Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 248, Decatur, Adams County, 21 October 1949 — Page 1

yil No. 248.

BAL OWNERS BREAK OFF NEGOTIATIONS

Communists Kneed To Ki Terms flKmunist Party's I fJ Leaders Given K n Sentences I 0,1 21 ,r, ‘’ ~ Th * f ’he American >r’y were sentenced t,,r '" i|4| ' irinK ,o r i-f party «'h;»ir- . c 'Hu and < Hflfl. ' • !r " '■ ir ' gB9B ;> . were handl'd ~K | 3K-.|> ~* Eng* ne litniii-’. the gßpjßg.Mrai -•<I»'-‘I>- J‘ili'l I "'fl'.-: in * bi. f <d th* I’aily party Kjflh- Ja*k Stacker. national, Williamson. labor *<■< Gilbert flufli Carl Winter. Michigan Ohio chair flfl |:'.ii lK potash. vieepresl t!ii w ikm a member * national board. and sentencing high com fljjfll’d ■'■•■ 1 number national fllljHir:.'. members remained KtUoga chairman who was too ill j Kt*Kd trial < n the same charge,] KliSlzabi'h Curley Flynn who ■*M*>"ied '<> the board after the indicted a New K flu odd I' S attorney John fl. > ,liat ,l *' wa ’* K lv| ng flsflu-t l areful attention" to the ■ twtKa’ Thompson received the cross for in leading a patrol of j id infantry division during flwfla ■ impaign in New- Guinea i Kfln i pt "tv .rineed sentence on the individually, begin j 12 57 pm . just two hours: court K fl judge direct* d the 11 to and callrd each of them I KttfAu" as lie pronounced sent I' ■ flh.-j eai h defendant was a U i ringed the marbel 1 courtroom, which was wi'h spectators and report flflriving 10 of the defendants ' ,, ‘ <1,,1a adhered to the |3fl u "' ivntence under tb e Mfl law as it now is constitut'd SflKtmid*' It clear however, that Bofl wasn't for the change in the* I “fl*- I would be thinking In ' of more than five years” II Smith act. under which the W * rH indicted proved glM ni ' l * ll " u| n penalty of lb years . I ,h ’’ '’’diftt’ient was re- , IJjfld but one month later. Itt PB^ 1 - Is <’- a recodification by rjfl**' ’'h*”*** l ’he maximum |^^flJ r * r T penalty to five years extended arguments by | and def* nse counsel on I <he legal maximum now I nr 50 >ears Medina said- | • W’tlon I must thresh out |M m> own conscience, and I I awß m>>l ' hat When I decide in I what Is right, that I must . fltnse Plates Go $1 Sale January 3 1860 Indiana auto license j W* ’ill go on aale at the Decat ir office Jan. 3. it was annouttflimsy by Mrs Charles Lose.) u fianager Mra. I .owe. Mrs. c *‘ Koora. bureau deputy, a>d 'incent Bormann and Mrs. fl " lllh ' ifrks. attended a tram- ■** “«d at Marlon Thursday.* at’fl*d by ng bureau managers and W 'rom Ihia arm. lei WE *TMtR •u d y W it>« •eeaalanal tMight. cooler northKm BOrt ’°" - M *«tly cloudy K, t , -’oirr Saturday, ahowdet •** extreme Muth p«rKZ w "•^ K E” « •outhwrt. Hl t h Sad M rerthwMt. M Muth-

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Western Cold Wave Breaking Up Today Tornadoes, Flash Flood Follow Cold By I'nlted Pre/s A western cold wave was breaking up today, but two tornadoes and a flash flood followed in its wake. One twister struck a residential district north of Abilenw. Tex., early today, killing a woman and injuring her blind husband and two' children when it demolished their home. Another tornado at Hoyt, Kan . i snapped telephone lines, overturn- 1 1 ed cars and trucks and damaged . farm homes and bains At Belton. Mo, two cars were 11 swept front a highway by a flash flood lust night. One of the cars i was swept 75 yards into a ditch, but the driver swum to a tree and was rescued. Other motorists rescued , a man, hi* wife and child in the,. other car. !; The cold front lost its punch as it moved eastward from the 1 . Pacific coast, where for a time It , threatened southern California's I valuable citrus crop. Expert* said the crop escaped serious damage except for a few low lying areas. ■ { In Colorado. Wyoming and New Mexico forecasters reported that temperatures were rising again today. The sun melted snow to slush in much of the area today and then it froxe again, coating highways with a dangerous glaze. Winds whipped up minor ground bliscard* in parts of Wyoming yes-' terday. Snow continued to fall in the Rockies and northern plains states early today, but it had diminished Four days of snow left 15 inches on the ground at Billings, Mont., 12 Inches at Miles City. Mont , and eight tet Casper. Wyo. Three navy fighter planes which disappeared in a wind and rain storm in Ariton* were missing. l Each plane carried only its pilot The search centered In the inoun«Tara Tu Puge Fiver Anderson Appointed Geneva Town Attorney Robert Anderson. Decatur at-1 torney of the firm of Yoglewede and Andereon. was named town attorney of Geneva Thursday night 1 at a meeting of the town board. Mr. Anderson was named unanimously by the three-member town i council and will start his duties as the board's legal advisor immedlately. Past Exalted Rulers Are Honored By Elks Past exalted rulers of the Decatur 8.P.0. Elk* were honored at ’ the annual banquet Thursday evening at the Elks home. More than * 100 member* of the lodge attended the dinner, served in the first ’ floor rooms. Following the dinner. Elmer F. Kauffman, of Lafayette, district deputy, made hl* official address at a lodge meeting, featured by initiation work presented by the Elks degree, led by August Heimann. G. E. Makes Offer I On New Contract Broader Insurance, Pension Programs • I New York. Oet 21-(VP)- The General Electric company resumed negotiations for a new wage con-! ( tract with the united electrical, radio and machine workers (CIO) today after offering the union a broadened insurance and pension program for 125."<)0 employes. The plan would go into effect Immediately and run until Dec 31.1' l»50 The union ha* a»ked a |sw) yearly package for each worker to 1 be split among wage*. pen»ion* and welfare benefit*. General Electric * offer provide* that the company "underwrite a combination of old and new benefit*. with the company now paying a greater balance of the new total co*t." Employe* would pay I*** than for the previous smaller benefits Union official* withheld commeat on the proposal, but a spokesman called it the first real offer , of any kind" sines th* negotiation*] began with General Electric sew oral months ago.

Ching Meets Again With Steel Heads Continues Efforts To End Three-Week Old Steel Strike New York. Oct. - it I't — The government's chief labor troubleshooter. Cyrus Ching, head of the federal mediation service, met today for a third time with officials of the (' ft. steel corp In an effort to settle the three-week-old steel strike. The meeting, closed to the press, took place in a midtown hotel. Hard pressed for a formula to halt a mounting nationwide industrial crisis caused by the steel an<l coal walkouts. Cling was reluctant to display optimism. But yesterday he called the situation "certainly not hopeieas" at the end of discussions with John Stephen*. t’.S. steel Industrial re latlons vice president. The 500,000 steelworker* in the basic steel Industry went on strike Oct. 1 when the companies ' rejected their demand for a pen-' ■lon insurance program financed entirely by the industry. U.S. steel, the industry pace-1 maker, and other large firms' agreed to meet the presidential fact-finding board's recommendation to provide six-cent* an-hour for pensions and four cents for insurance but insisted that employes make a supplementary com j trlbutlon. Judith Ann Harman Home From Hospital Judith Ann Harman, five-year-old ' daughter of Mr and -Mrs. Oliver E. j Harman of this city, has been re-! leased from the Methodist hospital in Fort Wayne, recovering from; 1 polio. The polio victim, who has no paralysis. was taken to the home of, lur grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. | laiwrence llultemeier, Decat.ir route 1. where her condition Is reI ported good. — Saylors Will Open Building Saturday Complete Service For Autos Offered (Pietur* on Page Bevenl Official opening of the Saylor* Motor company building on Thirteenth street, route of U. S. highway 27. will take place tomorrow, 1 the firm announced today. The modern glazed brick building. the largest structure to be erected in the city since the war. | front* 140 feet on the highway Wide, sweeping driveways lead to the filling station and garage building from the highway. The south wing of the building extends east toward the highway and Is the show room for Buick I and Chevrolet automobile*, for i which the company ha* had the agency for a number of year*. The i display room Is 50 feet wide and *0 feet deep, east and west, and has a circular glass front, facing ■ the highway. The garage Is complete In every detail, it ha* departments for general garage work, lubrication, car washing, painting and body repair*. l-arge doors from the Thirteenth facade and at the rear of the building lead to the various department*. A modern innovation in the ga-' rage I* a system for carrying off exhaust from automobile* with an underground duct that carries the fume* from the room to the outside. Dealer* for Cities Service gas and oil. the company will carry the entire line of these petroleum products., the Citie* Service Oil company ha* announced. Members of the firm are three brother*. Leo. Clifford and Leonard Saylor*, and Lloyd Cowen*. | all of thia city. Favor* will be given to th* women and children at Saturday's formal opening of the modern ga- , the largest mercantile establishi rage and filling station, one of I ment* te bo located along the high (Turn Te Page rivet

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, October 21, 1948.

Ching, ‘Big Steel’ In Strike Confab fly BEX WiHw V I a. fl — * ■ ■ * —— -j NEWSMEN surround Cyrus Ching, federal mediation service director, hi New York before meeting with United Stale* Steel representative* In another effort Io settle the steel strike The conference was | aimed at breaking the deadlock over employe contribution* to w<d- | tare fund*. The strike began three weeks ago.

Busche Describes German Conditions < Speaks At Rotary Ladies' Night Meet E. W. Busche. Monroe farmer and agriculturalist. who visited hit three brothers and one sister in Hanover. Germany, last summer, related his esperlences and impressions from the 30-day trip at a Rotary 'club ladies' night banquet at the K of P. home last eveninc Mr. Busche, after visiting and I viewing the ruins In Frankfort, Hamburg and other German cities! In the British, French and Amerl ! | can rones, came home convinced 1 that war must cease If the human race is to survive. "We must preserve our form of* government in this country. The only Ism that we should favor and work for is Americanism." Mr, I Busche said in a moving voice as he emphatically stated, “it's great ! to be an American " e Immigrating to the Tnited States when he was a youth of 15, Mr. Busche is an adopted son of Amerl<pt, who by diligent work and Initiative has risen to a place of Influence In his community and state. In tteerage, he was 17 days aboard ship when In youthful anticipation he first crossed the ocean, com- ! pand to 17 hours in the air when I he traveled in a Constellation plane last summer to and from Grimany. Caring for refugees is still one of the major problems in Germany. Mr. Busche said. In a brother's home there are seven refugees. (Tara Ta l*aae Sis I To Open Industrial Arts Course Monday Initial Meeting On Monday Afternoon The first class meeting of the , newly-formed industrial arts coursei will be held Monday between «:30 and 7:30 pm, and each succeeding Monday, it was announced today by Hansel Foley, county superintendent of schools. The first class will meet in the Adams Central high school building, Foley said, and "will begin promptly at 4:30." He also noted that enrollment is still open and any interested persons may go directly to the school Monday or con tact the county superintendent's office The class, whitjh will be under the direction of Prof Nichols, from Ball State Teachers college, will meet at the Adams Central school, but it is hoped. Foley said, that later classes will be conducted in the Decatur and Herne high ( schools. Foley also noted that Carl BusI fenbarger. representative of the department of public Instruction, had made a check of all county schools drivertrainer classes and of tbs bus drivers. Buffenbargtr’s check was to determine tbs extent of Im provemenu made on all buses following the state police check of about one month ago.

Ferd L. Litterer To Head Bar Association F»-rd l.itterer prominent Decatur attorney. Thursday was electid president of the Adams county bar association at a special meeting of all practicing attorneys, held in the circuit court library. Mr. l.itterer succeeds the late Nathan Nelson. l.itterer had practiced for years with the late J. Fred Fruchte, and has long been active in Republican politics in the county. He is also a member of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church of itesatur. Czech Government Assailed By Church Priests Warned In Church Document Prague, Czechoslovakia, Oct. 2! IVP I The Rumar Catholic church today charged the Czech communist government with "rape" in seeking "liquidation" of the church. A church document bluntly told priests they would not be "shepherds but hired laborers" If they accepted "high government salaries under the new church contract law recently enacted The law effective Nov. 1 turns the clergy Into civil servants and legally transfers from the Vatican to the communist government control of the church. "The establishment of the state office for church affairs in an un heard-qf rape of the internationally recogniztd constitution of the Path olie church and un effort to liquidate it. for here in place of the divine spiritual authority which hsd its origin in the sacrament of holy orders comes also lay author ity which takes over the right of decision, not only in purely material matters but also in mixed ; matters, and indeed even in matters which are purely spiritual or jurisdictional," the church docu ment said "The bill as proposed cannot be accepted by any orthodox priest in his own mind, and even less can it be approved inwardly or publicly wi'hout sinning against hi* faith, his loyalty to the < hurch and his vow of obedh nee to his bishops ” In preparation for the law, the government has swooned down on what it calls “reactionary ele(Tsni T« Face Twat Regular Legion Meeting Monday There will be a regular meeting of the American legion. Adams post 43. Monday, it was aftnoan I today by Elmer Darwachter. commander of the poet The meeting will include reports from delegates to the state fall conference of the legion concluded las; weekend in Indianapolis. Darwiu-li-ter also stated that the Decatur post la still interested In gaining new members and retaining pa*' members He said that all who ha re not signed, should do so Immediately. He also announced that following the business meeting Monday there will be a ■ regular Dutch lunch."

Northern, Western Mine Owners Leave Parleys; John L. Lewis Blamed

All-Decatur Group Plans Solicitation Committees Meet Thursday Evening Mrs. Stewart W. McMillen, choir | man of the All-Decatur divhion of the Memorial Community fund campaign to raise 5275.000. report*' that her committee* are in action l«ast night, vice-chairman Joseph Oelberg callid hi* captains and Jl> ut« nant* together for an evalua lion meeting. Thirteen men and two women m«t in the offices of the Iceland Smith Insurance com pany After a few words of ex ! planation as to the meaning of the I word "evaluation" and the pur- | poses of the meeting, tiny set to wot k The group worked In a business like manner for over three hours and completed the evaluation on I more than 215 cards. Mrs. McMillen was phased with the way they grasped the purpose of the ' evaluation and the seriousness with \ which they upproachtd this purpose. "They recognized immediatej ly the folly of attempting solicitation without having some idea of what tach one's fair share should be Obviously, any other way I would result in token gifts of such small amounts as to dr feat the pur- > pose of the campaign It is ex- ' ported that, by this means, every I Decaturite will recognize the need | lur the t'ommuuky Center and voluntarily Invest bi* or her fair share in this project that will be j a benefit to all and particularly be ! a boon to Decatur youth." The workers present at the meeting wi re as follows; vice-chairman, Joseph O< Iberg, captains. A But fenbatgtr. Bob Bonekemper. Mr* Robert Frecby. and Carl Striker The Ihutenanis included C. Ham motid. Ed Wolfe. Ray Snyder. II D Krtischer. Paul Ixarml*. Glen Dickerson. Robert Theobald. James II Myers. Duane Wheeler and MI»S Joan Wemhoff II Decatur Citizens Aid Community Fund Drive Scheduled To Conclude This Week Decatur citizen* are giving enthusiastic support to this year" ■ < Communitf Fund drive, jiccordlng ! to the corps of public-spirited *olicitors who have been working the past two weeks to achieve the 194U--5U quota of *12.317. Although the drive is officially scheduled to conclude this week, more time will he given to the solicitor* to complete their work inasmuch as the first week of the campaign was delayed by the street fair. Arthur Heimann, treasurer of the Decatur Community Fund. Inc., reports that many of the solicitors have completed their rounds and have brought their money to the First State Bank Many more ate expected today and tomorrow, and it I* hoped by Roy Kalver, chairman 'of the drive, that all solicitation will be completed and funds turn* I in by the middle of the next wee* The drive I* on In full swing in Decatur's various industries and the response is gratifying to the workers taking part in the solicitation Decatur citizens realize this is their one opportunity to contribute to the many agencies vital in ' the community life Those group) (Tern Te (••«» Three* — BULLETIN Prague. Czechoslovakia, Oct. 21, —(UP) — The Czechoslovak government today arrested an American employe of , the U. 8. embassy and gave an American diplomat 24-houts to leave the country. They wer* charged with directing espionage Eamuol Meryn, a clerk a* th* embassy, wa* picked up by Czech police at 2 p.m. iMac Patch, an emba«*y attach*, wa* given one day te get out of Czechoslovakia.

Defense Head Killed Navy's Carrier Plans Johnson Testifies Action Made With Truman's Approval Washington. Oct 21 — H I’l —' i Dcfcrne- recrotary l-oiils Johnson ; told congress today that, contrary to navy testimony, he killed the navy's super aircraft carrier proi ject after long study and with President Truman'* full approval Johnson also told the house arm**! aorvlce* committee that, i "surprising" a* It may ee<-m after lhe navy's attack on pentagon policies, thi* nation ha* "energency war plan*" on which the services. In< ludlng the navy, are ' un ! uidmously agre-'d " The "misleading" claim* the committee ha* beard from the navy, Johnson said, have "only the slightest" resemblance to what thi* nation actually would do If 1 faced vlth aggression. When Johnson finished, Vinson 1 recessed the bearing* until Janui ary. when the committee will con- ‘ alder a formal report on the inter service row touched off by navy I attacks <>n the way unification is I I workiug. r | "I think the proper thing to do Is to take all the testimony, read. \ study and evaluate it. go home, ' rest, take a little vacation, and come back here in January to try ■ '' to reach a decision as to what course of action we think is important," said Vinton He congratulated Johnson on his statement and excused him ' without ques'loning after suggesting and getting Johnson’s agree- ' ment that unification might work 1 better if member* of the different ■ services ' know each other a little bi tter." . Adm. Arthur W Radford, comi tnander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet and chief navy spokesman in the ; unification fight, told re|*>rters a* the hearing broke up thut he wa* confident the committee "will reach the proper decision The committee recesaed without i hearing from the man who explod(Tern T» Pace Tw»( Equity Dairy Plans For Grand Opening Formal Opening On Saturday, Sunday The completely remodeled Equity dairy store. 153 North Second street, will have its grand opening I Saturday and Sunday, according to lan announcement made today by j company official*. Workmen iiad completed the interior decorating in time for the store to open unofficially during fair week, but plans, which had be<n made earlier a* regard* the grand opening, will be followed by (tore official* Robert Walthi has been named :o head the management of the •tor*, which will he patterned after tho Equity policy of the past in distributing the company's own line of products The store's interior was designed ( by C. J. Naa*. general manager of the Equity stores, and E E Girt .!. , store* superintendent, was in charge of stocking the store The I work wa* completed by a Decat.tr/ contractor. The contractor* worked about ••.even week* in remodeling t ie, store The Equity store ha* a 62 < persons seating capacity at tables, booth* and along part of an te-foot j 1 t ounter. The counter, one of the 'ongest in the city. t« iumpri**d of I lection* devoted to the delicatessen j' lepartment. ice cream com par- ( ■cents, candy coantar. service conn- 1 ter. and fountain. Green and buff upholstering, offset by roae-eoiorad wall*, dominate (Tara T* F*S* F*«r)

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Charge Union Chief Blocks Any Hopes Os Settlement Os Soft Coal Strike White Sulphur Springs, W. Vn . Oct. 21 II'!') • The nation's biggest group of coal operator* broke off negotiation* with the united mine workers today charging that mine union chief John L Lewi* had blocked any hope of sett lenient of the 32-day strike of 380.000 soft coal worker*. George II Love, spokesman for northern and western mine owners, left a conference with the UMW and declared lhe talks were >nd<d until "union leaders show some disposition lo comtider our employ* UMW vice president Thoma* Kennedy, heading the union delegation in ths absence of Lewis charged the walkout was a "deliberate” move to force government fnterv* ntion. "They will be back some of these day* and they'll'sign a contract.” he said l.ewls, who wa* at Springfield. 111, vMHng his mother, declined to comment on the op* rators’ move. K* nnedy said the union was "willing to negotiate” but that th** operator* <mly handed them an | "ultimatum” and walked out The next move plainly wa* up to the government. Both the union and the operator* are expected to i be called to Washington Monday | Kennedy said the union wasn't i "pressing the point” but wondered If the national labor relation* board "will prefer unfair labor 1 practice* charges" against the operators Love laid th*' blame for th*» breakdown of the negotiation* on Lewi* He said "In his mad race for power John I. Lewis is improverishing our employ*'* and Is willing to destroy the coal Industry Therefore, wo are leaving thH conference” The operators' spokesman charged that the united mine workers' chbf has refused to negotiate in good faith l-ove pointed out that la-wi* ba* failed to attend the final three meeting* "Mr Lewis has shown hi* titter disregard for our employe* by forcing them to lose 6<t day* work so far thlt year while he flaunt* hl* power to dictate when and h*>w many days if uny the mines will work In this country." Ix»ve said. The operatorx' action dashed all hopes of * nding the 32 day strike of 3X0.000 l oal miners without government intervention Only yesterday President Truman had said that he still hoped both the crippling coal and steel strikes could be nettled by m* diath u and negotiation Love placed the blame for tho deadlock over the UMW'* wagepension demand* directly on Lewi*. He said "He ha* disdainfully absented I imself from this conference, only reing present «ight days since tho first of July. Two weeks ago th* government mediation service a«ked us to reconvene these meetings. And in thus* two week* he had only been in athndance for about two hour* and rarely ha* he spoken when present ” Ixive said the northern and western operator*, who produce moro than twothird* ot the nation's soft, coal, had "made their best and final offer" Thi* was a propoaal to continue the last wage agreenunt with the UMW with the clause requiring (Turn Te Pa«» Tssel Clay Company Plant At Brazil Closed # Brazil. Ind.. Oct 21. —(UP) — Official* at the Brazil Clay company'* No 1 plant said today the plant had closed and tome 13*> worker* were idle The reason fur the shutdown was lack of coal and clay, general superintendent George Barnbsrt said He Mid lhe company * No 2 plant would do** within a tew day*. Mining ot clay wa* stopped bacause of picketing by striking united mine worker*. Barnhart aald. The picket* also ware keeping trueker* from hauling elay from •lochpile*, be added.