Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 10 January 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII, No. 7.

75,000 HINERS IDLED BY MYSTERY STRIKE . I - — ■ '*" 11,4 " " " ' ■■■——

Flood Alerts To Residents On Ohio River Wabash River Rips Into Levee Near - * Vincennes Today : ._■ Chicago, Jan. I®- —<VP>— The Wabash river broke through a levee 36 mile* above Vlncenn**, Ind , early today, and a flood ata' was leaned to reeldent’ along the Ohio river between Portamouth and Cincinnati. The Wabash ripped through the Island levee on the Indiana vide near the town of Graysville. The levee collapsed without wanting under a crest of M.t feet However, 366 volunteer workers managed to flee to safety with their equipment, and lowland rest « death airwady had moved. The Ohio Is expected to reach flood stage of SI feet today aad 61 feel by tomorrow morning Swollen by steady rains, the river Is expected to flood waterfront buildings and warehouses at Cln- < laaatl and elsewhere, but experts said It would have to reach almost 6<> feet before causing serious dam age. The levee break along the Wabash eased flood threats down-! stream at Vincennes, and at Russellville. Ilk. regarded as a danger' spot. w . z .... J Rd-d Crow repfaWßhrtiv* Robert Hibbert, whose disaster forces were poised to evacuate s.om> persons vr-about ~_?!> peri l nt of the popula Hou at Vincennes, said the flood "situation there >as "much Improv ~ ed __y—■ The Wabash st Vincennes had dropped to 1531 feet by mid morn lag. aud while it Is expected .jp . resume Rs rise later this -week, expert* -said tt probably would not hit the previously anticipated peak of 2s feet Meanwhile. 1,666 soldiers, na rinnal guardsmen sad rmtunleers continued sandbagging the Vln e.-nites floodwall. An rail mated <6OO person? had t„ tu made homeless In the mid west by This week’s flood*, but up -Stream along the Wabasirand other streams the refugees began return iio- t.. 'loir homes ”’ In 15 soUlbern Illinois counties, hoyrevir .authorities believed the worst was to come,. The Red Cross reported 3.66® pervons homeless in I the area. Including 210 families Ini Lawren,* county and R 66 in Whl'e] - county, slot. th. Little Wabash had risen two feel higher than Jd. any time on record ' Crests In both counties were ex perted tomorrow, and still more residents prepared, to flee their homes. Steady rains last night In both Illinois and Indiana had aggravated (|,„>d threats, but the forecast call ed for colder weather with no mention of rain Atlndianapolis today, however, the temperature-climbed to go de urees, setting a new all-time rwmrd for Jan 1« The previous high of M last was recorded In 193# The levee break along the Wa i bash came after a four day struggle I to confine the flood waters ■ —~’T*-s . » Farming Accidents Kill 39 Hoosiers Indianapolis. Jan. 1® tl’Pl Farming accidents claimed -39 lives In Indiana during the first nine months of 1949. the Indiana Farm Bureau said today. Mrs Paul Flinn, director of farm and home safety tor th* MW®; Irald representatives of the Farm Bureau, the Indiana Farm Bureau Cooperative, and the Indiana Grain Cooperative planned a safety pro- - gram for 1960 Local Lady's Sister ' Is Taken By Death Mrs Aaron Hoover. 6. of Harris on township. Van Wert rtWnty.- 0., died Monday at the VanWert county hospital following an extetided Illness. Surviving in addition to her husband are a .brother, Rusnell Pau cake of Harrison township, aud a sister. Mrs Eva E, Scott of Dea tut. Funeral services will he held at »:36 p, m (EST) Wednesday at ’he Bethlehem Lutheran church, th? Rev. Robert Binkley and the Rev O B. Turner officiating Burial will be in the IOOF cemetery at Convoy. O Friends may call at the residence until tims of the services r—■ .• 'i

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■■■■■■■iwn , .mi. ..ft U.S. Destroyers To AM Staled Vessel ' Necessary Repairs For Flying Arrow Washtagtoil. Jaa. M(VFI- - itwttwMirtHMw that Two V. 8 destroyer* have been ordered to help the American Arrow, with "uapeaMry” repairs but to Issve tfe ship if it should proceed toward .shanghai. A preHmiuary report to the defense department said the Flying Arrow received 17 holes in its hull, while trytaK to run the Chinese nationalist blockade of Shanghai All the holes except one were caused by <6 MM projectile, fired by Chinese nationalist warship* Defense secretary Ixniis Johnson and navy secretary Francis P. Matthews said in a joint announce meat that th* destroyer* Bauael and Btickell have been directed to Join the Flying Arrow. Io aid It with necessary repairs and. if necessary, to help it reach any port except Shanghai The announcement noted that the port of Shanghai I* considered by the I). 8. government to Im> a •’dangerous” sone. "The destroyers were directed also to depart immediately if the Flying Arrow should proceed toward Shanghai." the Announce ; ment said. . . The Flying Arrow and the V. 8. i destroyers all were reported to loin the of the entrance to the Shanghai estuary, but outsideChinese territorial waters. The minoum ement said the two destroyers were -dispatched to the scene after learning that the Flying Arrow was in damaged condition onlalde Chlm-s,- territorial watos, The freighter is owned by the fsbrandtsen Line of New York which has defied V. H. government warnings to American ships to stay clear of th.- |s,rt. Many County Roads Reported Inundated Heavy Rainfall In • Decatur Last Night ■ I Many county roads were Inun 'dated today as waler from last j night s heavy rain began to overi flow at bridges and culverts Phil * Sauer, county highway superin H-ndent. said this morning ■ — St Mary’s river was-on-gnother rampage and up to 9' o'clock this morning had rjsen from 15*6 feet to 17 5X feet, Herman "Hi" Mrver. local weather observer, staled Mr Meyer expect* the stream to go above the IS-foot mark firfore it crests ■ ’ Rainfall in Decatur last night ex reeded an inch. Il was recorded at 1.02 Dikes along the river prevenj"rtre flood waters -form- over flowing onto the grounds id the Central Koya company In the north | end of the city Near the entrance to Bellmont park err water Started to flow across the road Across the Monroe street rlv j er bridge east of'the city, the overflow was still confined to th* fields Supt Sauer said that It was im possible to relieve the condition along some of the county roads If more rata falls, the situation, will bicbniftjg.or*e. he said, A number of basements were flooded In the city and damage of that nature was reported by reside nt -■ Bus Plunges Into Canal, 20 Drowned Colmar. Franc*. Jan. 10. .— (VP) — Twenty persons drowned today and 29 other* were Injured when a bus plunged Into the Rhine-Rhone canal. • Twenty two passengers were treated for cut*. I ruises and expos ure at th* Colmar hospital The re matafng Injured were permitted to return to their homes following first-aid treatment The cause of the accident could not be learned hnniediately lt took place while the bus was crossing a bridge south of here.” WEATHER Partly cloudy, turning colder tonight with diminishing wind*. Wednesday partly cloudy, colder. Lew tonight 20-20 north. 2535 south. High Wednesday 2*36 north. 30-40 south.

5-Billion Deficit Chart K3IHMMV

K - ’ * - -——— ' ONE OF THt Income-outgo” charts accompanying President Truman a budget nmesage In which he re, onunend. d a *42.43#.660.660 spending budget and said th* government wHt be 15.133.006.tMH, deeper in debt unless taxes are Increased He asked congress for fund* to hire 3>*o Interoal revenue agents to unearth tax evasiaPs. _____

Escaped Prisoners Sought For Mississippi Posse I Searches For Pair Kosciusko. Mlns . Jan. 16 (VPI A posse of some 400 outraged of--fliers marched loday for two es i caped white prisoners accused of murdering three negro children] and wounding their father and sis- . ter In an apparent attempt to wlpe ( ■ out all witnesses’ to an armed - robbery ■ ” . c The hunt centered around Guta Yards, a huge freight railway i swUehyard at Tchula. MH*., alxmt Jfc nrtln* west of her*. Oglcera had . Infiwmatton that th* pair had gone to the yards, apparently hoping to hop a freight train beadtag west Pgrf of the posse surrounded the; big rcubdhoase and mage of switch; I r ack a and met hod b ally aejkre hetl hundtMs of empty freight ciyr»i ?tan<lfftgr™ridinirsc-itanHngth«4 iwq agreed men . - Another morion of the posse combed a hilly, wmxled area around Sallis. Miss , alxvut nine miles west of here “-The two.ripen were wanted for I i.tk imu, die ehare.-roppor I ,.f Tomas Harris, a negro early yesterday ami firing a hall of bullets and. .shotgun blasts; Which turned It Into a Mo.x!y. tomb for three of his children Harris w * re £ seriously wounded, ills wife and a fifth child, an infant, escaped | uninjured. A third white man, known to have broken Jail with the two fugitives and identified by Harris as-bavtag taken part In the bio.sty massacre, wan arrested near here about noon yesterday. Marshal Tom Ashley at nearby Durant, who spent all day .with the posse yesterday, said the three «Twrw T* rale F.lwM* i' -7" '. ■ : ■ Jurors Selected In Check-Kiting Trial Trial Is Underway In Federal Court Fort W’uywe. tad Jaalu (L’j’l Teatimony in the trials of two men charged with operating a . check kiting scheme will get under way in federal district court here tomorrow . .. ’C Jury eomp<»sed Os eight women and four nten was seated yesteroay to hear a case in which Clyde (1 Rectenwall. former cashier of the Farmers and Merchants State Bank at Spencerville, and used-car dealer Roy C. Chaney. Jr., were accused of swindling *66.606. A total of 46 indictments were returned against Rec ten wall In ahortage* totaling aome *366.600 from manipulations and falsifying bank recorda. He was alao scheduled jto stand trtajvm the latter charges In his opening remarks yesterday, V. 8. district attorney Gilmore 8 Haynie charged Chaney assisted Rectenwall in depositing worthless checks and obtaining "tbousanda of i dollars" In bank credit. One of the principal witnesae* for ! <h* prosecution was expected to he Franklin Fell, a New Jersey ItauMstion officer tor the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp . who took over the Spencerville bank’s accounts after the shortages were,digeovered. i

Dacatur, ladiaaag TwaUay, January 10* 1950

Bank Stockholders Meeting Here Today Th* annual meeting of etoekbold er* of the First State Bank was In progress today. Ballots for the ele - tldh of six directors eould Ih- cast up to J .o’chM-k. No change is expected In the directorate ’ The directors are: E. W Busch*, chairman of the board; T F. Graliker. president; Theo. Hohrack, vice president; H. H. Krueckeberg. I cashier; John P. Braun and G. V.'. Visard. The meeting of the director* will be held this evening, at 1 which time to officers will be electled.' Contracts Awarded 4-f By LOffimissionßrs Delay Decision On Voting Precincts __ The county coinmlsslom-rs. In HhiT" gfternfoon session of- their s|M>cial meeting Monday, awarded ; two ; contracts, one of thetn for cleaning and painting the court nxims. the other for a one-half ton pickup truck for the highway de ;. .. . — The cleaning and painting contract .was awarded to Jackson and Venisl of D-catur, on their low bid ’ <>f 3T.351 46 There were throe 'oth,r blds sul-mltt.-d to the com ] miasloners. ranging up to *2.294.4tt i- The work on the court room ; judge’s chambers, library and other adjacent rooms Is expected to get underway the latter part oL this month. The court wHI be in vacation from January 21 to February 6. and it is expected that much of the work will 4>e cojnpleted then. It has been approximately 15 years, officials note, since the court house, and espe» tally the court rooms, has been cleaned and painted. The grand jury. In Its last three reports, has recommend ed that thia work be undertaken Mollenkopr and Kiting was awarded the contract for the new pickup truck with their hid of *1.1*6.56. Their bld allowed *3*B for the I»3* truck which the highway department owned as trade lin The new truck has an eight foot tied which, the commissioners said, won their approval. Other blds were tor Trucks wtth from- six to seven and one-half feet beds in all. there were five bids submitted — The boagl of commissioners also postponed any definite action on outlining and defining precincts until their next regular meeting (Tara Ta Fa«» Rta*t> Traffic Light Post Damaged By Truck The traffic light post on the southwest corner of Second and | Monroe streets looks something like the tower of Pisa today fol lowing Its scrape with a tractortrailer driven by Tyler Freexse. of Niles’ Mich. Freese. In making a right turn] off Monroe onto Second street., cut too sharply and th* trailer elip-1 ped the poet. Th* pole was bent. I looking like a New Year’s eve I celebrant with one too many. A M* sertioa nf Ttee, poet, the part that screws into the cement stand, will have to be replaced. It was stated by-police, officials, who investigated the accident The facings tor aome of the lights on , th* pola war* *lso broken

Government To lese 0* form Surpluses 25 Percent Average Loss On Surpluses 1 Washington. Jan. 16. --tl’Pi The government figures It will lose about 25 fent* on (he dollar this fiscal year in disposing of some of the farm f<x>d and fiber sur ptaso held In It* price support hoard In the ease of many consumer table prixiacls the losses may run even higher. For. pxpmpta....the government expects to lose 83l cents- -on the -dollar in disposing -of It* stockpile of dried eggs The food*, which were taken out «t< th* R—issfle market, to hotel er farm prices. In turret ease* WJll be •old abroad at cut rate prices. - J -- Jf the frxxi were dumped hack on the domerilc market, it would cause prices of many contmtHllties ' "to~falt’- below ■iuppdH’TWv’els. l'TKf. L government then would have to , Jury more food to support the price. An official "guesstimate” of the lossy* that wlll’be suffered on sup port operations this fiscal year was contained in the budget President Truman sent up to congress ye* rarda£- ..,11. .ajprwed that during the rear eridingTrieXf June'36"tire'government expeefs to sclt for *1,255,ixMi.omi, farm surpluses which cost it »i (»:• ''<•>• riiesplje rhese big sales, the government figures it will have twice as big ah'lnventory «f farm surpluses in tt* price -uppa'. t hoard next June 3® as it had I ._ June 30 The inventory for nefV June 30 was forecast at ,2.194Jt0'>.iHHr"corup»,ed with *1.082.006000 six months ago. Italian Workers On Protest Strike £ Left-Wing Leaders Warn Os Civil War Rome. Jan 10 -- tlTl — Rom/ 1.506.660 workers in northern Italy's industrial ’red belt” sta/ed a proteat strike today and left Wing leaders warned that civil war was, near unless the government chang es it* attitude toward labor At the same time, authoritative sources la Rome - said premier Al vide de Gasper! will submit his pro western cabinet's resignation tomorrow. The resignation was reported prompted by last October’s walkout of right-wing somatist ’ ministers rather than any labor agitation, however, and lieGatsperi was expected to form a new govethrment immediately. Th* communist-dominated gen(Twra VW Fa«e rtsel American Railroads To Carry Toys Free Indtauapolte. Jan 16. —(UP)— The American Legion uye bighearted American kids have parted j with 6.660.660 playthings to b* , sent to European youngsters tinder | the Legion'a "Tide of Toys” proI gram The Imgion announced yesterday—that American railroads have agreed to carry the toys, free of all freight charges. to.ta* port of . Philadelphia for shipment over i seat. Prevloualy. the individual legion i Poets gathering the toy* had plan ned to pay the freight cost*.

Two~Day Mystery Strike Os Coal Miners Cutting Into Short Production - - ' •

, - -r pj, . |-n - -r nBWinNRBII IHluyßi Increases Spending World's Greatest Peacetime Spender Washington. Jan Ift — <T’Pr President Truman's new badget wins him another leg on the cup tor being the modern world’s greatest peacetime spender. Mr Truman became president shortly before the start of fHcal year 194*. On the b*«ix of M* IMI budget |e will have spent about *25«.!>d0,666.000 by the end of the] next fiscal year , In the same rime he will hare i collected in taxes about *J3s.*<Hi MMt.OOO The deficit for the eta I years‘of‘Mr Truman's adminjstr* thin to June 30. 1951. will be an eyepopping »23.9oti.mH'.mH, During Mr-. Truman's adminls tratlon so far and through the next; fiscal year, individual income tag] payers prill have contributed *ll7. , MriiHxe.rwi, to the treasury They are the greatest source of government income Next art’ corpora lions. Their contributions will be about »66.(Mt3.p00.0(K(. Mr Truman propone* now to increase taxes somewhat, although wh. th., on individual-- corporaj lions, estates or gifts has not yet; h< err r< f eated • ■ . '. A cungreasional economy bloc is ready to battle against any tax increase aud to roealer»ltaek with plans for tax reductions -But. without'Mr Truman's assistance, taxes cannot be reduced al this session 1 Neither is it likely that taxes can, belncreased_overj.he protests of a conservative minority / 3’he economy- oinx-n ssmen ar* hsiking for specific places where’ governmenr costs could-be—/u. They lUay_geU some leads frpu/pne. of lhe new bitdtrei tables jwhlch contrasts the late Presldentyßoose-1 Celt’s last peacetime budgpt 1939] (Tara Ta Tsae Fttal + lowa Hospital Fira .| Death Toll Now 41 Intinued By j Inquiry . Jan I' l ■ <l'P> •• It the Meny liospi j try to 41_ nneriy. ’47, rescued Ing mental ward urday. was the Seclie after the fire id- she had inhaled f>" -and developed ■toms f A special board of inquiry con tlnu+d its investigation of the fire, and said testimony of mental pa tients would have to be evaluated by doctors; „ The board jnet behind guarded | doors Member’ said the first witness was Sister Mary Annunciata. super idle nd* a I of the Catholic institution. who testified concerning th* patient roster and the lucatlua of rooms yeserday Another witness was Sister Gab riel, who was In charge of the ward, and William Blunk Davenport contractor who remodeled the second floor of rhF building- last •ummr r. lie said he used fireproof materials. The board, composed of two deputy state fire marshals and two qlty fire offlelals. expects to take several days to complete its work and present results to a coroner’s jury - . . ,4-,. Two Firemen Hurt Enroute To Blaze Indianapolis. Jan. 16 — (UPI - Two fire depurtmrat officers were Injured today while enrohte to a *104.666 fire which destroyed one -building and damaged two others of the Allied Truck Equipment to '- Arttag battalion ehljrf.James Sur tace 4S. and Jri. Jason Baker were in fair condition at General bospit al They suffered cuts and brutee? when their «uto rammed Into 'he rear end of a trolley which stopped In front of them

ToProbe hrtoj True State Os U. S. Defense House Committee To / Make Investigation Os Notional Defense WMktagto*. J*n. 10- <l'l*l— , The house armed service* t-om- ■ mb tee announced it will inquird; ’into "the true state" of natioqul ‘ ' ’’ ./ j Chairman Carl Vinson. D. Ga. s«id the investigation will start The bouse committee formally ■ handed down a report, cm layt. spring's investigation of charge* s that the air force made a billion dollar blunder in putting its chips] ]on the B-36 -stipwrbomher The 25 0 verdict Not/hnilty. But (h,- committee did not re-1 port oh another inquiry-last sum-; tner’s airta< "t navy charge* that the iwntagon i" mismanaging tin unification program to the navy’s detriment -that report will cojnel. later ■ , ';■ Mcat}W hi I * the unification.; squabble produced a delayed echo in th* senate which m*y develop’ i into dnothev congveMional tavestb] gatton. The senate armed service* com-1 ' njfttee postponed action on Adm . /orrest P Sherman » appointment i ./&K ,1,1,4 of na, al ,q»-rsri<m’- H< -the ' request of It’epuhl’i, an niemlurs ; 4» the r ttrngn-sshmal develop ments Two Demoi-ratie Senators — Harry F Byrd. 'a. and Pau! H.; I Douglas. HI . -joined Rep'uhlh ans t ln demanding heavy cuts in president Truman's *42.400.000.chh> bud .'-gel ;fwr Hitent. 1951,- --j.. {7 .China Secretary of Mate jiean < ’Acheson faced senatorisl ertti s, lof his. china polit y. Asked as he I entered rhe setiute* relat lions.committee r(%>m for a private Hearing what he ’ would tell his .vitics, Apheson replied- -‘ 'lm just a simple boy; I’ll tell them the ’truth." ICoai — The senate hanking rone inlttee asked toe senate judiciaryI committee to consider measures ; for keeping John L. Lewis’ united I mine workers and tdher unions from--“inanopolixat'ion" of labor Unemployment — Sen Theodore Francis Green D.. R.I . Introduced a bill to grant federal aid to states beset by unemployment sertoiu enough to jeopardize their jobless (T-o t* r«*» Viol Patterson Funeral Wednesday Morning Plan Final Tribute To Decatur Dentist Pall bearers for Dr Fred Patterson. well known Decatur dentist who died <>f a heart attack Sunday morntag were named today. They are. Louis Jacob?. Cxi E Peterson James Elberson. Ed Jaberg. R K Glendening and M A. Frteinger Fellow dentist* of -the deceased will be honorary pallbearers They are: Dr? Roy Archbold. Joe E Morri*. Ray Stingety. and HaroW DeVor. Funeral service* will be held ar 16 o'clock, Wednesday morning at the First Presbyterian church, of which Dr Patterson was » lifelong memttef’ The casket will not be opened at the church. Burial” Will be in the Iterator cemetery In addition to Dr Patterson's many civic participation* was Ins year* of service in the interest of Boy Scoutta* He served a* leader tor the Rotary troop, was a former executive in th* Boy Remit organi gallon and for several years prior to hi* death was on the court of honor with the rank of Eagle com missioner. Friend* may call at the Black funeral home this eventag aad -an j til th* funeral hour tomorrow.

Price Foor Cent*

Near Half Million Taos Are Cut From By Mystery Strike Pltteburgh. Jan. 16 — fl’Ft — Th* United Mtae Workers twoday mystery strike Idled more than 75.666 muter* today and cut more than 496.606 ton* from th* day’s cqfU Jtrodm tioß. Loys since the start of the walk”, out* totalled nhwy than 886.569 log* Coal prudurtkm Ihi* week will drop to les* than 44 percent, tot normal as the result of the •trike* and th* VMW'a three-day week In the Pittsburgh district. 36,2*2 i of the dtajrirt'* 56.666 miners were—— Pile Fifty-two mines were closed. InclodinE’ 29 big str-el company mines. The Ohio Producer* association reported the strikes hart spread to il* mines employing 4.1 tai Italy ] 2 «*t miners were still on. the job in the stafd,- Kentucky and Alalutma Imtli reported increased idleness Only In West- Virginia and Vir- ’ glnia did atty striking miners re--turn. I« wort... . ' * On th* other hand in flllnui* lhe PeaiMMly mine No. 43. near ; Wkrrlsburg ’ which had reopened ' ' after a Strike last week dosed j again. ' j UMW official* Mill gave no rwaajon fdr th*' walitowt Their nyplia* Fta question’ sbont the strife*' ranged from a Eiltshurgh nfftaial’* ■”n«[ comment” taejjttai of au Ohio T representative "I know nothing about ?>*„*:►... I called wildcat strikes ’’ : ..Jone* A.Laughlto Steel Corn re- ' _ i WSJyd-ttw-three big mines in western Pennsylvania, wre’ clbaed, I Night shift workers ftiileit to re- ? port at the Shann<tp,n pir The” .Vesta ,4 and No ■ mines • ids-. :ed this morning The mine’ etnt pioj- moro than 4..',*>" I:.J.S-er; -n H-ei ' *,. c4;.p." ' ■ rated yes’erday, also’ began dosing last night Ho- evet . th*'hit-and-miss characrer <>f the" waJk„ii,- : - continued Berwind White, a large commercial ■ producer In central Pennsylavia, and Wilbur Co*) Co. «r Hoover*’ viUe Pa report, I full operall.ms 0 ’ ta Ohio, two 'nor, mines dosed to tiring rhe Wt ij down te mne_ with 3.400 miner* idle t’MW official* , •nrintted won on the walkouts John P Busjr ello I’MW district 5 president st Plttslrurgh refused comment on the cause of the striX, He a<l mltted today that he had made no effort to get his miners back' to' work. ~ ' Assail Short Week Washington. Jan 16 (UP, — The senate hanking -cmmmlttee today branded John L Lewis thteeday work week order a ’■usurpation and abus- of the. power to control production and -price-' U made th* charge In a ’B-paire / report submitted to the setter* Indiciarjt commltfee for ' appropriate— — _ action'' —possibly' antJtritM legi» lathrn aimed at Lewis and other labor leaders The report., adopted by 16 mem her* of the,!3-man banking committee. wa* based rm the eommtttee'a swmmer st*dy of the ■ - nomi, power of labor unions The r- port did not recommend specific anti-trust legislation .But Ren A. Willis Robert son 11. Va. ■ said he will introduce such a measure and that some commitlee members have said they will support it. The committee” report said 'Tm iTwr* T» e**v e;i<h<* e-, c Chamber Os Commerce Sets Berne Meeting . Rente. Jan 10 The annnsl reorganisation meeting of the Bern* Chamber of Commerce will be held Mondav evening.' Jan-nanr 23 in th* marine room p>J_. the Bern* audi torlnm The usual dtawer will be served at * 15 officer* for 19Jte will be eterted- A BtartMthMr committee has been attaoiwred b» -th* | president. Sylvan Habe«ger. t« prepare a alate of officer? for 196*