Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 277, Decatur, Adams County, 25 November 1949 — Page 1

jJyiL No. 277.

IENOUNCE GOP DEMAND TO OUST ACHESON

| Xicans Back After iMving QLiTollOf ° yer Cioimed On Holiday ES j, i nltwl Press ■ sen- t.». k to work Ks ,»ri '»*■ hl,llda> * llll telE'- 1 "' in ' ! their pantries ••‘•-‘♦•rvatwi- ■ w* b “' ( ' |irik, " i:,a *•* “*■ andiia, *" n * C ! " r * !,nd ■HE* ...,- . .irti'-d over into season 140 SME :■ ■ ■’ vmng Wits family reunions. '".'..'|E. t0..!b.i1l Kames few It was a day Press showed |HHi »■' !' k persons died In holiday |K e.idmts claimed 99 .• tir> - InmtltiK aci I in won Alabama. < IKT.irbr '/■•. .md Oneonta at least I.', persona. ; **’ min-unK. ilt, o 58 Property damage -»«h kilhd a rural mail i tanner at Pierpont, „d mother and her burned to death .me explosion in their ’* *' ,hf| 'uldren and a neigh ’* '" 'e>. lie them perME* »'.>«• Palmerton. I’a X J a father died «t- and flv( * children in a fire. |&U> IH/- 'o..k a sizable reported that Wil accidentally shot and unt while on a swamp hunt near Savannah. iBr y: • : * , '*' >, bnt what he had killed himself. of the nation, skies .nd '• inperatures seaBa' the Great Lakes I ’ h-avi shishy snow - youngsters to sculpture weather brought an persons out to ' S * * York's 43 block long gU* 45 parade. with its lavish ■f® hur *‘ f'lorful balloon J^P Bn ~in< ludlni? a 80-foot-M 8,% and a tremendous I ■ BSP**’ * ! seven Denver orlk*»ked federal Judge Symes for a court action • freight car load of ■KF among the orMB jars* of black ■P-i'BH'h 195 jars of pep 973 eartons of choco’ere handed out when “‘'n-d the candy, confls|E !h * ko'ernment for II 'o» T. paars Rtub(> gjf Meet |f f wy Afternoon B,*® r,t »he Decatur high ar * requested to re- * mMi '' room in the KL* 1 15 o'clock Saturday ,ak * P»rt in the paB? ,** ,h *‘ arrl * B| ot s »»‘» kS| ”* * hristmas season. I?»"ioge Done By IV° re ■hr?* d,, * , ln 8 veptilatv, th * *»P*H*r plant at ■‘‘fas? r " m l ,an J' was fanned B* *-• B • f,n was turned t “ 11:30 Buftieo Th * com P«ny « ■b7 ‘ r °lunteer firemen •k flrt wh,atl * »•" *°““d was worse a. ' com Mny officials ex ■sX?° n " n< Bk blai * »»• extinguish K* ■ nd continued on for lh * com '1 -^L* or * tot l.’s ,R B uZ** «*W*c to. p “ rt,y “• w * y Pka",* 1 * Uww tMiitht 20 south;

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/7 CLIMBS Previous Report 1100.347 Pledges today — 2.963 Total $103,210 Amount yet required to share In minimum gift from Central Soya Co. .. 146,790 (When Fund reaches $150,000, the gift will be $75,000 If it reaches $200,000, the full gift of SIOO,OOO will be contributed.) Report Lewis May Postpone Dec. 1 Strike Government Labor Experts Forecast Strike Postponed Washington. Nov. 25.—(UP) — Government labor experts predicted today that top officers of the united mine workers union early next week will postpone their threatened strike until after Christmas. John L. tentatively has set a new coal walkout for next Thursday But he has summoned the mine workers* SOibman policy committee to meet in New York Monday. The committee has power to extend the strike deadline and government officials believe it will use It. These officials believed Lewis plans to ask the policy committee to postpone the threatened strike for about a month. They think that Lewis is reluctant to call his miners out again before Christmas. He ended a 52day coal strike earlier this month without winning new contract demands. At that time there were widespread reports of back-to-work movements among strike weary miners. A United Press accounting showed that soft coal miners have worked only 45 days out of the last 104 working days. Lewis recently told associates he would summon the policy committee and postpone a new strike If there was ”a decent sign that some or all of the coal operators were willing to negotiate a new contract. But spokesmen for the major coal companies said the policy committee was not meeting to talk about new contract proposals They said they knew of no operator group ready to talk contract terms. Despite denials, there were per sistent reports that many of the big coal operators would meet at Pittsburgh later today to decide whether to resume bargaining with the mine workers union Lewis last met the coal operators more than a month ago. Th<»se <Tara Ta Paar •!«» City Engineer To Enforce Ordinance Roop Appointed On Zoning Ordinance Ralph E. Roop, city engineer, to day was named temporary en>oring officer of Decatur s new xoning ordinance by Mayor John M. Doan. AB building permits will t»e issued by Mr. Roop. A board of soning appeals, which, under the new ordinance, is the means of relief from the ordinance in hardship cases, will be named in the next month, the mayor stated Under the ordinance, any person building or remodeling a residence in which the outside walls or ground floor space is altered. »j per mit must be obtained This also Is required of new business and man ufacturlng buildings Mr. Roop will administer his nex duties from bis office on the second floor of the city ball. Mayor Doan stated Several people have already applied for permits and new forms are bow ready Mr Roop is authorised by the ordinance to make an investigation before Issuance of a permit to ascertain if the propose ! building is in conformity with the ■ew requirements.

West Germany Not To Revive Armed Forces America, Britain And France Grant New Concessions Bonn, Germany. Nov. 25. —(UP) —America. Britain and France bluntly served notice on West Germany today that newly granted concessions to the new state were not to be taken as stepping stones for further demands. A spokesman for the allied high commissioners for Germany said at a press conference that the western allies "dearly are not expecting" that the 10-polnt protocol signed with West Germany yesterday should be regarded as opening the way for further concessions. The protocol ended the dismantling of major German factories and gave the Bonn government other new rights. In return west Germany promised not to rearm. The agreement was discussed in a tumultuous eight-hour session of the west German parliament. It ran Into the early morning hours today, and ended with the explusion of Kurt Schumacher, socialist opposition leader. Schumacher's expulsion for the next 20 sessions of parliament followed his castigation of chancellor Konrad Adenauer as a "federal chancellor of the allies'* for submitting to the Ruhr statute, a part of the new protocol. Schumacher threatened today to develop a constitutional crisis over the handling of the protocol. West Germany's acceptance of the Ruhr statute, which piacaa that strategic industrial basin under an international authority, was another of the government's concessions to the allies in return for more power in other fields. Gen. Sir Brian Robertson. British high commissioner for Germany, spoke for the high commissioners at a press conference attended by 100 newsmen. Robertson said the protocol seeks three main objectives 1. "Promote the prestige and authority of the structure of the government which has been created for the federal republic." 2. "Reintroduce Germany to International political noctoty.” 3. "Remove the causes of friction between the occupation powers and the German people." School Pupils Give To Building Fund Pupils Earn Money To Give To Fund The school children of the city have contributed $44M.40 toward 'he proposed Youth Center and Community Building. W Guy Brown, chairman of the youth-children's division. announced today. Practically every penny of the amount was earned by the children in their xeal to contribute to the Youth Center. It was explained by Mr. Brown. The campaign was launched In the public and Cathollschools with the opening of the drive to raise a minimum of $150.tMH) to qualify for an additional $75.(MW gift from Central Soya Company. A large percentage of the pupils entered the campaign. They worked at various odd jobs to earn the'r donation to the fund The maximum amount expected of a high school student was one dollar Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters were contributed by the grade pupils The result as reported by Mr. Brown are: Decatur high school, 70 percent. $248 50. Catholic school — high school. 18 percent and grades. 68 percent, $83.38. Lincoln school, grades. sll® 50. Total $448.50. Carl C. Pumphrey, general chairman of the campaign, expressed his appreciation to the school pupils for their "loyal support and «« n « r ’ ous contributions to the fund " With more than SIOO,OOO already subscribed for the Center, the cam paign will continue until all soliciting has been completed, and final reports are made by the workers. Mr. Pumphrey said

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, November 25, 1949

Thanksgiving In Shangri

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CELEBRATING Thanksgiving, a birthday, and their sixth day of wedded bliss. Vice-president Alben Barkley and his bride smile for the camera at their own private "Shangri La." Sea Island. Ga. Thanksgiving day was (he "Veep's" 72nd birthday.

Van Wert Couple Held For Thefts Thefts Reported From Automobiles William P. Robinson. 46. and his wife. Ruth. 38. of Van Wert. (). were tried in justice of the peace court this morning and bound over (o mayor’s court on separate charg-1 ex of possessing merchandise right- i fully belonging to another. Robinson pleaded guilty to the charge against him, which was signed by justice of the peace Floyd Hunter; Ruth Robinson pleaded not guilty to the charge against her. In lieu of the prosecuting attorney. Severin Schurger. or a deputy, which was not appointed during Schurger's absence from the city. Justice of the peace Hunter signed the affidavits charging the Robin sons with illegal possession. Justice Hunter set bond at SSO each and remanded them to the county jail, where they had been qince their arrest shortly after midnight Thanksgiving morning Mayor Doan stated he would be unable to try the case until Monday. when the prosecuting attorney returns. In the meantime, he told the Robinsons, they could obtain coun sei and witnesses to defend them at their trial, which is scheduled for 10 a m. The Robinsons were apprehended in Geneva by town marshal Harold Hirschy after neighbors had reported the Robinsons were stealing merchandise from parked automobiles They were held in custody In Geneva until the ar rival of deputy sheriff Robert Shraluka, who returned them to the county jail. Shraluka was also called to in vewtlfcati* a br» ak in at Hank m garage, north of Ceylon on state road 116 It was reported that someone had pried open the front (Tara To I'ss* Five!

Christmas Season Opens In Decatur On Saturday

With the official opening of the Christmas season Saturday. Decatur business houses are in readiness for lhe anticipated heavy season with 25 shopping days left after today. In line with predictions of other cities. It is expected that the volume of sales should remain constant with those of 1948. or posw Ibly even surpass last year's boom ing sales. First indications for other localities were that the year's sales would spiral downward, but recently there have been indications that the 1949 season will be as heavy as other years Experts in the predicting field believe the sudden upward surge if attributed to lhe new and practical items beihg offered for sale this year. Also, they say. the mild weather has aided business considerably. Decatur business houses have beea preparing for the season for some time and have a varied supply

BULLETIN Lake Success, N. Y-, Nov. 25.--(UP)— The United N» tions main political committee today overwhelmingly turned down Rusala's demand that the United States and Britain be condemned as war mongers but nevertheless be asked to join the other members of the big five in a “pact for the strengthening of peace." Commissioners To Meet Here Monday Special Session To Be Held By Board The county commissioners will meet In a special session Monday, according to an announcement made today by Thurman Drew, county auditor, to consider several matters an regards the courthouse which are not in the budget. One of lhe items, the cleaning of the rooms of the courthouse, will be considered especially since a representative from a Muncie refinishing company has made a tentative bid for such work The agent for the company also cleaned part of the room where the commissioners will meet, showing the intensity of lhe dirt on the uncleaned portions. The payment for this work would come from any balance left in the budget and which would normally revert to the general fund Drew said there might be a little left over this year, and the representative said they would clean as many rooms as that amount covered. In addition, a salesman is scheduled to appear before the commissioners regarding a newly developed machine to write and figure tax duplicates. Drew also announced that he was in receipt of a letter from the state tax commission’s office which stated that a hearing will be held in <Twrw T« Face Klabtt

of Items — anything that a person might want for the season's gifts. The Christmas lights will go on Saturday to usher in the season In line with that, merchants are tidying up their windows in the spirit of Chratmas. Santa Claus will ar rive Saturday afternoon to round out the program with a parade before setting up headquarters on the court house lawn. It is believed that Decatur's business district will be a less congest - cd area this year due to the installation of meters since last season. Police do not anticipate any undo tie-upa. thought it is noted that there is not enough off-street park ing available to handle too much of the expected volume of traffic. It la also believed that the stores, as baa been the custom In past years, will hire additional help to < are for lhe larger number of shoppers. though Richard Pruden. secretary of the Chamber of Com mere-, stated that his office has no estimate of the number.

House Democrats Charge Republican Proposal In Case Would Lead To War

Funeral Saturday For Suicide Victim Farmer Fires Home, Then Kills Himself Funeral arrangements have been completed for Paul Moser. 39. who committed suicide at his fahn home near Berne. Moser was discovered by Berne firemen about 100 feet in the rear of the home Wednesday afternoon dead from self-inflicted rifle shot, while the firemen were fighting the blazing Moser home. In reconstructing lhe story today. deputy sheriff Robert Shraluka. who was called to the scene along with coroner H. F. Gilllg after the body had been removed, said Moser returned to the home from Herne, after spending the morning there with the deputy sheriff trying to gain entrance, broke a window in the rear of the house, entered, and set it ablaze. Ermin Bixler. Berne fire chief, told Shraluka that when the fire department arrived, the upper story of the house was in flames, and neighbors believed that Moser was still inside One of the firemen. atop a ladder fighting the flames, however, spied Moser some distance from the house. Bixler said there was evidence I that Moser, after breaking into the house, had poured gasoline or kerosene into the upper rooms prior to setting them afire. H F. Glllig. county coroner, has definitely listed the dead man's act as suicide. Moser's wife. Beatrice, had recently filed suit for divorce in Adams circuit court, and It was believed that tne man was despondent ' over this action. He is survived by a son. Paul, and a sister. Mrs Alton Schindler, near Berne It was also believed possible by officials that Moser might have borrowed or recently bought the 22 caliber rifle, which inflicted the 1 fatal wound, because he was not known to have owned one Bixler (Tara To page F.lgbO Organize New Boy Scout Troop Here Formal Induction Here This Evening Graduation exercises from the Cub Pack and induction of 15 <'ub Scouts into the newly formed Lin-, coin nchool. parent teachers Boy Scout Troop 60. will lie held this evening at 6:30 o'clock at the Lin1 coin school The ceremonies will mark the first induction of 11-year old Cubs into the reglilar scout organization. Memliers of th.- new troop are Jon II Corey. Bill Dauler. Dick Dauler. Phil Debolt. David Ells worth. Thomas K. Grimm. Harry I Hebble. Jr . Robert Keller. Dan Krueckelierg. John Lxtugh. Clifford Norman. Robert Rawley. Harold M Sommer. Roger Strickler and William II Zwick I Herman Krueckeberg. Cub Scout I chairman, will be general chairman of the meeting, which mothers of the Scouta will attend. Zerkcl la Scoutmaster The memliers of the Lincoln School PT Troop 60 are: Robert Zwick. chairman. Doyt W Dauler. Francis Ellsworth. Chalmer Debolt. ami llulmrt Zarkel. Jr., teacher In the sixth grade at Lipcoin school, scoutmaster. Bryce Thomas ia Cub Master The Lincoln I*TA. of which Mrs. Paul Hancher is president, voted to sponsor a Boy Scout troop and official recognition has been granted by the American Boy Scouts organization to the local group Participating in this evening's meeting will be Clarence Ziner. county chairman and Steve Everhart. county commissioner of the Boy Scouts; Mr. Kraeckeberg. Gerald Strickler. Malcolm Locke. Merritt Alger. Robert Zwick. Mr Thomas and Mr Zerkal. With organization of Troop W. Decatar now has four troops Others are sponsored by Rotary. | Uuus and American Legion.

15 Alabamans Die Thursday In Tornadoes Central Alabama Is Hit By Tornadoes; Damage Extensive Alexander City. Ala.. Nov. 25— (UP)—The death toll rose to 15 today from Thanksgiving day tornadoes that whiplashed sections of central Alabama. At least 58 others were Injured and property damage was extensive. Ten negroes were killed at Alexander City, three white persons died at Oneonta and nearby Easley, a 54-year-old man was killed at Sand mountain and another man was killed in the Ft. Payne area. 80 miles north of here. One of the injured, a six-year-old girl, was in critical condition and hospital attendants said it would be "a miracle" if she lives Relatively small areas were struck by the fierce winds here ami in the vicinity of Oneonta. 75 miles to the north But the toll of dead and injured was high because several of the demolished homes had been the scenes of large Thanksgiving family gatherings. Nine negroes, all members of the same family, were killed here and a loth member of the family was missing and believed dead. At Oneonta and neighboring Easley, three white persons were known dead and a fourth was missing A total of 53 persons were treated for Injuries and 19 of those were still hospitalized tishiy. Gov. James E. Folsom called out 100 national guardsmen in the Oneonta area to "preserve order ami prevent looting." They patrolled the section all night The nine and possibly Io negroes killed here died when their shanty was struck by a larger house which had been picked off the ground 200 yards away by the roaring wind and slammed Into the smaller dwelling They were Sam Hawkins and his wife Agnes, their daughters Allie Ree. 14. Lillie Mae. 18. Alberta. 22. and their four grandchildren, ranging from seven to 14 in age. Bennie T Booker. Robert laiuis Buckner. Billy James Thomas ami Bobby Wayne Thomas. A fifth grandchild Dora Gladys Buckner, was missing and l>elleve<| dead in the ruins of the liny share cropper cabin. Hawkins and his brood were re taxing after Thanksgiving dinner (Tara T« Papa Slat Mrs. Ida Shifferly Dies Thursday Night Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon Mrs Ida Bechwr-Shlfferly. 59. former Adams county resilient, died at 10:30 o'clock Thursday night at the St Joseph hospital In Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient for two months She had made her home In Monroeville for the last 25 years Her husliand. Firm Shifferly. pr«-ceded her in death. She was a member of the St Mark's Lutheran church at Monroeville and the various ladies' organizations of the church Surviving are four brothers. Raymond Becher of Decatur. John of Rockford. 0.. Wward of Lakewood. O. and James of Portland; two siatera. Mrs Minnie Wilson of Willshire. O. and Mrs. Ella Beef of Berne Funeral services will be held at 1 p m Sunday at the Marquart a Painter funeral home and at 1:30 o'clock at St Marks Lutheran church the Rev George Volkman officiating Burial —’til be In the Monroeville I O O F cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock thia evening.

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Five GOH bolons Criticized U.S. Conduct Seeking Release Os Ward Washington, Nov. 25 (I’P) — House Demis rats today accused five congressional critics of U. S. conduct In the Angus Ward case of proposing action that would have meant war. Reps. Mike Mansfield, D.. Mont , and Melvin Price. D. 111., commended the state department for the tactics it used in seeking release by the Chinese communists of the American consul general from Jail in Mukden Ward finally was released earlier this week. They denounced five of their Republican colleagues for demanding the resignation of secretary of state Dean Acheson and other officials for "unbelievable bungling'' of the Ward incident The five Republicans called (lie I'. S. appeal to 20 other nations for help in freeing Ward "one of the moat humiliating chapter in American diplomatic history. Rep James P Richards. D . S. made this retort to the Republicans: ‘•That same group has been lambasting our policy in China for many years. I don't think they realize that a false step could have meant lost lives, possibly Ward's and others. I think they better leave it up to lhe state department If they were In charge of policy in China they would find there were many difficulties that people generally don't understand " I Mansfield, a member of the house foreign affairs committee, and Price accused the critics of willingness to plunge the nation into war. They based their charge on this sentence in a statement Issued by the Republicans: • "The truth is that firm action taken months ago would have achieved the results desired." Mansfield took the view, shared by diplomatic sources here, that tin- I . S appeal to other nations of the world was responsible for Ward's release. "it is an indication." Mansfield said, "of how a united group of nations can work If this partciular move had not been made. Ward might still he in prison.” If the state department had followed the "firm action" course mentioned by the five Republicans. Mansf|e|<l said, "it likely would have led to war and the loss of many lives plus the fact that it would not have brought alwiut Ward’s release " Price said he would like to ask the five Republicans what the state department could have done that it did not do Price is a member of the house armed services and senate house atomic energy committed. The Republican demand that Acheson be fired took I'. S diplomatic officials by surprise. They said the demand, made came at a time when department officials were feeling most pleased about obtaining Ward's release iTsrs T» Pase Slat A/ex Campbell In Praise For Drive For Youth Center The proposed ftecatur Youth Center and Community Building has gotten further attention in Washington, a telegram being received today by Carl C. Pumphrev, general chairman of the drive, from Alex Campbell, assistant attorney general of the United States Mr. Campbell's message reads: "Your efforts in striving for a youth 4’enter and Community Building are noble indeed and people of Decatur are to be congratulated for their foresight and determination Such a spirit is wonderful to beheld and is hound to meet with every success." This is the second message received from official Washington in recognition of Decatur's effort to obtain the proposed Center A few days ago congressman Uvwd H Kruse wired Mr Pumphrey congratulations on the campnign.