Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 47, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 29 December 1949 — Page 1

1,1 XLVII. No. 305.

JE DEMANDS ELECTIONS HELD IN GE PLANTS

I jly Council j avors Bonds I m New Plant 1 Adopts Ordinance ( On Water Softener, ■ Iron Removal Plant ■ i- of th.- city council, in ■ . ,0 unaniim>u*ly adopted ■ tilll: il)< < l<> i**ll»- r.-Vehm provide a water -oft.-n.-r ii moval plant for tlie cit i atur dm.iiice. read in min M . ,tv clerk Ireawill'-i Vernon provides that 17". mm m M.- bond* be sold. tile re of payment to be main bi the water dtpartnieiii ij -*>' i general obligation of tin estimated cost of the tow I, i- approximately tl'M.mm ■. onaiiidet of the amount ■ die 7u ll.mm bonds to ire is- “• ; will collie from monies oil water department fund Tip ..f ti. ials are quick to point ■ that any new construction by |M xa'.i department does not {Bc-ji'i mean a comparable in ■«-. in rates, on tlie contrary IHp believed that cunelit and income plu- a propoMh.nlr.iiii rental fee, will offset Mrfinhlmg and maintenance co |Briml by the erection of a Wahl Holier plant. [M ha- been estimated that there an increase of about 2*' pet in du numb. i of “iib-i-rib.-r* (■-J. .r i water tlepai tno ad Also rental fee the eity| ißmpa.i 'he water department f.'m , per year will augment | Bxa'.i d» partmint fund- by ■Th. bonds are to he sold at puli I |Buh to the highest bidder the B. bidder being the one whoj 1 n> buy the bonds at the low Ml n'i of interest Nope id tin Mb avoiding to the ordinunei Mi >i ■. d three percent inter. [ ft i- also noted that the bond■t!.. redeemed by tin - water d. Msmeii’ at any time, however i- a graded interest linv.-i-. kß>|>portioned i to ledemptmn Mm, and one half per< ent m»» t Mi ll l»- paid tor redemption o! ini- before January I I-'->-• Mi|»r'enf Januaty 1. ami Btpu.ni after I't'l" arid pt mr to I Mtlrry Maturity date for .ill Bh is Mft. ordinance also tegulat. tin M»t.u- Os the watei departnofit Bn-' tacitly am) a- long a* flu Mb are outstanding Eighty ami four tenths pet' ent of ’eventie is to he set aside a- an M’tatmg and maintenance a< M-'-' five percent of the gio--Munir will go into a depreciation I B ' any surplus of which ma' Mmw-t.-d in government bond-. I* bn'ent will be plated in a arid interest redemption a< B'' \ny surplus in this latter M-itu may revert to either of tinM»t two accounts ■win, tmw passed sin ti an oidi ' the next step 111 the pl'* i W "! obtaining the wafer soften ■ 11-ati' will lie to petition the pub IM *►!'ice commission, who will a hearing to ascertain th. of the proposal Should tin ar t favorably then th. Kl’ •“ ,, *d issue the bond-, to Ire »*d immediately with ad KBuetrnnts for construction bid-’ i [t*!ir lais believe, should i-Xeiy Mo along smoothly, in ap | ami the bond -ale. mIi.HU I ( My the water softener ami noli • d plant would begin “soim B* m early spring " , |!"'li completion of the reading U®* ordinance, and its -üb-e j M 'Tara Tv Pag* Fl*r> U. I kana Mon Killed 1 hen Hit By Train I r p orte, Ind im. ’o tiPi I f"*l services were arranged f" I [ '"r Walter Tatrie. .5". It It 2 I f »a« struck and killed mar I F h y a train I police said Tatrie was car I I more than Jim feet after being Ir k by » Sew York Central It*' *“lked along the | W*' Train crewmen found the’ J WEATHER fair tonight and FriColder north and central Mutton* tonight Low tonight PF *° ?0 north. 20 to 25 tooth ■ J* l Friday 35 to 38 north, 40 B 44 Math.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Predicts 330 Death Toll Over Holiday • hi. ~<> |m. 2'l , |p, \,. rt I \ I - W eekerid 11 .1 If II 41 ' ideht - I *>ll hili' Tin live- flu national safety council predicted today The . num il said Hu- death toll on the highways will he tint high unless a blizzard ew- tn,. , t „| h try up tight Sen. Connally Urges Sizeable Spending Cuts Calls For Sizeable Cuts In Spending On Foreign Lands Wa-hington. In-c 2 1 ' il Pi Chairman Tom Connally >d th. seriate foreign relation lommitte. called today for -iz. ald. ' <u' in foreign aid -funding m xt v. o The Texas hettmetat al-., a-k.d for continuation of th. bifiarti-an foreign policy wartime that f.iilut. ■ d If. publi .in and It. m<>< ia’ to work tocetllel Would 111.. I, 'I, r< -ult- for the . mil. wotld lb -pok< out a- -otm If. I'llbli < an- w. re < hallrtiginu the COP foreign polici b ad. i hip of s. n Xithiir II \ iiid> nb. i.’ Il V.oid. n berg I! Mi, Ii wlm -u|.|>..t' flu bipatti-an approach Connally, in a global uivey of th. world situation al-o 1 Said he had r« ■ .10 d m w ~ 1-utanci-s tii.m -<<1.1411 o| 'at. Iman A. In-«oti that flor, "ill b. no American recognition of th. I coinmuni-t regime m China with I out full eon-ultatioii with the .11 I ate <u>mmilte.. 2 Announced In would -uppmt I sizeable . Ills 111 Elltop. 11l toil veil -pt tiding but coupled it with .1 ".lining again-t .1 tne.it axe ap ptoach which would "penalize -m . ess of tlie aid program Ch illeng. if Hu- "• t' lii Euro p. an nations to -p. • d th* it piogr< s towaid .. ommiic unity iml Hail. coop. 1 itmn. hip admitted 1 was an "extremely difficult t, k I'he 72'em old Immoeralie foi eign polit y leader mad. a ph a lot a no politic- -'ami in l"t eign affairs "The I tilled States , an ha', but j on. foreign policy ' Connally lid lb it polo v ha- be. 1 nonpii'i in - and mu t continue so." Hi 1 • mark .ippe.u. d 1 im. d to 11 in. id. with th. <l. m ind I lb publican tlooi l< ad. I Iv lni. fli S Wheiry N. b and otliel- tlmf th. COP follow an ind. p. liib ni emii-• on for* ign policy, a mov. which in evitably would umb riiiin. Varnl. n b. rg - party po-iti<>n Connally - remark* clo-ely pa' I. rued the vi* w i X|*le-. dby \an d» nb. rg at a imilai pl. - < old. 1 elll e la-t week Meanwhile it was learned ’bat [the -tai. d. partim nt ba- urged Pr. -ideiit Ti liman to im lud. a strong plug tui hi* for. ign aid pro ' pram in his stale of the union m. ' -age to . oligre-s next Week Informed source* -aid the of filial* submitted their view in wining to Mi Truman Tiny wen -aid to have emphasized I'omein ' that congress, faced In deficit 'Turn Tv •'■«» *•»» Rocket Plane Flies 1,989 Miles An Hour Nearly Three Times The Speed Os Sound I.OS Angeles, lb. 2* 111-l The alt fore. - X 1 r.H-ket plane barlow n 1 miles aii hour, or mat |y three limes the spe.d of sound. I the l.o* Atigele- Tim.s .-aid tiwl.i' Quoting "relialde informant-, the n»-w-pa|.er -aid the sturdy lit tie plane achieved the speed dm ing tests at altitud* * betw.. n «•• •urn and X*',t'<m feet above Edwards air fore, base al Muns < 'lit "l.e-* reliable source*" indi.at ed earlier that th.- needl. m>-»d plan, had hit 1.»22 7 miles an hour the Time* «aid The air force declined to com merit on the report but -aid the| X I repeatedly ha* exceeded th. -peed of sound by many bundr. dos miles an hour Speed flier Capt Charles Yeager was to try flying the plane up to 1 7'*" miles an hour j rhe air force announced 1« month* Yeager, the first man to flyfaster than aound presumably wathe pilot who opened up the X 1 (Tara Tv rage

Predict Good Business Year During 1950 Predictions Made By Government And Industry Experts W 1 hingtoti. Iu- 2!t 11 I’ 1 Th.- nation - lop -ov rtnin-ni .ml uulu liv otlomi t- today pi.-.lnt c.l i pio-perou- Im-im- . outlook foi Ih* < oinim- y. .11 .-. 1 .-tai y ot ci>mmi-1 c.- 1 liar .-- Siwy.-r n-poit.il tu I'u i.|.-nt 'l'm man lb.i' Im- in- pi..*p.-, f* fm th.- imim-.liah- future ~n- good it tak.-n with w.-ii t, optim ism " A b.-vy of ptiiah- expert* I Me t nd the fuel h.ill of Ib.'.ii W I b. pe< i .111 y pile pl-roll ■ Th.- optimi-ii, t.u.•' a-ts. , <mp led with .1 crowing li-t of an liolllu emelit o! pl ice i l|'- l.li.’llt .-lied Ila- 11- w y.-at outlook lot < olnUlln-t I. pt j, c Wile .lllliolllll >'d on a w id- ran. e ~f 11. in- im ludimmilk -oap and t.-leii ion - Sa w v.-i .nd I hat pli.-pe, 1 . toi mil imnu-diil. iulllli- ale l-llod' bill that -.'"U- 1.1. lor- illdic.lle tile wi-dom 0! 'einp.-i.-d oplimi-in M ini lui-iiie -im-ii altlmui'h still oper.iiin.- at faiily hn-li I-nd-.ll •• uff.l ing .1 uh I.m' 1.1 Iv 1 .-dm <-d profit maicili. In ii.| I'he-. ledll. ed e.if liin Iltillll.'d • xpali ion <>t id..lit and ei|Ulpim nt ollie w bat 1.--- at! |a. 111 But on tin wliol. >- nd -gir e. i.noinv 1 • . I.ii.illy -mind \ siirx.-v * iindm i.-d -v tin- . .mi iiii'iir ,md indu-tii .1 o< I.it ion id N'.-w York show.-d rh.if many N- .' y ..11. Ini in.-- .-x- cum .1 •- look , mg forward >-,i;-erly in I't " Some 72 pel, • nt of the firm* • .-porting In t.-d th it 111 dm inc ’he lir-t -lx month* "’ll I" a good or .eltei th.lll in ' aim-p.-riod tin y• 11 Mo 'nt 1 h.-ni • \ | pei I. -I the Helal Io • olltlll It 111 OU.'limit 1t.'.11, |<x. 1 utile .1’ th. Ne» Xmk ."I tile Aim-i I -ill Mai k- ' mg association wen lidd by Arno II John-on ii. •• pl'.- idem of the I W liter I'limiip on Co that nii i t urn I " I'ngr »l«( Prizes Are Awarded For Home Lighting Butler Residence Is Adjudged Tops I'll. J Earl Butl. 1 I.id. In • Mi‘» North l-Tt'li tin t »•» ■•» atd*d I tit-t pl.i'• iml 327 •rh fm liaiim- . the be-t Chn-’in 1 ib ■ oration- a. I < Hiding to Hi. till'. , im mln 1 • "tn h mill., naim-d by the i.'-iil divi-imi 1 1 of th. Chamb. rof Cointm 11 • -poll I - -Ot -of 111. hmm Chll-till.i- ib .ma 1 ion cons. -I 11, 11. tin it B inning hoim- at numb. I - I loin, t, ad W"ll •. ' mid pla.. and «l'. in *.l -h riiitd pl.ii « u • lit !<» til* h»llll l»*iv h I • • ‘ dem. at ’• 1 Walnut -tie. I alone wi h fl" iii ' ' h ••"' l"'tt'h pla- • and (• w.i- awald.d to th. I! ' | A.-1 lilimaii hoim it *2* M.i-.t av< nm Hom.iabl. im nt 1 m "a ‘" ‘id. d i to the following The Bowel hollu l"l M il-Ii "I i-lieel. Ml- I' W I'a'* l ’ l ■ \\a-liing'on str..' Mi- John liierk.-. 1:21 Nuitman avenu. |>on Miller ll"b W.-t Madi*mi stte.l Ml- !• Bind.tie Cll-1.-t W'im-he*l»l -tree!. Bl 101 l Slit z. r Hmm-’. ail number *• "1* Gioi.l la" Homestead numb. 1 1.'.. Mt- Charle* Mill. 1 '."I W.-t Monroe street Judge- were Ml- l.h.yd CowenMiss Kathryn Kauffman itid la-wi I, Smith I'he judge- I" nt -•' , . ral hour- and all three -fated that I it wa- a difficult job to .feet th. winners High pral-. wa- accord ed all i.int.-tant-Dewey To Demand State Tax Rights Albany, X V l»e< 2- ■< Gov Thoma* E Dew.-v will dmutid that th.- fed.r.l government lelimftimh to the state* e«. 111-lie power to tax gasoline and amuse menta. it wa* b-ained reliably to * ,a ’ r . . . Ik-wev will make the appeal hl* Ofielllng message to the I''-." I New York legislature win h <.m Venus next Wednesday

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, December 29, 1949

Study Einstein Gravits Theon ■F Jr, > Mil -a! L \ Z** -M '* ‘•ti- \ B GREAT MINDS of th. Xin.-i in M. ’ - .-iii.il i- i i '' Coliimld.i univ.-r-iti N.-w 501 k - iiidy i <- pi ol • iu . i- - '■ I’lol Xlbeil I 111-leu: .4 foith II I hem i expliimn il 'v. .1 fi.H • Hl t di-.0i.1 Win II ill appb- . iink'-d Sit I*.l o N. wl ' >il-ll 1..- w.i lying undei a lr.-> l-'ioin <4C limit I'lol I .1 M..--Inii el I y ol \Il mil In Got dolt T Will '.III II l>-. ' 11. I I''..: If Ibdl'iofl Well col:.-.-. 1f.,.1 .1 \ W- ,aa .ii <H!i - < N.nal I;.■ .-aii Ii I’lol c I S. hwei.-.-if I'eiin-ilvam.i

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Union Sharply Assails General Electric For Contract Cancellation

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Government To Slash Traffic On Railroads Cut In Passenger Traffic Likely As Coal Conservation i-,• , y , ■ it! h ■ ■ ■ i - t ’- I S ! . ■ -• . - iil ’ ’ ’ • ■ • • ••»•( I«• I’ •*»* • l»i I Famous Author Dies After Heart Attack Hervey Allen Dies At Home In Florida I ? i H 1 I.H-. d I- U ild War I U \t II . -I# . A vlh ' ♦ **'• .. j ’if. • M.t* i * ln.h• • • • M . V • a* ! • Il b .

Price Four Cents

Toft Hartley Board Election Demanded After Cancellation Is Made By Company I i I ti I*• I 'HK* I hr* » i Gross Income Field Representative Here ». .pH’* d ?*• pt. r-iu* t - -’i’t? th <.* Ux.tM U«t II 1 nil (Htni