Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 275, Decatur, Adams County, 22 November 1949 — Page 1

Hvil No. 275.

S CONSUL WARD TRIED BY COMMUNISTS

■Disputes ■ue Nation Kr Picture Hdlme For New Strike Closer Vnlfd »•'•••«* ,-rike at East St MB. bman ■ tfiliK into tl>'MKk::.'.' ■ '"da*. ••nd |^K |r ,, f r • it-* *"0 |K, , ■ »rh no *iicn ->1 ... a Übor dispute* Y-.-k -• i'- mediators I^H-, !; f. r» n<-»- in an head "ft a strike late |M, and cos.it five New York ■K station- Th- artists demanded pa y -to- work K iab-u practice against Co. on ground* it ;.L-: ■•, payment* with ||K. union wldle con|^Kjutia'ion- were in pro v abou' 4.200 laun »-nt on strike in a with 9" laundries Th- strikers a <iih c-•. >1 work week. -'!•■ " aid it ><! ent-d" in the lann- ■ |Kjo. th- AFL teamsters' |Htp-r:>-d -ha’ 1' had reached |Bat.( calling for an elghtrai«- with about half |Ka involved in a statewide -ng distance driv settlement of the appeared likely aoon. lala said. St Louis. a strike by handlers at the na hK. 2 livestock terminal en |Bn eighth day with packing |Mt- :.ng th- pinch A spokesArmour * Co said some KHr.'t: already had been laid of . urtailt d meat pro • f • al dispute, neith' r made any moves to reHHvtotiatmns although both |Mmw and operator* were rrilling to bargain. I- d-mantling shorter |Ht.rher pay. and an increase fund payments. Lewis union demands would to Ju-35 cents per ton of and that the firms the increase without prices. however, have reject ■t demand* on ground that not pay th- costs them »nd that they refuse to ■ pice*. »*« studying th- results of yesterday with the two M members of the welfare of trustees The board considered whether to Ky- payments from the fund ■ ha» dwindled to 113.000.000 ■ 't*r* Ta Pa., MaM) ■ Children Burn B&eath In Home ■ r*lls. Wis. Nov m* - ■ rise children were burn-MJ-ath today when a flash ■*”' ’"d the John Berg farm ■ B «*r here ■ h 'Mr*n s»re trapped in ■t* 00 ® house while Mr and ■ »«re milking cows in ■ *“">• Identified by ■?’ MM ' n * abou ‘ ,8 - I>onna ■7*' ,0 - 7. and Jackie ■ B> hiWr * n ot ,he Berg* and ■ •$. a granddaughter f 9 0r et Keller ■ eral Wednesday ■7* fof Mia* M*r- ■ who died Monday Knu ■-* tha county PIUL W,U •* he,d a ‘ ■ !tm«.T! <,ay “ ,he ° m ‘« * ■t rn home th * R *’ wm * BW u .v of,lc i at ing Burial BMi I)ec,t ‘ ,r cemetery ■ T . CBil a! “»• funeral »•«" time of the rT < re , w «ATMtR warmer tenl«M. KwZz ,ar 1 • X el«u4y. oouth aM KJ* W«*m-ey 40 I u w aoutttweea.

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Citizens Aroused By Sex Crime Wave Cotton Picker Held For Child's Slaying By United Press A series of shocking crimes against children within the last io days brought demands from citl tens' groups and authorities todaytor new laws to deal with sex criminals. Three children, the youngest 18 months old, have been attacked and slain. There have been manyother criminal assault cases and molestations. Today, seven-year-old Vivian Shannan of Bed Lak- Falls, Minn. missing from her home since yesterday, crawled through snow to a farmhouse and disclosed that she had been kidnaped by a man in a “black, shiny car.” Authorities said she apparently had been attacked sexually, and arrested a 25-year-old farmer as a suspect in the crime Democratic and Republican members of the New York legislature predicted that the next session will consider a measure to halt the rising Incidence of sex crimes. One senate leader said he would sponsor legislation to remedy “this deplorable situation.” In Uttle Rock. Ark . which had three child molestation cases yesterday. Atty Gen Ike Murray said a law was needed which would permit courts to "lock up any person permanently" who had been found untrustworthy around small children. The Detroit News posted IM.OOfI in rewards for Information leading to solution of eight unsolved sex murders In Michigan during the past 10 years Will T. Griffin, former chief of detectives of Memphis, said "scientific sterilization" Is needed to weed out sex perverts. , In the latest case. Paul Gutierrez. a 25-year old cotton picker was charged with the rape-slaying of 18-months-old Josephine Yanez at Huron, Cal Authorities said evidence pointed directly to Gutierrez as the slayer but the migrant farm worker couldn't remember whether he killed the baby because he "blacked out" after a liquor and marijuana binge. The new slaying came as Los Angeles authorities prepared to ar ralgn Fred Stroble. 66. who confessed murdering and mutilating six-year-old Linda Joyce Glucoft when she resisted his drunken advances on Nov. 14 Strohle. who will be arraigned Friday, said yesterday that "I deserve to die if I anyone ever did " I In Idaho. Neil Butterfield, al6 yearold hot rod driver, awaited trial on his confession that he kill ed seven-year-old Glenda Joyce Brlsbois of Burley, Ida. two days after Linda Joyce was killed In Los Angeles. Butterfield denied mo (Tarn T» !’■«• »ls» Sale Os Christmas -1 Seals Opened Here Envelopes Mailed By Association The mailing of Christmas seal envelopes to individuals, businesses and achools has been compleie-1 with the opening of the annual sale Monday, It has been announced by Robert Zwlck. president of the Adams county tuberculosis association. Two dollars or more worth of stamps were placed in each of the envelopes with instructions pertaining to payment Health l>onds rather than seals will be sold to various organizations, ranging from » to 1100 denominations instead of •Mia. it was announced Funds raised by the sale of Christmas seals, officials disclosed, help to support activities of the association within the county Par* mount In supplying support of the case finding program, which con slats of patch testing, mobile X-raj unit surveys, health education and milk for underprivileged children, association spokesmen note that similar campaign* in the past have been "highly successful ' The Girl Scout* assisted with the folding of seals, and the commer cial clasa of the Decatur hl»h school, under the supervision of Maynard Hetrick, helped Mrs W. Guy Brown, secretary of the association. in the preparation of the letters Boy Scouts are passing poster* and advertising material pertaining to the sale

Sex Maniac Assaults, Kills Baby jflL rSi ■ ?■ • ®HBI ■ J\m \ h ’ v ’ W J / \ A. THE BODY of little Josephine Yanez (right), 18-month-old daughter of Joe Yanez (left), a cotton worker, of Huron. Cal., has been found, half buried In the mu<l of a cotton field 40 miles from Fresno. Kidnaped from her parents automobile, the baby was criminally assaulted and left to die. The father holds another child.

Veep, Bride Relax Al Sea Island, Ga. Chuckle Over Secret Os Honeymoon Site Sea Island. Ga., Nov. 22—(UP) —Vice-president Alben Barkley and his bride relaxed beside the jiea today and the genial veep chuckled over the way they kept secret the location of their honeymoon Shangrl La. Barkley and his bride, the former Mrs. Carleton Hadley of St. Louis, arrived here yesterday and announced that this I* It. Ever since the couple announced their engagement they kept the press and public guessing about their honeymoon plans. Barkley always answered "Shangri-La" when asked where they would go following the wedding Yesterday it was learned that the veep made reservations at the swank Cloizter hotel here a week ago. He asked hotel officials to help him keep his secret, and they did The newlyweds were assigned a bedroom and living room suite, overlooking the sea. in one of the hotel's new beach houses Huge vase* of roses and chrysanthemums adorned their rooms when they arrived. One of veep's first' question* after arrival was. "I* there anything here from Kentucky?" A hotel attendant was quick to furnish some of that state'* refreshment product. Sea Island, often known a* "Honeymoon Isle." was the setting recently for the wedding of Sarah Churchill, daughter of Britain's wartime Prime Minister, and society photographer Anthony Beauchamp. The Barkley* drove here from Atlanta yesterday, ending a three day motor trip from St. Louis fol<T*ra T« !*■>* Plvei Recreation Leader Speaks To Pastors County Association • In Meeting Monday Dennis Norman, county recreation director, addressed the Adam* county ministerial association on the subject of hl* work and their relationship to recreation in tbo townships. The meeting took placMonday In the Trinity Evangelhai United Brethren church. Decatur. President O. A. Eicher of the county sssoclstion called on th" Rev A. C. E Gillander for devotions. Some business was transacted. then the meeting laid open to Norman The speaker told how the whole plan for rural recreational guidance had originated with ie»ders in Purdue and Indiana University. and that the purpose* of dlr»* - ted recreation were to give helpful i leadership for leisure time, know-1 Ing that there were many million • of dollar* spent in advertising to lure customer* to unwholaaom* recreation. Miniater* have a part to play because correct recreation I. a part of their fight again»t sin. and miniater* themselves need r«c reatlon Th# subject of play range* (Tara Ta P*«»

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, November 22,1949

Receives Word Os Death Os Nephew Mrs. Ethel Gaffer ha* received word that her nephew, Joneph Zeigler, 26. of Toledo, 0., was killed Sunday in a traffic accident. He was driving new cars from North Dakota to Toledo at the time of the fatal crash. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank • Zeigler, who are well known here, i Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Appropriations Are Approved By Council Postpone Action On Judge's Requests ’ The county council voted all additional appropriations sought by different county governmental departments in their regular two- ■ day meeting, which was concluded 1 hortly before noon today. The council postponed action on the requ'sts made by Judge Myles F. 1 Parrish until their first meeting in 1950. ’ The council approved 317.410 of * additional appropriation*, as fol--1 lows: county highway department. 17.028 (from gas and Been e fee monies); assessment work in 1 county, 15 711; clerk's office. 3100; ' county council salaries. 1158; superintendent'* salary. 1112; soldier's burial, |675; cleaning ceme- '. tery. |252; deputy assessors. 3708; and we'fare department. 32.000. 1 It was explained by councilmen ! that the court's requests were 1 item* of the budget for the 1950 1 year, and the council met only to ’ approve appropriation* which were n'*ce»sary to continue operations for the remainder of 1949. Judge Parrish appeared before the council this morning to personally present reason* why the item* he requested should be granted. He had sent a letter to the council Monday. The court seek* 3500 which, "through Inadvertence." the court did not ask for when filing it* budget for 1950. In addition, the court sought revision* of certain curtailing racMSmendatlon* made by the couni 11 when they approved the 1950 budget : to increase to 1750 the amount for the law library of the court which was requested In the budget but which the council reduced to 1500; an additional |6oh salary for the biliff. which was refused before. and a 3480 Increase for the court reporter, which was also previously denied. Judge Parrish, in his letter to the council, cites the "inherent i (Tara Ta I'ac* Five) I 'fatd, St**&*s Previous Report .......... $97,647 Pledges today ............ 2.700 Total 1100.347 Amount yet required to 1 share in minimum gift from Central Soya Co. .. $49,653 (When Fund reache* 1150.000. the rift wilt be $75 000 If It reaches $200,000. the full gift of SIOO,OOO will be contributed )

Killer Loses Appeal For Execution Stay Appeal Refused By Illinois High Court i Chicago. Nov. 22. —(UP) — James Morelli, 22. "mad dog" killer in one of Chicago’s most vl- : clous murder orgies, will die in the electric chair a few minutes after Thanksgiving Day ends unj less he receives a last minute reprieve, authorities said today. Morelli late yesterday lost an appeal to the Illinois supreme court to have his execution postponed for the sixth time. The court refused to issue a stay of execution and al*o denied an appeal to reconsider his case Now, barring an unexpected lastminute reprieve, he will die in the electric chair In the Cook I county jail at two minutes after midnight Thursday. Morelli wa* the third and last ‘ of the killers apprehended after 1 the night of crime Dec. 12. 1947 in which four men were slain and two others shot and wounded critically. His fellow gunman, Lowell Fentress. 23. who wept in the court- ’ room when he described the killings. is serving two 199-year sen--1 fences the longest prison term ever given in the memory of court observers here The terms are to run consecutively so that Fentress will have to serve 132 years liefore becoming eligible for parole. The other member of the murder trio, Thomas Daley. 36. the , leader, never stood trial. He was ( slain in a hall of bullets when , he lunged for police Sgt. Frank Pape, who attempted to arrest him. Both Fentress and Morelli tried (Tara To Paso Five) Local Men Attend ♦ Meeting At Berne Private Enterprise Stressed By Speaker Several Decatur men heard Ed Wimmer of Cincinnati, public relations director and vice-president of national federation of independent business, speak at a joint meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary club in Berne last evening. Carl T llabegger. Berne tnanufacturer, wa* chairman of the program. Dinner was served to several hundred guests, ladies night I being observed by the two Berne ( organizations. II Mr. Wimmer is an advocate of Individual enterprise. He said that the whole world was moving too , rapidly in the direction of miniJ mum power for the few. "There is only one answer, and that is a vast decentralization program carried out on every front, the goal being to restore Independent ownership of farmhome and other enterprise, whereever practical and posaible" The Decatur guests were Mr. and Mra L. E Archbold. Glenn Hill, preatdent of the Chamber of Commerce. C. C- Pumphrey. Char lea D Ehinger and Arthur R Holt- ( house.

Chinese Communists Report Verdict Will Be Announced Shortly

Thanksgiving Day To Be Observed Here Church Services To Feature Observance Decatur will join the nation in observance of Thanksgiving day' Thursday, marked by church services and a general suspension of business for the day. Most of the city's private and public business houses and offices will he closed the entire day. with the principal exceptions restaur ants, theaters, confectioneries, service stations and tavern*. No mail deliveries will be made from the Decatur post office, excepting special delivery, the First State Bank, county and city offices will be closed, and the I tally Democrat will not publish an edition. I'nion church services, sponsored by the Decatur ministerial association. will be held at the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening The Rev. II J Welty, pastor of the Decatur Missionary church, will deliver the Thanksgiving secj mon. and special music will be j furnish'd by the choir of the (Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church The Rev. F II Willard, pastor of the host church, will preside The Rev William (' Feller, of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, will read the scripture, the Rev. Robert Hammond, of the First Baptist church, will deliver ! the opening prayer, and the Rev. i A (’ E Gillander. of the First i Presbyterian church, will read the I president's Thanksgiving proclama tlon Two special Thanksgiving services will be held at the Zion Lutheran church, the Rev. E P Schmidt, pastor, has announced The first service will be a Thanksgiving vesper at 7:30 pro. Wednesday and the second a Thanksgiving day service at 10 a.m. Thursday. The church choir, under the direction of David Embler, will sing twice at each service. At the St. Mary's Catholic church, the regular daily masses will be said at 6 and 7:30 a.m. Woman's Club Gives $1,500 For Building Pledges Funds To Community Center The Decatur Woman's club pledged 11.500 to the Youth Center and Community Building last evening. the climax to the club's 30year sponsorship for a civic center. Prior to the unanimous vote In favor of contributing the club's entire reserve of funds to the proposed Center. Mrs. John Peterson, first president of the club, read extracts from a meeting held 30 years ago In which she expressed hope of obtaining a community building for Decatur The pledge was voted in honor of Mrs Peterson and the other charter member* of the club The motion was made by Mrs. Arthur R Holthouse, club president In] 1944 when the present teen canteen was established It was seconded by Mr* Ralph Yager The Woman'* club has continued as the sponsoring agency for the tern porary youth center, commonly known as the Den. Mr* Howard Buck, club president. presided at last night's program It was a general club meeting The sincerity of the Woman's dub in- becoming a substantial donor in the current drive. 1* evi denied in the fact that the club voted every penny of it* reserve fund* to the cause. These fund* are invested in U. 8 saving* bond* The concensus of the meeting was that the club had for 3<t years cherished the thought of obtaining a community center and that the opportunity now was at hand The 11.500 pledge will send the fund over the lioo.ooo mark, campaign ! directors stated.

One Child Is Sole Survivor Os Oslo Crash Bodies Os 30 Found Around Wreckage Os Crashed Airliner Oslo, Norway. Nov. 22—(UP)— The battered bodies of 30 person*, among them 24 Jewish children from North African slums, were found today strewn around the partly burned wreckage of a Dutch airliner which lost its way and crashed near Oslo Sunday night. One of the 20 children aboard the transport survived Four other* were missing, and almost certainly dead. All six adults four Dutch crewmen and two nurse*— were killed A death toll of 34 of I the 35 aboard seemed certain. The survivor was an 11-year-old . French speaking boy. whose weeping in the wreckage attracted searchers who found the plane Taken to a Drammen hospital, he was found to have suffered only an injured arm. The two-engined DC-3 disappeared Sunday night after radioing that it was nearing the Oslo airport and would land aoon. It was . one of two chartered to bring the Jewish children to Norway. The other landed safely. Splintered wreckage was found today around noon after a search . of almost 48 hours by thousands of troops. Red Cross workers and volunteers who had trudged through rain sodden and fog j shroud'-d hills and forests The wi'd and lonely scene of the crash was 18 mile* south of Oslo on the Hurin peninsula between Fel'vedt and Storesand The plane had cut a swath of 70 yard* a* It ■mashed through a sturdy growth of trees before It smacked into the side of a steep hill. The one known survivor was taken to a hospital at nearby Dr-mme He was reported suffering only from an injured arm and was In rood spirits after eating I some chocolate The chf'dren had lived In North 1 African refugee camps, and were i being sent to Norway before go- | inr to new homes In Drael The rehabilitation program for the children was sponsored by an organization calling itself “Help Europe" and by the American joint distribu'lon committee It • - ailed for th<- rehabilitation of 200 j , chl'dren from North African . slum*. NO PAPER THURSDAY In accordance with annual custom, the Deatur Daily Democrat will not publish an edition Thursday, which is Thanksgiving Day. I Funeral Wednesday For Richard Wherry Brother Os Decatur Woman Died Sunday Funeral service* will be held at 2 pm 4EST) Wednesday at the Convoy. O. Methodist church for Richard H Wherry. 41, who died at bis home Sunday after an ex tended illness. A native of Adams county, he had lived In Convoy for the past , 19 year* He wan foreman of the assembly division of the International i Harvester plant at Fort Wayne. Surviving are his wife. Katherine; a *on. Harold, of Bowling 1 Green. O ; hi* mother. Mr* Wl! Ham Permilia: two sister*. Mr* John Helm of Decatur and Helen i Dense! of Convoy, and three bro- ; than. Harry and Allen of Convoy ■ and Alpha of Van Wert. O The Rev Roy Ballard Wil! ofI flciate at the *ervieM. with burial i In the Convoy lOOF cemetery • Friend* may call at the residence

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Consul General On Trial At Mukden; U. S. Is Relying On World Opinion Washington. Nov. 22 — (UP) — The state department today reported Chinese communist announcements that U. S. consul general Angns Ward has been put on trial at Mukden and that a verdict will be announced within a few days. Ward and four members of hl* consulate stuff were arrested Oct. 24 on what this country regards as trumped up charges of beating a Chines- worker Communist newspapers in both Shanghai ami Nanking reported that Ward's trial before a "people's court" is now in progress. One report said the court had given "many hearings” to the case, it paid two Chinese witnesses and the alleged victim of the assault had testified. "As the investigation has been concluded." one report said, "the court will give final hearing to the case in a matter of days and the verdict will lie announced.” This prediction was published in a Nanking newspaper and attributed to a Mukden broadcast. The I'nited States meanwhile, was relying on world opinion to force the Chinese communists to free Ward from his Mukden prison cel) Disdaining flic use of force, this 1 country called on 30 others to ’ Join In protesting the treatment of Ward Until today It had been understood that Ward stood accused of beating one person. One Chinese account reported here mentioned i two "victim*," however. The reports were the first to ■ disclose that Ward ami his assre | elates had actually been placed on trial On trial with Ward am Ralph Rehberg. Rochester, N. Y, I Shlro Tatsuml. Seattle, and two European's Franco Cicogna and Alfred Krlstan whom Ward had hired locally. Disclosure that the trial had begun did not come as a surprise to some American officials who have though* all along that the communists would convict tlie arrested nu-n submit them to a few indignities and then throw th*-m out of the country ' indfsgrace " The •ilm wou'd be to make westerner* lose as much face as possible in the orient. The communist reports reaching Washington today did not mention a suggestion put out yesterday by communist source* in Hong Kong that Ward and his assoI <dates would be tried for esploni age. I’. S notes to <>■ her countries about Ward want out yesterday. Stale department press spokesman Michael J McDermott said today that the department has received confirmation that th.- notes have lieen delivered to a number of the foreign ministers But so far. he said. It has received no reaction from the ministers themselves. McDermott said that (Tarn T» I'nar Rlabd Fame Os Proposed Community Center Spread To Capital The fame or Decatur'* proposed Community Center has spread to Washington. D C. from where a telegram was sent from Congressman Edward H Kruse's office to C C Pumphrey, general chairman of the local drive. The message was filed before Congressman Kruse left for his official inspection of military establishment* in Koh-a and China It reads' ''Congratulation* to Decatur for your wonderful community spirit displayed In your plan* for the Youth Center and Community Building This magnificent building will be an outstanding and significant step, not only in the progress of Decatur, but also In the progress of America in showing what a small town want* to do for it* youth We wish you great eucMr Pumphrey expressed hl* pleasure over receipt of the me**M«