Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 299, Decatur, Adams County, 21 December 1949 — Page 1

XLVII. No. 299.

TTEMPT TO BLAST CIO OFFICE IS FAILURE

80-Day Weeks ■ Hit Nation lai Reserves Miners Work Only ■wo Days Weekly I ■ Next Two Weeks ■K, burgh. Dec. 21. -(UP) , oal stockpiles will be /. in the next * wo w *'* k, ‘ tion will be limited to instead of three, federal experts said today. they believed little if any hardship would be when the United Mine K,,. take off Mondays In the t ,f Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 to Christmas and New “I"miners, who are now work days a week, will work *'’■ and Wednesday of weeks Union officials definitely will not work to make up for the experts said the twowill mean a loss of tons of coal mined Under week, production lias about tons week domestic and industrial have been burning it 'he rate of 10.500.000 tons government sources. howreported <7.000.000 tons of ground on Nov. 1 and the miners have been pro ' as much coal on the threeas the country needs to requirements. ft president John L. Lewis . the thiee-day week all Operators who refused his demands for a 05 _ x day pay increase and a 15 II boost in welfare royalties " ■ May Recess York, Dec. 21. — (UP)— on a new contract hardcoal miners will be recessed until |f Christmas if no agreement is Hid by tomorrow, a union f said today. Kennedy, united mine tire president, said before today s negotiations at I! - that we’ll meet today and and probably recess un i Tuesday" if nothing come imMiii week’s talks." 1 MW and the anthracite are In their third week on a new contract ■» a day and an increase of per ton on payments into union welfare fund. H Maks New Appeals ■Latto. Dec. 21. —(UP)— The retail coal association announced that it has made appeals t<> President Truman. L Lewis and leaders of the Industry to end the miners’ dispute. E t'rhelm. executive secreof the association, said Mr was reminded that "time intervention in be- “* the people of the United ’'"■j* 1 offered a solution to the “♦■unry and Immediate problem current coal produc8| Ta r«<» rivet B Good Fellows Club Report .. $782.1U * Win Class. Church M* 4 i’" o ■ *»d Mrs Raymond Mrs Paul Edwards smi B Boys _ 3'o H ‘ M Mni Somers 10 U 0 H Store itl 00 Mrs. W L. Linn 5 "<» — 10 ID W" »f the Moose 10.00 ~^Br* Orr of Dennis Baker 5"" £ V m boxen 3 2! *"■, Total . »sS«ll ° f m«rchandise Be BE - hoy* Hotting , 4 Store. toys, sleds and y Hol'bouse Drug Co. to/s 8 WEATHER , * brief period of freenn* terMfht Colder. Cloudy *“«* colder Thursday ‘(BL “** ’'“"Me north per MT Uw tonMM it to 2t * M eeoth. High KTW • to 30 north. 26

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Three Children Burn To Death In Home Wisconsin Rapids. Win.. Dec. 21 (t Pl — Three children were burned to death last night when lacquer fumes exploded in the dining room of their farm honres went of here. They were Gary Sonheim. two. Robert, 14, and Nancy Joan, seven months old. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sonheim. and five other children escaped. Budget Bureau Prepares New Budget Draft Spending Total Os 1951 Budget To Be Near Present Total Washington. Dec. 21 — (UP) — The budget bureau prepared a new draff of the 1951 budget for President Truman today, and the best indications were that it calls for a spending total dose to this year’s 343.500.000.000. Officials said they hope to have the revised version in Mr. Truman's hands before he leaves for Missouri Friday. It will be submitted to congress within a few days after it reconvenes on Jan. 3. Congressional leaders have warned the president that they believe a balanced budget is imperative. Hen. Owen Brewster. R., Me, said only yesterday that congress is ready to do some "real cutting" on the budget requests, because of this year’s 35,000,600,uuo deficit. Mr. Truman discussed the issue yesterday with three of his top fiscal advisers — budget director Frank Pace, legislative assistant Charles Murphy and secretary of treasury John W. Hnyder. All refused to discuss what decisions - if any were reached It was understood. however, that cuts have l»een ordered at least for the defense department and the economic cooperation administration. Defense secretary Louis Johnson has ordered his suitordinates to keep their spending total lielow 113,060,000.000. a drop of 32.000,000.000 from this year’s level.

ECA. it wan Mid. has asked for an allocation of about |3.<H».000,000. a H.OOOJtoO.OOO cut from the l»50 total. Informed source* said the defense budget annually the largest single Item of government expense -would call for an appro(Tera Te Paso Sts I Geneva Child Dies Early This Morning Richard Joseph Schetgen. 5. son of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Schetgen of Genova, died at his home at 5 o'clock this morning. The child had been ill since birth Surviving in addition to the parents la a sister. Dorothy, at home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday al the Hardy * Har dy funeral home, the Ker. Clayton J. Steele officiating. Burial will lain Westlawn cemetery. Baker Child Dies Here This Morning Two-Yeor-Old Boy Dies At Hospital Dennis Allan Baker, two-yearold son of Mr. and Mrs Theodore Baker. HM West Elm street, died at 1:10 o'clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital after an Illness of only two days. The boy was born in Decatur April 11 IM7. and was a member of the St. Mary • Catholic church Surviving In addition to the par ent. are a brother. David Baker, st home; and the grandfathers, Charles T Hill and Tice Baker, both of Decatur. An angel's mass will he aaldl at tbe St Mary's Catholic church Frt day morniag at • o'clock. the Very C trial will bo In the Catholic comery The body was removed to the Glliig * Doan how *> .Mr' frUad. -7 iftar 1 o'clock thia eveaiag

United States Sends Greetings To Josef Stalin Russian Premier Is Honored On 70th Birth Anniversary Moscow, Dec. 21. —(UP) — The United States government offered Its best wishes to Premier Josef Stalen on his 70th birthday anniversary today. Ambassador Alan Kirk sent a note to foreign minister Andrei Vishinaky on the occasion. It said: “1 have the honor on behalf of the government of the United States to request you to transmit to Generalissimo Stalin, chairman of the council of ministers of the U.5.8.R., best wishes on the occasion of his 70th birthday." The supreme Soviet honored Stalin by creating a series of |20.000 Stailn international peace prixes. The prizes will lie awarded to Individuals of any country for important contributions to peace. Starting next year, a special committee will consider outstanding contributions to world peace and will award five to 10 prizes of 100.000 rubles each. In addition the supreme Soviet awarded Stailn the Order of Lent)., highest decoration in the Soviet Union. Moscow, as well as all other cities and villages in the Soviet Unit it. was decorated in a festival spirit with portraits, banners and flags to celebrate the birthday. Banners throughout Moscow carried the words "Glory to great Stalin," and the Soviet Knioti’s most famous novelist, Mikhail Sholokhov. wrote in Pravda: "This day. while all our thoughts are directed to the Kremlin, let us not forget something else transfer ourselves to the suburbs of Kbllisi and with reverent sorrow and ardent gratitude hi our hearts we silently bend our heads over the sacred remains of a small, modest Georgian woman — the mother who 7<) years ago gave to the world him who Issame humanity's greatest man. our leader and father." Among the recent notables to (Turn Th I'aae Ts«»

City Council Hears State Health Worker Talks On Restaurant Grading Systems Dayton Swickard. of 215 Strat ton Way, a representative of the stale I Mia rd of health, spoke Tuesday night to members of the city council, at their regular meeting, pointing out the regulations and classifications for restaurants under a grading sy«tem. The city council in the past has shown an interest In such healthgrading for the city's restaurants and eating places, and Swlckard's talk was to emphasize the obligations Incurred by bo’h the city and restaurants. He explained the system of grading used by the state board of health and stated that each rest aurant owner was given a grace period of one year following the instigation of such a program to get his place In line with requirements. The regulations. Swickard pointed out. would apply to lodges, churches and other organizations .u. well as commercial eating placer, and would come under the same jurisdiction. A private survey made by Swickard a year ago revealed that Deca tur's restaurants were just average in line with other cities l>efore any rigid inspection had been put Into action. He stated that the program could get underway “anytime the council wants to get started" after passage of such an ordinance Also at last night's meeting, a petition for a rural line extension, signed by Lewis and Laura Sapp, at St Mary's township, was referred to the electric light committee The regulation grad* A milk ord inance was given its second readlug and placed on record Councilmen also agreed to meet again December 29 to flniah the year's business and to plan for the next year.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, December 21, 1949

Five Year Old Shoots Mother fIKU ißfl ' rJS FIVE-YEAR-OLD Joseph laillgston of Carnegie, Pa., leans from .1 imllce car, apparently unaware that his mother is dead While the mother. Mrs. Helen laxtigston. 39. tried to break up a fight between his teen-age brothers, Joseph, according to the brothers, pulled a gun from a dresser drawer and fired a allot. The bullet pierced ilia mother's brain, killing her instantly.

Christmas Parties By Moose, K. Os C. Entertain Children Here This Evening The lx>yal Order ot Moose and the Knights of Columbus will entertain members and their children e* their annual Christmas programs this evening. The Moose party will be held in the Decatur high school gym at 8 o’clock and a crowd of 2,006 is expected. Santa Claus will pay a visit to the assembly and distribute treats to the children. A 12-foot tree, completely decorated. has been placed on the floor and the youngsters will center around It. Three floor shows will be given during the evening. E. J. Worthman, secretary, announced. Wesley Titus Is chairman of the big party. The K. of C. party will be held in the lodge hall at 7:30 o'clock. Custer Dunifon. former traffic official of Fort Wayne, will bring Ills trained dogs and have the pets perform for the children. Herman Knapke. grand knight, stated that plans were being made to entertain almut MR peraona. including children. Treats will be distributed during the evening Joe Murtaugh is chairman of the program. Fraternal and veteran's organizations have been entertaining for members and children this week with their annual pre-Cbrlstmas programa. The climax tq the happy gatherings will be the annual movie party at the Adams theater Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock sponsored joint<T«ars Ta !*«■• a)«>

Latvian Woman Works At Adams County Home

It is a long way from Latvia to America, especially when a per son Is delayed by the restrictions of war and the needs ot some nw tions for labor. But Mrs. Olga Dirzneiks. an employe in the Adams county home, made the trip with her two children, though it meant many hardships and long stopovers in labor camps. Mrs. Dirzneiks and her two cfiiidren arrived in Boston December 1. They were brought to America through the aid of the Lutheran church at New Corydon, an orga nlzation which has placed S" displaced persons to date in Indiana and Ohio. Frank Kltaou. superintendent of the county home, says that Mrs Dirzneiks is "very Industrious.” though he is unable to converse with her. He said he was unable to get too much information from her due to the harrier of different languages, but he is certain this will soon be overcome “Rhe's tryiug to learn." be says, “and she spends most of her spare time liateeing to the radio That way she believes she will learu the lan guage much faster "

Broadcasting Carols From Central Soya "Carols from the sky" are being broadcast from atop tile silos at the Central Soya company this week, Faul Loomis, who is 111 charge of the programs, announced. The broadcasts are given from 12 to 12:30 and from 6 to 6 30 p. m. The traditional Christmas songs and carols are carried on the twice daily programs. Amplification carries the music over a wide territory, especially in the area northeast ot the < U y. Sees Confidence To Triumph Over Fear Truman Speaks At Chimes Dedication Washington. Dec. 21 — (UP) — President Truman said today that in this divided world "we must resort to our own strength to hold aggression at bay.” if peace comes, ho said, "it will come 10-cauHe we have bad the resolution to hold fast through perilous limes.” He forecast "the certain triumph of confidence over fear." Mr. Truman spoke at the dedication in Arlington national cemetery of a set of chimes given to the nation by the American Veterans of World War 11 (AMVETS) He said "all ffnen are sick of blood-letting" and "if we could noIdllze world opinion among all men who walk the earth, there would never l>e another war.” But "this we cannot do alone.” the president added in the preI’l'ara Ta Pace Five)

Mrs Dirzneiks. the pronouncia tion of whose name approximates a sneeze, last heard from her husband 10 years ago. She told Kiison they look him away to work in a factory, and she has never heard from him since. She is resigned lo the fact that he is surely dead by this time Her own travels took her to Russia. Liberia, and Germany to work aa a laborer in their facSories. She said that when the Americans came, though, she knew she would ba all right. It was then that the machinery went Into motion to bring an allotted number ot die placed persons to the United States and Canada Mrs Dirzneiks and her children were brought to Indiana by Mrs. Pearl Sealacolt. of near Ceylon She cares for the two children, who have remained in her home and are attending school in Geneva There la the knowledge that the family is safe now. and will be to gather someday she knows now that abe and her children can only go forward, never bachwards Rhe told Kitson that, and he agreed with her.

Dynamiters Attempt To Blast CIO Headquarters In Detroit Last Night

City Is Preparing For Holiday Season Suspend Business Here On Two Days Entertainments, parties, caroling. and last minute shopping remain before the Christmas holidays actually begin and people dig into the Christmas turkey. The Knights of Columbus will hold their annual Christmas party In the K. of C hall, and the Moose will have an entertainment in the Decatur puldic high school auditorium. Both parties are scheduled for tonight The Central Soya has scheduled a parly for Friday night. Tlie G K. aeolian choir and the Girl Scouts will go caroling at the county home and hospital, the choir Thursday and the Giri Scouts Friday. Schools in the county will be dismissed beginning Thursday, when (he Decatur Catholic schools begin the holiday vacation at noon Decatur public schtsds and the county sclusds will lie dismissed Friday, and will return January 3 The Catholic si-luxd students will return January 4. Stores will remain open until 9 p. m tonight, Thursday and Friday; they will dose at fi o’clock Saturday night and will remain closed Sunday and Monday. Most businesses will be closed for the two-day period, though some of the confectionery stores and restaurants will be open one or both of the two days There will lie no postal delivery Monday nor publication of the Democrat. Taverns and liquor stores will he closed for the long weekend. The ministerial association urges everyone to attend services Sunday in commemoration of the Idrth of the Saviour. Many of the churches in Decatur and throughout the county have already offered special Christmas programs, though some have programs scheduled between now and Sunday. Distribution of the Good Fellows proceeds which today is more than |BS« in cash plus many gifts of clothing and toys — will (Tara To t’sae Mat Children Guests Os Lions Club Tuesday

Christmas Party Is Held Last Evening Memiiers of the Decatur Lions club entertained their guests last night in the American legion home at their annual Christmas party. The guests were children of the Lions, and other children whom each l.ion brought to enjoy the pro gram of movies, music, and Santa ilisiH-rsing treats. Two Abbott and Costello movies, which delighted the many children gathered in the ballroom of the home, was followed hy a ventrtl oquist with an ebony dummy named Tom. Tom cavorted gaily on his master'* lap. thrilling the children, and leading them, finally, in singing ' Jingle Bells ” Lionesses served refreshments to the children - hot dogs, ke cream and milk, and hot chocolate for the adults. Santa entered, was immediately surrounded by the children, and distributed treats to ail of them with dispatch and joviality after calming them and getting them into line. Phil Sauers, president, extended to the legionnaires the apprecla tion of the l.ions club for the use of the home for the party. "Wtth<uit II” he said, "the party wouldn 1 have been the success It wan." Committeemen in charge of the program, assembling the required nourishment and dispersing the holiday spirit, were Tony Metzler. Malcolm f-oche. Fritz Ellsworth. Herman tainkenau. Al Riehle amt Hassell Ackar.

Bad Weather

Spreads Over Much Os U. S. Cold, Snow, Sleet Or Heavy Fog Over Majority Os U.S. Chicago. Dec. 21.—(UP) — Winter jumped the gun today, witli cold. snow, sleet or heavy fog spreading over much of the nation. Officially, winter isn’t sclieduled to arrive until 11:21 pin. EBT. But orange, lemon and grape fruit growers in California were out much of the night with smudge pots to save their tender citrus groves from below freezing temperatures. 25 at Indio. 24 at Beamont. 29 at San Bernardino In the great plains, temperatures were 2" below zero. A vast "storm disturbance" in the midwest sprayed freezing rain from the Texas Panhandle across Oklahoma and Missouri to the Misslssippi valley. Chicago forecaster Julius Badtier warned that the storm was sweeping northeastward and event ually would spread a sheath of ice as far as southeastern Wisconsin and lower Michigan The storm "almost stopped” the eastward movement of the cold wave that swept the northern plains but liadner said it event ually would start a new eastward movement Badner said it was "tm> early" to tell what parts of the nation would have a white Christmas. "But.” he said, "there's a storm area moving onto the continent from the Pacific m-ean that holds some promise of spreading snow over a wide section of the country.” Temperatures were below zero most of North and South Dakota and Minnesota The northern por tlon of Arizona also reported minus readings. It was 2<i below at Pembina. N D. k below at Duluth. Minn . I below at Flagstaff. Ariz. and 5 above at Des Moines, la. Warn On Roadt Chicago l»ec 21 (UP)— The weather bureau issued a special warning today against glazing con ditions in Wisconsin. Michigan. Illi nois and Indiana The bureau said that "freezing rain or sleet in southeastern lowa, southeastern Wisconsin and extreme northwestern Illinois this afternoon and in the remainder of Illinois. Indiana and lower Michi gan tonight will cause considerable glazing " It -said worst conditions would iTsrs Te I’aae Fl»e)

Allen County Home Officials Cleared Grand Jury Clears Officers Os Charges Fort Wayne. Ind . |)ec 21 — (UP) — A grand jury report today cleared officials of lhe Allen county infirmary of charges that the home was run inefficiently and did not render its patients proper care. The jury's report, issued after a week long investigation and interviews with CO witnesses. Mid lio evidence was found that criminal laws were violated. Charges of that nature were made recently In a national publication. The investigation was ordered following the death of 29 elderly patients during a 34 day period last year At that lime. Dr Noah Zehr. the physician in charge, resigned, charging patients were not receirIng proper care "The grand jury feels that the Allen county home has been rend ered a disservice,” the report said It said an article in a national magazine about condltktna at the homo was for the most part Incorrect.

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Loaded Christmas Packages Found In Office; Increase Rewards For Guilty Detroit. Dec 21— (UP) Dynamiters tried to blast CIO United Auto Workers headquarters witli a lethally-loaded Christmas package last night and today the UAW boosted its reward ante to almost a quarter-million dollars to end the "campaign of terror" against lite union and its officers. The UAW had offered |23O.S(H) for arrests leading to conviction for the attempted killings. Today's s2s.mm reward boosted the total to almost one-quarter million dollars The ex pertly-wrapped bomb was found at 11:30 p m (EST) by two UAW maintenance men. who searched after an earlier police hunt failed. One of the two fuses had flickered out within an eighth of an inch of the charge. The other fell short by an inch. “An eighth of an inch more and all hell would have broken loose.” detective Henry Russel of the police special investigation bureau said. In a statement signed by the UAW's top officers. Walter Reuther charged "this campaign of terror . . is l»eing waged by antilabor. unAmerican elements.” "Whoever is responsible for these atateks, their purpose is obvious. They are trying to paralyze the union and its activities through fear We will not be terrorized." he declared. Joseph Krug, chief of the police department's special investigation bureau, said he was convinced the bomb plot was hatched by the same “network" that tried to kill the Reuther brothers. He did not elaborate. UAW president Waller P Reuther and Ids two brothers, Roy and Victor who also are union Officials. were at home when the I'omb was discovered. The UAW president refused to speculate on who might have placed the dynamite. descrii>e<| a "common type" near the areaway. Authorities said previous assassination attempts on Victor and Walter Reuther might have been motivated liy their vigorous battle against communists. Walter was the intended victim of a death plot April 20. 1948, when an unidentified gunman shot and critically wounded him as he st<Msl in the kitchen of his home. Thirteen months later Victor was wounded by an assailant who poked a shotgun through the window of his living room, fired, then fled into the darkness A light drizzle which started in late afternoon yesterday dampened the fuse, sper-ial investigation chief Joseph Krug said, and probaldy helped prevent the explosion. The dynamite (six was wrapped In white Christmas paper with a red-striped candy cane print. A blue riblion added a bizarre touch. All of the sticks were pinched closely together with black friction tape in bundles of three, seven and nine Tape holding the fuses into the sticks kept it from going off. The tape was wrapped so tightly about the fuses that it pinched out the sizzling flamer police said The fuses were about 90 inches long. The time-delayed charge “could have been put there when the Reuthers were in the build<Tara Ta l*aae T»»l Myftepr WMJSMSSHLS