Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 281, Decatur, Adams County, 30 November 1949 — Page 1

M. No. 281.

EW COAL STRIKE SLATED FOR MIDNIGHT

■Murder ■Near To LToday "Wtftse Fails To | Bl Witness In Bf Wayne Trial Sov 30 ■■ today •.« a -itui- witness in ' Ink. celery Sl .u-e.| of the 1944 phylli* Conine. 19. made the sur immediately after Aiton I. Bloom rested i'iootn called two |K. : addition to 11 who |V g •> . a-e M. expected a jury of three women this after noon. sitn-»*e» were city LeMet II Etsenhut Mary Ellen Smith, an an .iidustrial plant »otkr.! .if the time t‘*!|fied Click did r fur work the morning (onlne wan slain. |H U - <:-.t "f yesterday's seamtrdm tion of a con|K»> by Click last Aug 21. ■>i : . j e.-,-d charges and taping another *.,s introduced ■ >:« objection during |Kri.,:.,’ <d .10-riff Harold sheriff said he. a police officials ami present when he stole a car. pick |H> t ine git I. drove her to struggle." he's body was fonnii ch. k s confession IKid'.' know the girl was SHst he read a newspaper IBm trunk enough 'hat I ■ m :.4»e t.eell driving." tile said In fact. I lure been doing any rrnssexamination of lawyers Introduced of three murders Mm Conine. Anna Kugß* il'ilhelnia llaaga- to his l letter to his wife, Click i ■let' wife | want you to ;■*'« to know and learn U’J f <»n lips that I am a »t'<>rney* also Introduc- • r ihk. request for |16.5(M» offered for the ar rondc'ion o f the man ; f wM the three Fort Wayne !■ And they issued subpenas Sy rtaies.io,;, 0 ( |,oth Click U** tobaugh to the Kuzeff ‘hylngs Who also confessed in murder of Mrs DoroIr,i ’»* convicted and ■* 'o die. He received his /’I ettecutlon from Gov Sf •'“hrlijrer last week and W"c«iuled to die May 26. repudiation of his the conviction of Rob M *»n of Denver. Colo., In ■J U! ,I »ytng. and Click s ■T* !S 'hree of the Fort l*-murderx caused the the legal tangle ■ <‘we in the hls- ■ ’•’T.f... mew,, B^ S Health Bond has voted f * 1 health bond, officials of the Christmas seal _ campaign I n

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Begin Investigation Os Airliner Crash Three Bodies Still Are Unidentified Dallas, Tex., Nov. SO (VPI— Civil aeronautics board experts today began investigating the crash of a DC-4 American Airliner In which 28 persons were killed at lx>ve field here. The plane, en route from New York to Mexico City, crashed and (turned early yesterday as it came in for a landing with two engines dead, Eighteen of the 46 persons aboard escaped alive but the other 28 were trapped by a sweeping mass of flame. Three of the bodies still were unidentified Robert W. Crisp, chief of the CAB hearing division, was en route to take personal charge of th»- Investigation. He was accompanied by William K Andrews, director of the CAB bureau of safety investigation. • Two other CAB officials, engine specialist A ti Hallman and maintenance engineer Kenneth Sooner, arrived yesterday. Most of the lit survivors were in the forward part of the cabin which broke open fust behind the wings and gave them an escape exit. Nine of the IS remained in Dallas hospitals overnight Among those who lived were Capt. Laurens (Tommyt Claude and two fellow-crewmen But the hostessi s. Margaret Van Bibber. 24, of Madison. N J . and Josephine Cadena of San Antonio, died with the 26 passengers Claude. 52. of Fort Worth, said he had feathered the outside left propellor when the engine went bad over Altheimer, Ark. and brought the big plane on. 315 miles to Dallas, with three engines As he started to land, the pilot said, the outside right enginf> also want dead The left wing dropped and there was not enough power to gain altitude Claude called out. "she's a goner” Then the plane rip|>ed into two hangars ami another building, setting off.fires that destroyed them. “After that," said Claude. "I have no dear recollection of anything that happened, except I dived through the forward baggage hatch, through the fire ami started crawling away.” Funeral Held Today For Thatcher Infant Graveside services were held at the Willshire. 0.. cemetery this morning for the stillborn son of Mr. and Mrs Delbert Thatcher. Willshire route 1. born at the Adams county memorial hospital Tuesday. The services. conducted by the Zwick funeral home, were officiated by the Rev. Herbert I. Bchumm. Surviving in addition to the parents ore four brothers, Eugene at home; Preston and Alvin of Will-, styre and Joseph of Decatur; nine sisters. Darlene. Irene. Virginia. Marjorie Mary and Virgie, all at home. Mrs. Norbert Cable and Mrs. William Johnson of Decatur and Mrs Cecil Sutton of near Bryant; a grandmother. Mrs. Jul ia Banning of St Mary a O. ami a grandfather. Perry Thatchet of Van Wert. O. Two brothers and one sister are deceased Jessie A. Stuckey Dies Last Evening Funeral Services Thursday Afternoon Jessie E Stuckey. 62. lifelong resident of Adams county, died at 7:45 o’clock Tuesday evening at the home of a brother. Rufus A Stuckey. 34« Mercer avenue, so lowing a year * Hine** of compllra» ion • . He was born at Berne Jaß. 15107. a son of Abe and Mary Stuckey, and was never married He wax a member of the Evangelical and Reformed church at Berne The brother is the only near surviving relative <>«* •*•<" pre ceded him In death Funeral services will p m Thursday at the aHM * * Doan funeral homo, the Rev WIlHam C. Feller officiating Burial will be in the church cemetery near Berne Friends may call at the funeral homo after 7 o clock this evening

Air Crashes Raise Toll Os Dead, Missing 246 Persons Dead Or Missing In 17 Recent Tragedies By United Press A series of 17 major air crashes in five weeks brought to 246 today the number of persons killed or missing In accidents involving multiengined commercial airliners and military planes. The total rose sharply yesterday with the deaths of 29 passengers and crew members aboard an American Airlines DC 6 at Dallas, Tex. And five persons aboard an air France DC-4 which crashed at Lyons. France. Both of the big transports crashed in flames when the pilots tried to bring their planes in for landings. Eighteen of the 46 persons aboard Hie American Airlines plane survived but most were burned or injured when the New York Mexico City airliner tried to come down with two of its four engines dead at the Dallas municipal airport. The French four-engined plane overshot the mist-covered Bron airport at Lyons and crashed in fairly open country IS miles away Seventeen persons escaped with in juries. The series of air disasters began Oct 28 when another air France transport, a four engined Constellation, crashed in the Axores Islands, killing all 48 per sons aboard One of the victims was French boxer Marcel Cerdan. The casualty toll includes six air force crewmen missing aboard a C-54 believed to have crashed Nov 22 on Mt. St. Helens near Portland. Ore., and nine passengers and three crewmen on a Lanaa airlines DC 3 which crashed on a mountain near Bucaramanga. Columbia. Nov. 26 Rescue parties set out today on (Ture To Pa«e »r»e«» Search For Slayer Moves To Midwest Man Is Implicated In Slaying Os Wife Rochester. N. Y-. Nov 30.—(1 Pl — Search for a 30-yearold house painter, implicated in the alleged slaving of his wife, shifted to the mid-west today after, a warrant was Issued for his arrest on a kid naping count. * Object of the search was Nicholas Brooks of Rome. N. Y.. wanted for forcing Orsemus D Bietly. 15, to remain in Rochester last Nov. 4 On that day. according to Bitely. Brooks' wife was drowned in Genesee river while the two looked on While grappling crews dragged the river mouth for the third day, the search for Brooks turned from Oklahoma City. Okla, to Quincy. 111. Bitely yesterday retold to rnl agents his story of being forced at gunpoint by Brooks to drive the painter and his wife. Gilds. 26. from Rome to Rochester I’pon reaching the city's waterfront, the three took a walk along a pier in the pre-dawn hours, he said Then. Hitely said. Mrs. Br<»oks. a bride of six months, allegedly either fell or was pushed into the water and left to drown by her hpsband . „ Police at first sought Brooks in Oklahoma, where Bitely said he had accompanied him because Brooks threatened to "frame him in c«»nne«tion with Mrs. Brooks d«*ath * . j • . However, ••tborttlee learned laat night that Brooks reportedly was in the vicinity of Quin. y. HI In addition to being charged with kidnaping Bitely, Brooks faces a kiand larceny charge In connection with sale of an auto Hearing Held Here. On Appropriations Field representative George Gable, of the state board of tax commissioners, held a he.nng in the auditors office today on the county appropriations and the Adams Central school funds Gable will submit the information gathered today to the state board, who will then decide these matters separately, and inform local of fieiala

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SWATHED in bandage* Mrs. John De lairier ami her 22 month old son. Albert, sit with the husband and father a* a nurse in a Dalia* hospital comfort* ih'in following their escape from death in tlie crash of an American Airline* D(' sat Dalia* Twenty eight other* lost their Ilves in the i rash Pilot Captain l-auren* Claude. 52. Heftbelow i of Ft Wortli ami hi* first officer. Robert E la*wi* (lowerright) of Tulsa. Okla , escaped with Injuries from Hie flaming wreck

Coal Status Closely Watched By Truman No Intervention Before Emergency Key West. Fla. Nov 30. (CPi President Truman today kept in close contact with the threatened coal strike situation but there was no indication here that he would take any immediate action in the event the nation's miner* walk out again at midnight John it Steelman. Mr Truman's assistant who came here with him for his three week vacation, stayed on the telephone to Washington, getting up-to-Qie-minute detail* from federal mediator Cyrus ( iiing and other official* According to Charles G. Ross, press secretary to the President. Mr. Truman was being "briefed" frequently by Steelman. The President's assistant talked secretary of commerce Charles Sawyer on what the White House described as "departmental mat ters.” John L. Lewis ha* a 3 p m . CST. engagement to meet with the united mine workers policy com mlttee in .New York to decide whether the miner* will be called ouugt midnight, the deadline he set for renewing the walkout against the nation's coal operators Lewis was expected to delay for about 30 days the threatened sec ond cosl strike of the year The President's latest public word on taking a hand in the coal crisis was to the general effect that the situation would have to become a national emergency before he would intervene Following his vacation schedule, the President got up early today, read the newspaper* flown to him «Twrw Te Pswe »:•«*•» Young Democrats To Meet Here Thursday An organizational meeting of the Young Democrat* of Adam* <ounty will be held at 615 Mercer avenue. Thursday at 7:3® pm. It was announced today by president of the association, David Macklin. Decatur attorney Macklin urged all persons between 18 and 35 years of age who are interested in the club to attend The organization has functioned informally In the past, he stated, but the meeting Thursday will be to organize for future activities. Il us* also announced that Mar jorie Drew has been appointed vice-prMldent of the organization Other officers, in addition to Mack lin and Miss Drew, are Lloyd Stepler. treasurer, end Bill Hunter, secretary

Plead Not Guilty To Bank Embezzlement Hammond. Ind , Nov. 30. (I Pl Pleas of not guilty were on file in federal court here today for a former cashier ami a grocer in connection with an alleged bank embezzlement. Clyde G. Rectenwall. 65, former cashier of Hie Farmers ami Merchants state bank at Spencerville, and Ray Hoover. 48. entered Hie I pleas before federal judge Luther M Swygert yesterday. Acheson Assails Communist China Lashes Treatment Os Two American Fliers Washington. Nov 30 — (IP) Secretary of state Dean Acheson said angrily today that I nlted state* official* anil the American public are "thoroughly indignant ov>-r Hie inhumane treatment" which communist China ha* Imposed on t»<> eommunist-held American naval filers In a sweeping attack on com muniMt China. Acheson also attacked the "farcical trials" of American consul general Angus Ward ami his staff at Mukden. Manchuria In a lengthy news conference concentrated on America’s evergrowing problems in tho orient. Acheson said: 1 A fresh t’nited States note to communist China over the two naval filer* William C Smith of Long Beach. Cal., ami Elmer C. Bender of Cincinnati anil ( hicago - protested the hardship and suf sering ini|>osed on the men their families The men have been’ held Incommunicado by the Chinese communists for 13 month* 2. Ward is paying off his Chin ese employes with dismissal pay up to i>ec 3 in preparation for his leaving communist China. Ward and four of his staff were ordered expelled Acheson »ald Ward participated In ’’farcical trials" in which he was not allowed to take part. 3 A "i-onsiderahle" number of countries planned to protest against Ward’s arrest, imprisonment and trial It was known the protesting countries included Great Britain France. Norway. Italy and Australia 4 The attack by a Chinese nat kmaliat warship on the Ishrandt •en company's freighter. Sir John Franklin, off Shanghai violated American rights He said that the government would support labrandtsen if It demanded financial compensation for damages from the Chinese nationalist gov- * (Tera Te Sts)

Lewis Fails To Take Any Action To Avert Strike Os Coal Miners Tonight

Texas Sleer Judged As Grand Champion Owned By Group Os Texos 4-H Youths Chicago. Nov. 30. —(t'P>— JI Judge Roy Benn, the Hereford i steer that was fed and groomed' to the grand championship of the | International Live Stock exposition by a group of Texas 4 II kills, was the center of attraction at the big show today. The big red steer with the white I face lav in the champion's fieri, unconcerned bv the throngs of booted cowboys, sun-tanned farmers ami iMtle-fai-ed city folks who pressed against the wire fur a glimpse of him. Tile talk of the farm World was how much each pound of the huge animal will bring when he goes on the auction block tomorrow Bidders, notably generous when the champion is produced by farm youths, might pay 111 a pound.L 25 cents above the all time high price last year, some experts said, j Judge Roy Bean weighs 1.250 fionnds. But meanwhile, interest ran to fever pitch in the hog arena where America's best Barrow, drawn from the country's fanciest pork-: I i-rs. was to be chosen as judging moved into the fifth day. The bog judging is one of the show's biggest attractions, especially for farmers from Hie midwestern corn feeding areas Ilogs have long been regarded by farmers as "the animals that i break the mortgages" for their ; consistency as profit takers at markets Judge Roy Bean's victory in the judging yesterday broke a string iof wills which saw the Aberdeen Angus breed of steers capture the 1947 ami 194 K championships. "The Judge," named for Hie fam-[ 'ed saliMinkeeper who set himself up in the days of the old west as I "the law west of Hie Pecos,” was entered by the 43 boys and seven girls comprising the Pecos county. Tex . 4-H club, which in i'HH prodtlced tile show's reserve .liaiiip ion. a Hereford named "Texco." The reserve championship this year went to another Hereford I steer shown by Hie chino farms | iTurn Tn I'agr Sis) Decatur Business Building Is Sold Stubs Will Quit , Grocery Business The Stults grocery building, a' two-story business building located at 119 North Second street, which has housed a grocery since it was construcJed in ISX2. has been sold by John Stalls, owner and operator of the business tor the last 22 year* (>. E. Harman, owner and manager of Puldix Service, in this city, I a retail radio ami musical Instru ment store, will soon become the new owner, it was learned today Stults. former mayor of Decatur, stated that shortly after the first of the year he would condui t a sale and dispose of all of his merchan dise and equipment He did not indicate what he would do in the future The builamg. which was constructed at almost the same time that the Erie railroad was built through Decatur, always has housed an independent grocery kt one time Henry Hite was the owner latter. J. A Mills, a brother of Fred Mills, became the owner and proprietor, and then Fred Mills purchased the building and business and conducted the Mills grocery for 40 years During that time. Stulu and his two brothers. George and Harry, each took a turn at working there. Thirty years ago. during Fred Mills' ownership, a group of local men. known as the Wander'K Eight, occupied the swond floor (This organisation later bocame a I chapter of Phi Delta Kappa frater (Twrw T» fa»a *U>

Cong. Thomas Enters Plea Os Nolo Contendere Offers No Defense Against Charge Os Salary Kick-backs Washington. Nov 30. il'i’i Rep .1 Parnell Thomas' salary' "kickbacks” trial ended and dramatically today when the New Jersey Republican entersd a surprise plea of fio defense to the government's charges and threw j himself upon the mercy of the I court. The government then promptly dropped fraud and conspiracy i charges against Miss Helen Camp I bell, the congressman’s former | secretary and co-defendatii Federal Judge Alexander Hol» [off set Dei- 9 as the date for senti encing Thomas, former chairman lof the house unAmerican activi ties committee. Thomas faces a maximum penal ty of 32 years in prison and fines totaling |4ttJHMt for conviction on I charges of padding his office payroll and taking "kiikhacks" frotp ' his office staff I'. S prosecutor George Morris Fay told reporters that under the constitution a conviction for an offense as serious as Hie charges I against Thomas means that In- will forever lie barred from holding furrhx-r office. Thomas has been a member of congress for 13 years and now is I serving his seventh consecutive term in tlie house. During the Republican controlled , Muth congress. Thomas was chairman of the unAmerican activities | committee Some of the most sin- ! sational red spy stories of the i modern era. including the Hl«« I Chambers case, broke during bis tenure as chairman Winn lie was Indict!d. Thomas charged that it was "the dying gasp of reprisal" by then attorney , general Tom C Clark against one who has stood up against the enemies of this country and did not (Turn Tn Tnse Elnbo I C. H. Brantner Dies At Home In Columbus C. II Brantner. 50, Columbus, o. brother-in-law of Mr. and Mrs Glenn Hill of this city, died Tuesday night at Columbus following i la stroke suffered several days ago. I according to word received here I last night. Mr. Brantnbr had been ill about ! a week Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed Mrs Hill was at the Brantner home at the time of the death List Details For Lighting Contest Award Prizes For Holiday Lighting Details concerning entries for the Christmas lighting contest, sponsoreil by the retail division ot the Chamber of Commerce, were announced today R <’ hhinger is the director of the division which will judge the displays There are two classifications. It was noted, home lighting and store decoration* of windows anil Interiors. There will be 4>u in cash prixe* awarded, first prize. |25 second. 115. and. third. »1" Stores will lie judged during the week of December 5. it an nounced. and homes will lie judgod between Christmas and New Year Homes will he judged, officials said, on the attractiveness of the home and lawn decorations Persona desiring to enter the home lighting classification contest must register with the Chamber of Commerce office, either by phone—!«!»—or in person These entries will be accepted until December 23.

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Calls Off Meeting Os Top Officers Os Union To Decide On Halting Strike New York Nov 3« (CPi — John I, Lewis failed today to take any action to pr< vent the nation's too.Ooo soft coal miners from striking at midnight tonight Lewis called off a meeting of his top offii-ers who were to decide whether to call off the strike. It wa» the third day that the policy committee of the united mine workers had scheduled a meeting. ' and the third -traight day that | Lewis had called off the meeting a short time l» for*- the committee was to meet It left the workers no apparent : alternative but to quit tlie mines at midnight tonight Lewis' policy committee was scheduled to in* < t hi re at 3 pin , ('ST. to go over the coal wage dispute ami decjije whether to keep the men at work or let them go on strike A terse announcement from the mine workers said merely that "the meeting has been called off. I It will be held tomorrow morning al Io a tn. There is no further comment" Lewis set the Dei- I strike deadline oti Nov 9 when he sent his miners back to work after the last soft coal strike had tun 52 days, ' Then- had been strong reports that the mine workers' boss want- ' ed to extend th* strike diadlin** once again to allow more time for bargaining and also to keep his J men at work during the Christmas season But all that's off now Tomor rows meeting of the policy committee will In- too late to stop the coal strike Lewis, himself, was not available to newsmen and other officers of the union wouldn't comment There had been reports that Ix-wis and northern ami western coal operators were r< ady to start bargaining again But these reports. Ilk!' many others, have borne no fruit Tin last Him Lewi* tm t. the coal operators was mori than five week* ago Those bargaining conferences broke down when the industry r<fu-ed to grant any con tract improvi inents which migh' force an increase in the price of coal le WI- ba not yet made public his demands Hut he has said that what he wants in a new con tract would cost the industry betwern 30 and 35 cents for every ton of coal mined 1.1 wis hail hem < xpet ted to delay for about to days the threatenI ed second coal strike of the year He had been reported looking for , an excuse to postpone the new strike and some Sources thought he may have found thaJ • xcuse yew i terday Report* from Washington were that Lewi* met with Harry Mose*, thief spokesman for steebowned coal mine* However. Mo»es denied he had met with l.ewi* He returned to Pittsburgh late yesterday and Lewi* came here for the policy committee meeting after postponing it* session for two days in a row I didn't talk with Mr. Lewis « | H r> To Fl«b‘> Lions Club Votes Pledge Os S6OO To Community Center The Lions club, in their regular meeting Tuesday night, unanimously voted to pledge S6O" to the Decatur Community Center fund a* the club's contribution to the iwoposed building Rov Muinina wa* in charge of last night's program and he introduced Carl Wolfe, of Pleasant Mills, who showed colored motion pictures t<» the < lull of hi* hunting and fishing trip to the Hudson Bay reghtn of Canada There were many wene* of the i beauties of Canada. Its lake* and (streams; there were scene* tak|en in the province of British Columbia. vleww J the Alaskan highway and parts of the northwest , I'nitad State* Wolfe commented I throughout the film, pointing out the marvel* of the wenoa depicted.