schedule. Fair Sidelights .Matt Tuck, who make* a living with his h-et by tossing a barrel superbly into the air. then latching It. ha* improved somewhat on a nice, soft "sitting" job; he makes hl* living lying flat on hi* back, —oOo— Tuck can do more things with hl* feet off the ground than most individuals can with an extremely sincere effort at being graceful. Most of u* stpmble and fumble oui way around, and usually our sense of rhythm I* a* shameful as our oanclng; but Tuck's sense of rhythm is terrific and his simulated dancing appealing ; -000 — The weatherman cooperated beautifully today, the last day of the fair, and made It indeed a "fair" day —oOo — ’ Only three children lost from their parents, or vice versa, were reported to fair officials by Saturday morning. A ( beck of past year* roveala this is far below the normal number,of youngsters who stray from the fold even momentarily. It Is also a serious revelation of our youth: we spent more time at fairs being lost than being entertained Possibly the spirit of adventure is dying out This is a pretty sedate thing, this fair, according to police reports. The fights have been at a minimum, which Is a thing the police hope continues throughout today Thoughout the year. Forever. —OOO Gun play was in evidence 1 houghout moat days of the fair, laui* and lassie* bought gum water pis tola, filled them, then fired at will. Innocent by-standers. a* is usually tbe case, became drenched victim*, in many cases. --000There was om notable water fight reported, though net at the fair Al test night's football game, hopeful aharpshootero on the top row had a gun hattie with otbera oa th* bottom Tbe atm. though, after several blasts became erring and tbooo In the middle of the fight were soaked