Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 4 November 1949 — Page 1

VII. No. 260.

BIS OFFERS SEPARATE NEGOTIATIONS

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■ off Dinner Is . S Cast Evening; JHhers Started On ■poign For Fund Mr ’lx* Decatur, ut>-r ell-1 ' <1 worker# IH, ' , '■■■■!' 3-sisniiient . .r proposed by ■ M wlier lohinteers filled reflowing. ■K,. .luring the pro ■K, ~.11.01. •• pledK-s and |K„. repot ted ahead of ■Ko , |’.">.s«« The ■K. heeled by the MH,' i, ... from (•• tilral obtained during the raised locally will be 875,000 real i- 8275.000. . .nd deiet mica’he assembly, the M| v< red by the talks ■By v. V! founder and ■ Central Soya SK an.l John E Estabrook. t, c H Matson work* c neral Electric Fort in< e of the Aeolian was a highlight of I tnler the direction Em■ er rl.it famous choir songs, opening with Spanned Banner" and »i h a Fred Waring ar ,.f The Battle Hymn The c rowd was ..tr' applauded roundly ■■ (’ Pumphrey. general of the drive, was chair the meeting Arthur It a. ted as toastmaster ■Het 'he Speak rs and predrive chairmen and guests. The toast- ■■ 'c-'ntirked that the word . lid imt 1,.- spelled from a (' E (inlander. pas | th* First Presbyterian roe th<- invocation, all Hl: Idclne guidance The MB H Willard pastor of the Ev »r,.-.-!i, al Cnl'ed Brothlav.- the benediction f.,t tl.i- success of the an I f.,r understanding in the work of the ■H " r fs nurse dinner was Mm >■» the. Women of the HPI K, 'ra tables were wet up the over.low Heart Os Decatur H"" question. "So You ''immunity Center." Mr M 8 , ""<‘d ’hat he did not Bm’ a»ur "to tell how to lie diet tell the MB'' illlfh 'hat The buildine ’he heart of Decatnr. It M ,r ‘ "PP'irtunity to give the ,,f fl)., romraun | tv Mr” he said and "Yon II dm,.. a greater thing in that it was "more ■CT rtTs 'han receive." He *»M-mb y. there was nn * Person to receive until out the idea of the BB A , ,b * building i'aelf * hatted on the concepts BT'7 an<l ">• Christian BM-. Mlll * r noted that he * speaker'* platform, be- ■ *' n * r »( and a Repule ■ »f 'hem a Protestant ■ ‘ ‘ "I don’t car- ’ r !i »«nus or political ***’• on,T r,r * r 'fd|en° <A Wh ° ***•*>*> K»nht.n” "P*»ker. pointed '* r ' h * dl# ’’ r «nce beKl ir.« J rrln< ,0 P”‘ ‘ h * I I •” T ’ Caee WtATM ®N ’ wmewhat Kr and V'*" - *’' Mvtxt. ,r coM Lo * T,” 30 n<>rth - »&» Muth■pc. ' M nerth. M

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Urge Manufacturers To Ignore UE Union Battle Intensified On Wage Contracts Clevttand. O„ Nov. 1— (l'P> — The na ion-wide battle between the CIO and the ; left wing electrical workers unions intensified today in liteir struggle for contracts with the major companies in the field. Tlie newly chartered CIO International Union of Electrical Workers ers not to r* cognize the i’nlted Efectrical Workers Union which was expelled by the national CIO at its convention here earlier in the week. The new union told the companies it had acquired jurisdiction over their employes and was their rightful bargaining agent It said a majority of I'E members preferred to abandon the exp lied union and "remain with the CIO.” The right wing union's prompt challenge of UE power came as CIO officials announced further plans to oust "communist-domin-ated" unions and their spokesmen They said the next step would be to Imot out io top left wing CIO officers after they are re-elected today. The right-wingers said they would not attempt to defeat the left-wing candidates for th* ClO’s national executive board because it would entail a long and bitter convention fight. They said it was more expedient to let them win. then judge them unfif for office after thq convention ends tomorrow. CIO president Philip Murray, secr’tary-treasurer Janies B. Carey and eight vice presidents were assured new one-year terms when the election gets underway. Murray has led the union's fight to rid the executive board and affiliate unions of communist '. Carey heads the new electrical union. The tiOO-odd conv ntioti delegates earlier this week empowered •he executive board to har from its membership any union official who is found to consistently follow communist party phflosophl»s on foreign and domes’lc issues. Thus, even If the left wingers are re-elected, the board itself can nullify their (lections by refusing them seats on the ClO'* betweenconventions governing body Navy Chief Cracks Down On 'Rebels' 'Operation 23 Is Dissolved By Chief Washington, Nov 4 — (UP) Defense sources today saw Adm Forrest P. Shermans crackdown on "operation 2J" as a sign of how he’ll deal with future navy rebels against unification. They noted that Sherman, the new chief of naval operations, was unusually brusque in his order dissolving the group that has tong been regarded as the "bra n trust" behind the navy's fight against the air force and the present unification set-up. By his action, they said. Sher men made it clear that he is de termined to put a stop to all navy atucks against the administration of defense secretary Louis John--son and navy secretary Francis I. Matthews. Sherman Issued Ma order iat«* yesterday - his first full day on the job as the navy's No. 1 officer It directed that OP-23 be "disbanded and dissolved." and its active flies and duties transferred to other navy offices Sherman said the group s prin cipai function has been comp’.etThe office, officially known as the "organisational research and policy division." was set up by Adm Louis E Denfeld on Dec 23. (la job was “to coordinate policy directives sad regulations of the ATwrw Tp rape Stai

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ENROUTE to hi* first major political speech the campaign for 1950 congreaHional elections, ami ague-t at "Truman Day" festivities in Minnesota'* centenial cel' bration. Fresiilcnt Truman took time out to visit with June Pearson, 14. (left) and Jerome Schwartz. 9. at Hhrinera' children’* ho pltal in St Paul.

Violence Flares In Parade In Harlem Celebrate Release Os 11 Communists New York. Nov. 4 -(UP)—Police . commissioner William P O'Brien I sent 360 additional police to Har j lem today to pnvent another out break of Violence like that which followed a "victory" rally last night by procomrnuni#!# celebrating the release of 11 communist leadt r* in bail. .Hix policemen were injured in the disorder* and six men were jailed. O'Brien ordertd 135 extra patrol men. mounted policemen and de 1 (ectives to the S am. to 4 pm tour and an additional 225 policemen to the 4 p in. to midnight de-; tail in the district. He did not disclose how long the order would remain in effect. Last night's outbreak followed a parade for Benjamin Davis. Jr., one of the 1! members of the American communist party politburo convicted on conspiracy charges. The 11 were released in a total of 8260. u«o ball late yesterday Bricks, flowerpot* and bottles poured down on the officer* from the upper Morle* of tenement house# along 1-ennox avenue when they tried to control the surging throng, egged on by round trucks Mating: "We shall not be moved by these blue-coated fascist#." One hundred police reinforcements finally quieted the near riot and the crowd disperstd by »epa rate route* to another rally Po Hee said they broke up the march because the paradrrs had no permit and were blocking traffic. Five of the m»n arrested were charged with disorderly conduct. The sixth wa« charged with simple (Twrw I'e r»a» ►•»*( Devise Payment Os j Veterans Dividends Announce Order Os. Paying Insurance Washington, Nov 4— (UP)—'. The veterans administration todayannounced the order of paying off the 82.800.000.000 insurance dividend which will give a fair shake to both Gl's and the high bra»» The |a»t three digit* of the veteran'* service serial number will determine the order of payment, the VA »aid The check* will begin going out in January The full service serial number ha# no significance. It I* only the last three digit*. Application* for the national service life insurance dividend will be separated into 10 processing unit* by the veteran'* luat serial i digit from zero to 9. For instance, a veteran whose I serial number is 35496000 will be ' included in the flr»t mailing of th* , check* became all of the last I three digit# of hi* oerial number are three zero# The VA expect* to handle 200.000 each day. The VA »>id the system was de vi#ed a* the most no»di*crlmluat ing Any other *y»tem based on )Twrw Te F*a# Ciabo

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, November 4, 1949

TIME OUT FOR KIDS

Christmas Season Decorations Planned Decatur merchant* have been 'solicited the ia*t two day* for | contributions for Christina* decor ' atidtis, according to R. W. Pruden. . i executive manager of the Decatur , Chamber of Commerce. New decor-1 atlon# will lie bought and installed i \ery *oon. Mr. Pruden said. Colored light# also will be strung ■ along lioth side# of Second street! in the next week or «o. The Santa , Clans booth will be erected on the i court house square, to complete the Christina* season plan*, it was said# Daughter Os Legion Leader Threatened Anonymous Letters Confirmed By Craig Brazil. Ind. Nov. 4 — (i'Pi — Anonymous letter* received by | national commander George N. Craig of the American legion, were shrouded iu mystery today i a* police Investigated rumor# his baby’s life was threatened. | Craig denied tlie contained threats. He said he hud not: notified police because they were j •crank letter# from religious fanatic*." However, Sgt. Roy Nugent of | the Putnamville post of the Indiana state police confirmed that a police guard wa* on duty at : Craig's home here yesterday while the Craig* attended a homecoming j cel bration which drew some 35,o<><) to 40.000 visitor* to the city. Nugent suit he wa* told of the letter* by the "national adjutant of the legion" and he sent a detecj live to the Craig horn- "a* a precautionary measure" Craig denied there were any polilce guarding hi# home. He said there wa# "not one word of • truth" in the report that the letter* contained threat# "Were there any threat* In th" letter#?" Craig wa# aaked "No direct threat*." he replied. "Were there any indirect threat*’" "Juat say I denied there were any threat* st all." Craig said after a pause The legion’s national adjutant, Henry Dudley, denied he had-noti-fied police of the letters. Last night. Brazil o4ty police said sevtn state patrolmen were on duty guarding four-mon'hs-old Margery Ellen Craig. Today, police chief Fred William# denied he had asked state police for assistance He said he had heard rumor* of threatening <Twra Te I’sa* Five) Strikes At A Glance By United Pre** Coal- walkout In 47th day. Steel - walkout In 35th day. On strike—3Bo.<NM) coal miner*; 418.000 steel workers; 44.145 other* Idled a* result of coal strike—<9.3lß. including <O,OOO railroadmen. Idled a# result of steel »trike—--208.550. Grand total ou strike and Idled—--1.124.811.

Youth Pleads Guilty To Vehicle Taking Portland Youth Is i Arraigned In Court BULLETIN Stating that "because of your youth you should not suffer full sentence," Judge Myles F. Parrish sentenced Lawrence Sanders to 90 days on the state penal farm and fined him SIOO and costs. At the time of Sand er's first hearing. October 6, Judge Parrish had contacted Plainfield boy* school, of which Sanders was a parole violater. Officials there stated that because the youth was over 18 they would not take him back. It Is, therefore, the judge said, "incumbent on me to pass sentence." Lawrence (Harold) Sander#, 17. pleaded guilty in circuit court to- | day and face# a possible sentence of from one to 10 years on the I state jienal farm. ' | The soft spoken youth, who wa# constantly asked by the court I to speak louder, admitted hi* guilt to the charge of vehicle taking bejfore Judge Myles F. Parrish, who I adjourned action until this afterI noon Iwfore passing sentence , i Sander* sought and obtained, af‘ter questioning. C. H. Musselman. Berne lawyer, as hl* counsel. There waa some dispute, quickly abandoned, as to tlie appropriateness of Muselnian a# the youth's ' counsel because of the lawyer's duties a* county probation officer. To further establish the facts of the case, (hies of Decatur police James Borders was called to the stand where he testified, after identifying the youth, having taken a statement from the youth. At the judge * request chief Borders read the statement aloud to the court, the statement an ad mission of the charge# of vehicle taking. Handers admitted that on October 4 he stole a car belonging to Clifford Essex, of Monroe, drove it on a circuitous route to Port- i land, where he abandoned the car at that city'* limits He stayed that night on the roof of a home near hi# parent's and was caught the next morning and jailed by Portland police until hi# release to Decatur police and Adams county official* about noon on October 5. Handers’ case waa then taken Into juvenile court. Upon being remanded to jail in the sheriff * (Tatro To Poor KiaMl Children Narrowly Escape Asphyxiation Indianapolis. Nov. 4 — (UP) Mix children narrowly escaped as-. phyxiation yesterday In a gawfilled home Mr* Aggie Hmlth. 25. smelhd gas seeping into her apartment in the rrar of the Heckman Adam* bom* She found Gladys Adam*. 9. uncon#-1 ciou# on a l'*d and five other children and grandchildren of Adame crying and »hlrering with cold. Police believed on* of the children tuned on the <*» jet of a eton , while playing

Offers To Negotiate On Separate Contract With Operators In Two States

10 U.S. Airmen Die ! In Superior! Crash Increases Toll Os Crashes Past Week By United Press The crashes of four military planes raised to 12t> today the death toll in major air disasters throughout the world in th* past seven days one of the worst weeks in the history of peacetime aviation A U. S. air force B-29 superfortress crashed and burned in the s*a off Kindley Field, Bermuda, last night, killing 10 airmen and Injuring three other crew members. The plane developed engine trouble on a weather mission, authorities said, and smashed into the water 300 yards off shore. Several thousand gallons of gasoline In the plane's tanks exploded, and f ames shot 100 fe t into the air. At London, the royal airforce said nine British filers were believed killed in the collision of a Lincoln bomber and a mosquito fighter plane over the English chnanel near the Isle of Wight The luxury liner Queen Mary was ’ near the area and the vessel's captain said he thought an oil tanker was on fire when he saw the flames from the burning wreckage A Swedish ship found ‘ the wreckage of the two planes and said there was no sign of suevivors among the seven-man )>omber crew and the two-man crew I of the fighter At Toulouse. Frame, a French navy Sunderland flying boat crashed on a takeoff yesterday. | killing four fliers and injuring 11 ot hers. Fifty-five persons died Tuesday when a Bolivian P-38 dived into an Eastern Airlines DC-4 over national airport at Washington. D C . ' and 4M trans Atlantic passengers (turn To Paar Clabll — , Chicago Mayor Fails To Visit President j Truman Lashes Out At Reactionaries Aboard Presidential Special En Route to Washington, Nov t (UP> -President Truman arose at dawn today to be greeted by l>ig wig Illinois Democrats but Chica-' go's mayor failed to show up.'f strengthening reports of a party rift in the pivotal Prairie state Th* President was traveling. back to Washington after making a speech last night at St. Paul. Minn .. that drew the Ibmocratir battle line* for the i 960 congressional, elections. He arose at 5 30 am so that he could meet with Illinois Democrats he had invited to board the train and confer with him whin it pulled In at 4:05 am The party chieftains who boarded the train were Sen Paul Douglas. < D. Ill; Cook county (Chicago) chairman Jacob Arvey; state Democratic chairman George Keils.' and former mayor Edward J Kelly who still wields power as a na ! tional committeeman. Reporters were Impressed, how ever, by the fact that Chicago's present mayor Martin Kennelly failed to appear to greet the Presl dent. There have been reports that Kennelly. elected on a reform ticket that promised to clean up alleged mispractice# by the old KellyArvey machine, was planning to support Chicago corporation counsel Benjamin Adamowskl for U H senator next year In opposition to the party's current floor leader. Sen Scott Luca* of Illinois As the President's train rolled through Indiana, schools along the way were let out to give the children a chance to see him At Gairett. school kid- were given a partial holiday to hear him make a rear plat form address Hoosier Democratic leaders, led by state party ehairman Ira L Hay (Tire Te r»U# Il

Steel Firms Study Plans Os Settlement Unlikely Any New Major Agreements Before Next Week Cleveland. O . Nov I (UP) ' ('IO president Philip Murray Indi i cated today that the "big push” fori settlement of the 35 day old steel strike will get under way next I wee k Murray «uld it is "unlikely" that any new major agreements would be reached before next week although half a dozen steel firms ein I ploying 172.C00 workers have been studying the Bethlehem 8100a month pension formula The CIO president Indicated that the press of winding up business at i the CIO convention here may have delayed his taking more ot a direct hand in reaching agreement with other steel companies than Beth- i Jehem. with which a settlement . was arrived at Monday. Jones A- Laughlin Steel Corp, which already ha* a pension, has been studying the terms since Tuesday. A Pittsburgh spokesman said the executives held a meet-, ! ing last night, studying costs and "how It would fit into our picture " I He indicated the company may i { have something to say today on' whether the company will resunn pension talks based on the Bethle hem set th me nt " Inland Steel Co will meet with a union negotiating committee at Indiana Harbor. Ind. tomorrow to j take a close look at the union's new and higher peace term#. The company told its employes, by let tar, that It ha# a better welfart plan than Bethlehem but is witling to negotiate on pensions and social insurance if union will call off the strike 1 U. K. Steel Corp. h< retofore the ! leader in granting the union's demands. apparently Is sitting tight and waiting for the union to make a move. The company’s executive# ' and cost experts reportedly have been studying the Bethlehem set , tlement but have not liked what they found One source not con netted with the company -estimated that the new formula would cost U. S Steel approximately IS cents an hour instead of the 10! cent# recommended by the pnsldentlal fact finding board liepub He Steel. Cleveland, Is in a similar < lur« T» •’■«» Cleet Governor Uncertain On Reply To Lewis I Increased Shortage Reported In State Indianapolis. Nov 4—(UP)— Governor Schrirker said today he wa« uncertain whether hr would j reply to John L Lewis’ appeal that he arrange an emergency conference with the united mine worker# and the Indiana coal operators. 1 "The governor hasn't decided i what to do," said his executive secretary. Arthur- Campbell, when Schricker returned to h<* offl-e after spending yesterday afternoon and last night at a Brazil celebration Meanwhile. Indiana's fuel com mission located 3,000 ton# of coal In Chicago last night and it was shipped to Indianapolis last night State labor commissioner Thomas R Hutson said it would be used for state institution* and utilities in need of fuel, But cities and town* flooded state offices with report# that householder# were running out of ! coal for space-heating Indicative of the shortness of; supply was a survey made at. Frankfort, where a check of the' city’s nine coalyards showed no domestic coal on hand However.l the munclpal electric plan' had an IPday supply and the school typ-i (Tara Te Tea# Ota) I

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Offer Made Today To Mine Owners In Indiana, Illinois On Separate Pact BULLETIN Chicago. Nov. 4.—(UP)— A spokesman for the Illinois coal operator* association said today that llllrot* mine operators "cannot and will not" make a separate peace in the nationwide coal strike. Fred Wilkey, secretary of the association, made the statement shortly before Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois announced that he was asking the Illinois and Indiana operators in a letter to "consider carefully" the separate peace proposal. Washington. Nov. I — (UPi —• John L Lewi# today offered to , negotiate Immediately a s parate i soft coal contract with llilnoi# I coal operators or a Joint contract , with Illinois and Indiana operators. U-wia held out the hope that work could be resumed next Tun -- day by 42.000 striking miner# in th* two state# should the operator# and the United Mine Workers i union get together quickly on a 1 tentative agre< ment The I'MW president telegraphed Gov. Adlai Htsvanson of Illinois that should a tentative agreement be reached Immediately in negotiation* with the Illinois operators ior joint Indiana-Illinois talk# it could l»e submitted to the UMW policy committee which meet* Monday at Chliago Lewi#' offer was made a« federal mediation director Cyrus ! Ching prepared to s-ep Into the 47-dav-oid national coal strike It was learned that Ching p'ans to visit Lewis In the mine leader's office late today The mine leader's offer was made in response to an appeal from Stevinson to get together with the Illinois operators Gov. Henry F Schricker of Indiana alI so has appealed to Lewis and the Indiana operators to reach agreement. Lewis suggest'd that Sterenson ' and Schricker might desire to at•end n< h a M.iiferi-n-« per oi a'ly to act as "moderators and representatives of the public Interest " Such procedure. l.ewis said, would bo "agreoab'e" to him. l.ewis said ho acted "with every lesir 1 to cooperate" Although Indiana operator# had previously refected Lewis' offer to negotiate a separate contract. Lewis said ho suggested th- joint llllnois-lndiann conferem <■ because it "may be more acceptable to some operators who have overlapping mining in- • ter' sts in both states " In making his suggestion for contract talks with Illinois operator# alone. I.ewis expressed hope for quick agreement with the i view that "tlie miners of the State resume work next Tuesday ” A* for the joint Illinois-Indiana talk#, he expressed the -ame hope for resumption of work Iz-wl# repeated a previous ! charge tlrat steel companies and other large manufacturers are hoarding coal He suggested that Hteveusou could distribute those industrial stock# under hi* execu- • Tarn Tn Pae* Sis* Large Dial To Show Community Center's Campaign Progress Progress of the campaign for at least |275.00<) for the proposed Decatur Community Center, will l>e recorded on a large dial placed this morning on the court house grounds. Carl C Pumphrey, general chairman of the drive placed the hand* at 822,500. marking the amount ■ already Invested in th* greatest I civic project ever undertaken by the people of Decatur. The dial covers much of the surface of the nine by six-foot sign and ha* a blue face with I red and black lettering It shows (graphically that when Decatur invest* BLW.OOf( the hand will jump 875 (MH’ to 8225.000. by th* generous offer of the Central ffoya company to give one dollar for every two j dollars raised by Decatur.